Obituaries

Charlotte Cook, 88, of Rock, passed away Saturday, November 29, 2025. Born May 11, 1937, in Ury, WV, she was the daughter of the late Charles Graham and the late Geneva Spriggs Widner.

Charlotte was loved by her family and community and will be deeply missed.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Howard Leonard Treolo, Sr., 89, of Walters Street, Bluefield, WV, passed away on November 28, 2025, at his home.

Born on April 24,1936, in Maybeury, he was a son of the late Tony and Effie Graham Treolo. He was a retired mechanic in the car shop for N&W Railroad.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Carol...

Ronald Jack McCall, age 78, of North Tazewell, VA, passed away Friday, November 21, 2025, at his home, surrounded by loving family.
Born August 24, 1947, he was the son of the late Robert Jack McCall and Cora Chippie McCall.
Ron is survived by his wife of 58 years, Connie Necessary McCall and their four...

Linda Beasley Mann of Princeton, WV, was born March 29, 1943, passed away November 20, 2025, after a hard battle with cancer.
A special thank you to some amazing friends and caretakers, Paul, Chris, Lynn, Darlene and Wanda. Also, sincere appreciation to Mercer Healthcare nursing staff and CNAs, Amedisys Hospice,...

William Melton "Mel" Saunders, age 73, of Bluefield, WV, died peacefully at home on November 16, 2025. He was born on December 3, 1951 in Roanoke, VA to the late William Ray Saunders and Louise Rebecca Overstreet Saunders. Mel is survived by his loving and devoted wife of nearly 49 years, Holly Jenene Stafford...

Tony Eugene Whitlow, 92, of Elgood, died on Wednesday November 12, 2025.
Full arrangements & obituary can be viewed via www.memorialfd.com
The Whitlow Family is being served by the Memorial Funeral Directory & Cremation Center on the Athens Roda in Princeton.

Virginia Helen Estep, 88, formerly of Bluefield, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 10, in Morgantown, West Virginia.
Born on February 23, 1937, in Bartley, West Virginia, she was the daughter of John and Mae Christian and one of fourteen children.
Helen graduated from Big Creek High School and went on...

Mary Katherine Cumbow, 79 of Buckeye Hollow Road, Princeton went to be with her Lord on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at her residence with her family, including her furbaby, Pookie, by her side. Born in Bluefield, WV on June 18, 1946 she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Pearman Dye and Carl H, Dye. In addition to...

William Thomas (Tom) Bone III, cartoonist and writer, died on October 20, 2025 at Roanoke Memorial Carilion Hospital in Roanoke, Va.
A son of the late William T. Bone and Janis Julia Wall Bone, he was born in Bluefield, W.Va., on Sept. 11, 1954, and raised in Union, W.Va. He graduated from Union High School in 1972,...

Keith David Buchanan, 69, of Bluefield, Virginia, went to be with the Lord on October 13, 2025. Born on February 28, 1956, Keith was an avid golfer and a proud member of Graham High School's first golf team. He graduated from Graham High School and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)....

Betty June Sizemore, born on January 11, 1931, went to be with the Lord on October 16, 2025. She is preceded in death by her parents James and Rosa Horton and her husband of 62 ½ years William E. Sizemore Sr. Betty is survived by one sister Gertrude Ann Bowes of Plymouth, North Carolina, one brother Carl Horton and...

Carolyn Sue Little, 80, of Bluefield, WV, died Saturday, October 11, 2025 at her home.
Born July 1, 1945 in Coopers, WV, she was a daughter of the late Walter Lee Little and Ruth Boone Little. She was graduate of Gary High School and was a proud Coal Digger. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist...

Ronald Eugene (Ronnie) Blankenship, 74 of Princeton, WV, born November 8, 1950, in Princeton, WV, went home to the Lord on Sunday, October 12, 2025, while surrounded by his loved ones. He was a loving father and devoted his time and talents to his children including coaching his son's soccer team, being undefeated...

James Bernard Keene, age 91 of Tazewell, VA, passed away Monday, October 13, 2025 at his home. Born September 19, 1934, he was a son of the late William Harrison Keene and Maude Altizer Keene. James was of the Christian faith and he attended Calvary Baptist Chapel. A career bus driver, he retired from driving...

Randall Lorenz Veneri, went to be with the Lord on October 7, 2025, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital, after a short illness. He was born August 1, 1940, at Buttermilk Junction, Montcalm, West Virginia, to the late Anthony "Tony" Lafayette Veneri and the late Mary Ella Matson Veneri.
Randall was a graduate of Bluefield...

Dr. William John Ofsa (aka Bill, Doc, Asa) 96, of Athens, WV passed away on October 4, 2025 at The Rocking Chair Assisted Living in Lerona following a brief illness. Born April 21, 1929, in Keystone, WV to Mary Elizabeth Marsh Ofsa and Isadore Ofsa. He attended Northfork High School when it was the "Big Orange" and...

After an extended illness, our Father, Grandfather and Great Grandfather, George H. Litz, passed away on September 30, 2025.
He was born in Welch, WV to the late Clarence Howard Litz and Beatrice Preston Litz of Bluefield, WV. His wife of 73 years, Mary Martha Otey Litz, passed away on August 8, 2023.
Loved...

On September 29, 2025, Mildred Muncy Hartsock, at the age of 96, entered eternal life which had
been the motivating factor of her entire life.
Millie, as she was known to her friends and family, was born September 4, 1929 in Iaeger, West
Virginia, to Squire Washington Muncy and Gladys Gertrude Lockhart Muncy and...

Robert was born in Greenville, SC to the late Robert and Beth Perry and the grandson of Jess and Virginia Meader Ward of Bluefield, West Virginia.
He attended McCallie school in Chattanooga, Tennessee and graduated from Greenville High and St. Andrews Presbyterian College in Laurinburg, North Carolina.

He was a...

Peggy Sue Carr, age 74 of the Tip Top section of North Tazewell, VA, passed away peacefully September 25, 2025 in Tazewell, Virginia with her loving husband by her side.
Born May 14, 1951, she was a daughter of the late Melvin Baker and Ludie Keith Baker.
Peggy was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great...

Jackie E. "Jack" Hylton, 77, of Quakertown, PA, and formerly of Princeton, WV, passed away on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at Pennsburg Manor, Pennsburg, PA. Born in Gary, WV, he was the son of the late Sydney Jackson Hylton and the late Sadie Dora (McClanahan) Hylton.

Jack proudly served his country in the U.S....

Robert Lee Amos of Salisbury, NC left this world on 9/20/2025 after a brief illness at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Bluefield, VA to Clarence Edward Amos and Ethel Johnson Amos, he attended Bluefield, VA schools. Survived by his wife of 57 years, Carol Thompson Amos, he served in the US Army...