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Pearl Katherine Blankenship
Apr 12, 2019
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
Apr 12, 2019
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
Apr 11, 2019
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
Apr 9, 2019
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 Wilson
Apr 9, 2019
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 Grace Butt
Apr 7, 2019
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
Apr 4, 2019
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
Apr 3, 2019
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 Lane
Apr 3, 2019
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...
Barbara Jean Butt
Apr 1, 2019
Barbara Jean Butt, 82, of Ebenezer Avenue, Bluefield, VA, passed away Monday, April 1, 2019 at the Westwood Center in Bluefield, VA.
Born on December 18, 1936 in Maybeury, she was a daughter of the late Churchill and Josie Treolo Knuckles. She had been a resident of Bluefield, VA for 58 years and was a member of the Ebenezer United...
Aubrey Carroll McGhee
Mar 30, 2019
Aubrey Carroll McGhee, 78, of Fellowship Street, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at his home.
Born on January 22, 1941 in Bluefield, he was a son of the late Albert Holmes and Margaret Rose French McGhee. He was a member of the Montcalm Pentecostal Holiness Church. He was a retired Fork Lift operator with 30 years...
Robert Douglas Coon
Mar 30, 2019
Robert Douglas Coon of 207 West Mountain View Avenue, Bluefield, Virginia departed his earthly life on March 30, 2019 at Loving Hands Adult Care in Bluefield, West Virginia. He lost a long sad battle with alzheimer's disease.
He was one of five children and the fourth son of the late Evelyn Ayers Coon and Thomas Poud Coon and was born...
Frances Lilburn Fuda
Mar 28, 2019
Frances Lilburn Fuda, 95, of Princeton, WV, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2019 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born October 21, 1923 in Durhing, WV, Frances was a daughter of the late Henry Wise and Alva Mae Thomas Arrington. She was a housewife and of the Methodist faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...
Sandra Blevins
Mar 25, 2019
In Loving Memory of Sandra "Sandy" Blevins, 73, of Packing Plant Road (Bluewell), Bluefield, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2019 at her home.
Born June 28 1945, the world became a better place that day. She went dancing off to the stars on 25 March 2019. She was a lifelong resident of Bluewell.
She was preceded in death by...
Kenneth Ray Mowdy
Mar 25, 2019
Kenneth Ray Mowdy, 63, of Bluefield WV received his eternal healing on March 25th, 2019 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley WV. Kenneth was born on February 4, 1956. He was the son of the late Hubert and Mary Mowdy of Davy, WV. He is preceded in death by his loving parents and two brothers Charles, Culp, and Penny Mowdy....
Harold Martin George
Mar 18, 2019
Harold Martin George, 68, of Bluefield, WV, transitioned from his earthly life to his eternal home Monday, March 18, 2019 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center following an illness.
Harold was born February 8th, 1951 in McDowell County and was the son of the late Andrew and Edna Browder George. He was a devoted husband, father, uncle, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend....
Lorraine Margaret Taylor
Mar 18, 2019
Lorraine Margaret Taylor, 89, of Bluefield, WV, passed away Monday, March 18, 2019 at Westwood Care Center. She was born September 1, 1929 in Goodwill, WV, a daughter of the late Elbert and Ennis Watkins Cleary. Lorraine was a lifelong resident of Bluefield and was of the Christian faith.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Mona Elizabeth Owrey
Mar 17, 2019
Mona Elizabeth Moreton Owrey, 95, of 178 Dixie Drive, Bluefield, WV, formerly of Elkhorn, WV, died Sunday, March 17, 2019 in Palm Bay, Florida. Born June 5, 1923 at Queen Charlotte Hospital, London, England, she was the daughter of the late James Francis Moreton and Agnes Neal Moreton. As a young teenager, she survived the German bombing of London in...
Michael Carlyle Parcell
Mar 16, 2019
Michael Carlyle Parcell, of Lakeland Drive, Bluefield, WV went to be with the Lord following a long illness on March 16th at Princeton Community Hospital.
Born on June 24, 1950 in Bluefield, he was the son of the late William and Barbara (Sargent) Parcell.
He was formerly of Montcalm and retired from Coppingers Machinery in Bluefield.Michael Carlyle will be sadly...
Ted Randolph French, Sr.
Mar 15, 2019
Ted Randolph French, Sr., 80, of Welch, formerly of Eckman, passed away Friday evening, March 15, 2019 at his home under Hospice care with his loving family by his side.
Born October 4, 1938 at Eckman, he was a son of the late Charles A. French and the late Cora Belle Sheffey French, both of Eckman.
Ted R. French, Sr....
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