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Carol Sue Brown
Oct 20, 2024
Carol Sue Perry Jenkins Brown, 78, of Freeman, WV, passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2024 at WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital.
Born on January 14, 1946 in Switchback, she was a daughter of the late Quincy and Suzanne Taylor Perry. She was a retired school monitor. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Roger Jenkins; son, Willie Brown;...
Arthur Paul Watkins
Oct 19, 2024
Arthur Paul Watkins, 81, of Bluefield, WV passed away Saturday, October 19, 2024, at his home. Born May 21, 1943, in Damascus, VA, he was a son of the late Edward and Beatrice Watkins. He had worked for the Town of Bluefield, VA and was a member of the Bramwell Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, Arthur was preceded...
Carol Sue Shrader
Oct 17, 2024
Carol Sue (Browning) Shrader, born on May 16, 1955, in Bluefield, West Virginia, passed away unexpectedly on October 17, 2024.
Carol graduated from Bluefield High School. Upon graduation, she dedicated her professional life to Brown Edward's & Company, where she worked diligently until her retirement.
Carol was the beloved daughter of the late Fitzhugh Browning and cherished by her mother, Ruby...
Pamela Kay Belcher
Oct 17, 2024
Pamela Kay Belcher “KayKay”, was born January 23, 1954 and departed this earth to fulfill her heavenly destiny and be united be with her true love, Ernie Ray Belcher. She was a devoted Christian, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. KayKay retired from the Mercer County Board of Education where she was employed as a cook for many years. KayKay was...
Staci M. Green
Oct 16, 2024
Staci Machille Ball Green, 43, of Princeton, WV, passed Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital.
Born April 11, 1981, in Princeton, WV, she was a daughter of Steven R. Ball and the late Sandra Wyatt Ball. Staci was a lifelong resident of Princeton and worked as a cosmetologist.
Those left to cherish Staci's memory are, her husband, Jacob...
Misti Marie Hanshaw
Oct 15, 2024
Misti Marie Hanshaw (Cowan), a devoted wife, mother, sister, and friend, passed away on October 15, 2024, at the age of 45. Born on December 29, 1978, Misti's life was a testament to her unwavering love for her family and community.
Surviving Misti are her loving husband, Steven Cowan; their cherished daughters, Angel Hanshaw, Sabrina Hanshaw, and Netty Cowan. Her legacy...
Karen Beth Mullins
Oct 12, 2024
Karen Beth Mullins, 72, of Princeton, WV, passed Saturday, October 12, 2024, at WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital.
Born January 8, 1952, in Rocky Gap, VA, she was a daughter of the late Wallace Randolph and Gladys Alma Harman Looney. Karen had been a resident of Princeton for over 40 years. She was a homemaker.
Those left to cherish Karen's memory are...
James Loomis McDowell
Oct 11, 2024
James Loomis McDowell, 82, of McComas, WV, passed Friday, October 11, 2024, at WVU Medicine BRMC.
James was born May 28, 1942, in Baltimore, Maryland. He worked over 20 years as a steel worker at Bethlehem Steel at the Sparrows Point Plant in Maryland. He later moved to Mercer County and retired from the Mercer County Board of Education. James was...
Patricia Ann Tilley
Oct 10, 2024
Patricia Ann Tilley, 70, of Kimball, WV, passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2024 at McDowell Healthcare Center in Gary.
Born on January 29, 1954 in Kimball, she was a daughter of Earnest "Jigger" and Vivian Bessie Dalton. She was a member of the Maybeury Church of God. She was a graduate of Welch High School and had lived in McDowell...
Phillip Joe Lawless
Oct 9, 2024
Phillip Joe Lawless, 62, of Green Valley, WV, passed Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at his home.
Born October 17, 1961, in Welch, WV, he was a son of Lois M. Cox Lawless and the late Phillip "John" Lawless. Phillip was a lifelong resident of the Mercer County area. He was a graduate of Princeton Senior High School. Philip retired from Patsy...
