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Ronald Wayne Wright
Dec 5, 2019
Bluefield, WV – Ronald “Ronnie” Wayne Wright, 60, of Bluefield, WV, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday December 5, 2019 in Bristol, TN.
Born March 26, 1959 in Tazewell Co., Virginia and raised in Abbs Valley; he was a son of the late Billy Joe Wright and Deanna Lee Reece Wright. He was a 1979...
Helen Williams
Dec 4, 2019
Helen Poff Williams, 93, of Princeton, West Virginia formerly of Bluewell, West Virginia, daughter of the late, Herbert B. Poff and Carrie Anderson Poff passed away on Wednesday, December 04, 2019 at the residence of her daughter. Helen was born in Thorpe, West Virginia on Wednesday, August 04, 1926.
Helen was a graduate of Gary High School, class of 1945....
Eleanor Ruth Hedrick
Dec 3, 2019
Eleanor Ruth Hedrick, 83 of Red Oak Ridge Road, Bluefield, West Virginia entered her eternal resting place on Tuesday, December 03,2019 at Princeton, WV
Ruth was born on November 03, 1936 in Coopers, West Virginia to the late Arthur and Alice Mitchell Hedrick. Ruth was a homemaker and a loving caretaker to her family. She loved to read her Bible...
Gary Michael Helmandollar
Dec 3, 2019
Gary Michael “Pork” Helmandollar, 70, of Lorton Lick Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at the Beckley VA Medical Center.
Born on October 16, 1949 in Canebrake, he was a son of the late Lawrence and Hester Bowen Helmandollar. He was a veteran serving in the US Army in Vietnam. He was retired from White Tire...
Ruben Setrakian
Nov 29, 2019
Ruben Setrakian, 87, of Princeton, WV, passed away on Friday, November 29, 2019 at his home.
Born on January 25, 1932 in Anawalt, he was a son of the late Samuel and Agnes Notalian Setrakian. He was a retired shop keeper and business owner. He had lived in Princeton for 21 years.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Brondley Joe Pigg
Nov 26, 2019
Brondley Joe Pigg, 68, of Dairy Farm Road Bluefield (Sandlick), West Virginia passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at his residence.
Brondley was born on March 22, 1951 in Mercer County, West Virginia to the late Brondley Damon Pigg and Doris June Surface Pigg. He was a retired rural mail carrier for the United States Postal Service after 42...
Curtis John "Nick" Miller
Nov 25, 2019
Curtis John “Nick” Miller, 79, of Lombardy Road, VA, passed away on Monday, November 25, 2019 at the home of his son in Princeton.
Born on January 5, 1940 in Jenkinjones, WV, he was a son of the late Buster Lee and Mildred Johnson Miller. He had been a resident of Bluefield, VA for 56 years and was a member...
Margaret Kibler
Nov 24, 2019
Margaret Lettitia Smith Kibler, 71, of Bluefield, WV joined her beloved husband John in dancing before Jesus on November 24th, 2019. She was born in Appalachia, VA on January 19, 1948 to Betty Jane Humbert Smith and the late John Richard Smith, Sr. Margaret's daddy affectionately called his first born daughter Peejib, a family nickname that stuck with her through...
George Evans Scott
Nov 23, 2019
George Evans Scott, 89, of Peel Chestnut Mountain Road, Pocahontas, VA, passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center.
Born on March 22, 1930 in Superior, WV, he was a son of the late Arthur and Bertie Bond Scott. He had been a resident of Pocahontas for 50 years and was a retired auto mechanic. He...
William MacAdoo Taylor
Nov 19, 2019
William MacAdoo Taylor, age 95, of Littlesburg Road, Bluefield, WV died on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at Princeton Community Hospital.
Born on January 21, 1924 in Mercer County, he was a son of the late Giles and Lula Taylor. He had lived in Bluefield his entire life and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Bluewell. He...
