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Donna Marie Hubbard
Sep 11, 2024
Rev Donna Perkins Hubbard of Smithers wv, formerly of Montcalm, went home to be with the Lord on September 11, 2024. She was Co Pastor of the Smithers Church of God with her husband Rev Joseph Hubbard for almost 26 years. She served the church in every capacity with a servant’s heart.
She was preceded in death by her father, Sylvester...
Deborah Sue Thomas
Sep 11, 2024
Deborah Sue Thomas, age 68 of Bramwell, WV passed away peacefully in her home on September 11th 2024. She was born on November 21st 1955 in Waco, TX to the late Robert Kirk and Barbara Ann Otey.
In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by Donald Lee Thomas, her husband of 35 years, and one brother, Jeffrey Hunter...
Patricia Sue Blevins
Sep 11, 2024
Corinthians II 5:8 "To be absent from the body is to be present with The Lord..."
On the 11th of September 2024, Patricia Sue Blevins (Duncan) of Montcalm, WV, left her Earthly body to be with Our Heavenly Father. Born January 12, 1940, to the late Lewis Duncan and Eunice Beggs Duncan, Patrica peacefully departed at the age of 84. We...
Steven James Saddler
Sep 9, 2024
Steven James Saddler, 64, of Princeton, WV, passed away on September 9, 2024.
Born on August 6, 1960, in Bluefield, he was a son of the late Jimmy and Shirley Bird Saddler. He had been a resident of Princeton for 20 years and had worked at Wal-Mart.
He was preceded in death by a stepson, Jarrett Shrader and a sister, Sandy Pettinato.
Survivors...
Randall Stephens
Sep 8, 2024
Randall Stephens, 53, of Bluefield, WV passed away Sunday, September 8, 2024 at his home. Born August 11, 1971 in Kentucky, Randall was a son of the late Ralph and Carol Williams Stephens. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Jessica Giverson.
Those left to cherish Randall’s memory are his wife, Caroline Snodgrass Stephens of...
Marjorie Jean Lambdin
Sep 5, 2024
Marjorie Jean Lambdin, 92, formerly of Bluefield, West Virginia, and most recently of Utah, passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2024, in Utah.Born on September 13, 1931, in Bluefield, WV, Marjorie was the daughter of Howard A. Surface and Lucy M. (Hall) Surface. She was the eldest of three children and grew up alongside her two younger twin sisters, Janice...
James Arthur Williamson
Sep 4, 2024
James Arthur Williamson, 81, of Bluefield, passed away on Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at the Mercer Healthcare Center.
Born on January 5, 1943 in Coopers, WV, he was a son of the late Louis and Emma Lou Barrett Williamson. He had been a lifelong resident of Mercer County and was of the Baptist faith. He was a retired mason.
He was preceded...
Steven Austin Hale
Aug 31, 2024
Steven Austin Hale of Graham, NC was called home to be with the Lord on August 31, 2024. Native of Bluefield, WV, Austin was born June 29,1998 to Steven Hale and Kimberly Youngblood. He was born into brotherhood with Kevin, Nicholas, and Bret Hale. Austin called Graham his home, where he lived most of his life with his Uncle William,...
Joseph William White
Aug 29, 2024
It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our dad Joseph William White, also known to many as Joe, Joe Bill and Big Joe. On August 29, 2024 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, N.C. surrounded by family we said our final goodbyes. Born on April 17, 1957 to the late Robert “Bob” and Helen...
Jackie Lee Heffinger
Aug 29, 2024
Jackie Lee Heffinger, 76, of Anawalt, WV, passed Thursday, August 29, 2024, at Carillion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Born April 17, 1948, in Welch, WV, he was a son of the late Marvin E. and Eva Cochran Heffinger. Jackie was a resident of McDowell County for most of his life. He worked as an installer and repairman for Frontier.
In addition to his...
