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Bernard Leroy Sproles
Nov 14, 2021
Bernard Leroy Sproles, 85, of Falls Mills Road, Bluefield, VA, passed away on November 14, 2021 at his home.
Born on August 10, 1936 in Bluefield, he was a son of the late Horace and Othey Katherine Hamm Sproles. He had been a resident of Tucson, AZ for 40 years and was a veteran of the US Navy serving in...
Mary Belcher
Nov 13, 2021
Mary Pruitt Belcher, 94, of Gretna, VA, went to meet her Savior on Saturday, November 13, 2021 at her residence.
She was born on March 20, 1927 to the late Starling Pruitt and Mattie Lyons Pruitt.
Mrs. Belcher lived in the Bluefield area for most of her life and then in Rocky Gap. For the past ten years, she made...
Gage Allen Orbe
Nov 13, 2021
Gage Allen Orbe, age 26, formerly of Florida passed away in his home on Saturday, November 13th, 2021. He was battling cancer for 2 years and is finally at peace. Gage was born September 20th, 1995 to Mark Orbe and Sarah Montrosse. Those left to cherish his memory include both of his parents, loving Wife: Jaime Purdy and their children,...
Dallas R White
Nov 12, 2021
Dallas R. White, 59 of Bramwell, WV, took his Heavenly flight on November 12, 2021. Born in Welch, WV, he was the youngest son of Sam and Dorothy White.
Dallas was proceeded in death by his father, Sam White, brother, Sam White Jr, and sister, Phyllis Thomas.
Dallas was married to his wife, Teresa Davis White for 24 years. He...
Frank "Frankie' Morris
Nov 11, 2021
Frank (Frankie) Morris, 72 , of Princeton, WV, died November 11, 2021 at CAMC in Charleston, WV. Frank was born on April 16, 1949 in McDowell county to his parents the late Howard Luther Morris and Louise Grose Morris of Rocky Gap, VA. He was a Vietnam veteran and was a retired coal miner. He was preceded in death by...
Dallas Hall
Nov 9, 2021
Dallas D. Hall went to join his heavenly father and savior on November 9th, 2021. He was born
in Bluefield, West Virginia on March 31st, 1931 to the late Offie S. Hall and Richard A. Hall.
Dallas was preceded in death by his wife Candy Hall; siblings Lacy Hall, Lester Hall, Elbert Hal,
Johnson Hall, Juanita Southern, Jimmy Hall, and...
Gerald Lee "Jerry" Carver
Nov 8, 2021
Gerald Lee “Jerry” Carver, 76, of Crane Creek Road, Rock, WV, passed away on Monday, November 8, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. Born on August 12, 1945 to Freeman, he was the son of the late Lee Gentry and Margaret Ann Fitzko Carver. He had been a resident of Crane Creek for 54 years and was a...
James Edward Mullins
Nov 8, 2021
James Edward Mullins, Sr., 68, of Kimball, WV, passed away on Monday, November 8, 2021 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Born on April 7, 1953 in Welch, he was a son of the late Clarence and Myrtle Calloway Mitchem. He had been a lifelong resident of McDowell County and was a retired coal miner.
He was preceded in death by a...
Larry Franklin Roberts
Nov 8, 2021
Larry Franklin Roberts, 80, of Rock, WV died Monday, November 8, 2021 at his home. He was born on March 23, 1941 in St. Joseph, MO, the son of William Francis and Lillian Brant Roberts and brother of Thomas Dale, Dorothy Nadine and Joan Margaret. Larry served in the United States Army from 1960-1963. He studied engineering at the University...
Daniel Wayne Bailey
Nov 6, 2021
Daniel Wayne Bailey, age 75, passed away on Saturday, November 6, 2021. Daniel was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend to all. He loved farm life and spending time with his family. He is preceded in death by his parents, Earnest (Si) Bailey and Virginia Coeburn; brother, Douglas Bailey; and sister, Janice Bowling.
