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Faith June Parker, 81, of Duffer Loop Sebring, Florida passed away on Wednesday, May 01, 2019 at Kindred Hospital in Tampa, Florida. Faith was born on June 15, 1937 in McDowell County, West Virginia to the late Harold and Ethel Leah Lester Frost. Faith had been a resident of Florida since 1955 and was a member of the Fundamental Baptist...
Barbara Jean Woods, 78, of Hill Avenue, Bluefield, passed away on Monday, April 29, 2019 at her home.
Born on June 26, 1940 in Tip Top, VA, she was a daughter of the late George Hamilton and Alma Leona Thompson Brown. She had been a resident of the Bluefield area for 54 years and was a member of the First...
Judge Floyd Douglas “Pee Wee” Graham, 71, of Bluefield, West Virginia passed away surrounded by his loved ones on Friday, April 26, 2019 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, West Virginia. Floyd was born on August 17, 1947 in Eckman, West Virginia to the late Joseph Floyd Graham and Bethel Mitchem Graham. He had been a resident of Lorton...
Ruby Joyce Thomas Munsey of Montcalm quietly went home with the Lord surrounded by her family on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at her residence. Ruby was born on May 31, 1939 in Bastian, Virginia to the late Maggie Neal Thomas and Jasper Thomas. Ruby was employed with Bluefield Gas Company for 20 years as computer operator and Wal-Mart for 7...
Billy Virgil Perry, 61, of Perry Lane, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2019 at his home.
Born on September 10, 1957 in Coaldale, he was a son of the late Quincy and Cora Susan Taylor Perry. He had been a resident of Nemours for 2 years and was a graduate of Bramwell High School. He was a...
Essie Riffe Cook, 88, of Falls Mills, Virginia passed away to her heavenly home on Sunday, April 21, 2019 in Hanover, Pennsylvania.Essie was born on March 08, 1931 in Wyoming County, West Virginia to the late Gabriel and Merico Lester Riffe. She was a member of the Family Worship Chapel in Bluefield, West Virginia and Essie was retired from Virginia...
Ruby Rose, 67, of Bluefield, a servant of the Most High God, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield.
Ruby was born on May 5, 1951 in Gary, WV. She was a daughter of the late Drewery and Carrie Leona Hart Rose. She was a member of the Conklintown...
Samuel Allen Flaugher, 19, of Chester, VA, passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2019 at VCU Medical Center in Richmond, VA.
Born on December 19, 1999 in Raleigh, NC, he was a son of Tony Flaugher of Loganville, GA and Nancy Bailey of Chester, VA. He had been a resident of Chester, VA for 15 years and was a student...
John Robert Rash, 72, of Bluefield, West Virginia went home to be with the Lord on Friday, April 19, 2019 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia surrounded by his precious family. John was born on March 17, 1947 in Litwar, West Virginia he was the son of the late Conley and Agnes Sisk Rash. John was a 1965...
Marie Irene Gills, 65, of Lorton Lick Road, Bluefield, passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2019 at the Maples in Bluefield.
Born on July 1, 1953 in McDowell County, she was a daughter of the late Roscoe and Geraldine Martin Gills. She had been a lifelong resident of Montcalm and was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death...
Rev. Larry Elbert Parks, 75, of Beeson Road, Lashmeet, WV, went to his Heavenly home Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at his home.
Born on May 29, 1943 in Eckman, he was a son of the late William Harvey and Edith Victoria Comer Parks. He had been a resident of Lashmeet for 20 years and was a retired truck driver and...
Pearl Katherine Blankenship, 48, of May Street, Pocahontas, VA, passed away on April 12, 2019 in Burlington, NC.
Born on December 12, 1970 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of Priscilla Harding Blankenship and the late Douglas Eugene Blankenship. She had been a resident of Pocahontas since 1996 and was a 1989 graduate of East Rowan High School in Salisbury,...
Thurman “Gene” Perdue, 51, of Tazewell Avenue, Bluefield, VA, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2019 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center.
Born on January 18, 1967 in Bluefield, WV, he was a son of Sylvia McGuire Perdue and the late Thurman W. Perdue. He had been a lifelong resident of the two Bluefield’s and was a formerly employeed by the...
Dorothy Janelle Lane, 84, of Browning Lambert Mountain, Rock, WV, passed away on April 11, 2019 at her home.
Born on April 3, 1935 in Big Four, WV, she was a daughter of the late Victoria Day. She had been a resident of Rock for over 40 years and attended the Montcalm Church of God and Mt. Grove Community Church....
Tracy Lee Epperson, 87, of Covemont Loop, Bluefield, WV passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at the VA Medical Center in Beckley.
Born on June 17, 1931 in Mercer County, he was a son of the late Robert and Maggie Taylor Epperson. He had been a resident of Bluefield his entire life and was a member of the Maybeury...
Lillie Virginia Patrick Wilson, 95, of Rich Creek Valley Road, Peterstown, WV, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at the Havens at Princeton.
Born on February 14, 1924 in Coopers, WV, she was a daughter of the late Charles George and Nannie Fowler Patrick. She had been a resident of Peterstown for over 60 years and was a member...
Mary passed on to her heavenly home Sunday, April 7, 2019. She was 90 years young the 26th day of December 2018. She was a resident of Princeton, West Virginia at the time of her passing.
Mary’s life was spent giving and caring for others. She was a lifetime member of Mt. Hermon Baptist Church in Bluewell, West Virginia. Mary...
Jonathan Michael Surratt, 35, of Columbia, Tennessee passed away on Thursday, April 04, 2019 at his residence after a short illness. Jonathan was born on Thursday, April 14, 1983 in Charleston, West Virginia to Thomas E. “Tommy” Surratt and Karen Snow Surratt. Jonathan moved to Tennessee in 1995 and attended the Church of the City in Franklin, Tennessee. He was...
Mary Lou Sutphin, 89, of Marellen Avenue, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center.
Born on February 13, 1930 in Mercer County, she was a daughter of the late Romney and Belva Gregory Byrd. She had been a resident of Bluefield since 1956 and was a homemaker. She was a member of the...
Archie Dwinington Lane, 95 of Pilot Mountain, NC was taken up to heaven by the Angels to meet his beautiful wife Wednesday morning, April 3, 2019.
He was born in Kimball, West Va., March 6, 1924 to Jayhue and Eliza Green Lane. He made his home for most of his life in Welch, WV and he was a retired coal...
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