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 written by Bluefield Daily Telegraph on April 12th, 2018 that Jeffrey Allen Woods passed away in Bluefield, West Virginia.  Woods was 56 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Jeffrey Allen's life.

It was reported on April 11th, 2018 that Linda Kay King (Mitchell) perished in Rural Retreat, Virginia.  Ms. King was 76 years old and was born in Bluefield, WV.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Linda Kay's life.

It was noted by Bluefield Daily Telegraph on April 10th, 2018 that Lawrence Lee passed away in Bluefield, West Virginia.  Lee was 67 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Lawrence's life.

It was noted by Bluefield Daily Telegraph on April 10th, 2018 that Calvin Russell Peoples passed away in Bluefield, West Virginia.  Peoples was 61 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Calvin Russell's life.

It was disclosed by Bluefield Daily Telegraph on April 10th, 2018 that Juanita Elizabeth Stone (Harrell) died in Bluefield, West Virginia.  Ms. Stone was 90 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Juanita Elizabeth's life.

It was disclosed by Bluefield Daily Telegraph on April 9th, 2018 that Joseph Alan Nigro passed on in Bluefield, West Virginia.  Nigro was 67 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Joseph Alan's life.

It was written on April 7th, 2018 that Pauline Hope Lampert (Lawrence) passed on in Bluefield, Virginia.  Ms. Lampert was 88 years old and was born in Bluefield, WV.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Pauline Hope's life.

It was reported on April 7th, 2018 that Denise Markham (Crisp) passed on in Bandy, Virginia.  Ms. Markham was 51 years old and was born in Bluefield, WV.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Denise's life.

It was revealed by Bluefield Daily Telegraph on April 7th, 2018 that Jesse Robert Persianni passed on in Bluefield, West Virginia.  Persianni was 68 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Jesse Robert's life.

It was noted on April 6th, 2018 that Thomas Ervin Sr Shupe died in Concord, Virginia.  Shupe was 70 years old and was born in Bluefield, WV.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Thomas Ervin Sr'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 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. The population was 11,451 at the 2000 census. Bluefield is a city in Mercer County, West Virginia County, West Virginia, United States.

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