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Oreatha Shrader
Sep 29, 2023
Oreatha McCoy Shrader, 85, of Denver, North Carolina, was called to her heavenly home on Friday, September 29th surrounded by her family.
She was a resident of North Carolina for the past 13 years, having previously lived in Pageton, WV.
Born on July 17, 1938 in laeger, WV, she was the daughter of Oscar & Elizabeth McCoy. In addition to...
Lorine Mullins
Sep 21, 2023
Lorine Mullins, 85 of Covemont Loop, Bluefield, West Virginia died on Thursday, September 21, 2023, at her home.
Born Wednesday, July 20, 1938 in Grundy, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Vince and Ida Osborne Mullins. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Little Zion Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Grace Florence Eller
Sep 20, 2023
Grace Florence Eller, 83, of Bluefield, VA, passed away on Wednesday, September 20, 2023.
Born on May 24, 1940 in Welch, WV she was a daughter of the late Charles and Grace Stella Walters. She had been a resident of Bluefield, VA for 6 years and was a formerly of Bluewell. She was retied from the Mercer County Board of...
John Donald Mays Jr.
Sep 16, 2023
John Donald Mays Jr., 57, of Bluewell, suddenly departed the Earth on Saturday, September 16, 2023, at his home. He was the eldest son of the late John “Dee” Mays, Sr. and Claudia June Blevins May. John was a longtime Montcalm/Bluewell resident, but was a McDowell County native, growing up in Premier, WV. He was a Bluefield High School graduate...
Danny Reed
Sep 15, 2023
“to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.” 2 Corinthians 5:8
Danny Reed, age 69, of Princeton, WV formerly of Sandlick passed away on Friday, September 15, 2023, at his residence surrounded by family. Born March 16, 1954 in Bluefield, WV, he was a son of the late John D. and Louise Reed. In addition...
Erick Steven Puckett
Sep 15, 2023
Erick Steven Puckett, 38, of Princeton, WV passed away Friday, September 15, 2023. Born August 18, 1985 in Bluefield, WV, he was a son of Steven Puckett and the late Tina Marie Riley Puckett.
Those left to cherish Erick’s memory are his father, Steven Puckett of Princeton, WV; fiancé, who Erick loved with all his heart, Melissa Ann Olivo...
Darrel Richard Massaroni
Sep 14, 2023
Darrel Richard Massaroni, 76, of Mt. Dora, FL died Thursday, September 14, 2023.
Darrel was born in Bluefield, WV on November 24, 1946, son of the late Evelyn (Wood) and Raymond Massaroni. He lived in central Florida since 1982.
How does one capture in prose a man and a life-lived that there are no corporeal words to describe? To all...
Walter "Lester" Nance
Sep 14, 2023
Walter “Lester” Nance, 72, of Anawalt, WV, passed Thursday, September 14, 2023, at Princeton Health Care Center. Born December 4, 1950, in Welch, WV, he was a son of the late Walter Glenn and Grace Davis Nance.
In addition to his parents, Lester was preceded in death by Sisters, Joann Nance and Madeline Haga; Brothers, Earl, William, Homer, and Kenneth...
Cinda Clara Peck
Sep 13, 2023
Cinda Clara Peck, 50, of Dillow Road, Bluefield, WV, died peacefully on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at Select Specialty Hospital of CAMC Memorial in Charleston, WV.
Born September 20, 1972, she was the daughter of the late Travis Wayne and Thelma Grethel Basham Peck. Cinda worked as a general manager at Taco Bell in Princeton and Bluefield for 9 years,...
William Rupert Whittaker, Jr.
Sep 12, 2023
William Rupert Whittaker, Jr., 87, of Princeton, passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at a Princeton hospital.
Born on July 10, 1936 in Duhring, he was as son of the late William R. Whittaker, Sr. and Mattie Mitchell Whittaker. He had worked in the construction industry, specializing in drywall.
He was preceded in death by his wife Lou Millirones.
