Obituaries

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Nannie Sue Keen

Nannie Sue Keen

May 25, 2020

Nannie Sue Keen, 88, of Brushfork Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2020 at Loving Hands Adult Care.

Born on January 4, 1932 in Mendota, VA, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Alice Barnett Rose. She had been a resident of Bluefield for 65 years and was a member of Brushfork Baptist Church.

In...

Corey Lee McKinney

Corey Lee McKinney

May 24, 2020

Corey Lee McKinney, age 26, of Bluewell, passed away Sunday May 24, 2020  as a result of injuries sustained in a UTV accident.

Corey was born on August 2, 1993 in Bluefield, WV to C. Daniel and Rhonda Sparks McKinney. He was a Montcalm High School alumnus, former Correctional Officer for the Virginia Department of Corrections and a welder for...

Richard Dean Goins

Richard Dean Goins

May 22, 2020

Richard Dean Goins, 60, of Bluefield WV passed away peacefully May 22, 2020. He was born on July 4, 1959 to Elbert “Gub” Goins and Ellen Goins Bailey. He was preceded in death by brothers Troy Lee Goins and Larry Wayne Goins and his wife Diane and step sister Linda Sarver. He is survived by his children, Justin Goins (Dee),...

Ruby Irene Mills

Ruby Irene Mills

May 22, 2020

Ruby Irene Perkins Mills, 91, of Tabernacle Hill, Montcalm, WV, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2020 at the home of her daughter in Princeton.

Born on November 8, 1928 in Crystal, she was a daughter of the late Albert C. and Georgia A. Belcher Perkins. She had been a resident of Montcalm for 60 years and was a member...

Angela Hart

Angela Hart

May 22, 2020

Angela Kay Hart, 62, of Windmill Gap Road, Rock, WV, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2020 at the Bowers Hospice House in Beckley.

Born on July 25, 1957 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of the late Marvin W. and Ollie Ashland Farmer. She was a graduate of Bramwell High School, was a homemaker and had been a resident...

Sherry Lynn Perdue

Sherry Lynn Perdue

May 21, 2020

Sherry Lynn Carter Perdue, 50, of Bluefield, passed away at Bluefield Regional Hospital on Thursday, May 21, 2020.  She was born October 2, 1969 in Bluefield WV to the late Stanley Stewart Carter, Sr. & the late Shirley Ann Carter Harless.

Sherry was preceded in death by both of her parents, paternal grandparents Alfred Stewart Carter & Phyliss Maxine Smith,...

Shirley Virginia Cline

Shirley Virginia Cline

May 21, 2020

Shirley Virginia Cline, 84, formerly of McDowell County, WV, and Monroe County, WV, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2020 at the home of her daughter in Princeton, WV.  Born January 26, 1936 in McDowell County, Shirley was a daughter of the late Alfred and Alma Hunt Lester.  She was a retired custodian and attended the Peterstown Baptist Church.  In addition...

Kenneth Kirby

Kenneth Kirby

May 21, 2020

Kenneth Lee (Ken) Kirby, 79 of 334 Saunders Road Bluefield, WV went home to be with his Lord and Savior Thursday May 21, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family.  He was born on June 29, 1940 to the late Walter L. and Gladys Dillon Kirby in Freeman, WV.

Ken attended Bramwell High School Class of 1959.  He was...

Christine Phillips

Christine Phillips

May 20, 2020

Christine Phillips, 89, of 186 Winterhaven Ave., Princeton, WV, formerly of Kimball, WV, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family.  She was born December 7, 1930 to the late Michael and Emma Barna Hallis in Elkhorn, WV where she was raised along with her five brothers and four sisters who all preceded her in...

James Andrew Willard

James Andrew Willard

May 19, 2020

James Andrew Willard, 18, of Bluefield, WV, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.  Born July 15, 2001 in North Carolina, James was the son of James Willard and the late Christine Perdue Willard.  James was a resident of Bluefield for most of his life.

