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James Wesley Farmer, II
Sep 20, 2019
James Wesley Farmer II, 76, of Clover, SC, and formerly of Bramwell, passed away on Friday, September 20, 2019 in Kings Mountain, NC.
Born on November 19, 1942 in Bramwell he was a son of the late James Wesley Farmer and Dollie Mae Woods Rose. He was a retired Superintendent at Preservati and Dome Coal Company in WV and retired...
Betty Jane White
Sep 17, 2019
Betty Jane White, 84, of Montcalm, West Virginia passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, West Virginia.
Betty was born on March 01, 1935 in Rolfe, West Virginia to the late Muncy Atkins Sexton and Nellie B. Warner Sexton. Betty had been a resident of Montcalm, West Virginia for the past 37 years and...
Susan Ann Kay Parker
Sep 16, 2019
Susan Ann Kay (Nicewonder) Parker, 64, of Pinnacle View Road Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Monday, September 16, 2019 at Charleston Area Medical Center in Charleston, West Virginia.
Susan was born on May 20, 1955 in Bluefield, West Virginia to the late Darvin Curtis Nicewonder and Margaret Ruth (Kelly) Nicewonder. Susan had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and...
James Howard Workman, Sr.
Sep 16, 2019
James Howard Workman, Sr., 85, of Matewan, passed away on September 16, 2019.
Born on June 18, 1934, he was a son of the late Fred and Mary Hart Workman. He had been a resident of Red jacket for 49 years and was a retired coal miner and member of the UMWA. He was a veteran of the US Marines,...
Jerry Richard Shumaker
Sep 15, 2019
Jerry Richard Shumaker, 76, of Oasis Court, Princeton, WV, passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2019 at his home.
Born on March 25, 1943 in Princeton, he was a son of the late James Edward and Mary Lucille Byrd Shumaker. He had been a resident of Mercer County his entire life and attended Johnston Chapel Baptist Church in Princeton. He...
Christian Allen Phillips
Sep 13, 2019
Christian Allen Phillips, 27, of Princeton, WV, passed away on Friday, September 13, 2019.
Born on September 6, 1992 in Princeton, he was a son of Troy C. Dahlin of PA and Beth Phillips and Stewart Johnson of Princeton. He had been a resident of Princeton for 8 years and was an employee of SuddenLink in Beckley.
He was preceded...
Lowell Thomas Perdue
Sep 12, 2019
Lowell Thomas “Tommy” Perdue, 85, of Perdue Hollow Road (Brushfork), Bluefield, WV, was called home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, September 12, 2019.
Born on March 18, 1934 in Brushfork, he was a son of the late Giles S. and Sally Caldwell Perdue. He had been a lifelong resident of Brushfork and was a member of...
Donna Tucker
Sep 10, 2019
Bluefield- Donna Jo Martin Tucker, 77, of Lorton Lick Rd., Bluefield, WV, passed away September 10, 2019, at her home. Born April 09, 1942 in Ft. Wayne, IN, she was a daughter of the late Donald Joseph and Virginia Lawhead Martin. Mrs. Tucker was a devoted mother and housewife. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death...
Thomas Edward Marushia, Sr.
Sep 9, 2019
Thomas Edward Marushia Sr., 75, of Willow Bend Road Lindside, West Virginia passed away on Monday, September 09, 2019 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Thomas was born on January 03, 1944 in Davy, West Virginia to the late Joe Marushia and Blanche Jewell Marushia. Thomas was a retired coal miner after 25 years underground and was a member of the UMWA....
Rhonda Diane Simpson
Sep 6, 2019
Rhonda Diane Simpson, 47, of Montcalm, West Virginia passed away on Friday, September 06, 2019 at WVU - Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia.
Rhonda was born on March 31, 1972 in Bluefield, West Virginia to Judy Dyson and the late Jerry L. Clower.
Rhonda attended Montcalm High School, and later got her GED. She had been...
