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Margaret "Reedy" Marie Fagg
Feb 21, 2020
Margaret Marie “Reedy” Fagg, 82, of Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Friday, February 21, 2020 at Glenwood Retirement Village in Glenwood, West Virginia.
Reedy was born on February 16, 1938 in Gary, West Virginia to the late Luther Lang and Margaret Lucille Stevenson Lang. She worked at Dr. Blaydes office, after leaving Dr. Blaydes she went to work...
Nancy Delida
Feb 20, 2020
Nancy Vincent Delida, 87, of Palm Harbor, FL, and formerly of Bluewell, passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2020 in Florida.
Nancy was born on June 1, 1932 in Freeman to Mary and Richard Vincent. She was preceded in death by her parents and 9 siblings. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Andrew...
Barbara Ann LaCour
Feb 17, 2020
Barbara Ann LaCour, age 75, of Bluefield, WV died on Monday, February 17, 2020 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV.
Born on September 23, 1944 in Premier, WV she was a daughter of the late Eugene and Edith Workman Spangler. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was of the Baptist Faith. In addition to her parents,...
Helen Louise Sine
Feb 17, 2020
Helen Louise (Snead) Sine, 93, of Abingdon, VA and formerly of Welch, WV passed away on Monday, February 17, 2020. Born January 24, 1927 in Hemphill, WV, she was a 1944 graduate of Welch High School and a 1946 graduate of Lewis Gale Nursing. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, Chapter 158.
Before health conditions compromised...
David Lee Pennington
Feb 17, 2020
David Lee Pennington, 53 of 415 Federal Street Apartment 503, passed away Monday February 17, 2020. He was a lifelong resident of Bluefield.
Born December 11, 1966 in Toledo, Ohio, he was the son of the late Randolph and Brenda Harry Pennington. David was adopted and raised by his grandmother Beryl Pennington following the death of his mother when he...
John Henry Musick
Feb 17, 2020
John Henry Musick, Sr., 77, of Duck Pond Road, Bluefield, WV, left his earthly home and entered eternal rest on Monday, February 17, 2020.
Psalm 103:15-17—The life of mortals is like grass, they flourish like a flower of the field. The wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more. But from everlasting to...
Mary Davis
Feb 16, 2020
Mary “Alene” Davis from Anawalt, WV passed away February 16, 2020.
Daughter of Harvey Martin Cochran and Ocie Lou Hubbard. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her sweetheart James Edward Davis, her son Martin Edward Davis, two brothers and four sisters. She is survived by four daughters Dora (Ernest) Yates, Mary (Joseph) Smith, Diana (Nelson)...
Mary Burgess Kitts
Feb 15, 2020
Mary Burgess Kitts died at her home in Bluefield, VA on February 15th at the age of 91. Born on October 27, 1928 in Pulaski, VA, she was the daughter of the late Mae and Lawrence Burgess. She spent most of her childhood in Mullens, WV and attended Mullens High School. She graduated from high school at the Emmanuel Academy...
Bradley Carl Sizemore
Feb 13, 2020
On Thursday, February 13, 2020, Bradley Carl Sizemore, loving husband, son, bother, father, and grandfather walked through the Gates of Heaven at the young age of 48. Brad was born on April 30, 1971 in Bluefield, WV. He was the son of Marsha Collins-Sizemore of Crumpler, WV.
Brad attended Herndon & Pineville High School. He worked for Flowers Bakery...
Dorothy Mae Shumate Turnell Copolo
Feb 12, 2020
Dorothy Mae Shumate Turnell Copolo of Spring Hill, TN formerly of Roanoke, VA, Bluefield, WV and Maybeury, WV completed her earthly journey today, February 12, 2020 at her home where she peacefully entered eternity to join a host of loved ones awaiting her arrival.
Dorothy “Dot” was born near Marion, VA on June 28,1925 to the late Daniel Estil Shumate...
