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James Loomis McDowell
Oct 11, 2024
James Loomis McDowell, 82, of McComas, WV, passed Friday, October 11, 2024, at WVU Medicine BRMC.
James was born May 28, 1942, in Baltimore, Maryland. He worked over 20 years as a steel worker at Bethlehem Steel at the Sparrows Point Plant in Maryland. He later moved to Mercer County and retired from the Mercer County Board of Education. James was...
Patricia Ann Tilley
Oct 10, 2024
Patricia Ann Tilley, 70, of Kimball, WV, passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2024 at McDowell Healthcare Center in Gary.
Born on January 29, 1954 in Kimball, she was a daughter of Earnest "Jigger" and Vivian Bessie Dalton. She was a member of the Maybeury Church of God. She was a graduate of Welch High School and had lived in McDowell...
Phillip Joe Lawless
Oct 9, 2024
Phillip Joe Lawless, 62, of Green Valley, WV, passed Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at his home.
Born October 17, 1961, in Welch, WV, he was a son of Lois M. Cox Lawless and the late Phillip "John" Lawless. Phillip was a lifelong resident of the Mercer County area. He was a graduate of Princeton Senior High School. Philip retired from Patsy...
Amiya Jade Carlton
Oct 9, 2024
Amiya Jade Carlton, 11 months old, passed unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital- Bluefield.
Amiya was born November 3, 2023, in Princeton, WV, she was the daughter to Damian Carlton and Justice Millirones. Those preceding Amiya in death are her paternal grandmother, Naomi Jones, paternal great-grandmother, Nancy Bradshaw Witherspoon, maternal grandfather, Edward Millirones, Jr., and...
Ocie Marie Watkins
Oct 9, 2024
Ocie Marie Watkins passed peacefully into the arms of her loving Savior in the early morning hours of October 9, 2024, with family by her side.
Ocie was born to Henry “Mack” and Elsie Taylor in April of 1921, the cusp of the Great Depression. She was the fifth of twelve children from an impoverished family in Mercer County, West Virginia,...
Grace "Sissy" Marie Nichols
Oct 8, 2024
Grace "Sissy" Marie Nichols, 62, of Bluefield, WV, passed Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at her home.
Born June 30, 1962, in McDowell County, WV, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Riley Wilson and Grace Walters Wilson Eller and stepdaughter of the late Freddy Eller. Grace was a lifelong resident of Bluefield, WV, and she was a retired housekeeper from...
Carl David Gilmore
Oct 7, 2024
Carl “David” Gilmore, 77, of Bluefield, VA passed away Monday, October 7, 2024, at Princeton Community Hospital surrounded by his wife and two sons. Born May 21,1947 in Crystal, WV. You could always find David outside doing things around the house and helping everyone with big and small projects. He never said no to anyone.
He was a son of the...
James Frazier
Oct 6, 2024
James Frazier, 83, of Bluefield, WV, passed Sunday, October 6, 2024, at WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital.
Born December 8, 1940, in Welch, WV, he was a son of the late Marvin and Susie Tempe Frazier. James had been a resident of Bluefield since 1977, he was a retired wholesaler in the grocery business. James was a member of St Mary's...
Keith Wayne Lunsford
Oct 5, 2024
Keith Wayne Lunsford, 75, of Quail Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Saturday, October 5, 202 at Lewis gale Medical Center in Salem, VA.
Born on December 21, 1948 in McComas, he was a son of the late Frank and Minnie Smith Lunsford. He had been a lifelong resident of Mercer County and was a retired coal miner. He was a...
Walter Frederic Poynter
Oct 4, 2024
Walter F. Poynter, born August 21st, 1935 a beloved father, grandfather, and proud Korean War veteran, passed away peacefully on October 4th, 2024, at the age of 89. A lifelong resident of Bluewell, West Virginia, Walter lived a humble and happy life filled with love, family, and simple joys. Walter was preceded in death by his loving wife, Barbara Poynter,...
