Obituaries

Local Cravens-Shires Funeral Home Obituaries

Jason Lee Gregory

Jason Lee Gregory

Oct 13, 2017

Jason Lee Gregory, 39, of Princeton, West Virginia formerly of Falls Mills, Virginia passed away on Friday, October 13, 2017 at his residence. Jason was born on September 06, 1978 in Bluefield, West Virginia to Debi Cox and Rick Gregory. He attended First Assembly Christian School and Graduated from Shady Springs High School. Jason had been a resident of Princeton...

Frankie Lee Dillon

Frankie Lee Dillon

Oct 12, 2017

Frankie Lee Dillon, age 76, of Beckley Road, Princeton, WV, formerly of Roderfield, died on Thursday, October 12, 2017 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC.Born on January 11, 1941, in Premier, WV, she was a daughter of the late Jesse James and Mary Bell Overby Hall. She had lived in Princeton for the past 9 years and was...

Harry Mitchem

Harry Mitchem

Oct 9, 2017

Harry O’Neal Mitchem, 92, of Bluefield, West Virginia formerly of Crumpler, West Virginia passed away on Monday, October 09, 2017 at his residence. Harry was born on December 25, 1924 in Crumpler, West Virginia to the late Samuel Preston Mitchem and Cloah Ann Bailey Mitchem. He was a member of the Bluewell United Methodist Church and was a retired coal...

Margaret "Maggie" Mullins

Margaret "Maggie" Mullins

Oct 8, 2017

Margaret “Maggie” Pendleton Mullins, 65, of the Havens, Princeton, WV, passed away on Sunday, October 8, 2017 at the Havens.   She was born on February 26, 1952 in Princeton, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin and Corinne White Pendelton where she had lived most of her life. Along with her husband, they were the owners and operators of...

Harry Gene Formica

Harry Gene Formica

Oct 7, 2017

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7 Harry Gene Formica, 88 of Bluefield, WV, died Saturday October 7, 2017 after a brief illness. Born March 11, 1929 at Thacker, WV, he was a son of the late Mike Formica and Pearl Vasvary Formica. He was a U.S. Army...

Bernard E. Neal

Bernard E. Neal

Oct 6, 2017

Bernard E. “Jeep” Neal, 73, of Groveland Drive, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Friday, October 6, 2017 at Princeton Community Hospital.   Born on August 6, 1944, he was a son of the late Martha (Beatrice) Neal Brooks and James B. Brooks, Sr. He had been a resident of Bluefield his entire life. Jeep started his career as a Master Electrician...

Henry Martin Lucion

Henry Martin Lucion

Oct 6, 2017

In Loving Memory of Henry Martin LucionHenry Martin Lucion, 80, of Bluewell, WV, passed away on Friday, October 6, 2017. Henry was the son of the late Robert and Ella Hill Lucion, of Hensley, WV. Henry spent the majority of his professional life with the Norfolk and Southern Railroad, where he served for more than 30 years.However, Lucion’s proudest achievement...

Shirley Elaine Haynes

Shirley Elaine Haynes

Oct 6, 2017

Shirley Elaine Haynes, 67, of Haynes Road, Bramwell, WV, passed away on Friday, October 6, 2017 at her home.   Born on April 23, 1950 in Mercer County, she was a daughter of the late Harry Lewis, Sr. and Ruth Lambert Lewis. She had been a resident of Bramwell and had worked in home health.   In addition to her parents, she...

Aaron "Shorty" Lee Poff

Aaron "Shorty" Lee Poff

Oct 6, 2017

Aaron Lee “Shorty” Poff, 73, of Nature Lane (Bluewell), Bluefield, passed away on Friday, October 6, 2017 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on June 18, 1944 on Browning Lambert Mtn., Rock, he was a son of the late Troy Wilson and Kathleen Taylor Poff. He had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and was a graduate of Montcalm High...

Pat Zamberlan

Pat Zamberlan

Oct 5, 2017

BLUEWELL Pat M. Zamberlan, age 93, of Bluewell, passed away on Thursday, October 5, 2017, at Arden Courts in Monroeville, Pa.Born on February 21, 1924 in Bluefield, she was the daughter of Orvel and Clara Aust. She had been a resident of Bluewell since 1953.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Zola, and brothers,...

