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Ella Mae Smothers
Nov 22, 2018
Ella Mae Williams Smothers, 93, of Old Bramwell Road Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Thursday, November 22, 2018 at her residence.
Ella Mae was born on Thursday, March 12, 1925 in Rock Run, Alabama to the late James Marion Lonzo Williams and Mary Ellen Sewell Williams. She had been a resident of Bluefield, West Virginia for the last...
Ronnie Eugene Lester
Nov 21, 2018
Ronnie Eugene Cline-Lester, 69, of Acworth,GA passed away Wednesday November 21, 2018. Born June 21, 1949 in Iaeger, WVA he was the son of Biddie Lester Knight and Melvin Cline. He graduated from Iaeger High School. After graduating from high school he entered the Army and served 2 years. He is survived by his loving wife Christina Mullins Lester of...
Alma Murphy
Nov 21, 2018
On November 21, 2018, Alma Yon Murphy passed away while she was being cared for at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. She was 89 years old. Born May 4, 1929 in Bramwell, WV, to an Italian emigrant family who came into the United States at Ellis Island, NY, Alma lived her entire life in Bramwell. She was a lifetime member of...
Charlotte Lee Cline Rose
Nov 16, 2018
Charlotte Lee Cline Rose of Bluefield, WV lost her battle with cancer on Friday, November 16, 2018 with her son, Jeff and granddaughter, Emilee, by her side. Charlotte was born June 3, 1941 at Big Branch to the late Howard and Evelyn Cine. Some her most fond memories were growing up in Big Branch with her siblings and cousins. She...
Sandra Kay Thomason
Nov 16, 2018
Sandra Kay Thomason, 66, of Hickory, North Carolina formerly of Crystal, West Virginia passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, November 16, 2018. Sandra was born on January 17, 1952 in Bluefield, West Virginia to the late William Fletcher Thomason Jr. and Ethel Beatrice Belcher Thomason. She was so precious to her family. She enjoyed spending time with her...
Sharon Cook
Nov 13, 2018
Sharon Joyce Cook, 68, of Welch, passed away on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at Charleston Area Medical Center. Born on March 3, 1950 in Wyoming County, she was a daughter of the late Wilson and Georgia walls Morgan. She had been a resident of Welch for 48 years and was a member of the North Welch Church of God where...
Zona Elizabeth Persianni
Nov 13, 2018
Zona Elizabeth Persianni, 89, of Crumpler, passed away on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at her home.Zona was born on August 3, 1929 in Litwar and was a homemaker. She had been a lifelong resident of Crumpler and was a member of the Regular Baptist Church.Zona was preceded in death by her parents, John Robert and Maggie Adair Mullins; her husband,...
Mary Elizabeth Owens
Nov 11, 2018
Mary Elizabeth Owens, of Princeton, passed away on Sunday, November 11, 2018 at Princeton Health Care following a long illness.Born on March 17, 1948 in McDowell County, Mary was the daughter of the late Harry Forrest and Late Eva Forrest-Rose. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith.She was preceded in death by three sisters: Jewel Palmer, Silvia...
Joseph Short
Nov 9, 2018
Joseph Lee “Joe Joe” Short, 31, of Rock Road, Rock, passed away on Friday, November 9, 2018 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center.Born on August 25, 1987 in Princeton he was a son of Shirley Harmon Bailey of Lorton Lick Road, Bluefield and the late Steve Otis Short. He had been a lifelong resident of Mercer County and enjoyed fishing. He...
Roy G. Miller
Nov 8, 2018
BLUEFIELD—Roy G. Miller, 97, of Hampton, VA, former resident of Bluefield, WV passed away Thursday, November 8, 2018 at Northampton Convalescent & Rehab Center, Hampton, VA, where he had resided since June 2017. Born March 5, 1921 in Anawalt, WV, he was the son of the late Leonard G. Miller and Georgia Frye Miller of Chihowie, VA. He was married...
