Obituaries

Local Cravens-Shires Funeral Home Obituaries

Rhonda Bailey

Rhonda Bailey

Oct 9, 2013

Rhonda Ann Bailey, age 54, of 415 Federal Street, Bluefield, WV died on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at her home. Born on July 18, 1959 in Logan County, WV, she was the daughter of the late George and Mary Alice Bell Hall. She had lived in Bluefield for the past 4 months having moved from Logan County. Survivors: Daughter: Tara...

Jimmy "JC" Yates

Jimmy "JC" Yates

Oct 8, 2013

Jimmy Carr “JC” Yates, age 87, of (Leckie) Anawalt, WV, passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at the McDowell Nursing and Rehab Center in Gary. Born in Anawalt on June 16, 1926, he was a son of the late Bunyon and Mary Rebecca Bowman Yates. He worked for US Steel in Gary and was a member of the UMWA....

Anita Gail Howard

Anita Gail Howard

Oct 6, 2013

Anita Gail Howard of Jeffersonville, IN, formerly of Princeton, WV, was lifted up on Sunday, October 6, to experience the ultimate love of God and the eternal bliss of heaven. She suffered only briefly from a rare pulmonary illness that consumed her within four months of original diagnosis. Anita was born in Bluefield, WV in 1966 and lived in Montcalm...

Florence Marie Riffe

Florence Marie Riffe

Oct 6, 2013

Thorpe, WV- Florence Marie Riffe, 86, of 95 Payton Place Rd., Thorpe, WV, was reunited with her loved ones and in the arms of the precious Lamb, early October 6, 2013 at the home of her daughter; Patricia (Jeanie) Tickle and granddaughter; Pamela Mullins of whom was like a daughter to her and also a loving care giver. Born March...

James Harrison Gibson

James Harrison Gibson

Oct 6, 2013

James Harrison Gibson, Sr., age 78, of 85 Jimmy’s Place, Sparta, NC, formerly of Switchback, WV, died on Sunday, October 6, 2013 at his home. Born on October 8, 1935, in Pocahontas, VA, he was a son of the late Robert Duke Gibson, Sr. and Willa Little Gibson. He had attended Elkhorn High School. He was a US Army Veteran...

Wiley "Bill" Simpson

Wiley "Bill" Simpson

Oct 2, 2013

On October 2, 2013 Wiley "Wild" Bill Simpson passed over to glory while at home with family following a long illness. He had lived on Stover Road in Mt. Hope for the past 22 years with his daughter, Janis and her husband Doug Williams. Born in McDowell County he is the son of the late Bill and Pearl Simpson. He...

Jack Lee Kinder

Jack Lee Kinder

Oct 2, 2013

Well done my good and faithful servant. Jack Lee Kinder, 66, of 346 S. College Avenue, Bluefield, VA, went to be with the Lord and to be pain free on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born December 10, 1946, he was the first son of Junior Lee Kinder and Mary Elizabeth Tolbert Kinder. He was a graduate...

Herman Glen "Sonny" Hicks

Herman Glen "Sonny" Hicks

Oct 1, 2013

Herman Glen (Sonny) Hicks, 74, of Undercliff Terrace, Princeton, passed away on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family. Born on April 5, 1939 in Bluefield, he was a son of the late Everett and Verlie Meadows Hicks. He had been a lifelong resident of Mercer County, and was a graduate of Bluefield High School. He...

Rev. J. David Gibson

Rev. J. David Gibson

Sep 30, 2013

Reverend J. David Gibson, 64, of Woodbridge, VA passed away at Sibley Memorial Hospital on September 30, 2013 after a brief illness. He spent his life serving God, first as an Evangelist, then as a Pastor, ministering to thousands of people over the years. He pastored seven churches in his 45 year ministry, serving in the states of West Virginia,...

Jennifer Lynn Finley

Jennifer Lynn Finley

Sep 30, 2013

Jennifer Lynn Wallace Finley, age 60, passed away September 30, 2013 at her home. She was born December 21, 1952 in McDowell County, WV, daughter of the late Charles Wilson Wallace and Mabel Mae Johnson Wallace. She is survived by: her sons, Clayton Chase Finley, Matthew Lee Finley and his fiancee, Ashton Swann; daughters and sons in-law, Tina Renee and...

