Obituaries

Local Cravens-Shires Funeral Home Obituaries

Roger L. Chandler

Roger L. Chandler

May 1, 2011

Roger L. Chandler Sr. 75 of P.O. Box 715 Princeton, West Virginia (State Rt. 123) passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2011 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, WV. Roger was born on July 11, 1935 in Bluefield to the late James and Virginia Sheppard Chandler. In addition to his parents Roger was preceded in death by his step...

Ronnie Estel Watkins

Ronnie Estel Watkins

Apr 29, 2011

Ronnie Estel Watkins “Buffalo”, age 53, of Woodbridge, VA, formerly of Montcalm, died on Friday, April 29, 2011 after battling an illness for two years. Born on September 30, 1957 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Flossie Watkins of Montcalm and the late Bobby Watkins. He was a mechanic for classic show cars and a self-employed contractor. In...

Geneva Faye Smith Walker Fields

Geneva Faye Smith Walker Fields

Apr 27, 2011

Geneva Faye Smith Walker Fields, age 78, 901 Stafford Drive, Apt. 208, Princeton, WV, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at a Princeton hospital. Born on March 10, 1933 in Logan County, she was a daughter of the late Herbert Messinger and Sappho Smith. She had been a resident of Princeton for 5 years and formerly lived in Bramwell....

Wilford Lester Harvey

Wilford Lester Harvey

Apr 27, 2011

Wilford Lester Harvey 74 of Lorton Lick Road Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, West Virginia. Mr. Harvey was born on August 03, 1936 in McComas, West Virginia to the late Dayton Elmore Harvey and Goldie Walker Harvey. Wilford was retired (MRCS) from the US Navy with 20 years’...

Clifford Arthur Vance

Clifford Arthur Vance

Apr 24, 2011

PRINCETON, WV- Clifford Arthur Vance, age 90, of 182 Carr, Princeton, WV, passed away Sunday April 24, 2011 at his home. Born February 25, 1921 in Iaeger, WV, he was a son of the late Arthur and Lula Murphy Vance. Mr. Vance was a loving husband, father, and a good Christian man and was baptized on Easter Sunday night in...

Billy Edward Tiller

Billy Edward Tiller

Apr 22, 2011

Billy Edward Tiller, Sr., age 50, of P.O. Box 363 (Methodist Hill Road) Montcalm, WV passed away on Friday, April 22, 2011 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on May 29, 1960 in Bluefield, he was a son of Reta Faye Carver Tiller of Brushfork and the late Lewis Winton Tiller Jr. Billy was a caring and generous person and...

Lucille R. Wimmer

Lucille R. Wimmer

Apr 21, 2011

Lucille R. Wimmer, age 77, of Rt. 4, Box 174 YY, Bluefield, WV died on Thursday, April 21, 2011 at her home. Born on January 4, 1934 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Imogene Wimmer Robinette. She had lived in Bluefield her entire life and was retired from Nash-Finch Corporation. She was a member of...

John Carl Blaylock

John Carl Blaylock

Apr 20, 2011

John Carl Blaylock Sr. John Carl Blaylock Sr., 62, passed away on April 20, 2011 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina after a long and brave fight against cancer. Born November 16, 1948, “Johnny” was the oldest child of Carl Buster Blaylock and Neville Mullens. Maternal grandparents were Rose and Kelly Mullens and paternal grandparents were...

Cecil Hubert Elliott

Cecil Hubert Elliott

Apr 19, 2011

Cecil Hubert Elliott, age 90, of P.O. Box 32, Gary, WV died on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on May 10, 1920 in Filbert, WV, he was a son of the late Walter and Phoebie Parrish Elliott. He had lived in Gary his entire life and was retired from Gary US Steel Coal mine. He...

Frank Raymond Gillespie

Frank Raymond Gillespie

Apr 17, 2011

Frank “Raymond” Gillespie, age 61, of Rt. 5, Box 373 (Kirby Addition) Bluefield, WV died on Sunday, April 17, 2011 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on August 2, 1949 in Bluefield, he was a son of the late Hallet and Betty Ann Davis Gillespie. He had lived in Bluefield for the past 40 years and attended the Methodist Church. He...

