Remembrances for Mary Ethel Jessee Raub
Mary Ethel Jessee Raub, born September 3, 1936, passed away June 12, 2025. She is remembered for her family, community service, and enduring faith. A private service will be held with family present.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 2025
Page
5
Beloved Bluefield matriarch Mary Raub dies at 88
Mary Ethel Jessee Raub, a wife mother grandmother great grandmother and friend known as GoGo, died June 12 2025 at age 88 in Bluefield WV. A nurse and community volunteer she lived a full life from Elk Garden WV born September 3 1936 to Frank and Hattie Jessee. Survived by son Tom Raub and wife Michelle of Roanoke VA granddaughters Kaitlyn and Mackenzie great granddaughters Sophia and Peyton sisters and brothers and many nieces and nephews. Visitation June 19 at Westminster Presbyterian Church with memorial service at 1 pm and graveside at Monte Vista Park Cemetery Mercer Funeral Home is serving the family.
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Mary Ethel Jessee Raub
Mary
Elk Garden
Virginia
Frank and
Hattie Jessee
Jessee
Roy Raymond Raub
Vaden Jessee
Bill Jessee
Jan Duty
GoGo
Tom Raub
Michelle
Roanoke
Kaitlyn Raub
Mt. Pleasant
Mackenzie Raub
Sophia
Peyton Bonner
Debbie Price
Bonnie Jones
Barbara Holliday
Kathleen Harris
Joanna Hale
Vicki Owens
James Jessee
Roy Jessee
Papa Doc
Zimbabwe
Garden Club
Bluefield
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Women of the Church
Monte Vista Park Cemetery
MercerFuneralHome
Mercer Funeral Home & Crematory
Nancy Helen Stafford Rounion obituary notice
Nancy Helen Stafford Rounion 93 of Bluefield VA died June 12 2025 at home She was born February 8 1932 to William Mansell Stafford and Helen Ewing Stafford She worked as a manager for General Adjustment Bureau Insurance and belonged to Bland Street United Methodist Church Survivors include her husband Robert Lee Rounion daughter Terri Davies and Dale grandsons Ryan Justin Cameron and Colin Funeral service June 21 2025 at Mercer Funeral Home 11 00 a.m. with calling hours 10 00 a.m. to time of service Memorials may be shared at Mercer Funeral Home.com Mercer Funeral Home Crematory serving the family
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Helen Stafford Rounion
Bluefield
William Mansell Stafford
Helen Ewing Stafford
Rounion
General Adjustment Bureau Insurance Company
Bland Street
Terri Davies
Dale
Kernersville, NC
Ryan
Wilmington, NC
Justin
Champaign, IL
Cameron and
Colin
Mercer Funeral Home
Brent Brown
MercerFuneralHome
Mercer Funeral Home & Crematory
Nancy Helen
Coalfield Elementary Plan Progress Faces Funding Hurdles
McDowell County schools plan a new Coalfield Elementary on Tom's Mountain near Mount View schools with technology rich facilities and flexible classrooms. Possible reuse of older sites includes Fall River Elementary, but funding from the SBA is still needed and board decisions are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
Welch
Fall River
Peyton
McDowell County Career and Technical Center
SBA
Welch Elementary
Kimball Elementary
Tom’s Mountain
Coalfield
Mount View
McDowell County
Ingrida Barker
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline.com
Bluefield student to attend Pathways to STEM forum
Pepper Grace Stroud of Graham Intermediate School Bluefield Va will join peers from across the nation for the National Youth Leadership Forum Pathways to STEM at the University of Maryland June 22 27 She is a straight A student nominated by Jodi Scarberry and will reside in university dorms during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Tazewell County
Pepper Grace Stroud
Graham Intermediate School
STEM
University of Maryland
Jason and
Meagan Kade
Pepper Stroud
Pathways To Stem
WorldStrides
Jan Sikorsky
Education For Envision
WV Officers Seize Computer Tied to Child Exploitation Case
Sommers led a search at Erickson's Bluefield home with multiple agencies, uncovering hundreds of digital files depicting minors in sexual content. Forensic review found explicit material involving pubescent children, with penalties cited for production and distribution under West Virginia law. A Mercer County man faces charges including first degree robbery and child neglect, following an incident on March 16 at Matoaka. Docket Day is June 23 in Mercer County Circuit Court with Judge Mark Wills, in courtroom of Judge William Sadler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sommers
Erickson
Bluefield
Virginia Department of Corrections
Kyle Gibson
Mercer County
Cody Allen Runyon
Matoaka
Charles Grose Road
J.A. Conner
Mercer County Circuit Clerk’s Office
Mark Wills
William Sadler
Greg Jordan
Gjordan
Badtonline.com
WV Day Free Rides At Hatfield-McCoy Trails
Hatfield-McCoy Trail Authority offers free West Virginia Day rides this Friday at trailheads Bramwell Warrior and McDowell County. WV residents must show a valid license or state ID to access 1 000 miles of trails across nine counties. officers will check permits at all sites.
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West Virginia
Zera
Mercer County
Bramwell
Warrior
McDowell County
Grant Bennett
Bennett
Town Hall
Hatfield-McCoy Trail Authority
Zeto
Fic
Mountain State
Zero
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Mercerfuneralhome.com
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Envision By
World Strides
Stroud
Jodi Scarberry
Pepper
Mercer County Sheriff’s Department
Runyon
Piedmont Road
Sheriff’s Department
Conner
Ulate
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