Ruby Joyce Burton

Ruby Joyce Burton

Sep 30, 2013

Ruby Joyce Burton 82 of Bluefield, WV formerly of Glen Lyn, Virginia passed away on Monday, September 30, 2013 at Mercer Nursing and Rehab in Bluefield, WV. Ruby was born on May 03, 1931 in Mercer County, West Virginia to the late Floyd and Bonnie White Barrett. Ruby had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield, West Virginia and was of...

Buford Lee Lusk

Buford Lee Lusk

Sep 25, 2013

Buford Lee Lusk, 77, of Gilia Lane, Montcalm, passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2014 at The Maples Nursing Home in Bluefield. Born on July 13, 1937 in McComas, he was a son of the late Charlie Lee and Mattie Taylor Lusk. He was a retired mine foreman with 19 years of service and formerly worked at Lusk Disposal and...

Kella P. Coleman

Kella P. Coleman

Sep 23, 2013

Mrs. Kella P. Coleman 102 of Bluefield, WV went to be with the Lord on the morning of Monday, September 23, 2013. Born on September 09, 1911, she was the daughter of the late Bailey B. Perdue and Kellie Carter Perdue. She worked as the Business Office Manager for Cox’s Department Store in Bluefield, WV for over 40 years, and...

Earnest Lee Keller

Earnest Lee Keller

Sep 20, 2013

Earnest Lee Keller, age 67, of Pocahontas, VA, passed away on Friday, September 20, 2013 at the Westwood Center in Bluefield, VA. Born on October 21, 1945 in Welch, he was a son of the late William James Coleman Keller and Gladys Nannie Skeens Keller. He was a former cemetery worker. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...

Terry "Fluke" Blaine Davis

Terry "Fluke" Blaine Davis

Sep 19, 2013

Terry Blaine “Fluke” Davis 51 of McComas, West Virginia flew up to Heaven on the wings of Angels in the early morning hours of Thursday, September 19, 2013 at his home due to a sudden illness. He was born on April 21, 1962 in Bluefield, West Virginia to the late Everett Cletis and Margaret L. Huffman Davis. He was a...

Mary Elizabeth Mabe

Mary Elizabeth Mabe

Sep 17, 2013

Wife and Mother, teacher and friend Always available to lend a hand Teaching school children, what a task When anyone needed her, they only had to ask Grandchildren loved her, sons adored her Her house was so much fun Books to read-toys galore People always on the run Love and laughter was her nature And we know they fit her...

Grover Cleveland Coffee

Grover Cleveland Coffee

Sep 16, 2013

Grover Cleveland Coffee (Coffey), 83, of Bland Street, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Monday, September 16, 2013 at the Maples Nursing Home in Bluefield. He was known as “Bunny” to close friends and family. Born on April 23, 1930 in McDowell County, WV, he was a son of the late Ruby Mae Orr. He was a veteran of the US...

Tammy Kathryn Halsey

Tammy Kathryn Halsey

Sep 16, 2013

Tammy Kathryn Faw Halsey, 51, of Fairlane Drive, Bluefield, VA passed away on Monday, September 16, 2013 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield. Born on March 5, 1962 in Havre de Grace Maryland, she was a daughter of Tam Faw, Jr. and Kathryn Krondon Faw of Bluefield, VA., the wife and best friend of Dan Halsey. She was a...

Gary Eugene Burnopp

Gary Eugene Burnopp

Sep 16, 2013

Gary Eugene Burnopp, age 50, of Route 4 Box 143-A, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Monday, September 16, 2013 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on May 20, 1963 in Bluefield, he was a son of Donald E. and Doris Tabor Burnopp of Bluefield. He had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and was of the Baptist faith. He was...

Robert Clifton Wright, Sr.

Robert Clifton Wright, Sr.

Sep 14, 2013

Robert Clifton Wright, Sr., age 81, of Old Bramwell Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2013 at his home. Born on September 8, 1932 in WV, he was a son of the late Wallace and Mamie Lawson Wright. He had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and was a veteran of the US Army. In addition to...