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Kenneth Lee Sawyers
Jul 2, 2023
Kenneth Lee Sawyers, Jr., 68, of Bluefield, VA passed away Sunday, July 2, 2023 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born December 1, 1954 in Bluefield, WV, he was a son of Kenneth (Fudge) Sawyers and the late Betty Frances Sawyers Pietrantozzi. He graduated from Bluefield High School in 1973. Kenneth was a member of Lifeline/Princeton Church of God and worked for...
Shirley Ann Brooks
Jun 30, 2023
Shirley Ann Wright Brinkley Brooks, 87, of Bluefield, WV passed away Friday, June 30, 2023 at WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital. Shirley spent the last 15 months at Glenwood Nursing Home. Born July 16, 1935 in Tazewell, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Willard and Oma Kiser Wright. Shirley attended Deliverance Temple Church and was the former owner...
David Wayne Trivett
Jun 28, 2023
David Wayne Trivett, 58, of Abbs Valley, VA, went home to be with the Lord on June 28, 2023.
David was born on August 7, 1964, at Welch Community Hospital in Welch, WV. David was a 1983 graduate of Mt. View High School. In 1979 David met his high school sweetheart, Nina Trivett (Miller), they later married on July 15,...
Roy Alvin Keffer, Jr.
Jun 27, 2023
Roy Alvin Keffer, Jr., 55, of Rock, WV, passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at his home. Born August 3, 1967 in Princeton, WV, he was a son of Roy Alvin Keffer, Sr. and Elsie Jean Copley Horton. Roy was preceded in death by his brother, James Keffer.
Those left to cherish Roy’s memory are his father and step-...
Teresa Renee O'Neal
Jun 26, 2023
Teresa Renee O’Neal, 52, of Skygusty, WV, passed on June 26, 2023, at McDowell Healthcare Center.
Born on January 17, 1971, in Welch, WV, she was the daughter of Myrtle Miller Bailey and the (late) Clarence Leroy Scarborough Jr. She was a life-long resident of Skygusty and worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
Survivors include her daughter, Traci Walters and...
Kathy Marlene Hurst
Jun 23, 2023
Kathy Marlene Hurst, 65, of Bluefield, WV, passed away on June 23, 2023.
Born on April 5, 1958 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of Beulah (Hilton) Aust and the late Arnold Aust. She was a homemaker and attended the Maybeury Church of God.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John D. Hurst, and a brother, Alan...
Elizabeth "Libby" Ann Rose
Jun 23, 2023
Elizabeth (Libby) Ann Rose was born in Louisville, Kentucky on August 18, 1945. She was the daughter of the late Charles C. Saddler and Mary E. Saddler. Libby had an idyllic childhood with her five sisters growing up on Peel Chestnut Mountain. Libby was a long-term resident of Bluefield, WV and she also lived in Virginia, Georgia, and Washington State....
Talesha Gay Christian
Jun 22, 2023
Talesha Gay Christian, 43, of Lebanon, VA, passed away Thursday, June 22, 2023 at her home. Born May 9, 1980 in Bluefield, WV, she was a daughter of Paula Beckner Christian and the late Gary Blankenship. Talesha had lived in Lebanon for eight months.
Those left to cherish Talesha’s memory are her mother, Paula Christian of Montcalm, WV; two...
Lydia Gaye Mitchem
Jun 19, 2023
Lydia Gaye Mitchem, 53, of Montcalm, WV, passed away on Monday, June 19, 2023 at her home.
Born on April 15, 1970, she was a daughter of Robert Hendrickson of Grayslake, IL and the late Beulah Gaye Justice Dawson.
Survivors in addition to her father include her husband, William Mitchem of the home; stepfather, Roger Dean of Wolfe; daughters, Kaitlyn...
Sharon McCoy
Jun 18, 2023
Sharon McCoy, 77, of Princeton, WV passed away Sunday, June 18, 2023 at her home. Born August 30, 1945 in Virginia Beach, VA, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Beheler and Thelma Edith Jenks Beheler. She was a resident of Princeton for thirty years and was a member of the Voice of Calvary Church. Sharon was a retired...
