Obituaries

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Shirley Carver Davis

Shirley Carver Davis

Jun 29, 2018

Shirley Carver Davis, 81, of Dogwood Lane, Bluefield, VA, passed away on Friday, June 29, 2018 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center.Born on May 14, 1937 in Bramwell, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Alice Dillon Carver. She was a graduate of Bramwell High School. She was retired from Frontier Communications and the former GTE Telephone Company. She...

Kenneth Ray Webb

Kenneth Ray Webb

Jun 28, 2018

Kenneth Ray Webb, 68, of Second Creek Road, Sinks Grove, WV, passed away on Thursday, June 28, 2018 at the Peyton Hospice House in Lewisburg.Born on October 4, 1949 in Montcalm, he was a son of the late Lawrence Paul and Bertha Mabe Webb. He had been a resident of Sinks Grove for 28 years and was a retired coal...

Jeremy Eldon Sluss

Jeremy Eldon Sluss

Jun 28, 2018

Jeremy Eldon Sluss, 41 died at his home in Bluefield, June 28, 2018. Jeremy was preceded in death by his grandfather Jimmie and his Uncle Teddy Sluss.Survivors include his mother Sherry Wimmer, son Justin Shrewsbury, grandmother Sadie Sluss, brother Jamie and Faye Sluss, aunt Jackie Sluss, aunt Margie and Johnny Smith, uncle John Sluss, uncle Darryll and Carol Sluss, uncle...

Jean Ann Wilmer

Jean Ann Wilmer

Jun 28, 2018

Jean Ann Wilmer, 85, went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 25, 2018. She joined her husband in Heaven while at home surrounded by her family.Mrs. Wilmer was born in Bluefield, West Virginia in 1932. She was the child of Nora Lee Hager and James Robert Hager. She married the love of her life, Edward Sandidge Wilmer,...

Donald Eugene Helmondollar

Donald Eugene Helmondollar

Jun 28, 2018

Donald Eugene Helmondollar, 86, of Lorton Lick Road, Bluefield, WV passed away on Thursday, June 28, 2018 at Princeton Community Hospital. He was born November 18, 1931 at Squire, WV, the son of the late Jim Ed and Ruby Grace Helmondollar.Don worked for Coppinger Machinery Service for 28.5 years as a purchasing agent and EimCo Coal for 12 years, both...

Melanie Scott Proffitt

Melanie Scott Proffitt

Jun 27, 2018

Melanie Scott Proffitt, 45, of Bluefield, passed away on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. Born on May 29, 1973 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of Jimmy and Connie Scott of Bluefield. She worked at the Maples Nursing Home. She enjoyed reading and had a love for cats. She loved family get-togethers and will be greatly missed by all.She was preceded...

James (Jimmy) Brown, Jr.

James (Jimmy) Brown, Jr.

Jun 26, 2018

James “Jimmy” Brown, Jr., 55 of Athens, West Virginia passed away on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at Princeton Community Hospital. Jimmy was born on March 21, 1963 in Welch, West Virginia to the late James Frank Brown Sr. and Thelma Day Brown. Jimmy was a graduate of Montcalm High School and was of the Baptist faith. He had been a...

Jean Ann Wilmer

Jean Ann Wilmer

Jun 25, 2018

Jean Ann Wilmer, 85, went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 25, 2018. She joined her husband in Heaven while at home surrounded by her family.Mrs. Wilmer was born in Bluefield, West Virginia in 1932. She was the child of Nora Lee Hager and James Robert Hager. She married the love of her life, Edward Sandidge Wilmer,...

Marvin Byrd, Jr.

Marvin Byrd, Jr.

Jun 20, 2018

Born November 27, 1941 in Pocahontas, VaDied June 20, 2018 at home in Lerona, WVParents : Marvin Byrd and Lottie ByrdHe was the last surviving member of his family. He has gone on to rejoin all of his friends and family. He is survived by : Two sons, Cory Byrd of Princeton, Wv and Larry Baker of Delbarton, Wv. Two...

Raymond Eugene Knuckles, Sr.

Raymond Eugene Knuckles, Sr.

Jun 18, 2018

Raymond Eugene Knuckles, Sr., 69, of Old Simmons Road, Maybeury, WV, passed away on Monday, June 18, 2018 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.Born on June 16, 1949 in McDowell County, he was a son of the late Dewey and Opal Cochran Knuckles. He had been a resident of Maybeury for 40 years and was a member of the Old Regular Baptist...

