Obituaries

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Teddy Ray Rose

Teddy Ray Rose

Mar 19, 2018

Teddy Ray Rose, 77, of Princeton, West Virginia (Glenwood) entered into heaven on Monday, March 19, 2018 in Charleston, WV. Teddy was born on March 29, 1940 in Davy, West Virginia to the late Jeston Corbett and Viola Bell Walker Rose. On March 18, 1963 he married the love of his life Ruby Carol Blankenship in Lebanon, Virginia. Teddy graduated...

Thomas Dewey Matney

Thomas Dewey Matney

Mar 17, 2018

Thomas "Tommy" Dewey Matney, age 69 of Princeton WV, passed away on March 17th in Bristol TN. Tommy was born in Ieager, WV to Kennis and Lou Jane Matney on 10/31/1948. He was married to Dinah Lynn Matney (Bailey) on March 31st 1973 in Grundy VA. He was a Vietnam Veteran with the US Army and earned medals in National...

Douglas Mason Bailey

Douglas Mason Bailey

Mar 17, 2018

Bluefield- Douglas Mason Bailey, 76, of Bluefield, WV passed away Saturday March 17, 2018 at Westwood Nursing Home. Born June 3, 1941 in Bluefield, WV he was a son of the late Ernest and Virginia Coeburn Bailey. Doug was of the Baptist faith and a proud veteran of the Vietnam War and was an accomplished Butcher. Survivors include his brother;...

Elizabeth Shrader Jones

Elizabeth Shrader Jones

Mar 15, 2018

Elizabeth Shrader Jones, 93, of Duhring, West Virginia passed away on Thursday, March 15, 2018 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, West Virginia.Elizabeth was born December 31, 1924 in Mercer County, West Virginia to the late Luther Shrader and Lila Arrington Shrader. She had been a resident of Duhring for most of her life. Elizabeth had been a member...

William Lee "Bill" Willis

William Lee "Bill" Willis

Mar 14, 2018

William (Bill) Lee Willis, age 80 passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at Bluefield Regional Hospital in Bluefield.He was born on August 11th 1937, in Ashland, WV to Charlie and Julia Willis. He graduated from Andrew Lewis High School in Roanoke, Virginia. On June 27, 1962 he married Christina Ameli Willis where they resided in Bluewell, WV raising...

Joyce Sue Brock

Joyce Sue Brock

Mar 11, 2018

Bluefield- Joyce Sue Brock, 61, of Bluefield, WV and formerly of Princeton, WV, passed away Sunday March 11, 2018 at the Maples Nursing Home.Born July 4, 1956 in Welch, she was a daughter of the late Everett Erie and Ruthe Davis Harman. Joyce was a formerly employed by SBR Corporation and Dish Network.In addition to her parents; she was preceded...

Kathleen Marie Bowman

Kathleen Marie Bowman

Mar 7, 2018

Kathleen Marie Bowman, 89, of Lorton Lick Road Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Wednesday, March 07, 2018 at Westwood Health Care in Bluefield, Virginia. Kathleen was born on June 24, 1928 in Mercer County, West Virginia to the late Roby and Maudie Riggs Helmandollar. She was a member of the Montcalm Pentecostal Holiness Church in Montcalm, West Virginia. She...

Ted Gordon Black

Ted Gordon Black

Mar 6, 2018

Ted Gordon Black, 77 of Bland, VA, passed away on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at his home. Born on June 5, 1940 in McComas, he was a son of the late John Sylvester and Mary Addie Dunford Black. He had been a resident of Bland for 18 years and was a retired foreman for New River Casting Company and was...

Barbara Jean Kenley

Barbara Jean Kenley

Mar 5, 2018

Barbara Jean Kenley, 80, of Dry Fork Road, Rocky Gap, VA, passed away on Monday, March 5, 2018 at her home.

Born on April 30, 1937 in McComas, she was a daughter of the late Theodore R. and Thelma Gay Eller. She had been a resident of Rocky Gap for 36 years and was a retired bus driver for Tazewell...

Mildred Lucille Mitchell

Mildred Lucille Mitchell

Mar 3, 2018

Bluefield- Mildred Lucille “Lucy” Barrett Mitchell, 79, of 142 Broyles Cemetery Road, Bluefield, WV, departed her earthly home and transitioned to her heavenly one on March 3, 2018, at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley, WV after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. She was born on a snowy Monday morning, February 6, 1939 in Nemours, WV, to the late George...

