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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
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
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
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
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...
Wendell Kent Russell, Jr.
Jun 1, 2018
Wendell Kent Russell, Jr., 33, of Jerico Lane, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Friday, June 1, 2018 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center.Born on July 27, 1984 in Bluefield. He had been a lifelong resident of McDowell County and was a welder and fabricator by trade.He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, John Russell.Survivors include:Parents: Tim and Robin Reed...
Gertrude Emma Smith
Jun 1, 2018
Gertrude Emma Smith, 82, of Falls Mills, VA, passed away June 01, 2018. Born in Matoaka, WV, she was the daughter of the late Jules and Fannie Pennington Stassin. She was a Homemaker and her special love was the two grandchildren she helped raise, Taylor Ruble and Tanner Pensula.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her,...
Phyllis Gail Gibson
Jun 1, 2018
Phyllis Gail Gibson, 79, of Coal Heritage Road Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Friday, June 01, 2018 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Virginia. Phyllis was born on Monday, September 05, 1938 in McComas, West Virginia to the late Avron V. “A.V.” Gibson and Marguerite Wagner Gibson. Phyllis had been a resident of Bluefield since 1958 and was a...
Lillis Ashbrook
May 29, 2018
TITUSVILLE, FL- Lillis L. Sadler (Jarvis) Ashbrook, 84 of Titusville, FL passed away at her daughter's home on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 following a long battle with Parkinson’s.
Lillis was born Sept 19, 1933 and was the daughter of the late Talmage and Ida Sadler of Leckie, WV. She was a member of Gist Creek Baptist Church, Sevierville,...
James Reed, Sr.
May 29, 2018
James “Jim” Edwards Reed Sr, 67 of Princeton was called home by his Lord and Savior on Tuesday May 29, 2018 at the VA hospital in Beckley. Mr. Reed was born on November 12, 1950 and was a son of John D. Reed and Carrie Louise Taylor. He was preceded in death by both parents as well as a brother,...
Charles Duncan
May 20, 2018
Charles Robert "Botch" Duncan, 80, Formerly of Anawalt, W.VA., was born on June 14, 1937, passed away on May 20, 2018 At WestWood Nursing Home, Bluefield, Va. Worked most of his Life as a Coal Miner at Gary #2 Mines. Loved Golf and Playing Cards Botch Left behind his Wife Oneda "Tiny" Greer Duncan, Wytheville, Va., Daughter: Tina & Terry...
Peggy Irene Burton
May 20, 2018
Peggy Irene Burton, 60, of Rockwood Road Bluefield, West Virginia left this world to join the LORD on Sunday, May 20, 2018 at her residence.Peggy was born on June 15, 1957 in Bluewell, West Virginia to the late Otis and Ola Mae Thompson. Peggy had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield. She leaves behind her husband, Phillip Wade Burton of...
Charlotte Maxine Auton
May 19, 2018
Charlotte Maxine Auton 74 of Bluewell, WV passed away May 19 2018 at Princeton Health Care after a long illness.
Born November 23 1943 In Rocky Gap Virginia to the late Walter and Else Akers She was proceeded death by her husband Robert Auton One Brother James Akers and her Twin Sister Cora Hager. She was a member of the...
Tommy Ray Brown
May 18, 2018
Tommy Ray Brown, 62, of Maple Acres Road Princeton, West Virginia passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018 at Princeton Community Hospital. Tommy was born on March 25, 1956 in Welch, West Virginia to Dorothy Day Brown Lane and the late Junior Brown. Tommy was a retired coal miner and a member of the UMWA. He had been a resident...
Chester Woodroe Burke
May 18, 2018
Chester Woodroe Burke, 78, of Gary, passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018 at his loving home. “I have fought a good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith” II Timothy 4:7 Born on March 24, 1940 in Big Stone Gap, VA, he was a son of the late Evelina Lawson Burke and Chester Arthur Burke....
Donald Ray Carter
May 17, 2018
Donald Ray Carter, 71, of Bluefield, passed away on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, West Virginia.Born on May 23, 1946 in Kimbalton, Virginia, he was the son of the late Cleveland Carter and Pansy Lucas Carter, and the foster son of the late Willie Manning and Thelma Lucas Manning, all of Goldbond, Virginia.Don was a...
Belinda Ratliff Archer
May 16, 2018
Belinda Ratliff Archer, 67, of Fayetteville, North Carolina passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Belinda was born on June 18, 1950 in Mercer County, West Virginia to the late Walter Adams and Loretta Thompson Adams. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Tommy L. Ratliff, Sr. and other family...
Rodney Keith Lail
May 16, 2018
Rodney Keith Lail, 63, of Nemours, West Virginia passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, West Virginia. Rodney was born on April 23, 1955 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to the late Donald Lail and Lucille Lorraine Honaker Lail Jeffery. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his son Eric...
Mrs. Lena Hill White
May 16, 2018
Mrs. Lena Hill White, 88, of Kingsport, TN, died peacefully on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at her home.Born on January 8, 1930 in Burem, TN, she was a daughter of the late Heiskle and Sue Ola Light Emmert. She was a devoted mother, grandmother and friend.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Hubert...
Ruby Simmons
May 15, 2018
Ruby F. Simmons, 97, of Grove City, OH and formerly of Crumpler, went to her heavenly home on May 15, 2018.Ruby was born on July 14, 1920 and was the wife of the late Curtis Simmons. She was also predeceased by her grandson Tommy Lee Thompson.She is survived by three daughters, Virginia Dorcey of Wausau, WI, Jean Cowan and husband...
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