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     Karen Melissa Hall Karen Melissa Bailey, Apr 26, 1967 - Jan 19, 2021. Karen Melissa Bailey 53, of 111 Warner Street, Bluefield, WV was ushered in the arms of Jesus at 11:07 am, Tuesday, January 19 at Carillion Roanoke Memorial Hospital with her loving family by her side. Karen was the precious daughter of Linda Sue Shinault and Douglas Wayne Hall. Karen graduated from Princeton High School and also received a Regents Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in Accounting from Mountain State University. She was preceded in death by her parents as well as her grandparents, Elbert and Barbara Hall, Nora and Russell Hall. She is survived by her loving husband and soul mate of 22 years, Ronald Keith Bailey. Father and Mother in Law, Ron and Loretta Bailey, Pipestem, Brother in Law, Dr. Christopher Bailey, wife (Dr.Tracey Thomas), Concord, NC, Sister in Law, Rachelle (Michael) Meadows, Princeton, Nieces, Haley Meadows, Lauren Emily Bailey. Nephews, Christian Cox, Brandon Bailey, and Ethan Bailey, whom she adored. Uncle, Butch Hall, Ashville, NC, Three aunts who adored her, Brenda (Freddy) Kirby of Duhring, WV, Ann (Frank) Neice, and Becky (Randy) Brown of Bluefield, Cousins whom she loved dearly and played a huge role in their lives, David (Rachel) Roberts of Oklahoma, Lauren (Justin) Hill and Lindsey (Nick) Short of Bluefield, Ashley (Kirkland) Perdue of Princeton, Sarah Eden of Bluefield, VA, Matt (Melva) Thompson, McComas, WV, Hank (LeAnn) Thompson, Gates, NC, Dominique Farland, Ridge Manor, FL, and a special cousin, who was more like her sister and her very best friend, Elizabeth (Michael) Eden of Bluefield, VA. Her special fur baby, Duchess, whom she loved so much. Karen has been in the singing ministry most all of her life. She had an angelic voice that blessed many lives. She sang in several Southern Gospel groups down through the years, the last being with her husband Keith and her uncle Frank Neice, singing in many churches in the area. Their sound was unique with glorious harmony. Up until the time of her illness, she attended the Princeton Church of God for many years, and Karen was also faithful to her mother Linda’s Prayer Force Ministry at Princeton Church of God, singing at every prayer service. Anyone who knew Karen knew her love for the Lord. She was very witty, making everyone laugh, so intelligent. She could do anything on a computer or on a job setting, and her smile would light up a room. She had a heart as big as the sky. Karen will be greatly missed by all whose lives she touched…which are many. Inurnment will follow at a later date at Roselawn Memorial Gardens.² She was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.² She was born on April 26, 1967 at West Virginia.² As of circa 1999,her married name was Bailey.² She married Ronald Keith Bailey circa 1999.^1,2 Karen Melissa Hall died on January 19, 2021 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 53.²