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Connie Sue Evans
Apr 25, 2014
Connie Sue Goodman Evans, 64, of Bluefield, VA, peacefully left this earth on Friday, April 25, 2014 at Charleston Area Medical Center General Division. Born on October 10, 1949 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Martha Herron Goodman. She had been a resident of Bluefield for most of her life. In addition to her parents,...
Clara Mae Sells
Apr 23, 2014
Clara Mae Sells, 79, of Mountain Ash Drive, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at her home. Born on December 8, 1934 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Missouri Williams Cornell. She had been a resident of Green Valley for 10 years and was of the Protestant faith. She formerly worked for...
Mary Helen Yates
Apr 20, 2014
PRINCETON — Mary Helen Yates, 90, of Princeton and formerly of Elkhorn, WV went home to be with her Lord and Savior in the early hours of Easter Morning, April 20, 2014 at Princeton Health Care.Born on February 6, 1924 on Browning Lambert Mountain in Mercer County, she was 90 years old and the daughter of the late Thomas and...
Heather Nichole Morrison
Apr 20, 2014
Heather Nichole Morrison 25 of King, NC passed away Sunday, April 20, 2014 at Wakeforest University Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC. Heather was born on July 05, 1988 in Bluefield, WV to James Morrison of King, NC and Patty Rose of Nemours, WV. Heather had been a resident of King, NC for the past 20 years and was...
Jerry Van Goforth
Apr 17, 2014
Jerry Van Goforth 70 of Brushfork, WV passed away Thursday, April 17, 2014 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, WV. Jerry was born on October 14, 1943 in Bluefield, WV and was the son of the late Emory and June Lambert Goforth of Bluefield, WV. Jerry worked all his life as a welder and served in the...
Smith Thomas Carr
Apr 16, 2014
Smith Thomas Carr, age 37, of Monroe, NC, formerly of Rocky Gap, VA, died on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 following a tree accident on his job. Born on December 13, 1976 in Haines City, FL, he was a son of Donna Irene Scott Lusk of Rocky Gap, VA and the late Floyd Carr. He had lived in Monroe, NC...
Ricky Lane Slade
Apr 16, 2014
Ricky Lane Slade, age 48, of Charlotte, NC, formerly of Bluefield, VA, passed away in Charlotte on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Ricky was born on March 24, 1966 in Bluefield to Bobby Slade and Linda Jones Slade of Bluefield, VA. He was a graduate of Graham High School, received a Bachelor’s Degree from Bluefield College, a Master’s Degree from...
Leona Fanin
Apr 15, 2014
Leona Hicks Culbertson Fanin, age 87 of 203 Braxton Drive, Bluefield, WV, died on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at her residence. Born on October 19, 1926 in Jolo, WV, she was a daughter of the late James R. and Polly Jane Grose Hicks. She had lived in Bluefield for the past 5 years and was of the Holiness faith. She...
Janice Ann Ollis
Apr 13, 2014
Bluefield- Janice Ann Ollis, 61, of Bluefield formerly of Bramwell, passed away Sunday April 13, 2014 at the home of her daughter. Born October 19, 1952 in West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Evelyn Auton Knight. She was a devoted homemaker and a beautician. In addition to her parents she was preceded in...
Mabel Helmondollar
Apr 9, 2014
Mabel Arlene Helmondollar, 96, of Lorton Lick Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on November 20, 1917 at Crumpler, she was a daughter of the late Rufus and Rebecca Pruitt Lacy. The family moved to Browning Lambert Mountain when Mabel was very young and she attended school at Browning Lambert Mountain...
Goldie Marie Bell
Apr 8, 2014
Our beloved Goldie Marie Bell, age 77, of Bluefield, WV, passed away on Tuesday, April 8th, 2014. Family and friends gathered around as she made her journey to the next life. Goldie, a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, was a dear friend to many. She will be remembered for her unconditional compassion and devotion to all those...
William J. Pennington
Apr 7, 2014
William J. (Butch) Pennington, 80, of Montcalm, WV, passed away on Monday, April 7, 2014 at his home, four hours before his brother, Bobby Joe (BJ) Pennington. Born on September 8, 1933 in Montcalm, WV, he was a son of the late Theodore Russell and Lola Eva Perkins Pennington. He had been a lifelong resident of Montcalm and was...
Bobby Joe Pennington
Apr 7, 2014
Bobby Joe (BJ) Pennington, 82, of Montcalm, passed away on Monday, April 7, 2014 at the Maples Nursing Home in Bluefield, four hours after his brother, William J. (Butch) Pennington. Born on April 29, 1931 in McComas, WV, he was a son of the late Theodore Russell and Lola Eva Perkins Pennington. He had been a lifelong resident of...
Matthew Allen Neal
Apr 7, 2014
Matthew Allen Neal Sr., age 49, was called home to be reunited with his daughter, Judith Neal, his parents, Judith and Tom Neal, as well as The Lord and Savior on April 7, 2014. Born on September 23, 1964, he was a resident of Bluefield, West Virginia for most of his whole life. He had been fighting a battle over...
James Robert Shaw
Apr 5, 2014
James Robert Shaw, 79, of Magnolia Lane, Bluefield, VA, passed away on Saturday, April 5, 2014 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on December 18, 1934 in Switchback, WV, he was a son of the late Emory M. and Hazel Comer Shaw. He was a current resident of Bluefield, VA but had previously lived in Davy, Premier and Welch....
Wendell Joe Pack
Apr 5, 2014
Wendell Joe Pack, age 73, of Anawalt WV, formerly a resident of Wytheville VA, retired from the Northern V A area. He passed away Saturday April 5th at McDowell Nursing & Rehab. Center in Gary ,WV. Born March 5, 1941 in the Big Creek area of McDowell County, he was the son ofthe late Joe and Fannie Pack. Wendell retired...
Ronald Lee Keyes
Apr 4, 2014
Ronald Lee Keyes, 74, of Fairwood Road, Huntington, WV, and formerly of Bluefield and Duhring, passed away on Friday, April 4, 2014 at the home of his son in Huntington. Born on February 5, 1940 in McComas, he was a son of the late Garnett Ted and Vera Mullin Keyes. He had been a resident of Huntington for 3...
Timothy G. Wyatt
Apr 2, 2014
Montcalm- Timothy G. Wyatt, 66, of Montcalm, WV, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday April 2, 2014 at his job site. He was born on January 17, 1948 in Windmill Gap and had been a resident of Montcalm for 20 years. He was an employee of Daniel’s Company. Tim was a very loving man, a wonderful...
Violet Marie Taylor
Apr 2, 2014
Violet Marie Taylor 89 of Giatto Road Rock, (McComas), WV passed away on Wednesday, April 02, 2014 at Westwood Health Care Center in Bluefield, VA. Violet was born on February 10, 1925 in Mullins, WV to the late Benjamin and Martha Brown Roark. She had been a resident of McComas for the past 68 years and was of...
Lydia Christine Whittimore
Apr 1, 2014
Lydia Christine Tooley Whittimore, 66 of Rocky Gap, VA formally of McComas, WV, passed away in her sleep on April 1, 2014. Chris had a love of helping take care of others. She loved to crochet and cross stitch. Her greatest joy was spending time with family and friends. Chris worked at the Holiday Inn in Bluefield and Retired from...
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