Donald Lee Crigger

Donald Lee Crigger

Apr 17, 2011

Donald Lee Crigger, age 58, of Upland, passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2011 at a Welch hospital. Born on December 17, 1952 in Switchback, he was a son of Virginia Roberts of Springfield, MO and adoptive parents, the late John Henry and Effie Johnson Crigger. He had been a resident of Upland since 1999 and attended the Deliverance Temple...

Myrtle M. Belcher

Myrtle M. Belcher

Apr 16, 2011

Our mother, Myrtle M. Belcher, age 92, of Rt. 4, Bluefield, WV went to be with the LORD on Saturday, April 16, 2011. Born on April 21, 1918 in Beckley, she was a daughter of the late William Ezekiel and Annie Lee Long Brooks. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Willie Clarence...

Laura Sue Mullins

Laura Sue Mullins

Apr 15, 2011

Laura Sue Mullins 59 of Rock, West Virginia passed away on Friday, April 15, 2011 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Virginia. Laura was born September 30, 1951 to the late Frank and Linda Morris. Laura was an active and beloved member of the Bluefield, WV congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. She will be remembered as a kind, devoted, and industrious...

Iva Graves

Iva Graves

Apr 14, 2011

Iva Holland Graves, of Maybeury, WV answered the master’s call on April 14, 2011 surrounded by her family. Born May 1, 1929 in Maybeury WV, she was the daughter of the late Jess and Mary Woodson Holland. Iva was reared and educated in the McDowell County public school system of West Virginia. Iva Holland was united in holy matrimony to...

Juanita Rose Folks

Juanita Rose Folks

Apr 10, 2011

Juanita Rose Folks 71 of Justin, Texas formerly of Princeton, West Virginia passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2011 at the residence of her daughter. Juanita was born on January 09, 1940 in Pageton, West Virginia to the late James Rose and Martha Ann Parrish Rose. She had formerly worked as a waitress and was a devoted wife, mother and...

Jackie Randolph Harrold

Jackie Randolph Harrold

Apr 10, 2011

Jackie Randolph Harrold, age 69, of 394 Deerfield Road, Falls Mills, VA died on Sunday April 10, 2011 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on September 27, 1941 in Pageton, WV, he was a son of the late John Lester and Jessie Landreth Harrold. He had lived in Falls Mills for the past 47 years and was retired from Consolidated...

Clara Helen Lovelace

Clara Helen Lovelace

Apr 9, 2011

Clara Helen Lovelace, age 76, of 536 Raines Road, Easley, South Carolina, formerly of Bluewell, died on Saturday, April 9, 2011 at her the residence of her son in Easley. Born on February 18, 1934 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Watson and Brenda Victoria Perdue Neal. She was a member of the Providence Baptist Church...

Jarvis Larry "JL" King

Jarvis Larry "JL" King

Apr 7, 2011

Jarvis Larry “JL” King, age 79, of Route 5 Box 410 (Pinnacle View Road), Bluefield, WV, passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2011 at the GlenWood Park Retirement Village. Born on March 14, 1932 in McComas, he was a son of the late Dave and Maggie Shrewsbury King. He had been a resident of Bluefield for 58 years and formerly...

Carol Sue Cook

Carol Sue Cook

Apr 7, 2011

Carroll Sue Cook, age 64, of Bluefield, and formerly of Iaeger and Bluewell, passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2011 at a Bluefield Nursing Home. Born on November 6, 1946 in Iaeger, she was a daughter of the late James Oliver “Chap” Cook and Moss Kathleen Lockhart Cook. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. In addition...

Robert Floyd Thomas

Robert Floyd Thomas

Apr 7, 2011

ECKMAN, WV--- Robert Floyd Thomas, age 81, of PO Box 91 Eckman, WV passed away Thursday, April 7, 2011 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born June 15, 1929 at Pocahontas, VA he was the son of the late Edward Lewis and Nellie Clark Thomas. He was preceded in death by Four sisters, Jean Thomas, Mary Thomas, Mona Thomas, and Cheermae...