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Louisa Mitchem
Dec 9, 2013
Louisa Mitchem, 90, of Newton, NC and formerly of Bluewell, passed away on Monday, December 9, 2013 at eh Catawba Hospice House in Newton, NC. Born on December 8, 1923 in Crumpler, she was a daughter of the late Alvin and Icie Shrewsbury Bailey. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Louis Mitchem; a son, Alvis...
Milton Harlow Anthony, Sr.
Dec 7, 2013
Milton Harlow Anthony, Sr., 86, of Bluefield, WV died Saturday, December 7, 2013 at Mt. Carmel St. Ann's Hospital in Westerville, Ohio. He was born in Elkhorn, WV on February 21, 1927 to the late Milton L. Anthony and Corrine Bennett Anthony. He attended McDowell County Public Schools before moving to Bluefield, WV in 1943. He married the "Love of...
Margaret Geraldine Perdue
Dec 6, 2013
Margaret Geraldine “Gerry” Perdue, 87, of 190 Stonecreek Road, Princeton, WV, passed away Friday December 6, 2013 at her home. Born March 17, 1926 in Raven, VA, she was a daughter of the late Rueben and Roea Griffith Coleman. She was a member of the Brushfork Baptist Church and a homemaker. She had been a resident of Bluefield for 50...
Gregory Allen Thomas
Dec 4, 2013
Gregory “Greg” Allen Thomas, December 13th 1958 – December 4th 2013. Greg Thomas age 54 of Montcalm, WV, went to meet his Lord on December 4th 2013. Greg was born December 13th, 1958 in Bluefield, WV, to Donald “Don” Cole Thomas and the late Betty Marie Thomas. He worked with Northern Southern Railroad for 14 years. He had a natural...
Shirley Carter
Dec 2, 2013
Our loving mother, Shirley Carter, 81, of Bluefield, went to be with her Lord and Savior on December 2, 2013 after a long illness. Mom was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Edith Albert, her late husband, Phillip Richard Honeyak, her youngest daughter, Toni Lynn Bailey and her oldest sister, Wanda Peters. She is survived by her husband,...
Kathy Mae Harmon
Dec 1, 2013
Kathy Mae Harmon, age 61, of Mercer Continuous Care and Rehab in Bluefield, WV died Sunday, December 1, 2013 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on July 15, 1952, in Lamar, WV, she was a daughter of the late Elijah Daniel and Hazel Annie Hudgins Breeden. She had lived in Mercer County all of her life and was a loved...
Joe Ann Howell
Nov 29, 2013
Joe Ann Eller Howell, age 81, of 515 15th Street North, Jacksonville Beach, FL died on Friday, November 29, 2013 at the Community Hospice in Jacksonville. Born on April 27, 1932 in McComas, WV, she was a daughter of the late Thomas J. and Annie Gillenwater Eller. She had lived in Jacksonville Beach for the past 46 years. She was...
Bartie Sutphin Lemons
Nov 26, 2013
Bartie Sutphin Lemons 78 of Brierwood Lane Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, West Virginia. Bartie was born on May 19, 1935 in Virginia to the late Richard Columbus Sutphin and Goldie Dalton Sutphin. She has been a resident of Bluefield, West Virginia for the past 58 years and...
Opal Maxine Quesenberry
Nov 25, 2013
Opal Maxine Quesenberry 97 of Vista Road Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Monday, November 25, 2013 a Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, West Virginia. Opal was born on November 18, 1916 in Roderfield, West Virginia to the late Jesse Wells and Maude Fisher Wells. Opal had been a resident of Bluefield since 1972 and was a member of Roderfield...
Drema Marie Katona
Nov 25, 2013
Drema Marie Katona, 69, of Charwood Avenue, Princeton, WV, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, November 25, 2013 at Princeton Community Hospital with her family by her side. Born on December 19, 1943 in Stotesbury, WV, she was a daughter of the late William N. Smith, Jr. and Aretta Minnix Smith. She had been a resident...
