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Jetty Foy Kingrea
Sep 9, 2016
Jetty Foy Kingrea, 105 years old, passed away on Friday, September 9, 2016, at Forest Hill Health and Rehab, Forest Hill Maryland. Born in Goodwill, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Samuel W. and Lucinda Taylor Foy. Jetty has been a resident of Baltimore County Maryland for 65 years were she was a member of Tabernacle Baptist...
Vera Faye Hale
Sep 8, 2016
Vera “Faye” Hale of Bluewell, 88, of Bluewell, formerly of Martinsville, Virginia passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2016 at the Maples Nursing Home in Bluefield. Born on April 17, 1928 in McDowell County, she was a daughter of the late Carl D. and Hazel Shaffer. She was a member of Bluewell United Methodist Church and belonged to the United...
Belinda O'Bryan Davis
Sep 5, 2016
Belinda O’Bryan Davis passed away at her home in Abbs Valley on Labor Day. She is survived by her husband Eddie and her son Dustin. Also surviving are sisters Beverly Frowen of Manassas and Bonnie Phillips of Bluefield and brother Barry O’Bryan of Beckley and their families. Belinda was a lifelong resident of Abbs Valley. She loved and took care...
Risa Lou Furches
Sep 4, 2016
Risa Lou Furches, 61, of Pearl Street, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2016 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born on October 20, 1954 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of Richard Holcomb and the late Rosaline Robins Holcomb. She had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and formerly working in the nursing and medical field at Bluefield Sanitarium,...
Steve David Bailey
Sep 2, 2016
Steve David Bailey died peacefully with his family by his side on his sixty-sixth wedding anniversary, September 2, 2016, at the age of 86. Steve was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He never knew a stranger, and his family will have memories of him being a loving, caring person and a faithful provider. Steve was born in Sandlick,...
James "Jim" Henry Russell
Aug 31, 2016
James “Jim” Henry Russell, 70 of Hurricane Ridge Road Bluefield, WV formerly of Keystone, WV passed away on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at his residence. Jim was born on October 09, 1945 in Keystone, WV to the late Henry Allen and Rady Easter Lowe Russell. Jim had been a resident of Bluefield, WV for the past 21 years and was...
Clem Edward Martin
Aug 30, 2016
Clem Edward Martin, 57, of Southmont Road Asheboro, North Carolina formerly of McDowell County, West Virginia passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina. Clem was born on April 02, 1957 in Iaeger, West Virginia to the late John Franklin Martin and Elizabeth Mullins Cline. Clem had been a resident of...
Glenna Joyce Dempsey
Aug 30, 2016
Glenna Joyce Dempsey, 63, of Pinnacle View Road (Bluewell), Bluefield, WV, passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at Princeton Health Care. Born on March 20, 1953 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of Rosie Tucker Taylor of Sandlick and the late Jr. Taylor. She had been resident of Bluewell for 40 years and received an Associate’s Degree in Accounting...
Joyce Ann Royal Knea Jennings
Aug 28, 2016
Joyce Ann Royal Knea Jennings, age 82, passed away at Southern Gardens Assisted Living Residence in Lake Alfred, Florida on August 28, 2016. Born on April 10, 1934 in Crane Creek, WV, Joyce is the daughter of the late Aubrey Lee Royal and Nora Gladys Bailey Royal. Joyce is preceded in death by her brothers,Jack Royal and James Royal. Joyce...
Betty Daugherty
Aug 28, 2016
Betty Poe Daugherty, age 92, of Abbs Valley, VA, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2016 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on April 4, 1924, in Bluewell, she was the daughter of Raymond M. and Bessie Trail Poe. She was the wife of the late James Howard Daugherty for 43 years until his death. She was a graduate of Beaver High...
Jack Mark "Smokin Joe" Brewster
Aug 28, 2016
Jack Mark “Smokin Joe” Brewster, 49, of Falls Mills, VA, passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2016 at his home. Born on August 5, 1967 in Bluefield, he was a son of Veneta Chinault of Falls Mills, VA and the late James Brewster. He was a heavy equipment operator. Survivors include his wife, Sandra Hagerman Brewster of the home; mother,...
Dan Stanley Presley
Aug 26, 2016
Dan Stanley Presley, 63, of Vinton, VA, passed away on August 26, 2016. Dan was born June 10, 1953 in Jenkinjones, WV to the late James Louie and Bessie Jones Presley. He attended schools: Jenkinjones Elementary; graduated Anawalt Jr Hi; Gary High; and also (NOVA) Northern Virginia Community College, Woodbridge campus. He was a retired member of Steamfitters Local Union...
Goldie Mae Sutherland
Aug 25, 2016
Goldie Mae Sutherland, 90, of Bluewell, passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2016 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on March 27, 1926 in Twin Branch, WV, she was a daughter of the late Matthew and Christine Roop Wright. She had been a resident for Bluewell and Princeton for 40 years and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her...
Flora Kay Badawi
Aug 24, 2016
Flora Kay Badawi, 51, of Bluefield, WV passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, WV. She was born on January 31, 1965 in Welch, WV to the late ED and Irene Billings. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by one sister April Billings and a son in law Jacob Davidson....
Jennifer Shaw
Aug 22, 2016
Jennifer Meade Shaw, 52, of Jersey Lane Bluefield, WV (Bluewell) passed away on Monday, August 22, 2016 at her residence. Jennifer was born on December 17, 1963 in Welch, WV to the late Willard and Shelba McPeak Meade. She was a former employee of the Kroger Deli in Bluewell, WV. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death...
Albert Cecil Pearcy
Aug 22, 2016
Albert Cecil Pearcy, age 70, of Coaldale, Passed away on Monday, August 22, 2016 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on December 27, 1945 in Bluefield, VA he was a son of the late Oscar and Bessie Stamper Pearcy. Albert worked in Falls Mills V.A. as a truck driver for Industrial Transport. He was a graduate of Graham High School...
Denver Dale Walker
Aug 22, 2016
Denver Dale Walker, 76, of Springfield, TN, passed away on August 22, 2016 at his son’s home. Born on July 29, 1940 in Jenkinjones, he was a son of the late John Ivory and Della Lockey Walker. He lived in Anawalt before moving to Springfield, TN. He was employed by US Steel for 33 years as a coal miner. He...
Joan Marie Miller
Aug 20, 2016
Joan Marie Parks Miller, age 69, of Anawalt, WV died on Saturday, August 20, 2016 at Welch Community Hospital. Born on December 16, 1946 in Pageton, WV, she was a daughter of the late Fred Lee and Hazel Parks. She had lived in Anawalt for 40 years and was a member of the Black Wolfe Baptist Church. She was a...
Roosevelt Cisco
Aug 16, 2016
Roosevelt Cisco, 79, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2016, at his home in Bluefield, WV. Born in O'keefe, WV, he was the son of William Patton Cisco and Hattie Kennedy Cisco. Roosevelt was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Loyal Order of Moose, and Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He lived in Bluefield for 47 years and retired...
Albert Jeffery Stanger
Aug 14, 2016
Albert Jeffery Stanger, age 64, of Lorton Lick Road, Bluefield, WV died on Sunday, August 14, 2016 at his home. Born on March 21, 1952 in Bluefield, he was a son of the late Robert and Eva Diana Sylvester Stanger. He had lived in Bluefield his entire life and was a graduate of Montcalm High School. He was a retired...
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