Funeral Homes in Bluefield, WV

Facts about Bluefield, West Virginia

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Charlie Barnett (actor and comedian), Tom Beasley (american football player), Denise Giardina (writer and novelist), Ahmad Bradshaw (american football player), Mark A. Nash (actor), Terrence Flack (actor), and Rickie Castaneda (screenwriter).

Bluefield is a city in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 10,447 at the 2010 census. It is the core city of the Bluefield WV-VA micropolitan area, which has a population of 107,342.

Bluefield Obituaries

It was revealed on October 20th, 2018 that Ella "Jane" Reid (Sudduth) passed away in Tazewell, Virginia.  Ms. Reid was 75 years old and was born in Bluefield, WV.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Ella "Jane"'s life.

It was noted by Bluefield Daily Telegraph on October 20th, 2018 that Patsy Lee Selbee (Mahoney) perished in Bluefield, West Virginia.  Ms. Selbee was 88 years old and was born in Grundy, VA.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Patsy Lee's life.

It was noted on October 15th, 2018 that Evelyn Maxine Wiley (Carter) died in Seymour, Tennessee.  Ms. Wiley was 89 years old and was born in Bluefield, WV.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Evelyn Maxine's life.

It was written on October 13th, 2018 that Mary Lavon Kast (Carter) perished in Bluefield, West Virginia.  Ms. Kast was 88 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Mary Lavon's life.

It was noted by Bluefield Daily Telegraph on October 10th, 2018 that Melvin Bompus perished in Bluefield, West Virginia.  Bompus was 54 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Melvin's life.

It was disclosed by Bluefield Daily Telegraph on October 10th, 2018 that Violet Beatrice Farmer (Ferguson) passed on in Bluefield, West Virginia.  Ms. Farmer was 94 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Violet Beatrice's life.

It was reported on October 10th, 2018 that Kenneth E Puckett passed away in North Tazewell, Virginia.  Puckett was 67 years old and was born in Bluefield, WV.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Kenneth E's life.

It was written by Bluefield Daily Telegraph on October 10th, 2018 that Leonard Elmer Shrewsbury passed away in Bluefield, West Virginia.  Shrewsbury was 80 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Leonard Elmer's life.

It was revealed by Bluefield Daily Telegraph on October 10th, 2018 that Dorothy L Walker (Jones) died in Bluefield, West Virginia.  Ms. Walker was 91 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Dorothy L's life.

It was noted by The Star on October 8th, 2018 that Norma Jean Cabaniss (Farmer) passed away in Shelby, North Carolina.  Ms. Cabaniss was 80 years old and was born in Bluefield, WV.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Norma Jean's life.

History

The micropolitan area is the 350th largest statistical population area and the thirty-third largest micropolitan area in the United States.

Image:Bluefield, West Virginia.jpg of Bluefield from the East River Mountain OverlookThe history of Bluefield begins in the 1700s, when two families settled in a rugged and remote part of what is now southern West Virginia, and built a small village with a mill, a church, a one-room schoolhouse, and a fort for defending the small settlement against invasions by the much larger Shawnee Indian tribe on the banks of the Bluestone River. The population was 11,451 at the 2000 census. The Davidson and Bailey family had to sell a portion of their land when in 1882, Captain John Fields, of the Norfolk and Western Railroad pioneered the area and began building a new railroad through the hills of Bluefield. . However, research has indicated that this settlement which was also known as Higginbotham's Summit in the 1880's was probably named for the coal fields of the Bluestone River.

The official website for the city of Bluefield is http://www.cityofbluefield.com/.