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Camellia Ann Ratcliff
Feb 1, 2025
Camellia Ann Ratcliff, 79, of Princeton, WV, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 1, 2025.
Born on March 8, 1945 in McComas, she was a daughter of Ira J. and Virginia Ruth Landreth Ratcliff. She had been a lifelong resident of Mercer County and was a member of the Church of Christ in Princeton. She was retired from Mercer County Schools...
Sherry Renee Underwood
Feb 1, 2025
Sherry Renee Underwood, 52, of Princeton, WV, passed Saturday, February 1, 2025, at her home.
Born December 26, 1971, in Welch, WV, she was the daughter of the late Johnny and Sharon Morgan Cook. Sherry was a resident of the Princeton area for over 25 years and was a retired janitor.
In addition to her parents, Sherry was preceded in death by...
Norma Jean Johnson
Feb 1, 2025
Norma Jean Johnson, 89, of Rock, WV, passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at her home with family.
Born on November 2, 1935 in Ashland, she was a daughter of the late James and Sylvia Overton McKenzie. She had been a resident of Windmill Gap for 65 years, was a homemaker, and was of the Methodist faith.
She was preceded in...
Bonnie Glass Helmandollar
Jan 31, 2025
Bonnie Glass Helmandollar, 70, of Bluefield, WV, passed Friday, January 31, 2025, at Carillion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Born May 30, 1954, in Bluefield, WV, she was the daughter of the late Sherman and Frances Perkins Glass. Bonnie was a lifelong resident of Bluefield, WV. She retired from the Maples Nursing Home as a dietician.
In addition to her parents, Bonnie was preceded...
Steve Robert Miller
Jan 31, 2025
Steve Robert Miller, 76, of Bluefield, WV, passed Friday, January 31, 2025, at The Maples- Bluestone in Bluefield, WV.
Born May 23, 1948, in Bluefield, WV, he was a son of the late Aubrey and Ida Dillow Miller. Steve was a lifelong resident of Bluefield, WV, and retired from Corte Construction Co. in Bluefield, VA. He was of the Baptist faith.
In...
Michelle Dawn Riffe
Jan 29, 2025
Michelle Dawn Riffe, age 54, departed this life and gained her wings on Wednesday, January 29th, 2025 at Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth, TX after a long 5 year battle with cancer.
Michelle is survived by her only son Colby Ray of Fort Worth, TX, her mother Roxanna Belcher Lester (Robert Lester), her sister Tracey and Timmy Copley, her nephews...
Roger Eugene Lilly
Jan 29, 2025
Roger Eugene Lilly, 82, of Rock, WV, passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital.
Born on September 25, 1942 at Flat Top, he was a son of the late Ernest and Ruth Lilly. He was a member of Pine Grove Church of Christ and was a retired Sergeant from the Bland Correctional Center.
He was preceded...
Millard Cleveland Gibson
Jan 28, 2025
Millard Gibson passed away in the afternoon of January 28, 2025, at the age of 93 in his home in North Tazewell, VA. Born in Cedar, WV on May 28, 1931, he was a beloved husband, devoted father, and cherished grandfather and great-grandfather.
The seventh of eleven children, he came into this world so early that he had to be kept...
Chester William Workman, Sr.
Jan 27, 2025
Chester William Workman, Sr., 87, of Bluefield, WV passed away Monday, January 27, 2025 at Princeton Health Care. Born January 21, 1938 in Northfork, WV, he was a son of the late John H. Workman and Mary Francis Lambert Workman. Chester was retired from the State of WV Liquor Retail and was a proud veteran of the United States Army....
Reece Burns Mitchem
Jan 23, 2025
Reece Burns Mitchem, son of Cassidy and Kassie Mitchem of Rock, WV, was stillborn on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital.
He is also survived by his three sisters, Aubree, Khloee, and Oaklee; and grandparents, Mary and Roy Mitchem, Sherri Mitchem, Agnes Deel, Doug Akers and Richard Dillon; and a host of cousins, aunts and uncles.
