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Elizabeth "Ann" Noel Mays
Feb 20, 2016
Elizabeth 'Ann' Noel Mays, 70, of Bluefield, WV, formerly of Tazewell, Virginia, died peacefully in her sleep on February 20, 2016, in her home. Born June 15, 1945 in Pocahontas, Virginia. She is predeceased by her parents, John R. and Edna (Quesenberry) Noel; her husband of 30 years, George Richard Mays of Tazewell, Virginia; her sisters Kathy Davidson and Sandra...
Karen Leigh Snidow
Feb 19, 2016
Karen Leigh Snidow, age 60, of Glenwood Park Road, Princeton, WV died on Friday, February 19, 2016 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on June 24, 1955 in Welch, WV, she was a daughter of Alma G. “Jerry” Wilson Easter of Bluewell and the late Fred Easter. She had lived in Glenwood for the past 11 years and was a registered...
Phyllis Robinette
Feb 18, 2016
Phyllis Robinette, 66, of Princeton, WV, passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2016 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on January 14, 1950 in Princeton, she was a daughter of John Taylor of Princeton and the late Louise Taylor Smothers. She had been a lifelong resident of Princeton and was a former clerk at Wal-Mart in Bluefield, VA. She attended Athens...
Donnie Lee Marshall
Feb 17, 2016
Donnie Lee Marshall, 68, of Northfork, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at his home. Born on May 8, 1947 in Keystone, he was a son of the late James Heath and Ruby Burnette Marshall. He had been a resident of Northfork for 30 years and formerly of Bluefield for 17 years. He was a retired coal miner from...
David Lee Rotenberry
Feb 17, 2016
David Lee Rotenberry, 65, of Bryant Street, Bluefield, and formerly of Kimball, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at his home. Born on July 4, 1950 in Welch, he was a son of the late Pete Rotenberry, Jr. and Opal Juanita Wright Rotenberry. He had been a resident of McDowell County for most of his life but moved to...
Jeraline Pruitt
Feb 14, 2016
Jeraline Sue Pruitt, 79, of Lorton Lick Road (Bluewell), Bluefield, WV, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born on February 3, 1937 in McComas, he was a daughter of the late James and Ella Stone Webb. She had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and was a graduate of McComas High School. She was retired...
Raymond Arnett Smith
Feb 13, 2016
Raymond Arnett Smith, 65, of Bluefield, WV, formerly of Jenkinjones, WV, passed away peacefully at his home with family by his side on Saturday, February 13, 2016. Raymond was born in McDowell County, WV on April 7, 1950 to the late Elizabeth Smith. He received his early education in the WV public school system and was a graduate of Gary...
Daniel Snapp
Feb 13, 2016
Daniel T. Snapp, age 81, of 212 Duhring Avenue, Bramwell, WV, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2016, at his residence. Daniel, or Dan as he was known, was born on September 7, 1934, in Baltimore, MD. He was the son of the late John R. and Mary C. Snapp of Pinnacle Rock, WV. He was a graduate of Bramwell High...
Ruby Ashley Craft
Feb 13, 2016
Ruby Ashley Craft, 81, of Pleasant Valley Drive, Princeton, WV, formerly of Hemphill, WV, passed over to her Heavenly home on February 13, 2016 . Born November 26, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Melvin and Florence Muncy of Vivian, WV. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by four brothers Christoper Muncy, Junior Muncy,...
Freda Rae Coeburn
Feb 12, 2016
Freda Rae Stacy Coeburn, age 75 of Pinnacle Lake Road, Bluefield, WV (Bluewell) died on Friday, February 12, 2016 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on August 29, 1940 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of the late Ephraim Harvey Stacy and Minnie Kelly Stacy. She had lived in Bluewell her entire life and was of the Baptist Faith. She...
Zelma Ruth Stewart
Feb 12, 2016
Zelma Ruth Stewart age 86 of 314 Rolling Green Road, Bluewell, West Virginia completed her earthly journey in life at her home surrounded by family on Friday, February 12, 2016 after an extended illness. She was born October 11, 1929 in Glen Morrison (now Sabine) West Virginia, the daughter of the late William Harrison Jewell, Sr. and Virgie Halsey Jewell....
Larry Curtis Call
Feb 10, 2016
Larry Curtis Call, 66, of Spurrier Street (Bluewell), Bluefield, WV, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at her home. Born on August 7, 1949 in Coaldale, he was a son of the late Jones and Lettie Howard Call. He had been a resident of Bluefield for 6 years and was a cook. In addition to his parents, he was...
Douglas Holleman
Feb 9, 2016
Douglas G. Holleman, 86, of Red Cross Street, Gary, WV, passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at his home. Born on May 19, 1929 in Pageton, WV, he was a son of the late BJ and Sallie Irene Riffe Holleman. He had been a lifelong resident of Gary and was a retired coal miner for US Steel with 37...
Jewel Brooks Short
Feb 8, 2016
Jewel Brooks Short, 91, of Oakhurst Avenue, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Monday, February 8, 2016 at his home. Born on June 7, 1924 in Crystal, he was a son of the late George and Mary Gregory Short. He had been a resident of Bluefield since 1970 and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Bluefield where he...
Peggy Combs
Feb 7, 2016
Peggy Combs, 72, of Van Wert, OH and formerly of Princeton, passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2016 in Ohio at the Van Wert Manor. Born on May 14, 1943 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of the late James and Gertie Perkins Sheets. She married Gordon Carlton Combs on April 2, 1961 who passed away in 2001. She was...
James "Jimmy" Richard Thompson
Feb 6, 2016
James Richard “Jimmy” Thompson, age 68, of Bluefield, VA passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at his residence with his family by his side. Jimmy was born on June 13, 1947 to the late Glen and Jean Thompson. He was a lifelong resident of Bluefield. He served in the US Army doing a tour of duty in Vietnam. He...
William "Bill" Dean Lineberry, II
Feb 1, 2016
William Dean “Bill” Lineberry II, 56, of Littlesburg Road, Bluefield, West Virginia passed away Monday, February 1, 2016 from injuries sustained in an accident involving an AEP tractor-trailer and a train in Roanoke County, Virginia. Bill was born on August 12, 1959 in Bluefield, West Virginia to the late William and Eloise Wilson Lineberry. He was a 1978 graduate of...
Claude Belcher
Feb 1, 2016
Claude Belcher 92 of Old Bramwell Road Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Monday, February 01, 2016 at Westwood Medical Center in Bluefield, Virginia. Claude was born on December 27, 1923 in Capels, West Virginia to the late Robert Lee and Delia Greene Belcher. Claude had been a resident of Bluefield, West Virginia for the past 30 years and was...
Debra Jean Hines
Jan 30, 2016
Debra Jean Hines, age 52, of Branch Street, Crumpler, WV died on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at her home. Born on July 5, 1963 in Welch, she was a daughter of the late William T. and Violet Johnson Graham. She had lived in Crumpler for the past 28 years and was a devoted wife and mother. She was a member...
Dr. Marvin Wilson Tabor
Jan 27, 2016
Dr. Marvin Wilson Tabor passed away on January 27, 2016 at the age of 71, surrounded by his family. Dr. Tabor was born in Bramwell, West Virginia on November 24, 1944 to Marvin Alvin and Blanche Marie Tabor. His childhood home was close to train tracks and this fostered his lifelong love of trains. Dr. Tabor was a brilliant man...
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