Obituaries

Local Cravens-Shires Funeral Home Obituaries

Zelma Ruth Stewart

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Freddie Kyle Pannell

Freddie Kyle Pannell

Jan 27, 2016

Freddie Kyle Pannell 77 of Hales Bottom Falls Mills, Virginia passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, West Virginia. Freddie was born on November 12, 1938 in Wise, Virginia to the late Hasgue and Blanche Stallard Pannell. Freddie was retired from the N&S Railroad and was a member of the Brushfork Baptist Church....

Basil Keith Phillips

Basil Keith Phillips

Jan 26, 2016

Basil Keith Phillips, 68, of Cove Street, Princeton, passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at his home. Born on October 27, 1947 in Big Vein, VA, he was a son of the late George and Dixie Griffith Phillips. Basil served a tour in Vietnam with Army 101st Airborne. He worked in the coal mines at Eckman Pageton and Amonate...

Patsy Nelson

Patsy Nelson

Jan 26, 2016

Patsy Ruth Nelson, 73, of Princeton Avenue, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on December 22, 1942 in Tip Top, VA, she was a daughter of the late Charles Thomas Hampton and Dorothy Hampton Nelson. She had been a resident of Bluefield for most of her life and was of the...

Franklin Martin

Franklin Martin

Jan 24, 2016

Franklin D. Martin, 73, of Spencer Curve, Anawalt, passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2016 at his home. He was born on August 2, 1942 in Pageton, WV. He was a retired coal miner for US Steel with 37.5 years and was a member of the UMWA. He was a past assistant Fire Chief and volunteer for the Anawalt Fire...

Michelle Sabo Fitzko

Michelle Sabo Fitzko

Jan 23, 2016

Michelle Sabo Fitzo, 42, of Simmons Avenue, Freeman, passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2016 at her home. Born on January 10, 1974 in Freeman, she was a daughter of James and Katherine Faulkner Sabo of Freeman and was a lifelong resident of Freeman and a graduate of Montcalm High School. She was currently an ATV resort manager in Bramwell....

James H. Blevins

James H. Blevins

Jan 22, 2016

James H. Blevins, 81, of Rock Road, Bluefield, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2016 at Princeton Community Hospital after a battle with dementia. Born on October 4, 1934 at Rock, he was a son of the late Charles and Edna Johnson Blevins. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Janice Blevins Pickett. James...

Fred Speaks

Fred Speaks

Jan 22, 2016

Fred Alvin Speaks, 91, of New Hope Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2016 at his home. He was born on September 1, 1924 and had been a resident of Bluefield for the past 16 years and was of the Methodist faith. He was a veteran of the US Navy and was a member of the VFW,...

Fred Alvin Speaks

Fred Alvin Speaks

Jan 22, 2016

Fred Alvin Speaks, 91, of New Hope Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2016 at his home. He was born on September 1, 1924 and had been a resident of Bluefield for the past 16 years and was of the Methodist faith. He was a veteran of the US Navy and was a member of the VFW,...

Tina Loree Snyder

Tina Loree Snyder

Jan 21, 2016

Tina Loree Snyder, 55 of Chapelview Road, Bluefield, WV went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 21 at her residence. She was born in the Welch, West Virginia Hospital to Henry Lawson and Mable Lawson Whitt on December 31, 1960. Tina lived in Coalwood, West Virginia and attended Big Creek School, later attending Bluefield High School. She worked...

Harry Kenneth Estes

Harry Kenneth Estes

Jan 21, 2016

On Thursday, January 21, 2016, our precious husband and father, Harry Kenneth Estes of Littlesburg Road, Bluefield, was called home by his Lord and Savior, surrounded by his loving family at Princeton Community Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. Born February 9, 1934, he was the son of Doran Blane Estes and Ethel Estes. Kenneth was veteran of the...