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Carl Thomas Gibson
Nov 9, 2019
Carl Thomas Gibson, age 77, of Bluefield, WV died Sunday, November 10, 2019 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center.
He was a faithful and long time member of Calvary Baptist Church. He was responsible for the construction and installation of the steeple on the church building in honor of his father Carl V. Gibson, who while serving in World War II,...
Lucille Violet Kirby
Nov 9, 2019
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Lucille Violet Woods Kirby, age 82, of Princeton, formerly of Rock, WV, died on Saturday, November 9, 2019 at Princeton Community Hospital.
Born on April 17, 1937, in Bluefield, she was a daughter of the late Cletus Edward and Mabel Bailey Woods. She had lived in Princeton for the past 3 years and was...
Grace Fizer
Nov 5, 2019
Grace Barr Fizer, 92, of Davisville, West Virginia formerly of Princeton, West Virginia passed away on November 05, 2019 at her residence following a long illness.
Grace was born in Welch, West Virginia to the late Millard and Eva Barr. She resided in Bluewell, West Virginia for thirty-two years before moving to Princeton, West Virginia. Grace was a member of...
Glenn Garnet Miller
Nov 3, 2019
Glenn Garnet Miller, 68, of Bluefield, Virginia passed away on Sunday, November 03, 2019 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, West Virginia.
Glenn was born on January 18, 1951 in War, West Virginia to the late Samuel Glenn and Edna Price Miller. Glenn was raised in Bluefield, West Virginia and late become a long time Resident of Bluefield, Virginia....
Lawrence Eric Cooper
Nov 3, 2019
Our Beloved husband, father, proud grandfather and son Lawrence “Eric” Cooper, 48, of Bluefield (Bluewell), West Virginia passed away on Sunday, November 03, 2019.
Eric was born on June 11, 1971 in Colorado to Connie Cooper of Princeton, West Virginia and the late Larry Cooper.
Eric was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting, fishing riding his ATV and spending time...
Terry Charles Jarrells
Oct 30, 2019
Terry Charles Jarrells, 63, of Fredsericksburg, VA, passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at the UVA Medical Center in Charlottesville, VA.
Born on May 31, 1956 in Welch, he was son of the late Charles and Blanche Blevins Jarrells. He was formerly of McDowell County and had been a resident of Stafford County for two years. He was a...
Ernest John "Butch" Hamro
Oct 29, 2019
Ernest John “Butch” Hamro, 74, of Bluefield, WV passed away October 29, 2019 at his residence following a courageous battle with Cancer. Butch was born at home in Gary #6 (McDowell County) to the late John and Mary Hamro. He graduated from Gary High School in 1963. In addition to his parents, Butch was preceded in death by a sister,...
Miranda Lynn Gentry
Oct 28, 2019
Miranda Lynn Gentry, 35, of Crumpler, West Virginia passed away on Monday, October 28, 2019 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital after a brief illness.
Miranda was born on November 04, 1983 in Princeton, West Virginia she is the loving daughter of Kimberly Gentry Able of Winston-Salem, North Carolina and Jeffery Joyce also of North Carolina. Miranda had been a resident of...
Nancy Sue Smith
Oct 27, 2019
Nancy Sue Smith, 83, of Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2019 at her residence.
Nancy was born on October 17, 1936 in Coaldale, West Virginia to the late Earl Hunter James and Opha Robbins James. She had been a resident of Bluefield, West Virginia since 1977. She was a 1955 graduate of Bramwell High School.
In...
Fount W. Epperson
Oct 26, 2019
Fount W. Epperson, 75, of Princeton, passed away on Saturday October 26, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family.
Born on February 2, 1943 in Goodwill, he was a son of the late Robert and Lula Dickerson Epperson. He was a loving husband and a good father and provider. He was a retired truck driver.
Survivors include his...
