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Katherine Brickey Cahill died Saturday, July 26, 1997 at the Wellmont Hospice in Bristol. She was a native of Saltville and had lived in Bristol for the past 13 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. Albert J. Cahill; parents, Will and Susie Brickey; two sisters, Elizabeth Totten and Doris Griffitts; one daughter, Betty McNew; one son-in-law, Elmer McNew; one daughter-in-law, Loretta Cahill.
She was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church in Bristol where she was a member of the Sunshine Circle and Bible Sunday school class.
Survivors include two sons, Jim Cahill, Lexington, Ky., and the Rev. Bill Cahill, Broadford; three daughters, Mary Arnold and JoAnn Cahill, both of Bristol, and Dee Dee Boyd, Abingdon; one brother, William W. Brickey Jr., Rockford, Mich.; 10 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren; several special nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 8 p.m. Monday, July 28, in Farris Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Orlando Salazar and the Rev. W.H. Martin officiating. Committal services were conducted Tuesday, July 29, at 11 a.m. in Elizabeth Cemetery in Saltville. Flowers will be accepted or contributions may be made to the Bristol Regional Speech and Hearing Center, the Trinity United Methodist Church Organ Fund, or to Wellmont Hospice House.
Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon was in charge of arrangements.
Cahill
Agnes G. Cahill, age 94, of Saltville, died Thursday, Aug. 27, 1998 at the Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie. She was a long time member of the Madam Russell Methodist Church and a cafeteria manager for Smyth County School System in Saltville.
Survivors include one daughter, Kathleen Miller, Edison, N.J.; one sister, Ione Rexroad, Petersburg, W.Va.; two granddaughters, Cindy Miller and Pamela Miller, both of Edison, N.J.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today, Aug. 29, in Mount Rose Cemetery with the Rev. Bill Cahill officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:30-1:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Madam Russell United Methodist Church or the Saltville Rescue Squad.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements.
Cahill
Carl M. "Bill" Cahill, age 78, of Saltville, died Saturday, July 22, 2000 in Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie.
Mr. Cahill was a retired employee of the Town of Saltville and a U.S. Army veteran.
Surviving are five sisters, Frances McGhee, Saltville, Louise Peake, Nancy Tuggle, both of Marion, Nellie Heath, Rural Retreat, and Doris Frye, Meadowview; two brothers, Joe Cahill, Saltville, and Allen Cahill, Glade Spring; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, July 24, at 2 p.m. in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home with the Rev. Wade Kestner officiating. Burial followed in the Elizabeth Cemetery with the Saltville VFW Post 7328 conducting military rites.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Cain
Francis "Frank" L. Cain, age 86, formerly of Sugar Grove, died Wednesday, June 30, 1999 in Saint Joseph's Hospital in Port Charlotte, Fla.
Mr. Cain was formerly of Wilmington, Del. He attended St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Penn., and was awarded the President's Award for Outstanding Alumni.
Mr. Cain worked for the DuPont Company for 42 years before retiring. He started work at the Curtis Bay DuPont Plant in Baltimore and was then transferred to the Edgemoor Plant in Edgemoor, Del. He was also on the original task force that opened the DuPont Plant in Tampico, Mexico.
He is survived by his wife, Agnes Hamm Cain of Port Charlotte, Fla.; two daughters, Patricia M. Moore of Littlestown, Penn., and Kathleen E. Eachus of Wilmington, Del.; three grandchildren, Susan P. Patel of New York City, N.Y., Robin M. Oaster of Littlestown, Penn., and Steven R. Eachus II of Wilmington, Del.
Funeral services were held Sunday, July 4, at 2 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel in Marion with Father Robert Krenik and Rev. Kenneth Conner officiating. Burial followed in Ridge Lawn Cemetery in Sugar Grove. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Adam's Angels, c/o Delaware Special Olympics, University of Delaware, 619 S. College Ave., Newark, Del. 19716 or St. Vincent College, 300 Fraser Purchase Road, Latrobe, Penn. 15650.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
Caldwell
William Joseph Caldwell Sr., age 80, died Friday, April 7, 2000 at his home in Rural Retreat.
Mr. Caldwell was born in Marion and lived most of his life on Hawthorne Hollow Road in Rural Retreat. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, a member of the Sharon Baptist Church, and had retired from the Raytheon Corporation in Bristol, Tenn.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Okie Russell Caldwell; and two sisters, Dorothy and Martha.
He is survived by his wife, Hazel Mae Caldwell, of the home; two daughters and son-in-law, Brenda Sue and Paul Nalley, Annandale, and Melissa Caldwell of Greensboro, N.C.; three sons and daughters-in-law, William J. Jr. and Doris Caldwell, James D. and Sharon Caldwell, all of Rural Retreat, and Robert S. and Betty Caldwell, Kingsport, Tenn.; one sister, Joana Wolfe, of Maryland; one brother, John Edward Caldwell, Atkins; 16 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, April 10, at 11:30 a.m. at the Lindsey Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Robert C. Underwood officiating. Interment followed in the Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery in Rural Retreat.
Lindsey Funeral Home in Rural Retreat was in charge of arrangements.
Caldwell
Samuel D. Caldwell died Tuesday, July 4, 2000 at his home in Freehold, N.J.
He was a retired first sergeant with the U.S. Army.
Surviving are his wife, Susie Caldwell; two daughters, Janice Caldwell and Kathleen Zuma; one sister, Anna Mae Greer of West Grove, Penn.; one brother, Albert Caldwell of Atkins; three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held today, July 8, at 10 a.m. in Higgins Funeral Home in Freehold, N.J. Burial will follow in New Jersey.
This is a courtesy announcement by Bradley's Funeral Home.
Calhoun
Kathleen G. Calhoun, age 95, died Monday, April 27, 1998 in Francis Marion Manor.
She was the widow of Quincy A. Calhoun. She was preceded in death by her parents, Hugh and Carrie Beattie Gwyn; and one brother, Beattie Gwyn.
She was the oldest member of the First United Methodist Church and had been a member for the longest period of time. She was active in civic and music clubs in the area.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Donald D. and Carolyn Jones and Jack B. and Rosamond McCarty, all of Marion; one sister-in-law, Edythe Gwyn; five grandchildren: Gwyn Ruckert, Jack B. McCarty III, Laura Sturgill, Kathy Herlocker and Cal Jones; seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 29, in the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. James Pollock and the Rev. Neville Mozingo officiating. Burial was in Rose Lawn Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Weekday Religious Education Program, c/o Robert Veselik, P.O. Box 83, Marion, VA 24354.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
Calhoun
Carey Evans Calhoun, age 35, of Bristol, Tenn., formerly of Sugar Grove, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 1997 in Johnson City Medical Center from injuries received in an automobile accident in Elizabethton, Tenn. She was preceded in death by her father, Harold K. Calhoun, Sugar Grove and Bartow, W.Va.
She was a graduate of Emory & Henry College and was employed by HFS Inc. in Elizabethton.
Survivors include her mother, Marguerite R. "Meg" Calhoun, Bluff City, Tenn.; three sisters, Ann B. Jones, Bluff City, Tenn., Pamela Hannam, Arlington, and Pat Samuels, Columbia, Mo.; one brother, Peter S. Barrow, Silver Spring, Md.
Funeral services and burial were held in Arbovale, W.Va.
Memorial donations may be sent to No-Kill Cat Shelter, 26474 Honey Locust Road, Abingdon, VA 24211.
Oakley-Cook Funeral Home in Bristol was in charge of local arrangements.
Call
Rev. James Henry Call, Sr., age 90, died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 1998. He was a native of Smyth County and had been a resident of Washington County for 40 years. He was a member of the Washington Chapel United Methodist Church and had pastored Virginia congregations in Montgomery, Lee, Washington, and Smyth counties and Johnson County, Tenn. Mr. Call was a member of the International Order of Oddfellows.
He was preceded in death by a son, Curtis H. Call.
Survivors include his wife, Anna B. Call of Abingdon; four sons, James H. Call, Jr. of Yorktown, Albert Roy Call of Newport News, Arthur "Whitney" B. Call of Yorktown, and Robert Paul Call of Hampton; four daughters, Mrs. Ralph (Dorothy) Haynes of Cleavland, Tenn., Mrs. Roy (Anna) Wright of Meadowview, Acquilla "Kit" C. Eldreth and Mrs. Joe (Millie) Mansfield, both of Chesapeake; one brother, Thomas E. Call of McDonough, Ga. Twenty-three grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services were held Friday, Nov. 27, 1998 at 2 p.m. in the Farris Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Marvin Howard, Rev. James B. Chapman, Rev. John Surber, and Rev. Betty Bishop officiating. The interment followed in the Mount Rose Cemetery. Pallbearers were Ottie Thomas, Wayne Humphrey, Tommy Hagy, Phil McCall, Bill DeBord, and the Rev. Jim Price. Honorary pallbearers will be the men of the Washington Chapel United Methodist Church.
Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the Holston Home for Children, P.O. Box 188, Greeneville, Tenn., 37744.
Farris Funeral Service was in charge of the arrangements.
Call
Dorothy Ann Call, age 49, of Saltville, died Thursday, March 16, 2000 in the Bristol Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include two sons, Ronald M. Call Jr., and William F. Call, both of Saltville; one daughter, Anita E. Call, Saltville; former husband and friend, Ronald Call Sr.; her mother, Agnes Osborne, Saltville; one brother, Bill Osborne, Georgia; three sisters, Bertha Thompson, Saltville, Virginia Ball and Rozion "Rosie" Tuggle, both of Georgia; one granddaughter, Aleah Danielle Call; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, March 19, at 2 p.m. at the D.R. Henderson Funeral Home with the Rev. E.D. Swartz and Mr. Barry Loupe officiating. Burial will follow in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at the funeral home.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements.
Call
Charles Severt Call, age 70, of Saltville, died Monday, April 26, 1999 at Francis Marion Manor.
He is survived by three brothers, Ronald Call and Jim Call, both of Saltville, and Doug Call of Chilhowie; one sister, Mary Kate Goff, Ft. Pierce, Fla.; special companion, Goldie Roark; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, April 29, at 2 p.m. at the D.R. Henderson Funeral Home with the Rev. Wade Kestner officiating. Burial will follow in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Henderson Funeral Home.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements.
Call
Marion Thomas "Sonny" Call, age 71, died Sunday, July 26, 1998 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
He was a lifetime resident of Smyth County and a veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include one son, Dennis Call, Saltville; two daughters, Sandy Ellison of Glade Spring and Cheryl Swartz of Clinchburg, Va.; four brothers, Ronald Call and Jim Call, both of Saltville, Charles Call, Marion, and Doug Call of Chilhowie; one sister, Mary Kate Goff, Ft. Pierce, Fla.; six grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 29, in D. R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Wade Kestner officiating. Burial will be in Mount Rose Cemetery
D. R. Henderson Funeral Home, Saltville, is in charge of the arrangements.
Call
Willie Eugene Call, age 83, of Saltville, died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 1999 at the Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mr. Call was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Elsie Call; one brother, Buddy Call, Saltville; one sister, Wanda Crouse, Saltville; several nieces and nephews; three special friends, Betty Straley, Barbara Davidson, and Beth Davidson.
Funeral services were conducted Friday, Dec. 3, at 11 a.m. at the D.R. Henderson Funeral Home with the Rev. Neville Mozingo and the Rev. Bob Neace officiating. Burial followed at the Mount Rose Cemetery in Glade Spring.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Callahan
J.C. "Jake" Callahan, age 74, of Wytheville, died Thursday, April 15, 1999 in the Edgemont Health Care Center.
Mr. Callahan was preceded in death by his parents, Fielden and Mattie Cassell Callahan; five brothers and four sisters.
He was retired from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Aeroquip and was a farmer. He was a member of Fairview United Methodist Church, Wytheville Masonic Lodge No. 82 AF&AM, and Wytheville Lodge No. 87 Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He was an avid baseball fan of George Wythe High School and the New York Yankees.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Halsey Callahan; one daughter, Mattie C. Ward, Pearisburg; one son, the Rev. Jeffery C. "Jeff" Callahan of Chilhowie; one sister, Birtie C. Fisher of Wytheville; three grandchildren, Justin E. Ward and Carson D. Ward, both of Pearisburg, and Stacia F. Callahan of Max Meadows; several nieces and nephews; two sisters-in-law, Ruth P. Callahan and Louise Callahan, both of Wytheville.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday, April 18, at 2 p.m. in Fairview United Methodist Church with Dr. Fred Austin and the Rev. Tommy Johnson officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Fairview United Methodist Church.
Grubb Funeral Home in Wytheville was in charge of arrangements.
CALLOWAY
Mrs. Etta Lou Brooks Calloway, age 93, died Friday, May 14, 1999, in St. Mary's Hospital in Norton, Va. She was formerly a resident of Pine Swamp Community of Sparta, NC before making her home in Norton. She was a member of Union Primitive Baptist Church in Whitehead , NC. She was preceded in death by husbands Alvin C. Edwards and Charles C. Calloway, and granddaughter Mrs. Clifford (Phyllis Ann) Shell. Surviving: daughter: Mrs. Howard (Velma Edwards) Callaway, Norton, Va.; granddaughters: Mrs. Tim (Rosa) Carpenter, Fredricksburg, Va., Mrs. Robert (Carolyn) Brummitte, Big Stone Gap, Va., and Jeanne Callaway, Norton, Va.; six great grandchildren; sister: Margie Holloway, Waynesboro, Va.; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 pm Sunday, May 16, 1999 at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in the Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm Saturday at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home in Sparta.
Camacho
Spencer Wade Camacho, age one month old, died Saturday, Oct. 3, 1998 in the Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City, Tenn. He was preceded in death by a brother, Preston Lee Camacho.
Cameron
Thomas Sampson (Sam) Cameron, age 65, of Groseclose, died Tuesday, April 21, 1998 in the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Salem.
He was born in Wythe County, the son of the late Dewey and Bess Buck Cameron. Mr. Cameron was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
Surviving are his wife, Elsie King Cameron; one stepdaughter and son-in-law, Judy and Frank Hollandsworth, Marion; four stepsons and daughters-in-law: Jimmy and Donna King, Marion, Johnny King, Groseclose, David and Tammy King, Atkins, and Jerry and Betty King, Rural Retreat; two sisters, Mary Marshall of Germantown, Md., and Lorraine Hale, Richmond; one brother, Joe Cameron, Wytheville; 10 step-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held today, April 25, at 11 a.m. at the Lindsey Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Thomas J. Bunting officiating. Interment will follow in the Mountain View Cemetery in Rural Retreat. Military graveside rites will be conducted by Marion VFW Post #4667.
Lindsey Funeral Home in Rural Retreat is in charge of arrangements.
Campbell
John Buchanan Campbell Sr., age 78, died Sunday, March 30, 1997 in Vencor Hospital, Greensboro, N.C.
Mr. Campbell was a member of the Royal Oak Presbyterian Church and a former member and elder of the Rich Valley Presbyterian Church. He was a prominent Rich Valley farmer.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Frances Campbell of Marion; two daughters, Peggy Emery of San Antonio, Texas and Lynn Robinson of Rural Retreat; three sons, John B. Campbell Jr. of Roanoke, David P. Campbell of Richmond, and Hal Campbell of Rich Valley; one sister, Kathryn Munroe of Knoxville, Tenn.; two brothers, Harold Campbell of Marion, and Charles Campbell of Rich Valley; 14 grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, April 1, at 2 p.m. at Rich Valley Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Rich Cardot and Dr. Sheldon Sorge officiating. Burial followed in Rich Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Rich Valley Presbyterian Church Renovations Fund, c/o R.M. Buchanan Jr., Rt. 3, Saltville, VA 24370.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
Campbell
Charles R. "Dick" Campbell, age 82, of Saltville, died Friday, Oct. 2, 1998 at Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mr. Campbell was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret H. Campbell. He was a retired employee of Olin, and was a member of the Plasterco Methodist Church.
Survivors include two sons, Tony Campbell, Glade Spring, and Charles R. "Dick" Campbell Jr., Olympia, Wash.; one daughter, Mrs. James L. "Buddy" (Doris) Price, Saltville; one brother, Joseph Campbell, Glade Spring; two sisters, Christine McCray and Marcello Broberg, both of Bristol; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, at Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Robert Cook and the Rev. Robert Layell officiating. Burial followed at the Mount Rose Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Campbell
Elizabeth M. Campbell, age 92, died Wednesday, Oct. 7, 1998 at her home in Marion.
She was born in 1905, the daughter of Harvey and Katherine Marsh of Parkersburg, W.Va. Following her graduation from Fairmont Normal School in Fairmont, W.Va., she studied drama at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City.
In 1928 she married Richard Campbell of Marion. They lived in Tioga, W.Va., until 1947 when they moved to Marion. Libby Campbell authored two books, Swing Old Adam and Make Me a Falcon. She was invited to speak locally and nationally on a wide range of cultural topics. In 1986, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dick Campbell.
She is survived by one daughter, Sally Baughman of Alexandria; two sons and daughters-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Campbell of Bassett, and Dr. and Mrs. Robert R. Campbell of Goldsboro, N.C.; one sister, Angela Petersen of High Point, N.C.; one brother, Robert Marsh of Valdosta, Ga.; six grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held today, Oct. 10, at 11 a.m. at Royal Oak Presbyterian Church with Dr. Sheldon Sorge officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Lawn Cemetery.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Campbell
Rev. Henry H. Campbell, age 83, died Monday, Aug. 2, 1999 at the Smyth County Community Hospital.
Rev. Campbell was born in Damascus and had lived most of his life in Marion. He had been a minister in this area for many years. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Arlene Campbell.
He is survived by his wife, Louise W. Campbell; one son, Bob Campbell, Marion; four daughters, Betty Edmisten, Ann Martin and Wanda Owens, all of Marion, and Becky Campbell, Rural Retreat; two brothers, Robert Campbell, Abingdon, and Jack Campbell, Chilhowie; one son-in-law, Jim Owens; one daughter-in-law, Betty Lou Campbell; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; four nieces and five nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Thursday, Aug. 5, at 8 p.m. in the Farris Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Perry Hall, the Rev. Jim Odum and the Rev. Neville Mozingo officiating. Committal services were held Friday, Aug. 6, at 11 a.m. in the Old Glade Presbyterian Cemetery.
Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon was in charge of arrangements.
Campbell
Joseph Cortez Campbell, age 75, died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 1999 at his home in Glade Spring.
He was a veteran of WWII, a Mason in the Masonic Lodge, Order of the Eastern Star, VFW, and a member of the Byars Cobb United Methodist Church. Mr. Campbell retired from American General Life Insurance Company, but his passions were people, and the Virginia Creeper Trail, which he was a avid, but unofficial supporter and promoter.
Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Celestine Campbell; three sons Joe and Cathy Campbell of Tulsa, OK, John and Snookie Campbell of Bristol, TN, and Ken Campbell of Bedford, TX; two sisters Marcella Broberg of Bristol, TN and Christine McCray of Bristol, VA; four grandsons Aaron Campbell, Joel Campbell, Knox Campbell and Preston Campbell.
A memorial service for Mr. Campbell was conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 26, 1999 at the Byars Cobb United Methodist Church in Glade Spring with the Rev. Timothy W. Graham officiating. In Joe's behalf, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Byars Cobb United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 667, Glade Spring, VA 24340.
The D. R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Campbell
Nettie Louise Shupe Campbell, age 66, died Thursday, Oct. 8, 1998 in the Wythe County Community Hospital.
Mrs. Campbell was born Nov. 23, 1931 in Marion. She was preceded in death by her husband, Peyton H. Campbell; her father, J.D. (Dave) Shupe Sr.; and two sisters, Mrs. Preston (Betty) Harris Sr., and Mrs. Sydney (Sally) Taylor; one brother, William T. (Billy) Shupe; one great- niece, Kaley D. Harris; and two great-nephews, Justin Spiers and Douglas Poblete.
She is survived by her mother, Mrs. J.D. (Kate) Shupe Sr. of Marion; one son and daughter-in- law, Peyton V. and Janet Campbell, Bristol; one daughter and son-in-law, D'Wanna and Garland Greenwood of Marion; two brothers and sister-in-law, J.D. Shupe Jr., and John P. and Janet Shupe of Marion; seven sisters and brothers-in-law, Mrs. Larry (Mary Lee) Merola, Rockville, Md.; Mrs. Arlen (Lula Kate) Eller, New Market; Mrs. Albert (Maria) Smith Sr., and Mrs. Robert (Joan) Snider Sr., Glade Spring; Mrs. Wiley (Jane) Colley Sr., Mrs. Ford (Edith) Sage and Mrs. Wayne (Helen) Heffinger, all of Marion; four grandchildren, Zena and Athena Campbell, Bristol, Chad Winebarger and Joshua Greenwood, both of Marion; several nieces and nephews; her husband's family; and a host of friends.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, Oct. 11, at 2 p.m. in Barnett's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mike Sage officiating. Burial will follow in Rosewood Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Barnett's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Campbell
Randolph Noah Campbell Sr., of Chilhowie, died Monday, April 24, 2000 in the Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mr. Campbell was a member of the Charles Wesley United Methodist Church in Abingdon and a member and treasurer of the Charles Wesley United Methodist Men.
Surviving are his wife, Frances Chappell Campbell; two sons, Randolph N. Campbell Jr., Wytheville, and James Edward (Eddy) Campbell, Cheltenham, Md.; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two nieces.
Funeral services were conducted Friday, April 28, at 1 p.m. in Charles Wesley United Methodist Church with the Rev. William Weldon and the Rev. Richard D. Mullan officiating. Burial was in Forest Hills Memory Gardens.
Williams Funeral Home in Chilhowie was in charge of arrangements.
Campbell
Goldie Mae Totten Campbell, age 78, of Saltville, died Tuesday, June 23, 1998 in Valley Health Care Center, Chilhowie.
She was a member of Madam Russell United Methodist Church, the Phythin Sisters, Order of Eastern Star and the United Daughters of Confederacy.
She was a retired teacher of Smyth County School system, teaching most of her career in Allison Gap.
She was the widow of Holman "Andy" Campbell.
Survivors include three brothers, William J. Totten, Kennett O. Totten and Thomas W. Totten, all of Saltville; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 25, in Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Scott Robertson-Gouge officiating. Burial was in Mount Rose Cemetery.
Campbell
Daphine Whillock Campbell, age 74, of Rich Valley, died Sunday, July 20, 1997 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was the widow of Grundy Sanders "San" Campbell. She was a member of the Rich Valley Presbyterian Church.
She is survived by one daughter, Sandra Campbell Elswick and husband Kevin of Chilhowie; two sons, Richard Noel Campbell and fianc‚‚e, Jody Hogston and son, Derek, and William Campbell, all of Rich Valley; three grandchildren, Ellen Marie Campbell, Brandon Lee Elswick and Whitney Shea Elswick.
Funeral services will be held today, July 23, at 11 a.m. at the Rich Valley Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Rich Cardot officiating. Burial will follow in the Rich Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery. The body will be taken to the church one hour before the service. Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to the Saltville Rescue Squad, Drawer D, Saltville, VA 24370.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Campbell
Charles Alexander Campbell Sr., age 89, of Fairlawn, died Wednesday, Oct. 22, 1997.
He was a native of Damascus and was a longtime resident of the Fairlawn community where he enjoyed his retirement from Hercules Inc. since 1972.
His hobbies were repairing sewing machines and lawn mowers.
He served for many years as a faithful member of the Fairlawn Baptist Church as a trustee and deacon and was a liaison and representative for the church family during the rebuilding of the present facility. He was also a former member of Fairlawn Fire Department.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mabel Rouse Campbell; his parents, Horton and Bertha Anderson Campbell; one son, Jimmie Harold Campbell; and one brother, Herbert Campbell.
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Kitty Campbell, Fairlawn; one granddaughter and grandson-in-law, Susan and Mark Rooney, Pulaski; one grandson, Edward Campbell; one great-grandson, Charles Brandon Hughett; two step-grandchildren; three brothers and sisters-in-law, the Rev. Henry and Louise Campbell, Marion, Robert F. and Helen Campbell, Abingdon, and Jack and Betty Campbell, Friendship.
A memorial service will be held today, Oct. 25, at 2 p.m. in Fairlawn Baptist Church with the Rev. Danny W. Collins officiating. Interment will be in Highland Memory Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Fairlawn Baptist Church Sound System, c/o Fairlawn Baptist Church, 6758 Oxford Ave., Radford, VA 24241.
DeVilbiss Funeral Home, Radford, is in charge of arrangements.
CAMPBELL
Mrs. Cora Faye Campbell, age 91, of Thomasville, N.C., died Saturday morning, March 6, 1999, at the Meadowbrook Manor Nursing Center in Clemmons. She is survived by a son, Roy Campbell of Clemmons, N.C.; two daughters, Edith Campbell of Thomasville, N.C., and Doris Wall of Winston-Salem, NC; a sister, Nan Butner of Winston-Salem; and a brother, Jack Reed of Florida. Ten grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren and one great-great-granchild also survive. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, March 8, 1999, at 2:00 p.m. at the New Haven Church of the Brethren. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery.
Camper
Christopher William Camper, age 8, died Monday, June 28, 1999 at a Kingsport hospital.
He was a second grade student at Chilhowie Elementary School and attended Chilhowie Baptist Church.
He is survived by his mother, Dalisly Cadayona Delacruz Camper, Marion; his father, James William Camper, Texas; one sister, Gabrielle Hope Camper, Marion; maternal grandparents, Adilina Cadoyona and Juan Delacruz, Manila, Philippines; paternal grandmother, Evelyn Rose Camper, Bristol, Tenn.
Funeral services were conducted Friday, July 2, at 2 p.m. at the Chilhowie Baptist Church with the Rev. Chuck Herrell and the Rev. Fred Conley officiating. Burial followed in the Grosses Creek Cemetery. The family requests that memorial donations be made to the Christopher Camper Memorial Fund, c/o Chilhowie Baptist Church, P.O. Box 838, Chilhowie, VA 24319.
Newberry Funeral Home in Chilhowie was in charge of arrangements.
Cannon
Maxie Lee Allison Cannon, age 75, died Sunday, May 4, 1997 in Wesleyan Arms Nursing Center, High Point, N.C. She was a member of Chilhowie Church of God.
Mrs. Cannon was preceded in death by her parents, Albert W. and Mary Jane Walls Allison, and one brother, Herman Allison.
Survivors include her husband, William Herman Cannon; two sons, Jack Cannon, Spartenburg, S.C., and Ken Cannon, Concord, N.C.; two brothers, Melvin F. Allison, Saltville, and Anthony Allison, Portsmouth; three sisters, Corrina Woodward, High Point, N.C., Marie Hayden, Glade Spring, and Evelyn Hayden, Saltville; two grandsons; six great-granddaughters; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. today, May 7, in Chilhowie Church of God with the Rev. E.B. Ford officiating. Burial will be in Mount Rose Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements.
Cannon
William Herman Cannon, age 87, of Saltville, died Saturday, June 28, 1997 in University Medical Center, Lebanon, Tenn.
He was a native of Heaton, N.C., and a retired boiler tender for Olin Chemical Corporation.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Maxie Cannon.
Survivors include five sons: Bill Cannon, Mt. Juliet, Tenn., Douglas Cannon, Charlotte, N.C., Delano Cannon, Bossier City, La., Johnny Cannon, Glade Spring, and Pete Cannon, St. Albans, W.Va.; four daughters: Barbara Harris and Jennelle Taylor, both of Saltville, Joyce Blake Taylor, Princeton, W.Va., and Darlene Russom, Mountain City, Tenn.; one brother, Roy Blain Cannon, Canton, Ohio; 31 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. today, July 2, in Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Elizabeth Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Building Program, First Church of God, Chilhowie, VA 24319.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements.
Canter
Creston
April 9, 1924
May 5, 2000
Stella Mae Eller Canter, 76, was remembered at funeral services held May 8 at Three Top Baptist Church in Creston. Rev. Charles McCoy, Rev. Lloyd Day and Rev. Larry Powers officiated. Burial followed in the Rash Cemetery in Todd.
Mrs. Canter was born in Ashe County to the late Charles and Della Eller. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Odell Canter; and two grandsons, Jeffrey Eldreth and Joey Canter.
She is survived by three sons, J.T. Canter and Carter Canter, both of Creston, and Marvin Canter, West Jefferson; one daughter, Iva Dean Baldwin, Warrensville; two brothers, Donald Eller, Roxboro, and Harold Eller, North Wilkesboro; one sister, Geraldine Witherspoon, Jefferson; six grandchildren, Kathi Wallace, Jefferson, Hope Canter, Heather Canter and Allison Canter, all of Creston, Ben Canter, West Jefferson, and Brittany Baldwin, Warrensville; four great-grandchildren, Bailey and McKenzie Wallace, Jefferson, and Samantha and Justin Canter, Crumpler; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to The Family, c/o Iva Dean Baldwin, PO Box 194, Warrensville, NC 28693.
Boone Family Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
CANTER
The Rev. Jimmy Canter 45, of 103 Ester Street, Bristol, Tenn. died Friday, Jan.10,1992 at his home. He was a lifelong resident of Bristol and a member of Shakesville Tabernacle. He was an employee of Tri-Cities Industrial Builders, Inc. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Olive Swygert Canter, one son, Jim R. Canter, Bristol, Tenn.,one daughter, Jennifer Canter of the home. His parents, Mr.and Mrs. William H. Canter, Bristol: six sisters, Mary Ann Houser, Bristol, Va., Shirley Cadle, Glade Spring, Betty Tittle, Blountville, Brenda Canter, and Bessie Parsons, both of Granite Falls, N.C.,and Louise Miller, Abingdon: seven brothers, Jackie Canter, Jerry Canter, Clifford Canter, Johnny Canter, Ronnie Canter, Robert Canter, and Bobby Canter, of Bristol: one grandson, and several nieces, and nephews. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge.
Canter
William Henry Canter,83 of 608 Edgemont Avenue, Bristol, Tenn, died Thursday, Dec.4,1997 in Bristol Regional Medical center. He was a native of Wallace, had lived all his life in the area and was retired from BRISTOL DOOR and LUMBER COMPANY. He was a member of the Shakesville Tabernacle Church. Survivors include his wife,Mary Elizabeth Trinkle Canter; five daughters, Shirley Cadle, and Brenda Canter, both of Bristol, Va.,Bessie Parson, Granite Falls, N.C.,Louise Miller,Tazewell,and Betty Tittle Blountville, seven sons: Jerry Canter, Robert Canter, Ronnie Canter, Jackie Canter, Johnny Canter, all of Bristol, Tenn. Bobby Canter, Bluff City, Tenn.,and Clifford Canter ,Blountville, Tenn. 36 grandchildren , 15 great grand children, and several nieces and nephews. Weaver Funeral Home in charge,Burial,East hill cemetry.
Canter
Mary Elizabeth Trinkle Canter, of 328 Hickman Road, Blountville, died Monday,October 11,1999 at her home. She was a life long resident of Sullivan County, a member of Shakesville Tabernaccle Church and a homemaker. She was the widow of William Henry Canter. Surviving are 5 daughters : Shirley Cadle and Brenda Canter both of Bristol,Va., Bessie Parson of Granite Falls, N.C. Louise Miller of Tazewell, Va. and Betty Tittle of Blountville : Seven sons: Jerry Canter, Bobby Canter, Robert Canter, Ronnie Canter, Jackie Canter, and Johnny Canter, all of Bristol,Tn., and Clifford Canter of Blountville, 36 grandchildren,15 great grand children and 3 great great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 11:00 A.M. In Weaver Funeral Home Chapel brother Paul Brown and the Rev. Thomas Thacker will officiate. Burial will be in East Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will sons. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 8 .p.m. Wednesday in Weaver Funeral Home.
