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Michael Allen Smith
May 11, 2017
Michael Allen Smith, 72, of Princeton and formerly of Northfork, peacefully entered his new life on May 11, 2017.Born on February 23, 1945, he was a son of the late George H and Doris R. Smith. He was a graduate of Elkhorn High school where he graduated with high honors. After high school, he enlisted in the US Air Force...
Kimberly Ann Bailey
May 10, 2017
Kimberly Ann Bowlick Bailey, 50, of Williams Street, Bluefield, VA, passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. Born on February 16, 1967 in Welch, she is a daughter of Janet Glass Bowlick of Bluefield, VA and George and Karen Bowlick of North Tazewell, VA. She had been a resident of Bluefield for 9 years...
Georgia Perdue
May 6, 2017
Georgia C. Alexander Perdue, 90, of RL Lane, Bluefield, passed away Saturday May 6, 2017 at the Glenwood Park Retirement Village. Born January 8, 1927 in Maysville, KY, she was a daughter of the late George Childs Alexander and Alma C. Alexander Weaver Manning. She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church and a former employee of Bluefield Supply...
Frankie Ray Grose
May 3, 2017
Frankie Ray Grose, 60, of Route 20 (Archery Lane) Bluefield, passed away at Charleston Area Medical Center on May 3, 2017 after sustaining injuries from a fall. He died peacefully surrounded by his loving family. Born on January 25, 1957 in Windmill Gap, he was the son of Bobby and Lorene Grose. He was preceded in death by his grandparents,...
Betty Mills
May 3, 2017
Betty Terry Mills, 84, of Bluewell, passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at the Rocking Chair Residential Care in Lerona. Born on December 17, 1932 in Keystone, she was a daughter of the late John W. and Rebecca Woolwine Terry. Betty graduated from the Little French Beauty Academy in Bluefield. She owned and operated Betty’s Beauty Shop in Bluefield,...
Linda Gail Watkins-Saddler
May 3, 2017
Linda Gail Watkins-Saddler, 72, of Princeton (Green Valley), West Virginia passed away on Wednesday, May 03, 2017 at her Residence in Green Valley, West Virginia. Linda was born on April 29, 1945 in McComas, West Virginia to the late Clarence Pennington and Geneva Gillespie Pennington. She had been a resident of Green Valley for the past two years and was...
Ava Joyce Stowers
May 2, 2017
Ava Joyce Stowers, 87, of Roma Road, North Tazewell, VA, passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on October 9, 1929 in Raleigh County, she was a daughter of late Morris B. and Ethel Dalton Wimmer. She had been a resident of North Tazewell for 60 years and was a member of the Mt....
Clara Ruth Dinger
Apr 30, 2017
Clara Ruth Bailey Dinger, 92, of Goodwill Hollow Road (Duhring), Rock, WV, died from injuries sustained in a fall at her home in Duhring WV, on April 30, 2017 at 12:45pm. Born April 28, 1925 in Buckeye WV, she was the daughter of the late Cletus E. Bailey and Lora J. Duncan Bailey. She had been a resident of Mercer...
Carolyn L. Neal
Apr 28, 2017
Carolyn L. Neal, 62, of Bluefield (Green Valley), West Virginia passed away Friday, April 28, 2017 at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, West Virginia. Carolyn was born on March 27, 1955 in Bluefield, West Virginia to the late Clifford Bailey and Clara May Cornett Bailey Sells. She had been a resident of Bluefield for the past 25 years and was...
Frances Priscilla Presley
Apr 28, 2017
Frances Priscilla Presley, age 89, of Ball Field Road, Anawalt, WV died on Friday, April 28, 2017 at her home. Born on July 7, 1927, in Thorpe, she was a daughter of the late Tom and Fannie Adams Dinkins. She had lived in Anawalt for the past 66 years and was of the Methodist faith. She was a devoted wife,...
John Priestly Rose, Jr.
Apr 26, 2017
John Priestly Rose, Jr., 83, of Tank Hollow Road Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at his residence. John was born on December 27, 1933 in St. Charles, Virginia to the late John P. Rose, Jr. and Eva Whitt Rose. He had been a resident of Mercer County since 2001. He attended Southview Church and served...
Clarence Cataline
Apr 26, 2017
Clarence Cataline, 60, of Brushfork Road, Falls Mills, VA, passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. Born on May 17, 1956 in Belle, CA, he was a son of Jesse Cataline of Cleveland, OH and Helen Gail Burnopp of Princeton. He had been a resident of Falls Mills for 30...
Rosa Compaleo
Apr 26, 2017
Rosa Mary Compaleo 80, passed away Wednesday April 26th at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. She was born in Wilco WV on September 7th, 1936 the daughter of the late Patsy and Carmella Compaleo. She worked for 20 years at Kroger's in Bluefield and Patsy's place in Keystone. She was a faithful member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Powhatan...
Pansy Marie Vest
Apr 24, 2017
Pansy Marie Vest, 70, of Matoaka Road, Rock, WV, passed away on Monday, April 24, 2017 at the Westwood Center in Bluefield, VA. Born on January 5, 1947 in McComas, she was a daughter of the late Wesley and Violet Marie Roark Taylor. She had been a resident of Rock for 8 years and was a former employee of Frankie’s...
Martha Williams
Apr 24, 2017
Martha Johnson Williams, widow of Thomas Theodore (Ted) Williams, Sr., of Abbs Valley departed this life April 24, 2017. She was born August 27, 1922, in Jenkinjones, West Virginia, and was the lone survivor of the eight children of Bertie and Willie Johnson. She is survived by son Thomas T. (Sonny) Williams, Jr. and wife Patricia of Richmond, VA. daughter...
Curtis Spinella
Apr 24, 2017
Curtis Ellwood Spinella, 80, of Flat Top, WV, passed away on Monday, April 24, 2017 after an extended stay at the VA Medical Center in Beckley.Born on March 22, 1937 in Switchback, he was a son of the late Joseph and Mary Martin Spinella. He had been a resident of Flat Top since 2005 and was a member of the...
Sue Smith
Apr 23, 2017
Evangelist Sue G. Baber-Bohin-Gray-Smith, 90, of Bluefield, WV passed away Sunday, April 23, 2017 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, WV. Sue was born on December 06, 1926 in Banner, VA to the late Silas Baber and Eliza Compton Baber. She was an Evangelist for many years and the Pastor of Good News Chapel for three years. She was...
Lonnie R. Gentry
Apr 23, 2017
Lonnie R. Gentry, 71, of Crumpler, West Virginia passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2017 at his residence. Lonnie was born on October 11, 1945 in Crumpler, West Virginia to the late Roby S. Gentry and Daphna Reed Gentry. He was a former coal miner and a member of Local Union #6033. He was of the Baptist faith. In addition...
Virgie Charlotte Riffe
Apr 21, 2017
Virgie Charlotte Riffe, 94, of Bluefield, WV, and formerly of Falls Mills, VA, entered eternal life on Friday, April 21, 2017 and rests in the arms of God. Born on March 31, 1923 in Wyoming County, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Elsie Lester Riffe. Charlotte was a devoted wife, mother, sister, daughter, and grandmother. She was...
William Foster Farley
Apr 20, 2017
William Foster Farley, age 42, of Haynes Road, Bramwell, WV died on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at his home. Born on May 9, 1974, in Bluefield, he was a son of Mary Jane Akers Farley of Princeton, WV and the late Billy P. Farley. He had been a resident of Bramwell for the past 14 years and was a truck...
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