Obituaries

Local Cravens-Shires Funeral Home Obituaries

Johnny Buzzo, Jr.

Johnny Buzzo, Jr.

Dec 7, 2016

Johnny "Boogie" Buzzo, Jr of Bluefield, West Virginia went to be with his Lord and Savior on December 7, 2016. He fought a long illness for years but has gone home to rest high on the mountain and is able to walk again with his loved ones. Welcoming in Heaven, are his parents, Johnny and Dot Buzzo; his sister, Janet...

Jackie Ray Hill

Jackie Ray Hill

Dec 7, 2016

                  Jackie Ray Hill, 56, of Big Branch Road Bluefield (Falls Mills), VA passed away on Wednesday, December 07, 2016 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center.                   Jackie was born July 17, 1960 in Bluefield, West Virginia to the late Donald Jack Rorrer and Mildred Maxine Hill. Jackie had been a resident of Big Branch for the past 28 years.                   In addition to...

Walter Goins

Walter Goins

Dec 5, 2016

Walter W. Goins, age 78, of Razorback Road (Duhring), Bluefield, passed away on Monday, December 5, 2016 at his home. Born on October 19, 1938 in Goodwill, he was a son of the late Glen Floyd and Pearl Virginia Goins. He had been a resident of Bluefield for 50 years and was a member of the Falls Mills Christian Church.  ...

Margaret Anne Carver

Margaret Anne Carver

Dec 4, 2016

Margaret Anne Carver, 93, of Dupont Street, Nemours, WV, and formerly of Coopers, passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2016 at her home. Born on January 23, 1923 in Freeman, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Annie L. Szinoak Fitzko. She had been a resident of Nemours for 8 months and was a member of the Bramwell...

Anna Laura Bennett

Anna Laura Bennett

Dec 4, 2016

Anna Laura Bennett, 87, of Tammy Lane, Falls Mills, VA, passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2016 at her home.   Born on October 7, 1929 in Crumpler, WV, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Grace King Young. She had been a resident of Falls Mills for 25 years and was retired from GTE. She was of the...

Curtis Howard Sizemore

Curtis Howard Sizemore

Dec 4, 2016

  Curtis Howard Sizemore, Sr., 77, of Packing Plant Road (Bluewell), Bluefield, WV, passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2016 at his residence.   Born on January 10, 1939 in Bottom Creek, WV, he was a son of the late Wiley and Elizabeth Sizemore. He had been a resident of Bluewell for 2 years and was of the Pentecostal Holiness faith. She...

Brenda Joyce East

Brenda Joyce East

Dec 3, 2016

Brenda Joyce East, 67, of Bluewell School Road Bluefield (Bluewell), West Virginia passed away Saturday, December 03, 2016 at her residence.                 Brenda was born on April 29, 1949 in Welch, West Virginia to the late William and Faye Blevins Sizemore. She had been a resident of Bluewell for the past 26 years and was a member of Sweet Home Baptist...

Doris Helen Nance

Doris Helen Nance

Dec 2, 2016

                Doris Helen Nance, 80, of Anawalt, West Virginia passed away at her home on Friday, December 02, 2016.                 Doris was born April 01, 1936 in Ashe County, North Carolina to the late Reece and Blanche Miller Testerman. Doris had been a resident of Anawalt for the past 62 years and was of the Baptist faith. Doris was a loving wife...

Brenda Burgess

Brenda Burgess

Dec 2, 2016

Brenda Burgess went home to be with The Lord on December 2, 2016 in Montcalm, West Virginia at her residence due to a massive heart attack. She was born on July 17, 1953 in Bluefield WV to James and Irene Duncan Brenda was a licensed beautician whose love for her family was only eclipsed by her kindness and compassionate heart...

June Miller

June Miller

Dec 2, 2016

BLUEFIELD—June (Hash) Miller, 94, of Hampton, VA, former resident of Bluefield, WV for 57 years passed away Friday, December 2, 2016 at Northampton Convalescent & Rehab Center, Hampton, VA.   June was born July 18, 1922 in Fox, Virginia to the late Charles and Christie Hash of Galax, VA.  She was a member of Cumberland Heights Baptist Church in Bluefield, WV...

