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Edward Stanley Stress
Dec 25, 2017
Edward Stanley Stress, 84 passed away Monday, December 25, 2017 at Bluefield Regional Hospital. Born December 24, 1933 in Stirrat, WV, he was the son of late Joseph and Mary Helen Diviak Stress. He was a proud Air Force Veteran in the Korean War, a coal miner, and a Deacon at the East End Baptist Church, Bluefield, WV. He enjoyed...
Lois Inez Miller
Dec 24, 2017
Lois Inez Miller, 80, of Parkway Avenue, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2017 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield with her family by her side.
Born on September 7, 1937 in Sagamore, she was a daughter of the late Elsie Pearl Howell. She had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and was a very accomplished...
Kenneth Ray Tiller
Dec 23, 2017
Kenneth Ray Tiller, 74, of Dry Branch Road, Raysal, passed away on Saturday December 23, 2017 at Welch Community Hospital.Born on November 24, 1943 in Lamar, WV, he was a son of the late Wallace and Ruth Vance Tiller Atkins. He had been a resident of Raysal for 30 years and was a member of the Jesus Name Church. He...
Craig Allen Kade
Dec 21, 2017
Craig Allen Kade, 37, of Poe Town Road, Bluefield, passed away on Thursday, December 21, 2017 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown.Born on May 23, 1980 in Bluefield, he was a son of Mitchell and Betty Cochran Kade of Bluefield. He had been a lifelong resident of Bluewell and attended Deliverance Temple in Brushfork. He worked as a machinist but...
Linda Kay Duvall
Dec 20, 2017
Linda Kay Duvall, age 58, of Elkhorn Towers in Welch, WV died on Wednesday, December 20, 2017at her residence.Born on September 8, 1958, in Welch, she was a daughter of the late Earl and Pearl Anders Duvall. She was a devoted mother and grandmother. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Sandy Marcum.Survivors include:Son:...
Melva Joyce Sheets
Dec 19, 2017
Melva Joyce Sheets, 80, of Summers Street, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center.
Born on July 30, 1937 in Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Burl B. and Helen L. Bailey Taylor. She had been a resident of Bluefield for most of her life and was a homemaker.
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Claudine Beatrice Mitchem
Dec 11, 2017
Bluefield- Claudine Beatrice Mitchem, 92, of Bluefield, WV, formerly of Crumpler, WV, passed away Monday, December 11, 2017 at the home of her son. Born September 3, 1925 in Welch, WV, she was a daughter of the late Winfield and Maude Francis Shumate Hall. Mrs. Mitchem was an active member of the Bluewell United Methodist Church, the XYZ Club and...
Thomas "Sonny" Wooldridge
Dec 7, 2017
Thomas “Sonny” Wooldridge, 67, of Anawalt, passed away on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at the UK Medical Center in Lexington, KY. Born on March 11, 1950 in Anawalt, he was a son of the late Charlie and Ramona Dillon Wooldridge. He had been a lifelong resident of Anawalt and was of the Baptist faith. He was a graduate of Gary...
Dianne Jarvis
Dec 7, 2017
Dianne Jarvis, 67, of Lashmeet, departed her family, her friends and her love of life on 12/07/17. Dianne was a wife, a mother, a grandmother, and a friend to many. Dianne graduated from Bluefield High School and attended Bluefield State College. Dianne had a passion for music and was an accomplished piano player. She loved her grandchildren and children, her...
Agnes Gail May
Dec 5, 2017
Agnes Gail May, 55, of Warden Avenue (Bluewell), Bluefield, WV, passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at her home. Born on August 6, 1962, in Bluefield, she had been a resident of Bluewell for 25 years and was a member of the Crossroads Church. Agnes was a graduate of Graham High School and she was a caregiver. She was...
Jeffery Allen Holt
Dec 5, 2017
Jeffery Allen Holt, 65, of Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Tuesday, December 05, 2017 at his residence after a long illness. Jeffery was born on October 19, 1952 in Bluefield, West Virginia to the late Kenneth and Betty Holt Hambrick. Jeffery was a man who loved his family, his children and grandchildren were his world, he was so proud...
Bobby Brummett, Jr.
Dec 3, 2017
Bobby Ray Brummett, Jr., 65, of Jones Hill Road (Freeman), passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2017 at his home. Born on July 16, 1952 in Ft. Campbell, KY, he was a son of the late Bobby Brummett, Sr. and Jessie Lee Osborn Brummett. He had been a lifelong resident of Freeman and was a graduate of Bramwell High School....
Melanie Nicole Lambert
Dec 2, 2017
Melanie Nicole Lambert, 33, of Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Saturday, December 02, 2017 at her residence from complications to surgery. Melanie was born on December 31, 1983 in Bluefield, West Virginia. She had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and was a graduate of Bluefield High School she held several certifications as a certified medical assistant; phlebotomist as...
George Blankenship
Dec 1, 2017
George Blankenship, 94, of North Welch, WV, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, December 01, 2017. Born March 21, 1923 in McDowell County, he was the son of the late George and Bessie Noe Blankenship. George was a retired coal miner and enjoyed listening to music, camping, fishing, and many other family-filled events. In addition to his...
Robert Junior Parks, Sr.
Nov 30, 2017
Robert Junior "Bob" Parks, Sr., age 84, of Anawalt, WV died on Thursday, November 30, 2017 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center.Born on September 5, 1933, in Anawalt, he was a son of the late Robert W. and Ada E. Collins Parks. He was a lifelong resident of Anawalt and was a retired coal miner from Consol Coal Company for 5...
Leonard Darrell Rotenberry
Nov 29, 2017
. Leonard Darrell Rotenberry, age 67, of Princeton Towers in Princeton, WV died on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on October 1, 1950, in Welch, WV, he was a son of the late William and Dorothy Mae Cruise Rotenberry. He was a proud native of McDowell County but had lived in Bluefield for 30 years and...
Charles Melvin Duncan
Nov 27, 2017
Charles Melvin (Bub) Duncan, 58, of Asheboro, NC, and formerly of Twin Branch in McDowell County, slipped away on Monday, November 28, 2017 at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. He will be forever loved and remembered.Born on December 2, 1958 in Welch, he was a son of Martha Wooten Lester the late Melvin Duncan. He had been...
Robert Hal Gusler
Nov 26, 2017
Robert Hal Gusler, age 62, of Bramwell, WV transitioned to his eternal home on Sunday, Nov.26, 2017 at The Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. A wise man once said, “You can measure your wealth by the number of friends you have!” Hal was a multi-millionaire! He was loved and admired by many. Hal was born Dec. 31, 1954 in...
Delmas Wayne Devor
Nov 26, 2017
Delmas Wayne Devor, age 80, of Bluefield, WV died on Sunday, November 26, 2017 at his home.Born on March 12, 1937, in Bluefield, VA, he was a son of the late Roy and Eva Walker Devor. He had been a resident of Bluefield for the past 50 years and was retired as a purchasing agent from Industrial Plating & Machine...
Larry Elwood Brown Steptoe, Sr.
Nov 25, 2017
Deacon Larry E. Steptoe, Sr. of Bluefield, Virginia, age 67, passed away Saturday November 25th, 2017 at his home surrounded by his wife and children. Born on January 9th, 1950 in Tip Top, Virginia, Larry was the son of the late William Payne Steptoe and Kathleen Brown Steptoe.
Larry was a former employee of Paper Supply Company and...
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