Canter
Bristol Child Killed As Old Stove Falls / William Shenandoah Canter
I believe this is where Little William belongs. Will post him here until otherwise proven wrong.
BRISTOL CHILD KILLED AS OLD STOVE FALLS
By Robert Morgan ( Bristol Newspaper / no date listed)
The four year old son of a Bristol Tennessee couple was the victim of a tragic accident Monday morning, according to Bristol Tennessee Detective, Captain C. W. " Pete" Booher. Booher said Monday that William Shenandoah Canter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee Canter of 16151/2 Pershing Avenue, was killed as he played on the oven door of an abandoned kitchen stove. Police were notified at 10:06 a.m. Monday by the attending physician
that young Canter was dead on arrival at Bristol Memorial Hospital. Booher said the Doctor indicated the boy had died as a result of asphyxiation. Investigation of the boy's death revealed that he was found pinned beneath a stove in the yard of a neighbor, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Crain, of 1611 1/2 Pershing. Preliminary statements taken from the parents of the child and the Crains said young Canter had been standing on the oven door of the stove prior to the accident. When he was found by Mrs. Canter and Mrs. Crain the boy was trapped with the oven door beneath him and the body of the stove resting on top of him. Booher said the parents notified the Bristol Life Saving Crew, but the child was dead before he reached the hospital. Statements also revealed that the stove had been sitting upright in the yard of the Crains for about 2 months, Booher said. He added that the stove was sitting in a precarious position and that the weight of the boy standing on the oven door apparently was enough to cause it to topple over on him. Indications were the boy had been left alone for only a short time before the accident, Booher said. Crain told officers that the stove, which was located near an alley, had been abandoned for about 2 months and that he had notified men working on the city garbage truck to take it away, but Booher said he could not verify the request.
YOUNG CANTER is survived by his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Lee Canter, two brothers, Robert Canter and Frankie Canter, both of the home, the paternal grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. W. H. Canter of Bristol. Maternal grandfather, Jordan N. Oliver of Bristol, and several aunts and uncles. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements which are incomplete. This news artical has no dates on it, and I can only take an educated guess of where little William goes in the tree. Any help out there?
Cardwell
Herbert H. (Leonard) Cardwell, age 70, of Sterling, Ill., died Wednesday, Oct. 13, 1999 at CGH Medical Center, Sterling.
Mr. Cardwell was born Nov. 6, 1928 in Saltville, the son of Arthur Thomas and Sara (Taylor) Cardwell. He married Beulah Smith Oct. 25, 1958 in Hernardo, Miss. He was employed at the Parish-Alford Plant of Northwestern Steel and Wire in Rock Falls, Ill., retiring in 1977. He then served as the staff representative for the U.S.W.A. for 10 years retiring in 1987.
Mr. Cardwell served as past president of Local 3720 of U.S.W.A. He was past owner of the B&H Pro Shop and was the owner of the Cardwells W&D Tavern in Rock Falls at the time of his death. He loved playing pool and visiting with his friends and spending time with his grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Ed, Melvin and Clarence Cardwell; and two sisters, Verna Terry and Lois Cardwell.
Surviving are his wife, Beulah; two sons, DeWayne (Phyllis) Cardwell and Willy Cardwell, both of Rock Falls; three brothers, Ralph (Mary Eller) Cardwell of Rock Falls, Hubert (Judy) Cardwell of Erie, and Willard "Clyde" Cardwell of Nelson, Ill.; one sister, Barbara (Dick) O'Neil of Pertales, N.M.; four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held today, Oct. 16, at 10 a.m. in the McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls with the pastor Dalmus Meeks of the Harvest Time Bible Church officiating. Burial will be at Odd Fellows Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Ronald McDonald House, Rochester, Minn., in his memory.
McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls, Ill., is in charge of arrangements.
Cardwell
Gentry L. Cardwell, age 77, of Saltville, died Thursday, Aug. 27, 1998 at the Smyth County Community Hospital. He was a retired employee of the Olin Corporation, and the West Virginia Electric Company.
Survivors include his wife, Georgia Walls Cardwell; one son, Leon Cardwell, Saltville; three daughters, Mrs. Roger "Carol" McGee and Mrs. Eddie "Jean" Prater, both of Saltville, and Mrs. Gary "Cindy" Owens, Chilhowie; one brother, Martin Cardwell, Parisburg; two sisters, Maggie Helton, Kingsport, Tenn., and Francis Davidson, Saltville; four grandchildren: Angela Cardwell, Scott Prater, Brian McGee, Michelle Prater; five great-grandchildren: Jeffrey and Marcus McGee, Troy Null, Lesley and Gary Wayne Owens.
Graveside services will be conducted today, Aug. 29, at 11 a.m. at the Elizabeth Cemetery with the Rev. W.G. Beagle and the Rev. Benny Frye officiating.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements.
Cardwell
Clarence Lee Cardwell, age 61, of Hopewell, formerly of Saltville, died Thursday, July 17, 1997. He was a Christian and was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur and Sarah Cardwell; two brothers, Ed Cardwell and Melvin Cardwell; and two sisters, Vernor Terry and Lois Cardwell.
Mr. Cardwell had worked at Allied Signal in Hopewell for the past eight years.
Survivors include his wife, Laura M. Cardwell; one daughter, Mary E. Armstrong, Vinton; one son, John "Tommy" Cardwell, Chester; four brothers, Herbert Cardwell and Ralph Cardwell, both of Rock Falls, Ill., Clyde Willard Cardwell, Saltville and Hubert Cardwell, Erie, Ill.; one sister, Barbara O'Neal, Portales, N.M.; three grandchildren: Allen Armstrong, Vinton, and Sarah and Hanna Cardwell, Chester.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, July 21, in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ron Talley and the Rev. Chuck Blevins officiating. Burial was in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
D. R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Carico
Mary Juanita "Sis" Carico, age 78, died Sunday, April 11, 1999 at her home in Marion. She was a member of the Chilhowie Church of God and was preceded in death by a son, Calvin Carico.
She is survived by her husband, Charles H. Carico Sr., Marion; four daughters, Yvonne Helton, Patsy Hart, Brenda Gilley, and Linda Blackwell, all of Marion; three sons, Charles Carico Jr., David Carico and Nathan Carico, all of Marion; two sisters, Rebecca Kell, Marion, and Ruth Olinger, Saltville; three half sisters, Betty Weaver, Chilhowie, Dorothy Tolliver, Glade Spring, and Nancy Moore, Abingdon; 27 grandchildren; 24 great- grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, April 13, at 2 p.m. at the Chilhowie Church of God with the Rev. Kenneth Barnes and the Rev. E.B. Ford officiating. Burial followed in the Middle Fork Cemetery.
Newberry Funeral Home in Chilhowie was in charge of arrangements. Cornett
Denford W. Cornett, age 63, of Rockledge, Fla., died Thursday, April 8, 1999 in Wuesthoff Memorial Hospital, Rockledge.
Mr. Cornett was born June 19, 1935 in Rural Retreat. He moved to Rockledge, Fla., in 1977 from Abingdon. He was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Cornett, Rockledge, Fla.; four daughters, Patty Kolling and Faith Wheeler, both of Rockledge, Fla., Rena Dugan, Merritt Island, Fla., and C.J. Molignaro, Cocoa, Fla.; one son, Denford W. Cornett Jr., Hawaii; one sister, Virginia Catron, Wytheville; eight grandchildren.
A private cremation was held.
East Coast Cremation in Rockledge, Fla., was in charge of arrangements.
Carico
Fred C. Carico, Sr., of Camden, S.C., died Wednesday, May 17, 2000 at his home.
He was born in Independence on May 18, 1916 to Thomas W. Carico and Virginia Funk Carico.
Survivors include three sons, Fred C. Carico, Jr. of Camden, S.C., John C. Carico of Richmond and stepson Bobby Smith of Hillsville; a brother, Thurman C. Carrico of Galax; and two grandsons and two great-granddaughters.
A funeral was held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Monta Vista Cemetery. The Rev. Ernie Smith and the Rev. Ted Bartlett officiated.
Military rites were performed by Hillsville VFW Post 1115.
Carpenter
Warren Carpenter
Edgewood, Md.
April 15, 1934
June 22, 2000
Warren Carpenter, 66, formerly of Ashe County, was remembered at funeral services held June 26 at Boone Family Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Larry Shepherd and Rev. Earl Barker officiated. Burial followed in the Carpenter Family Cemetery.
Mr. Carpenter was born in Ashe County to Hannie Vinton Carpenter and Edna Ham Carpenter. He was preceded in death by his father, Hannie Carpenter.
He is survived by his mother, Edna Ham Carpenter, Pfafftown; two brothers, Roger Carpenter, Bel Air, Md., and Donald W. Carpenter, Dover, Pa.; three sisters, Mary Lou Tucker, East Bend, Nellie Jo Stamey, Pfafftown, and Willa Mae Wood, Tobaccaville; and several nieces and nephews.
Boone Family Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Carpenter
Kathy Carpenter
Creston
June 6, 1956
Sept. 14, 2000
Kathy Carpenter, 44, was remembered at funeral services held Sept. 17 at Ashelawn Memorial Chapel in Jefferson. Rev. Denton Hart, the Rev. Ronda Rash and the Rev. Bluferd Eldreth officiated. Entombment was held Sept. 18 at Ashelawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum of Prayer.
Mrs. Carpenter was born in Ashe County. She was employed by Watauga Medical Center in Boone.
She is survived by her husband, Rodger Dale Carpenter Sr.; two sons, Roger Dale Carpenter Jr. and fiancee, Sherrie Boyer of Creston, and Christopher Lee Carpenter of the home; two daughters, Angela Dawn Edgell and husband, Adam of Ft. Stewart, Ga., and Michelle Lynn Carpenter of the home; her grandmother, Uzella Lewis of Creston; three sisters, JoAnn Richardson, Lansing, Janette Reese, Creston and Melissa Brown, Mountain City, Tenn.; and one granddaughter, Samantha Nicole Carpenter.
Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.
Ashelawn Memorial Chapel was in charge of the arrangements.
Carr
Leona Smith Carr, 92, of Galax, died Thursday, March 29, 2001, at her home. She was the widow of Roy Carr. She was born July 28, 1902, in Surry County, N.C., to Anual and Julina Smith.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Helen and Paul Pollard and Frances and Kenny Carico, all of Galax; four grandchildren; four great- grandchildren; one stepgreat-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral was held Saturday at Crab Creek Primitive Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Elders Bruce Higgins and Terry Wilson officiated.
Carrico
Sandra E. Carrico, age 37, of Dundee, Ohio, formerly of Canton, died Wednesday, Sept. 9, 1998 from a sudden illness.
Born April 26, 1961 in Canton, Ohio, she was the daughter of Henry and Reba Gibson Dennis of Canton. She was the minister of music at the Dundee Church of God where her husband is pastor. She also enjoyed working with the mentally handicapped and had previously been employed by the Stark County MR/DD.
Surviving are her husband, the Rev. Gregory Carrico; her parents, Henry and Reba Dennis, Canton, Ohio; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Charles and Dorothy Dennis, Gary Wayne and Beth Dennis and Darryl Dennis, all of Canton, Ohio; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Deborah and Ronnie Williams of Canton, Ohio, and Barbara Jean and William Fitzwater of East Sparta, Ohio; her mother-in-law, Ruth Carrico of Seven Mile Ford; several nieces and nephews and many friends.
Funeral services were held Monday, Sept. 14, in the Dundee Church of God with the Rev. B.H. Settle, the Rev. E.B. Ford and the Rev. Michael Swiney officiating. Interment was in Sunset Hills Memorial Park in Canton, Ohio. Memorials may be made to the Dundee Church of God.
Toland-Herzig Funeral Home in Dover, Ohio was in charge of arrangements.
Carroll
Ursula Harris Carroll, age 66, died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 1999 in Norton Community Hospital in Norton.
Mrs. Carroll was a native of Smyth County and was the daughter of the late Albert and Bessie Harris. She was preceded in death by four brothers: Jerome, James, Walter and Harold Harris, and two sisters, Mary Hicks and Gladys Bise.
She attended the Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church in New Quarry.
Survivors include three daughters, Terry Ann Carroll, Toni Carroll, and Rosa Roark; one son; three sisters, Genene Havens, Saltville, Irene Collins, Chilhowie, and Elsie McElraft, South Carolina; one brother, John Harris, Marion; one grandchild, Evan Roark; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Friday, Oct. 29, at 8 p.m. in Bradley's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Curtis Havens officiating. Graveside services will be private.
Bradley's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Carter
Glenna Bell Carter, age 83, died Sunday, March 21, 1999 at the Columbia Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla.
Mrs. Carter was a member of the New Quarry Church of God. She was preceded in death by her son, Robert D. Carter, and a grandson, Robert W. Carter.
Survivors include one son, William D. Carter, Jacksonville, Fla.; one daughter-in-law, Agnes Carter, Sterling, Ill.; one sister, Virginia Fisher, Rock Falls, Ill.; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, March 25, at 11 a.m. at D.R. Henderson Funeral Home with the Rev. Bob Neace officiating. Burial will follow at the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at the funeral home.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements.
Carter
Wert Carter
Crumpler
May 16, 1914
Sept. 23, 2000
Van Wert Carter, 86, was remembered at funeral services held Sept 25 at Boone Family Funeral Home Chapel. Elder Bobby Absher officiated. Burial followed in the Ashelawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
Mr. Carter was born in Ashe County to Dryum Carter and Martha Stuart Carter. He was an agricultural farmer.
He is survived by his wife, Beulah Reeves Carter of the home; three daughters, Betty Corriher, Salisbury, Billie Chegin, Columbia, S.C. and Caroline Trent, Kingsport, Tenn.; four grandchildren; and two nieces.
Boone Family Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Carter
Agnes G. Carter, age 83, of Ceres, died Thursday, April 2, 1998 at Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mrs. Carter was born May 12, 1914 at Chatham Hill to the late Charlie and Jenny Pratt. She lived most of her life there. She was a very devoted, loving mother, friend to all and loved to attend church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert (Bob) Carter; her parents, one daughter, two grandchildren, two sisters and eight brothers.
Survivors include four daughters, Lois Keesee, Marion, Betty Tibbs, Ceres, Daisy Boyd, Florida, Faye Buchanan, South Carolina; four sons, Don Carter and Bobby Carter, both of Ceres, Sammy Carter and Raymond Carter, Piney Flats, Tenn.; one brother, Walter Pratt, Atkins; one sister, Olivene Talbert, Saltville; 20 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, April 5, at 2 p.m. at D.R. Henderson Funeral Home with the Rev. Bob Shupe officiating. Burial will follow in the Ridgedale Cemetery in Rich Valley. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at the funeral home.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements.
Carter
Betty Jean Kemp Carter, 67, of Hillsville, died Saturday, March 31, 2001, at North Carolina Baptist Hospital.
Survivors include her husband, Clayton Jimmy Carter of Hillsville; three daughters and a son-in-law, Eraina Fine and Edna and William Brooks, all of Hillsville; and Tammy Carter Farmer and special friend Henry Clay Poole of Sinking Spring, Pa.; two sisters, Flora Alger and Clara Curry, both of Princeton, W.Va.; a brother and sister-in-law, Billy and Sharon Kemp of Hillsville; and five grandchildren.
A funeral was held Tuesday at Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Funeral Home with burial in the Shockley Cemetery. The Revs. R.J. Buttery and Ron Hager officiated.
Carter
Rev. C.F. Carter, age 88, died Friday, Jan. 3, 1997 at his home in Sugar Grove.
Rev. Carter was a minister for the Church of God of Prophecy for more than 40 years and was a member of the Home Builders Association. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Willie Lee Carter.
He is survived by his wife, Mary M. Testerman Carter of Sugar Grove; three daughters, Nell Masters of Augusta, Ga., Maxine Woodard of New Castle, Del., and Bobby Joyce Neal of Wilmington, Del.; four sons: Vernon C. Carter and Richard L. Carter, both of New Castle, Del., Lewis Carter of Newark, Del., and Randall E. Carter of Bear, Del.; five stepchildren including a special stepson, Ed Testerman of Speedwell; 20 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Jan. 7, at 11 a.m. at McCrery Memorial Chapel in Wilmington, Del. Burial followed in Gracelawn Memorial Park, New Castle, Del.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
Carter
Juanita Ford Carter, age 89, of Bristol, died Friday, Sept. 3, 1999 at Bristol Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Carter was a native of Smyth County and had lived in Bristol since 1957. She was the daughter of the late Elcanah G. and Josie Copenhaver Ford. She was the widow of her first husband, Lynn Copenhaver, and her second husband, Robert T. Carter. She was a member of Gardners Chapel Primitive Baptist Church.
She was also preceded in death by a daughter Libby Copenhaver, and a grandson Bart Smith.
Survivors include four daughters, Betty Sue Schaughency of Beaver, Penn., Mary Lou Smith of Blountville, Tenn., Sara Odum of Bristol, and Estelle Johnson of Bluefield; one son, Bobby Carter of Jackson, Tenn.; 12 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews: Georgia Meek, Roger Meek, David Meek, John Meek, Phyllis Hampton, Peggy Ford Dent; and a sister-in-law, Kella Ford.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday, Sept. 5, at 5 p.m. in the Seaver-Brown Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Clarence Huffman and Harold Guthrie officiating. Burial followed in Ebenezer Lutheran Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Gardners Chapel Primitive Baptist Church, P.O. Box 451, Blountville, Tenn. 37617 or the Bristol Life Saving Crew, 1601 Euclid Ave., Bristol, VA 24201.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
Carter
Betty William Carter, age 63, died Wednesday, Nov. 26, 1997 at her home in Danville.
She was a native of Glade Spring and was the widow of Jimmy Ray Carter.
She was retired from DuPont and was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include one son, Walter Blake Carter, Danville; five sisters, Lois Gayler and Carolyn Keesee, both of Glade Spring, Evelyn Musselwhite, Memphis, Tenn., Dotty Taylor, Richmond, and Rita Colley, Morristown, Tenn.; two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held today, Nov. 29, in Swicegood Funeral Home Chapel in Danville.
This is a courtesy announcement by D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville.
Carter
Samuel Ray Carter, age 87, died Thursday, Dec. 16, 1999 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mr. Carter lived most of his life in Chilhowie. He graduated from Carson-Newman College in 1935. He taught school and coached in Rich Valley, Saltville and Chilhowie. He was then employed by the National Bank of Chilhowie for 32 years until his retirement.
Mr. Carter was very involved in community activities such as Chamber of Commerce, Industrial Development Authority, the board of directors of Oak Hill Academy, Virginia Highlands Community College, and Smyth County Community Hospital Board of Directors.
He was a member of and very active in every aspect of Riverside Baptist Church including being a deacon and teaching Sunday School for 60 years.
Mr. Carter was preceded in death by his first wife, Mabel Bennington Carter.
Surviving are his wife, Ruth Pugh Carter of Marion; two daughters and their husbands, Marie and Ernie Barker of Gate City, and Ruth Rhea and Reggie Palmer of Kingman, Ariz.; one stepdaughter and her husband, Willie and Terry Bilancio of Bath, N.Y.; one stepson, Charles Pugh of Roanoke; two grandchildren, Stacie Barker and John Barker, both of Gate City.
Funeral services will be held tonight, Dec. 18, at 8 p.m. in Williams Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Armand Jalbert, Rev. Buddy Miller, Rev. Charles E. Blevins, and Rev. Roy O. Collins III officiating. Graveside services Sunday, Dec. 19, at 12:30 p.m. in Riverside Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 before the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Riverside Baptist Church, Chilhowie.
Williams Funeral Home in Chilhowie is in charge of arrangements.
Carter
Ruth Virginia Carter, age 84, died Monday, Feb. 7, 2000 in Francis Marion Manor.
Ms. Carter was a native of Ashe County, N.C., and had retired from the Southwestern Virginia State Hospital with over 23 years of service.
She was preceded in death by one sister, Mary Carter Baumgardner.
Survivors include one son, Ralph Carter, Marion; many loving friends.
Funeral services will be held today, Feb. 9, at 11 a.m. in Bradley's Funeral Home with the Rev. Neville Mozingo and the Rev. Mike Sage officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Cemetery.
Bradley's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Carter
James Fred Carter, age 81, of Rich Valley, died Wednesday, April 15, 1998 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
He was a member of the Chatham Hill First Church of God, a lifelong farmer in the Rich Valley area and was retired from Burns Security where he was a security guard at Brunswick Corp. for 22 years.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Moore Carter; one son and daughter-in-law, Larry W. and Iris Carter, Marion; one daughter and son-in-law, Patsy C. and George Cook, Saltville; one sister, Mary Virginia Wilson, Marion; two grandchildren, Kimberly Cook, Marion, and Geoffrey Cook, Abingdon.
Funeral services will be conducted today, April 18, at 11 a.m. in Chatham Hill First Church of God with the Rev. Bob Shupe, the Rev. Ron Whitener and the Rev. Luther Watson officiating. Burial will be in Ridgedale Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements.
Carter
Bertha L. Crabtree Carter, age 77, of Rich Valley, died Friday, Jan. 5, 2001 in Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C.
She was of the Methodist faith.
Surviving are her husband, Leon Carter; one son, Hobert L. "Junebug" Carter of Saltville; four daughters and sons-in-law, Ethena and Roger Hawkins, Judy and Kyle Holmes, all of Rich Valley, Barbara Jo and David Fazelnia of Charlotte, N.C., and Jane and Tommy Hess of Saltville; one brother, Fred Crabtree of Rich Valley; one sister, Lessie McGoldrick of Albuquerque, N.M.; 15 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday, Jan. 7, at 8 p.m. at the D.R. Henderson Funeral Home with the Rev. Neville Mozingo and the Rev. Luther Watson officiating. Graveside services were conducted Monday, Jan. 8, at 2 p.m. at the Ridgedale Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements. o
CARTER
Donald Matthew Carter, age 52, of 268 Ward Circle, Glade Valley, N.C., died Friday, June 23, 2000, at his home. He is survived by his wife, Gaby Spatz Carter of the home; two sons and a daughter-in-law, David and Carmen Carter of Raleigh, N.C., and Darren Carter of Charlotte, N.C.; two grandchildren; his mother, Hazel Pruitt Carter of Sparta; one sister, Brenda Johnson of Galax, Va.; and his maternal grandmother, Boyde Pruitt of Sparta. There will be no visitation at the Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at the Grandview Memorial Chapel. The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Cherry Lane Fire Dept. Grandview Memorial Funeral Home of Sparta is in charge of the arrangements.
Caruso
Fay A. "Gammy" Yates Caruso, age 70, died Saturday, March 21, 1998 in Heritage Hall Health Care, Big Stone Gap.
She was of the Catholic faith. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Steve (Pokey) Harris, Chilhowie, Mrs. David (Sherry) Yearly, Wise, Cecelia Caruso, Charlottesville, and Mrs. Ed (Mary) Hawley, Catlett; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, in Abraham Salyers Cemetery, Caney Ridge, with the Rev. Darrell Fletcher officiating.
Sturgill Funeral Home in Wise was in charge of arrangements.
Casey
Mary Childress Casey, age 68, of Glade Spring, died Friday, April 16, 1999 in Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon.
Mrs. Casey lived near Abingdon most of her life and was the widow of Jake T. Casey. She was a member of Brumley Gap United Methodist Church.
Survivors include four sons, Randy Eugene Casey of Glade Spring, Jeffery Donald Casey of Saltville, Lonnie Wayne Casey of Abingdon, and Charles Jake Casey of Lawton, Okla.; two sisters, Betty Jane Childress and Panise Lee Duncan, both of Abingdon; one brother, Don Eugene Childress of Abingdon; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, April 19, in the Campbell Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jerry A. Eggers officiating. Burial was in the Knollkreg Memorial Park in Abingdon.
Campbell Funeral Home in Abingdon was in charge of arrangements.
Casey
Cleo Parris Casey, age 85, of Seven Mile Ford, died Monday, May 18, 1998 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was a native of Washington County and had spent most of her life in Smyth County. She was a member of the Laurel Springs United Methodist Church, Marion, and was a member of the Laurel Springs UMC Women's Group. She was retired from Marion Laundry.
Mrs. Casey was preceded in death by her husband, Theodore Ernest Casey.
Survivors include two sons, T. Douglas Casey, Suffolk, and Thomas E. Casey, Seven Mile Ford; two daughters and sons-in-law, Joan Casey and Bob Stamper, Burlington, N.C., and Sandra Casey and Charles Goodman, Seven Mile Ford; one daughter-in-law, Ruth Ann Casey; one brother, John I. Parris, Boothwin, Penn.; nine grandchildren; five great- grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, May 21, at 2 p.m. in Farris Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Carol Ferguson officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park in Damascus. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Flowers will be accepted or contributions may be made to the Laurel Springs United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, c/o Carol McClellan, 1762 Stoney Battery Road, Marion, VA 24354.
The Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon is in charge of arrangements.
Cassell
Alma Parks Cassell, age 80, of Rural Retreat, died Saturday, June 12, 1999 in Wythe County Community Hospital.
Mrs. Cassell was born in Grayson County, the daughter of the late Robert C. and Addie Cornett Parks. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Kermit Cassell, and one son, Mack Curtis Cassell.
She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Jane C. and Doug Fuller of Mineral, and Gloria C. and Dennis McMillan of Crockett; two sisters, Hassie Lee Yonce of Maryland, and Carol Montgomery of Pennsylvania; four brothers, J.C. Parks of Arizona, Ralph Gene Parks of Idaho, Willard Parks and Ford Parks, both of Maryland; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 15, at 11 a.m. at the Lindsey Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Roy E. Blevins officiating. Interment followed in the Rosewood Memorial Gardens in Rural Retreat. The family suggests that those who prefer may make memorials to the Rural Retreat Volunteer Emergency Services.
Lindsey Funeral Home in Rural Retreat was in charge of arrangements.
Cassell
Walter E. Cassell, age 76, died Monday, March 15, 1999 at his home in Marion.
Mr. Cassell was retired from the U.S. Army as a staff sergeant after serving for over 20 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sam and Pearl Cassell; two sisters; and five brothers.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 18, in Barnett's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mike Sage officiating. Burial was in Round Hill Cemetery with military honors rendered by VFW Post No. 4667.
Barnett's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Cassell
Hattie Campbell Cassell, age 89, died Sunday, Aug. 9, 1998 in Valley Health Care Center, Chilhowie.
She is survived by three brothers, Dallas Cassell, John J. Cassell, both of Marion, and Mike Cassell of Roanoke; two nieces and three nephews.
Funeral services will be held today, Aug. 12, 1998 at 11 a.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with the Rev. Frank Bauman officiating. Burial will follow in Mount Carmel Cemetery in Marion.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Cassell
Thomas "Tom" Peery Cassell Sr., age 79, of Rural Retreat, died Tuesday, Feb, 8, 2000 at Wythe County Community Hospital.
Mr. Cassell grew up on his father's farm, "Creekside," in the Black Lick Community of Wythe County. He went to the elementary school on Black Lick and graduated from Rural Retreat High School in 1938. He attended Virginia Tech, joined the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II and in 1953 he started his own farm, "Poverty Hollow" in the Black Lick Community. He raised dairy cattle, sheep, and beef until 1989 when he sold the farm and retired in Rural Retreat.
Mr. Cassell was a director of the Grayson-Carroll-Wythe Mutual Insurance Company from 1969 to 1996. He enjoyed retirement and was vice mayor of Rural Retreat and an active member of Grace Lutheran Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Steven Sidney Cassell Sr., and Mary Peery Cassell.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Mary Helen Goodman Cassell; two sons and daughter-in-law, Thomas Peery Cassell Jr., Rural Retreat, and Bennet Goodman and Teresa Cassell, Blacksburg; one daughter and son-in-law, Mary Jane Cassell and Bill Cooper, Tucker, Ga.; six grandchildren, John Cassell and Marni Wohlford, both of Rural Retreat, Amy Cassell of Chicago, Ill., David Cassell of Blacksburg, Shannon Cooper and Joanne Cooper, both of Tucker, Ga.; one sister, Helen Topham, Springfield, Mass.
Funeral services were held Friday, Feb. 11, at 11a.m. at the Grace Lutheran Church with Pastor Joseph Shumate officiating. Interment followed in the Black Lick Cemetery. The family suggests that those who prefer may make memorials to the Rural Retreat Emergency Services or the Organ Fund of Grace Lutheran Church.
Lindsey Funeral Home in Rural Retreat was in charge of arrangements.
Cassell
Michael Wayne Cassell, age 35, of Marion, formerly of Wytheville, died Thursday, March 12, 1998 in Wythe County Community Hospital.
He was a truck driver and was preceded in death by his father, Billy R. Cassell.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Louise Cassell; two daughters, Elizabeth Marie Cassell and Crystal Lynn Cassell, of the home; his mother, Lois Eversole Stroupe of Wytheville; two brothers and sister-in-law, James Allen and Josephine Herring Jr., and Alfred Ray Stroupe III, all of Wytheville; special nephew, James Allen "Jimmy" Herring III of Wytheville; special aunt, Lillie Mae Fisher of Wytheville; several aunts, uncles and special cousins.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, March 15, at 2 p.m. at Barnett's Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Will Shewey and the Rev. Mike Sage officiating. Interment will be in the West End Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Barnett's Funeral Home from 4 to 6 and from 7 to 9 p.m. today or at the residence of Lillie Fisher, 355 E. Ridge St., Wytheville, at any time.
Barnett's Funeral Home in Wytheville is in charge of arrangements.
Cassell
Lola Mae Cassell, age 80, formerly of Marion, died Saturday, Oct. 10, 1998 in Manassas. She was the widow of Richard Cassell and had served as housekeeper for Old Town Inn in Manassas for many years.
She is survived by four daughters: Phyllis Taylor, Culpeper, Frances Cook, Strasburg, Barbara Thompson, Mt. Joy, Penn., and Kate Wyatt, Chilhowie; five sons, Bruce Musser, Ronald Cassell, Roger Cassell, Howard Musser and William Musser, all of Manassas; three sisters, Sarah Combs and Leona Burns, both of Manassas, and Rosa Gahley, Boise, Idaho; 30 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; one great-granddaughter.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 2 p.m. in Barnett's Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Mike Sage officiating. Burial followed in Attoway Cemetery.
Barnett's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Cassidy
Annie E. Cassidy, age 91, of Hickory, N.C., died Thursday, Jan. 1, 1998 in Frye Medical Center, Hickory.
She was the widow of James E. "Dutch" Cassidy.
Survivors include one sister, Betty Smith, Saltville; several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today, Jan. 3, in Elizabeth Cemetery with the Rev. Ray Rolen officiating.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements.
Castellanos
Alfredo Serra Castellanos, age 79, of Glade Spring, died Monday, Sept. 22, 1997 in Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon.
He was a Washington County lawyer and a retired college professor.
Survivors include his wife, Sylvia C. Castellanos; one daughter, Sylvia C. Asturias, Philadelphia, Penn.; one sister, Josefina R. Castellanos, Miami, Fla.; one brother-in-law, Rene Carazana, Miami, Fla.; three grandchildren, Shaudy, Joe and Diego Asturias, all of Philadelphia, Penn.
