Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Jasper "J.W." Centers

1982 - 2015

WARRIORMINE - Jasper Wayne "J.W." Centers, age 33, of Warriormine, WV died Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at a Gaston County, NC hospital. He was born March 27, 1982 at Bluefield, WV and was the son of Dewey Wayne Centers of Warriormine, WV and Laura Mitchell of Berwind, WV. J.W. enjoyed fishing, hunting and looking for...

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James "J.W." Holbrook

1919 - 2016

BLUEFIELD, Va. - James W. "J.W." Holbrook, 97, of Bluefield, Virginia went to his heavenly home on Thursday, March 31, 2016. J.W. was born on January 10, 1919 in Gratton, Virginia. He was the son of the late Randolph and Mamie Wagner Holbrook. J.W. had been a 50 + year member of the Harmon Masonic Lodge in...

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James "J.W." Ward

1946 - 2013

James Edward "J.W." Ward GAITHERSBURG, Md. - James Edward "J.W." Ward, age 66 of Gaithersburg, Md., formerly of Canebrake, W.Va., passed away Thursday, April 4, 2013 at Bedford Memorial Hospital in Everett, Pa. He was born June 13, 1946 to the late James Ellis Ward and Cora Faye Hodges Ward formerly of Canebrake,...

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Ida "Jenny"

2013

Ida Virginia "Jenny" Wysor of 201 Valley Dale, Bluefield, VA passed away Friday, August 9, 2013 in a Bluefield hospital. She was born in Bluefield, WV and was the daughter of the late Alex and Ella Martin Richardson. She was a retired General Telephone Company employee and attended Beaver High School. In addition...

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Jimmie "Jim Bo" Lester

1927 - 2011

Jimmie B. "Jim Bo" Lester, 84, of Rural Retreat, Va., passed away early Wednesday, November 2, 2011 in Smyth County Community Hospital. He was born on June 8, 1927 in West Virginia, the son of the late Blaine and Maxie Keen Lester. Jimmie was preceded in death by his wife, Wilma Eugene Keen Lester; sons, Berlin...

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Wanda "Joyce"

1935 - 2010

Wanda "Joyce" Martin, 75, of Heritage Hall, Tazewell, Va., formerly of Pocahontas, Va., passed away on Thursday, September 30, 2010 at Heritage Hall. Born July 10, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Violet Shrader Jennings and Homer Jennings. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two...

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Lawrence "L.E." Burton

1931 - 2011

Lawrence E. "L.E." Burton, 80, of Black Oak Road, Princeton, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Ada on April 26, 1931, he was the son of the late Lawrence Elisha and Lydia Brown Burton. He was a member of the Carpenters Union Local 1911 in Beckley and...

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Luther "L.E." Franklin

1924 - 2011

Luther Estil "L.E." Franklin, 87, of Tannersville, Va., died peacefully on Thursday, September 30, 2011 at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon, Va. Born March 7, 1924 in Iaeger, W.Va., he was the son of the late Luther and Grace Pressley Franklin. He graduated from Pocahontas High School in 1943 and worked in the...

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Henry "Lee"

1952 - 2015

PRINCETON - Henry Howard "Lee" Wright, 63, of 901 Stafford Dr. Apt. 714, Princeton, WV formerly of Wright Mountain, Rock, WV passed away Saturday, June 20, 2015 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley. Born June 16, 1952 in Rock he was a son of the late Claude Haskell and Susie Edna Akers Wright. He was a lifelong...

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Eloise "Lois"

1928 - 2015

PAGETON - Eloise "Lois" "Flossy" Mae (Hedrick) Farmer, of Pageton, WV went to be with her heavenly Father, Tuesday -January 6, 2015 at her home, surrounded by her family, after a short battle with cancer. Born May 9, 1928, in Hiawatha, WV, she was the daughter of the late James Agustus Hedrick and Josie Pine...

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Mable "Ma Mable" Williby

1930 - 2011

"Faith, Hope, and Love" were the words surrounding Mable's bed in the I.C.U. unit of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., where her death occurred Friday, December 2, 2011. Mable was born September 25, 1930 in Ingleside, W.Va. to the late Carson Brown and Fannie Jones Brown. She was a resident...

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Mildred "Maw Maw" Davis

1934 - 2011

Mildred L. "Maw Maw" Davis, age 77, of O'Toole, near Anawalt, W.Va., went to be with the Lord early Saturday morning, Nov. 5, 2011 at her residence after a long illness. Born March 12, 1934 in Elkhorn, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Worth Farmer and Opal Phillips Farmer. She was a member of the Leckie...

