Obituaries

Local Cravens-Shires Funeral Home Obituaries

Danny Ray Crewey

Danny Ray Crewey

Apr 24, 2020

Danny Ray Crewey, 48, of Falls Mills, Virginia, passed away Friday, April 24, 2020 at his home.  Born September 8, 1971 in Bluefield, West Virginia, Danny was a son of William Crewey and the late Oralee Caldwell Crewey.  Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Rita Lane Crewey of the home; sons, Lane and Michael Crewey of Beckley;...

Emma Jean Boone

Emma Jean Boone

Apr 24, 2020

Emma Jean Boone, age 81, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2020 at her home in Pocahontas, VA.  Born on January 19, 1939 in Pocahontas, she was the daughter of the late Reuben Daniel and Myrtle Jeffery Perry. Jean was raised in Nemours, WV before relocating to Pocahontas in 1968. She was a 1956 graduate of Bluefield High School.

 

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Donald Archie Perdue

Donald Archie Perdue

Apr 22, 2020

Donald Archie Perdue, 83, of Kirby Addition Road, Princeton, WV, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at his home.

Born on October 4, 1937 in Brushfork, he was a son of the late Clayton and Beulah Perdue. He had been a resident of Princeton for 47 years and was a retired car salesman for Ramey’s. He was a member...

Martin Vaughn, Jr.

Martin Vaughn, Jr.

Apr 21, 2020

Martin Vaughn, Jr., 71, of Durham, NC, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 in Durham, NC.

Born on July 18, 1948 in Eckman, WV, he was a son of the late Martin Vaughn and Madorah French Vaughn. Martin was a proud member of the US Air Force, serving from 1966-1972. Afterwards, he began his career with General Telephone Co....

Lois Thomas

Lois Thomas

Apr 17, 2020

Lois M. Thomas, 94, of Bulltail Hollow Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2020 at GlenWood Retirement Village.

Born on September 23, 1925 in Davy, she was a daughter of the late George and Bertha Shelton McNew. She had been a resident of Bluefield for most o f her life and was a member of the First...

James Wesley Fagg

James Wesley Fagg

Apr 16, 2020

James (Jim) Wesley Fagg, 85, of Montcalm, WV, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 202 at the Maples Nursing Home in Bluefield.

Born on April 8, 1935 in Montcalm, he was a son of the late Walter and Pauline Billings Fagg. He was a retired coal at Crane Creek. He was a veteran of the US Army and was a...

Jack Lee Bailey

Jack Lee Bailey

Apr 14, 2020

Jack Lee Bailey, 86, of Bluefield, WV, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at the Veteran’s Hospital in Salem, VA.  Born January 18, 1934, Jack was a son of the late German E. and Elsie Mae Lewis Bailey. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force from 1951-1956 and attended the Wesleyan Methodist Church.  Jack was a retired...

Barbara Ann Poynter

Barbara Ann Poynter

Apr 11, 2020

Barbara Ann Poynter, 85, of Lorton Lick Road (Bluewell) Bluefield, WV, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2020 at her home.

Born on December 4, 1934 in Maybeury, she was a daughter of the late Lyle Hubert and Ruby Mae Crockett Ratcliffe. She had been a resident of Bluewell for 62 years and attended the Church of God. She was...

Bobby Lee Helmandollar

Bobby Lee Helmandollar

Apr 10, 2020

Bobby Lee Helmandollar, age 87, of Bluefield, WV died on Friday April 10, 2020 at the Maples Health Care Center.

 

Born on March 13, 1933 in Montcalm, he was a son of the late Charlie and Sylvia Bowman Helmandollar. He lived in Bluewell most of his life and was retired from a trucking company. He was a member of...

David Allen Cowan

David Allen Cowan

Apr 10, 2020

David Allen Cowan, 38, of Charleston, West Virginia, passed away Friday, April 10, 2020 at his residence.  Born September 19, 1981 Princeton, WV, David was a son of David Cowan, Sr. and the late Phyllis Honaker Cowan.  In addition to his mother, David was preceded in death by his brother, Jason Cowan; grandparents, Kathleen and Preston Sexton and Carl and...

