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Brenda Gail Davis
Nov 17, 2019
Brenda Gail “Bea” Davis, age 67, of McComas, WV gained her angel wings while surrounded by her family in her home on the evening of November 17, 2019.
Brenda was the daughter of the late Everett and Margaret Davis. She was a lifelong resident of McComas, WV and was of the Pentecostal Holiness Faith. She considered Crane Creek Pentecostal Church...
Brenda Joyce Gilbert
Nov 16, 2019
Brenda Joyce Gilbert, 71, of Sportsman Drive, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at Princeton Community Hospital.
Born on March 17, 1948 in Pocahontas, VA, she was a daughter of the late Owen Hollyfield, Sr. and Sevillah Bentley Hollyfield. She had been a resident of Bluefield for most of her life and was a retired nursing assistant....
Russel Wayne "Rusty" Gaither
Nov 15, 2019
Russel Wayne “Rusty” Gaither, of Wintergreen Street (Bluewell), Bluefield, WV, was welcomed into the Arms of Jesus on his 74th birthday, Friday, November 15, 2019 at his home.
Born on November 15, 1945 in McComas, he was a son of the late James R. and Violet Crawford Gaither. He was a graduate of Bluefield High School and was a veteran...
Jack Witten Proffitt
Nov 13, 2019
Bluefield-VA Jack Witten Proffitt, 83, of Bluefield, Virginia passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2019 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center.
Born on May 8, 1936, Jack was the youngest child of the late Herbert D. and Grace C. Helton Proffitt of Bluefield. He was retired from Leatherwood/Flav-O-Rich Dairy after more than 40 years of service and was a...
James "Jimmy" Roosevelt Rasi
Nov 12, 2019
Acts 16:31 “Believe in the LORD Jesus Christ and you will be saved. “
James Roosevelt Rasi “Jimmy”, age 69, of Bluefield, WV passed away peacefully November 12, 2019.
He was a son of the late Frank “Pops” and Christine Rasi. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Tony Rasi and “Frankie” Rasi; and...
Joe James Vinciguerra
Nov 11, 2019
Joe James Vinciguerra, 94, of Simmons Street, Bramwell, WV, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2019 at the Havens in Princeton.
Born on July 15, 1925 in Thacker Mine, WV, he was a son of the late Mike and Mary Grace Formica Vinciguerra. He had been a resident of Bramwell since 1957 and was a graduate of Matewan High School....
Mary Juanita Sirbaugh
Nov 10, 2019
Mary Juanita Sirbaugh, 85, of Doileda Lane, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2019 at Princeton Community Hospital.
Born on December 21, 1933 in Asco, she was a daughter of the late James Wesley and Bertha Bishop Perkins. She was a resident of McDowell County for the greater part of her life and she had made her home...
Carl Thomas Gibson
Nov 9, 2019
Carl Thomas Gibson, age 77, of Bluefield, WV died Sunday, November 10, 2019 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center.
He was a faithful and long time member of Calvary Baptist Church. He was responsible for the construction and installation of the steeple on the church building in honor of his father Carl V. Gibson, who while serving in World War II,...
Lucille Violet Kirby
Nov 9, 2019
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Lucille Violet Woods Kirby, age 82, of Princeton, formerly of Rock, WV, died on Saturday, November 9, 2019 at Princeton Community Hospital.
Born on April 17, 1937, in Bluefield, she was a daughter of the late Cletus Edward and Mabel Bailey Woods. She had lived in Princeton for the past 3 years and was...
Grace Fizer
Nov 5, 2019
Grace Barr Fizer, 92, of Davisville, West Virginia formerly of Princeton, West Virginia passed away on November 05, 2019 at her residence following a long illness.
Grace was born in Welch, West Virginia to the late Millard and Eva Barr. She resided in Bluewell, West Virginia for thirty-two years before moving to Princeton, West Virginia. Grace was a member of...