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Mrs. "Ment"

1942

Born March 18, 1942 in Rowe, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late John Jackson and Georgia Hess Stiltner. A lifelong resident of the Buchanan and Tazewell county areas, she attended Prayer Warrior Church and Freedom Ministries. Survivors include her husband of fifty-four years, Buford McGlothlin of the home;...

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Harry "Mr. Hollywood" Dolbow Sr.

1942 - 2011

Harry C. "Mr. Hollywood" Dolbow Sr., age 69, of Ballard, passed away Monday, September 12, 2011 at Lynchburg General Hospital, Lynchburg, Va. Born May 31, 1942 at Bridgeton, N.J., he was the son of the late Warren Lewis Dolbow Sr., and Caroline Ruth Wolbert Dolbow. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...

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Roger "Old Man" Neely

1944 - 2013

Roger K. "Old Man" Neely, 68, of Hilltop Drive in Princeton, died Saturday, April 6, 2013 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Va. with his family by his side. Born December 25, 1944 in Mercer County, he was the son of Helen Marie Thompson Neely of Adair's Run, Kellysville and the late Kenton Neely. He was a...

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Wallace "P.I." Yates

1921 - 2014

Wallace Gray "P.I." Yates, age 93 of North Tazewell, VA passed away Saturday, July 26, 2014 at his daughter's home. Born April 2, 1921 in Tazewell County, VA, he was a son of the late Charles Robert and Janie Ireson Yates Robins. Mr. Yates was a US Army veteran of World War, II. During his working years, he was...

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Dr. Clarence V McCall "Papa"

2013

Dr. Clarence V. McCall, Jr. "Papa", 80, of Athens, GA passed away Monday, December 16, 2013. A native of Broadford, VA, Dr. McCall was the son of the late Clarence V. McCall, Sr. and Lovella Whitley McCall and was preceded in death by a brother, Thomas Warren McCall and sister, Eleanor Jean McCall. A lifetime of a...

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Paul "Paul-Paw" Brewster

1940 - 2014

NORTH TAZEWELL, Va. - Paul V. "Paul-Paw" Brewster, age 74 of North Tazewell, VA died Saturday, November 8, 2014 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, VA. He was born December 14, 1940 at Logan, WV and was a son of the late Dow and Sallie Curry Brewster. Paul was a Graduate of George Wythe High School and...

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Paula "Polly"

1958

Born October 17, 1958 in Bluefield, WV she was a daughter of the late Billy Harold Richardson and Pauline Neal Richardson Burton. She was of the Christian faith, attending Westminster Presbyterian Church and was a former dietitian at Bluefield Regional Medical Center for 10 years. Polly was a very special person who...

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William "Rabbit the Legend" Martin, Jr.

1929 - 2013

BLUEFIELD - William T. "Rabbit the Legend" Martin, Jr., 84, went to be with his heavenly father on October 7, 2013 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born July 26, 1929 in Roanoke, Va., he was the son of the late, William T. and Verta (Johnson) Martin. William was a truck driver and was a member of the...

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Aurelia A. "Real"

Aurelia A. Harmon "Real" 81 of 448 Indian Grave Rd, Anawalt WV 24808 went to her heavenly home on Monday January 1, 2018.
Real was born in Blackwolf WV June 24, 1936. She was the daughter of late Mack Kyle and Mae Martin.
She served her community as a volunteer for the rescue squad in Anawalt and retired from...

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David "Red"

1949 - 2014

The angel in charge of Heaven's music came before the Lord expressing concern about a guitar chord he could not play. The Lord smiled and said "This chord you speak of can only be played by the one I have called to play it." The angel looked relieved and replied "Yes Lord, your will be done." The Lord then called...

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Seth "S.G." Altizer

2015

JEWELL RIDGE, Va. - Seth Gilford "S.G." Altizer, age 82, of Jewell Ridge, Virginia, passed away Saturday, October 03, 2015 at his home. He was born in Jewell Ridge, Virginia and was the son of the late Howard and Carrie Mae Smith Altizer. He was a lifelong resident of the area and was the founder and owner and...

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Dwight "Shorty"

2014

LINDSIDE - Dwight "Shorty" Hazelwood passed away after a short, unexpected illness at Roanoke Memorial Hospital with his wife by his side, Monday, December 8, 2014. He was the son of the late Billy K. Hazelwood and Edna Dent Hazelwood of Elgood, WV. He was preceded in death by one brother, Barry Hazelwood, one...

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Gladys "Sue"

She was preceded in death by her parents, Harvey Eugene and Nancy Widner Johnson. She was an employee of the State of Tennessee Unemployment Office. Survivors include her husband, Steven Keller; one daughter, Nichol Ranae Phelps of Blountville, TN; two sisters, Rana Jean Jones of Bristol, TN and Marlene Ellis of...

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