Annie Mae Webb

Annie Mae Webb

Apr 8, 2020

Honor her for all that her hands have done and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.

-Proverbs 31:31

Annie Mae Taylor Webb, 88, of Lerona, WV, passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at the residence of her daughter in Rush, KY.

Born on October 27, 1931 in McComas, she was a daughter of the late...

Betty Sutherland

Betty Sutherland

Apr 6, 2020

Betty Ratliff Sutherland, 95, of Rock, WV entered her eternal home on Monday, April 6, 2020 and is rejoicing in Heaven with her family.

Betty was born in Ashland, WV on December 6, 1924 to Stanley and Ruth White Ratliff. She lived in Ashland until 1970, until she and Bernard moved to Rock, WV.

In addition to her parents, she...

Judy Rae Brown

Judy Rae Brown

Apr 3, 2020

Judy Brown, 77, of Princeton, WV, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on April 3, 2020, after a short illness. Judy was born to parents, Virgil Ray Shrader and Lena Mae Shrader of Sandlick, WV, on May 14, 1942. She attended high school at Montcalm High School.

Judy lived in South Carolina for 35 years...

Alex William Cordle

Alex William Cordle

Apr 1, 2020

Alex William Cordle, 66, of Prince Street, Princeton, WV, went to meet his Lord on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at his home.

Born on October 27, 1953 in Bluefield, he was a son of the late Herman J. and Dorothy Mitchem Cordle. He had been a resident of Princeton since 1992 and was a retired coal miner. He was a...

Brenda Lee Farthing

Brenda Lee Farthing

Mar 31, 2020

Brenda Lee Farthing, 70, of Dupont Street, Bluefield, WV, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving husband of 40 years, Larry Farthing, best friend, Eva Nicewander and cousin Karen Bowling.

Brenda was bon on June 24, 1949 in Nemours and was preceded in death by her parents, Hobart...

Vanessa June Hicks

Vanessa June Hicks

Mar 28, 2020

Vanessa June Hicks, 48, of Pecks Mill, WV, passed away of Saturday, March 28, 2020 at her home. Born on March 31, 1971 in Richlands, VA, she was a daughter of Bernard Eugene Bandy, Jr. of Lebanon, VA, and Sheila Gaye Smith of Green Valley, WV. She was a 1989 graduate of the Tazewell High School and had an associate...

Mark Graham Sharpe

Mark Graham Sharpe

Mar 27, 2020

Mark Graham Sharpe, age 65, of Englewood, FL, met his heavenly father on Friday March 27th, 2020.

Mark was a dedicated employee of Wildflower Country Club for many years and owned his own pest control company as well. He loved his family, friends, and customers. Mark grew up in Bramwell, W.Va. A graduate from Bramwell High School and a graduate...

Brenda Kay Sturgell

Brenda Kay Sturgell

Mar 24, 2020

Brenda Kay Sturgell, 67, of Thorpe, WV, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center.

Born on September 16, 1952 in Welch, she was a daughter of the late James and Nellie Morgan Finley. Brenda was of the Pentecostal Holiness faith and was a retired supervisor for the State of West Virginia’s Division of Health and Human...

Cecile Arnetta Davidson

Cecile Arnetta Davidson

Mar 24, 2020

Cecile Arnetta Davidson, 89, Bluefield, West Virginia passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at her home.  Born September 12, 1930 in Bluefield, Cecile was a daughter of the late Cecil and Lydia Carroll.  She served alongside her husband in the mission field in Peru and Bolivia, South America for thirty-seven years.  In addition to her parents, Cecile was preceded in...

Patricia Ann Miller

Patricia Ann Miller

Mar 21, 2020

Patricia Ann Miller, 78, of Floyd, VA, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2020 at her home.

Born on March 19, 1942 in Vivian, WV, she was a daughter of the late Roy and Dorothy Faulkner. She had been a resident of Floyd, VA for 21 years and was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

In addition to her...