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Nick Ameli, Jr.
May 8, 2023
Bluewell and Bluefield lose an Outstanding Citizen and Community Leader
Nick Ameli, Jr., 84, of Bluewell, WV, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Monday, May 8, 2023, after a brief and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
Born in Welch, WV, to the late Nick Sr. and Mary Ameli, he was the youngest of three children. ...
George Wayne Dietrich, II
May 6, 2023
George Wayne Dietrich, II, age 42, of Highland Avenue, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at his home.
Born on June 13 1980 in Bluefield, he was a son of George Dietrich of Bluefield, VA and Rebecca White Cochran of FL. He was a construction worker and had been a resident of Bluefield all of his life.
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Johnny Ray Justice
May 6, 2023
Johnny Ray Justice 53 of Welch Wv passed away May 6 2023 at CAMC Memorial Hospital Wv he was born July 3 1969 in Welch Wv the son of late Ralph Lawson and Hazel may Ratliff justice. Johnny Ray loved fishing music hanging out with friends and family he loved sitting outside with us just hanging out there was never...
Mary Ann Lockett
May 6, 2023
Mary Ann Lockett, 70, of Bluefield, WV, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Lewis Gale Hospital in Blacksburg, VA, after a brief illness.
Mary was born in Bluefield, WV. She was a daughter to the late Claude Marcus Sluss and Virginia Juanita Dillard Sluss. Mary grew up in Falls Mills, VA and Bluefield, WV. She attended Falls Mills Elementary,...
Mark Dwayne Hill
May 5, 2023
Mark Dwayne Hill, 62, of Rock, WV passed away Friday, May 5, 2023, at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV.
Born November 4, 1960, in Bluefield, WV, he was a son of the late Billy Joe and Peggy Syres Hill. Mark was a lifelong resident of Rock and a graduate of Montcalm High School. He was also a former employee...
Frances Louise Blevins
May 2, 2023
Frances "Donnie" Louise Blevins, 82, of Boissevain, VA passed away peacefully surrounded by family on May 2, 2023 at 2:28pm. She was always smiling and laughing and was such a joy to be around. She loved bird watching, playing cards, watching NASCAR, and working puzzles. Frances was a home health caregiver.
She is preceded in death by her parents,...
Hazel Ruth French
Apr 28, 2023
Hazel Ruth French, 79, of Welch, WV passed away Friday April 28th, 2023 at her home.
Born June 16, 1943 in Welch she was a daughter of the late Rufus and Mary Lane Milam. She was a member of the Elkhorn Regular Baptist Church and was a former past president of the Keystone Northfork Womans Club and Past President of...
Willard Dean Saddler
Apr 26, 2023
Willard Dean Saddler, 73, of Red Oak Ridge, Bluefield,WV, passed peacefully on April 26 , 2023, in Charleston, surrounded by family. Willard was born at Littlesburg on March 11, 1950 to Sidney Willard Sadler and Edith Lester Sadler. Willard was a veteran of the United States Army, serving along the DMZ in Korea during the Vietnam War. Upon his return,...
Sue Shrader
Apr 26, 2023
Sue Buckner Shrader, 78, passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at McLeod Hospital. She was born June 25, 1944 in Bland County Virginia, daughter of the late Allen and Katherine Gollie Buckner.
In addition to her parents she was predeceased her sister Mary Nichols.
Surviving are her husband of 58 years, Mason Shrader, daughter Cindy Whitt(Tim). She was ...
Emily Marie Clower Taylor
Apr 23, 2023
Emily Marie Clower Taylor, 31, of Rock, WV, passed away April 23, 2023, at WVU Medicine Bluefield Regional Medical Center.
Born July 26, 1991, in Randolph county, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Verlin and Barbara Clifton Clower. In addition to her parents, Emily is preceded in death by her brother, Robert Hancock and sister, Michelle Carter.
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Crystal Dawn Hall
Apr 23, 2023
Crystal Dawn Hall, 35, of Bluefield, WV, passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at her home. Born May 3, 1987, in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Sheila Rogers Hall and the late Donald E. Hall. She had been a resident of Bluefield for the last 30 years and worked at the Pop Shop as a cashier.
Survivors...
Barbara Sizemore
Apr 19, 2023
On April 19, 2023 our beloved mother, Barbara Sizemore, surrounded by her five living children, gained her wings and joined Daddy, Randy, Derrick, Elly and all her other beloved family and friends and is now healthy and walking those streets of gold.
She was born March 9, 1935 in Worth, WV, to the parents of Raymond Willien and Hazel Moore...
Shirley Lee Brock
Apr 19, 2023
Shirley Lee Brock, 83, of Walnut St. Bluefield, WV, passed away on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at Lewis Gale Hospital in Blacksburg, VA after a long battle with COPD.
Born on August 20, 1939, in Montcalm, WV, she was a daughter of the late Wilson and Loraine Sutphin Shrewsbury. She had been a resident of Bluefield for over 30 years...
Catherine "Cathy" Grace Hedrick
Apr 19, 2023
Catherine “Cathy” Grace Hedrick, 67, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. She was born in London, England and was the daughter of Marilyn Wright and the late Alvin R. Hedrick, Jr.
Cathy was a graduate of Montcalm High School Class of 1973 and went on to a successful career in Sales and Marketing. Cathy moved...
James Booth Kahle
Apr 17, 2023
James Booth Kahle, 91, of Bluefield, VA, passed away on Monday, April 17, 2023 at the Rockin Chair Assisted Living in Lerona.
Born on July 17, 1931 in Bluefield, WV, he was a son of the late Rufus and Manila Booth Kahle. He had been a resident of Bluefield for 13 years and was a retired school bus driver. He...
Tracy Keys
Apr 16, 2023
Tracy D Keys, 97, of Chesterland, Ohio passed away peacefully in his home April 16, 2023. Born January 8, 1926 in Lashmeet, West Virginia. He was the son of William Osco Keys and Nellie Mae Archer Keys. A WWII veteran he served in the United States Army. He lived in Ohio for over 70 years with his loving wife Anne...
Jesse Hatfield Simpson Jr.
Apr 16, 2023
Jesse Hatfield Simpson Jr., 64, of Northfork, WV, passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2023, at his home.
Born on September 5, 1958, in Welch, WV, he was a son of the late Jesse and Inez Boyd Simpson. Jesse was a resident of McDowell County for 64 years and worked as a lineman.
In addition to his parents, Jesse is...
Patricia Anne Frazier
Apr 16, 2023
Patricia Anne Frazier, 76, of Bluefield, WV, passed away Sunday, April 16, 2023, at her home. Born March 29, 1947, in Welch, WV, she was a daughter of the late Mac and Roberta Cassell Frazier Phelps. Patricia had been a resident of Bluefield since 1970 and was a member of St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church in Bluefield, WV.
Those left...
Wendy Darlene Frazier-Meadows
Apr 15, 2023
Wendy Darlene Atkins Frazier-Meadows, age 61 of Princeton, WV passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at her home surrounded by those who loved and cared for her. She was born on October 1, 1961, in Welch, WV. She was the daughter of the late Donald Ray Atkins of Princeton, WV and the late Peggy Joyce (Hood) Caldwell of Roanoke,...
Nathan Lee Shrader
Apr 13, 2023
“I have fought the good fight; I have finished the race.”
Nathan Lee Shrader 73, of Montcalm passed away April 13 surrounded by his loving family.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 50 years. Claudine Shrader (Lusk) of the home.
Daughters Heather Meredith, (Mike) of Johnson City TN and Jeanne Burns (Andy) of Beverly WV.
Grandsons...
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