Louise Mitchem
Nov 23, 2013
Louise Lynch Mitchem, 81, of Woodland Lane, Princeton, passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2013 at her home. Born on October 19, 1932 in Montcalm she was a daughter of the late Clifford and Ruth Fagg Lynch. She had been a resident of Princeton for over 50 years and was a member of the New Salem United Methodist Church. In...
Floyd Eugene Satterwhite
Nov 20, 2013
Floyd Eugene Satterwhite, Jr., age 51, of Jacksonville, TX and formerly of Richmond, VA, passed away on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 in Jacksonville. Born on July 11, 1962 in Richmond, VA, he was a son of Floyd Satterwhite, Sr. of Mechanicsville, VA and the late Alma Stamper Satterwhite. He had been a resident of Texas for 17 years and music...
Lillie Eva Fitzko
Nov 19, 2013
Lillie Eva Fitzko, of Thomasville, NC and formerly of Walnut Street, Princeton, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at 2:54 pm at her and her daughter’s home in Thomasville NC at the age of 92. She was born on December 27, 1920 in coaldale and was a daughter of the late Rassie and Florence...
Stanley Colin Tucker
Nov 17, 2013
Stanley Colin Tucker, age 70, of Lorton Lick Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2013 at his residence. Born on May 25, 1943 in Crumpler, he was a son of the late James S. and Sarah Gentry Tucker. He had been a resident of Rt. 3, Bluefield for 3 years, was a retired coal miner for 20...
James Edward Perdue
Nov 15, 2013
JAMES EDWARD PERDUE, 71, OF 177 CHARCOAL STREET, BLUEFIELD, W. VA. DIED AT HIS HOME ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2103 OF NATURAL CAUSES. JAMES WAS BORN IN BLUEFIELD ON APRIL 4, 1942, AND WAS THE SON OF THE LATE CLAYTON AND BEULAH PERDUE. IN ADDITION TO HIS PARENTS, HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BYA SON, JAMIE PERDUE, A SISTER, MARTHA...
Ruby Robbins
Nov 14, 2013
Ruby Robbins, 89, of Salem, VA and formerly of Salem, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 14, 2013 at the Salem Health and Rehab Center in Salem, VA with her daughters by her side. She was born on July 28, 1924 and was a member of the Duhring Church of Christ and Montcalm Christian Church. She was...
Mark Alan Warden
Nov 9, 2013
Mark Alan Warden, 47, of Black Oak Road, Princeton, WV, died November 9, 2013, with his family by his side at Princeton Community Hospital. Mark was born March 18, 1966, in Bluefield, WV to William and Brenda Warden. Mark was a lifelong resident of Princeton, where he attended Princeton Senior High School. Mark was employed at Warden's Market and Flowers...
Alice Jean Stamper Sprinkle
Nov 9, 2013
Alice Jean Stamper Sprinkle, age 77, of Spurrier Road (Bluewell), Bluefield, WV passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Huntington, WV. Born on April 30, 1936 in Ashland, she was a daughter of the late Earl Ray and Mamie Poole Stamper. She was a 1954 graduate of McComas High School and was a graduate of...
Charles Robert Venable
Nov 9, 2013
Bluefield- Charles Robert Venable, 66, of 292 Fairlawn Rd., Bluefield, WV, went to be with his Lord on Saturday November 9, 2013 at his home. Born September 18, 1947 in Welch, WV; he was a son of the late Robert Venable, Jr. and the late Doris Burton Venable. Mr. Venable was an active member of East End Baptist Church where...
Howard "Dink" L. Shrader
Nov 5, 2013
Howard L. “Dink” Shrader, age 56, of Bluewell, West Virginia, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2013 after a brief illness. He was born on July 8, 1957 in Bluefield and was the son of Howard G. “Poppa Dink” and the late Betty Curry Shrader of Bluewell. Dink graduated Bluefield High School in 1975 and worked at Cole International for 19...
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