Glenn Garnet Miller
Nov 3, 2019
Glenn Garnet Miller, 68, of Bluefield, Virginia passed away on Sunday, November 03, 2019 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, West Virginia.
Glenn was born on January 18, 1951 in War, West Virginia to the late Samuel Glenn and Edna Price Miller. Glenn was raised in Bluefield, West Virginia and late become a long time Resident of Bluefield, Virginia....
Lawrence Eric Cooper
Nov 3, 2019
Our Beloved husband, father, proud grandfather and son Lawrence “Eric” Cooper, 48, of Bluefield (Bluewell), West Virginia passed away on Sunday, November 03, 2019.
Eric was born on June 11, 1971 in Colorado to Connie Cooper of Princeton, West Virginia and the late Larry Cooper.
Eric was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting, fishing riding his ATV and spending time...
Terry Charles Jarrells
Oct 30, 2019
Terry Charles Jarrells, 63, of Fredsericksburg, VA, passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at the UVA Medical Center in Charlottesville, VA.
Born on May 31, 1956 in Welch, he was son of the late Charles and Blanche Blevins Jarrells. He was formerly of McDowell County and had been a resident of Stafford County for two years. He was a...
Ernest John "Butch" Hamro
Oct 29, 2019
Ernest John “Butch” Hamro, 74, of Bluefield, WV passed away October 29, 2019 at his residence following a courageous battle with Cancer. Butch was born at home in Gary #6 (McDowell County) to the late John and Mary Hamro. He graduated from Gary High School in 1963. In addition to his parents, Butch was preceded in death by a sister,...
Miranda Lynn Gentry
Oct 28, 2019
Miranda Lynn Gentry, 35, of Crumpler, West Virginia passed away on Monday, October 28, 2019 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital after a brief illness.
Miranda was born on November 04, 1983 in Princeton, West Virginia she is the loving daughter of Kimberly Gentry Able of Winston-Salem, North Carolina and Jeffery Joyce also of North Carolina. Miranda had been a resident of...
Nancy Sue Smith
Oct 27, 2019
Nancy Sue Smith, 83, of Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2019 at her residence.
Nancy was born on October 17, 1936 in Coaldale, West Virginia to the late Earl Hunter James and Opha Robbins James. She had been a resident of Bluefield, West Virginia since 1977. She was a 1955 graduate of Bramwell High School.
In...
Fount W. Epperson
Oct 26, 2019
Fount W. Epperson, 75, of Princeton, passed away on Saturday October 26, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family.
Born on February 2, 1943 in Goodwill, he was a son of the late Robert and Lula Dickerson Epperson. He was a loving husband and a good father and provider. He was a retired truck driver.
Survivors include his...
Sandra Elaine Boyer Lane
Oct 25, 2019
Sandra Elaine Boyer Lane, 77, of Power House Road Gary, West Virginia passed away on Friday, October 25, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Sandra was born on July 22, 1942 in McDowell County, West Virginia to the late Walter Anderson Boyer and Susie Ann David Boyer. She had been a lifelong resident of Gary, West...
Virginia Carol Poindexter
Oct 25, 2019
Virginia Carol Poindexter, 66, of Princeton, West Virginia passed away on Friday, October 25, 2019 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, West Virginia.
Carol was born on January 26, 1953 in Bluefield, West Virginia to the late Albert Andrew O’Donnell and Mildred Gillenwater O’Donnell. Carol was of the Baptist Faith and a member of Edgemont Baptist Church in Bluefield,...
Anita J. Bowden
Oct 24, 2019
Anita J. Bowden, 84, of Bluefield, Virginia was born into eternal life on Thursday, October 24th, 2019, at Bluefield Regional Medical Center.
She was born to Stanley Harrison Yates and Elsie Marie (Gullion) Yates on July 29th, 1935 in Bluestone, West Virginia.
Anita was a spunky, fun-loving, vivacious woman who loved life. More importantly, she was a woman of deep...
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