Shelby Jean Nichols
Sep 5, 2019
Shelby Jean Nichols, 81, of Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at Glenwood Nursing Home.
Shelby was born on December 24, 1937 in McComas, West Virginia to the late Charles Blake Farley and Georgie May Medwell Farley. She was a member of the Church of God Worldwide Ministries.
In addition to her parents she was preceded...
George Russell Garrett
Sep 3, 2019
George Russell Garrett passed away Monday, September 3 at his home. Born February 18, 1915 in Lebanon, VA, he was the son of the late George M. and Nannie Gibson Garrett.
Russell was a graduate of Lebanon High School and went on to graduate from Bluefield College in 1934. He began his employment at Pocahontas Fuel Company store in Amonate,...
Nancy Gail Copley
Aug 31, 2019
Nancy Gail Copley, 76 of Pinnacle View Road, Bluewell, WV, passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2019 at her residence surrounded by her family.
Born on March 11, 1943 in Iaeger, WV, to the late David and Virginia England Steele. She had been a resident of Bluewell, WV since 1966 and was a member of Edgemont Baptist Church in Bluefield,...
Barbara Ann Kade
Aug 30, 2019
After sharing her life with us for 81 years, 6 months, and 16 days, Barbara Ann Kade, of Paintsville, Kentucky, formerly of Bluefield, West Virginia, passed away peacefully at her sister’s home to be with the Lord on Friday, August 30, 2019 following a long illness.
Barbara was born February 14, 1938 at home on Kade Hollow Road, Bluefield, West...
Wade Lynn Wyatt
Aug 28, 2019
Wade Lynn Wyatt, 74, of Eades Mill Road, Princeton, WV, passed away on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at Princeton Community Hospital.
Born on August 2, 1945 in Mullens, WV, he was a son of the late Granville and Mae Fair Wyatt. He was a member of Bluewell United Methodist Church and had previously worked in custodial maintenance. He had been...
Jensen Edward Gardner
Aug 26, 2019
Jensen Edward Gardner, infant son of Patience Sargent and Tyler Gardner of Bluefield, received his Angel Wings on Monday, August 26, 2019 at Cabell Huntington Hospital.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by a sister, Nevaeh Rose Gardner of Rock; paternal grandparents, Lynn Copley of Brushfork and Charles Gardner of Green Valley; maternal grandparents, Heather Williams of Kegley,...
Donald Eugene Burnopp
Aug 21, 2019
Donald Eugene Burnopp, 75, of Packing Plant Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at the home of his daughter and under hospice care.
Born on April 12, 1944 in Mercer County, he was a son of the late Edward and Mary Bailey Burnopp. He was a member of Sandlick Baptist Church and was the owner of...
Darrell Quizenbeury, Sr.
Aug 19, 2019
Darrell Warner Quizenbeury, Sr., 68, of Princeton, WV passed away at home on Sunday, August 18, 2019, surrounded by his devoted wife and children.Darrell was born on May 4, 1951, in Maybeury, WV, the son of the late Daniel Ward Quizenbeury, Sr. and Della Warner Quizenbeury. Darrell is survived by his loving wife of 27 years, Mary A. Meadows Quizenbeury;...
Dollie Mae Lawrence
Aug 18, 2019
Dollie Mae Lawrence, faithful servant, devoted wife and loving mother,91, of Rock River Road, Rock, WV, went to be with her heavenly Father on Sunday, August 18, 2019 at her home.
Born on May 12, 1928 in Rock, she was a daughter of the late Rev. William O. Keys and Mellie Archer Keys. She had been a lifelong resident of...
Clarence W. Stephenson, Jr.
Aug 18, 2019
Our precious dad, Clarence W. Stephenson, Jr., 89, went home to be with Jesus on Sunday, August 18 and left us all with broken hearts. He joined our precious mother Maxine (Tommy) and beloved son, Clarence, III and many loved ones and friends.
Timothy 2-: I have fought a good fight. I have finished my course and I have kept...
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