Funeral services will be private. Memorials may be made to the Glade Spring Volunteer Life Saving Crew, P.O. Box 59, Glade Spring, VA 24340.
Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon was in charge of arrangements.
Castle
Julia Castle
Jefferson
Dec. 27, 1915
Oct. 19, 2000
Julia Mae Roten Castle, 84, was remembered at funeral services held Oct. 21 at Rich Hill United Methodist Church. Rev. Bruce Roten and Rev. Tommy Graybeal officiated. Burial followed in the Brown Cemetery.
Mrs. Castle was born in Ashe County to Emmit Roten and Cora Graybeal Roten. She was a caretaker of the Rocky Mount Museum in Piney Flats, Tenn. She was preceded in deathby her parents; and her husband, James Castle.
She is survived by a brother, Wayne Roten, Creston; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to Rich Hill United Methodist Church, c/o Bruce Roten, 663 Kemp-Lewis Circle, West Jefferson, NC 28694.
Boone Family Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Catron
Conrad L. Catron, age 73, of Bristol, died Wednesday, June 2, 1999 in Bristol Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Catron was a son of the late Stuart H. and Lute H. Catron. He was a native of Smyth County and had lived in Bristol since 1964. He was a graduate of Indiana Institute of Technology and was a consulting engineer in structural steel design. Some of his most prominent design work is found in the following structures: WCYBTV; Bristol Virginia City Hall; the Science Building and Student Union Building of King College; and Virginia High School's latest wing containing the gymnasium, swimming pool and auditorium.
Mr. Catron was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Bristol Host Lions Club, the Board of Bristol Crisis Center, and the Board of the Bristol Virginia Housing Authority .
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, and a member and former deacon and elder of Central Presbyterian Church. He was preceded in death by a sister, Lute Catron, and a brother, Dr. Stuart Catron.
Survivors include his wife, Jan Tompkins Catron; one sister, Janet Duncan, Chilhowie; one brother, Edd Catron, Marion; one sister-in-law, Louise Catron, Marion; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted today, June 5, at 11 a.m. in the Chapel of Memories Mausoleum at Mountain View Cemetery with Dr. Thomas D. Hay officiating. Entombment will follow. The family will receive friends following the service in the Chapel of Memories Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions should be sent to Central Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund, 301 Euclid Ave., Bristol, VA 24201.
Blevins Funeral Home in Bristol is in charge of arrangements.
Catron
Mrs. Linda C. Catron, age 41, died Wednesday, July 29, 1998 in Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Danville and had resided in Glade Spring and Abingdon the past 23 years.
She was a member of the Hillsville First United Methodist Church and was active with the MYF. She was a graduate of Carroll County High School, where she was a member of the chorus. She attended Emory and Henry College and was active with the Abingdon High School Chorus and the local Girl Scouts.
She was employed by KMart Pharmacy of Abingdon.
She is survived by her husband, Charles Mike Catron; two daughters, Kimberly Anne Catron and Sara Jane Catron, both of Abingdon; her parents, William F. and Bobbie Hardy Copeland of Hillsville, VA; two sisters, Cynthia Copeland Sumner of Hillsville, and Laurie Copeland Griggs of Blue Ridge, VA.
Funeral services were held Friday, July 31, 1998 in Farris Funeral Chapel with Pastor Tommy Wilson officiating. Interment followed in Forest Hills Memory Gardens.
Farris Funeral Home, Abingdon, is in charge of arrangements.
Catron
Rachel P. Catron, age 94, died Tuesday, March 30, 1999 at her home in Saltville.
Mrs. Catron was preceded in death by her husband, Robert "Bob" Catron; and her daughter, Virginia "Dare" Snogress.
She was a member of the First Church of God in Allison Gap and was employed for 38 years as a cafeteria employee at Saltville High School and R.B. Worthy High School. Her love for the "Shakers" was often returned to her with hugs and kisses. Her legion of friends often recall the school meals and banquets prepared by her willing hands.
Survivors include one grandson, Robert "Sandy" Snogress, Mt. Airy, N.C.; one granddaughter, Martha "Bunny" Palmer, Hickory, N.C.; four great-grandchildren, Travis Snogress, Derek Snogress, Johnathan Palmer, Amber Palmer; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Thursday, April 1, at 11 a.m. at D.R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. David Mumpower and Dr. Woodrow McIntyre officiating. Burial followed at the Mount Rose Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Catron
Walter Lilbern (Walt) Catron, age 70, of Rural Retreat, died Saturday, Dec. 12, 1998 in the Wythe County Community Hospital.
He was born in Wythe County, the son of the late Charles Henry and Laura Grubb Catron. He was retired from the Aeroquip Corporation in Wytheville and was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles Henry Catron Jr., and Robert (Bob) Catron; and three sisters, Anna Belle Norman, Elsie Alicknovic, and Willie Kincer.
He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Eunice K. Catron of the home; one son and daughter-in-law, Jerry L. and Mia Z. Catron, Rural Retreat; two daughters and sons-in- law, Melissa and Pete Sisk, Max Meadows, and Teresa and Tim Farmer, Rural Retreat; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Irene and George Suchorsky, and Martha and Charles Kolaetis, all of Clark, N.J.; five grandchildren, Cory and Micah Catron, Breanna and Matthew Farmer, and Krysta Sisk; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 15, at 1 p.m. at Lindsey Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Hubert Meadows and the Rev. Abe Handy officiating. Entombment followed in the Rosewood Memorial Gardens in Rural Retreat. The family suggests that those who prefer may make memorials to the Rural Retreat Volunteer Emergency Services.
Lindsey Funeral Home in Rural Retreat was in charge of arrangements.
Catron
Katie M. Calhoun Catron, age 78, of Rural Retreat, died Monday, Dec. 7, 1998 in the Wythe County Community Hospital.
Mrs. Catron was born in Smyth County, the daughter of the late William Aaron and Florence Etta Pennington Calhoun. She was a member of the Wytheville Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses and was preceded in death by two sons, Douglas Maiden Catron and Delmar Lee Catron.
She is survived by her husband, Hubert M. Catron Jr., of the home; two daughters and sons-in-law, Janet and Harry Danner and Linda and Kevin Fiorini, all of Wytheville; one son and daughter-in-law, Ron and Virginia Catron of Wytheville; two sisters, Virginia Calhoun of Wytheville, and Anna Catron of Atkins; special sister-in-law and brother-in- law, John and Loraine Heldreth of Hendersonville, Tenn.; seven grandchildren, Clarissa Lester, Melissa Hundley, Barry Catron, Russell Catron, Lisa Catron, C.D. Hagy, and Katie Danner; two step-grandchildren, Amber Fiorini and Ian Fiorini; four great-grandchildren, Randy, Kristin, Zachary and Chase; two step-great-grandchildren, Jerry and Brian.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, Dec. 10, at 2 p.m. at the Lindsey Funeral Home Chapel with Elder Tonny Johansen and Elder Raymond Smith officiating. Interment will follow in the Mountain View Cemetery in Rural Retreat. Flowers will be appreciated or memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice. Friends may call after noon today at the Lindsey Funeral Home where the family will receive friends there from 7 to 9 p.m. or they may call at the residence at any time.
Lindsey Funeral Home in Rural Retreat is in charge of arrangements.
Caudell
Cholie M. Caudell, age 63, of Sugar Grove, died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 1997 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
She was born March 13, 1934 in Troutdale, the daughter of John and Laura Eskridge Shumate.
Surviving are her husband, William "Bill" Caudell of the home; one daughter and son-in- law, Rebecca and George Overland, Wright City, Mo.; one son and daughter-in-law, Paul Wesley and Phyllis Caudell, Sugar Grove; three grandchildren, Jamie Caudell of the home, Michael Caudell, Orlando, Fla., and Rachel Overland, Wright City, Mo.; four sisters and a brother-in-law: Vesta Baldwin, Abingdon, Nervie Blevins, Konnarock, Wadie and Bud Sturgill, Chilhowie, and Okie Shumate, Sugar Grove; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Lacy and Nell Shumate, Pottstown, Penn., Harding and Rita Shumate, Junction City, Kansas, and Carl and Nora Shumate, Old Town, Fla.; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted today, Dec. 13, at 11 a.m. at the Liberty Hill Baptist Church in Grant with the Rev. Charles Bunn and the Rev. Tim Boyette officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The body will lie in state at the church 30 minutes preceding services.
Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home in Independence is in charge of arrangements.
Caudell
Jessie Caudell, 98, of Orange City, Fla., and formerly of Baywood, died Wednesday, March 21, 2001 in Orange City, Fla.
She was born in Grayson County on April 24, 1902. She was the widow of Clay Caudell.
Survivors include five daughters, Thelma Hood, Wilma Fields, Winnie Frye and Dorlean Payne, all of Orange City and Alma Lee Sizemore of Baywood; a son, C.B. Caudell of Belleview, Fla.; and eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
A funeral was held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Mount Olivet Cemetery. The Rev. Fred Jennings and the Rev. Ben Haga officiated.
Caudill
Birdie Lee Caudill, age 82, died Sunday, Nov. 9, 1997 in Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon.
She had been a resident of Washington County most of her life and was the widow of Luther Caudill.
Survivors include one sister, Alde Taylor, Saltville; four grandchildren: Michael Miller, Abingdon, Peggy Younce, Bristol, Kathy Miller and Timmy Miller, both of Meadowview; three great-grandsons; one greatgreat-granddaughter.
Funeral services were conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, in Farris Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Jim Odum officiating. Burial was in Knollkreg Memorial Park.
Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon was in charge of arrangements.
Caudill
L. Garfield Caudill, age 84, of Meadowview, died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 1997 in Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon.
He was a lifelong resident of Washington County and attended Meadowview Pentecostal Holiness Church.
He was an employee of Washington County Cannery for 22 years and an employee of Sterling Casket Company for several years. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Betty Lou Sanders; and a twin brother, Delmer Caudill.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Hash Caudill; one son, Gilmer Caudill, Seven Mile Ford; one sister, Ada Taylor, Abingdon; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, in Farris Funeral Chapel with Pastor Tommy Wilson officiating. Entombment was in Chapel of Memories Mausoleum in Forest Hills Memory Gardens.
Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon was in charge of arrangements.
Caudill
Willard (Bill) Caudill, age 73, of 335 Ballpark Rd., Sparta, NC., died Friday evening, February 23, 2001, at the Alleghany Memorial Hospital in Sparta. He is survived by three brothers: Haywood and Henry Caudill of Laurel Springs, NC and Tom Caudill of Wilkesboro, NC. Funeral services will be conducted Monday morning at 11:00 a.m. at the Landmark UnionBaptist Church with burial in the Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral services at the church. Grandview Memorial Funeral Home of Sparta is in charge of the arrangements.
Caudill
Alma Jane Medley Caudill, age 82, of 119 Casabella Drive, Advance, NC died Tuesday morning, December 5, 2000, at her home. She was the widow of James G. Caudill. She is survived by four sons and daughters-in-law: James T. and Lucy Caudill of Winston-Salem, NC, W. Sam and Frances Caudill of Tobaccoville, NC, Robert K. and Bonnie Caudill of Hamptonville, NC and Richard C. and Linda Caudill of Trophy Club, Texas; one daughter: Nanalee Wrenn of Advance, NC; three sisters: Clema Frances Medley Caudle of Sparta, NC, Eula Mae Medley Parris of Dallas, NC and Bertie Ruth Medley Sparks of Traphill, NC; 17 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral Services will be conducted Friday, December 8, 2000, at 11:00 A.M. at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with the Elder Don Richardson officiating. Burial will follow in the Laurel Glen Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday evening, December 7, 2000, from 6:00 until 8:00 PM at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home in Sparta, NC.
CAUDILL
Ernest Odell Caudill, age 65, a resident of New River Country Care in Sparta, NC, died Monday, May 31, 1999, at New River Country Care. He is survived by four aunts: Mrs. Clema Frances Caudle of Sparta, NC, Mrs. Alma Jane Caudill of Advance, NC, Mrs. Eula Mae Parris of Dallas, NC and Mrs. Bertie Ruth Sparks of Traphill, NC. several cousins also survive. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, June 2, 1999, at 2:00 PM at the Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery near Roaring Gap, NC with the Rev. Everett Shaw officiating. The family will receive friends at 1:00 PM Wednesday at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home in Sparta.
CAUDILL
Jennie Joines Caudill, age 84, of Sunbridge Nursing Center in Sparta, NC, died Monday morning, October 16, 2000, in the Alleghany Memorial Hospital in Sparta, NC. She was the widow of James C. Caudill. She is survived by one daughter: Nancy Jane Caudill Braun of College Park, Md.; one son and daughter-in-law: L.C. and Brenda Caudill of Catonsville, Md.; three grandchildren: Marc J. Braun of Baltimore, Md., Linville Caudill and James Caudill both of Catonsville, Md.; and three sisters: Bernice Edwards and Dorothy Smith both of Sparta, NC and Lorene Crosby of Laurel Springs, NC. Graveside Services will be conducted Wednesday, October 18, 2000, at 11:00 AM at the Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Ralph Smith will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening, October 17, 2000, from 6-8PM at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home in Sparta, NC. In lieu of flowers, Memorial Contributions may be made to the Epilepsy Foundation of America, 4351 Garden City Drive, Landover, Md. 20785.
CAUDILL
Mr. Brady Caudill, age 68, of 1803 Peach Bottom Rd., Laurel Springs, N.C., died Saturday evening at the Alleghany Memorial Hospital in Sparta, N.C. (March 2000) He was preceded in death by his wife, Lou Evans Caudill. He is survived by one son: Wade Caudill of the home; one daughter: Myrtle Caudill of the home; four Brothers: Haywood, Henry and Bill Caudill, all of Laurel Springs, and Tom Caudill of Wilkesboro, N.C. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday morning at 11:00 a.m. at the Landmark Union Baptist Church with burial in the Church Cemetery. There will be no visitation at the Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral services at the Church. The family requests no flowers. Memorials may be made to the family.
CAUDILL
Harold Don Caudill, age 64, of 914 St. Michael Drive, Gambrills, Maryland, died Saturday, July 1, 2000, in the Riverview Nursing Home in Essex, Md. He is survived by three sons: Joseph Lee Caudill of Gambrills, Md., Keith Brian Caudill and Randal Kevin Caudill both of Pasadena, Md.; seven grandchildren; his mother: Mrs. Alda Caudill of Piney Creek, NC; and one brother: Bill Caudill. He was preceded in death by his wife: Patricia Ann Caudill, and one sister: Janice Tickle. Funeral Services will be conducted Wednesday, July 5, 2000, at 11:00 AM at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Russell Mabe officiating. Burial will follow in the Osborne Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday morning from 9-11 AM at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home in Sparta, NC.
CAUDILL
Mrs. Alma Blevins Caudill, age 86, of 20 Caudill Road, Glade Valley, N.C., died Friday, October 22, 1999, at her home. She was the widow of Sherman Caudill. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law: Bob and Avalee Caudill of Winston-Salem, N.C.; two grandchildren and spouses: Rick and Lynn Caudill of Mt. Airy, N.C., and Kelly and Dale Higgins of Rural Hall, N.C.; four great-grandchildren: Lisa and Amber Caudill of Mt. Airy, N.C., and Lauren and Lindsey Higgins of Rural Hall, N.C.; and one brother an sister- in-law: Wayne and Reba Blevins of Glade Valley, N.C. Funeral services will be conducted Monday morning at 11:00 a.m. at the Grandview Memorial Chapel with burial in the Whitehead-Joines Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday evening at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home in Sparta, and at other times at the home place at 20 Caudill Road, Glade Valley. Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to the Cherry Lane Volunteer Fire Department, c/o Charles Williams, Roaring Gap, N.C. 28668
CAUDILL
Mr. James Allen Caudill, age 62, of 32 Carlene St., Sparta, N.C., died Friday, November 19, 1999, at his home. He is survived by his wife: Linda C. Caudill of the home; one daughter: Cindy Billings of Sparta; three sons and daughters-in-law: Tim and Andrea Caudill of Independence, Va., Mike and Karena Caudill of Sparta, N.C., and Steve Caudill of Sparta; six grandchildren: Jessica Caudill, Celeste Caudill, Justin Caudill, Tyler Billings, Grant Caudill and Katelyn Billings; brothers and sisters Arnold Lafon of Taylorsville, N.C., Virginia Bell of Hays, N.C., and Lucy Kerley, Wanda Mecimore, Jimmy Woodring, Leon Woodring, Gail Walker and Patsy Teague all of Taylorsville, N.C. He was preceded in death by a brother: Alfred Ray Lafon. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. at the Friendship Freewill Baptist Church with burial in the Whitehead-Joines Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday evening at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home in Sparta. Flowers will be appreciated or memorials may be made to Hospice of Alleghany, P.O. Box 1287 Sparta, N.C., 28675 or to the Friendship Freewill Baptist Church, c/o Virginia Caudell, Vox Road, Sparta, N.C.,28675.
Cavey
Edith LaRue Cavey, age 81, of Lynchburg, died Saturday, Jan. 23, 1999 at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the widow of Ernest Elmer Cavey Sr.
Mrs. Cavey was born Jan. 20, 1918 in Baltimore, Md., the daughter of the late Joseph Franklin and Edith LaRue Wheat Marks. She was retired from Kmart and was a member of the Methodist faith.
She is survived by three sons, Bill Cavey, Ernest Cavey Jr., and Andrew Cavey; two daughters and sons-in-law, Shirley and Richard Dority, and Darlene and Hank Feyerherd; four brothers; two sisters; four grandchildren: Lea Meadows, Lynn Crigger, Jason and Robert Feyerherd; five great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were held Monday, Jan. 25, at 2 p.m. at Roselawn Cemetery in Marion.
Diuguid Waterlick Funeral Home in Lynchburg was in charge of arrangements.
This is a courtesy announcement by the Seaver-Brown Funeral Service.
Caviness
Gary Edward Caviness, age 48, of Dublin, formerly of Wytheville, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 1996 at his residence. He was the owner/operator of the Lawn Magic Super Vac Service and was a member of the Christiansburg Moose Lodge #1470. He was preceded in death by his father, Harvey Edward Caviness, and his father-in-law, Warren Morris.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy Morris Caviness, of the home; one daughter, Jessica Valene Caviness of Johnson City, Tenn.; two stepsons, Warren Mills of Marion, and Jay Mills of Austin, Texas; two stepgrandchildren, Lauren Mills and Michael Warren Mills; his mother, Anna Spencer Caviness, Max Meadows; one brother and sister-in-law, Randall and Vickie Caviness of Max Meadows; his mother-in-law, Margaret Morris of Wytheville; one sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Margaret Anne and Dwight Grubb of Wytheville; special friends, James and Peggy Haynes of Dublin; one niece and three nephews: Randa Lynn Caviness, Gary Allen Caviness, Danny Grubb and Darrell Grubb.
Funeral services will be held today, Dec. 11, at 1 p.m. at Barnett's Funeral Chapel in Wytheville with the Rev. Donald Drake officiating. Interment will follow in the Fairview Cemetery in Narrows. The family suggests that those who prefer may make memorials to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 297, Wytheville, VA 24382.
Barnett's Funeral Home in Wytheville is in charge of arrangements.
Chambers
Ivory Blevins Chambers, age 88, of Elk Creek, died Saturday, June 26, 1999 at the Grayson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Independence.
Mrs. Chambers was born Feb. 20, 1911 at Whitetop, to James C. and Catherine Charity Greer Blevins.
She was preceded in death by her husband, J. Everett Chambers.
Surviving are three daughters and two sons-in-law, Gailya Ivory and Tommy Johnson of Chesapeake, Patricia Katherine Chambers of West Jefferson, N.C., and Catherine Denise and Tony Rash, Elk Creek; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Elmer Blevins, Rugby, and Dawes and Wilma Jean Blevins, Marion; three sisters-in-law, Augusta Blevins, Winchester, Dot Blevins and Irene Blevins, both of Marion; three grandchildren and five great- grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, June 28, at 11 a.m. in Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bobby Lorton officiating. Interment was held Tuesday, June 29, at 2 p.m. at Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens in Suffolk.
Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home in Independence was in charge of arrangements.
Chapman
Robert C. Chapman Sr., age 57, died Sunday, May 17, 1998 at his home in Saltville. He was a former employee of the Olin Corporation and Bristol Compressors.
He was a U.S. Army veteran and attended the First Church of God.
Survivors include his wife, Laurel G. Chapman; one son and daughter-in-law, Robert "Johnny" and Lori Chapman Jr.; one grandson, Levi Chapman; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, in the Mount Rose Mausoleum with the Rev. Gene Little and the Rev. Bob Neace officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Saltville Rescue Squad.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Chapman
Gladys H. Chapman, age 85, died Saturday, Oct. 30, 1999 at her home in Saltville.
Mrs. Chapman was the widow of Martin Chapman and a member of Cardwell Town Freewill Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by two sons, Eugene "Baker" Chapman and Michael "Dean" Chapman.
Surviving are four sons, Ralph Chapman, Kenneth Chapman and Ricky Chapman, all of Saltville, and Franklin "Jack" Chapman of Port Barre, La.; three daughters, Joan Ellis and Sherry Neal, both of Saltville, and Judy Allisons of Ford; 20 grandchildren; 26 great- grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; she also left behind her beloved pet, Queenie Cat.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, Nov. 1, at 2 p.m. in the Cardwell Town Freewill Baptist Church with the Rev. Jack Sprinkle, the Rev. Bob Surber and the Rev. Mark Baumgardner officiating. Burial was in Elizabeth Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Chapman
Ralph Preston Chapman, age 67, died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 1999 at his home in Saltville.
Mr. Chapman was a member of Cardwell Town Freewill Baptist Church and a U.S. Air Force veteran.
Surviving are his wife, Evelyn Davidson Chapman; one son, Brian Chapman of Saltville; two daughters, Mrs. James I. (Carol) Goodman of Saltville and Mrs. William L. (Eva) Brannon of Ridgecress, Calif.; three brothers, Franklin "Jack" Chapman of Port Barre, La., Kenneth Chapman and Ricky Chapman, both of Saltville; three sisters, Joan Ellis and Sherry Neal, both of Saltville, and Judy Allison of Ford; three grandchildren, Jennifer Goodman, Ali Brannon and Jacob Brannon; two nephews, Christopher Hess and Jordan Hess.
Funeral services will be conducted today, Dec. 4, at 11 .am. in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home with the Rev. Mark Baumgardner officiating. Burial will be in Elizabeth Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be sent to Saltville Rescue Squad.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements.
Chapman
Zenah Mae Chapman, age 90, of Saltville, died Wednesday, April 9, 1997 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Survivors include two sisters, Alice Allison, Saltville, and Lula Broady, North Carolina.
Funeral services were conducted Friday, April 11, at 8 p.m. in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. John Taylor officiating. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today, April 12, in Mount Rose Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements.
Chapman
James "Jim" Otis Chapman, age 64, died Friday, May 21, 1999 at his home in Saltville.
Surviving are five brothers: Franklin Chapman, Melvin Chapman, John Chapman, Charles Chapman, and Dewey Chapman, all of Saltville; two sisters, Martha Boardwine and Sue Havens, both of Saltville; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, May 24, at 2 p.m. at the Henderson Funeral Home with the Rev. Wade Kestner officiating. Burial followed in the Elizabeth Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Charles Dawes Cheek
Boone
Aug. 30, 1924
June 2, 2000
Charles Dawes Cheek, 75, was remembered at funeral services held June 5 at Gap Creek Baptist Church. Rev. Paul Coffey and Rev. Vernon Eller officiated. Burial followed in Ashelawn Memorial Park in Jefferson.
Mr. Cheek was born in Ashe County to Marshall and Kiter Blackburn Cheek. He was a retired cattle farmer, a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of Gap Creek Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon. He was preceded in death by his wife, Della Greene Cheek; his parents; three brothers, Marion M. Cheek, R. Earl Cheek and Wallace F. Cheek; and a sister, Ethel Shirley.
He is survived by two brothers, John Edmund Cheek and wife, Hazel, Lenoir, and A.M. Cheek and wife, Louise, Fleetwood; five sisters, Lavaun Church, Jefferson, Louella Church and husband, Dennis, Hanover, Pa., Jean Hollar and husband, Coy, New Oxford, Pa., Jewel Walker and husband, Joe, York, Pa., and Georgia Raider and husband, Lenn, Winter Park, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 3109 Poplar Wood Court, Raleigh, NC 27604.
Austin & Barnes Funeral Home of Boone was in charge of the arrangements.
CHARLES W. PICKETT
Charles William (Bill) Pickett, 75, of Hillsville, died March 17, 2001, in Carilion Memorial Hospital, Roanoke. He is survived by six sons, Wayne Pickett and Larry Pickett both of Austinville, Joe Pickett, Dusty Pickett, Danny Pickett and Jeff Pickett all of Hillsville; three daughters, Sandra Brinkley of Norton, Robin Bonds of Gladesboro, Lisa Lawson of Austinville; a half brother, Tommy Pickett of Crozier, WV; 17 grandchildren, two great- grandchildren. Funeral was March 20 at 11 a.m. in Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel conducted by the Rev. Wayne Pickett. Burial was in the Woodlawn Cemetery. Military Rites were conducted at the grave side by Hillsville VFW Post 1115
BERTIE E. RANKIN
"Bertie" Elizabeth Rankin, 90, of Max Meadows, died March 17, 2001, in the Wythe County Community Hospital. She was born in Wythe County to John and Nancy Kemp Rankin. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Ralph and Evalee Jones of Max Meadows; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. A grave side service was held March 19 at 11 a.m. at the Rankin Cemetery with the Rev. Tommy Barnes officiating. Memorials may be made to the Lead Mines Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 502, Austinville, VA 24312. SOPHIE O. SANDS
Sophie Vick Overby Sands, 93, of Draper, died March 16, 2001, in the Pulaski Community Hospital. She was born Dec. 18, 1907, in South Hampton, to Franklin Vick and Katie Vick. She is survived by her husband, Cornise Sands; two daughters, Wanda McPeak of Hiwassee and Linda George of New Kent; three grandchildren, one great-grandchild. Funeral was March 18 at 2 p.m. in the Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski with the Rev. Dale Akers officiating. Burial was in the Hasson Family Cemetery, Draper.
Chatham
Jessie Testerman Chatham, age 79, of Rex, Ga., formerly of Marion, died Monday, June 21, 1999 at Henry Medical Center, Stockbridge, Ga.
Born Dec. 8, 1919 in Grayson County, she was the daughter of Cisero and Bertie Ball Testerman. She was preceded in death by a sister, Maggie Reedy.
Surviving are six daughters and two sons-in-law, Thelma and Billy Barnhart, Honaker, Doris Lee Tuggle, Rex, Ga., Phyllis and Jim Surber, Atkins, Glenda Blankenbeckler, Chilhowie, Louise Fulton and Patricia Kirby, both of Marion; five sons and three daughters-in-law, Don and Sherry Chatham, Stanley Chatham, all of Troutdale, Gary Chatham, Rex, Ga., Larry and Sandy Chatham, Marion, and Michael and Cindy Chatham, Chilhowie; three sisters, Mary Hash, Stella Finley, both of Atkins, and Ella Marie Echols, Marion; one brother, Boyd Testerman, Atkins; 26 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday, June 25, at 11 a.m. in Laurel Hill Baptist Church in Rugby with the Rev. Rex Hall, the Rev. Mike Sage and the Rev. Fred Jennings officiating. Interment followed in Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Reins Sturdivant Funeral Home in Independence was in charge of arrangements.
Chatham
Ralph Chatham, age 80, formerly of Rugby, died Thursday, Nov. 11, 1999 at Smyth County Community Hospital.
He was born Aug. 6, 1919 at Rugby, the son of Ed and Pearl Henderson Chatham.
Surviving are six daughters and two sons-in-law, Thelma and Billy E. Barnhart, Honaker, Doris Tuggle, Phyllis and James Surber, all of Atkins, Glenda Blankenbeckler, Chilhowie, Louise Fulton, Patricia Kirby, both of Marion; five sons and three daughters-in-law, Don and Sherry Chatham, Troutdale, Stanley Chatham, Larry and Sandy Chatham, all of Marion, Gary Chatham, Atkins, Mike and Cindy Chatham, Chilhowie; one sister, Grace Anders, Rugby; one brother, Robert Chatham, Baltimore, Md.; 26 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, Nov. 15 in Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Rex Hall, Rev. Mike Sage and Rev. Fred E. Jennings officiating. Interment was in Corinth Cemetery in Rugby.
Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home in Independence was in charge of arrangements.
Chessie Church
Fleetwood
Feb. 5, 1902
June 1, 2000
Chessie Estella Blackburn Church, 98, was remembered at funeral services held June 4 at Old Fields Baptist Church. Rev. Jack Miller and Rev. Bill Burkett officiated. Burial followed in the Old Fields Cemetery.
Mrs. Church was born in Ashe County to Lawrence and Callie Calloway Blackburn.
She is survived by two daughters, Nona Church and Willa Dean Church, both of Fleetwood; one brother, Howard Blackburn, West Jefferson; one sister, Bessie Mae Hartsog, West Jefferson; and several nieces and nephews.
Badger Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
CHRISLEY Mrs. Catherine Jenkins Chrisley, age 77, of Ridgeview Apt.#3-E, Sparta, N.C., died Saturday, October 9, 1999 at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. She was the widow of Harvey A. Chrisley. She is survived by three daughters and two sons-in-law: June and David Tompkins of Winchester, Kentucky, Annie Pruitt, Eula and Dean Sparks, all of Sparta; one son: Harvey Chrisley of Burlington, Washington; a brother: Jack Jenkins of Sparta; four grandchildren and five great- grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 p.m. at the Scottville Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the funeral services to lie-in-state. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday evening at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home in Sparta, and at other times at the home of a daughter, Annie Pruitt, 178 Mayberry Farm Dr. Sparta, N.C.
Christian
Winnie Belle Testerman Christian, age 87, of Laurel, Maryland, died Monday, Nov. 22, 1999 in the Golden Oaks Nursing Home.
She was formerly of Smyth County and had lived in Laurel for the past four years.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Burton Christian and three of her children, Betty Selby, Roy and Robert Testerman.
Survivors include three daughters, Beulah Goldsborough and Carol Testerman, both of Laurel, MD and Mary Waskey of Marion; two sons Martin Testerman of Fairfax, VA and Elmer Testerman of Chilhowie; a stepdaughter, Penny Christian of Tennessee and many grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted today, Nov. 27, at 11 a.m. in the Macedonia Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles Blevins officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The body will lie in state at the church one hour prior to services.
Barnett's Funeral Home in Marion is in charge of arrangements.
Christian
Grace Lorraine Palmer Christian, age 87, died Friday, July 21, 2000 in Valley Health Care Center, Chilhowie.
Mrs. Christian was the widow of Charlie Howard Christian.
Surviving are two daughters, Betty C. Peake, Atkins, and Sue C. Dolinger, Marion; one son, Dennis E. Christian, Salem; two brothers, Luther Palmer, Virginia Beach, and Bill Palmer, DeLand, Fla.; two sons-in-law, James Kenneth Peake, Atkins, and Earl Dolinger, Marion; one daughter-in-law, Norma R. Christian, Salem; eight grandchildren; 23 great- grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday, July 23, at 2 p.m. in Williams Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mike Sage officiating. Burial was in the Middle Fork Cemetery.
Williams Funeral Home in Chilhowie was in charge of arrangements.
