Obituaries

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Shelby Jean Moorehead

Shelby Jean Moorehead

Sep 10, 2011

Shelby Jean Chapman Moorehead, age 63, of PO Box 226, Anawalt, WV, passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at the University Hospital in Charlottesville, VA. Born on February 16, 1948 in Leckie, she was a daughter of Flossie Thompson Chapman of Anawalt and the late Kelly Stuart Chapman. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in...

Willie Comer

Willie Comer

Sep 10, 2011

Willie “Joe” Comer, beloved husband and father, age 80, of PO Box 11, Montcalm, passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on October 24, 1930 in Big Four, he was a son of the late John and Viney Lambert Comer. He had been a resident of Mercer County for 48 years and attended the...

Edward Phillip Purdy

Edward Phillip Purdy

Sep 9, 2011

Edward Philip Purdy, age 80, of Rt. 2 Box 133-B, Rock, WV (McComas) died on Friday September 9, 2011 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on July 5, 1931 in McComas, he was a son of the late Phillip and Trana Bailey Purdy. He was a graduate of Montcalm High School and was a veteran of the Korean Conflict having...

Virginia Gaminde

Virginia Gaminde

Sep 2, 2011

Virginia B. Gaminde, age 87, of PO Box 526, Anawalt, went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 2, 2011 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on March 12, 1924 in Greenville, SC, she was a daughter of the late Dr. Humphrey D. Wolfe and Nancy Vivian Lawhorn-Wolfe. She was a veteran of World War II and served with...

Sherman Bryant Woody

Sherman Bryant Woody

Sep 1, 2011

ROCKY GAP, VA---Sherman Bryant Woody, age 66, of 2990 East River Mt. Road Rocky Gap, VA passed away Thursday, September 1, 2011 at Riverview Nursing Home in Rich Creek, VA. Born April 10, 1945 at Rocky Gap, VA he was the son of the late Charles Preston and Vinnie Stowers Woody. Mr. Woody was a lifelong reside of Rocky Gap...

Loretta Mae Barrett

Loretta Mae Barrett

Sep 1, 2011

Loretta Mae Barrett, age 75, of Route 3 Box 549 (Sandlick), Bluefield, passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2011 at her home. Born on February 2, 1936 in Lancaster, OH, she was a daughter of the late LeRoy and Nina Cook. She had been a lifeloing resident of Sandlick and was of the Holiness faith. She was a homemaker. In...

Fred William Horton

Fred William Horton

Aug 28, 2011

ROCK, WV---Fred “Freddie” William Horton, age 58, of RT 2 Box 483 (Duhring) Rock, WV passed away Sunday, August 28, 2011 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. Born December 9, 1952 at Goodwill, WV he was the son of Juanita Margaret Carver Horton of During, WV and the late John Horton, Sr. Mr. Horton was a...

Sallie Ruth Davis

Sallie Ruth Davis

Aug 26, 2011

Sallie Ruth Davis, age 86, of 121 Ben Bolt Avenue, Tazewell, Virginia, formerly of Anawalt , died on Friday August 26, 2011 at Tazewell Community Hospital. Born on October 20, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Cephas “Pete” Smith and Florence Sadler Smith. She had been a lifelong resident of Anawalt and was a member of Calvary Baptist...

Robert "Junior" Taylor

Robert "Junior" Taylor

Aug 25, 2011

Robert “Junior” Taylor 75, of the West Virginia Manor Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2011 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, West Virginia. Mr. Taylor was born on October 10, 1935 to the late Ola Mae Taylor. And had been a resident of Bluefield all of his life. He formerly worked at Clover Dew Dairy,...

Margaret Ruth Kendrick

Margaret Ruth Kendrick

Aug 24, 2011

Margaret Ruth (Dillon) Moore Kendrick, 89, passed away August 24, 2011 in Alexandria, VA at Sunrise Assisted Living, where she had been a resident since 2006. She was a former resident of Abbs Valley, VA She was born August 29, 1921 in McDowell County., WV and is the last surviving member of her immediate family of nine brother and sisters....