He is...
Mary Ann Bishop
Jan 20, 2025
Mary Ann Bishop, 74, of Bluefield, WV passed Monday, January 20, 2025, at Valley Hospice Care in Stuebenville, OH. Born August 9, 1950, in Virginia Beach, VA, she was the daughter of the late Jack and Mildred Cleveland. She was a resident of the Glenwood community for the majority of her life, and a member of the First Baptist Church...
Norma Jean Shrader
Jan 16, 2025
Norma Jean Shrader, 86, of Montcalm, WV, passed Thursday, January 16, 2025, at Princeton Health Care Center in Princeton, WV.
Born, April 21, 1938, in Montcalm, WV, she was the daughter of the late Luther Hasque and Ora Elsie Dunford Perkins. Norma was a lifelong resident of Montcalm, WV, and a member of the Montcalm Church of God. She was a...
Kay Lynn Rogers
Jan 12, 2025
Kay Lynn Rogers, 74, of Bluefield, WV, passed Sunday, January 12, 2025, at Bowers Hospice House, in Beckley, WV.
Born November 3, 1950, in Havre De Grace, MD, she was a daughter of the late Robert James and Thelma Jourdan Brown. Kay was a resident of Bluefield for over 50 years and was a member of the Cumberland Road Church of...
Perry Roger Goins
Jan 9, 2025
On the 15 of January, 1939, God bless this Earth with an extraordinary baby boy that grew up to be an even more extraordinary man. Perry Roger Goins, left this Earth on January 9, 2025 after 85, almost 86 years of life.
Born to the late Howard Perry Goins (2005) and Thelma Nicatie White Goins (2017) of Bramwell, Roger went on...
Mary Elizabeth Tibbs
Jan 8, 2025
Mary Elizabeth Waters Tibbs, 90, of Bluefield, WV, passed Wednesday, January 8, 2024, at Bluestone Health and Rehab in Bluefield, WV.
Born February 20, 1934, in Bluefield, WV, she was a daughter of the late Green W. and Mary E. Ernest Waters. Mary was a lifelong resident of Bluefield and was a retired LPN. She was a member of East End...
Annalene Marshall Oresta
Jan 7, 2025
Annalene “Ann” Gay Marshall Oresta, 90, of Salem, VA, formerly of Bluefield, WV, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, January 7, 2025. Born June 25, 1934, she was well-known as one of the “Marshall twins” of the late Sam and Dorothy Mabe Marshall of Rock/Montcalm, WV. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving...
Belinda Gayle Jones
Jan 6, 2025
Belinda Gayle Jones, 61, of Bluefield, WV, passed away on January 6, 2025 at Princeton Hospital.
Born on October 11, 1963, she was a daughter of the late James Calvin and Francis Billing Jones. She was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her son, Darrell Edward Seay.
Survivors include a son, James Aubrey Seay (Carlie); 2 grandchildren, Shyanne and Jensen; and...
Bonnie Lou Shrader
Jan 3, 2025
Bonnie Lou Shrader, born on July 25, 1964, in Welch, West Virginia, passed away on January 3, 2025, at the Charleston Area Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. She leaves behind a legacy of love, care, and compassion that will forever warm the hearts of those who knew her.
Throughout her life, Bonnie dedicated herself to the service of...
Donald B Howard
Dec 30, 2024
Donald Baine Howard, 87, of Abbs Valley passed away December 30, at Bluefield Regional Hospital due to a brief illness. Don was proceeded in death by his parents William Manuel Howard and Margie Collins Howard, his sisters Fern Bell and Debbie Howard one son Donald Howard Jr. and grandson Byron Ealy.
Don was a coal miner, and later a general contractor....
Keith Ray Darago
Dec 29, 2024
Keith Ray Darago, 75, of Rock, WV, passed away Sunday, December 29, 2024, at his home with his wife by his side.
Born July 10, 1949, he was the son of the late Garland and Inez East Darago. He was a retired coal miner with 30 years service. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter,...
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