Church
Freeland Monroe "Bill" Church, age 80, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 1999 at his home in Chilhowie.
Mr. Church was a veteran of World War II having served in the United States Army.
He is survived by his wife, Texie Marie Church of Chilhowie; three daughters, Texie Faye Stidham of Chilhowie, Helen Elizabeth Sandoval of Winchester, and Mary Francis Brown of Leesburg; several grandchildren including Andrew Hiriak Jr. of Pottstown, Penn., and Xenia M. Smith of Whitetop; several great-grandchildren including Joann F. Adkins of Whitetop, Teri L. Adkins of Guntersville, Ala., Tyler Kiriak and Kelsey S. Kiriak, both of Pottstown, Penn.
Funeral services will be held today, Dec. 15, at 2 p.m. at Seaver- Brown Chapel with the Rev. Charles Blevins and the Rev. Scotty Dolinger officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Lawn Cemetery where full military rites will be conducted by Francis Marion VFW Post 4667.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Church
Margaret Elizabeth Church
Wilkesboro
Died: Aug. 29, 2000
Margaret Elizabeth Church, 85, formerly of Ashe County, was remembered at funeral services held Sept. 1 at Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Tommy Mathis and Minister Danny Miller officiated. Burial followed in the Claude Mash Cemetery in Glendale Springs.
Mrs. Church is survived by one sister, Mary Estell Miller, North Wilkesboro; and several nieces and nephews.
Badger Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Church
Virginia Lee Surber Church
Fleetwood
July 24, 1912 Nov. 13, 2000
Virginia Lee Surber Church, 88, was remembered at funeral services held Nov. 17 at Mount Olive Baptist Church. Rev. Charlie McCoy officiated. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Church was born in Damascus, Va. to James Andrew and Eliza Wood Surber. She is the widow of Walter Church.
She is survived by two sons, James Church, Millers Creek, and Don Church, Laurel Springs; two daughters, Libby Logins and Dana Miller, both of Fleetwood; 10 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Boone Family Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Church
Blanche Cheek Church
Fleetwood
Dec. 20, 1915
May 2, 2000
Blanche Cheek Church, 84, was remembered at funeral services held May 4 at Emmanuel Baptist Church. Rev. James Sechrest, Rev. Jeff Severt, Rev. Joe Riley Blevins and Rev. Vernon Eller officiated. Burial followed in the Gap Creek Community Cemetery.
Mrs. Church was born in Ashe County to Hege Cheek and Anna Shirley Cheek. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, William Roe Church; one daughter, Genna Church Wilcox; and two grandsons.
She is survived by five sons, William (Bill) Church, Trinity, Kendrick Church and Carris Church, Thomasville, Wendell Church, Statesville, and Royce Church, Fleetwood; four daughters, Mrs. Carl (Margie) Warrell, Thomasville, Mrs. Franklin (Myrtle) Herring, Winston-Salem, Janice Church of the home, and Mrs. James (Joyce) Sechrest, Fleetwood; 21 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Carl Cheek and Conley Cheek, both of Fleetwood; two sisters, Beulah Phillips, Jefferson, and Sylvia Triplett, Granite Falls; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to Gideons International, PO Box 993, West Jefferson, NC 28694 or the Gap Creek Cemetery Fund.
Badger Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Church
George Lawrence Church, 80, of Salem, died Tuesday, July 15, 1997 in the VA Medical Center, Salem. He was a World War II veteran.
Survivors include one sister, Elizabeth Church, Roanoke; one nephew.
A military graveside service was conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, July 18, in Old Glade Cemetery, Glade Spring, with military rites conducted by Saltville VFW Post #7328 and Marion VFW Post #4667.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Church
Edith Harris Church, age 77, died Thursday, April 10, 1997 at her home in Marion. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey W. Church.
She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Dallas and Carolyn Church of Quinton; two daughters and sons-in-law, Carole and Richard Henderson and Tina and Harry Goodman, all of Marion; one sister, Niza Null of Shelby, Ohio; seven grandchildren: Angela Church Edwards and husband Joe of Richmond; Tony Henderson of Christiansburg; Mike Henderson and wife Melissa, Jennifer Foglesong, and Brent Goodman, all of Marion; Sherri Henderson of Glade Spring; Russell Church and wife Lorrie of Alexandria; many beloved nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, April 13, at 2 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with Rev. Carol Ferguson officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Community Hospice of America, 540 W. Main St., Wytheville, VA 24382. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at the funeral home.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Church
William Edward Church, age 55, died Friday, Aug. 21, 1998 at his home in Marion.
Survivors include his wife, Eleanor Marie Ball Church; four daughters, Sharon Lynn Church, Centerville, Sandra Dee Church and Mrs. James E. (Detria Ann) Privett, both of Marion, and Belinda Sue Church, Sugar Grove; one son and daughter-in-law, William Edward Jr. and Teresa Queen Church, Marion; three sisters, Joyce Ann Barker, Marion, Judy Carol Belton, Albany, Ga., Dorothy (Dot) Boyette, Americus, Ga.; three brothers, James Robert Church, Lignum, John Henry Church, Chicago, Ill., Buddy Joe Church, Fairfax; 11 grandchildren; many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, Aug. 23, at 2 p.m. in Barnett's Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Ronnie Blevins and the Rev. Robert Young officiating. Interment will follow in Thomas Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 p.m.
Barnett's Funeral Home in Marion is in charge of arrangements.
CHURCH
James Paul Church, age 59, of 611 Grandview Drive, Sparta, NC, died Friday, July 14, 2000, in the Alleghany Memorial Hospital in Sparta. He is survived by his wife: Barbara Kennen Church of the Home; his mother: Verna Ferguson Church of Sparta, NC; a foster son and wife: Ronnie and Crystal Woodie of Glade Valley, NC; and a foster granddaughter: Amber Woodie of Glade Valley, NC. Memorial Services will be held on Tuesday, July 17, 2000, at 1:00 PM, at the Sparta First Baptist Church with the Dr. Jim Pollard officiating. There will be no visitation at the Funeral Home, however, friends may call at the home at 611 Grandview Drive at any time.
CHURCH
Mrs. Irene Brown Church, age 81, of 486 Stratford Road, Sparta, NC, died Wednesday, January 3, 2001, in the Alleghany Memorial Hospital in Sparta, NC. She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law: Lorraine and J.D. Brooks of Laurel Springs, NC; one grandson: Johnny Brooks of Butner, NC; four sisters: Eva Billings of Sparta, NC, Marie Busic of Piney Creek, NC, Jessie Delp of Woodlawn, Va. and Louise Paisley of Winston-Salem, NC; two brothers: Colonel Brown of Sparta, NC and Russell Brown of Woodlawn, Va. Several nieces and nephews also survive. She was preceded in death by her husband: Osco Church; a granddaughter: Kim Brooks; two sisters: Lessie Delp and Velma Ross; and a brother: Horace Brown. Funeral Services will be conducted Friday, January 5, 2001, at 2:00 PM at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home in Sparta. Burial will follow in the Piney Creek United Methodist Church Cemetery. Dr. Stephen Cobb and Elder Earl Baker will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 7-9 PM at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home in Sparta. Flowers will be appreciated or Memorial Contributions may be made to Hospice of Alleghany, P.O. Box 1287, Sparta, NC 28675. The Family will be at the home of J.D. and Lorraine Brooks, 1930 New Hope Church Road, Laurel Springs, NC.
Clark
John Stoil Clark, age 85, died Saturday, March 27, 1999 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Blanch Hash Clark.
He is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Norman Goodman of Atkins; two sons and daughters-in-law, Fred and Charlotte Clark and Richard and Barbara Clark, all of Atkins; a special nephew and wife, Larry (Pete) and Willa Adams of Atkins; eight grandchildren: Keith, Aaron, Angie, Brian, W.J., Missy, Victoria and Vincent.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 30, at 2 p.m. at Cedar Bluff Baptist Church with the Rev. Eddie Beck officiating. Burial followed in Rose Lawn Cemetery.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
Clark
Ernest C. Clark, 88, of Glade Spring, died Thursday, December 19, 1996 at his home. He was a lifelong resident of Washington County. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lucy Susong Clark and a brother, Garland Clark. He was owner and operator of Appalachian Gardens and was known as "The Holly Man." He was a member of the Glade Spring Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by one sister, Mildred C. Faris, Kingsport, Tenn.; one nephew and wife, James B. and Patricia B. Faris of Kingsport, Tenn.; two great nieces, Paige A. Faris, Kingsport, Tenn., and Holly M. Faris, Knoxville, Tenn.
Funeral services were conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday in Williams Funeral Home Chapel in Chilhowie with the Rev. Timothy W. Bird officiating. Burial followed in the Old Glade Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family request memorial contributions be made to the Flower Fund of Glade Spring Presbyterian Church.
Williams Funeral Home in Chilhowie was in charge of arrangements.
Clark
George B. Clark Jr., age 77, died Thursday, Nov. 14, 1996 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mr. Clark was a native of Smyth County. He was a member of the Walker's Creek Presbyterian Chapel and had retired from Harwood with more than 30 years of employment.
Survivors include his wife, Nannie Elizabeth Colley Clark, Marion; one son and daughter-in-law, Sherman Ray and Linda Clark, Dublin; one daughter, Carolyn Ramsey, Marion; two sons-in-law, Bob Ramsey and Everette Powell; three sisters, Virginia Richardson, Rustburg, Ida Evans, Princeton, W.Va., and Maude Luhn, Mt. Airy, Md.; five grandchildren: Tammy Alls, Sandra Dunford, Michelle Powell, Keith Powell, and Robert Ramsey Jr.; five great-grandchildren: Mellissa and Andrew Anderson, Michael and Andrea Dunford, and Rachel Ramsey; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted today, Nov. 16, at 2 p.m. in Barnett's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Weston Guthrie and the Rev. Bryan Childress officiating. Burial will follow in the Rose Lawn Cemetery.
Barnett's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Clark
Albert Eugene Clark, age 45, of Newbern, formerly of Troutdale, died Sunday, March 5, 2000 at Pulaski Community Hospital in Pulaski.
Mr. Clark was born May 17, 1954 at Troutdale, to Sidney Allen and Fannie Darnell Clark. He was preceded in death by his father.
Surviving are his mother, Fannie D. Clark, Troutdale; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Bonnie and Allen Dixon, Chilhowie, and Reba and Glenn Baker of Troutdale; one brother, Richard Allen Clark, Troutdale; one half-sister, Glenna Crewey, Marion; a special friend, Eunice Dillow, Newbern; several uncles, aunts, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held today, March 8, at 11 a.m. in Troutdale Baptist Church with the Rev. Ricky Bolick, the Rev. James Farley, and the Rev. Mike Sage officiating. Interment will be in Troutdale Cemetery.
Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home in Independence is in charge of arrangements.
Clark
Garlen Edward Clark, age 71, of Odessa, Texas, died Wednesday, June 16, 1999 in San Angelo, Texas.
Mr. Clark was born April 29, 1928 in Mission, Texas.
He is survived by his wife, Bettie Clark of Odessa, Texas; one son, Ed Clark of Odessa, Texas; two daughters and sons in law, Dorinda D. and Charles E. Atkins of Atkins, and Mechele and Olen Howard of Houston, Texas; one brother, T.J. Clark of Tecumshe, Okla.; one sister, Ester L. Boykin of Vacaville, Calif.; three granddaughters, Traci Atkins of Wise, Leiann Atkins of Atkins, and Lela K. Howard of Houston, Texas; two grandsons, Andy Atkins and Chris Atkins, both of Atkins.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday, June 19, at 10 a.m. at Crescent Park Baptist Church with the Rev. Johnny Dickerson officiating. Burial was in Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel in Odessa, Texas, was in charge of the arrangements.
Clark
Ruth Osborne Clark, age 79, died Thursday, July 31, 1997 in Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon.
She was a native of Saltville and had lived in Washington County for the past 45 years. She was of the Methodist faith and was active in the senior citizens community.
She was the widow of James E. Clark.
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Jimmy W. and Nancy Clark, Glade Spring; one daughter, Sue Boardwine, Glade Spring; three brothers, Ray Osborne, Coeburn, Ernest Osborne, Bristol, and Calvin Harrison, Bristol, Tenn.; three sisters, Edna Maiden, Abingdon, Bertha Clark, Glade Spring and Bernita Taylor, Broadford; five grandchildren: Tamara Boardwine, Wesley Boardwine, Rick Boardwine, Kimberly Hayes and Jackie Ferley; four great-grandchildren, Austin Boardwine, Derick Boardwine, Kelly Hayes and Cameron Bare; several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be conducted today, Aug. 2, at 2 p.m. in Mount Rose Cemetery with the Rev. Edward Arnold officiating.
Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon is in charge of arrangements.
Clark
Vida Ilene Warren (Teed) Clark, age 69, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999 at her home in Marion.
Mrs. Clark was born in Grayson County to the late Preston Gamble and Treva Britton Warren. She lived most of her life in Marion and was of the Baptist faith. She worked at Hungry Mother State Park for several years and was a cook at the Marion Primary School for over 10 years.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Ray Clark; a brother, Kenneth Hal Warren and her stepmother, Ellen Warren.
Survivors include three daughters, Linda Parks, Diane Bush, both of Marion, and Anita Ross, Sugar Grove; four sisters, Gaye Johnson, Ft. Howard, Md., JoAnn Phipps and Joyce Phipps, both of Independence, and Carol Simms, Comers Rock; four grandchildren, Penny and Jimmy May, Angie and Roger Blevins, Cynthia and Sam Osborne, and Crystal Bush and Bobby Battaglia; one great-grandson, Matthew May; two sons-in-law, Ivan E. Ross and Dennis Bush; an aunt, Faye Burnop; special friend, Edith Blevins.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 7, at 11 a.m. in Bradley's Funeral Home with the Rev. Steve Hutton and the Rev. Kenny Price officiating. Interment followed in the New Hope Cemetery in Grayson County.
Bradley's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Clark
Elmer Lewis "Mim" Clark, age 65, died Monday, Nov. 1, 1999 at his home in Barren Springs.
Mr. Clark was a member of the Barren Springs Pentecostal Holiness Church. He served in the U.S. Army and was retired from the Radford Army Ammunition Plant.
He was preceded in death by his father, James C. Clark.
He is survived by his wife, Nellie Emma Clark, of the home; two daughters and sons-in-law, Debra and Walter Carpenter, Barren Springs, and Michelle and Wayne Surratt, Max Meadows; one son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Marsha Love, Hillsville; his mother, Emma Jane Clark, Barren Springs; four sisters and brothers-in-law, Gean and Lanford Davis, Max Meadows, Elsie Mae and Royce Primm, Lois Gravely, all of Barren Springs, and Marie and Robert Rice, Draper; nine brothers and sisters-in-law, Bill and Evelyn Clark, Virginia Beach, Bobby and Carolyn Clark, Paul and Norma Clark, all of California, Roy and Dixie Clark, Marion, Bert Sanders and Shirley Clark, Glenn Clark, Edward and Betty Clark, Donald and Pam Clark, all of Barren Springs, Robert and Connie Clark, Shawsville; special friends, Farron Gardner, Wayne Spencer, and Will Marshall; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held today, Nov. 3, at 2 p.m. at the Barren Springs Pentecostal Holiness Church with the Rev. Don Frazier and the Rev. George Freeman officiating. Interment will follow in the Clark Family Cemetery.
Reese Funeral Home in Austinville is in charge of arrangements.
Clark
Ruth Bishop Clark, age 81, of Rich Valley, died Tuesday, Aug. 17, 1999 in Johnson City Medical Center, Johnson City, Tenn.
Mrs. Clark was the widow of Sam G. Clark and a member of the Rich Valley Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are one daughter and son-in-law, Sarah C. and Tom Chapa, Centreville; one brother, James T. Bishop, Chilhowie; one sister, Dorothy MacRae, Dickson, Tenn.; three grandsons, Brandon Chapa, Thomas Chapa and Sam Chapa; eight nieces; four nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Friday, Aug. 20, at 2 p.m. in Rich Valley Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Rich Cardot officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Williams Funeral Home in Chilhowie was in charge of arrangements.
Clark
Sadie V. Clark, age 76, of Saltville, died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000 at the Smyth County Community Hospital.
Ms. Clark had been a resident of Valley Health Care Center, a member of the Main St. Christian Church, and a former cook at the Saltville Elementary School.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert E. and Cora Sage Clark; two brothers, Lee Clark and Virgil Clark; and three sisters, Elizabeth Clark, Louise Clark and Virginia Clark.
Surviving are two aunts; one nephew; three nieces.
Funeral services will be conducted today, Feb. 26, 11 a.m. at the D.R. Henderson Funeral Home with the Rev. Cal Hultgren and Mr. Barry Loupe officiating. Burial will follow at the Baptist Cemetery in Glade Spring. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. prior to the funeral service at the funeral home.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements.
Clark
Ella Mae Clark, age 67, of Chilhowie, died Saturday, April 15, 2000 in Indian Path Hospital in Kingsport, Tenn.
Mrs. Clark was born in Russell County, the daughter of the late John E. and Rosa White Hughes and had lived in Chilhowie the past 33 years. She was the widow of George Clark Jr., and was also preceded in death by one sister, Georgia Lampkins.
Surviving are two daughters, Barbara Dingus-Dickenson, Castlewood, and Linda Stevens, Cleveland; one son, James Clark, Chilhowie; one sister, Juanita Phipps, Troutdale; one brother, John Hughes, Chilhowie; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, April 18, at 11 a.m. in Combs Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Russell Baldwin officiating. Burial followed in the Temple Hill Memorial Park in Castlewood.
Combs Funeral Service in Lebanon was in charge of arrangements.
Clark
Edna Pearl Clark, age 80, of Yadkinsville, N.C., died Tuesday, June 2, 1998 in Yadkin Nursing Center, Yadkinville.
She was the widow of Francis "Howard" Clark.
Survivors include two sons, James Clark, Climax, N.C., and Alfred Clark, Sebring, Fla.; three daughters, Zella "Tira" Phillips, East Bend, N.C., Annis Thompson and Virginia Franklin, both of Lewisville, N.C.; one brother, Arthur Chapman, Saltville; 15 grandchildren; nine great- grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted today, June 6, at 11 a.m. at D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville with the Rev. Jennings Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Crabtree Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements.
Clark
John L. Clark, age 67, died Wednesday, Oct. 13, 1999 in Smyth County community Hospital.
Mr. Clark lived all his life in the Walkers Creek section of Marion. He was a member of the Walkers Creek Presbyterian Church and was retired from Brunswick with over 20 years of service.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Clara Cole, and a step-grandson, Jason Buck.
Survivors include his wife, Gracie Louise Clark; one stepdaughter and stepson-in-law, Rebecca and Harvey Buck, Atkins; five stepsons and four stepdaughters-in-law, Douglas and Marsha Richardson, Anderson, Ind., Charles A. and Chong Richardson, Panama City, Fla., Timothy A. and Rebecca Richardson, Bryan K. and Melanie Richardson, and Mark a. Richardson, all of Marion; two sisters, Ruth Gentry, Marion, and Kathleen Clark, Lynchburg; seven step- grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday, Oct. 15, at 11 a.m. in Walkers Creek Presbyterian Church with the Rev. William Wing officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
Bradley's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Clay
Elizabeth Rose Clay, one-month-old daughter of Virginia Tolbert and Jeremy Clay, died Saturday, Sept. 11, 1999 in the Clinch Valley Medical Center.
Survivors in addition to her parents include: paternal grandmother, Wanda Matney, Damascus; maternal grandparents, Mona Thomas and George Tolbert, both of Saltville; maternal great- grandparents, Elizabeth Sheppard, Saltville, and William Sheppard, Abingdon; paternal great- grandmother, Betty Clay, Hurley; several aunts, uncles, great-aunts and uncles, and cousins.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Sept. 14, at 2 p.m. in Bradley's Funeral Home with the Rev. Reynolds Frye and the Rev. David Critcher officiating. Interment followed in Mt. Rose Cemetery.
Bradley's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Claypool
David Earl Claypool, age 59, of Chilhowie, died Thursday, May 22, 1997 in the Holston Valley Hospital, Kingsport, Tenn.
He was retired form ACCO Industries of Saltville, past president and director of the Chamber of Commerce of Smyth County, and was a member of the Cattlemen's Association. He attended St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Marion.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara Anne Claypool of Chilhowie; two daughters, Christie Claypool Sheets and Susan Denise Claypool, both of Chilhowie; two sons, John David Claypool and Kevin Matthew Claypool, both of Chilhowie; one daughter-in-law, Lisa Claypool; one sister, Betty Ann Cook of Oceana, W.Va.; three grandchildren: Ty David Sheets, Ryan Matthew Claypool, and Allie McKenzie Sheets.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 25, at the Newberry Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jerry Eggers and the Rev. Lloyd Sheets officiating. Interment followed in the Westwood Memory Gardens. There will be a memorial Mass of Resurrection at St. Johns at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 31. Memorial donations may be made to the Chilhowie Rescue Squad.
Newberry Funeral Home in Chilhowie was in charge of arrangements.
Clear
Mattie Oakes Clear, age 95, died Monday, Jan. 5, 1998 at her home in Broadford. She was the widow of John Albert Clear.
Survivors include one son, Cecil Clear, Glenville, W.Va.; four daughters, Delcie Elliott of the home, Sylvia Clear Couch, Richmond, Janet Surber, Chase City, and Carol Hayden, Spotsylvania; two sisters, Mae Carter, Saltville, and Ruth Seymour, Marion; 20 grandchildren; 34 great- grandchildren; eight greatgreat-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services were conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, in Ridgedale Cemetery with the Rev. Bill Cahill and the Rev. Luther Watson officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Saltville Rescue Squad.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Clear
Peggy Sue Stevens Clear, age 52, died Monday, April 5, 1999 at her home in Meadowview.
She was a lifelong resident of Washington County and a member of the Mountain View Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Marvin Deward Clear Jr.; a son, Johnny Ray Clear of Danville; two daughters, Rita Gay Keesee, Church Road, and Angela Fay Maye of Meadowview; her mother, Stella Stevens, Chilhowie; two brothers, Ricky Stevens and Billy Stevens, both of Abingdon; four sisters, Betty Wise, Wanda Garrett and Alice Sowder, all of Abingdon, and Ann Stophel of Meadowview; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 8, in Farris Funeral Chapel with Pastor Jimmie Davidson officiating. Interment was in Forest Hills Memory Gardens.
Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon was in charge of arrangements.
Clear
Alton Brooks "Judge" Clear, age 93, died Sunday, Sept. 28, 1997 in Austin, Texas.
He was a native of Chatham Hill and had lived in Bristol prior to moving to Austin nine years ago.
He was a retired UMWA coal miner.
Survivors include one sister-in-law, Mattie Clear, Broadford; one special great-niece, Susan Hisle; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bill Cahill officiating.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Clear
Thomas Jefferson Clear, age 53, of DeFuniak Springs, Fla., formerly of Saltville, died Friday, Jan. 8, 1999 in North West Hospital, Pensacola, Fla.
Mr. Clear graduated from R.B. Worthy High School in Saltville in 1963. He attended V.P.I. and was a graduate of Milligan College. He earned his Masters Degree from East Tennessee State University. He was employed as Guidance Counselor at Science Hill High School in Johnson City, and worked in the Upward Bound System at East Tennessee State University for a number of years. His most recent appointment was Head Guidance Counselor at Fort Walton High School in DeFuniak Springs, Fla.
Mr. Clear was preceded in death by his father, George Clear Sr.
Surviving are his wife, Carolyn Clear, DeFuniak Springs, Fla.; two sons and daughter-in-law, Jacob Clear of the home, and Mark and Sherri Clear, Fishers, Ind.; one stepdaughter, Kristen Privette of the home; his mother, Viola C. Clear of Saltville; one sister and brother-in-law, Elizabeth and Charles Jones, Winston-Salem, N.C.; one brother and sister-in-law, George Jr. and Barbara Clear, Austin, Texas; nephew and niece, Brad Clear and Cathy C. Efron, Texas; a special cousin, Betty Russell, Marion.
Funeral services were held Monday, Jan. 11, at 3 p.m. in DeFuniak Springs, Fla.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, Jan. 14, at 11 a.m. in the D.R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Scott Robertson-Gouge and the Rev. James Pollock officiating. Burial will follow in the Riverside Cemetery in Rich Valley. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. tonight at the Henderson Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made to Madam Russell United Methodist Church in Saltville.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements.
Clear
W.O. (Oscar) Clear, age 86, of Saltville, died Wednesday, Aug. 11, 1999 in Bristol Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Clear was a lifelong resident and merchant in Smyth County, having owned and operated Clear's Service Station for 52 years. He was a member of McCready Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Maxie Poore Clear of Valley Nursing Home in Chilhowie; five sons, O.C. "Wimp" Clear, Robert "Bob" Clear, Charles (Wiley) Clear, Donald (Don) Clear and David (Dave) Clear, all of Saltville; one brother, Guy S. Clear of Saltville; five sisters, Agnes Altman and June Wilson, both of Johnson City, Tenn., Juanita Farris, Hazel Frye and Margaret Clear, all of Saltville; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted today, Aug. 14, at 2 p.m. in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert Cook and the Rev. Mark Baumgardner officiating. Burial will be in Elizabeth Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements.
Cleary
Andrew Hugh Cleary, age 88, of 111 Dove Rd., Sparta, N.C., The Whitehead Community, died Saturday morning at the VA Hospital in Johnson City, Tennessee. He is survived by his wife: Mae Caudill Cleary of the home. One Daughter: Carolyn Cleary of Sparta. Two Grandchildren: Christa Jannelle Presnell and Rebecca Lynn Todd. Two Great-Grandchildren: Ashley Janelle White and Joshua Austin Presnell. One Sister: Louisa Pruitt of Sparta. He was preceded in death by a son; Michael Randolph Cleary Funeral services will be conducted Monday, March 12, at 11:00 a.m. at the Grandview Memorial Chapel with burial in the Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday evening at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home in Sparta. Military rites will be conducted by the Bruce Wayne Osborne VFW Post # 7034. Flowers are appreciated or Memorials may be made to the Bruce Wayne Osborne VFW Post # 7034 c/o Eldon Edwards, 1983 Chestnut Grove Church Rd., Sparta, N.C. 28675 or The Liberty Baptist Church c/o Walton Joines, 2432 Pine Swamp Rd. Sparta, N.C. 28675.
Cleary
Homer Glen Cleary, age 91, of Troutdale, died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2000 at Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mr. Cleary was born May 2, 1908 at Ashe County, N.C., to Robert "Bob" Cleary and Mattie Brown Cleary.
Surviving are his wife, Pearl Cleary, of the home; four stepdaughters, Rebecca Haga, of the home, Sarah Hill, Fort Pierce, Fla., Lucy Fox, Nicholsville, Tenn., and Margaret Criggar, Galax; two stepsons, Cecil Haga, Troutdale, and Edgar Haga, Marion; one grandson and spouse, Michael Bryson and Catherine Cleary, Glade Spring; three great-grandchildren, Andrew Cleary, Matthew Cleary and Megan Cleary; several step and step-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday, Feb. 18, at 11 a.m. in Comers Creek Baptist Church in Troutdale with the Rev. Andy Blevins, Mr. John Lee Suitt, the Rev. Dennis Eller, the Rev. Lundy Finley and the Rev. Mike Sage officiating. Interment was in Comers Creek Cemetery.
Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home in Independence was in charge of arrangements.
CLEARY
Rev. Connie Monroe Cleary, age 81, of 42 Friendly Land, Ennice, N.C., died Saturday evening, March 11, 2000, at the Alleghany Memorial Hospital in Sparta. He is survived by his wife: Hazel Vaughan Cleary of the home; one daughter and son-in-law: Betty and Marvin Shaw of Glade Valley, N.C.; two sons and daughters-in-law: Bobby Dean and Suzee Cleary of High Point, N.C., and Claude and Elizabeth Cleary of Ennice, N.C.; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren; one sister: Annie Pruitt of North Wilkesboro; and several nieces and nephews Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday morning at 11:00 a.m. at the Little Pine Church of the Brethren, with burial in the Church Cemetery. The body will be taken from Grandview Memorial Funeral Home in Sparta to the church, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday evening. Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to the Little Pine Cemetery Fund c/o Jeanette Anders, 619 Pine Brook Rd., Ennice, N.C.28623
Cline
Walter Lawrence Cline, age 69, of Wytheville, died Tuesday, Aug. 11, 1998 in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He and his sons owned and operated Cline's Body Shop.
Mr. Cline was a member of the Petunia Christian Church. He served in the U.S. Army and Reserves and was a member of the Rural Retreat American Legion Post #229.
He was preceded in death by his father, Garland Alexander Cline, and four brothers.
He is survived by his wife, Katherine Marsh Cline of Wytheville; two sons, Walter Douglas "Doug" Cline and Lawrence Edward "Eddie" Cline, both of Wytheville; his mother, Nealy Jane Martin Cline of Wytheville; four sisters, Virginia Sutphin and Libby Caudle, both of Wytheville, Helen Tickle, Max Meadows, and Ethel Willard of Darlington, S.C.; five brothers: Richard H. Cline and Randy Cline, both of Rural Retreat, Kenley Cline of Crockett, Bill Cline of Dublin, and Martin Cline of Wytheville; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Friday, Aug. 14, at 11 a.m. at Barnett's Funeral Chapel in Wytheville with the Rev. Holly Phillips officiating. Interment followed in West End Cemetery. The family suggests that those who prefer may make memorials to the American Diabetes Association, 404 8th St., N.E., Charlottesville, VA 22901 or to the American Heart Association, Attn: Imogene Orfield, Treasurer, P.O. Box 297, Wytheville, VA 24382.
Barnett's Funeral Home in Wytheville was in charge of arrangements.
Cline
Nelia Jane Martin Cline, age 90, of Wytheville, died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 1999 in the Wythe County Community Hospital.
She was born in Grayson County, the daughter of the late George Washington Martin and Virginia I. Testerman Martin. She was preceded in death by her husband, Garland A. Cline and five sons: Donald Robert Cline, James E. Cline, Stephen K. Cline, Ancil Lee Cline, and Walter L. Cline. She was a member of New Bethel United Methodist Church.
She is survived by four daughters and sons-in-law, Virginia and Quentin Sutphin, Olivia "Libby" Caudle, all of Wytheville, Helen and Elmer Ticker of Max Meadows, and Ethel and Tex Willard of Darlington, S.C.; five sons and daughters-in-law, McKinley and Louella Cline of Crockett, Katherine Cline, Martin L. and Georgia Cline, all of Wytheville, William P. "Poochie" and Linda Cline, Dublin, Randolph H. Cline and Richard H. and Rebecca Cline, all of Rural Retreat; a special friend, Garland Catron of Wytheville; 25 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, eight great-great-grandchildren, several step-grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great- grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Thursday, Aug. 12, at 2 p.m. at Barnett's Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Robert Layell officiating. Interment followed in the New Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family suggests that those who prefer may make memorials to the New Bethel Cemetery Fund.
Barnett's Funeral Home in Wytheville was in charge of arrangements.
Cline
Rickey Allen Cline, age 47, died Thursday, June 4, 1998 at his home in Marion.
Mr. Cline was born in Marion on Sept. 23, 1951. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Prior to serving in the Navy he worked on his family's farm. After returning to the area he worked for the Housing Authority, Empire Mfg., and Mountain CAP.
