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Vada Mae Sharrone
May 8, 2018
Vada Mae Sharrone, 75, of Thornton Ave., Princeton, West Virginia passed away on Tuesday, May 08, 2018 at her home following a long illness surrounded by her entire loving family. Vada was born on April 13, 1943 in Jesse, West Virginia to the late John B. Shumate and Bessie Cline Shumate. She had been a resident of Princeton for the...
Delton "Hambone" Stanley Sparks
May 8, 2018
Delton Stanley “Hambone” Sparks, 68, of Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Tuesday, May 08, 2018 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center.Hambone was born on August 23, 1949 in McComas, West Virginia to the late Joseph and Hazel Barlow Sparks. He was retired from the Mercer County Board of Education. He proudly served his country in the United Sates Army during...
Robin Diane Kitts
May 6, 2018
Robin Diane Kitts, 58, of Thayer Street, Bluefield, VA, passed away on Sunday, May 6, 2018 at her home.
Born on January 7, 1960 in Mercer County, she was a daughter of Glenn A. Kitts of Tazewell, VA and the late Vertice Arnold Kitts. She had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and was a homemaker.
Survivors include her:
Fiancé: ...
Seth Benjamin Peters
May 5, 2018
Seth Benjamin Peters, 45, of Brierfield Farm Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family.
Born on June 25, 1972 in Bluefield, he was a son of Vivian Peters and the late Ronald Barry Peters. He was a graduate of Bluefield High School, where he played football for the Beavers. He...
Michael Prentiss Spencer
May 4, 2018
Michael P. Spencer, a coal truck driver & resident of Pageton, WV, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 4th, after a courageous battle with cancer. Michael leaves to cherish his sweet memories, his father, Jessie W. Spencer Jr of Pageton; his wife, Felicia Spencer of the home; his children, Aaron Ashley of Northfork; Zakary Spencer of...
Amy Denise Rose
May 3, 2018
Amy Denise Rose, 44, of Cove Branch Road, Princeton, WV, passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at Princeton Community Hospital.Born on March 6, 1974 in Bluefield, she had been a lifelong resident of Mercer County and was employed as a bus driver for Mercer County Schools. She had a special love for her children, Dustin and Destiny. She enjoyed...
Sharon Wingate
May 2, 2018
Sharon Rose Wingate, 62, of Coal Heritage Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on May 2, 2018 at her home.Born on August 30, 1956 in Welch, WV, she was a daughter of Harold Paul Goins, Sr. of Gary, WV, and the late Alice Grace Hughes Goins. She had been a resident of Bluewell for 36 years and was an active member...
William Allen Keller, Sr.
May 2, 2018
William Allen Keller, Sr., 74, of Pocahontas Ave. Bramwell, West Virginia passed away on Wednesday, May 02, 2018 at his residence.
William was born on June 09, 1943 in Princeton, West Virginia to the late William James Coleman Keller and Gladys Skeens Keller. William had been a residence of Bramwell for the last thirty-three years. He was a...
Jerry Lee Lafferty
May 1, 2018
Jerry Lee Lafferty, 68 of Lashmeet passed away Tuesday May 1, 2018 in route to Princeton Community Hospital.Born April 28, 1950 in Welch, he was a son of the late John Henry and Lillian Gertrude Lafferty. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers; Kenneth and Kyle Lafferty and a daughter Robin Lynn Lafferty.Those left to cherish his memory...
LeRoy Mabe
Apr 30, 2018
LeRoy Mabe, 85, of Bluefield, was called to his heavenly reward on Monday, April 30, 2018 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center following a long illness.He was preceded in death by his parents, Edgar Roy Mabe and Sadie Mullin Mabe, and his only sibling, Betty Lou Mabe. He is survived by his uncle, William C. Mullin of Lanham-Seabrook, MD, and by...
Marilyn Deeb Morgan
Apr 29, 2018
Marilyn Rose Deeb Morgan, 74, of Princeton passed away on Sunday, April 29, 2018 at Princeton Health Care.
Born on February 12, 1944 in Goodwill, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Helen Rose.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband and father of her four children, George Kamel Deeb...
Alvin "Little Man" Gene Wise
Apr 28, 2018
Alvin Gene "Little Man" Wise, 54, of Vista Road Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Saturday, April 28, 2018 at Glenwood Retirement Village in Glenwood, West Virginia. Alvin was born on January 27, 1964 at Grace Hospital in Welch, West Virginia to Dora Ellen Hunt Wise and the late Homer C. Wise. Alvin had been a lifelong resident of Mercer...
Emma Lee Smith
Apr 26, 2018
Emma Lee Smith, 89, of Summers Nursing and Rehab in Hinton, West Virginia formerly of Welch, West Virginia passed away on Thursday, April 26, 2018 at the Summers Nursing and Rehab Center in Hinton, West Virginia. Emma was born on September 27, 1928 in Filbert, West Virginia to the late Zanon Czerniawski and Zella Phillips Czerniawski. She was a retired...
Brian Scott Shires
Apr 23, 2018
Brian “Scott” Shires, 54, of Maple Dale Lane, Bluefield, WV, passed away on April 23, 2018 at his home.Born on march 2, 1964 in Bluefield, he was a son of the late Clyde Sidney and Opal Lee Persinger Shires. He had been a lifelong resident of Green Valley and was a graduate of Bluefield High School. He was a retired...
William "Buck" Davidson
Apr 23, 2018
William R. Davidson, Jr. “Buck”, 66, of Bluefield went to be with his Heavenly Father after a very short illness on Monday, April 23, 2018.
Born on September 26, 1951 to the late Roy and Peggy Nester Davidson. Buck spent 43 years doing what he loved best… driving tractor trailers cross country.
Buck asked to first thank a few...
Joy Amanda Brooks
Apr 21, 2018
Joy Amanda (Chapman) Brooks, 37, a loving, devoted wife and mother, of 207 Dixie Dr., Bluefield, WV, earned her angel wings on Saturday, April 21st, 2018. Born April 5th, 1981, in Bluefield, WV, she was the daughter of the late Michael Chapman and Teresa Chapman of Anawalt, WV.
Amanda graduated from Mount View High School in 1999. She dedicated...
Teresia Gay Lane
Apr 20, 2018
Teresia Gay Lane, 70, of Bluefield, passed away on Friday, April 20, 2018 at the Maples Nursing Home where she had resided for the past 6 years.Born on August 13, 1947 in Welch, she was a daughter of the late Lee Roy and Ruby Booth Lane. She had been a resident of Bluefield since 1968 and was a homemaker. She...
Roger Lane Workman
Apr 19, 2018
Roger Lane Workman, 76, of Nemours, passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at Charleston Area Medical Center.
Born on September 21, 1941 in Bluefield, he was a son of the late Robert and Martha Farthing Workman. He had been a resident of Nemours for all of his life.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
William "Ronnie" Irvin
Apr 19, 2018
William “Ronnie” Irvin, age 69, of Littlesburg Road, Bluefield, WV died on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at his home.Born on December 30, 1948, in Bluefield, he was a son of the late William D. and Mary Ruth Coleman Irvin. He was a veteran of the US Navy and was retired from Con-weld Corporation. He had lived in Bluefield his entire...
Christa Goldman
Apr 18, 2018
Christa Nasemann Goldman, 86, of Stafford Drive, Princeton, passed away on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Mercer Nursing and Rehab.
Born on January 5, 1932 in Hanover, Germany, she was a daughter of the late Adolph and Agnes Nasemann. She was a member of Sacred heart Catholic Church and was a homemaker. She was a member of the Golden...
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