Obituaries

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Mary Sue Richardson

Mary Sue Richardson

Mar 10, 2015

Mary Sue Richardson, 84, of Bluefield, VA, formerly of Bluefield, WV, surrounded by her family members, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, WV. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Richardson; her sister Fannie Lou Henderson, her brother Paul E. Cochran, Jr., her brother-in-law Donald R. Ragan and several nephews. Mary...

James Ballard Stowers

James Ballard Stowers

Mar 10, 2015

James Ballard Stowers, 81, of Camellia Drive, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at his home. Born on November 24, 1933 in Bluefield, he was a son of the late Ballard and Eula Smith Stowers. He had been a resident of Bluewell for 19 years and was retired from joy Manufacturing. He was of the Baptist faith...

Yolanda "Vee" McNew

Yolanda "Vee" McNew

Mar 6, 2015

Yolonda “Vee” Fuda McNew, age 95, of Edward Avenue, Princeton, WV died on Friday March 6, 2015 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on February 17, 1920 in McComas, WV, she was a daughter of the late Jim and Mary Fuda. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of the Catholic Church. In addition to her...

Bennie Mitchell Belcher

Bennie Mitchell Belcher

Mar 4, 2015

Bennie M. Belcher, 88, of Bluefield, WV formerly of Algoma, left to meet his maker, on Wednesday, March 04, 2015. He was the son of the late Benjamin and Mary Belcher of Algoma, WV. He was the last of his generation. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years Mabel Belcher; Brothers...

Earl Milton Bailey

Earl Milton Bailey

Mar 3, 2015

BLUEFIELD – Earl Milton Bailey, 62, of Falls Mills, VA passed away on Tuesday, March 03, 2015 at Beckley VA Medical Center. Born on January 22, 1953 in Bluefield he was the son of the late Kenneth A. Bailey and Ruby L. Coeburn Bailey. Earl loved to fish and was an avid NASCAR fan; he operated an auto body shop....

Lilly Belle Griffith

Lilly Belle Griffith

Feb 28, 2015

Lilly Belle Griffith, 81, of Idle Acres Road, Bluefield, passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at her home. Born on February 19, 1934 in Coalwood, she was a daughter of the late Hubert and Rhoda Muncy Roland. She had been a resident of Bluefield since 1978 and formerly worked at Flowers Bakery and the Pinnacle Restaurant. In addition to...

Terrance Edward Kade

Terrance Edward Kade

Feb 27, 2015

Terrance Edward Kade, 37, of Prosperity Road, Beckley, WV, passed away on Friday, February 27, 2015 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on October 10, 1977 in Princeton he was a son of Teresa Munsey Saunders of Beckley and Donald Ray Kade of Telford, TN. He had been a lifelong resident of Mercer County. He was preceded in death by his...

Bernard William Gills

Bernard William Gills

Feb 27, 2015

Bernard William Gills, Sr., 80, of Lorton Lick Road, Bluefield, WV, went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 27, 2015 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born October 26, 1934 on Belcher Mountain in Crystal, he was a son of the late Stuart and Callie Scott Gills. Bernard served in the US Army and was deployed in the Korean...

William "Chuck" Charles Blizzard

William "Chuck" Charles Blizzard

Feb 27, 2015

William Charles “Chuck” Blizzard, 50, of Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Friday, February 27, 2015 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Chuck was born on November 27, 1964 in Bluefield, West Virginia to Martha Faye Norton Blizzard and the late Charles Nathan “Butch” Blizzard. Chuck was a graduate of Bluefield High School and attended Concord...

Mary Lou Meadows

Mary Lou Meadows

Feb 24, 2015

Mary Lou Meadows, 79, of Princeton Health Care, Princeton and formerly of Brushfork, passed away on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at the Princeton Health Care Center in Princeton. Born on June 22, 1935 in Welch, she was a daughter of the late Charles Franklin Oiler and Carrie Lee Perkins Oiler. She attended the Bluewell Church of God and was a...

James E. Moore, Sr.

James E. Moore, Sr.

