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Rev. Ray Merle Conrad
Jan 24, 2017
Rev. Ray Merle Conrad, age 78, of Cranley Road, Powell, TN, died on January 24, 2017 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, TN. Born on June 4, 1938 in Monterville, WV, he was a son of the late George Glenn and Jessie Bonner Conrad. He was a faithful minister for the United Methodist Church having served at...
Tamra Jean Roland
Jan 20, 2017
Tamra Jean Roland, 52, of Old Hickory Road, Lancaster, SC, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2017 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on August 1, 1964 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Shelby Jean Craft Blankenship. She had been a resident of Bluefield and Lancaster for the last 5 years and was a homemaker. Survivors...
Jettie Mae Nicewander
Jan 19, 2017
Jettie Mae Nicewander, 80, of Lorton Lick Road Bluefield, WV passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2017 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, WV. Jettie was born on December 14, 1936 in Montcalm, WV to the late Mr. and Mrs. Elizabeth Hall Gearheart. She had been a resident of Bluefield for the past 20 years and attended Duhring Church...
Darrell Lee Caldwell
Jan 19, 2017
DARRELL LEE CALDWELL, 59, of Bluefield, West Virginia, went home to be with his Lord and Savior while surrounded by his loving family at his home on Thursday, January 19, 2017, after a long battle with brain cancer. Darrell was born on August 27, 1957 in Bluefield, West Virginia to John E. and Velma Lee Brooks Caldwell. He graduated from...
Terry Eugene Brewster
Jan 17, 2017
Terry Eugene Brewster, 59, of Sandlick Road Bluefield, WV passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, WV. Terry was born on August 25, 1957 in Bluefield, WV to the late Mack Brewster and Mollie Proffitt Brewster. He had been a resident of Sandlick for the past 29 years and was a proud Veteran of...
Mary Shumate
Jan 17, 2017
Mary Lashiw Shumate, 92 of Camellia Drive Bluewell, WV died at home on Tuesday, January 17, 2017. Born on December 27, 1924 in Berwick, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Ray Luther Shumate, parents George and Tessie Watach Lashiw, brothers John, Andrew, and Mike and sister Diana (Annie). Mary was a resident of Bluewell...
Rodney Lee Hoback
Jan 16, 2017
Rodney Lee Hoback, Jr., 26 of Guinea Mountain Road Pearisburg, VA passed away on Monday, January 16, 2017 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, VA. Rodney was born on August 21, 1990 in Bluefield, WV to the late Rodney Lee Hoback, Sr. and Martha Eldridge Hoback. He had been a resident of the Pearisburg, VA area for the past 10...
Alma Jean Gillenwater
Jan 16, 2017
Alma Jean Gillenwater, 82, of Matoaka Road (Lake Bottom), Rock, WV, passed away Monday, January 16, 2017 at his home. Born on June 10, 1934 in Oakvale, she was a daughter of the late Noah and Vergie Rosa Thomas. She had been a resident of Matoaka Road for 27 years and attended the Roger Street Community Church. She formerly worked...
Edith Elma Yates
Jan 15, 2017
Edith Elma Yates, 76, of New Haven Road, North Tazewell, VA, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at the Dogwood Crossing Nursing Home in North Tazewell, VA. Born on June 27, 1940 in Jenkinjones, she was a daughter of the late Rudy Paul and Dotty Catherine Dollinger Miller. She had been a resident of North Tazewell for 8 years...
Eleanor Chambers
Jan 13, 2017
Eleanor Chambers, 62, a loving wife, mother, and grandmother of Bramwell, WV passed away Friday, January 13, 2017 after a long courageous battle with cancer. Eleanor was born December 8, 1954, in Panther, WV to the late John and Goldia Bryant. She was a homemaker, a caregiver, she never met a stranger and opened her home to everybody. She was...
Mary Wood
Jan 10, 2017
Mary Coppino Wood, 84, of Brandywine Lane, Bluefield, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at the Commonwealth Assisted Living in Christiansburg, VA. Born on October 7, 1932 in Northfork, she was a daughter of the late Gaetano Coppino and Georgia Henderson Null. She had been a resident of Bluefield for most of her life and was a graduate of...
Clara Mae Tabor
Jan 10, 2017
“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” 2 Timothy 4:7 Clara Mae Tabor, 96, of Packing Plant Road (Brushfork), Bluefield, WV, departed the world on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 to her heavenly home. Born on April 13, 1920 in Nemours, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Bessie Surface...
Adam Gray Smith
Jan 8, 2017
Adam Gray “AG” Smith, 84, of Summerfield Road, Princeton, WV, passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2017 at Mercer Nursing and Rehab in Bluefield. Although known for the courageous fighter he was, after a tiring battle with Alzheimer's at the ripe old age of 84, he decided to wave the white flag and surrender. His battle here on earth was...
Bobby Lee Perdue
Jan 7, 2017
Bobby Lee Perdue, 40, of Mountaineer Lane Bluefield, WV passed away Saturday, January 07, 2017 at his residence. Bobby was born on April 26, 1976 in Bluefield, WV to Michael Perdue of Bluefield, VA and Marlena Perry Moye of Spanishburg, WV. He had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield, WV. He was preceded in death by Bonnie Perdue, Harry &...
Queen Easter Greer
Jan 7, 2017
Queen Easter Greer, age 97 of Gray, Tennessee passed away Saturday, January 7, 2017 at Wellmont Hospice in Bristol. She was a daughter of the late Charles Raymond and Donie Emiline Conley Hart. She was a member of Rock Heritage Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, James Dexter Greer, Sr.; one...
Charles Michael Woods
Jan 6, 2017
Charles Michael “Mike” Woods, age 62 of Old Linwood Road, Lexington passed away Friday, January 6, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mike was born in Mercer County, West Virginia on March 22, 1954 to Garnett Lewis Woods, Sr. and Mary O’Donnell Woods. He was employed with Davidson County Schools as a custodian with South Davidson School. He was preceded in...
Christopher "Shane" Scott
Jan 5, 2017
Christopher “Shane” Scott, 40, of Bryant St. Bluefield, WV passed away on Thursday, January 05, 2017 at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, WV. Shane was born on April 05, 1976 in Bluefield, WV to Dorothy Horton Scott Pennington and the late Jesse S. Scott, Jr. He had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and was employed at United Exhaust as...
Louella Jane Barrett
Jan 4, 2017
**DUE to inclement weather, the funeral for SATURDAY has been rescheduled to Monday morning at 11:00. Friends may call from 10:00-11:00, prior to services. Louella Jane Barrett, 89, of Old Bramwell Road Bluefield, WV passed away on Wednesday, January 04, 2017 at the Maple Nursing and Rehab in Bluefield, WV. Louella was born on July 01, 1927 in Bluefield, WV...
Sheryl Jean Oiler
Dec 30, 2016
Sheryl Jean Oiler, 69, of Montcalm, WV went home to be with her Savior on Friday, December 30, 2016 after a short battle with cancer. Sheryl was born on July 6, 1947 and was the daughter of the late Vinson and Christine Epperson. Sheryl dearly loved her family, friends and her church family. Her home was always open to anyone...
Betty Jean Fagio
Dec 30, 2016
Betty Jean Fagio, 81, of Greenwood Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Friday, December 30, 2016 at the Bland County Nursing and Rehab Center. Born on September 3, 1935 in McDowell County, she was a daughter of the late William Wilhite, Sr. and Margaret Young Wilhite. She had lived mostly in McDowell but relocated to Bluefield twelve years ago. She...
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