Survivors include his loving wife of...
Larry Shannon Farmer, Sr.
Nov 5, 2021
Larry Shannon Farmer, Sr., 76, of Bluefield, WV, passed away on Friday, November 5, 2021 at Princeton Community Hospital.
Born on August 24, 1945 in Bluefield, he was a son of the late Lawrence and Ruby Farmer. He had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and was the owner and operator of Larry’s Pneumatic Service in Bluefield.
In addition to...
Robert Allen Palmer, Sr.
Nov 4, 2021
Robert Allen Palmer, Sr., 66, of Anawalt, WV passed away Thursday, November 4, 2021 at Raleigh General Hospital. Born February 28, 1955 in Welch, WV, he was a son of the late James E. Palmer, Sr. and Juel L. Forrest Palmer. Robert worked in the coal mines and was a welder for W&B Fabricators and was a member of the...
Lola Marie McDowell
Nov 3, 2021
Lola Marie McDowell, 81, of Montcalm, WV passed away Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at Mercer Nursing and Rehab in Bluefield. Born September 25, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Len and Zelma Buckner. Lola was of the Pentecostal faith and was a homemaker. Those left to cherish Lola’s memory are her husband, James McDowell of the...
Shirley Jean Anderson
Oct 29, 2021
Shirley Jean Dawson Anderson, 78, of Abbs Valley, VA passed away Friday, October 29, 2021 at her home. Born December 13, 1942 in Big Vein, VA, she was a daughter of the late Christopher and Rosa Mae Atwell Dawson. Shirley had been a resident of Abbs Valley since 1978. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. In addition...
Sonny Wayne Carver
Oct 29, 2021
Sonny Wayne Carver, 70, of Princeton, WV passed away Friday, October 29, 2021 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born January 12, 1950 in Freeman, WV, he was a son of the late Rathfield and Maggie Mae Nicewander Carver. Sonny had been a resident of Princeton for twenty years and was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include his daughter, Misty Carver...
Robert James Reynolds
Oct 28, 2021
Robert James “Bob” Reynolds, 94, of Princeton, WV passed away Thursday, October 28, 2021 at his home. Born March 22, 1927 in Wilco, WV, he was the son of the late Samuel Henry and Judy Lee Hooker Reynolds. Bob was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps having served during WWII and was a retired shop foreman for U.S....
Meadie Pannell
Oct 22, 2021
Meadie Marie Strickland Pannell, 79, of Falls Mills, VA passed away on Friday, October 22, 2021. Born on February 28, 1942 in Gary, West Virginia to the late Willie Clarence Strickland and Myrtle Blaylock Strickland. Meadie was a resident of Falls Mills, VA for 43 years and a homemaker. She was also a member of the Brushfork Baptist Church. In...
Randy Dale Jones
Oct 22, 2021
Randy Dale Jones, Sr., 67, of Raleigh, NC, formerly of Gary, WV and Bluefield, WV, passed away Friday, October 22, 2021 at Transitions LifeCare in Raleigh, NC. Born May 20, 1954 in Welch, WV, he was the son of the late George R. and Dorothy P. Burks Jones. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his...
Paul Edward "Eddie" Baker, Jr.
Oct 21, 2021
Paul E. “Eddie” Baker, Jr.,54, of Boissevain, VA, passed away at his home on Thursday, October 21, 2021 surrounded by his family. Born on February 10, 1967 in Bluefield, WV, he was a son of Rev. Paul E. Baker, Sr. and Rose Mary Breese Baker of Boissevain, VA. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, James and Annie...
Charlene Belva Mitchem
Oct 21, 2021
Charlene Belva Mitchem, 52, of Kimball, WV, passed away on Thursday, October 21, 2021 at Charleston Area Medical Center.
Born on April 14, 1969 in Welch, she was a daughter of the late Glenn and Virginia Lane Eldridge. She had been a lifelong resident of Kimball.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Grover...
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