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Nina Joyce Riggs Black
Mar 5, 2021
Friday, March 5, 2021, Nina took Jesus’ hand and danced into heaven.
Born July 29, 1926, in Montcalm, WV, Nina Joyce Riggs Black was the youngest and last surviving child of the fourteen children born to Benjamin Franklin Riggs and Molly Hester Blankenship Riggs.
A member of the Pentecostal Holiness church, Nina was a dedicated Sunday School teacher and women’s...
Larry Joe Black
Mar 3, 2021
Larry Joe Black, 73, of Kade Hollow Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at his home.
Born on June 21, 1947, he was a son of the late Walton Edward and Mary Elizabeth Conlee Black. He had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and was a member at the Grace & Truth Family Ministry Center.
In...
Sheila Rita Bishop
Mar 3, 2021
Sheila Rita Bishop, 78, of Bluefield, West Virginia passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at her home. She was a resident of Mercer County for 30 years and was a retired nurse. Born on May 14, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York, Sheila was a daughter of the late William and Dorothy Leino O'Sullivan.
Those left to cherish Sheila's...
Clyde Anthony Brown
Mar 2, 2021
Clyde Anthony Brown, 73, of Peel Chestnut Mountain, passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at a Bluefield hospital.
Born on July 21, 1947 in Coaldale, he was a son of Agnes Davidson Williams of Bluefield and the late Clyde G. Brown. He was a lifelong resident of Peel Chestnut Mountain and was a veteran of the US Army Reserves....
Crystal Dawn Pruitt
Mar 2, 2021
Crystal Dawn Pruitt, 43, of Jefferson Street, Bluefield, WV, passed away on March 2, 2021.
Services to celebrate her life will be on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at 3:00 PM with Minister Tony Reed officiating.
Friends may call one hour prior, from 2:00-3:00 at the funeral home
Paulette Daugherty
Feb 25, 2021
Paulette Sue Daugherty, 58, of Lower Long Pole, Panther, WV passed away Thursday, February 25, 2021 at Henrico Doctors' Hospital following a brief illness. Paulette was the daughter of the late Maston and Pauline Bailey. Paulette was preceded in death by her husband William Daugherty. Son, Cory Daugherty. Brothers, Brian, Roger, and Randy Bailey. Left to cherish her memory are...
Donald R. Thomas
Feb 23, 2021
Donald R. Thomas, 81, of Harry Street, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at Lewis-Gale Medical Center in Salem, VA.
Born on February 2, 1940 in Bluewell, he was a son of the late Georgia Steelman and Harvey Holleman. He had been a lifelong resident of Bluewell and was an active member of the Mid-Way Christian Church....
Constance "Connie" Ann Anderson
Feb 22, 2021
Constance (Connie) A. Anderson, 76, of Bluefield, WV passed away Monday, February 22, 2021 at her home. She was a resident of Mercer County for over 50 years and was a member of Edgemont Baptist Church and retired as a telephone company clerk after 30 years of service. Born April 25, 1944 in Richwood, WV, Connie was a daughter of...
Vaylee Oliver
Feb 21, 2021
Vaylee Oliver, 83, of Pettry Hill Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family.
Born on July 4, 1938 in Skygusty, she was a daughter of the late Garnie and Barbara Casey Miller. She was of the Baptist faith and was the former co-owner of Mac’s Drive-In in Keystone.
In addition...
Shirley Mae Rose Lucado
Feb 21, 2021
“..to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.” 2 Corinthians 5:8.
Shirley Mae Rose Lucado of Montcalm, WV left this earth for her heavenly home on February 21, 2021 at the age of 83.
She was born on April 8, 1937 in Roderfield, WV to her late parents Jesse Henry and Pauline...
Guy Joseph "Joe" Lambert
Feb 20, 2021
Gretna..........Guy Joseph “Joe” Lambert, age 76 of Gretna, formerly of Bramwell, West Virginia died Saturday, February 20, 2021 at his residence.
Born August 31, 1944 in Bluefield, WV, he was a son of the late Joseph Eldridge Lambert and Mildred Jones Lambert. Joe retried from US Steel and he was a National Guard Veteran. He enjoyed playing...
Jeffery Lynn Zamberlan
Feb 20, 2021
Jeffery Lynn Zamberlan, 75, of Hurricane, West Virginia, returned to his heavenly home on February 20, 2021.
Jeff was born to the late George B. Zamberlan and Ann Leontuck Zamberlan on January 27, 1946, in Bluefield, WV. He was a retired coal miner and faithful member of God’s Tabernacle of Praise.
Jeff was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and...
Howard Donald Mitchem
Feb 20, 2021
Howard Donald Mitchem, 85, of Yards Road, Bluefield, VA, formerly of Trinity, NC, passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at Raleigh General Hospital.
Born on December 17, 1935 in Pageton, WV, he was a son of the late Allen and Maude Cooper Mitchem. He had been a resident of Bluefield for 4 years and was a retired coal miner....
Curtis Ray Bailey, Sr.
Feb 19, 2021
Curtis Ray Bailey, Sr., 67, of Bluefield, WV, passed away Friday, February 19, 2021. Born March 13, 1953 in Bluefield, WV, he was a son of the late Everett and Betty Coeburn Bailey. Curtis was preceded in death by his sister, Leta Bailey.
Those left to cherish Curtis’s memory are his wife, Rindell Stevenson Bailey; son, Curtis Ray Bailey,...
Mary Ann Cottingham
Feb 19, 2021
Mary Ann Cottingham, 74, of Princeton, passed away on Friday, February 19, 2021 at Princeton Community Hospital.
Born on July 5, 1946 in Salem, OR, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Alma Geier Kinnan. She was a retired nursing home administrator.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Gary Cottingham, Sr.
Survivors include sons, Todd, Russell...
Carl Russell Tabor
Feb 16, 2021
Carl Russell Tabor, 54, of Bluewell, WV, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2021. Born June 8, 1966, he was a son of the late Carl Andrew Tabor and Betty Jane DeQuino Tabor. In addition to his parents, Carl was preceded in death by his sister, Samantha Jane DeQuino. Surviving is his son, Andrew Russell Tabor; and sister, Sherri Willer of...
Roy Alan Christian
Feb 16, 2021
Roy Alan Christian, 49, of Bluefield, WV, passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at his home.
Born on November 4, 1971 in McDowell County, he was a son of Patricia Holleman Christian and the late Roy Alvin Christian. He had been a resident of Bluefield for 15 years and formerly worked in the textiles industry for Chambers Fabric.
Survivors...
Pamela K. Fain
Feb 14, 2021
Pamela Kandice Fain, 66, of Princeton, WV, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2021 at Princeton Community Hospital after an extended illness surrounded by her family.
Born August 14, 1954, in Albuquerque, NM to her mother Sarah Asbury and father Bill Baltzer, Pamela moved to Princeton, WV in 1968. She was a loving daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother. She is preceded...
Roger Clarence Watkins
Feb 13, 2021
Roger Clarence Watkins, 76, of Lerona, WV, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 13, 2021 at his home. Born on January 9, 1945, he was a son of the Ocie Taylor Watkins of Greenbrier County, WV, and the late Frank Buford Watkins, Sr. He was a retired construction worker and was a member of the Church...
Eva Joyce Ferguson
Feb 12, 2021
Eva Joyce Ferguson, 82, of Princeton, WV, passed away Friday, February 12, 2021 at her home after an extended illness. She was born in Jenkinjones, WV to the late Dora and Clarence Hall. Joyce attended and was a member of Maple View Church of Christ. She was the former Owner/Operator of Joyce's Café in Bluefield, WV. She was an avid...
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