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Derek Anthony Mullins
Jan 26, 2021
Derek Anthony Mullins, 35, of Bluefield, WV, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at Lewis Gale Montgomery in Blacksburg, VA. Born June 7, 1985 in Castlewood, VA, Derek was a son of Jeff and Michelle Booher Mullins. Derek was a motor winder for Komatsu Joy Global and attended the Church of the Living God. He was an amazing husband, father,...
Robert Dale Hodges
Jan 25, 2021
Robert Dale “Robbie” Hodges, 46, of Prosperity School Road, Rock, WV, passed away on Monday, January 25, 2021 at his home.
Born on December 20, 1974 in Bluefield, he was a son of Anthony Hodges and Deborah Taylor Lester. He had been a lifelong resident of Rock and was a mechanic.
He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Frank...
Rev. James Alfred Rose
Jan 25, 2021
Rev. James Alfred Rose, 73, of Powhatan, WV, passed away Monday, January 25, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. Born September 13, 1947 in Freeburn, Kentucky, he was a son of the late Alfred and Margaret York Rose. James was a retired coal miner and retired minister and had a radio program in Welch where he preached the...
Cindy Lynn Hale Howerton Miller
Jan 22, 2021
Cindy Lynn Hale Howerton Miller, 59, of Welch, WV, formerly of Bluefield, WV, passed away Friday, January 22, 2021. Born October 12, 1961 in Bluefield, WV, she was a daughter of Linnie Hale Hammonds and Sidney Russell Hale, Sr. Cindy was a member of the Moose and Eagles. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kimmie Miller.
In...
Vernon Solomon Fields
Jan 22, 2021
Vernon Soloman Fields, 92, of Lakeland Park, Glenwood, WV, met Christ on Friday, January 22, 2021 at his home. Born January 29th, 1928 in Bluefield, VA, he was the son of James Jefferson and Jettie Elizabeth Combs Fields.
Vernon met the love of his life, Helen Marie White Fields, at the Bluefield, VA Church of God. They were married 67...
Janet Wright
Jan 18, 2021
Janet S. Wright, 58, of Montcalm, WV, passed away on January 18, 2021 from complications of Covid-19 at Reston Hospital Center in Reston, VA.
Born on September 7, 1962 at Stevens Clinic in Welch, she was a daughter of the late James T. and Elsie Fitzgerald Catron. Janet had been a resident of Mercer Nursing and Rehab for 3 ½...
Jerri Lenore Starkey-Morris
Jan 18, 2021
Jerri Lenore Starkey-Morris, 49, of Bluefield, WV, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021 at her home after a brief illness.
Born on January 17, 1972 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of the late Jerry Starkey and Sheila Leggett. She was a 1990 graduate of Bluefield High School and Bluefield State College in a degree in nursing. She was...
Debra Vance
Jan 17, 2021
Debra Lynn Vance, 63, of Falls Mills, VA, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2021 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born April 22, 1957 in Wilmington, DE, she was a daughter of the late George C. and Esther Collins Howard.
In addition to her parents, Debra was preceded in death by her son David Aaron Vance, with whom she made...
Kenneth Earl Watkins
Jan 16, 2021
Kenneth Earl Watkins, 55, of Rock, WV, passed away Saturday, January 16, 2021 at his home. Born March 21, 1965 in Bluefield, WV, he was a son of the late Claude and Linda Pennington Watkins. He was a retired textile mill worker in North Carolina and attended Mt. Grove Community Church.
Those left to cherish Kenneth’s memory are his...
Anna Lee Wells
Jan 16, 2021
On Saturday, January 16th, Anna Lee Wells “Leachie" transitioned from her earthly home and entered into eternal rest with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Her earthly journey began August 27, 1934 in Martinsville, Virginia, where she was lovingly raised by her parents, George T. Hairston, Sr. and Nannie B. Hairston (both deceased). She was the fourth of six children....
Onnie Howard Belcher
Jan 15, 2021
Onnie Howard Belcher, 81, of Coal Heritage Road, Bramwell, WV, passed away on Friday, January 15, 2021 at Princeton Community Hospital.
Born on April 12, 1939 in McDowell County, he was a son of the late Riley and Manerva Milam Belcher. He had been a lifelong resident of McDowell County and was a member of the Little Vine Baptist Church....
Norma Jean Smith
Jan 14, 2021
You've stepped across to Heaven's shore, and we are but a breath behind. Holding dear the truth that bound us close on earth, binds us still. For love endures forever."
Norma Jean Riggs Smith, 89, of Bluefield died peacefully in her sleep, at her home, Thursday, January 14, 2021.
Norma was born in the coalfields of Slab Fork, West Virginia...
Thelma Sizemore
Jan 13, 2021
BLUEFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA - Thelma Mae Miller Sizemore, 89, passed away to be with her Lord and Savior and her husband on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at Mercer Nursing Home after a long battle with Vascular Dementia and Alzheimer’s.
She was born in South Charleston, West Virginia, daughter of the late Archie and Crystal Pearl Grubbs Miller. She was...
Randolph "Randy" Gibson
Jan 13, 2021
Randolph “Randy” Gibson, 88, of Cooper Street, Bramwell, WV, passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at his home.
Born on December 12, 1932 in Maybeury, WV, he was a son of the late Robert Duke Gibson Sr., and Willa Little Gibson. He had been a resident of Bramwell for 54 years and attended Deliverance Temple in Brushfork. He was...
Patty Basham Meade
Jan 12, 2021
Patty Basham Meade, 87, of Princeton, WV, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at the Havens in Princeton. Born December 22, 1933 in Welch, WV, she was a daughter of the late Doc Roscoe Basham and Allie Mae Spangler Basham. She was a retired teacher’s aide, member of Thorpe United Methodist Church, and resident of Mercer County for 21 years.
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Linda Darlene Tibbs
Jan 11, 2021
Linda Darlene Tibbs, 69, of Sunnyview Court, Bluefield, WV, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, January 11, 2021 at her home.
Born on November 7, 1951, in Welch, she was the daughter of the late Orville Ray and Mary Helen Mitchem. She had been a resident of Bluefield for more than 35 years and was of the Methodist...
Stella Gilley Dills Bell
Jan 11, 2021
Stella Gilley Dills Bell, 93, of Bluefield, WV went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 11, 2021. Born September 26, 1927 in Chilhowie, VA, she was the daughter of the late James Gilley and Rosa Eldridge Gilley.
Stella was the most loving, caring person you could ever meet. Her home was always open to her family...
Bobby Joe Key
Jan 10, 2021
Bobby Joe Key, 82, of Bluefield, WV, passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2021. Born March 26, 1938 in North Carolina, he was the son of the late Albert and Ethel Key. Bobby served nine years in the United States Army.
He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his loving wife of 55 years, Judy Belcher...
Larry B. Snider
Jan 9, 2021
Larry B. Snider, 81, of Rock, WV, passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Charleston Area Medical Center.
Born on May 27, 1939 in Rock, WV, he was a son of the late Alford and Clara Rierson Snider. He had been a lifelong resident of Rock and was of the Methodist faith. He was retired from Mercer County Board...
Bessie "Betty" Compton
Jan 9, 2021
Bessie “Betty” E. Compton, 77, of Rock, WV, passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at GlenWood Park Retirement Village.
Born on May 2, 1943 in Giatto, WV, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Geneva Pennington. She was educated in the Montcalm area and was a lifelong resident of Mercer County. She was a lifelong resident of...
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