Deborah Faye Stacy

Deborah Faye Stacy

Jun 16, 2018

Deborah Faye Stacy 58 of Tazewell, Virginia passed away suddenly at Bristol Regional Medical Center on Saturday, June 16, 2018.Deborah was born on January 5, 1960 in Tazewell, Virginia at the Jeffersonville Sanatorium to Roy Leon Watson of Bluefield, WV and Shirley Ann Flanagin Horne of Tazewell, VA. Deborah was a lifelong resident of Tazewell, County Virginia. She was a...

Trudy Elizabeth Brewer

Trudy Elizabeth Brewer

Jun 16, 2018

Trudy Elizabeth Brewer, 71, of Princeton, WV, passed away on Saturday, June 16, 2018 at Princeton Community Hospital.Born on May 1, 1947 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of the late James Mason Meadows and Crystal Blanche Meadows. She had been a resident of Princeton for 7 years and was of the Baptist faith. She was a homemaker.In addition to...

Elizabeth Mae Fowler

Elizabeth Mae Fowler

Jun 15, 2018

Elizabeth Mae Fowler, 54, of Armory Road, Bluefield, formerly of Bramwell, passed away on Friday, June 15, 2018 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on March 24, 1964 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of Frankie Lane and Helen Fowler. She had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Carol Jean Cartwright

Carol Jean Cartwright

Jun 15, 2018

Carol Jean Cartwright, 85, of Hemlock Hill, Bluefield, passed away on Friday, June 15, 2018 at her home,Born on October 7, 1932 in Pocahontas, VA, she was a daughter of the late Duff and Evelyn Thompson Slagle. She had formerly lived in Leckie but had lived the past 11 years in Bluefield. She was a member of the Leckie Pentecostal...

Frances Junette Dinger

Frances Junette Dinger

Jun 14, 2018

Frances Junette Stacy Dinger, of 900 Holston Rd., Carrington Place, Wytheville, VA departed this earth Thursday, June 14, 2018 to be with her Lord Jesus Christ.

Born February 16, 1931 in Bland VA, she was a daughter of the late E.H. (Jack) Stacy and Minnie Pauley Stacy. She lived on Littlesburg Rd. from the age of 5 until the passing...

Julius Zigman Kish

Julius Zigman Kish

Jun 12, 2018

Julius Zigman Kish, 98, of Bluefield, passed away on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at Radford Health and Rehab. Born on May 2, 1920 in Thorpe, he was a son of the late Andrew and Helen Kinder Kish. He was a former resident of Thorpe before moving to Bluefield. He was a former coal miner having worked for 23 years and...

Nellie Lee Powers

Nellie Lee Powers

Jun 11, 2018

As the sun shone bright through the clouds and the birds sang outside her window, our precious, brave, beautiful mother and grandmother Nellie Lee Powers grew her wings and flew from this world bound for her heavenly home on Monday, June 11, 2018 surrounded by the ones she loved the most at her son’s home in Berwind, West Virginia. Nellie...

Ernest Alvin Combs

Ernest Alvin Combs

Jun 7, 2018

Ernest Alvin “Ernie” Combs, 63, of Sandlick Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Thursday, June 7, 2018 at his home. Born on February 14, 1955 in Princeton, he was a son of the late Charles Edward and Juanita Ball Combs. He had been a lifelong resident of Sandlick and was a “jack of all trades”. He was a truck driver,...

Patricia Ruth Church

Patricia Ruth Church

Jun 3, 2018

Patricia Ruth Church, 68, of Tank Hollow Road, Bluefield, passed away on Sunday, June 3, 2018 at Princeton Community Hospital.Born on August 27, 1949 in Herndon, WV, she was a daughter of the late Eulas and Hazel Taylor Michem Asbury. She had been a resident of Bluefield since 2001 and was the former owner of Pat’s Video Store in Northfork.In...

Dorothy Louise Calfee

Dorothy Louise Calfee

Jun 2, 2018

Dorothy Louise Calfee, 88, of Nichols Road Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Saturday, June 02, 2018 at her residence. Dorothy was born on February 24, 1930 in Pageton, West Virginia to the late James Glenn Steelman and Mattie Osborne Steelman. Dorothy had been a resident of Bluefield, West Virginia for the past 66 years. She was a former member...