Obituaries

Carolyn was the oldest daughter of Stanely Russell and Goldie Clemons who are both deceased.
Carolyn loved hunting, fishing, camping, cooking, bowling, billiards, rollerskating and playing poker. She enjoyed living life to the fullest. She loved going to CB Jamborees where she was known as Lady Wildfire. She loved...

Brenda Gail Perdue 79 of Locust Grove Road Bluefield, WV died Friday June 27, 2025 at her residence. Born May 20, 1946 in Itman, WV she was a daughter of the late James Monroe and Annie Marie Paitsel Monroe. Brenda was a Wyoming County Deputy Sheriff for 25 Years. She enjoyed sewing, was a freehearted giving person...

Karen "Hope" Proffitt, 71, of Bluefield, died peacefully Friday, July 4, 2025, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Born November 29, 1953, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Lura "Blue" Allen Carper & Betty Jo Wert Carper.
Hope graduated from Princeton High School. She worked for Dr. Javier as a...

Sheila Jean King Wilson, 69, of Kingsport, a loving and caring wife, mother, and grandmother passed away Saturday, July 5, 2025, at her home surrounded by her family.
Sheila was born April 4, 1956, in Bluefield, West Virginia to the late Randolph King and Jean Repass King.
Sheila had a green thumb and loved working...

Frances Eloise Thaxton, of Princeton, formerly of Charleston, died Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Princeton.
Full obituary & arrangements can be viewed via www.memorialfd.com
The Thaxton family is being served by the Memorial Funeral Directory & Cremation Center on the Athens Road in Princeton.

It's with profound sadness the family announces the passing of a beautiful lady, inside and out, Rita Jane Keaton Pack.
Rita, 75, of Pipestem and Bellepoint went home to be with Jesus Christ her Lord on June 27, 2025.
She was born on August 19, 1949, to a WWII veteran, Charles Russell Keaton, and a Rosie the...

Frances Ross Jackson, age 96, of Tazewell, VA, passed away Friday, June 27, 2025, at Dogwood Crossing in Tazewell, VA. Born October 18, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Frank Ross and Mary Ann Betro Ross. Frances was a devout member of and attended faithfully St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Tazewell, VA. A...

Pearl "Patty" Luther White Goins, 85, of Rock West Virginia, passed away Wednesday, June 25th, 2025 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, West Virginia.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 11:30am at Affordable Funerals and Cremations of Davidson County. Interment will follow at the old Believers...

Elizabeth Alleen "Beth" French, 57, of Princeton, died early Saturday morning, June 21, 2025, at a Bluefield Hospital.
Born October 29, 1967, in Princeton, she was the daughter of Elizabeth Carol Panashy French of Princeton and the late Herman Tracy French.
Beth graduated from Princeton High School, received her...

Russell "Rusty" Wayne Hawks, 44, of Princeton, passed away on June 16, 2025.
He was born December 10, 1980, in Bluefield.
Rusty is survived by his parents Jerry and Kathy Hawks; his daughter, Averi Hawks, and son, Carson Hawks; his brother Jody Hawks and wife Sheena, along with their son Logan; and his sister,...

Mr. Walter Lee (Buck) Sowers, who was a longtime business and community leader in Bluefield, Va., died peacefully on April 27, 2025 in Winchester, Va. He was 85.

Buck was born on January 6, 1940 in Princeton, W.Va., to Eula Hedrick Sowers and Walter Peck (Shorty) Sowers. He grew up in Bluefield, and was a...