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Robert Tuell
Sep 19, 2018
Robert A. Tuell, 71, passed into eternal rest on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 from complications of Alzheimer's disease, at Hubbard House West, S. Charleston.Born and raised in McDowell County, where he taught school until retiring in 2008 and moved to Kanawha County.He was preceded in death by his parents Robert E. and Erlene Tuell, also educators.Surviving to cherish his memory...
Alvin Lee Grose
Sep 18, 2018
Alvin Lee Grose, 66, of New Hope Road, Bluefield, went to his heavenly home unexpectedly September 18th 2018 at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, WV. Alvin was born in Worth, WV on February 10th 1952. Alvin was a devoted, loving and faithful husband and best friend to his wife of 44 years. His sons Matthew, Andrew and Daughter-In-Law Krystal were...
Lacy Lee Brooks
Sep 18, 2018
Lacy Lee Brooks, Bluefield, WV, went to be with the Lord on September 18, 2018. He was born May 10, 1947 to Lacy H. and Ila Louise Cook Brooks. A 1965 graduate of Glen Rogers High School, he gave up playing basketball in high school in order to sing in a quartet. Having accepted Christ as his Savior at a...
Roy Mitchell Jones
Sep 15, 2018
Roy Mitchell Jones, age 95, of Radford, VA, formerly of Coalwood, WV, died on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at his home.Born on July 11, 1923, in Coalwood, WV, he was a son of the late Cleve and Sarah Dalton Jones. He had lived in Coalwood for 94 years of his life and was a retired coal miner with 45 years...
Ayden Jayce Knight
Sep 13, 2018
Ayden Jayce Knight, age 2, of 7275 New Hope Road, Bluefield, West Virginia went home to be with the Lord September 13, 2018. Ayden was the beloved son of Alana Fawn Simpson and Jonathon Edward Knight and is preceded in death by his paternal grandmother Pamela Knight and maternal great-grandmother Bessie Severt and maternal great-grandfather Eugene McPeak. He is survived...
Glenn Wagner Ratliff
Sep 12, 2018
Jesus said to his disciples, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” John 14:27 Glenn Wagner Ratliff (Pinky), 72, of Old Athens Road formerly of Rock and Green Valley, WV died Wednesday, September 12, 2018...
Ricky Milton Robertson
Sep 10, 2018
Ricky Milton Robertson, 71, of South Walker Street, Princeton, WV, passed away on Monday, September 10, 2018.Born on August 24, 1947 in McComas, he was a son of Amos Milton and Ella Isabell Reed Robertson. He had been a resident of Princeton for 10 years and was a retired truck driver. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Ethel Mageline Hatfield
Sep 8, 2018
Ethel Mageline Hatfield, 67, of Kernersville, NC where she had resided for the past three years, she was formerly of Princeton, WV and passed away on Saturday, September 08, 2018 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice House in Winston-Salem, NC. Ethel was born on March 28, 1951 in McDowell County, WV to the late Fred Ernest Mitchell and Lilly Virginia...
Leslie Roger Patterson
Sep 5, 2018
Leslie Roger “Dusty” Patterson, 54, of Brushfork, passed away on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on February 7, 1964 in Bluefield, WV, he was a son of Robert Roger Patterson of Bramwell and the late Paula Sue Faulkner Patterson. He was a graduate of Bramwell High School and had been a resident of Mercer County...
Shannon "Bae" Sexton
Aug 28, 2018
To my dear angel in HeavenI just want you to knowThat you are always in my thoughtsAnd how much I love you soI know you are in God’s careThat is how it should beBut when I get to HeavenHe will give you back to meShannon “Bae” Sexton, 39, of Sandlick, passed away on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at her home.Born...
Bobby D. Thomason
Aug 27, 2018
Bobby D. Thomason, age 67, of Bluefield, WV passed away on Monday, August 27, 2018 from an accident in Princeton, WV at his job site.Born on October 25, 1950, in Princeton, WV, he was a son of the late Billy D. and Ruth O’Donnell Thomason. He was employed by the City of Princeton. He was a hard worker and had...
Steve Aubrey Shrader
Aug 26, 2018
Steve Aubrey Shrader, 72, of S. Upshur Street, Bluefield, WV passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2018 at Bristol Regional Medical Center.Born on November 26, 1945 in Freeman, he was a son of the late Aubrey Mason and Lillian Gertrude Helmandollar Shrader. He had been a resident of the Bluefield Area for over 40 years and was a former coal...
Fred Thomas Hogan
Aug 26, 2018
Fred Thomas Hogan, 62, of Cliffmont Avenue, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2018 at Giles Memorial Hospital.Born on April 21, 1956 in Welch, he was a son of Shirley Tate Hogan of Bluefield and the late Carlos Hogan. He had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and was a graduate of Bluefield High School. He was retired...
Irene Hall
Aug 25, 2018
Irene Bellini Hall, 94, formerly of Thorpe, WV, went to her eternal resting place on August 25, 2018.She was born on July 25, 1924 in Anawalt to the late John and Mary Maggio Bellini.She is preceded in death by her husband, Russell M. Hall, Sr., a son, James Edward Hall, and also a number of her sisters and brothers. Survivors...
Lillian Lovelace Holt
Aug 25, 2018
Lillian Lovelace Holt of Fincastle Lane, Bluefield, Virginia went to her heavenly home on August 25, 2018 at her residence.Born December 30, 1926 in Leckie, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Lovelace and Myrtle Hampton Farley. She retired from Bluefield Supply Company and was the oldest member at Boyd’s Chapel United Methodist Church at Leckie, WV....
Peggy Hill
Aug 24, 2018
Peggy Syres Hill, age 83, of Rock, WV, died Friday, August 24, 2018 at Bluefield Regional Hospital.Born on February 2, 1935, in Rock, WV, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Beulah Vance Syres. She had been a Mercer County Resident her entire life and was retired from the Mercer County Board of Education. She was of the...
Larry Kent Taylor, Sr.
Aug 24, 2018
Larry Kent Taylor, Sr., age 76, of Montcalm, WV, passed away Friday, August 24, 2018 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center.Born on June 28, 1942 in Thornhill, WV, he was a son of the late Arthur and Ella Gray Hodges Taylor. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Joanna Taylor. He had worked as...
Elizabeth Louise Lilly
Aug 22, 2018
Elizabeth Louise Lilly, 87, of Princeton, West Virginia passed away on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at Princeton Health Care. Elizabeth was born on December 02, 1930 in McComas, West Virginia to the late Lionel and Sallie Barlow Shrewsbury. She had been a resident of Princeton since 1992 and was of the Methodist faith. In addition to her parents she was...
Blanche "Tootsie" Gertrude Hurst
Aug 22, 2018
Blanche Gertrude “Tootsie” Hurst, 89, of Lorton Lick Rd., Bluefield, WV, passed away Wednesday August 22, 2018 at the Glenwood Park Retirement Village.Born April 19, 1929 in Mercer County, WV she was a daughter of the late William and Lettie Gillenwater Repass. Ms. Hurst was of the Pentecostal Holiness Faith and was a devoted homemaker. In addition to her parents...
Edward Carlton Proffitt
Aug 20, 2018
Edward “Eddie” Carlton Proffitt, 72, of Bluefield, West Virginia passed onto his Heavenly home on Monday, August 20, 2018. Eddie was formally a resident of McDowell County Nursing Home in Gary, West Virginia. Eddie was born on April 16, 1946 in Bluefield, West Virginia to the late Estill Carlton and Martha Ellen Roten Proffitt. Eddie was an avid listener and...
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