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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...
Lori Ann Johnston
Nov 24, 2017
Lori Ann Johnston, 55, of Rockbridge St. Bluefield, WV formerly of Montcalm, WV passed away on Friday, November 24, 2017 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV after a long courageous fight with cancer for the past several years. Lori was born on November 01, 1962 in Maryland to Brenda Johnston of Fullerton, WV and the late Charles Johnston. She...
Omer Burnett Glass
Nov 23, 2017
Omer Burnett Glass, Jr., 56 of Jennifer Ln. King, North Carolina formerly of Rock, WV passed away on Thursday, November 23, 2017 at his residence. Omer was born on August 20, 1961 in Bluefield, West Virginia to the late Omer Burnett Glass Sr. and Mary Magdalene Quesenberry Glass. Omer had been a resident of North Carolina for the past twenty...
Dacy Stephenson
Nov 23, 2017
DACY {STEVE} LORANCE STEPHENSON OCTOBER 7, 1955 - NOVEMBER 23, 2017 DACY "STEVIE" LORANCE STEPHENSON 62, OF BLUEWELL, WV PASSED AWAY THURSDAY NOVEMBER 23, 2017 AT HIS HOME BORN IN AVONDALE, WV BUT HAD BEEN A RESIDENT OF BLUEWELL { MONTCALM} AREA WITH HIS FAMILY FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS.. HE WAS PROCEEDED IN DEATH BY HIS MOTHER JOY ROWE....
Melvin Larry Jenkins, Sr.
Nov 22, 2017
Melvin Larry Jenkins, Sr., 72, of Coal Heritage Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away at home on Wednesday, November 22, 2017.Born on August 24, 1945 in Pocahontas, VA, he was a son of the late Joseph Marshall and Lou Ada Jarvis Jenkins. He had been a resident of Bluefield and Bramwell for 50 years. He spent time growing up in Chicago...
Steven "Steve" Mark Brady
Nov 20, 2017
Steven “Steve” Mark Brady, 61 of Princeton, West Virginia passed away on Monday, November 20, 2017 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, WV. Steve was born on August 14, 1956 in Bluefield, WV to the late Bill and Norma Joyce Schrader Brady. Steve was a graduate of Montcalm High School in 1974, he continued his studies at Bluefield State...
Bernard Lee Phipps, Sr.
Nov 20, 2017
Bernard Lee Phipps, Sr., 89, of Ramey Street, Bramwell, WV, passed away on Monday, November 20, 2017 at his home. Born on September 8, 1928 in Boissevain, he was a son of the late Kester and Martha Hill Phipps. He had been a resident of Bramwell for 56 years and was a retired coal miner with 33 years of service...
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