Amiya Jade Carlton
Oct 9, 2024
Amiya Jade Carlton, 11 months old, passed unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital- Bluefield.
Amiya was born November 3, 2023, in Princeton, WV, she was the daughter to Damian Carlton and Justice Millirones. Those preceding Amiya in death are her paternal grandmother, Naomi Jones, paternal great-grandmother, Nancy Bradshaw Witherspoon, maternal grandfather, Edward Millirones, Jr., and...
Ocie Marie Watkins
Oct 9, 2024
Ocie Marie Watkins passed peacefully into the arms of her loving Savior in the early morning hours of October 9, 2024, with family by her side.
Ocie was born to Henry “Mack” and Elsie Taylor in April of 1921, the cusp of the Great Depression. She was the fifth of twelve children from an impoverished family in Mercer County, West Virginia,...
Grace "Sissy" Marie Nichols
Oct 8, 2024
Grace "Sissy" Marie Nichols, 62, of Bluefield, WV, passed Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at her home.
Born June 30, 1962, in McDowell County, WV, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Riley Wilson and Grace Walters Wilson Eller and stepdaughter of the late Freddy Eller. Grace was a lifelong resident of Bluefield, WV, and she was a retired housekeeper from...
Carl David Gilmore
Oct 7, 2024
Carl “David” Gilmore, 77, of Bluefield, VA passed away Monday, October 7, 2024, at Princeton Community Hospital surrounded by his wife and two sons. Born May 21,1947 in Crystal, WV. You could always find David outside doing things around the house and helping everyone with big and small projects. He never said no to anyone.
He was a son of the...
James Frazier
Oct 6, 2024
James Frazier, 83, of Bluefield, WV, passed Sunday, October 6, 2024, at WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital.
Born December 8, 1940, in Welch, WV, he was a son of the late Marvin and Susie Tempe Frazier. James had been a resident of Bluefield since 1977, he was a retired wholesaler in the grocery business. James was a member of St Mary's...
Keith Wayne Lunsford
Oct 5, 2024
Keith Wayne Lunsford, 75, of Quail Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Saturday, October 5, 202 at Lewis gale Medical Center in Salem, VA.
Born on December 21, 1948 in McComas, he was a son of the late Frank and Minnie Smith Lunsford. He had been a lifelong resident of Mercer County and was a retired coal miner. He was a...
Walter Frederic Poynter
Oct 4, 2024
Walter F. Poynter, born August 21st, 1935 a beloved father, grandfather, and proud Korean War veteran, passed away peacefully on October 4th, 2024, at the age of 89. A lifelong resident of Bluewell, West Virginia, Walter lived a humble and happy life filled with love, family, and simple joys. Walter was preceded in death by his loving wife, Barbara Poynter,...
Yvette Darlene Hatter
Oct 3, 2024
Yvette Darlene Hatter, 64, of Princeton, WV passed away Thursday, October 3, 2024, at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC. Born June 1,1960 in Welch, WV, she was a daughter of the late Stewart Presley and Dorothy Barnett Presley. She was a homemaker. Yvette enjoyed quilting, sewing and crafting. In addition to her parents, Yvette was preceded in...
Gerald Brian Browning
Oct 2, 2024
Gerald Brian Browning, 57, of Rock, WV passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2024, at WVU Medical Center Bluefield E.R. Born September 20, 1967 in Bluefield, WV, he was the son of Joan Browning Hall and the late Melvin Hall. He lived in McComas most of his life and had worked for Aspen Tree Service and on the Railroad. He enjoyed...
Patricia Lee Owensby
Oct 2, 2024
Patricia Lee “Trisha” Owensby, 75, went on to her heavenly home on Wed., October 2, 2024.
Born April 5, 1949 she was the daughter of the late James “Jim” Parks and Mary Jane Calfee Parks. Those left to cherish her memory are her husband of 55 years Roger H. Owensby Jr.; two daughters Patti Owensby of Bluewell and Wendy Owensby Harsanyi...
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