Jeremiah Grey Dawson Moore
Nov 8, 2018
20-month-old infant of Round House Mobile Home Park, Princeton, was born on February 15, 2017 in Gaston County N.C.Jeremiah received his baby angel wings on November 8, 2018. Jeremiah was an unexpected blessing who came into this world so fast he didn’t wait on doctors he was delivered at home by his aunt Jennifer who instantly fell in love with...
Charles Williams Whitteker
Nov 6, 2018
Charles Williams Whitteker, age 70, of Princeton, WV died on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at Glenwood Park Retirement Village.Born on November 6, 1948 in Princeton, WV, he was a son of the late Calvin “Lee” and Edna Williams Whitteker. He had lived in Mercer County his entire life and was retired as an area manager for State Electric Supply Company...
James "Jim" Michael Sowers
Nov 4, 2018
Bluefield- James “Jim” Michael Sowers, 57, of Lorton Lick Rd., Bluefield, WV passed away Sunday November 4, 2018 at the Glenwood Park Retirement Village.Born March 9, 1961 in Mercer County, he was a son of the late Frank R. and Lotus Boley Sowers. He was a member of the Montcalm Church of God, graduate of Bramwell High School, was employed...
Juanita Margaret Horton
Oct 26, 2018
Juanita Margaret Horton, 88, of Montcalm, passed away on Friday, October 26, 2018 at her home.Born on April 27, 1930 in Goodwill, she was a daughter of the late Hubert and Vera Mae Minnix Carver. She had been a lifelong resident of Goodwill and was a member of the Duhring Church of Christ. She was a homemaker.In addition to her...
Mildred Allen Stacy
Oct 26, 2018
Mildred Allen Stacy, 87, of Princeton, West Virginia formerly of Isaban, West Virginia went to be with the Lord on Friday, October 26, 2018 after complications from a fall. Mildred was born on August 16, 1931 in McCarr, Kentucky to the late Fred and Vicie Brunty Allen. Mildred spent her life as a homemaker, wife, loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt,...
Johnny Lane DeQuino
Oct 25, 2018
Johnny Lane DeQuino, 81, of Simmons River Road, Bluefield, passed away on Thursday, October 25, 2018 at his home.Born on November 6, 1936 in McDowell County, he was a son of the late Louis and Maudie Shrader DeQuino. He had been a resident of Duhring for 69 years and was a veteran of the US Army. He was a member...
Sheila Punturi
Oct 23, 2018
Sheila Mozingo Punturi 62 of Princeton, passed away on Tuesday October 23,2018 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital following a short ilness.Born on March 11, 1956 in Richmond Va, She was the daughter of the late Hubert an Hilma Mozingo. She has been a resident of Princeton WV for 38 years.In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a...
Betty Jane DeQuino
Oct 21, 2018
Betty Jane DeQuino, 72, of Cola Avenue (Bluewell), Bluefield, WV, passed away on Sunday, October 21, 2018 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center.Born on December 28, 1945 in Coopers, she was a daughter of the late Watt McKinley Carter and Edith E.J. Brown DeQuino. She had been a resident of Bluefield for 12 years and was a homemaker.In addition to her...
Roscoe Brown
Oct 21, 2018
Roscoe “Elmer” Brown, 95, of Garland Avenue, Princeton, died Sunday, October 21, 2018 at Mercer Nursing & Rehab.Born on June 16, 1923 in Clenchville, VA, he was a son of the late Lillie Mae Hicks Brown and Lonnie Brown. He was retired from Bally Manufacturing Company in Chicago, IL. He retired in 1990 and moved to Princeton. In addition to...
Robert "Bob" Franklin Bailey
Oct 20, 2018
Robert "Bob" Franklin Bailey, 58, of Bluefield (Green Valley), WV passed away on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at his residence. Bob was born on January 13, 1960 in Welch, WV to the late Franklin and Testie Blankenship Bailey. He has been a resident of Bluefield for the past twenty years. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death...
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