John Frederick Page

John Frederick Page

Dec 2, 2016

John Frederick Page, 88, of Coal Heritage Road, Bluewell, passed away on Friday, December 2, 2016 at his home.   Born on May 18, 1928 in Nemours, he was a son of the late Fred M. and Nannie Butt Page. He had been a lifelong resident of Bluewell and was a graduate of Bramwell High School. He formerly worked for Pocahontas...

Burton Lee Perry

Burton Lee Perry

Dec 1, 2016

Burton Lee Perry, Jr., 38, of Princeton entered eternal rest Thursday morning December 1, 2016.   He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, James and Dorothy Presley of Skygusty and paternal grandparents, James and Irene Perry of Skygusty.  He attended Princeton Sr. High School and served in the US Air Force for 8 years. He was currently attending Costal...

Denise Diana Kapish

Denise Diana Kapish

Dec 1, 2016

Denise Diana Kapish, 37, of Gary, WV, passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC.   Born on August 20, 1979 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of Frank Kapish of Gary and the late Marianna McCray Kapish. She had been a lifelong resident of Gary for all of her life and was...

Mabel Mae Triplett Hull

Mabel Mae Triplett Hull

Nov 30, 2016

Mabel Mae Triplett Hull, 86 of Richmond, VA, formerly from Welch, WV; passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2016, at her residence in Lakewood Manor, Richmond, Va.  She was born February 9, 1930 in Mohegan, WV to Juney Turner and Necy Elizabeth King Triplett. She was a faithful member of the First Church of God in Welch and lived most...

Lois Dodson Matney Hormell

Lois Dodson Matney Hormell

Nov 26, 2016

Lois Dodson Matney Hormell, 88, formerly of Welch, West Virginia, passed away November 26, 2016, at the Village Green Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Lois was born September 29, 1928, in Ferrum, Virginia, to the late Buster & Gladys Dodson. She was a graduate of Welch High School and was married to the late Chester M....

William "Bill" James Powell

William "Bill" James Powell

Nov 26, 2016

William “Bill” James Powell, Jr., 76, of Foy Bypass (Duhring) Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Virginia. Bill was born on Saturday, April 20, 1940 in Falls Mills, Virginia to the late William James Powell and Kathleen King Powell. Bill was a retired coal miner and a member of the...

Margaret Stacks

Margaret Stacks

Nov 26, 2016

BLUEFIELD-- Margaret Stacks, 96, of Loving Hands Adult Care, Airport Rd., Bluefield, WV, former resident of Bluefield, VA and Welch for 82 years passed away Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Loving Hands Adult Care in Bluefield, WV. Margaret was born May 30, 1920 in Hartwell, Georgia to the late Sam J. and Emily Lowrance Stacks. She was a member of...

David R. Eason

David R. Eason

Nov 23, 2016

David R. Eason, 51, of Bluefield, West Virginia formerly of Rock, West Virginia passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at The Maples in Bluefield, West Virginia. David was born on Monday, July 12, 1965 in Huntington, West Virginia to the late Henry Grady and Hattie Louise Powers Eason. David was a graduate of Montcalm High School. He was the...

Jerry William Brooks, Sr.

Jerry William Brooks, Sr.

Nov 22, 2016

Jerry William Brooks, Sr. ,67, of Leckie, WV passed away suddenly at his home on November 22, 2016.   He was born July 28, 1949 to the Late Opie R. Brooks and Ethel V. Perdue Brooks. He was a lifelong resident of Leckie and an avid WV Mountaineer fan. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, nephew and friend....

Leta Faye Bailey

Leta Faye Bailey

Nov 21, 2016

Leta Faye Bailey, 60, of Brushfork, passed away on Monday, November 21, 2015 at Mercer Nursing and Rehab in Bluefield.   Born on October 19, 1956 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of the late Everett and Betty Francis Bailey. She had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and was a former retail store manager.   Survivors include her daughter, Cathy Harrison...