Yvette Darlene Hatter
Oct 3, 2024
Yvette Darlene Hatter, 64, of Princeton, WV passed away Thursday, October 3, 2024, at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC. Born June 1,1960 in Welch, WV, she was a daughter of the late Stewart Presley and Dorothy Barnett Presley. She was a homemaker. Yvette enjoyed quilting, sewing and crafting. In addition to her parents, Yvette was preceded in...
Gerald Brian Browning
Oct 2, 2024
Gerald Brian Browning, 57, of Rock, WV passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2024, at WVU Medical Center Bluefield E.R. Born September 20, 1967 in Bluefield, WV, he was the son of Joan Browning Hall and the late Melvin Hall. He lived in McComas most of his life and had worked for Aspen Tree Service and on the Railroad. He enjoyed...
Patricia Lee Owensby
Oct 2, 2024
Patricia Lee “Trisha” Owensby, 75, went on to her heavenly home on Wed., October 2, 2024.
Born April 5, 1949 she was the daughter of the late James “Jim” Parks and Mary Jane Calfee Parks. Those left to cherish her memory are her husband of 55 years Roger H. Owensby Jr.; two daughters Patti Owensby of Bluewell and Wendy Owensby Harsanyi...
Danny Ray Patrick
Sep 30, 2024
Danny Ray Patrick, 70, of Bluefield, WV, passed, Monday, September 30, 2024, at CAMC General Hospital.
Born July 11, 1954, in Bluefield, WV, he was the son of the late Willard and Helen Lawson Patrick. Danny was a resident of Bluefield for over 25 years and was retired from the insurance industry.
In addition to his parents, Danny was preceded in death...
Thomas Joseph White
Sep 29, 2024
Thomas Joseph White, 46, of Pageton, WV, passed away on September 26, 2024 after a courageous battle with cancer.
Thomas was born on February 20, 1978 to Michael and Opal White and was a 1996 graduate of Mount View High School. Tommy devoted his life to his family, always putting their needs above his own and felt that his main purpose...
Timothy Gene Bowling
Sep 27, 2024
Timothy Gene "Flash" Bowling, 61, of Spruce Street, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Friday, September 27, 2024 at his home.
Born on May 29, 1963 in Bluefield, he was a son of the late Bobby and Janice Lee Bailey Bowling. He had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and owned his own cleaning business.
Survivors include his wife, Diana Caudill Bowling of...
Randall Kirby
Sep 19, 2024
Randall L. Kirby, 68, of Bluefield, Va passed away on September 19, 2024.
Randall is now singing with the angels. Through out Randall’s battle with cancer being the man that he was he showed, dignity, compassion, and love to everyone. He fought a good fight, finished his course, and kept the faith.
Randall was a lead singer at Deliverance Temple Church. Through...
Wilma Cox
Sep 18, 2024
Wilma Cox, cherished mother and beloved friend, passed away peacefully on September 18, 2024, in Princeton, surrounded by the warmth of her loved ones. Born on July 5, 1951, in Bluefield, Wilma's spirit was as bright and vibrant as the summer sun under which she arrived into this world.
Wilma was known for her sassy yet kind demeanor, a perfect blend...
Willetta Crigger
Sep 18, 2024
Willetta Keen Crigger, 69, of Lee Avenue, Bluefield, VA, passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at the Bowers Hospice House in Beckley.
Born on February 8, 1955 in Maybeury, she was a daughter of the late London and Lois Jean Rose Keen. She had been a resident of Bluefield, VA for 5 years and was a homemaker.
She was preceded in...
Janet Ruth Perdue
Sep 17, 2024
Janet Ruth Perdue, 82, of Tazewell, VA, formally of Bluefield, WV, passed Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at Heritage Hall in Tazewell, VA.
Born July 30, 1942, in Bluefield, WV, she was a daughter of the late Sam and Cassola Dove Bevill. Janet was a lifelong resident of Bluefield, WV and a member of Lorton Lick Baptist Church. Janet was a retired...
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