Obituaries

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Harvey Lee Proffitt

Harvey Lee Proffitt

May 4, 2010

Harvey Lee Proffitt, 46, of Browning-Lambert Mountain Montcalm, West Virginia went to be with the LORD on Tuesday, May 04, 2010 at his home with his loving Fiancée by his side. He was the son of the late Jack Proffitt and Violet Dillow Proffitt. Left to cherish his memory is his fiancée Kristie Bowman of Montcalm, West Virginia; Two sisters...

Fred Lee Dinger

Fred Lee Dinger

May 2, 2010

Rev. Fred Lee Dinger, age 86, of Rt. 1, Box 438 (Littlesburg Road) Bluefield, West Virginia died on Sunday, May 2, 2010 at Tazewell Community Hospital. Born on February 16, 1924 in Bluefield, he was a son of the late Elbert and Ellen Hall Dinger. He had lived on Littlesburg his entire life and had retired from the Bluefield Sanitarium...

Eulalia Yost Smith

Eulalia Yost Smith

May 2, 2010

Eulalia Yost Smith, age 96, of 1600 Bland Street, Bluefield, WV, formerly of Bramwell, died on Monday May 3, 2010 at The Maples. Born on January 25, 1914 in Duhring, she was a daughter of the late Harry E. and Della Mullin Yost. She had lived in Iaeger for 29 years before moving to Bramwell where she had lived 35...

Chester R. Foy

Chester R. Foy

May 2, 2010

BLUEFIELD, WV--- Chester R. Foy, age 86, of RT 3 Box 375, (Duhring) Bluefield, WV passed away Sunday, May 2, 2010 at the Westwood Center, Bluefield, VA. Born April 10, 1924 in Goodwill, WV he was the son of the late Samuel W. and Lucinda Taylor Foy. He was a resident of Duhring for 54 years. He was a member...

Ronnie Ray Hodges

Ronnie Ray Hodges

May 1, 2010

Ronnie Ray Hodges, age 58, of Route 2 Box 532, Rock, WV, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2010 at a Charlottesville, VA hospital. Born on October 23, 1951 in Bluefield, he was a son of the Lucy O’Donnell Hodges of Princeton and the late Ray Hodges. He had been a resident of Rock for 32 years and was a mechanic....

David Lindsey Martin

David Lindsey Martin

Apr 26, 2010

David Lindsey Martin, 55, died Monday, April 26,2010 in Bluefield, Va. at his home. He was predeceased by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel T. and Frances Minnix Martin. Mr. Martin was born on July 28, 1954 in Roanoke, Va. and attended several schools there: Belmont Elementary, Stonewall Jackson Junior, and Jefferson Senior High (class of 1972). He then attended...

Gary Lee Freeman

Gary Lee Freeman

Apr 23, 2010

Gary Lee Freeman, age 54, of 107 Ramey Street, Bramwell, WV went home to be with his LORD on Friday, April 23, 2010 at Bluefield Regional Hospital. Born on July 13, 1955 in Tampa, Florida, he was a son of Yvonne Whitehead Freeman of Tampa and the late Arlie Freeman. He had lived in Bramwell for the past 3 years...

Patricia Lou Rose

Patricia Lou Rose

Apr 23, 2010

Patricia Lou Rose, age 65, of Bramwell, WV, went home to be with the LORD on Friday, April 23, 2010 at her residence. Born on February 11, 1945 in Maybeury, she was a daughter of the late Quincy L. and Cora Suzanne Taylor Perry. She had been a lifelong resident of Bramwell and attended the Southern Baptist church. She was...

Herbert L. Harrell

Herbert L. Harrell

Apr 12, 2010

Herbert L. Harrell, Jr. (H.L.) departed this Earth to life eternal on March 12, 2010 to be with his Heavenly Father in his eternal dwelling place prepared for him by the sacrificial death of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. H. L. was 71 years of age at his passing. H.L. leaves behind his devoted wife of 43 years, Jane...

Melvin H. Belcher

Melvin H. Belcher

Apr 11, 2010

Melvin H. Belcher age 71, of Rt. 3 Bluefield, WV went to his Heavenly home on Sunday, April 11. 2010 in Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born on November 17, 1938 in Montcalm, he was a son of the late Oscar and Effie Hawks Belcher. He had lived at Rt. 3, Bluefield for the past 35 years and was of the Pentecostal...

