Obituaries

Local Cravens-Shires Funeral Home Obituaries

Frank Hall, Jr.

Frank Hall, Jr.

Jun 25, 2011

Frank Hall, Jr., age 87, of Route 3 Box 636, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at the Loving Hands Nursing Home in Green Valley. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. Born on May 13, 1924 in McComas, he was a son of the late Frank Hall,...

Effie Lee Weiss

Effie Lee Weiss

Jun 25, 2011

Effie Lee Weiss, age 86, of Route 3 Box 569, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at her residence. Born on August 6, 1924 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of the late Willis Isaiah and Eugena Hester Thomason Hager. She had been a resident of Sandlick since 1972 and was a member of the New Hope...

Bernard Watkins

Bernard Watkins

Jun 24, 2011

Bernard Owen Watkins, age 96, of PO Box 103, Montcalm, WV, passed away on Friday, June 24, 2011 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on May 11, 1915 in Crystal, he was a son of the late Jim and Icie Honaker Watkins. He had been a lifelong resident of Montcalm and was of the holiness faith. He was a retired...

Joyce A. McCoy

Joyce A. McCoy

Jun 23, 2011

Joyce Ann McCoy 65 of 845 Brushfork Rd. Falls Mills, Virginia passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2011 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, West Virginia. Joyce was born on May 18, 1946 in Bluefield, West Virginia to the late Oscar Tabor and Rachel Lorraine Wright Tabor. Prior to her illness, she was a member of Mowles Chapel and...

Robert Eric Anderson

Robert Eric Anderson

Jun 22, 2011

Robert Eric Anderson 37 of Princeton, West Virginia. On June 22 2011 Gods Angels carried him to his home with the LORD. Born December 10, 1973 in Princeton was the son of Nancy Wise Anderson of Bluefield, West Virginia and Robert Eugene Anderson of Spanishburg, West Virginia. He was blessed with the gift of singing and playing the guitar and...

Daniel J Day

Daniel J Day

Jun 21, 2011

Daniel Joseph Day, age 62, of Anawalt, WV died on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, VA. Born on August 11, 1948 in Skygusty, he was a son of the late Arthur P. Day, Jr. and Betty Jarrett Day. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Doug and Dean Day....

Thomas Floyd Underwood, Sr.

Thomas Floyd Underwood, Sr.

Jun 20, 2011

Thomas Floyd Underwood, Sr., age 72, of P.O. Box 63, Matoaka, WV died on Monday June 20, 2011 at his home. Born on August 9, 1939 in Springton, WV, he was a son of the late William and Madeline Bowling Underwood. He had lived in Matoaka most of his life. He was a US veteran having served in the US...

Robert Poore

Robert Poore

Jun 16, 2011

Robert Poore, age 90, of 1050 Cedarview Drive, King, NC, formerly of Sandlick and Bluefield, passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2011 at his residence. Born on January 18, 1921 in Weyanoke, West Virginia, he was a son of the late Felix and Alice Gross Poore. He had been a resident of King for 6 ½ years and was of...

shelva Jean Lusk

shelva Jean Lusk

Jun 15, 2011

Shelva Jean Bailey Lusk, age 74, of Route 2 Box 590 (Montcalm),Rock, WV, passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at her home. She leaves behind 7 children, 14 grandchildren, and 15 great grandchildren to cherish her memory. Jean made many friends working in retail. She also had worked at the Bluefield Sanitarium and GlenWood Park Nursing Home. She was...

Melvin Phillip Broyles

Melvin Phillip Broyles

Jun 15, 2011

Melvin Phillip Broyles, age 80, of Route 3 Box 228, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at his residence. Born on June 30, 1930 in Bluewell, he was a son of the late Walter B and Nancy A. Phillips Broyles. He had been a resident of Bluefield for his entire life and was retired from the Griffin...

Nellie Evelyn King

Nellie Evelyn King

Jun 14, 2011

Another angel earned her wings on Tuesday, June 14, 2011. Nellie Evelyn Hatfield Sparks King, age 73, of Princeton Health Care and formerly of Gardenia Way, Princeton, passed away after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s Disease at Princeton Health Care. Born on April 20, 1938 in Wyoming County, WV, she was a daughter of the late Jay and Edna Marie...