Marty Wayne Parish

Marty Wayne Parish

Aug 20, 2011

Marty Wayne Parish, age 33, of Ballfield Road, Anawalt, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2011 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield. Born on April 17, 1978 in Princeton, he was a son of Tom and Ellen Presley Parish of Anawalt. He had been a resident of Anawalt for most of his life and was of the Holiness faith....

Oran Bell

Oran Bell

Aug 19, 2011

BLUEFIELD — Oran Ulysses “Cotton” Bell Sr., age 80, of Bluefield, W.Va., died peacefully Friday, August 19, 2011. PawPaw was a kind, gentle, and humble man. Playfully, he could tell a story like no other. He was a master at telling jokes. Mr. Bell retired after serving thirty-seven years with Norfolk and Southern Railroad where he was proudly known as...

Jessie Vance Jenkins

Jessie Vance Jenkins

Aug 19, 2011

Jessie Vance “JV” Jenkins, Sr. 84 of West Virginia Manor Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Friday, August 19, 2011 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Virginia. Born on December 04, 1926 in Mercer County, West Virginia he was the son of the late William Nathaniel Jenkins and Ollie Elizabeth McMillan Jenkins. Jessie was the last survivor of 16 children....

Pauline Lowe

Pauline Lowe

Aug 18, 2011

Pauline Lowe, age 89, of 909 Pearl Street, Bluefield and formerly of Davy, passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2011 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on December 21, 1921 in Mile Branch, she was a daughter of the late John and Stella Rose Mitchem. She had been a resident of Bluefield since 1982 and attended the Salvation Army in Bluefield....

Donald Ray Rorrer

Donald Ray Rorrer

Aug 17, 2011

Donald Ray Rorrer Jr.,age 50,of P.O. Box16 (Freedom Road),Montcalm, W.Va.,passed away Wednesday,August 17,2011 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born April 19,1961 in Bluefield,W.Va.,he was the son of the late Donald and Teresa Battaglino Rorrer. Mr. Rorrer had been a lifelong resident of Montcalm and was a graduate of Montcalm High School. He had been employed with Score Sporting Store. Survivors...

Owen Maxwell Frye

Owen Maxwell Frye

Aug 15, 2011

Owen Maxwell Frye, son of Jason Frye and Michelle Jackson, of Bluefield, was stillborn on Monday, August 15, 2011 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield. Survivors in addition to his parents include his: Brother: Luke Jackson of the home Sister: Emily Jackson of the home Maternal grandparents: Michael and Donna Underwood of Bluefield Paternal grandmother: Pamela Frye of Bluefield...

Joe Frank Mack

Joe Frank Mack

Aug 14, 2011

BLUEFIELD, WV---Joe Frank Mack, age 91 of 1600 Bland Street Bluefield, WV passed away Sunday, August 14, 2011 at Maples Nursing Home in Bluefield, WV. Born December 7, 1919 at Gary, WV he was the son of the late James and Mary Konya Mack. Mr. Mack was a retired Custodian. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death...

Margaret Marie Saddler

Margaret Marie Saddler

Aug 14, 2011

Margaret Marie Bailey Phillips Saddler from Rt. 2 Box 396, Bluefield, West Virginia graced heaven’s gates on August 14, 2011 in her caretakers Jerry Hick gracious care . Margaret was the ninth child of Alvin R. and Icie M. (Shrewsbury) Bailey. Margaret was born on February 25, 1930 on Crumpler Mountain, McDowell County, West Virginia. Crumpler Elementary provided education for...

Louessie Ellen Sexton

Louessie Ellen Sexton

Aug 13, 2011

Louessie Ellen “RED” Sexton of Springville, VA died and went to be with the Lord on August 13, 2011 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. She was born January 7, 1926 in North Scituate, RI to the late Franklin and Anita Cameron. She is preceded in death by sisters Adelia Potter and Vera Adams and brothers Byron, Charles, Earl, and Nelson...

Betty Foster

Betty Foster

Aug 11, 2011

Betty Foster age 83, of Bluewell, died Thursday August 11, 2011 at Dillon Point Assisted Living in Spartanburg, SC. Betty Ruth Blevins was born on December 31, 1927 in Coalwood, WV to Willie Calvin Blevins and Mary Sue Winfrey Blevins. She grew up in Montcalm, WV and graduated from Bramwell High School in 1945 where she was a member of...