Douglas Noah Gills

Douglas Noah Gills

Oct 3, 2017

Douglas Noah Gills, 84, of Rock, WV peacefully passed away on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at his home. Doug was born on June 4, 1933 in Roderfield, WV to parents Ray and Hazel (Smith) Gills. He graduated from Bramwell High School in 1952 and also attended Emory and Henry College and McLane’s Business School. He was a proud veteran –...

Linda Rae Parker

Linda Rae Parker

Oct 2, 2017

Linda Rae Parker, 73, of 1830 Browning Lambert Mountain Road, Rock, WV, passed away on Monday, October 2, 2017 at her home.   Born on August 27, 1944 in Baltimore, MD, she was a daughter of the late ray and Lorene Moore Crigger. She had been a resident of Rock for 35 years and was a retired manager from the former...

Melissa Dawn Swim

Melissa Dawn Swim

Sep 29, 2017

Melissa “Missy” Dawn Swim, 51, of Brushfork, West Virginia passed away on Friday, September 29, 2017 after an extended illness at her home. Missy was born on September 10, 1966 in Marlinton, West Virginia to the late Edward Lowell Walton and Vernia Me Byrd Walton. She had been a resident of Bluefield, West Virginia since 2001 and was a member...

David Wayne Havens

David Wayne Havens

Sep 27, 2017

David Wayne Havens, 59, of Rock, West Virginia died peacefully at his home in Rock, West Virginia on Wednesday, September 27, 2017.David was born on April 06, 1958 in Bluefield, West Virginia to the late Willie J. Havens and Joyce Pickett Havens. In addition to his parents David was preceded in death by three sons David Wayne Havens, Chadwick Dowel...

Larkin Gene Rucker

Larkin Gene Rucker

Sep 26, 2017

Larkin Gene Rucker, Sr., 86, passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center after a long illness.Born, July 17, 1931 in Pageton, WV. He was the son of the late James D. and Mary Price Rucker.He attended McDowell County Schools and graduated in 1949. He then worked in the West Virginia coal mines for two years, from...

Sarah Mae Bailey

Sarah Mae Bailey

Sep 26, 2017

Sarah Mae Bailey, 84, of Pocahontas, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, West Virginia.Sarah was born on August 03, 1933 in Pocahontas, Virginia to the late William D. and Josie Mae Jeffery Milliner. She had been a resident of Pocahontas since 1969 and was a member of the Coaldale Freewill Baptist...

Tammera Kay Robertson

Tammera Kay Robertson

Sep 25, 2017

Tammera Kay Robertson, 45, of Arcadia, Florida formerly of Montcalm, WV passed away on Monday, September 25, 2017 at the home of her son in Bluefield, WV after a long battle with cancer. Tammera was born on March 02, 1972 in Honolulu, Hawaii to Paul Price of Arizona and the late Brenda Duncan Burgess. Left to cherish her memories are...

Carol Ann Taylor

Carol Ann Taylor

Sep 25, 2017

Carol Ann (Barnette) Taylor, 76 of Asheville, NC formerly of Bluefield, WV passed peacefully on Monday, September 25, 2017 at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC surrounded by her children.  Born in Carswell, WV on February 15, 1941, the oldest child of the late Bernie and Sadie Barnette.  Carol graduated from Gary High School and was on several committees throughout the...

Robert Lee Tiller, Sr.

Robert Lee Tiller, Sr.

Sep 21, 2017

Robert Lee Tiller, Sr.,58, of Montcalm, passed away on Thursday,September 21, 2017 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on March19, 1959 in Mercer County, he was a son of Faye Carver Tiller of Brushfork and the late Lewis Tiller. He was a painter by trade.In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by her brothers, Billy L. Tiller, Sr....

Margaret Ellen Linkous

Margaret Ellen Linkous

Sep 19, 2017

BLUEWELL – Margaret Ellen Linkous, 98, affectionately known as “Nana M ”  by grandchildren and great-grandchildren, passed this life into her eternal heavenly home at Westwood Nursing Home on September 19, 2017,  surrounded by family. Born on October 8, 1918, in Ada, West Virginia, daughter of the late William and Florence, “Bessie” (Sparks) Wimmer, she lived all her life in...