Dorothy Helen Cordle
Nov 19, 2019
Dorothy Helen Cordle, age 86, of Northfork, WV died on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at Westwood Center in Bluefield, VA.
Born on September 14, 1933 in Elkhorn, WV, she was a daughter of the late William D. and Bertha Yates Miller. She had lived in Northfork her entire life and was of the Methodist Faith. She was a...
Shirley Ann Harless
Nov 18, 2019
Shirley Ann Fletcher Carter Harless, 71, of Bluefield, died at her residence, surrounded by family and loved ones on Monday, November 18, 2019. She was born May 19, 1948 in Bluefield WV to the late Jesse Fletcher and Nancy Bell Boyd.
Shirley was preceded in death by both of her parents, husband Stanley Stewart Carter, Sr. and her 2nd husband...
Eloise Beatrice O'Donnell
Nov 17, 2019
Eloise Beatrice O’Donnell, 83, of Skating Rink Hollow Road, Bluefield, WV, went to sleep on Saturday night, and woke up singing with the angels on Sunday November 17, 2019.
Born on August 28, 1936 in McComas, she was a daughter of the late Earnest and Nora Perkins Beckner. She was a member of the Rock Independent Bible Church of God....
Brenda Gail Davis
Nov 17, 2019
Brenda Gail “Bea” Davis, age 67, of McComas, WV gained her angel wings while surrounded by her family in her home on the evening of November 17, 2019.
Brenda was the daughter of the late Everett and Margaret Davis. She was a lifelong resident of McComas, WV and was of the Pentecostal Holiness Faith. She considered Crane Creek Pentecostal Church...
Brenda Joyce Gilbert
Nov 16, 2019
Brenda Joyce Gilbert, 71, of Sportsman Drive, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at Princeton Community Hospital.
Born on March 17, 1948 in Pocahontas, VA, she was a daughter of the late Owen Hollyfield, Sr. and Sevillah Bentley Hollyfield. She had been a resident of Bluefield for most of her life and was a retired nursing assistant....
Russel Wayne "Rusty" Gaither
Nov 15, 2019
Russel Wayne “Rusty” Gaither, of Wintergreen Street (Bluewell), Bluefield, WV, was welcomed into the Arms of Jesus on his 74th birthday, Friday, November 15, 2019 at his home.
Born on November 15, 1945 in McComas, he was a son of the late James R. and Violet Crawford Gaither. He was a graduate of Bluefield High School and was a veteran...
Jack Witten Proffitt
Nov 13, 2019
Bluefield-VA Jack Witten Proffitt, 83, of Bluefield, Virginia passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2019 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center.
Born on May 8, 1936, Jack was the youngest child of the late Herbert D. and Grace C. Helton Proffitt of Bluefield. He was retired from Leatherwood/Flav-O-Rich Dairy after more than 40 years of service and was a...
James "Jimmy" Roosevelt Rasi
Nov 12, 2019
Acts 16:31 “Believe in the LORD Jesus Christ and you will be saved. “
James Roosevelt Rasi “Jimmy”, age 69, of Bluefield, WV passed away peacefully November 12, 2019.
He was a son of the late Frank “Pops” and Christine Rasi. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Tony Rasi and “Frankie” Rasi; and...
Joe James Vinciguerra
Nov 11, 2019
Joe James Vinciguerra, 94, of Simmons Street, Bramwell, WV, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2019 at the Havens in Princeton.
Born on July 15, 1925 in Thacker Mine, WV, he was a son of the late Mike and Mary Grace Formica Vinciguerra. He had been a resident of Bramwell since 1957 and was a graduate of Matewan High School....
Mary Juanita Sirbaugh
Nov 10, 2019
Mary Juanita Sirbaugh, 85, of Doileda Lane, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2019 at Princeton Community Hospital.
Born on December 21, 1933 in Asco, she was a daughter of the late James Wesley and Bertha Bishop Perkins. She was a resident of McDowell County for the greater part of her life and she had made her home...
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