Antonette (Toni) Simplicio

Antonette (Toni) Simplicio

Mar 3, 2018

George Curletto, an Internationally renowned musician and prolific composer, residing in Northwest Washington, D.C. since 1969, life member of both the New York Local 802 and the Washington, D.C. Local 161-710 of the International Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, is with great sorrow announcing to the entire family, all relatives and friends, as well as to...

Zenith Chilco

Zenith Chilco

Mar 2, 2018

Zenith Chilco, age 98, of Bluewell WV went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 2, 2018 at the Christian Care in Princeton, WV.

 

She was born on March 25, 1919 in War, WV, she was a daughter of Oscar and Rosa Caves Byrd. She was a loving housewife and mother. She had been a resident of...

Ellen Jane Glovier

Ellen Jane Glovier

Feb 27, 2018

Ellen Jane Glovier, 72, of Northfork, WV, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at Princeton Community Hospital after a long illness.   Born on January 14, 1946 in Bramwell, WV, she was a daughter of the late Dewey and Thelma Taylor Hess. She had been a lifelong resident of Northfork, WV and was of the Christian...

Tony Lesly Hicks

Tony Lesly Hicks

Feb 26, 2018

Tony Lesly Hicks, 60, of Black Oak Road Princeton, West Virginia passed away on Monday, February 26, 2018 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Tony was born on May 06, 1957 in Bluefield, WV to the late Sherman and Ruth Spicer Hicks. He was a retired truck driver; In addition to his father he was preceded in death by one brother Joseph...

Linda Juanita Davis

Linda Juanita Davis

Feb 26, 2018

Princeton- Linda Juanita Farmer Davis, 70, of Princeton, WV passed away Monday February 26, 2018 at Princeton Community Hospital.Born February 8, 1948 in Welch she was a daughter of the late Vernal “Preacher” Farmer and Virginia “Jenny” Davis Farmer.Linda was a member of the Immanuel Baptist Church in Princeton and had retired from Eddie Asbury Coal Co. as a Bookkeeper...

Angelia Dawn Casey

Angelia Dawn Casey

Feb 25, 2018

Angelia Dawn Casey, 41, of Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Sunday, February 25, 2018.Angelia was born Wednesday, December 29, 1976 in Bluefield, West Virginia to Darlene Frost Casey Newton and the late Clyde Casey, Sr. She attended Bluewell Baptist Church and a hardworking single mother whom always did her best for her family. She was preceded in death by...

Eva Ann Perkins

Eva Ann Perkins

Feb 24, 2018

Eva Ann Perkins, 84 of Princeton, WV passed away peacefully on Saturday February 24, 2018 at the home of her daughter after a long illness. Born in Abney, WV and raised in Montcalm, she was the daughter of the late James Matthew and Arlie Eureka Beggs and was the youngest of 11 children. She was retired from A&P Foods in...

Dana Lynn Wolford

Dana Lynn Wolford

Feb 24, 2018

Dana Lynn Wolford, 43, of Bluefield, West Virginia lost her fight to cancer on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Princeton Community Hospital.Dana was born on September 01, 1974 in Warren, MI to Dana Ray Wolford of Princeton, WV and the late Kathie Oma Ratliff. Dana was a loving Mother, Grandmother, Daughter, Sister and Wife. She was a former member of...

Arnold Harry Parker

Arnold Harry Parker

Feb 23, 2018

Arnold Harry Parker, age 78, of Browning-Lambert Road, Rock, WV died on Friday, February 23, 2018 at Princeton Community Hospital.Born on December 1, 1939 in Rock, WV, he was the son of the late Edgar and Gwen Lusk Parker. He was a retired salesman for a coffee company, a mining machine company, and enjoyed farming as well. In addition to...

Delmer Franklin Jones

Delmer Franklin Jones

Feb 23, 2018

Delmer Franklin Jones, age 86, of Golden Harvest Nursing Home, Welch, WV died on Friday, February 23, 2018 at Golden Harvest.Born on May 23, 1931 in Vivian, WV, he was a son of the late Milburn and Clara Patrick Jones. He had worked in grocery sales and as a caretaker. He had last attended the Bluewell Baptist Church and had...