Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Bluefield, WV

Obituaries Archive

January 22, 2013

Wain C. Mahaffey

BLUEFIELD, Va. — Wain C. Mahaffey, 89, of Bluefield, Va. (Abb's Valley), passed away Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Tazewell, Va. Born in Grayson County, he was the son of the late Coy E. Mahaffey and Betty Spencer Mahaffey.

He was retired from Thistle Foundry in Bluefield, Va.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Orlie and Lester Mahaffey.

Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Sanders Mahaffey of the home; one daughter, Brenda Mahaffey Hypes and son-in-law Larry James Hypes of Martinsville, Va.; one granddaughter, Shelly L. Hypes of Martinsville, Va.; one grandson, Joshua T. Hypes of Statesville, N.C.; two sisters, Lessie Sluss of Tazewell, Va. and Carol Riggins of Gary, W.Va.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at the Rodriguez Funeral Home in Pocahontas, Va. with the Rev. Reginald Blakewood officiating. Internment will follow at the Sanders Family Cemetery in Boissevain, Va. Friends may call Wednesday, January 23, 2013 from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.

Pallbearers will be Michael Boone, George Bentley, David Asbury, Jimmy Dickens, Joe Murphy and Norman Murphy.

The Rodriguez Funeral Home in Pocahontas, Va. is serving the Mahaffey family.

For more information, or to have the funeral home pass along your condolences, visit www.RodriguezFuneral.com

Text Only
Obituaries Archive
  • Gregory Paul Sanders Gregory Paul Sanders

    BLUEFIELD — Gregory Paul Sanders 63 of Charcoal Street Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, West Virginia.

    June 19, 2013 1 Photo

  • Sarah Catherine “Cassie” Beavers French Sarah Catherine “Cassie” Beavers French

    PRINCETON — Sarah Catherine “Cassie” Beavers French, age 82, of Princeton, W.Va., formerly of North Tazewell, Va. departed this life on Sunday, June 16, 2013 at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, W.Va. surrounded by her loving family.

    June 19, 2013 1 Photo

  • Mr. James Michael Kassay

    JEWELL RIDGE, Va. — Mr. James Michael Kassay, age 76, of the Bearwallow area in Jewell Ridge, Virginia passed away on Saturday, June 15, 2013 in Bristol, Tennessee following a lengthy illness.

    June 19, 2013

  • Irma Grace Temple Jackson

    MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Irma Grace Temple Jackson, age 86, of Mooresville, N.C., formerly a 34-year resident of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., passed away Sunday, June 16, 2013 at the Lake Norman Regional Medical Center.

    June 19, 2013

  • Terry Lee Crawford

    NORTH TAZEWELL, Va. — Terry Lee Crawford, age 45, of North Tazewell, Va. died Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital in Tazewell, Va.

    June 19, 2013

  • William Eastwood Albert William Eastwood Albert

    BLUEFIELD — William Eastwood Albert, 89, of Bluefield, W.Va., died Sunday, June 16, 2013 at his home.

    June 19, 2013 1 Photo

  • Allen Randall Brewster Allen Randall Brewster

    TAZEWELL, Va. — Allen Randall Brewster, age 64, of the Thompson Valley community in Tazewell, Va. passed away Sunday, June 16, 2013 at his home.

    June 19, 2013 1 Photo

  • Dennis Ray Perdue

    FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Dennis Ray Perdue, 72, passed away Sunday, June, 16, 2013 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

    June 19, 2013

  • William Eastwood Albert William Eastwood Albert

    BLUEFIELD — William Eastwood Albert, 89, of Bluefield, W.Va., died Sunday, June 16, 2013 at his home.

    June 18, 2013 1 Photo

  • Allen Randall Brewster Allen Randall Brewster

    TAZEWELL, Va. — Allen Randall Brewster, age 64, of the Thompson Valley community in Tazewell, Va. passed away Sunday, June 16, 2013 at his home.

    June 18, 2013 1 Photo