Feb 23, 2015

James E. “Peanut” Moore, Sr., age 73 of Pocahontas, VA, formerly of Green Valley (Ceres Hollow) went to be with the LORD on Monday, February 23, 2015 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on April 14, 1941, in Boissevain, VA, he was a son of the late John Henry Moore, Sr. and Cleavie Jane Phipps Moore. He was the owner...

Nancy E. O'Dell

Nancy E. O'Dell

Feb 21, 2015

ROANOKE, VA - On Saturday, February 21, 2015, Nancy E. O'Dell, (Nant), 72, of Roanoke, Virginia went home to be with her Lord and Savior. She was surrounded by her family as she passed peacefully. She put up a strong fight for many years but never once lost her faith or the compassion she felt toward others. Nancy was a...

Samuel Turner Lane, Jr.

Samuel Turner Lane, Jr.

Feb 20, 2015

Samuel Turner Lane, Jr. 46, of Shop Street, Princeton, passed away on February 20, 2015 at his home from injuries sustained in a house fire. Born on August 20, 1968 in Bluefield, he was a son of the late Samuel Lane, Sr. and Faye Lester Lane. He had been a resident of Princeton for 20 years and was a graduate...

Ronnie E. Gibberson

Ronnie E. Gibberson

Feb 19, 2015

Ronnie E. Gibberson, 73, of Perdue Hollow Road (Brushfork), Bluefield, passed away on Thursday, February 19, 2015 at his home. Born on January 26, 1942 in Bluefield, he was a son of the late Frank and Ruth Perdue Gibberson. He had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and was a member of the Brushfork Baptist Church. He was a retired...

Deliah Joyce Wooldridge

Deliah Joyce Wooldridge

Feb 18, 2015

Deliah “ Joyce” Sheets Wooldridge, age 81, of Horizon Street, Bluefield, WV died on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at her home. Born on January 19, 1934 in North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Ellis and Inis Wallace Sheets. She was a graduate of Gary High School, was a member of Conklintown Church of God most of her...

Gwen "Sis" Williams

Gwen "Sis" Williams

Feb 16, 2015

Gwen “Sis” Williams, 71, of Falls Church, VA, and formerly of Windmill Gap, VA, known by family as “Sis” passed away on Monday, February 16th at Fairfax Hospital. She was born and raised in Windmill Gap, WV, but had lived in Falls Church, VA most of her life. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Ozella and...

John Marion Harman, III

John Marion Harman, III

Feb 16, 2015

John Marion Harman, III, 67, of Anderson Drive, Princeton, WV, passed away on Monday, February 16, 2015 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center with his family by his side. Born on July 10, 1947 in Bluefield, he was a son of Dorothy Hazeltine Bogle Harman of Bluefield and the late John Marion Harman, Jr. He had been a lifelong resident of...

Nancy Louise Webb

Nancy Louise Webb

Feb 16, 2015

Pageton, WV- Nancy Louise Webb, 77, of River Road, Pageton, passed away Monday February 16, 2015 at a Bluefield hospital. Born August 4, 1937 in Abbs Valley, VA. She was a daughter of the late George and Pheaby Shultz Shrader. She was of the Church of God faith, a devoted homemaker, and had been a resident of Pageton for over...

Doris Reed

Doris Reed

Feb 16, 2015

Doris Sue Reed, 76, of Leatherwood Lane, Bluefield, VA, went home to be with her Savior on Monday, February 16, 2015 at her home. Born on May 15, 1938 in Wytheville, VA, she was a daughter of the late Lacy Lane and Sarah Crigger. She attended Grace United Methodist Church in Bluefield until her health declined. She was a loving...

Mary Lou Wilson

Mary Lou Wilson

Feb 15, 2015

Mary Lou Wilson, 81, of Grand Prairie, Texas formerly of Cincinnati, Ohio and Canebrake, West Virginia passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2015 at Community Hospice in Burleson Texas. Born on January 11, 1934 in Canebrake, WV, she was a Daughter of Fred H. and Venie Harrison Fowler. She was a member of St. Andrews United Methodist Church in Arlington,...