Survivors include his mother, Helen Pauline Cline, Marion; two aunts, Henrietta Willis, Hampton, and Hazel Patton, Seven Mile Ford; one uncle, Baise Haga, Marion; several cousins and many friends.
Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 7, in Barnett's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Paul Horton and the Rev. Bobby Baker officiating. Interment will follow in the Slemp Cemetery in Sugar Grove with full military honors being rendered by the Francis Marion VFW Post 4667. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at the funeral home.
Barnett's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Cline
Ancil Lee Cline, age 58, of Rural Retreat, died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 1997 in Smyth County Community Hospital. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Linda Shelton Cline; one daughter, Leigh Cline; his father, Garland A. Cline; three brothers, Donald Robert Cline, James E. Cline and Stephen K. Cline.
He is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Timothy Allen and Tammy Cline, Marion; two grandchildren, Timothy Allen Cline Jr., and Tamonthy Cline; his mother, Nelia Jane Cline, Wytheville; four sisters and brothers-in-law: Virginia and Quentin Sutphin, and Olivia "Libby" Caudle, all of Wytheville; Helen and Elmer Tickle, Max Meadows; and Ethel and Tex Willard, Darlington, S.C.; six brothers and sisters-in-law: McKinley and Louella Cline, Crockett; Walter and Katherine Cline, and Martin L. and Georgia Cline, all of Wytheville; William P. "Bill" and Linda Cline, Dublin; Randolph H. and Janie Cline, Marion; and Richard H. and Rebecca Cline, Rural Retreat; 24 nieces and nephews; several great-nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held today, Jan. 25, at 1 p.m. at Barnett's Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Shupe and Pastor Edward Schaack officiating. Interment will follow in the West End Cemetery.
Barnett's Funeral Home in Wytheville is in charge of arrangements.
Clinemyer
John J. (Buster) Clinemyer died Wednesday, Jan. 15, 1997 in Marion.
Mr. Clinemyer was a native of Pennsylvania, and a member of the St. Brigids Catholic Church in Lilly, Penn. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force having served in the Korean War. He was a former president of the Blair and Bedford Counties Central Labor Council. He was employed at the Blue Ridge Job Corp Center in Marion at the time of his death.
Survivors include four daughters: Sandra Mangold, Ebensburg, Penn., Denise Boylin and Jacqueline Myers, both of Lilly, Penn., and Michelle Casado, Clover, Penn.; three sons, John J. Clinemyer III, Gallitzin, Penn., William Clinemyer, Jasper, Penn., and James Clinemyer, Duncansville, Penn.; two sisters, Barbara Bender, Hagerstown, Md., and Charles Clinemyer, Salem; 12 grandchildren.
A mass of Christian burial will be held later in Pennsylvania.
Barnett's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Clodfelter
Reba Cleo Pruitt Clodfelter, age 64, of 1072 US Highway 21 South, Sparta, NC, died Monday, September 18, 2000, in the Vencor Hospital in Greensboro, NC. She was the widow of James Harvey Clodfelter. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law: Arnold and Sherry Clodfelter of Sparta , NC; two sisters: Rose Harless of Sparta, NC and Rosa Lee Pruitt of Morganton, NC; one brother and sister-in-law: Herbert and Myrtle Pruitt of Sparta, NC; six sisters-in-law: Rosie Hughes, Effie Burkhart both of Lexington, NC, Lillie Bailey of Mt. Gilead, NC, Emma Asbell of Thomasville, NC, and Louisa Pruitt and Marie Pruitt both of Sparta, NC; one brother-in-law: Cope Woodle of Lexington, NC. Several nieces, nephews and cousins also survive. Funeral Services will be conducted Wednesday, September 20, 2000, at 2:00 PM at the Whitehead Union Baptist Church with burial in the Whitehead Joines Cemetery. The body will be placed in the church just in time for Funeral Services. Rev. Jerry Roten, Rev. Hobert Dowell and Rev. Ralph Smith will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening, September 19, 2000, from 7:00-8:30 PM at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home in Sparta and at other times at the home of Arnold and Sherry Clodfelter, 1072 US Highway 21 South, Sparta, NC. Flowers will be appreciated or memorial contributions may be made to the family to cover medical expenses.
Clyburn
Moses J. Clyburn, 61, of Galax, died Saturday, March 10, 2001, at his home.
He was born Jan. 15, 1940, in Grayson County to Grover C. Clyburn and Flora Margaret Phibbs Clyburn.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia E. Wampler Clyburn of the home; a daughter and son-in-law, Vickie and Bob Goodson of Fries; two sons and daughters-in-law, Henry and Shirley Clyburn of Mooresville, N.C., and Tim and Sharon Clyburn of Radford; three sisters, Lessie Taylor and Nettie Hall, both of Fries, and Dora Hawkins of Galax; three brothers, Joe Clyburn of Fries, Daniel Clyburn of King, N.C., and Jerry Clyburn of Marion; four grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral was held Monday at the Fries Church of God of Prophecy with burial in the Fries Cemetery. The Rev. Lacy King officiated.
Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Coake
ARNOLD IVORY COAKE, age 79 of Pulaski, Virginia, died Friday, January 5, 2001, in the VA Hospital in Salem, Virginia. He was born in Austinville, the son of the late Floyd L. and Nancy Hill Coake and was a member of the Community Christian Church in Newbern, Virginia. He was retired from the Radford Army Ammunition Plant and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was preceded in death by a son, Nelson Clay Coake, a daughter, Wanda Coake Stevic, a brother, Homer Coake and a sister-in-law, Cassie Coake. He is survived by: his wife - Evelyn Nichols Coake of the home; a step-son and spouse - James Everett and Claudia Lynskey of Hampton, VA; four grandchildren - Kyle Arnold Stevic, Nelson Clay Coake, Jr, Lattie Coake Jones and Travis Reeves Coake; three great-grandchildren - Jessica Jones, Landon Jones and Haley Jones; two step-grandchildren - Arena Bruer and Johnathan Lynskey; three step-great- grandchildren - Desaree Goins, Landis Bruer and Shannon Lynskey; four sisters and brothers-in- law - Dorothy and Malcolm Mabe of Thompson, Ohio, Mary and Joe Lima of Clearwater, Florida, Irene Barnett of Max Meadows, VA and Kathryn and Capt.. Robert Barr of Triangle, VA; two brothers and sisters-in-law - Rev. Raymond M and Ella Mae Coake of Dublin, VA and Kensey E. and Lois Coake of Dublin, VA. Special friends and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held Monday, January 8, 2001, at 11:00 a.m. at the Community Christian Church in Newbern, VA with the Rev. Clyde George, the Rev. Jerry Long and the Rev. Raymond Coake officiating. Interment will follow in the Old Dublin Cemetery. Friends may call at the Reese Funeral Home in Austinville from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon and the family will receive friends at the Community Christian Church in Newbern from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Sunday evening or at the residence at any time. The family suggests that those who prefer may make memorials to the Community Christian Church building fund in Newbern, VA. Reese Funeral Home in Austinville, Virginia is in charge of the arrangements.
Cochran
Lavada Mabry Cochran, 77, of Galax, died Friday, May 19 at Lewis Gale Hospital.
She was the widow of Charles "Pete" Cochran
She was born in Virginia on Feb. 25, 1923 to Ballard and Mindy Largen Mabry.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Connie and Jack Chafin of Woodlawn and Bobbie and Jerry Poe of Galax; one son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Kay Cochran of Galax; three sisters, Ocie Branscome of Austinville, Helen Austin of Roanoke and Ila Reynolds of St. Augustine, Fla.; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
A graveside service was held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Felts Memorial Cemetery. Dr. Jeff Lambert officiated.
Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Coe
Annie Lucille Coe, age 87, of Meadowview, died Tuesday, April 1, 1997 in Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon.
She was a lifelong resident of Washington County and a member of the Seven Springs Presbyterian Church. She was the widow of Samuel L. Coe. She was also preceded in death by three children.
Survivors include five sons: William L. Coe, Chilhowie, Robert L. Coe, Monterey, Tenn., Charlie Coe, Glade Spring, Randall G. Coe, Dover, Del., and Kyle D. Coe, Abingdon; three daughters, Ellen K. Thomas and Mary M. Blackwell, both of Meadowview, and Margaret A. Blevins, Chilhowie; one brother, Graham Thomas, Meadowview; two sisters, Bradley "Bea" Thomas, Meadowview, and Lorene Minton, Glade Spring; 24 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 2:30 p.m. Friday, April 4, in Farris Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Tom Sullivan and the Rev. George Thomas Sr. officiating. Burial was in Baptist Cemetery.
Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon was in charge of arrangements.
Coe
Katherine McCormick Coe, 78, died Wednesday, July 16, 1997 in the Smyth County Community Hospital. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Glenn McCormick and her second husband, John Franklin Coe.
She was a former employee of the Town House Hosiery Mill of Burlington Industries, Chilhowie, and a member of the First Church of God, Chilhowie.
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, W. Scott and Claudine McCormick, Chilhowie; one stepdaughter, Betty White, Saint Petersburg, Fla.; one brother and sister-in-law, William and Helen Ratliff Sr., Kernersville, N.C.; one sister and brother-in-law, Gladys and John Love, Chilhowie; one granddaughter and grandson-in-law, Victoria and Luther Williams, Chilhowie; several step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. today, July 19, in First Church of God, Chilhowie, with Pastor Bobby Dunn officiating. Burial will be in the Saint James Cemetery, Chilhowie. Flowers will be appreciated or memorial contributions may be made to the First Church of God, P.O. Box 198, Chilhowie, VA 24319. The body will be taken to the church one hour before service.
Williams Funeral Home in Chilhowie is in charge of arrangements.
Coe
James E. "Gabby" Coe Jr., age 68, of Meadowview, died Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998 in Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon. He had lived all his life in Tazewell and Washington counties.
Survivors include four brothers, George B. Coe, Marion, Everett C. Coe, Troutdale, Charles E. Coe, Saltville, and Roger W. Coe, Bluefield; one sister, Barbara Gilliland, Marion, Ohio; several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services were conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, in the Chapel of Memories Mausoleum, Forest Hills Memory Gardens, with the Rev. Bobby Collins officiating. Family and friends will assemble at the cemetery before services.
The Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon was in charge of arrangements.
Coe
Ella Isabell Coe, age 81, of Chilhowie, died Saturday, June 10, 2000 at the Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mrs. Coe was the widow of George Wilson Coe and attended the First Church of God in Chilhowie.
She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Richard "Eleanor" Snow, Chilhowie; one son and daughter- in-law, Franklin E. and Ruth Coe, Roanoke; two granddaughters, Kathy Snow Wright, Chilhowie, and Lynn Coe Gilliam, Cades, N.C.; one grandson, Michael Snow, Exton, Penn.; four great- granddaughters, Paige and Caitlin Wright, both of Chilhowie, Faith Wright Harris, Marion, and Ashley Snow, Exton, Penn.; one great-grandson, Gabe Snow, Exton, Penn.; one sister, Magdelene Peake, Greenville, S.C.; one brother, W.H. Buck Tuell, Chilhowie.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, June 12, at 6 pm,. at the First Church of God in Chilhowie with the Rev. Bobby Dunn officiating. Graveside services were conducted Tuesday, June 13, at 11 a.m. in the Mount Rose Cemetery.
Newberry Funeral Home in Chilhowie was in charge of arrangements.
Coffey
Orville Calloway Coffey, age 86, died Wednesday, March 31, 1999 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mr. Coffey was an active member and former deacon of Royal Oak Presbyterian Church and was a retired employee of Southwestern State Hospital.
He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Pearl Barton Coffey of Marion; one daughter and son-in- law, Emma Jeanne (Amy) Coffey Mendez and Daniel L. Mendez of Gainesville, Fla.; three grandsons, Michael A. Mendez, David E. Mendez, and Jason P. Mendez; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held today, April 3, at 11 a.m. at Royal Oak Presbyterian Church with Dr. Angus Shaw officiating. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. at Glenwood Cemetery in Bristol, Tenn.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
COKER
Mrs. Carolina Stacy Coker, age 97, of 2727 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, N.C., died Wednesday morning, November 10, 1999, at the Brian Center in Charlotte, NC.. She was the widow of Winchestor Coker. She is survived by three children: Dr. Roy W. Coker and Mrs. Mary Carol Miche, both of Charlotte, and Stacy Coker of Laurel, Md.; seven grandchildren; four great- grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. A memorial service will be conducted Friday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. at the Sparta Presbyterian Church. Grandview Memorial Funeral Home of Sparta is serving the Coker family.
Cole
Frank Walter Cole, age 89, of Chilhowie, died Monday, Jan. 24, 2000 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mr. Cole was born in Washington County and was the son of the late James Albert Hugh and Eunice (Dolly) Edmondson Cole. He was also preceded in death by his wife Ada Blevins Cole.
He retired from Olin Matheson in Saltville after 32 years of service. After retiring, he traded cattle and farmed. He was a member of the Mountain View United Methodist Church and Chilhowie Masonic Lodge #250 A.F. & A.M., and received his 50 year pin in 1999.
Surviving are one son, Dr. Jack D. Cole, Abingdon; three grandchildren, James (Jay) Albert Hugh Cole II, Chilhowie, the Rev. Anthony Dean Cole, Oneida, Tenn., and Jennifer Deskins Keuls, Harrisonburg; five great-grandchildren, Robbie Phillips, Katie Cole, Amanda Cole, Sammy Cole and Quinton Keuls.
Funeral services were conducted Friday, Jan. 28, at 2 p.m. in Mountain View United Methodist Church with Mr. Cole's grandson Rev. Anthony Dean Cole, and Pastor John H. Graham officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Graveside rites were conducted by Chilhowie Masonic Lodge #250 A.F. & A.M. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Mountain View United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 1722, Chilhowie, VA 24319.
Williams Funeral Home in Chilhowie was in charge of arrangements.
Cole
Bertha Lee McClure Cole, age 57, of Chilhowie, died Tuesday, Oct. 12, 1999 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mrs. Cole was the widow of Billy Gene Cole.
She is survived by two daughters, Annie Cole and Pam Sage, both of Chilhowie; two sisters, Edith Reynolds, Marion, and Virginia Carter, Chilhowie; two brothers, Roger McClure, Madison, Ala., and Ray McClure of Boydton; one granddaughter, Jesica Delp, Chilhowie.
Funeral services were held Friday, Oct. 15, at 11 a.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church in Chilhowie with the Rev. Buster Mullins officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
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Irene Cole, age 95, of Chilhowie, died Friday, April 2, 1999 in Valley Health Care Center, Chilhowie.
She was a member of the Lebanon United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women.
Survivors include the following cousins: Anna Greer and Frankie Milsap, both of Abingdon, and Leon and Betty Cole of Chilhowie.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday, April 3, at 2 p.m. in Williams Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. R.J. Cullop officiating. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the memorial fund of Lebanon United Methodist Church, c/o Jerry Mays, 39577 Widener Valley Road, Chilhowie, VA 24319.
Williams Funeral Home in Chilhowie was in charge of arrangements.
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Helen Margaret Cole, age 75, died Tuesday, Oct. 26, 1999 at her home in Sugar Grove.
Mrs. Cole was born in Smyth County, the daughter of the late William Crockett and Selma Wolfe Mize. She was a member of the Maranantha Baptist Church in Sugar Grove and was preceded in death by two brothers, Vincent Mize and Thomas Ralph Mize.
She is survived by her husband, Samuel Newton Cole, of the home; one daughter and son-in-law, Margaret Linda and David Ralph Griffitts, Sugar Grove; one son and daughter-in-law, Samuel Mark and Joyce Ann Cole, Sugar Grove; one sister, Virginia Ellen Woodyard, Pulaski; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Thursday, Oct. 28, at 8 p.m. at the Lindsey Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Clayton Hounshell and the Rev. Guy Testerman officiating. Graveside services were held Friday, Oct. 29, at 1 p.m. at the Slemp Cemetery in Sugar Grove.
Lindsey Funeral Home in Rural Retreat was in charge of arrangements.
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Jennie Lee Campbell Coleman, age 65, died Saturday, June 7, 1997 at her home in Damascus.
Survivors include her husband, James L. Coleman; one daughter, Denise Roane, Richmond; one stepson, Greg Coleman, Kingsport, Tenn.; one brother, Eugene Campbell, Hagerstown, Md.; two sisters, Josephine Howlett, Richmond, and Pearl Hanley, Rural Retreat; two grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 12, in Williams Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mike Bowling and the Rev. William Austin officiating. Burial will be in the Chilhowie Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Williams Funeral Home in Chilhowie is in charge of the arrangements.
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Elizabeth L. Coleman, age 58, died Thursday, April 6, 2000 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mrs. Coleman was born in Madisonville, Ky., and was a member of the Groseclose First Church of God.
Surviving are her husband, Noah Coleman; one daughter and son-in-law, Betsey and Darren Wingo, Rural Retreat; two sons and daughters-in-law, Chris Coleman, and Stephen and Renee Coleman, all of Rural Retreat; one sister, Mary Barber, Madisonville, Ky.; four brothers, Eddie Forbes, Dawson Springs, Ky., James C. Forbes, Andrew J. Forbes, and Thomas L. Forbes, all of Madisonville, Ky.; one granddaughter, Kara Elise Wingo; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Sunday, April 9, at 2 p.m. in Bradley's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ron Putnam officiating. Burial followed in Rosewood Memorial Gardens in Rural Retreat.
Bradley's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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Edward Franklin "Curly" Colley, 69, of Walterboro, S.C., died Saturday, Aug. 9, 1997 at Columbia-Colleton Medical Center.
Mr. Colley was born Oct. 23, 1927 in Marion, the son of the late William M. Colley and Sarah Colley. He was an Army Air Force veteran of World War II and was a self-employed tree surgeon. He was a member of Peniel Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Joyce T. Colley; two stepsons, Charles E. Crosby Jr. of Walterboro, and David W. Crosby of Ruffin; three daughters, Elizabeth Ann Craven, Kathy Bazzel, and Patricia Smoak, all of Walterboro; one stepdaughter, Shirley Smoak, Walterboro; four brothers, Willis R. Colley and Fred E. Colley, both of Marion, Charles Colley of Greensboro, N.C., and Henry B. Colley of Max Meadows; one sister, Nannie E. Clark of Marion; 13 grandchildren, five great- grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 11, at the Chapel of the Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home with the Rev. Clark Hughes officiating. Interment was in Peniel Methodist Church Cemetery.
Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home in Walterboro, S.C., was in charge of arrangements.
This is a courtesy announcement by Barnett's Funeral Home.
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James Charles Colley, age 89, of Clinchburg, died Wednesday, March 1, 2000, at the Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon.
He was born in Washington County, a son of the late Maggie P. and William J. Colley. He attended the Primitive Baptist Church. Mr. Colley retired from Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp. in Saltville. He was a veteran of World War II, and he was a member of the Saltville Volunteer Fire Department. He was also a member of the Clinchburg, Virginia Senior Citizens.
Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Edith Faye Colley; one sister, Lois Jean Tolbert; three brothers, Joseph Colley, Abingdon, Wiley B. Colley, Marion, Edward A. Colley, Suwanee, Ga.; three sisters-in-law, several nieces and nephews, and many friends also survive.
Funeral services for Mr. Colley will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 4, 2000, at the D.R. Henderson Funeral Home, in Saltville, with Elders Curt Heath, Ben Blevins, and Eddie Lyle officiating. Burial will follow at the Mount Rose Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements.
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Joyce D. Colley, age 72, died Monday, Jan. 8, 2001 in the Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mrs. Colley was born in Chesterfield County, S.C., and was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Ethel Barker and Myrtle Kelly; and three brothers, Frank, John and Bill Cranford.
Surviving are her husband of 45 years, Willis R. "Bill" Colley; two daughters and one son-in-law, Sherian and Eddie Medley, and Judy Colley, all of Marion; three grandchildren, Sarah Beth Medley, Jill Rene Medley, and James Richard "Jamie" Hamm; two sisters, Ruth Turner, Bennettesville, S.C., and Edith Quick, Cheraw, S.C.; several special nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, Jan. 11, at 11 a.m. in Bradley's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Kenny Price and the Rev. Neville Mozingo officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at the funeral home. Flowers will be accepted or memorial donations can be made to the Grace United Methodist Church, Grace St., Marion, VA 24354.
Bradley's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. o
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Edward Eugene "Eddie" Colley, age 44, of Morristown, Tenn., died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 1997 in Farmington, Conn.
He was retired with 20 years of service in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was currently employed with Builders Transport, White Pines, Tenn.
Survivors include his wife, Rita Williams Colley; one son, Jason Colley, of the home; his mother, Eleanor Holmes, Saltville; his stepfather, Lee Holmes, Saltville.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, in the D.R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Don Mullinax officiating. Entombment was in Mount Rose Cemetery Mausoleum with full military honors. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Jason Colley Trust Fund, c/o Builders Transport Inc., P.O. Box 440, White Pines, Tenn. 37890.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
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Rebecca Jane Eller Collins, age 82, died Monday, Feb. 3, 1997 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was the widow of John Wesley Collins Jr.
Mrs. Collins was a member of the Cleghorn Valley Baptist Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Katherine Owens and Renie Haga, both of Chilhowie; one son, George W. Collins, Chilhowie; five sisters, Mary Manuel, Damascus, Bertha Lee Whitaker and Pearl Jovall, both of Pennsylvania, Nokie Lampkins, Goochland, and Edith Price, Elkton, Md.; three brothers, R.C. Eller, Bristol, Tenn., Glen Eller, Maryland, and Ernest Eller, Abingdon; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 5, in the Newberry Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Charles Blevins officiating. Burial will be in the Sulphur Spring Cemetery.
Newberry Funeral Home in Chilhowie is in charge of arrangements.
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Mabel Jackson Collins, age 88, of Saltville, died Monday, Oct. 26, 1998 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was a member of Henrytown Methodist Church.
Survivors include three sons, James E. Collins, Lexington, S.C., Thomas H. Collins and Billy D. Collins, both of Saltville; three daughters, Loretta Bise and Patsy McCormick, both of Saltville, and Helen Smith, Mansfield, Ohio; two brothers, Bob Jackson, Savannah, Ga., and James D. Jackson, Mansfield, Ohio; 15 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Kyle French and the Rev. James Robbins officiating. Burial was in Mount Rose Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
COLLINS Mrs. Vesta Shepherd Collins, age 96, of Collins Rd., Sparta, N.C., died Saturday evening, October 9, 1999, at the Grayson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Independence, Va. She was the widow of Charlie G. Collins. She is survived by two daughters: Doris Stoker and Lucy Roe, both of Sparta; two sons and daughters-in-law: Roger and Omega Collins of Raleigh, N.C., George Bryan and Ida Maude Collins of Wilkesboro, N.C;. a sister-in-law: Madge Shepherd of Laurel Springs, N.C.; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and three step-great- grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday morning at 11:00 a.m. at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Sparta with burial in the Crab Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday evening at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home. Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made the Crab Creek Cemetery c/o Rudolph Edwards, 342 Edwards Rd. Ennice, N.C. 28623 or the Alleghany County Public Library.
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Roy (Bannie) Collins, age 84, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 1999 at his daughter's home in Saltville. He was preceded in death by his first wife Ruth Collins and his second wife Edith Collins. He was also preceded in death by one son, Buddy Collins, one daughter Mary Keith, and a great-grandson Terry Fields.
Surviving are six sons: Paul Collins, Henry Collins, Ronald Collins, Sammy Collins, all of Saltville, Bobby W. Collins, Indiana, and Larry Collins, Chilhowie; six daughters, Billie Smith and Jo Ann Presnell, both of Saltville, Martha Gobble, Glade Spring, Pat Colpetzer, and Susie Witterman, both of Indiana, and Linda Honaker, Bristol; one stepdaughter, Sharon Neal, Portsmith, Ohio; 44 grandchildren; 48 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, March 1, at 11 a.m. at Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. E.D. Swartz and the Rev. James Robbins officiating. Burial followed in the Henderson Family Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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Lillian Blevins Collins, age 81, of Chilhowie, died Saturday, Nov. 30, 1996 in Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon.
Mrs. Collins was the widow of Dewey Collins. She was a retired employee of the Valley Health Care Center, Chilhowie, and a member of the Mountain View United Methodist Church.
Survivors include three sons: James Ralph Blevins, Jackie Dean Blevins, and Dewey Edward Collins, all of Chilhowie; two daughters: Judy Collins Duncan, Saltville, and Helen Collins Widener, Seven Mile Ford; one stepson, W. Wayne Collins, Bristol; two stepdaughters, Irene Hughett, Christiansburg, and Gay Reedy, Chilhowie; four brothers: Millard Blevins, Earl Blevins, Clarence Blevins, all of Chilhowie, Leo Blevins of Columbia, S.C.; four sisters: Edith Barlow, Margaret Widener, both of Chilhowie, Agnes Blevins, Marion, and Aleene Kegley, Atkins; two stepbrothers: Raymond McCormick, Salt Lake City, Utah, and Clayton McCormick, Shrewsbury, Penn.; 14 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, 10 step-grandchildren, 11 step-great- grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, in Chilhowie Pentecostal Holiness Church with the Rev. Charles DeBord, the Rev. Stephen Fields and the Rev. Guy Testerman officiating. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery.
Williams Funeral Home in Chilhowie was in charge of arrangements.
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Mike Collins, age 58, died Friday, Oct. 30, 1998 at his home in Abingdon.
He was a member of Shady Grove Methodist Church, a graduate of Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, and a retired employee of D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville.
Survivors include his wife, Donna G. Collins; three sons, Kevin Collins, Michael Collins and Allen Collins, all of Abingdon; his mother, Vetra M. Collins, Saltville; four brothers, Phil Collins, Pat Collins, Jeff Collins and Justin Collins, all of Saltville; five sisters: Sheila Austin, Independence, Cindy Shortt, Chilhowie, Melanie Perry, Bristol, Beverly Renick, Salem, and Faye Norman, Woodlawn; three grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jerry Eggers officiating. Burial was in Elizabeth Cemetery. Donations may be made to the Washington County Life Saving Crew or the Kidney Foundation.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
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Albert L. "Jack" Collins, age 78, of Saltville, died Saturday, Jan. 22, 2000 in Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie.
Mr. Collins was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Surviving are his wife, Helen Thompson Collins; two sons, Bobby Collins and Kenneth Collins, both of Saltville; three daughters, Debbie Poe of Chilhowie, and Janice Robbins and Bertha Sykes, both of Saltville; four brothers, Otis Collins of Saltville, Carl Collins and George Collins, both of Roanoke, and Harold Collins of Chilhowie; nine sisters, Bessie Collins, Ruth Duncan, Iowa Terry and Lola Repass, all of Saltville, Minnie Barbour, Pearl Dickerson, Ella Vaughn and Vernia Vaughn, all of Kingsport, and Nina Breedlove of Glade Spring; seven grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, Jan. 24, at 8 p.m. in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bobby Dunn officiating. Graveside services were held Tuesday, Jan. 25, at 11 a.m. in Elizabeth Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
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SALLY ALLEY COLLINS, age 63, a resident of Wytheville Manor, formerly of Ivanhoe, Virginia died Tuesday, October 17, 2000, in the Wythe County Community Hospital. She was born in Wythe County, the daughter of the late Howard and Guide Mabe Alley. She was a member of the Ivanhoe Pentecostal Church and was preceded in death by a brother, Harry Alley, a sister-in-law, Barbara Sue Alley. She is survived by: a daughter and son-in-law - Susie and Mike Horton of Wytheville, VA; a son and daughter-in-law - Danny and Patricia Collins; seven grandchildren - Ty Horton, Sierra Horton, Santanna Horton, Jessica Collins and fianc‚‚ Doc Testerman, Cameron Collins, Brittney Stamper and Troy Stamper; two sisters and brother-in-law - Nancy and Danny Akers of Rt. 3, Wytheville and Gypsy Alley of Ivanhoe; three brothers and sister-in-law - Wilson and Wanda Alley, Mickey Alley and Rickey Alley all of Ivanhoe, VA; several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held Friday, October 20, 2000, at 11:00 a.m. at the Reese Funeral Chapel in Austinville, VA. Interment will follow in the Odd Fellows Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Reese Funeral Home from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday. Reese Funeral Home in Austinville, Va., is in charge of the arrangements.
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John Kenneth "Ken" Collins, age 63, died Sunday, Feb. 1, 1998 at the home of his sister in Saltville.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Sue, and was in the Merchant Marine for nine years.
Survivors include one son, Wayne Collins, Saltville; his mother, Mable Collins, Saltville; three brothers, James E. Collins, Lexington, S.C., Thomas H. Collins and Billy D. Collins, both of Saltville; three sisters, Helen Smith, Mansfield, Ohio, Loretta Bise and Patsy McCormick, both of Saltville; one grandson; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 4, in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home with the Rev. David Mumpower officiating. Military rites with the Saltville VFW Post and burial will follow in Johnson Family Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements.
Colston
Robert Lee Colston, age 90, died Thursday, April 10, 1997 at his home in Saltville.
He was a member and elder of Watson Gap Free Pentecostal Holiness Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Nora Chapman Colston.
Survivors include two sons, Samuel Colston and Jacky Colston, both of Saltville; three daughters, Mrs. James (Peggy) Keith, Mary Wyatt, and Mrs. Les (Betty) Royston, all of Saltville; 17 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today, April 12, in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Clarence Frye officiating. Burial will be in the Elizabeth Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements.
Coltrane
William Coltrane, age 84, of Emory, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1998 in Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie.
He had been a resident of Emory since his retirement, a lifelong member of the United Methodist Church and, most currently, a member of Emory United Methodist Church and a member of the United Methodist Men.
Mr. Coltrane was a graduate of Emory & Henry College and retired from U.S. Gypsum after 45 years of service.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Hill Coltrane; three daughters, Rebecca Greening, Lexington, N.C., Ann Hurt, Danville, and Elizabeth "Bettie" Coltrane, Charlotte, N.C.; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Memorial services were conducted Friday, Jan. 1, at 2 p.m. in Emory & Henry Memorial Chapel with the Rev. James Bennington officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Emory United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 983, Emory, VA 24327, Emory & Henry College, P.O. Box 950, Emory, VA 24327 or Emory UMC Boy Scouts, c/o Jack Roper, P.O. Box 983, Emory, VA 24327.
Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon was in charge of the arrangements.
Combs
Ollie Combs, age 94, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eli Combs; and her son, Loyd Combs.
She was a member of the Parker's Chapel Baptist Church.
She is survived by two daughters, Mae Coleman of Chilhowie, and Amanda Antle of Columbus, Ind.; seven grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, 13 greatgreat-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held today, Feb. 25, at 11 a.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with the Rev. Chester Hensley and the Rev. Joe Powers officiating. Burial will follow in Macedonia Cemetery in Chilhowie.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
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David L. Combs, age 62, of Damascus, died Monday, Aug. 30, 1999 in Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon.
Mr. Combs was born in Smyth County, the son of Mary Combs Blevins of Chilhowie. He lived in Pennsylvania for several years before moving to Troutdale in 1978. He had lived in Damascus for the past eight years.
Surviving are his mother, Mary Combs Blevins, Chilhowie; a sister, Eva Stanley of Laurel Bloomery, Tenn.; two brothers, William J. Combs and Fred L. Combs, both of Troutdale; several nieces and nephews; special friends, Nancy Perrin, her two children, Tammy and Edward Perrin, and her grandson, Charles.