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Evelyn Davis Davis
Sep 12, 2023
Evelyn Martha Davis, 87, of Bluewell, passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at her home.
Born on July 23, 1936 in Davy, she was a daughter of the late Charles Arthur and Margaret St. Clair Culp. She was a retired nurse’s aide and formerly worked at Stevens Clinic and Welch Emergency Hospital.
She was preceded in death by her...
Claude Irvin Lane
Sep 10, 2023
Claude Irvin Lane, 87, of Rural Retreat, VA, (formerly of Welch, WV) is now resting in the arms of Jesus. He peacefully passed away on Sunday, September 10, 2023. Born on October 16, 1935, Claude was the son of the late James and Minnie Copeland Lane, of Belcher Mountain, near Welch, WV. Claude served our nation at the end of...
Judy Delane West
Sep 9, 2023
Judy Delane West, 72, of Bluefield, WV passed away peacefully on September 9, 2023. Judy was born on January 3, 1951, in Bluefield, WV. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Marie Stamper. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters Shirley Spicer and Marie June Stamper, and brothers Jessie Stamper and Kenneth...
Rhonda Lou Bryant
Sep 9, 2023
Rhonda Lou Bryant, 65, of Browning Lambert Mountain, Rock, WV, passed Saturday, September 9, 2023, at her home surrounded by her family. Born April 6, 1958, in Welch, WV, she was a daughter of the late Eary and Shelvia Smith England. She was a homemaker.
In addition to her parents, Rhonda was preceded in death by a son, Delbert Lee...
Gary Lynn Dove, Sr.
Sep 5, 2023
Gary Lynn Dove, Sr. of Northfork passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at his home. Born on Sunday, January 15, 1950 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Bluefield, West Virginia he was the son of the late George Burns Dove and Evelyn Lorraine Green. A lifelong resident of McDowell County, he influenced multiple generations through his community service, civic duty,...
Nancy Ferrell
Sep 4, 2023
Nancy Jackson Lynch Ferrell, 86, of Princeton, WV, passed September 4, 2023, at her home. Born on November 15, 1936, in McComas, WV she was a daughter of the late Joe Jackson and Esther Odell Bowers Jackson.
In addition to her parents, Nancy was preceded in death by her husbands, Stanley Lynch and Maxwell D. Ferrell; brothers, Ray, Danny, Teddy,...
Rossley David Garvin
Sep 4, 2023
Rossley David Garvin, 63, of Princeton, WV passed away Monday, September 4, 2023 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born February 10, 1960 in Lewiston, Maine, he was the son of Lorraine Dupre’ Garvin and the late John Alfred Garvin. Rossley was a veteran of the United States Army. In addition to his mother, survivors include his companion, Connie Cooper of the...
Catherine Gates Quattrone
Sep 3, 2023
Catherine Gates Quattrone, 87, of Beckley, WV, formerly of Welch, passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2023 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. She was born on February 13, 1936, in Big Four, WV to the late John and Helen Polinski Gates.She was preceeded in death by her husband of 49 years, Dante F. Quattrone, her sister, Linda...
Lillian Elizabeth Helmandollar
Sep 3, 2023
Lillian Elizabeth Helmandollar, 88, of Bluefield, WV passed away Sunday, September 3, 2023, at Mercer Nursing and Rehab. Born July 31, 1935, in Keystone, WV, she was a daughter of the late Gaetano and Georgia Henderson Coppino. Lillian was a 1953 graduate of Bluefield High School and was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Oscar Roberts
Sep 3, 2023
Oscar Roberts, 85, of Rocky Gap, VA, formerly of McDowell County, WV, passed away, 12:00 AM Sunday morning, September 3, 2023 at WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital. He was born July 15, 1938, in Estep Ridge, McDowell County, WV, to Nannie Roberts. He was married to Joetta Hagerman Roberts for 63 years.
He was preceded in death by son, Joseph...
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