Edward Allen Hughes
Aug 28, 2024
Edward Allen Hughes, 78, of Pageton, WV, passed Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at his home.
Born May 6, 1946, in Welch, WV, he was a son of the late Clark and Mae Painter Hughes. Edward worked as plumber for the McDowell Board of Education. He was a member of Thorpe United Methodist Church.
In addition to his parents, Edward was preceded in...
Gwendolyn Starr Stephens
Aug 27, 2024
Gwendolyn Starr Stephens, affectionately known as "Starr," passed away peacefully on August 27, 4, at the Hospice House in Beckley, West Virginia. Born on July 12, 1950, in Welch, West Virginia, Starr's bright spirit touched the lives of everyone she encountered.
Starr's life was a filled with love, laughter, and connection. At the age of 18, she fell head over heels...
Rodney Lee Mitchem, Sr.
Aug 27, 2024
Rodney Lee Mitchem, Sr., 59, of Bluefield, WV, passed Tuesday August 27, 2024, at his home.
Born June 5, 1965, in Bluefield, WV, he was the son of Loretta Dunford Mitchem and the late Deannie Mitchem. Rodney was a lifelong resident of Bluefield, WV, and he worked at the Mountaineer Bowling Alley in Bluefield.
Those left to cherish Rodney's memory are, his...
Barbara Ann Polatz
Aug 26, 2024
Barbara Ann Shumate Polatz 76, Of Bluefield, passed away on August 26th, 2024 in Elkins, WV.
Born in Newport, Rhode Island, she is the daughter of the late Estel Shumate and the late Margaret Smith Shumate. She is the second born child, and eldest sister of 6 siblings. She took pride in being a great sister. Barbara graduated from Ribault Senior...
Darrell Ray Steele
Aug 25, 2024
Darrell Ray Steele, 78, of Bluefield, WV, passed August 25, 2024, at Bluestone Nursing and Rehab in Bluefield, WV.
Born August 18, 1946, in Wise, VA, he was a son of the late Clarence and Lillie Hamilton Steele. Darrell was a retired coal miner, retiring in 2001. He also attended the Pentecostal Holliness Faith Church in McDowell County.
In addition to his...
Glenna June Vance
Aug 21, 2024
June Lockhart Church Vance, 87, of Palatka, FL and Iaeger, WV passed into her heavenly home on August 21, 2024. She was born February 8, 1937, in Panther, WV to the late Robert G. Lockhart and Marlene Paine Lockhart.
June was a 1955 graduate of Iaeger High School and following graduation June began working as a bookkeeper at Southern Furniture Company...
William Robert Webb
Aug 16, 2024
William Robert “Bill” Webb
“As for the days of our life, they contain seventy years, Or if due to strength, eighty years…” Psalm 90:10
W.R. “Bill” Webb was 16 months into his second century… a testimony to God’s blessing and his strength! His first 100 years were filled with his faith, family and friends—mostly church and railroad relationships. He was a member...
Robert Joseph Mitchelson
Aug 16, 2024
Robert “Joe” Mitchelson, 67, of Bluefield, WV passed away Friday, August 16, 2024 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born January 4, 1957 in Bluefield, WV, he was a son of the late Howard B. and Doris Sluss Mitchelson. Joe was retired from the Mercer County Board of Education and was a member of Deliverance Temple Church. Joe had a loving smile...
Eligah William Proffit
Aug 16, 2024
“Blessed be the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.” James 12:1
Eligah William Proffit, 74, of Windy Oaks Bluefield, WV received his crown on Friday August 16, 2024. William was born and raised on Bradshaw Mountain in McDowell...
Frances Ann Harris
Aug 15, 2024
Frances Ann Proffitt Harris, 87, of Matilda Place, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2024 at Princeton Hospital.
Born on June 15, 1937 in Mudfork, VA, she was a daughter of the late John H. and Frances M. Farmer Stevenson. She was a member of the First Church of God on Airport Road and had been a resident of...
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