Elsie Lorrine Lusk

Elsie Lorrine Lusk

Apr 9, 2010

Elsie Lorrine Lusk, age 78, of Route 2 Box 71, Rock, WV, passed away on Friday, April 9, 2010 at a Winston-Salem, NC hospital. Born on September 22, 1931 in McComas, she was a daughter of the late Exel M. and Bessie O. Parks Lusk. She had been a lifelong resident of Rock and was a member of the MapleView...

William L. Dillon

William L. Dillon

Apr 8, 2010

William L. Dillon, age 67, of Rt. 4, Box 343, Bluefield, WV died on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at Bluefield Regional Hospital. Born on May 4, 1942 in Goodwill, WV he was the son of the late Walter and Elizabeth Frazier Dillon. He had lived at Rt. 4, Bluefield for the past 50 years. He had retired as an auto...

Barbara Jean Bunting

Barbara Jean Bunting

Apr 7, 2010

Barbara Jean Bunting, age 56, of 115 Cypress Lane, P.O. Box 125 Bluefield, VA died on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville, VA. Born on March 5, 1954 in Welch, WV she was a daughter of the late Hubert and Mabel Lowe Sizemore. She had lived in Bluefield, VA for over 20 years and...

Alvis Rife Mitchem

Alvis Rife Mitchem

Apr 4, 2010

Alvis Rife Mitchem, age 65, of P.O. Box 210, Methodist Hill Road, Montcalm, WV died on Sunday, April 4, 2010 at his home. Born on February 25, 1945 in Wyoming County, he was a son of Louisa Bailey Mitchem of Brushfork and the late Louis Mitchem. He had lived in Mercer County for over 30 years and attended the Montcalm...

John David Pinter

John David Pinter

Apr 3, 2010

John David Pinter, age 45, of Clemson Circle, Princeton, WV, passed away on Saturday, April 3, 2010 at a Princeton hospital after suffering from a heart attack. Born on May 5, 1965 in Welch, he was a son of Violet Quesada Pinter of Lakeland Park, Bluefield and the late David Marshall Pinter. He had been a resident of Princeton for...

Donnelly L. Snow

Donnelly L. Snow

Apr 3, 2010

Donnelly L. (Lee) Snow, 79, of Augusta St. Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Saturday, April 03, 2010 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, West Virginia. Lee was born on March 29, 1931 in Mohegan, West Virginia to the late Charles F. and Lillie Mae Mahaffey Snow. He had been a resident of Bluefield, West Virginia since 1974; he...

Tim Ryan McPeak

Tim Ryan McPeak

Apr 1, 2010

Tim Ryan McPeak, age 58, of Pinnacle View Road (Bluewell), Bluefield, WV, passed away on Thursday, April 1, 2010 at his residence. Born on July 8, 1951 in Welch, he was a son of the late Clifford Walter and Alice Pearl Seets McPeak. He had been a lifelong resident of Bluewell and served 8 years in the National Guard. He...

Darlene Marie Sharpe

Darlene Marie Sharpe

Mar 31, 2010

Darlene Marie Sharpe, 59, of College Ave. Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, West Virginia. Mrs. Sharpe was born on July 31, 1950 in Elkhorn, West Virginia to the late Paul and Sophia Lehosky Delida. Darlene was a graduate of Bluefield High School and Little French Beauty School. She...

Norman C. Mabe

Norman C. Mabe

Mar 28, 2010

On March 28, 2010, Norman left this earth for a trip to his heavenly home. Norman C. Mabe was born October 20, 1947 in Bluefield, WV to Lomer and Ruth Mabe. He attended and graduated from Montcalm High School in 1965. After graduation, he served his country by joining the United States Air Force in 1966, achieving the rank of...

Walter R. Bailey

Walter R. Bailey

Mar 27, 2010

Walter R. “Bud” Bailey, 80, of P.O. Box 536 Pocahontas, Virginia 24635 went to be with the LORD on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Walter was born on December 09, 1929 in Maybeury, West Virginia to the late Frank and Della Woods Bailey. He was a retired coal miner and former employee...