Iris Blevins Snow

Iris Blevins Snow passed away on August 18, 2025, at Princeton Community Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Keystone, West Virginia on March 17, 1941, to Luther and Maggie Martin Blevins, Iris’s life was full of family and friends. She was a devoted member of the First United Methodist Church in Bluefield, VA, and was dearly loved by all who knew her. Iris graduated from Bluefield High School in 1959 where she was both a cheerleader and served on the homecoming court. She was particularly known for her keen dancing skills and never missed an opportunity to attend a local dance. Upon graduation in 1959, she met the love of her life, her husband, Tom, and they eloped to Sparta, NC to begin their new adventure as a married couple. Tom’s job relocated them to Fairmont, WV for one year, and then on to Beckley, WV, where they lived for 18 years. It was in Beckley where Iris became heavy involved in various women’s organizations, and she was instrumental in forming the first Welcome Wagon Club in Southern West Virginia. Tom and Iris returned back to their hometown of Bluefield, WV in the late-1980’s and she began employment with the credit card department at Flat Top National Bank. Iris retired from WVVA Television, Inc. at age 65 and continued to be active in Jazzercise, loved gardening, and performed regular volunteer work that included distributing pet food at the local Bluefield Union Mission. Iris is survived by her daughter Sheri Snow Wood (Jeff), her brother David Steele (Diantha) her granddaughter Jessica (Robert), her grandson Brandon, four great-grandchildren (Lilyann, Gracelyn, Joyanna and Maverick), many cherished family members and her treasured cat, Peaches, who has been her constant companion for several years. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband, her parents, her in-laws (C.S. and Ruth Snow), her brother (Thomas “Tommy”), her sister (Ella “Molly”) and her brother and sister-in-law (Rick and Viola Snow). A very heartfelt thank you goes out to her “second daughter” Sharon White, her close friends, Sandy Smith and Darlene Little, and her recent caregiver, Savannah Small, for their unwavering support and care. A Celebration of Life will take place on Saturday, October 18 from 1-5 p.m. in her home. All friends are welcome. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests that donations be made to: Second Chance for Cats, 874 Littlesburg Road, Bluefield, WV 24701.

Iris Blevins Snow

March 17, 1941 - August 18, 2025