 

In addition to his mother, James was preceded in death by...

Carl Clifton Thomas, Jr.

Carl Clifton Thomas, Jr.

May 19, 2020

2 Corinthians 5:8  "We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord."Our hero has gone to be with Jesus. Those of us who have accepted the gift of salvation will one day be reunited with him. His greatest joy was in serving the Lord and instructing his family...

Arlene Jackman

Arlene Jackman

May 18, 2020

Arlene Jackman, 73, of Lebanon, Ohio, formerly of Northfork, passed away Monday, May 18, 2020 at Lebanon Health Care Center.  Born October 30, 1946, Arlene was a daughter of the late Woodrow Crane and Mary Lou Wedgewood.  She was the secretary for the Police Chief in Cincinnati, OH and was of the Baptist and Pentecostal faith.  In addition to her...

Donald Eugene Henry

Donald Eugene Henry

May 16, 2020

Donald Eugene Henry 45, of Bluefield WV, formerly of Wheeling WV passed away Saturday, May 16, 2020 at his home.

Donald was born September 24, 1974 in Wheeling WV, the son the late Donald E. Henry and Mary J. Miller Henry.

In addition to his parents Donald was preceded in death by one brother Danny G. Myers, two sisters Dessie...

Johnny Allen Pack

Johnny Allen Pack

May 15, 2020

Johnny Allen Pack, age 77, of Anawalt, WV died on Friday, May 15, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family.

 

Born on February 17, 1943 in Anawalt, he was a son of the late Joe Pack, Jr. and Fannie Shelton Pack. He had lived in Anawalt his entire life and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He...

Samantha DeQuino

Samantha DeQuino

May 15, 2020

Samantha DeQuino, 48, of Bluewell, passed away on May 15, 2020 at her home.,

Born on May 12, 1972 in Bluefield, she was a daughter Robert Lee and Betty Jane Carter DeQuino. She had been a lifelong resident of Bluewell.

Survivors include her sister, Sherry Willer of Ft. Myers, FL and brother, Carl Russell Tabor.

She will be cremated and...

Billy Ray Dyson

Billy Ray Dyson

May 13, 2020

Billy Ray Dyson, 79, of Bluewell, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family.

Born on June 1, 1940 in Hemphill, WV, he was a son of the late Thomas Ray and Laura Bowman Dyson. He was a member of the New Salem United Methodist Church on New Hope Road. He was a retired truck...

Masel Scott Goins

Masel Scott Goins

May 12, 2020

Masel Scott Goins, 93 of Old Princeton Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at Princeton Health Care in Princeton.

Born on August 1, 1926 in Duhring, she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Edna Mullins Scott. She was a graduate of Bramwell High School and formerly worked as a nurse. She was a member...

Denise Lynette Day

Denise Lynette Day

May 10, 2020

Denise Lynette Day, 56, of Skygusty, WV, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2020 at Welch Community Hospital.  Born December 9, 1963 in Harvey, IL, she was a daughter of Robert F. Day, Jr. and Josephine Constanazo Day of Skygusty, WV.  Denise was a resident of Skygusty all her life and was a retired secretary for the McDowell County Board of...

William Edwin Coyer

William Edwin Coyer

May 8, 2020

William Edwin Coyer, 79, of Old Bramwell Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2020 at Princeton Community Hospital.

Born on February 17, 1941 in McDowell County, he was a son of the late Carol and Della Coyer. He had been a resident of Bluefield since 1995 and was of the Christian faith. He was a graduate of...

Johnny Ray Finley

Johnny Ray Finley

May 6, 2020

Johnny Ray Finley, age 62, of Mourning Dove Road, Bluefield, WV departed to his Heavenly Home on Wednesday, May 6,2020 at Charleston Area Medical Center.

Born on January 27, 1958 in Welch, he was the son of the late John Alexander and Alma Jean Finley. He was an avid outdoorsman. He loved hunting, fishing, gardening and 4-wheeling. He was of...