Myrtle Price
Feb 12, 2020
Myrtle Maxine Angles Price, 86, of Falls Mills, VA, was born to the late George Stephen and Laura Mae Lawson Angles. Born on December 18, 1933 and entered her heavenly home on February 12, 2020 in Roanoke, VA.
Maxine was a devout Christian and lifelong servant of the Lord. She dedicated her life to God, the love of her Life,...
Clayton Edward Dillon
Feb 12, 2020
Clayton Edward Dillon, 83, of Lithia, Florida, formerly of Parma, Ohio, born on January 18, 1937 in Logan, West Virginia, entered into eternal rest on February 12, 2020. He retired from General Motors after 45 years as a Quality Control Inspector. He loved his family and enjoyed fishing. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Betty Dillon; daughter,...
Allen Wesley Perry, Jr.
Feb 8, 2020
Our beloved son, Brother Allen Wesley Perry, Jr., age 57, of Bluefield (Bluewell) WV passed away on Saturday February 8, 2020 at Charleston Area Medical Center after a long battle with cancer.
Born on August 27, 1962 in Chicago, IL, he was a son of Dana M. Rowe of Bluewell and the late Allen Wesley Perry, Sr. Allen had been...
Roger Franklin Whitt
Feb 6, 2020
Roger Franklin Whitt of Bluefield, W.Va., passed away on Feb. 6, 2020, at his home. He was 94 years old.
Roger was born in Bluefield, W.Va., and was the son of the late William Stone Whitt and Blanch Augusta Steele Whitt. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Ray Steele Whitt, and sister-in-law, Judith...
George Lee Davis
Feb 4, 2020
George Lee Davis, 94, of Green Spring Road, Abingdon, VA, and formerly of Anawalt, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at his home.
Born on January 2, 1926 in Anawalt, he was a son of the late George Washington and Dora Alice Roark Davis. He was a retired coal miner with US Steel and was a Sunday school superintendent...
Ralph Edward Lambert
Feb 4, 2020
“ I have fought a good fight, I have finished the race,
I have kept the faith.”
2 Timothy 4:7
Ralph Edward Lambert, 70, of Rocky Gap, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at Salem, Virginia.
Ralph was born on July 16, 1949 in Bluefield, West Virginia to the late Clarence and Alice Larue Lambert. He was...
Vernon Randolph Sexton, Sr.
Feb 3, 2020
Vernon Randolph Sexton, Sr., 92, of Bluewell, West Virginia passed away on Monday, February 3, 2020 at Charleston Area Medical Center in Charleston, West Virginia.
Vernon was born on October 26, 1927 in Pageton to the late Gwyn and Ethel Taylor Sexton. He was a Veteran of the United States Navy and served his country proudly for twenty years. Upon...
Thelma Blankenship
Feb 2, 2020
Mary Thelma Blankenship, 87, of Thomas Jefferson Drive, Princeton, WV, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2020 at her home.
Born on August 2, 1932 in McDowell County, she was a daughter of the late Fannie Hagerman and step-father, Ulyss Hagerman. She had been a resident of Princeton for 25 years and attended the Holiness Church of God. She was...
Eleanor Ann Wagers
Feb 2, 2020
Eleanor Ann Wagers, 89, of Gary, West Virginia passed away on Sunday, February 02, 2020 at McDowell Nursing and Rehab in Gary, West Virginia.
Eleanor was born on June 08, 1930 in Welch, West Virginia to the late Michael Krajc and Sophia Cvajniga Krajc. She was a lifelong resident of Welch, West Virginia and a member of Our Lady of...
Ronald Ray Purdy
Feb 1, 2020
Ronald Ray Purdy, 83, of Lorton Lick Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Raleigh General Hospital.
Born on April 29, 1936 in Bluefield, he was a son of the late Ruby Ray Purdy. He was a veteran of the US Army and was a retired truck driver. He attended the Church of God.
Survivors include...
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