Funeral services were conducted Thursday, Sept. 2, at 2 p.m. in Johnson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jerry Fritz and Herman Trivett officiating. Burial was in Laurel Cemetery in Troutdale. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the Arthritis Foundation, Smoky Mountain Branch, 212 South Peters Road, Suite 105, Knoxville, Tenn. 37923.
Johnson Funeral Home in Damascus was in charge of arrangements.
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Destiny Nicole Combs, infant daughter of Michael and Rose Combs, died Monday, Feb. 23, 1998 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
She is also survived by her maternal grandparents, Allen and Debbie Thompson of Marion; her paternal grandparents, Jeff and Arby Combs of Chilhowie; her maternal grandfather, Paul Hutton of Marion; her paternal great-grandparents, Dean and Charlotte Testerman of Marion, and Edward and Viola Thompson of Saltville; several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Graveside services were held Wednesday, Feb. 25, at 2 p.m. at Rose Lawn Cemetery with the Rev. Jerry Alley officiating.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
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Cecil Dean Combs, age 67, of Baltimore, Md., formerly of Chilhowie, died Monday, July 26, 1999 in Glen Burnie, Md. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.
He is survived by his wife, Peggy Eller Combs, Baltimore, Md.; one daughter, Pamela C. Soffos, Lusby, Md.; one son, Cecil D. Combs Jr., Florida; one stepson, Dana Ray Hall, South Dakota; six sisters, Ethel Sheets, Shirley Blevins, Mary Blevins, all of Chilhowie, Juanita Williams, Marion, Delcie Pennington, Atkins, and Marie Pennington, Bel Air, Md.; one brother, Lewis Combs, Chilhowie; one granddaughter; three step-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted Friday, July 30, at 11 a.m. at Newberry Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Grosses Creek Cemetery.
Newberry Funeral Home in Chilhowie was in charge of arrangements.
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Sandra Michelle Bridgeman Combs, age 30, died Monday, July 17, 2000 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
She is survived by one daughter, Kimberly Combs of Rural Retreat; one son, Robert Thomas of Rural Retreat; her parents, Jimmy and Toni Bridgeman of Sugar Grove; one sister, Cindy Combs of Marion; one brother, Gerald Bridgeman of Marion; her grandmother, Alice Hutton of Atkins; her grandfather, Walter J. Bridgeman of Marion; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 20, at 2 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with the Rev. Zachary B. Thomas officiating. Burial will follow in Wassum Cemetery in Atkins. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at Seaver-Brown Chapel.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
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Henry Pete Combs Sr., age 71, died Friday, April 30, 1999 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mr. Combs was preceded in death by his first wife, Lola Gentry Combs. He retired from Rose Lawn Cemetery and Virginia Monument Company with 31 years of service.
He is survived by his wife, Sandra Combs of Marion; four daughters, Ruth Ann Adkins of Amelia, Tammy Lee Craighead of Roanoke, Mary Elizabeth Norman and Kimberly Combs, both of Marion; three sons, Robert Eugene Combs Sr., Henry Pete Combs Jr., and Richard Wayne Combs, all of Marion; two stepsons, Walter Bridgeman and Robert Thomas, both of Marion; one brother, Grover Combs of Joppa, Md.; several half-brothers and half-sisters including Connie Smith of Maryland; 12 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Monday, May 3, at 2 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with the Rev. Curtis Adkins and the Rev. Mike Sage officiating. Burial followed in Rose Lawn Cemetery.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
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Robert Lee Combs, age 81, of Troutdale, died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 1997 in Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, Tenn.
He was a lifelong resident of Konnarock, an Army veteran of World War II, and a member of VFW Post 4667, Marion. He was preceded in death by his parents, Eli and Bertie Combs.
He was a farmer and a member of Bethel Baptist Church, Troutdale.
Survivors include his wife, Naomi Blevins Combs; one son, Robert David "Skippy" Combs, Troutdale; one brother, Manuel Combs, Troutdale; two granddaughters, Melinda Jo Blevins and Rachael Danielle Combs; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today, Sept. 13, in Bethel Baptist Church in Troutdale with the Rev. Jerry Fritz officiating. Burial will be in Laurel Valley Cemetery with VFW Post 4667 conducting military graveside rites.
Johnson Funeral Home in Damascus is in charge of arrangements.
Comer
Lois Sword Comer, age 66, died Saturday, Aug. 1, 1998 at her home in Saltville.
She was a graduate of Radford University and retired from the Smyth County School System after 36 years of service. She was a teacher at R.B. Worthy High School, Rich Valley High School and Smyth County Vocational School. She was serving as assistant principal of Smyth County Vocational School at the time of her retirement.
She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma Chi Chapter and Madam Russell United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband, W. Ralph Comer, Saltville; one son, Jeffrey R. Comer, Saltville; two daughters, Debbi C. Clear, Abingdon, and Jennifer C. Taylor, Madison; one sister, Freda Olinger, Saltville; five brothers, Pete Sword, Bill Sword, Jim Sword and Eddie Sword, all of Saltville, and Jerry Sword, Stanley, N.C.; six grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, in the Madam Russell United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jim Wright and the Rev. Scott A. Robertson-Gouge officiating. Burial was in Mount Rose Cemetery. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the Madam Russell United Methodist Church in Saltville.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
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Lena K. Hodge Comer, age 89, of Saltville, died Saturday, Oct. 10, 1998 at Smyth County Community Hospital.
She was the widow of her first husband, Guley "Bill" Hodge and the widow of her second husband, Ralph B. Comer. She was a member of the Madam Russell United Methodist Church, Order of the Eastern Star and Senior Citizens of Saltville.
Survivors include two sons, Charles E. Hodge, Trenton, N.J., and Shirley G. Hodge, Saltville; four daughters: Rosetta Thomas, Dimple Sauls and Elizabeth Osborne, all of Saltville, and Margaret King, Petersburg; three daughters-in-law, Claire Hodge, Nelle Hodge and Betty Hodge; two sons-in-law, Sherrel Sauls and Robert King; 26 grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, in Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Scott Robertson-Gouge and the Rev. Neville Mozingo officiating. Burial followed in Mount Rose Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Compton
Paul Lee Compton, 72, died Thursday, March 20, 1997 at his home in Abingdon.
He was a native of Buchanan County and had lived in Washington County since 1970.
He was a retired coal miner.
Survivors include his wife, Wanda J. Compton; five sons: Roy Wayne Compton and Paul W. Compton, both of Johnson City, Tenn., Gary Edward Compton, Marion, Aaron Dean Compton, Fort Carson, Colo., and Jason Anthony Compton, of the home; six daughters: Virginia Lee Burke and Rose Marie Price, both of Abingdon, Genita Irene Brown, Richlands, Betty Earline Compton, Glade Spring, Teresa Virginia Compton of the home, and Nora Mae Shortridge, Richmond; three brothers, Walter Jackson Compton, Lisbon, Md., Conley Baer Compton, Mount Airy, N.C., and Joseph Paris Compton, Wytheville; seven sisters, Lillie Margaret Asher and Lorraine Riley, both of Glade Spring, Katie Lerendu, Chilhowie, Virginia Warfield, Gaithersburg, Md., Shirley Pauley, Charles Town, W.Va., Tilda Jean Collins, Inwood, W.Va., and Mary Greene, Iowa; 21 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be conducted at 4 p.m. today, March 22, in Rush Creek Cemetery in Widener's Valley.
Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon is in charge of arrangements.
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Clarence Lloyd Compton, age 86, of Damascus, died Saturday, Dec. 19, 1998 in Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon.
He was a native of Abingdon, had lived in Washington County and Houston, Texas, before moving to Damascus in 1963. He was a former owner of a service station and store in Damascus.
He attended the Palestine Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Bessie Whitely Compton, Chilhowie; one daughter, Mrs. Billie Lorraine Compton Thomas, Ladson, S.C.; one son, Stephen Wansfell Compton, LaPort, Texas; seven stepchildren; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; several cousins.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21, in Campbell Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Maynard C. Clifton officiating. Burial followed in Sunset Memorial Park, Damascus.
Campbell Funeral Home in Abingdon was in charge of arrangements.
Conklin
J.C. Conklin, 64, of Athens, Ohio, formerly of Independence, died Friday, March 2, 2001.
He was born Sept., 30, 1936, in Mouth of Wilson to John and Ona Byrd Conklin.
Survivors include a son, Tony M. Conklin of Fries; a daughter and son-in-law, Mary Ann and Richard Miller of Independence; a stepdaughter, Vanessa Lyons of Marion; her mother, Ona B. Conklin of Atkins; three sisters, helen Conklin of Atkins, Edith Delby of Timmonsville, S.C., and Phyllis Street of Wytheville; five brothers, Glen Ray Conklin of Marion, Tommy Conklin of Atkins, Louis Conklin of Abingdon, Walter "Buck" Conklin of Mouth of Wilson and Carl Conklin of Meadowview; four grandsons; and two stepgrandchildren.
A funeral was held Monday at Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home with burial in the Wassum Cemetery, Atkins. The Revs. Ken Blevins and Rex Hall officiated. Military rites were conducted at graveside by the Grayson County VFW Post 7726.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Fund, c/o Betty Marion, 206 Terrace Lane, Galax, Va. 24333; or the charity of the donor''s choice.
Conner
Fred D. Conner Sr., age 84, died Wednesday, Dec. 16, 1998 in Francis Marion Manor Nursing Home.
He is survived by his wife, Alice Arnold Conner of Marion; two sons and daughters-in-law, Fred Jr. and Janice Conner and Charles and Pam Conner, all of Marion; one sister, Thelma Foglesong of Marion; three brothers, Ralph E. Conner and Harold K. Conner, both of Marion, and Marvin B. Conner of Bowie, Md.; three grandchildren, Emily K. Conner, Benjamin F. Conner and Jonathan W. Conner.
Funeral services were held Friday, Dec. 18, at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. James Pollock and the Rev. Mary K. Briggs officiating. Burial followed in Rose Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 115 South Church St., Marion, VA 24354 or the Mount Rogers Shelter Home, P.O. Box 325, Marion, VA 24354.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
CONNER
PILOT- Kenneth M. Conner, 58, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 16, 2001. He was employed by Mechanical Development in Salem. He was preceded in death by his parents John Cledys and Willie Sisson Conner.
He is survived by: his wife, Barbara W. Conner; sister, Francis Conner Sowers; brother, Earl Conner; special cousins, Peggy Conner, Macle Conner, Gerlene Conner; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service was held Sunday, March 18, 2001 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Gardner Funeral Home with the Reverend Lane Spiegner officiating. Interment followed in Wilson Cemetery.
Donations may be made to Floyd Parsonage Building, 915 Cambria Street, N.W. Christiansburg, VA 24073. Gardner Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Conway
Russell Lee Conway, age 75, of Rural Retreat, died Sunday, Feb. 27, 2000 in the Wythe County Community Hospital.
Mr. Conway was born in Owensboro, Ky., the son of the late Luther and Flora Cundiff Conway. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in World War II from 1943 to 1946.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Rachel Lee Conway.
Surviving are two sons, David Lee Conway of Staunton, and Jerry Lee Conway, of the home; two grandsons, Cliff Conway and Chris Conway; four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 2, at 11 am. at the Lindsey Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Jack King and Mr. Paul Lineberry officiating. Interment will follow in the Mountain View Cemetery in Rural Retreat. Military graveside rites will be conducted by Marion VFW Post 4667. The family suggests that those who prefer may make memorials to the Rural Retreat Church of Christ or to the Rural Retreat Volunteer Emergency Services. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Lindsey Funeral Home in Rural Retreat is in charge of arrangements.
Cook
Dulcie Sturgill Cook, age 82, widow of Garland Cook, died Tuesday, March 17, 1998 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was a member of Riverside Baptist Church and had retired from the Smyth County Department of Social Services with 44 years of service.
She is survived by five sisters, Pearl Heath of Marion, Blanche Jones, Lessie Bishop, both of Chilhowie, Ruth Wolfrm of Bristol, and Dora Lee Russell of Salem; two brothers, Clarence Sturgill of Seven Mile Ford and Jim Sturgill of Salem; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 19, at 2 p.m. at Riverside Baptist Church with the Rev. Grady Byrd and the Rev. Jack Garland officiating. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery in Chilhowie. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at Seaver-Brown Chapel.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Cook
Winnie Mae Cook, age 90, died Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1999 at her home in Delta, Penn.
Mrs. Cook was born at Lodi, a daughter of the late Samuel Richard and Lue Ella Widner Moser. She was the widow of Walter M. Cook.
She was employed for 20 years at the Bel Air Manufacturing Company as a seamstress. She enjoyed crocheting and tatting during her later years and attended the Delta Senior Center.
She is survived by six children, Geneva Mae McKinsey, Felton, Penn., Stella Louise Saylor, Red Lion, Penn., Marie L. Parkhurst, Delta, Penn., William R. (Buddy) Cook, Jarrettsville, Md., Marvin F. Cook, Zephyr Hills, Fla., and Mary Ella Dean, Dundalk, Md.; two sisters, Frances M. Neeley and Mary Sue Blevins, both of Cockeysville, Md.; 20 grandchildren; 21 great- grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted Friday, Dec. 3, at 8 p.m. at Harkins Funeral Home in Delta, Penn., with the Rev. Stacy Alan Crawford officiating. Graveside services will be held Monday, Dec. 6, at 11 a.m. in the Mountain View Cemetery in Chilhowie with John H. Graham, pastor, officiating. There will be no viewing or visitation at the funeral home.
Williams Funeral Home in Chilhowie is in charge of arrangements.
Cook
Virgie Edna Cook, age 83, of Saltville, died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 1999 at the Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon. She was preceded in death by her husband Hobert H. Cook, and by a daughter, Patsy Ann Cook.
Mrs. Cook was a native of Smyth County, and a member of the Presbyterian Church. She also attended the Church of God in Ridgedale.
Surviving are three sons, Charles W. "Bill" Cook and Hobert H. Cook Jr., both of Saltville, and Jimmy Lee Cook, Abingdon; two daughters, Peggy Jean Taylor, Abingdon, and Mary Gray Sanders, Saltville; one grandson, James Lee Cook, Abingdon; one granddaughter, Kathy Lynn Riggs, Richmond; one great-granddaughter, Mackensie Riggs, Richmond; three daughters-in-law, Christine Taylor Cook, Nyoka Talbert Cook and Toby Frye Cook; two sons-in-law, Willis Sanders and Charlie B. Taylor; a special friend, Laura Duncan.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home with the Rev. Bob Shupe and the Rev. Bill Cahill officiating. Burial was in Ridgedale Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Cook
William Hillard Cook, age 70, of Chilhowie, died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000 at the Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mr. Cook was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was preceded in death by a son, Douglas Wayne Cook.
He is survived by his wife, Edith H. Cook, Chilhowie; one daughter, Jill C. Brooks, Chilhowie; three sons, Randy Cook, Curtis Cook, both of Chilhowie, and Fred Cook, Marion; two sisters, Lucille C. Blevins, Roanoke, and Betty C. Hawks, Marion; one brother, Jimmy Cook, Chilhowie; four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted today, Feb. 26, at 2 p.m. at the Macedonia Baptist Church with the Rev. Joe Lambert officiating. The family will receive friends from noon until service time. Burial will follow in the Macedonia Cemetery.
Newberry Funeral Home in Chilhowie is in charge of arrangements.
Cook
George William Cook, age 32, died Sunday, Nov. 21, 1999 at his home in Chilhowie.
Mr. Cook was born in Upland, Penn., a son of Norma Lee Cook of Meadowview and the late E. Samuel Cook. He lived most of his life in Washington County.
Surviving, besides his mother, are a son, George William Cook Jr.; a daughter, Ashley Cook of Meadowview; two sisters, Deborah Ann Cook of Abingdon and Tammy Lynn Cook of Roanoke; maternal grandfather, Oney B. Cook of Meadowview; three half-brothers, Don Cook, Pat Cook and Sam Cook Jr., all of Morristown, Tenn.; three half-sisters, Wilma Cook and Wanda Cook, both of Morristown, Tenn., and Bessie Sue McCoy of Gastonia, N.C.
A memorial service was conducted Sunday, Nov. 28, at 1 p.m. in Farris Funeral Chapel with the Rev. John Massey officiating.
Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon was in charge of arrangements.
Cook
Georgia Virginia Hamm Cook, age 78, of Chilhowie, died Saturday, Nov. 29, 1997 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was the widow of Jerry Cook and a member of the Grosses Creek Baptist Church.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews; great-nieces and great-nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, in Williams Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Lloyd L. Sheets officiating. Burial followed in the Mountain View Cemetery.
Williams Funeral Home in Chilhowie was in charge of arrangements.
Cooper
Ernest W. Cooper Sr., age 80, of Johnson City, Tenn., formerly of Elizabethton, Tenn., died Tuesday, Aug. 4, 1998 at Johnson City Medical Center Hospital.
Mr. Cooper was a native of Nebo, the son of the late Adam Hugh and Maude Grey Cooper. He had lived in Carter County, Tenn., more than 50 years. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Elizabethton and the Elizabethton Optimist Club. He retired from North American Rayon Corp. with 48 years of service in the production and planning department.
Mr. Cooper was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille Hammond Cooper on Dec. 16, 1994 and two brothers, Herbert and Joe Cooper.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law: Dr. E.W. "Skip" and Gay Cooper Jr., Johnson City, Tenn., and Dr. James F. and Frances Cooper, Charleston, S.C.; one brother, Donald Cooper, Bluefield; one sister, Grey Coleman, Nancy, Ky.; five grandchildren: McDaniel and Ann Cooper, Johnson City, Tenn., James F. Cooper Jr., Charleston, S.C., Sharon Ricketts and Amy Lucille Cooper, both of Greensboro, N.C.; one great-grandson, Levi Ricketts, Greensboro, N.C.; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted today, Aug. 8, at 3 p.m. at Tetrick Funeral Home with Mr. Paul Knapp and Mr. Cooper's sons officiating. Interment will follow at Happy Valley Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 1-3 p.m. today at Tetrick Funeral Home. Those who prefer may make memorials to the Educational Building Air Conditioner Fund at First United Methodist Church, 325 East E St., Elizabethton, Tenn. 37643.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, Johnson City, Tenn., is in charge of arrangements.
Cooper
Clinton Woodrow "Roe" Cooper, age 75, died Monday, July 5, 1999, at the James H. Quillen Hospital, Mountain Home, Tenn.
Mr. Cooper was a member of the Bristol V.F.W. He was an Army Veteran of WWII and the Korean Conflict. He was also a retired Master Sargeant of the U.S. Army and received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star.
He is survived by his wife Louise Terry Cooper of Saltville; one daughter, Jo Ann Cooper of Saltville; one son, Michael Wayne Cooper of Saltville; one daughter-in-law, Jackie Cooper; two half-brothers, Ray Collins of Saltville and Hershell Collins of Marion; one half-sister, Jessie Holmes of Saltville; four grandchildren, Charrissa Jackson, Shawn Pennington, Erika Walls and Corey Cooper; two great-grandchildren, Alli Cooper and Dusty Jackson; a special friend, Roy Halcomb.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, July 8, 1999 at 2 p.m. at the D.R. Henderson Funeral Home with Rev. Shirley Carter officiating. Burial will follow at Mount Rose Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, July 7, 1999, at the D.R. Henderson Funeral Home.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements.
Copenhaver
Charles K. Copenhaver, age 84, of Salem, died Sunday, Feb. 21, 1999 at Richfield Nursing Home where he had resided since January 1998.
Mr. Copenhaver was born in Marion, the son of Sidney and Evie Copenhaver. He moved to Washington D.C. at an early age where he attended Georgetown University. He worked in the food service industry beginning with the Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C. where he was Chief Steward. He retired from the Smyth County Community Hospital where he was Director of Food Service. He was past president of the Fort Lewis Lions Club.
Mr. Copenhaver was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Marion and attended West Salem Baptist Church for several years.
He was preceded in death by his wife in October 1998.
He is survived by one son, Kenneth Copenhaver and companion Bonnie Richardson of Virginia Beach; one sister, Madeline C. Davis of Marion; four grandchildren, Matthew of the U.S. Coast Guard, Page, Julie and Sean, all of Florida; four great-grandchildren, Scottie, Allison, James and Chelsea, all of Florida; several nieces and nephews; his private attendant Phillip Schilling and the staff of Richfield Nursing Home also survive.
Graveside services were held Thursday, Feb. 25, at 2 p.m. at Rose Lawn Cemetery in Marion with the Rev. Michael Slaughter officiating.
Copenhaver
Bonnie Dutton Copenhaver, age 101, of Fayetteville, N.C., formerly of Rural Retreat, died Saturday, May 9, 1998 at Highland House Nursing Home in Fayetteville.
Mrs. Copenhaver was born in Rural Retreat on April 1, 1897, the daughter of the late William Jonas and Nancy B. Dutton. She was a lifelong member of the Fulton United Methodist Church in Rural Retreat and had made her home with her daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Bob Garman since 1957.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Pearl P. Copenhaver; one daughter, Elizabeth C. Ogle; one sister, Ethel D. Heldreth; and one brother, G. Hobert Dutton.
She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy and Robert Garman of Fayetteville, N.C., Margaret C. Medley of Rural Retreat, and Malcolm C. Ogle, Pulaski; four sons and daughters-in-law, Kent Copenhaver and Clyde Copenhaver, both of Rural Retreat, Hugh and Doris Copenhaver of Atkins, and Randolph and Jackie Copenhaver of Wytheville; 10 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 12, at 11 a.m. at the Fulton United Methodist Church with the Rev. Rance Edwards officiating. Interment was in the Kimberlin Lutheran Cemetery in Rural Retreat. The family requests that those who prefer may make memorials to the Fulton United Methodist Church.
Lindsey Funeral Home in Rural Retreat was in charge of arrangements.
Copenhaver
Glenn Trigg Copenhaver, age 82, of Wytheville, formerly of Rural Retreat, died Monday, Oct. 13, 1997 in Edgemont Center.
He was born Feb. 25, 1915 in Rural Retreat, the son of the late Emerson Trigg and Nancy Buchanan Copenhaver. He was a life member of Grace Lutheran Church in Rural Retreat and was a retired employee of the Virginia Department of Agriculture (Weights & Measures Division).
He was preceded in death by one brother, James H. Copenhaver and his sister, Mary C. Ackiss.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Beulah Chapman Copenhaver of the home; one daughter, Martha Chapman Rocco, Glendale, Ariz.; three sons and daughter-in-law, Glenn Trigg and Linda Copenhaver II, Waynesboro, Benny Buchanan Copenhaver, Bristol, and Warren Lynn Copenhaver, Fayetteville, N.C.; one sister, Ruth C. Porter, Hampton; 10 grandchildren, one great- granddaughter, several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held today, Oct. 18, at 11 a.m. at the Mountain View Cemetery in Rural Retreat with Pastor Larry M. Bollinger officiating. A lunch and reception will be served immediately following at Grace Lutheran Church. The family requests that those who prefer may make memorials to the Grace Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 478, Rural Retreat, VA 24368.
Lindsey Funeral Home in Rural Retreat is in charge of arrangements.
Copenhaver
Joe Kemp Copenhaver, age 58, of Hardy, died Friday, June 23, 2000.
Mr. Copenhaver received his bachelors degree from Emory & Henry College and later his masters degree in education from the University of Virginia. His 31-year career in education included serving as a teacher at Round Hill Elementary School, principal of Garden City Elementary and Crystal Spring Elementary. He retired from Roanoke City Schools as Director of Human Resources.
He was a member of Northview United Methodist Church and Phi Kappa Fraternity.
Surviving are his wife, Delilah C. "Dee" Copenhaver; one brother, Jedd Copenhaver and wife, Linda, Auburn, Ind.; two sisters, Jane C. Rill and husband Joe of Springfield, and Judy Shortridge and husband Mike of Norton; nieces and nephews, Pam Arnsbaugh, Paul Copenhaver, Sarah and Alex Shortridge, Jason Porter, Angie Trotter, Cherie Calhoun, and Michael Rill; special cousin, Matt Balzan.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, June 26, at 11 a.m. at Northview United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. Louis M. Strickler officiating. Interment followed in Cedar Lawn Memorial Park. Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to the Make a Wish Foundation of Western Virginia, 2807 North Parham Road, Suite 304, Richmond, VA 23294.
Simpson-Tharp Funeral Home in Roanoke was in charge of arrangements.
Copenhaver
Lucille Mills Copenhaver, age 81, of Crockett, died Thursday, Aug. 20, 1998 in the Wythe County Community Hospital.
She was the daughter of the late Andrew Bowman and Margaret Grubb Mills.
Surviving are her husband, John S. Copenhaver of Crockett; two daughters, Patty Copenhaver and fianc‚‚ Dale Umberger of Max Meadows, and Barbara and husband Lantz Haywood of Marion; one sister, Josephine Cruise, Port Richey, Fla.; one granddaughter, Sherri and husband Larry Dunn of Roanoke; one great-granddaughter, Hannah Dunn.
Funeral services were held Sunday, Aug. 23, at 2 p.m. in the Grubb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Rance Edwards officiating. Interment was in the Kings Grove Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Kings Grove Church Building Fund.
Grubb Funeral Home in Wytheville was in charge of the arrangements.
Copenhaver
Charles Hughes Copenhaver, age 70, died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 1999 at his home in the Lodi Community.
Mr. Copenhaver was a lifelong resident of Washington County. He was a member of Old Glade Presbyterian Church in Glade Spring and a former member of Bristol Rotary Club and the Masonic Lodge. He was a trooper with the Virginia State Police and a graduate of Cincinnati College of Embalming in Cincinnati. He was a licensed funeral director and embalmer and a former employee of Lotz Funeral Home in Roanoke and former owner and president of Blevins Funeral Home in Bristol.
Mr. Copenhaver was a member of National Funeral Directors Association, Virginia Funeral Directors Association and Southwest Virginia Funeral Directors Association. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War.
Surviving are his wife, Eula Faye Copenhaver; one daughter, Leigh Ann Copenhaver of Glade Spring; two stepsons, Woody Warren and Travis Warren, both of Chilhowie; several nieces and nephews; his mother- and father-in-law, Elwood and Zelma Powers, Chilhowie; sisters-in-law, Dot Copenhaver of Bristol, Tenn., and Mable Bowman of Bristol; brothers-in-law, Leon Powers and Woody Powers, both of Chilhowie, and Joe Powers of Bluff City, Tenn.
Graveside services were conducted Thursday, Dec. 30, at 2 p.m. in Knollkreg Memorial Park in Abingdon, with the Rev. Mahlon Wyatt and the Rev. Tim Bird officiating. Memorial contributions may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 18129 North Fork River Road, Abingdon, VA 24210.
Campbell Funeral Home in Abingdon was in charge of arrangements.
Copenhaver
CLYDE C. COPENHAVER, age 78 of Rural Retreat, Virginia, died Sunday, September 24, 2000 in the Lifecare of Gwinnett in the Atlanta, Georgia area. He was born in Wythe County, Virginia, the son of the late Pearl P and Bonnie Dutton Copenhaver. Mr Copenhaver was a member of the Fulton United Methodist Church, a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corp and the American Legion Post # 229 in Rural Retreat. He was preceded in death by his wife, Myrtle Cline Copenhaver. He is survived by: one son and daughter-in-law - Eugene and Yvonne Copenhaver of Braselton, GA, two grandchildren and spouses - Robert W. and Vickie Copenhaver and Julie and Robert Coile; three great-grandchildren - Caitlin Coile, Abigail Copenhaver and Patrick Coile; two sisters - Nancy C. Garman of Fayetteville, NC and Margaret C. Medley or Rural retreat, VA; three brothers - Kent Copenhaver of Rural Retreat, Hugh Copenhaver of Atkins, VA and Randolph Copenahver of Wytheville; several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday September 27, 2000, at the Lindsey Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tony Perry officiating. Interment will follow in the Rosewood Memorial Gardens in Rural Retreat. The family requests that those who prefer may make memorials to the Rural Retreat Volunteer Fire Department or to the Rural Retreat Volunteer Emergency Services. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Lindsey Funeral Home. Lindsey Funeral Home in Rural Retreat, Virginia is in charge of the arrangements.
Corell
Evelyn Taylor Corell, age 81, of Tannersville, died Friday, Jan. 9, 1998 in Tazewell Community Hospital.
She was a retired school teacher of Smyth County and a member of Thompson Valley Presbyterian Church. She was the widow of W.T. Corell Jr.
Survivors include one son, Bill Tom Corell, Tannersville; two daughters, Margaret Stephenson and Barbara Bell, both of Chesapeake; one brother, Robert Taylor, Abingdon; one sister, Tivis Cockerville, Charlottesville; seven grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 12, in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tempee Fussell and the Rev. Wiley Neal officiating. Burial was in the Corell Family Cemetery, Tannersville. Donations may be made to Highland Presbyterian Home, Wytheville.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Cormany
Charles "Chuck" Cormany, age 63, died Wednesday, May 17, 2000 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mr. Cormany worked at the National Aeronautic & Space Administration Communication Center in Cape Kennedy, Fla.
He is survived by his wife, Louise D. Cormany of Marion; one daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Roy Cale of Marion; one son, Kenneth A. Cormany of Aiea, Hawaii; one brother, Cecil Cormany and wife Judy of Georgetown, Texas; one grandson, Micah Cale.
Funeral services will be held today, May 20, at 2 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with the Rev. Neville Mozingo officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Lawn Cemetery.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
Cormany
George "Bus" Campbell Cormany, age 90, died Saturday, Oct. 30, 1999 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mr. Cormany was born on Sept. 15, 1909 in Marion, a son of the late Mallie Agnes Scott and Charles Thomas Cormany. He was a member of Stone Memorial Presbyterian Church and the widower of Nannie Aker Cormany.
He was a businessman and farmer. He worked for the U.S. Postal Service transporting mail from Marion to Sugar Grove and Troutdale where he met many friends. He helped to arrange the union and served as first president at the Lincoln Furniture Co.
Mr. Cormany was the last surviving charter member of Marion Life Saving Crew, which he helped arrange in 1943 and served in for 50 years. He was a member for 56 years who contributed 18,250 days or 437,000 hours of volunteer service. He was captain for nine years, president for four years, and over the years served as first lieutenant, second lieutenant and member of the board of directors. For nine consecutive years, he was present for every meeting and actively participated.
He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Sandra; six brothers, William, Harold, Claude, Harry, Thomas and Earl; and four sisters, Ferrol, Josephine, June and Evelyn.
Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Lynn and Sam May of Marion; a beloved granddaughter, Michelle May of Knoxville, Tenn.; one sister, Marigold Fox of Marion; several nieces and nephews; and special neighbors, the William Seymour family.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, Nov. 1, at 11 a.m. in Seaver-Brown Chapel with the Rev. William T. Wing III and Father Robert Krenik officiating. Entombment was in Rose Lawn Mausoleum.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
Cormany
Nannie Aker Cormany, age 86, died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1998 in Smyth County Community Hospital. Mrs. Cormany was a beloved wife, mother and a very proud grandmother.
She attended the Stone Memorial Presbyterian Church (Matson Drive Chapel). She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Maude Aker; one daughter Sandra; and eight brothers and sisters.