Sandra Elaine Boyer Lane
Oct 25, 2019
Sandra Elaine Boyer Lane, 77, of Power House Road Gary, West Virginia passed away on Friday, October 25, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Sandra was born on July 22, 1942 in McDowell County, West Virginia to the late Walter Anderson Boyer and Susie Ann David Boyer. She had been a lifelong resident of Gary, West...
Virginia Carol Poindexter
Oct 25, 2019
Virginia Carol Poindexter, 66, of Princeton, West Virginia passed away on Friday, October 25, 2019 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, West Virginia.
Carol was born on January 26, 1953 in Bluefield, West Virginia to the late Albert Andrew O’Donnell and Mildred Gillenwater O’Donnell. Carol was of the Baptist Faith and a member of Edgemont Baptist Church in Bluefield,...
Anita J. Bowden
Oct 24, 2019
Anita J. Bowden, 84, of Bluefield, Virginia was born into eternal life on Thursday, October 24th, 2019, at Bluefield Regional Medical Center.
She was born to Stanley Harrison Yates and Elsie Marie (Gullion) Yates on July 29th, 1935 in Bluestone, West Virginia.
Anita was a spunky, fun-loving, vivacious woman who loved life. More importantly, she was a woman of deep...
Vinson Conley Epperson, Jr.
Oct 22, 2019
Vinson Conley Epperson, Jr., 68, of Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at ARH Hospital in Beckley, West Virginia.
Vinson was born on January 29, 1951 in Northfork, West Virginia to the late Vinson Conley Epperson, Sr and Christine Barnette Epperson. He had been a resident of Bluefield for the past 34 years and was a...
Mary Ellen Wimmer Bailey
Oct 21, 2019
Mary Ellen Wimmer Bailey, 70, of Bluefield, WV, was called to heaven by our Heavenly Father on October 21, 2019 at her home in Bluewell, WV.
Born January 24, 1949, in Bluefield, WV, she was the youngest daughter of the late French and Callie Wimmer of Bluefield.
She was proceeded in death by her husband, Richard A. Bailey Sr., sisters...
Douglas L. Rose
Oct 20, 2019
Douglas L. Rose, 62, of Myrtle Beach, SC, formally a resident of Bluefield, WV, passed away on Sunday, October 20th, 2019 at Grand Strand Medical Center. Born on January 27th, 1957 in Pageton, WV, he recently retired after 44 years in the coal mines. He was the son of the late Drew and Viola (Harmon) Rose. He is survived by...
Ron J. Hedrick
Oct 20, 2019
Ron J. Hedrick, 70, of Cannon Street, Princeton, WV, passed away on Sunday, October 20,2019 at his home.
Born on October 8, 1949 in Montcalm, he was a son of the late Marshall James and Verneda Kendrick Hedrick. He was a veteran of the US Army and served in Vietnam. He was a retired manager for Brooks Automotive in PA...
Arnold Coleman
Oct 20, 2019
Arnold Coleman, age 68, of East Bluegrass Trail, Bland, VA, formerly of Iaeger, WV died Sunday October 20th, 2019 in Bland County in an accident while doing what he loved, coon hunting.
Born June 22. 1951 in Hurley, VA, he was the son of the late Hiram and Dicie Justus Coleman. He had lived in Bland, VA...
Shelva Jean Kelley
Oct 18, 2019
Shelva Jean Kelley, 81 of Bluefield (Bluewell), West Virginia passed away on Friday, October 18, 2019 at Charleston Area Medical Center in Charleston, West Virginia.
Shelva was born on April 09, 1938 in Mercer County, West Virginia to the late Frank and Mamie Hicks Stevens. Shelva was a lifelong resident of Bluewell, West Virginia and was a member of...
Frazer Henry Webb
Oct 16, 2019
Frazer Henry Webb, 84, of Montcalm, passed away Wednesday October 16, 2019. Frazer was born of May 25, 1935 in Montcalm. He graduated from Montcalm High School in 10thgrade in 1954 and continued his education at Bramwell High School where he graduated 12thgrade in 1956. After high school, he joined the Marines, where he proudly served 2 years. After coming...
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