Marjorie Ann Fuhrman
Jun 15, 2023
Marjorie Ann Fuhrman, 91, of Bluefield, VA, passed on Thursday, June 15, 2023, at her home surrounded by her family.
Born December 12, 1931, in Indianapolis, IN, she was a daughter of the late Marie Curtiss. Marjorie was a retired nurse and of the Baptist faith.
In addition to her mother, Marjorie was preceded in death by her husband, Fred...
Janice Black
Jun 15, 2023
Janice Nault Black, 79, of Bluefield, WV, passed away on Thursday, June 15, 2023 at the Maples Nursing Home.
Born on December 24, 1943 in Bird Island, MN, she was a daughter of the late Horman and Ruth Dabggren Nault. She had been a resident of Rock for 15 years and was a former clerk for CVS.
She was preceded...
Iva Lorene Beggs Grose
Jun 13, 2023
Iva Lorene Beggs Grose, 88, of Windmill Gap, WV, entered into God’s Kingdon June 13, 2023, at her home.
Born January 21, 1935, in Rock, WV, she was a daughter of the late William and Sebina Walker Beggs. Lorene was the 18th child and last surviving member of her immediate family. She lived her entire life on Windmill Gap, and...
Lula Mae Wall
Jun 12, 2023
Lula Mae Wall, 80, of Bluefield, VA passed Monday, June 12, 2023, at her home.
Born on October 13, 1942, in Goodwill, WV, she was a daughter of the late Quincy Ambers and Mary Idella Cornett Cleary. Lula was a resident of Bluefield, VA for 23 years and was a homemaker.
In addition to her parents, Lula was preceded in...
Dortha Jane Havens
Jun 12, 2023
Dortha Jane Havens, 83, of Bluefield, WV, passed on Monday, June 12, 2023, at her home surrounded by her family.
Born February 14, 1940, in Montcalm, WV, she was a daughter of the late Theodore Russell and Lola Eva Perkins Pennington. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Her home was always open, she often had...
Irene Charney
Jun 12, 2023
Irene Toth Charney, age 95, of Welch, WV, died at her residence at Ridge Care Assisted Living in Princeton, WV after a brief illness on June 12, 2023, She is now reunited with the Love of Her Life, her husband Joe.
Born in Filbert, WV March 2, 1928. She was the daughter of Louis and Margaret Toth. She attended Elbert/Filbert...
Thomas Leonard Miller
Jun 7, 2023
Thomas Leonard Miller Jr., 79, of French Street, Bluefield, WV, passed away, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at his home. Born on December 2, 1943, in Bluefield, WV, to the late Thomas Miller Sr. and Pearl Helmandollar Miller. Thomas was a life-long resident of Bluefield and proudly served in the United States Navy. He worked as the Administrative Director of Food...
Lena Ann Hamm
Jun 5, 2023
Lena Ann Hamm was born in Bluefield, WV, April 29, 1963, to her parents, Rita Marie Hampton and Stuart Alfred Hampton. Lena was a lifelong resident of Bluefield and a mother of four who worked many jobs as well as being an amazing mother. She retired from Flowers Baking Co. in 2006, where she oversaw and managed 14 of their...
James Dennis Thore
Jun 4, 2023
James Dennis Thore, 64, of Ranson, WV, formerly of Jenkinjones, WV, passed Sunday, June 4, 2023, at his home.
Born June 1, 1959, in Welch, WV, he was a son of the late Edward and Betty Johnson Thore. James worked as a truck driver.
In addition to his parents, James was preceded in death by brothers, Donald, Roger, and William...
Martha Kay Thornhill
Jun 3, 2023
Martha Kay McGlothlin Thornhill, 62, of Bluefield, VA passed away Saturday, June 3, 2023 at her home. Born June 10, 1960 in Bluefield, WV, she was a daughter of the late Jack McGlothlin and Wanda Eldina Buchanan Catron. Martha was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, Martha was preceded in death by a son, Jason Michael Thornhill and her...
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