She is survived by her husband, George "Bub" Cormany of Marion; one daughter and son-in-law, Lynn and Sam May of Marion; one granddaughter, Michelle May of Knoxville, Tenn.; one sister, Lillian Helton of Marion; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Friday, Jan. 16, at 11 a.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with Pastor William T. Wing III and the Rev. Weston B. Guthrie officiating. Entombment followed in Rose Lawn Cemetery.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
Cormany
George "Bus" Campbell Cormany, age 90, died Saturday, Oct. 30, 1999 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mr. Cormany was born in Marion, a son of the late Mallie Agnes Scott and Charles Thomas Cormany. He was a member of Stone Memorial Presbyterian Church and the widower of Nannie Aker Cormany. He was a businessman, farmer and worked for the U.S. Postal Service. He helped organize the union and was president of Lincoln Furniture Co. He also was the last surviving charter member of Marion Life Saving Crew, which he helped organize in 1943 and was active for 50 years in various positions including captain for nine years, president for four years, first lieutenant, second lieutenant and on the board of directors.
While working for the U.S. Postal Service, Mr. Cormany transported mail from Marion to Sugar Grove and Troutdale where he met many friends. As a member of the Marion Life Saving Crew for 56 years, he contributed 18,260 days or 437,000 hours of volunteer services. For nine consecutive years, he was present for every meeting and actively participated.
He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Sandra; six brothers, William, Harold, Claude, Harry, Thomas and Earl; and four sisters, Ferrol, Josephine, June and Evelyn.
Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Lynn and Sam May of Marion; one granddaughter, Michelle May of Knoxville, Tenn.; one sister, Marigold Fox of Marion; several nieces and nephews; and special neighbors, the William Seymour family.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, Nov. 1, at 11 a.m. in Seaver-Brown Chapel with the Rev. William T. Wing III and Father Robert Krenik officiating. Entombment was in Rose Lawn Mausoleum.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
Cornett
Fred D. Cornett, age 83, of Damascus, died Tuesday, Aug. 31, 1999 in Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie.
Mr. Cornett was a lifelong resident of Damascus, a son of the late Grant H. and Rebecca Ramsey Cornett and a farmer. He was a member of Laurel Community Church.
Surviving are two sisters, Virginia C. Smith and Hazel C. Cullop, both of Damascus; two brothers, Robert Cornett of Damascus and John Cornett of Elizabethton, Tenn., several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services were conducted Thursday, Sept. 2, at 10 a.m. in Zion Church Cemetery with the Rev. Leonard Smith officiating. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be sent to the Laurel Community Church, c/o Judy Cornett, 22129 Fisher Hollow Road, Damascus, VA 24236.
Johnson Funeral Home in Damascus was in charge of arrangements.
Cornett
Hobert F. Cornett, age 77, of Rural Retreat, died Friday, Nov. 7, 1997 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
He was born in Grayson County, the son of the late Ealie and Virginia CeDella Taylor Cornett. He was a retired farmer, a member of the Club 55 Bowling League and had attended the Fairview United Methodist Church in Rural Retreat.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Myrtle Texas Repass Cornett.
He is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Leona and Bill Mooney, Rural Retreat; one son and daughter-in-law, Richard F. and Linda Cornett, Rural Retreat; one sister, Mamie C. Slagle, Rural Retreat; four grandchildren, Tracy Cornett, John Mooney, David Cornett and Marsha Underwood; special friends, Helen Odom, Carrie King, Richard and Linda Johnson; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Monday, Nov. 10, at 11 a.m. at the Fairview United Methodist Church with the Rev. Rance Edwards and the Rev. Michael Hoyle officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. The family requests that those who prefer may make memorials to the Rural Retreat Emergency Services or to the American Cancer Society.
Lindsey Funeral Home in Rural Retreat was in charge of arrangements.
Cornett
David Edward Cornett Jr., infant son of David E. Cornett and Crystal Blevins, died Friday, Sept. 24, 1999 in Johnson City Medical Center.
Surviving besides the parents are the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Blevins, both of Saltville; the paternal grandmother, Judy Tuggle of Saltville; the maternal great-grandfather, Thomas Walden of Saltville.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, Sept. 27, at 4 p.m. in Farris Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Denis Banks officiating. Burial was in Knollkreg Memorial Park Mausoleum.
Cornett
Charles Roscoe Cornett, age 67, died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1998 in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Cornett was a native of Troutdale and had been living in Roanoke for several years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and had worked for the Blue Ridge Transfer Company as a truck driver.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Roscoe and Cora Lee Stamper Cornett.
Survivors include one daughter, Theresa Cornett, War, W.Va.; one niece, Odette Hoffman, Chilhowie; one nephew, Michael Adams, Richmond.
Graveside services were conducted at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, at the Cornett Cemetery in Grayson County with the Rev. Fred Jennings officiating.
Barnett's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Cornett
Verna L. Cornett, age 102, of Flatridge, died Wednesday, March 24, 1999 in the Waddell Nursing Home in Galax.
She was born Sept. 1, 1896 at Flatridge, the daughter of Bob and Ellen Ross Cornett.
Surviving are two nieces, Edna Ross, Flatridge, and Ennis Fisher, Chilhowie; special family members: Eva Anderson, Larry and Linda Anderson, Jeff Anderson, all of Flatridge, Janice and Rick Routon, Blue Ridge, and Lois and Earl Spencer, Honey Brook, Penn.; several great-nieces and great-nephews.
Funeral services will be held today, March 27, at 2 p.m. in Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ted Bonham officiating. Interment will be in Baptist Union Cemetery in Flatridge.
Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home in Independence is in charge of arrangements.
Cornett
Walter V. Cornett Sr., age 72, died Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2000 in Catawba Hospital in Catawba.
Mr. Cornett was a veteran of World War II having served in the U.S. Army.
He is survived by his wife, Hattie Riggles Cornett of Martinsville; three daughters, Linda C. Shields of Martinsville, and Sheila C. Roope of Petersburg, and Barbara Pierce of Marion; five sons, Walter V. Cornett Jr., Marion, Donald V. Cornett and Walter E. Cornett, both of Bassett, Robert Vance Cornett of Rural Retreat, and Eddie Wayne Pierce of Marion; five sisters, Nedaro Authenrieth of Atkins, Viola McElroy of Atlanta, Ga., Lena McMillan of Fountain Valley, Calif., Carmen Henley of Florida and Virginia Dare Poff of Greensboro, N.C.; two brothers, Sherwood Cornett of Marion, and Robert "Kyle" Cornett of Bristol; 11 grandchildren; two great- grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held today, Jan. 29, at 1 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with the Rev. Eddie Beck officiating. Burial will follow in Anderson Hill Cemetery in Troutdale where full military rites will be conducted by Francis Marion VFW Post #4667.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Cornett
Henry C. Cornett, age 75, of Damascus, died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 1999 in Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon.
Mr. Cornett was a lifelong resident of Damascus and a son of the late Sam J. and Amanda Vannoy Cornett. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a member of VFW Post 9830 in Damascus. He was a member of Wrights Chapel United Methodist Church and attended Laurel Community Church. He was also preceded in death by a son, Larry Cleveland Cornett.
Surviving are five sisters, Margaret C. McCrady and Linna "Lynn" C. Shaffer, both of Abingdon, Lucille C. Evans of Damascus and Martha L. Bellamy and Grace C. Wingard, both of Bristol, Tenn.; one brother, Paul F. Cornett of Damascus; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted today, Dec. 31, at 1 p.m. in Johnson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. R.J. Cullop and the Rev. Harry Layell officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park with military rites by Patton-Crosswhite VFW Post 6975. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be sent to Laurel Community Church in Damascus.
Johnson Funeral Home in Damascus is in charge of arrangements.
Cornett
Minnie James Cornett, age 99, of Troutdale, died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 1997 in Francis Marion Manor Nursing Home.
Mrs. Cornett was the widow of Floyd A. Cornett. She was born May 24, 1898 at Flatridge to David James and Virginia Missouri Slemp James.
Surviving are three daughters and son-in-law, Clara Cornett Nelson, Merrett Island, Fla., Virginia Cornett Haga Farmer, Marion, and Kathleen Cornett and George Funk Jr., Independence; one son and daughter-in-law, Floyd A. "Tommy" and Jane Crigger Cornett, Wytheville; a son-in-law, Roy D. Greer, Pulaski; two sisters and brother-in-law, Ruth Delp, Elk Creek, Elizabeth and Monroe Nelson of Galax and Marion; 13 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, Oct. 19, at 2 p.m. in Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home Chapel in Independence with the Rev. Fred E. Jennings and the Rev. Eddie Beck officiating. Interment will be in Central Cemetery, Flatridge. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Flowers will be appreciated or memorial contributions may be made to Troutdale Rescue Squad, Troutdale, VA 24378.
Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home in Independence is in charge of arrangements.
Cornett
Texas Grubb Cornett, age 97, formerly of Elk Creek and Independence, died Friday, April 21, 2000 at Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mrs. Cornett was born Sept. 21, 1902 at Grant, the daughter of Franklin Grubb and Laulett "Sue" Victoria Kegley Grubb. She was the widow of Paul Cornett.
Surviving are a special nephew and spouse, Joe and Dixie Hart, Mouth of Wilson; several other nieces and nephews; special caregivers, Minnie Tuggle, Louise Harris, Louise Anderson and JoAnn Blevins; special friend, JoAnn Matney.
Funeral services were held Monday, April 24, at 2 p.m. in Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bobby Lorton officiating. Interment followed in Salem Cemetery in Independence. Memorial contributions may be made to Grubb Family Cemetery, c/o James Grubb, Troutdale Hwy., Troutdale, VA 24378 or Independence Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 607, Independence, VA 24348.
Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home in Independence was in charge of arrangements.
Cornett
Mary Parsons Cornett, age 54, died Monday, July 14, 1997 at her home in Rural Retreat. She was the widow of David B. Cornett.
She was born Nov. 14, 1942 at Volney, to Dave Parsons and Carrie Tomlinson Parsons.
Surviving are three daughters and sons-in-law, Anita and Mike Romans, North Wilkesboro, N.C., Rita and Teddy DeBord, Sugar Grove, and Tina Cornett and daughter Karri of the home; her mother, Carrie Parsons, Independence; two sisters, Patsy Fleshman and Sue Parsons, both of Roanoke; four brothers and sisters-in-law, Lawrence and Joyce Parsons, Philip and Bobbie Parsons, all of Bassett, Earl and Joyce Parsons, Austinville, and French and Sally Parsons, Independence; seven grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, July 17, at 11 a.m. in the Calvary Baptist Church in Marion with the Rev. Marion Boggs and the Rev. Mike Sage officiating. Interment will be in Baptist Union Cemetery in Flatridge. The body will be taken to the church 30 minutes preceding the service to lie in state. The family will receive friends tonight, July 16, from 7 to 9 at the Reins- Sturdivant Funeral Home. Flowers will be appreciated or memorial contributions may be made to Community Hospice of America, Wytheville or to the Calvary Baptist Church in Marion.
Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home in Independence is in charge of arrangements.
Corvin
Lonnie P. Corvin, age 93, of Wytheville, died Friday, April 4, 1997 in Evansham Manor.
He was the son of the late Posey and Ida Eversole Corvin. He was a member of the Galilee Christian Church and was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows for 65 years. He was preceded in death by his first wife in 1937; two daughters in 1985 and 1986; three brothers and one sister.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Mary Ella Spraker Corvin of Wytheville; one daughter, Doris Prizznick of Bakersfield, Calif.; three sons and daughters-in-law, Preston and Nancy Corvin of Marion, Cecil and Becky Corvin of Ellabell, Ga., and Eddie and Lynne Corvin of Missouri City, Texas; 20 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and two greatgreat-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, April 7, at 2 p.m. in the Grubb Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Rev. Robert Peterson with interment in the Galilee Christian Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Wythe County Rescue Squad.
Grubb Funeral Home in Wytheville was in charge of arrangements.
Corvin
Annie Marie Catron Corvin, age 83, of Wytheville, died Saturday, Aug. 2, 1997 in the Birdmont Health Care Center. She was born in Smyth County, the daughter of the late David Perry and Pauline Blanchard Catron and was preceded in death by her husband, James Herbert Corvin Sr.; one son, Pete Corvin; and a son-in-law, Rowdy Cregger. She is survived by a daughter, Charlotte Cregger; one son and two daughters-in-law, Jack and Barbara Corvin, and Mae Corvin, all of Wytheville; one sister, Willie Mae White of Marion; three brothers, Gray Wright, Tommy Wright, both of Marion, and George Wright, Baltimore, Md.; seven grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, one greatgreat-grandchild; several nieces and nephews and a host of friends at Birdmont Health Care Center also survive. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Aug. 5, at 3 p.m. at Barnett's Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Richard Collins officiating. Interment followed in the Galilee Christian Church Cemetery. Barnett's Funeral Home in Wytheville was in charge of arrangements.
Corvin
Roy Lee Corvin Sr., age 65, of Sugar Grove, died Friday, June 3, 1999 at Fairfax Hospital. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kay Parks Corvin.
Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, Anthony Lynn and Angela Jacqueline Corvin, Alexandria, and Roy and Mary Corvin, Norton; two grandchildren, Mike Corvin and Jesse Corvin, both of Norton; two sisters, Mary Alice Jones and Ruth Hall, both of Marion; several nieces and nephews including a special niece and nephew, Sam and Jackie Louthen of Sugar Grove who took special care of him.
Graveside services will be conducted Monday, June 7, at 11 a.m. at the Grant Cemetery with the Rev. Gene Little officiating. The family will receive friends Sunday, June 6, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home.
Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home in Independence is in charge of arrangements.
Corvin
Wayne Eugene "Gene" Corvin, age 54, died Sunday, July 6, 1997 at his home in Wytheville. He was retired from the Virginia Department of Highways.
He is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Randy and Sherri Corvin of Independence; one daughter and son-in-law, Tracie L. and Matt Byrd of Chilhowie; one sister, Dorothy Hoback of Wytheville; one brother, Randolph Corvin of Wytheville; two granddaughters, Alicia L. Jones and Crystal Corvin.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 9, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of the Grubb Funeral Home. Interment followed in the Galilee Christian Church Cemetery.
Grubb Funeral Home in Wytheville was in charge of arrangements.
Coulthard
Harvey Lee "Buck" Coulthard, age 79, of Glade Spring, died Tuesday, Aug. 31, 1999 at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon.
Mr. Coulthard was born in Smyth County and had lived most of his life in Washington County. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving in World War II. He had owned and operated the Old Glade Texaco for 38 years and later worked for W&L Construction and Paving before retiring. He was a member of the Old Glade Presbyterian Church where he was a former deacon, elder and secretarytreasurer of the Sunday School.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Jane Hicks Coulthard; one daughter, Mrs. Glenn (Vicki Coulthard) Myers, Bristol, Tenn.; one half brother, W.T. Call Jr., Saltville; two half sisters, Carrie Nipper and Daisy Edwards, both of Saltville.
Funeral services were held Friday, Sept. 3, at 11 a.m. in the Old Glade Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Timothy Bird officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Military rites were conducted by the PattonCrosswhite VFW Post 6975. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Glade Spring Volunteer Life saving Crew, P.O. Box 59, Glade Spring, VA 24340 or to the Old Glade Presbyterian Church, 33234 Lee Highway, Glade Spring, VA 24340.
Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon was in charge of arrangements.
Counts
Charles D. Counts Sr., age 84, of Chilhowie, died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 1999 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mr. Counts was a graduate of Abingdon High School and received his formal education at Johnson Bible College in Knoxville, Tenn. He was a minister of area Church of Christ churches for 64 years.
Survivors include his wife, Rachel Reedy Counts; five sons, C. David Counts Jr., Benny D. Counts, W. Donnie Counts, Alan W. Counts and Freddie Counts, all of Chilhowie; one daughter, Sandy Williams of Chilhowie; one brother, George E. Counts of Truth or Consequences, N.M.; three grandsons and wives, Richie and Amy Counts, Brian and Sharon Williams and Christopher Counts; one great-grandson, Adam Martin; one great-granddaughter, Bailey Counts.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, in Chilhowie Christian Church with Frank Branson and Troy Allen officiating. Flowers will be appreciated or memorial contributions may be made to the Chilhowie Rescue Squad.
Williams Funeral Home in Chilhowie was in charge of arrangements.
Counts
Alfred Herbert Counts, age 71, died Monday, March 22, 1999 in the Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol, Tenn.
He was preceded in death by a son, Douglas Counts.
Survivors include his wife, Kathleen Peak Counts; one daughter, Mrs. Mitchell "Pam" Blevins, Marion; two granddaughters, Natalie Widener and Sallee Blevins, both of Marion; one great- granddaughter, Kaitlyn Widener; one brother, Adrian Counts, Chilhowie; two sisters, Helen Sturgill and Blanche Glasco, both of Marion; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted today, March 24, at 2 p.m. at the Cleghorn Baptist Church with the Rev. Floyd Nelson and the Rev. Charles Blevins officiating. Burial will follow in Middle Fork Cemetery.
Williams Funeral Home in Chilhowie is in charge of arrangements.
Counts
George D. "Duke" Counts, age 82, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 1999 in Truth or Consequences, N.M.
He was a former resident of Abingdon and was preceded in death by his wife, Stella Eastridge Counts, and a brother, Rev. Charles Counts of Chilhowie.
Funeral and burial were in Santa Fe., N.M.
This is a courtesy announcement by Williams Funeral Home in Chilhowie.
Gwyn M. Cox
Posted on 3/14/2000 at 04:12:25 PM by Judy Alley
Gwyn M Cox 60, died at his home near Indeendence on 14 July 1960. He is survived by his wife Mrs Eva Cox; one daughter Mrs Leanna Bolt, Lexington; 3 sons Tommy Cox, Franklin Cox and Joe Cox all of Independence; six sisters Miss Pearl Cox, Miss Lettie Lee Cox, Mrs Faye Wingte and Mrs Gaye Byrd all of Independence; and Mrs Essie Roberts, Elk Creek; one brother Joe Hurley Cox, Independence and two grandchildren.
Funeral service wer held at the Brush Creek Baptist Church and interment was in the Cox cemetery.
COVELL
Josephine Ackerman Covell, age 88 of 1618 Fletcher St., Wilkesboro, N.C., died Sunday morning, February 27, 2000, in the Britthaven Nursing Center in Wilkesboro, N.C. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Jan and Kenneth Wooten of Glade Valley, N.C.; one grandson, Richard Bell of Glade Valley; one granddaughter, Cindy Wood of Boonville, N.C.; four great-grandchildren, Candace, Brittany and Justin Bell of Jacksonville, Fla., and Akiko Kawagoye of Boonville, N.C.; and three sisters, Patty Parker of Denver, Co., Dorsey Holden of Tampa, Fla., and June Corl of Wilkesboro, N.C. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Covell; her parents, Edward and Grace Verley Ackerman; four brothers, Grant, Cecil, Rollo and Ed Ackerman; and one sister, Grace Brown. Graveside services will be conducted Tuesday morning at 11:00 a.m. at the Rich Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. There will be no visitation at the Funeral Home. Grandview Memorial Funeal Home of Sparta is in charge of the arrangements.
Cowley
DONALD LEE COWLEY, age 38, of Wytheville, Virginia died Monday, September 25, 2000 as the result of an automobile accident. He was born in Muncie, Indiana and was preceded in death by his father, Lloyd Cowley. He was employeed by Jefferson Mills in Pulaski. He is survived by his wife Sandra Grubb Cowley; one son Charles Cowley; three daughters and son-in- law - Julie Cowley and Amanda Cowley all of the home, and April and Jason Pearman of Piney, Virginia; grandson Michael Richardson; mother and step-father Ruth and Wayne Sowers of Arcadia, FL; one sister Diane Cowley of Arcadia, FL; one brother Dennis Cowley of Ft. Meyers, FL.
Funeral services will be held Friday, September 29, 2000 at 2:00 p.m. at the Barnett Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Edward Richardson officiating. Interment will follow in the West End Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Barnett Funeral Home from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Thursday or at the residence at any time. Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville, Virginia is in charge of the arrangements.
Cox
Kay Derieux Cox, age 60, of Atkins, died Sunday, April 30, 2000 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mrs. Cox was a member of the First Baptist Church in Highland Springs and was preceded in death by her father, Lawson Derieux.
Surviving are her husband, Shirrel D. Cox, of the home; one daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth Cox and Victor Johnsey, Marion; two sons and daughter-in-law, Timothy D. and Anita Cox, Sugar Grove, and Forrest L. Cox, Atkins; four grandchildren, Joseph Allen Johnsey, Daniel Lee Johnsey, Brandon Tyler Cox, and Coby Ryan Cox; her mother, Elizabeth Kay Derieux, Richmond; two sisters, Ellen Cutright and Marian Long, both of Richmond.
Funeral services will be held today, May 3, at 2 p.m. at Newberry Funeral Home Chapel in Bland with the Rev. Clayton Hounshell and the Rev. Victor Johnsey officiating. Interment will follow in the Bethany Cemetery in Ceres.
Newberry Funeral Home in Bland is in charge of arrangements.
Cox
Esta Faye Bunn Cox, 63, wife of Stacy Edward Cox, died Sunday, March 25, 2001, in a Georgetown hospital after an illness.
Mrs. Cox was born in Fancy Gap, a daughter of the late Garland Chester Bunn and the late Minnie Inez Hall Bunn.
She was the most wonderful mother in the world, attended Rose Hill Baptist Church and was a graduate of Hillsville High School in Hillsville.
Surviving are her husband, Stacy Edward Cox of the home; five daughters, Regina Williams of Wytheville, Carolyn Viar of Christiansburg, Dana Harman of Plantation, Fla., Jill Ward of Galax and Judy Stoneham of Huntersville, N.C.; 13 grandchildren; six brothers; and two sisters.
A funeral was held Tuesday at Rose Hill Baptist Church, directed by Morris Funeral Home of Hemingway, S.C., and a local service was held Thursday at Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Funeral Home with burial in the Independence Church Cemetery, Fancy Gap.
Memorials may be made to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, P.O. Box 650309, Dallas, Texas, 75265-0309.
Cox
Leonard R. Cox, age 87, died Sunday, Feb. 9, 1997 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
He was born May 22, 1909 in Smyth County, the son of the late Charles and Pearl Cox.
"Buster" was raised in Marion, attending school at the "Old Red Barn." In his early twenties, he moved to Gary, W.Va., to work in the coal mines.
In 1938, Elder Cox was baptized "In Jesus' Name" by Booker T. Jones of Gary, W.Va. While sick in January of 1939, he received the Holy Ghost. He was ordained as an Elder in the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World and preached in various churches in West Virginia.
Other outstanding accomplishments in Elder Cox's life are in 1942, he was ordained as an Elder in the Emmanuel Tabernacle Church of the Apostolic Faith in Columbus, Ohio; in 1952, he was married on July 5 to Ruby Christopher in Marion and moved to Arlington where he pastored churches in northern Virginia and Washington D.C. for 15 years; in 1966, he was ordained in the Independent American Pentecostal Church in Washington D.C.; in 1968, he returned with his wife and children to Marion to take care of his father; in 1969, he began preaching at the First Baptist Church in Marion after the death of Rev. Campbell and remained the pastor at the First Baptist Church for 17 years; and also during this time, Elder Cox had a weekly, half-hour Sunday ministerial radio program on WMEV, WOLD, WCCR and Saltville.
Dr. Cox is survived by his wife, Ruby Christopher Cox of Marion; six children: Robert Floyd Cox of Largo, Md., Charles William Cox of Ontario, Canada, Esther Jawan Cox Chambers of Sanford, N.C., Deborah LaJean Cox Valazquez of Charlotte, N.C., Maria Robinette Cox of Silver Spring, Md., Leonard Christopher Cox of Marion; one brother, Ulysses Lawrence Cox of Marion; 21 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, Feb. 13, at 11 a.m. at the Antioch Baptist Church with District Elder Lester Turner Sr., Dr. William Weldon, Rev. Ed Long, Rev. Carl Tinsley, Elder Edward Ramsey, Bishop Samuel Boysau and Minister Nolan Wolfe officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Lawn Cemetery in Marion. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at Seaver- Brown Funeral Chapel.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Cox
James Grover Cox, age 69, died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2001 at Lewis Gale Hospital in Salem.
Mr. Cox was born Dec. 6, 1931 to the late Posy and Bertha Cox. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict having served in the United States Army and was a member of the American Legion Post #18.
Mr. Cox was preceded in death by a granddaughter Melanie Billings, two sisters and two brothers.
He is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy and Wayne Snyder of Mountain City, Tenn., and Deborah and Travis Poston of Marion; four grandchildren, Donald Snyder, Stacie Jarvis, Sarah Jarvis and Tommy Jarvis; two great-grandchildren, Laken Moore and Stephanie Hamm; three sisters, Annie Mae Taylor of Spanaway, Wash., Sue Matherly of Bassett, and Shirley Goldberg of Fort Pierce, Fla.; two brothers, Roy Lee Cox of Joppa, Md., and John W. Cox of Fort Pierce, Fla.
Funeral services will be held today, Jan. 17, at 11 a.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with the Rev. Kenny Price officiating. Military rites will be conducted by Francis Marion VFW Post 4667. Private burial will follow in Round Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Francis Marion VFW Post 4667, P.O. Box 767, Marion, VA 24354. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. today at Seaver-Brown Chapel.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements. o
Cox
WILLIAM LEWIS "BILL" COX, age 72, of Austinville, Virginia, died Monday, December 18, 2000 in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Salem, Virginia. He was born in Carroll County, the son of the late James Delbert and Cynthia Velin Sparks Cox. He was a member of the Austinville Pentecostal Holiness Church. Mr. Cox was a barber in Radford for 20 years and was retired from Burlington Industries. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict, a member of the Disabled Veterans and was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Frances Huff and a brother, Edward Clinton Cox. He is survived by: his wife - Virginia Surratt Cox; a daughter and son-in-law - Cynthia Shelby and Stephen Kemp of Richmond, VA; a son and daughter-in-law - Richard Lewis and Susan Kay Cox of Richmond, VA; four grandchildren - William Franklin Cox, Cheryl Elizabeth Tinsley, Jonathan Edward Tinsley and Sarah Michelle Tinsley; five sisters - Thelma Louise Bedsaul of Mt. Airy, NC, Eva Sue Caudill of Woodlawn, VA, Delores Irene McBride of Jacksonville, FL, Patsy Gail Wilder of Chesapeake, VA and Jaunita Hunt of Galax, VA; one brother - Alvin L. Cox of Galax, VA; a special niece, Faye Burnett; numerous other nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 21, 2000 at 1:00 p.m. at the Austinville Pentecostal Holiness Church with the Rev. John Jenkins officiating. Interment will follow in the River Hill Cemetery in Carroll County, Grover King Post #1115, VFW will conduct graveside military rites. The family will receive friends at the Reese Funeral Home from 6:00 to 8:-- p.m. Wednesday or at the residence at any time. The family suggests that those who prefer may make memorials to the Diabetes Association. Reese Funeral Home in Austinville, Virginia is in charge of the arrangements.
Cox
Kathleen Annie Cox, age 65, of Pulaski, formerly of Delaware and Pennsylvania, died Sunday, Jan. 10, 1999 in the Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg.
She was born in Wythe County, the daughter of the late Albert and Leauna Meredith Cox. She lived in Pennsylvania and Wilmington, Del., for the past 45 years and was employed as a counselor with Elwyn Institute for 30 years.
She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Linda and Andrew Mitchell of Ocean City, Md., and Marilyn Steele of Sellinggrove, Penn.; one son, Jackie Lee Steele of Pulaski; two grandsons, Gabriel Louis Summa and Jackie Steele; one great-granddaughter, Leah Kathleen Summa; one sister, Celene Gross of Marion; six brothers: Thomas Cox of Draper, Clyde Cox of Winston-Salem, N.C., Olen Cox, Kenneth Cox, Carl Cox and Michael Cox, all of Pulaski.
Funeral services will be held today, Jan. 13, at 11 a.m. at the Reese Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Richard Ashworth officiating. Interment will follow in the Bethany Cemetery.
Reese Funeral Home in Austinville is in charge of the arrangements.
Cox
Ronald F. Cox, age 64, of Chilhowie, died Monday, June 26, 2000 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mr. Cox was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Jim Boyd Cox.
He is survived by one stepdaughter, Patricia Hawkins Huffman of Tappahannock; two step- grandchildren, Jason T. Fuller of Buena Vista, and Daren T. Fuller of New Bern, N.C.
Funeral services were held Friday, June 30, at 11 a.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with the Rev. Buddy Miller officiating. Entombment followed in Rose Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 115 S. Church St., Marion, VA 24354 or the Marion Life Saving Crew, P.O. Box 784, Marion, VA 24354.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
COX
Mrs. Opal Fields Cox, age 86, of 299 Independence Rd., Sparta, N.C., died Saturday morning, Sept. 11, 1999, at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., She was the widow of Preston Cox. She is survived by a daughter: Nancy Mize of Lynchburg, Va.; one son and daughter-in-law: Roy and Norma Cox of Sparta; one sister; Margaret Carr of Baywood, Va.; five grandchildren and spouses: Douglas and Tancie Mize of North Myrtle Beach, S.C., Richard and Joanna Mize of Spartanburg, S.C., Renee' and Andy Bottum of Albany, New York, Michelle Cox and Bob Renta of Bristol, Connecticut, and Stephen Cox of Chesapeak, Va.; two great-grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Monday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. at the Grandview Memorial Chapel with burial in the Sparta Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday evening at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home in Sparta. The family will be at the home of Roy and Norma Cox, 344 Wolf Branch Rd. Sparta, N.C.
COX
Mr. James Willard Cox, age 62, of 3745 New River Parkway, Independence, Va., died Friday, December 15, at his home.He is survived by one daughter: Lisa Cox of Sparta, NC; two sons and a daughter-in-law: Chris Cox of Waynesville, N.C., and Jeff and Reba Cox of Monroe, N.C. three grandchildren: Dylan Cox, Adam and Katelyn Wyatt of Sparta; his mother: Kate Cox of Sparta; three sisters and brothers-in-law: Lillie and Elgin Atwood Janie and Dwayne Murphy Louise and Roger Higgins, all of Sparta; and one brother and sister-in-law: John R. And Evalena Cox of Sparta. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. at the Grandview Memorial Chapel with burial in the Pleasant Home Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday evening at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home in Sparta. And at other times at the home of his Mother, Kate Cox, 898 Vox Road, Sparta. Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to the Pleasant Home Cemetery Fund, c/o Rex Todd, 1583 Pleasant Home Church Road, Sparta, N.C. 28675
COX
June R. Cox, age 70, of 51 Lucas St. Sparta, died Friday morning at her home. She is survived by three sisters, Georgia Cox of the home, Virgie Combs of Springfield, Ohio, and Opal Gentry of Plant City, Florida; one brother and sister-in-law, Clarence and Helen Cox of Galax, Va.; one God Child, Shannon Cox Tate of Galax, Va.; special care givers, Junior and Kay Cox; special friends, Carol Loggins and Judy Baldwin; and several nieces and mephews. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. at the Grandview Memorial Chapel with burial in the Pleasant Home Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1 until 2 p.m. Sunday at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home in Sparta. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Pleasant Home Cemetery fund, c/o Rex Todd, 1583 Pleasant Home Road, Sparta, NC, or to Hospice of Alleghany or to Cora's Charities.
Crabtree
Glenn Holmes Crabtree, age 78, died Monday, July 17, 2000 at the Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mr. Crabtree was a retired coal miner and farmer and lived most of his life in the Rich Valley Community. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and attended Chatham Hill First Church of God in Rich Valley.