Anna Lee Stafford

Anna Lee Stafford

Jun 10, 2011

MONTCALM, WV---Anna Lee Stafford, age 94, of P.O. Box 252 Montcalm, WV passed away at her home on June 10, 2011. Born March 8, 1917 at Trigg, VA (Giles CO) she was the daughter of the late James Elbert and Hattie Kirk Stafford. She was employed with Warden’s Market in Montcalm and Bluewell for approximately 35 years. She attended Montcalm...

Mary Kathleen Watkins

Mary Kathleen Watkins

Jun 7, 2011

Bluefield, WV- Mary Kathleen Johnson Watkins, 85, of Rt.4 Bluefield, WV(Nemours) died Tuesday June 7, 2011 at the home of her son, David Watkins in Rocky Mount, NC following a long illness. Born in Derby, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Rev. John Grant and Bertha Cordle Johnson. She was a home maker and a member of the...

Veneva Joyce Sexton

Veneva Joyce Sexton

Jun 6, 2011

Veneva “Joyce” Hamilton Sexton, age 65, of Cheesy Creek Road, Princeton, WV died on Monday, June 6, 2011 at Princeton Community Hospital after a short and courageous battle with cancer. Born on September 26, 1945 in York, Alabama she was a daughter of the late Cleveland and Treva R. Lindsey Hamilton. She worked as an X-Ray Technician for 42 years...

Mary Magline Crews

Mary Magline Crews

Jun 4, 2011

Mary Magline (Maggie) Haynes Snapp Crews, age 78, of 701 Harrison Street, Princeton, passed away on Saturday, June 4, 2011 at her residence. Born on June 30, 1932 in Widemouth, WV, she was a daughter of the late Qunice and Nannie Abshire Haynes. She had been a lifelong resident of Mercer County and was a homemaker. In addition to her...

Cleveland Birl Miller

Cleveland Birl Miller

Jun 4, 2011

VINTON,VA--- On June 4, 2011 Cleveland Birl “Buddy” Miller, 78, of 1915 Cambridge Dr. Vinton, VA , formerly a resident of Bluefield, WV for 50 years, went to be with his Lord and Savior and to join his wife Mary KatherineMiller , who preceded him in death. Born June 30, 1932 in Simmons, WV he was the son of the...

Mark Timothy Hartwell

Mark Timothy Hartwell

Jun 2, 2011

Mark Timothy Hartwell 38 of 117 Middle Street North Tazewell, Virginia passed away on Thursday, June 02, 2011 at Tazewell Community Hospital. Mark had been a resident of Tazewell, VA for the past 6 years and had formerly lived in Bluefield, WV for 32 years. Mark was born in Bluefield, West Virginia on December 24, 1979 to Frances Standfield. Mark...

Lillian Kanora Johnson

Lillian Kanora Johnson

Jun 1, 2011

Anawalt- Lillian Kanora Johnson, 94 of Anawalt, WV, passed away June 1, 2011 at her home. Born May 14, 1917 in Charleston, WV, she was a daughter of the late Isom and Myrtle Anders Parks. Mrs Johnson was of the Holiness faith and had been a resident of the Anawalt area for 60 years. In addition to her parents she...

James Willard Sigmon

James Willard Sigmon

Jun 1, 2011

James Willard Sigmon, age 88, of Rt. 1, Box 153 Bluefield, WV died on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 in Martinsville, VA. Born on July 5, 1922 in Rocky Mount, NC, he was a son of the late George and Nan Sigmon. He had lived at Rt 1, Bluefield for the past 23 years. He was a WWII veteran having served...

John Nelson McGuire

John Nelson McGuire

May 31, 2011

John Nelson McGuire, age 88, of 1718 A Pomeroy Road, Salem Virginia, formerly of Bluewell, died on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at Salem Health and Rehab Center. Born on September 10, 1922 in Orange County, VA, he was a son of the late John and Elsie May Asbury McGuire. He served in WWII in the Battery 275 Armored Field Artillery...