Surviving are his wife of 52 years, Beatrice Sanders Crabtree; one son, Michael Crabtree, Marion; one daughter, Mrs. Ronnie "Glenna" Bullins, Marion; two sisters, Bertha Carter of Rich Valley and Lessie McGoldrick of Albuquerque, N. M.; one brother, Fred Crabtree, Rich Valley; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 8 p.m. tonight, July 19, at the D.R. Henderson Funeral Home with the Rev. Bob Shupe and the Rev. Neville Mozingo officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 till 8 tonight, just prior to the service.
Graveside services will be conducted Thursday, July 20, at 11 a.m. at the Ridgedale Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements.
Craft
Stella Parsons Craft, age 80, died Saturday, May 20, 2000 at Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie.
Mrs. Craft was a member of St. Clair's Creek Baptist Church.
She is survived by four sisters, Allene Roop of Bristol, Imogene Gillespie, Nellie Smith and Goldie Carpenter, all of Marion; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Monday, May 22, at 11 a.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with the Rev. Mike Sage officiating. Burial followed in Rose Lawn Cemetery.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
Craig
Chief Master Sgt. William Clifford Craig USAF (retired), of Tannersville, died Saturday, Oct, 18, 1997 in Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, Tenn.
He was treasurer of the Tannersville Volunteer Fire Department and a member of Little Valley Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret E. Craig; one daughter, Patricia Craig, Tannersville; one stepdaughter, Helga Burch, Louisville, Ky.; one stepson, Herbert Guthy, Pittsburg, Calif.; one granddaughter; four step-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today, Oct. 22, in Osborne Family Cemetery with the Rev. Mike Harrison and the Rev. Kyle French officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Tannersville Fire Department or Tannersville Rescue Squad.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements.
Craven
Eunice Margaret Rich Craven, age 68, of Chilhowie, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 1999 in Francis Marion Manor.
Surviving are her husband, Jessie Clifford "J.C." Craven; one daughter and son-in-law, Cindy C. and Mike Chatham, Chilhowie; one brother, Bill Rich, Chilhowie; two grandchildren, Jessica and Logan Chatham; a special friend, Beulah McClure.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, Dec. 13, at 11 a.m. in Grosses Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. Lloyd I. Sheets and the Rev. Charles E. Blevins officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Williams Funeral Home in Chilhowie was in charge of arrangements.
Craven
Jessie Clifford "J.C." Craven, age 70, of Chilhowie, died Saturday, April 1, 2000 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mrs. Craven was the widower of Eunice Margaret Rich Craven and was a member and deacon of Grosses Creek Baptist Church.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Cindy and Mike Chatham, Chilhowie; two grandchildren, Jessica Dawn and Logan David Chatham; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, April 4, at 11 a.m. in Grosses Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. Lloyd L. Sheets officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Williams Funeral Home in Chilhowie was in charge of arrangements.
Crawford
JAMES EDWARD "ED" CRAWFORD, JR., age 53 of Austinville, Virginia died Thursday, February 22, 2001. He was born in Wythe County, the son of the late Walter Foye Crawford, Sr. and Zora Padgett Crawford. He was a U.S. Army veteran of Viet Nam and was preceded in death by two brothers, George William and Charlie Lee Crawford. He is survived by his wife, Thelma Crockett Crawford; three daughters and husbands - Lesa Crawford and Hank of Barren Springs, Jan and Mike McCort of Colorado, Vicky and Tim Spencer of Max Meadows; son - James E. Crawford, Jr. and Ann of Pulaski; eight grandchildren - Ashley Crawford, T.J. Spencer, Mathew, Joshua and Amanda Gleason, Cody Courtney and Blake McCort, six sisters and husband - Ruth and Nat Davidson of West Virginia , Janet and Ronald McDaniel of Route 3, Wytheville, Veda Crawford of Barren Springs, Sharon and Danny Dalton of Pulaski, Brenda Coleman of Route 3, Wytheville, Rachel and Greg Vanover of Marion; six brothers and wives - Walter Foye, Jr. and Patricia Crawford of Ohio, Roy and Linda Crawford of BArren Springs, Roy and Linda Crawford of Barren Springs, Joe and Vonnie Crawford of Max Meadows, Curtis and Cheryl Crawford of Barren Springs, Terry and Ann Crawford of Piney; several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held Monday, February 26, 2001 at 11:00 a.m. at Glenwood United Methodist Church with te Rev. Owen Moore officiating. Interment will follow in the Crawford Cemetery. The body will be taken to the Glenwood United Methodist Church where the family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Sunday or at the residence at any time. Reese Funeral Home in Austinville, Virginia is in charge of the arrangements.
Crawford
Alma Nell Henderlite Crawford, age 80, of Rural Retreat, died Monday, Jan. 27, 1997 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
She was born in Atkins, the daughter of the late William F. and Nellie Cora Musser Henderlite Sr. Mrs. Crawford was a member of the Rural Retreat United Methodist Church and owner-operator of the Econowash Laundromat in Rural Retreat. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil Franklin Crawford.
She is survived by two sisters, Thelma Harden, Wytheville, and Blanche Gouge, Bakersville, N.C.; a special great-nephew and wife, Skipper and Stephanie Patton, Rural Retreat; several nieces, nephews, other great-nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held today, Jan. 29, at 1 p.m. at the Lindsey Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Robert Countiss and the Rev. Ray Haskett officiating. Interment will follow in the Mountain View Cemetery in Rural Retreat. The family requests that those who prefer, may make memorials to the Rural Retreat Emergency Services.
Lindsey Funeral Home in Rural Retreat is in charge of arrangements.
Creger
Fred Lambreth Creger, age 77, of Wytheville, died Monday, July 5, 1999 in a Roanoke hospital. He was preceded in death by his wife, Naomi Creger.
He is survived by one daughter, Bethel Williams, Wytheville; two sons and daughters-in- law, Waymon and Rhonda Creger and Ted and Linda Creger, all of Wytheville; six grandchildren: Melissa Creger Sarver, Benjamin Creger, Leanne Creger, Erik Williams, Heather Williams and Shane Williams.
Funeral services were held Thursday, July 8, at 2 p.m. at the Galilee Christian Church with interment in the church cemetery. American Legion Post #9 conducted military graveside rites.
Gillman Funeral Chapel in Wytheville was in charge of arrangements.
Cregger
Charles William Cregger Jr., age two months, died Sunday, Nov. 17, 1996 in Marion.
He is survived by his father and mother, Charles and Darcy Cregger of Ceres; one sister, Reva Cregger of Ceres; his maternal grandparents, Chet and Kathleen Nicholson of Marion; his paternal grandparents, James and Carol Cregger of Ceres; his great- grandparents, William and Reva Barlett of California, Claudine Sechman of Utah, and Bill Nicholson of New Mexico; five aunts, Lisa Cregger and Caela Cregger, both of Marion, Missy Armstrong of Saltville, Erin Christesen of Atlanta, Ga., and Danielle Nicholson of Washington State; four uncles, Joe Cregger and Bucky Cregger, both of Marion, Robert Armstrong of Saltville, and Cary Christesen of Alaska.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, Nov. 23, at 11 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Marion with President Howard Burton and Mr. Kenny Hall officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Community Cemetery in Nebo. The family will receive friends Friday, Nov. 22, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel. The body will be taken to the church one hour before the service.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Cregger
Carl Sidney Cregger, age 90, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 1997 at his home in Saltville. He was preceded in death by his wife, Odell Cregger; one son, Robert Cregger; and one grandchild.
He was a member of the First Church of God and was a retired employee of the Olin Corporation.
Survivors include two daughters, Mildred Allison, Saltville, and Sue Rowe, Roanoke; one sister, Sarah Brooks, Saltville; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. David Mumpower and Dr. Woodrow McIntyre officiating. Burial was in Mount Rose Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Cregger
Betty Davidson Cregger, age 77, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 1998 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was a native of Smyth County, a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by one son, Melvin Snow Cregger Jr.
Survivors include her husband, Melvin Snow Cregger Sr., Rich Valley; two daughters, Claudine Tibbs, Ceres, and Gussie Campbell, Portsmouth, N.H.; one sister, Dorothy Cubbage, Springfield, La.; two granddaughters, Sheila Campbell and Betty Cassell; two grandsons, Joey Tibbs and Rick Campbell; eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held today, Oct. 21, at 2 p.m. in Barnett''s Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Steve Hutton and the Rev. Charles Turley officiating. Burial will follow in the Cregger Family Cemetery in Rich Valley.
Barnett''s Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Cregger
Fred W. Cregger, 73, died Saturday, May 10, 1997 in Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon.
He was a U. S. Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War.
He was a member of Saltville VFW Post 7328 and retired from Bryant Electric Company.
Survivors include one daughter, Janelle McCoy of Dinwiddie; one brother, Garland M. Cregger of Salisbury, NC; and three sisters, Pauline Jacobs of Salisbury, NC, Dorothy White and Lucille Cheek, both of Greensboro, NC.
D. R. Henderson Funeral Home, Saltville, was in charge of arrangements.
Cregger
Bertie Cassell Cregger, age 96, died Saturday, Jan. 16, 1999 at the Friendship Manor Nursing Home in Roanoke.
Mrs. Cregger was the widow of William F. Cregger and was a lifelong resident of the Lick Creek Community. She was preceded in death by a son, Andrew Cregger.
Surviving are one daughter, Mabel (Lynwood) Toms of Roanoke; two sons and daughter-in-law, Alfred and Mary Cregger of Roanoke, and Billy Cregger of Ceres; a daughter-in-law, Lou Cregger of Marion; two sisters, Janie McGuire of Bluefield, W.Va., and Irene Cassell of Ceres; one brother, Harry Cassell, Ceres; nine grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and step-great- grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; also a special great-grandson, Zackery Toms of Roanoke.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 11 a.m. in the Zion Methodist Church in Nebo with burial in the church cemetery.
Cregger
Charlie Cregger, age 86, died Monday, June 1, 1998 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mr. Cregger was a native of Chatham Hill where he had lived and worked as a farmer for most of his life.
Survivors include one sister, Claire Sullivan, California; two brothers, Casper Cregger, Nebo, and Melvin Cregger, Saltville; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held today, June 3, at 2 p.m. in Barnett's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bill Schoeneman officiating. Interment will follow in the Cregger Cemetery.
Barnett's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Cregger
Irvin H. Cregger, age 76, died Saturday, Nov. 7, 1998 at his home in Ceres. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Carolyn Cregger McVey.
He is survived by his wife, Mary K. Cregger of Ceres; four daughters and two sons-in-law, Brenda Dean of Marion, Vickie and John Page of Atkins, Daisy Crouse, and Kathy and Hayden Church, all of Ceres; one son, Eugene H. Cregger of Troutville; 12 grandchildren; two great- grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Monday, Nov. 9, at 11 a.m. at Goodwill Baptist Church in Ceres with the Rev. Joe Tibbs and the Rev. Steve Hutton officiating. Burial followed in Sunset Community Cemetery in Nebo. Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to the Saltville Rescue Squad, Drawer D, Saltville, VA 24370.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
Cregger
Teddy Andrew Cregger, age 56, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Elkhorn, W.Va., died Saturday, Oct. 18, 1997 at the Mt. Carmel Hospital in Columbus. He was preceded in death by his father, Theodore Franklin Cregger, and a brother, Robert Franklin Cregger.
He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Charles "Gina" McElRoy, Columbus, Ohio; one son, Theodore Franklin Cregger II, Columbus, Ohio; his mother, Athaleen Wyatt Cregger, Welch, W.Va.; three sisters, Mrs. Robert (Norma Jean) Royster, Aberdeen, Md., Mrs. Paul (Lillian June) Campbell, Newark, Del., and Mrs. Wade (Brenda Joan) Duvall, Abb's Valley; three granddaughters.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, at the Newberry Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Charles Blevins officiating. Burial will follow in the McClure Cemetery. Friends may call at any time on Thursday.
Newberry Funeral Home in Chilhowie is in charge of arrangements.
Cregger
William Franklin "Billy" Cregger Jr., age 65, died Monday, March 13, 2000 at his home in Ceres.
Mr. Cregger was of the Baptist faith and farmed most of his life. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Bertie Cregger and a brother, James Andrew Cregger.
Surviving are two daughters and one son-in-law, Geraldine C. "Dump" and Daniel Hendrick of Bluefield, W.Va., and Christina Nicole Cregger of Marion; one son, William David Cregger of Marion; one sister and brother-in-law, Mabel and Lynwood Toms of Roanoke; one brother and two sisters-in-law, Alfred and Mary Cregger of Roanoke, and Lou Cregger of Marion; three grandchildren; several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held today, March 15, at 2 p.m. at Zion United Methodist Church with the Rev. Larry Patton officiating. Burial will follow in Zion United Methodist Cemetery in Nebo.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Cregger
Casper Cregger, age 80, of Ceres, died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2000 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mr. Cregger lived most of his life in Smyth County. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Cregger.
Survivors include two sons, Lee Cregger, Harrisburg, N.C., and David Cregger, Marion; one sister, Clair Sullivan, Hemet, Calif.; four grandchildren, Danny, Jessica, Denise and Benjamin; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held today, Feb. 26, at 11 a.m. in Bradley's Funeral Home with the Rev. Mike Sage officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Cemetery.
Bradley's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Cregger
Melvin S. Cregger, age 85, of Rich Valley, died Sunday, May 2, 1999 in Smyth County Community Hospital
Mr. Cregger was preceded in death by his wife Betty and an infant son, Melvin Jr.
Surviving are two daughters, Claudine Tibbs, Ceres, and Gussie Campbell, Marion; four grandchildren, Joey Tibbs, Sheila Campbell, Rick Campbell, and Betty Cassell; eight great- grandchildren; one brother, Casper Cregger, Nebo; one sister, Claire Sullivan, Hemet, Calif.
Funeral services will be held today, May 5, at 11 a.m. in the Goodwill Baptist Church with the Rev. Steve Hutton officiating. Burial will follow in the Cregger Family Cemetery.
Barnett's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Cregger
Wallace H. Cregger Sr., age 93, died Monday, Feb. 16, 1998 in Smyth County Community Hospital. He was preceded in death by his wife, Annie H. Cregger.
He is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Ernest Snavely of Marion; two sons and daughters-in-law, W.H. Jr. and Dorothy Cregger, and Buford and Judy Cregger, all of Marion; two grandsons, Clayton Cregger and Brian Cregger, both of Marion; one sister, Mildred Atwell of Cockeysville, Md.; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 8 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with the Rev. Harry E. Leland and the Rev. Neville Mozingo officiating. Graveside services will be held today, Feb. 18, at 11 a.m. at Roselawn Cemetery.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Cregger
Sidney Landon Cregger, age 63, of Ceres, died Saturday, June 26, 1999 in Roanoke Community Hospital.
He is survived by his wife, Alma Cregger of Ceres; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Billy Cregger of Ceres, and James "Peanut" and Sue Cregger of Bland; five sisters, Catherine Cregger, Polly Hayton, Mary Ann Cregger, all of Ceres, Daisy Bumgardner of Lacombe, La., and Louise Hardin of Huntsville, Ala.; one brother, Ron Cregger of Ceres; three grandchildren, Amie Sue Cregger, Chrissy Mae Cregger and Annette Christian Cregger.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 29, at 2 p.m. at the Chatham Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Chatham Hill with burial in Sunset Community Cemetery in Ceres.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
Crigger
Mildred Joan Burnett Crigger, age 57, of Rural Retreat, died Thursday, Aug. 12, 1999 in Wythe County Community Hospital.
Mrs. Crigger was born in Wythe County, the daughter of the late Pierce and Ruth Stoots Burnett. She attended the Groseclose First Church of God and was preceded in death by a daughter, Tina Maria King.
She is survived by her husband, Robert G. Crigger, of the home; two daughters and one son-in- law, Angela and Perry Johnson of Ivanhoe, and Susan Stamper of Rural Retreat; two sons and daughter-in-law, Ricky and Tamatha King of Wytheville, and William Robert Crigger of Rural Retreat; one sister, Wanda Dunford, Ft. Chiswell; two brothers, Robert Burnett and Wayne Burnett, both of Ivanhoe; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, Aug. 15, at 2 p.m. at the Lindsey Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Thomas J. Bunting officiating. Interment will follow in the Rosewood Memorial Gardens in Rural Retreat. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. tonight at the funeral home or at the residence at any time.
Lindsey Funeral Home in Rural Retreat is in charge of arrangements.
Crigger
VERGIE JANE JACKSON CRIGGER, age 67 of Route 3, Max Meadows, Virginia died Tuesday, November 14, 2000 at her residence. She was born in West Virginia, the daughter of the late William Allen and Maudie Kennedy Jackson. she was a member of the New Bethel United Methodist Church and had been employed by Alco for ten years. She also was a nurse's aide at Wytheville Community Hospital. Mrs. Crigger was preceded in death by four sisters: Hazel Mitchell, Maxine Safewright, Alley Ring, Lou Kennedy and a brother, Ronald Jackson. She is survived by: her husband, James C. "J.C." Crigger, three daughters and sons-in-law - Donna and Danny Dix of Rt. 4, Wytheville, Debby and Benny Kincer of Max Meadows and Sue and Truett Hoback of Wytheville, VA; four sons and daughters-in-law - Chris and Cindy Crigger, Jeff and Shelby Crigger, Jimmy and Bonnie Crigger, all of Max Meadows, VA and Roger and Elva Crigger of Wytheville, VA; three sisters - Christine Reed, Rovie Kennedy, both of Wytheville, VA and Cleta Wheeler of Barren Springs, VA; eleven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 16, 2000 at 2:00 p.m. at Bethel Untied Methodist Church with the Rev. Bob Billingsley and the Rev. Hubert Meadows officiating. Interment will follow in the Crigger Family Cemetery, Max Meadows, VA. The family will receive friends at the Barnett Funeral Home from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday or at the residence at any time. Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville, Virginia is in charge of the arrangements.
Crigger
BONNIE VAUGHT CRIGGER, age 84, of Wytheville died Sunday August 13, 2000 in Windermere Nursing Home, Virginia Beach, VA. She was the daughter of the late Thomas O. and Annie McClintock Vaught. She was preceded in death by her husband Allen O. Crigger, Sr. and four sisters: Loretta Fuller, Ann Early, Lucille Vaught and Sue Dunkley and is survived by: Daughter and son-in-law, Frances and Bruce Nupen, of Virginia Beach; Son and daughter-in-law Allen O. Jr. and Rhoda Crigger of Pearisburg, Virginia; Brothers and Sister-in-law, Thomas O. "Tom" Vaught; George A. and Jane Vaught; Mack B. and Wanda Vaught. Five grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be Friday 11:00 A.M. in the Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church Cemetery. There will be no visitation at the Funeral Home. The Grubb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Crigger
CHRISTOPHER JACKSON CRIGGER, SR., age 26, of Max Meadows, Virginia, died Wednesday, February 7, 2001. He was preceded in death by his mother, Vergie Jane Jackson Crigger. He is survived by: his wife, Cindy Crigger of the hoome; a daughter - Kassady Loraine Crigger of the home; a son - Christopher Jackson Crigger, Jr., of the home; his father - James C. "J.C." Crigger of Max Meadows, VA; three sisters and brothers-in-law - Donna and Danny Dix of Wytheville, VA, Debby and Benny Kincer of Max Meadows, VA, Sue and Truett Hoback of Wytheville, VA; three brothers and sisters-in-law - Jeff and Shelby Crigger, Jimmy and Bonnie Crigger all of Max Meadows, VA and Roger and Elva "Sissy" Crigger of Wytheville, VA; several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 10, 2001 at 1:00 p.m. at the Barnett Funeral Chapel in Wytheville, Virginia. Interment will follow in the Crigger Family Cemetery in Max Meadows. the family will receive friends at the Barnett Funeral Home from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday or at the residence of his brother Roger Crigger at any time. In lieu of flowers, those who prefer may make donations to Cindy and the children. Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville, Virginia is in charge of the arrangements.
Critcher
James Claude Critcher, age 84, of 1000 New Hope Church Rd., Laurel Springs, N.C., died Thursday morning at the Alleghany Memorial Hospital in Sparta. He is survived by his wife: Racine Taylor Critcher of the home; one daughter and son-in-law: Linda and Max Absher of Laurel Springs, N.C.; one grandson: Chip Absher of Mouth of Wilson, Va.; and one granddaughter: Sonya Absher of Winter Park, Florida. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday morning at 11:00 a.m. at the Grandview Memorial Chapel with burial in the Mt. Zion Cemetery near Piney Creek. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday evening at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home in Sparta.
Crockett
Martha "Louise" Crockett, 88, of Cripple Creek, died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2001, at Wythe County Community Hospital.
She was born in Cripple Creek to William Bayse Littreal and Edith Kirby Littreal.
She was the widow of Clate Crockett.
Survivors include her seven children, four daughters-in-law and four sons-in-law, Bonnie and Julian Holbrook of Wytheville, Charles "Pub" and Glenda Crockett of Fries, Jess and Faye Crockett of Crockett, Linda and Hershel Jones of Wytheville, Dennie and Donna Crockett of Cripple Creek, Lavonne "Beanie" and Jack Williams of Wytheville, Evelyn Dunford Crockett of Max Meadows and Rachel "Muggs" and Rex Pack of Wytheville; five sisters, Hallie Landreth of Wytheville, Clarice Sullivan of Fries, Mary Mills, Becky Moore and Rachel Crockett, all of Cripple Creek; two brothers, Bill Littreal and Ralph Littreal, both of Cripple Creek; 14 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
A funeral was held Thursday at Cripple Creek Church of God of Prophecy with burial in the Crockett Cemetery. The Revs. Jerry Phipps and Owen Moore officiated.
Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville was in charge of arrangements.
Crockett
MARTHA "LOUISE" CROCKETT, age 88 of Cripple Creek, Virginia passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2001 in the Wythe County Community Hospital. She was born in Cripple Creek, the daughter of the late William Bayse Littreal and Edith Kirby Littreal. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clate Crockett, a son, Jim Crockett, two sisters, Ethel Crockett and Ruby Jonas. She is survived by: seven children. four daughters-in-law and four sons-in-law - Bonnie and Julian Holbrook of Wytheville, Charles "Pud" and Glenda Crockett of Fries, Jess and Faye Crockett of Crockett, Linda and Hershel Jones of Wytheville, Dennie and Donna Crockett of Cripple Creek, Lavonne "Beanie" and Jack Williams of Wytheville, Evelyn Dunford Crockett of Max Meadows and Rachel "Muggs" and Rex Pack of Wytheville; five sisters - Hallie Landreth of Wytheville, Clarice Sullivan of Fries, Mary Mills, Becky Moore and Rachel Crockett all of Cripple Creek; two brothers - Bill Littreal and Ralph Littreal of Cripple Creek; fourteen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 1, 2001 at 2:00 p.m. at the Cripple Creek Church of God of Prophecy with the Rev. Cecil Frazier, the Rev. Jerry Phipps and the Rev. Owen Moore officiating. Interment will follow in the Crockett Cemetery. The body will be taken to the church one hour before service time. The family will receive friends at the Barnett Funeral Home from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday or at her residence at any time. Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville, Virginia is in charge of the arrangements.
Crockett
CHARLES FRANKLIN CROCKETT, age 66, of Cripple Creek, Virginia, died Monday, October 30, 2000 in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born in Wythe County, the son of the late Ronald P. and Nora Rosenbaum Crockett and was preceded in death by a daughter, Pamela G. Crockett. He was a construction superintendent and farmer. He was a member of the North American Hunting Club and the NRA and attended the Cripple Creek Church of God of Prophecy. He is survived by: his wife Rachael Littreal Crockett of the home; two daughters and son-in-law - Connie and Dale Morris of Elk Creek, VA and Frances Greenstreet of Mechanicsville, VA; son and daughter-in-law - Tim and Teresa Crockett of Cripple Creek, VA; six grandchildren - Jesse Morris, Caroline Morris and Brett Morris, all of Cripple Creek, VA, Chrissy and Samantha Crockett, both of Cripple Creek and Erin Greenstreet of Mechanicsville, VA; four sisters - Helen Spain of Wytheville, VA, "Corky" Cox of Roanoke, VA, Shirley Sawyers and Geneva Goode-Kincer, both of Cripple Creek, VA, brother - Ronnie Crockett of Petersburg, VA.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 2, 2000 at 1:00 p.m. at the Barnett Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Jerry D. Phillips, the Rev. Cecil Frazier and the Rev. Geary Jonas officiating. Interment will follow in the Littreal Family Cemetery, Cripple Creek, Virginia. The family will receive friends at the Barnett Funeral Home from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Wednesday or at the residence at any time. Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville, Virginia is in charge of the arrangements.
Crockett
KATHRYN LEE CROCKETT, age 59, of Cripple Creek, Virginia, died Monday, December 11, 2000, in the Wythe County Community Hospital. She was born in Cripple Creek, the daughter of the late James Samuel and Ethel Littreal Crockett. she was preceded in death by a brother, Donald D. Crockett. she is survived by: four sisters and brothers-in-law - Joyce and Leo Grubb of Cripple Creek, VA, Evelyn and Lawrence Robinson of Bristol, TN, Sandra Johnson and Ruth Ann and John Marshall, all of Cripple Creek, VA; four brothers and sisters-in-law - James R. Crockett of Crockett, VA, Steven and Maxine Crockett of Martinsville, VA, John and Louise Crockett and W.B. Crockett, all of Cripple Creek, VA; special niece - Jill Arnold; several other nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 13, 2000, at 8:00 p.m. at the Barnett Funeral Chapel in Wytheville with the Rev. Sonny "Oscar" Ayers officiating. Graveside service and interment will be held Thursday at 11:00 a.m. at the Crockett Family Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Barnett Funeral Home from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday night or at the home place at any time. Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville, Virginia is in charge of the arrangements.
Crook
Harold Lewis Crook II, age 31, died Monday, Dec. 2, 1996 from injuries received in an automobile accident.
Mr. Crook was born in Bethesda, Md. He was a graduate of Marion Senior High School and was employed as a shop foreman with the World Wide Equipment Enterprises, Kenworth Division in Abingdon for over 12 years.
Survivors include his wife, Kim S. Crook, Marion; two children, Amber Dawn Crook and Harold Lewis Crook III, both of the home; his mother and stepfather, Louise and Doyle Cross, Marion; his father and stepmother, Harold and Pat Crook, Marion; one brother and sister-in- law, Kenny and Anita Crook, Maryville, Tenn.; one stepsister, Penny Harr, Blountville, Tenn.; his maternal grandmother, Ruby Shaver, Copperhill; his paternal grandmother, Helen Anderson, Campsprings, Md.; many other loving relatives.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday, Dec. 6, at 2 p.m. at Barnett's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mike Sage officiating. Interment will follow in the Lowman Valley Church of the Brethren Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday, Dec. 5, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a trust fund that will be established for Amber Dawn Crook and Harold Lewis Crook III.
Cross
Ben "Bud" Ervin Cross Jr.
Jan. 18, 1943
Sept. 16, 2000
Ben "Bud" Ervin Cross Jr., 57, was remembered at funeral services held Sept. 19 at Laurel Knob Baptist Church. Rev. Jim Rash and Rev. Bruce Roten officiated. Burial followed in the Goodman Cemetery.
Mr. Cross was born in Martin County.
He is survived by his wife, Vonda Cross; two sisters, Louise Bullock, Pinetops, and Sue Cratts, Williamston; one brother, David Cross, Oak City; two step-sons, James Jackson Sanderford and Glen Thomas Sanderford, both of Raleigh; one step-daughter, Cecile Tant, Atex; five step- grandchildren and one step-great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the Laurel Knob Baptist Church, c/o Imogene Goodman, PO Box 1703, Jefferson, NC 28640.
Badger Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Crouse
Connie Pollard Crouse, age 47, of Rural Retreat, died Tuesday, Nov. 16, 1999 in Wythe County Community Hospital.
Mrs. Crouse was a member of the Rural Retreat Presbyterian Church and was preceded in death by her father, Estel L. Pollard.
She is survived by her husband, Larry K. Crouse, of the home; her mother, Ruth N. Pollard, Rural Retreat; two brothers, William T. Pollard, Rural Retreat, and Tommy Lee Pollard, Abingdon; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Thursday, Nov. 18, at 3 p.m. at the Lindsey Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Hallett G. Hullinger officiating. Interment followed in the Mountain View Cemetery in Rural Retreat.
Lindsey Funeral Home in Rural Retreat was in charge of arrangements.
Crouse
Robert L. "Bud" Crouse Jr., 70, died Friday, April 25, 1997 at his home in Chilhowie. He was of the Baptist faith.
Mr. Crouse was preceded in death by his parents, Verna Catron and Robert L. Crouse Sr.; two brothers, Jack Crouse and Ray Crouse.
Survivors include his wife, Juanita Crouse; two daughters, Mrs. Wayne (Shirley) Robinette, Rogersville, and Mrs. John (Doris) Powers, Chilhowie; one son and daughter-in-law, Leslie and Diana Crouse, Chilhowie; five sisters, Bonnie Hinchey, Abingdon, Betty Trivett and Joann Sproles, both of Bristol, Nancy McAllister and Lila Blevins, both of Marion; eight brothers, Roy Crouse and Paul Crouse, both of Marion, Earl Crouse, Ed Crouse, Buford Crouse, Harold Crouse, Larry Crouse and Junior Crouse, all of Chilhowie; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, April 28, in Newberry Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Middlefork Cemetery.
Newberry Funeral Home in Chilhowie was in charge of the arrangements.
Crouse
Juanita Crouse, age 74, of Chilhowie, died Saturday, March 17, 2001.
Mrs. Crouse managed the Lincoln Theater and the SkyView Drive-in for several years. She was a member of the Middle Fork Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert L. (Bud) Crouse and a daughter, Betty Jean Crouse.
Surviving are one son and daughter-in-law, Leslie and Diana Crouse, Chilhowie; two daughters and sons-in-law, Shirley and Wayne Robinette, Rogersville, Tenn., and Doris and John Powers, Chilhowie; two brothers, Gene Gollehon and Watson Gollehon, both of Chilhowie; four sisters, Okie Gaetzke, Seattle, Wash., Frances Shorey, Chilhowie, Nettie Kidd, Lynchburg, and Ruby Gilbert, Marion; six grandchildren, Quentin Robinette, Keith Robinette, Tina Powers, Sandy Elledge, John A. Powers, Serena Bowers; eight great-grandchildren, Santana, Mickey, Hunter, Sierra, Taylor, Shalyn, Lucas, and Michelle; special great- granddaughter, Santana; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 20, at 2 p.m. in Bradley''s Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bobby Dunn officiating. Interment was in the Middle Fork Cemetery.
Crouse
Dosha Weaver Crouse, age 86, of Chilhowie, died Saturday, Sept. 25, 1999 at the Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mrs. Crouse was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Crouse and three stepsons, Ray, Jack and Robert L. Crouse.
She is survived by five daughters and four sons-in-law, Bonnie and Garnett Hinchey, Meadowview, Betty and H.L. Trivette, and Joann and Clayton Ray Sproles, both of Bristol, Nancy McAllister and Lila and Ron Brooks, all of Marion; seven sons and five daughters-in- law, Paul and Jean Carol Crouse, Marion, Earl and Nancy Crouse, Ed Crouse, Harold and Brenda Crouse, Buford and Dee Crouse Robert Crouse Jr., all of Chilhowie, and Larry and Nancy Crouse of Sugar Grove; one stepson, Roy Crouse, Marion; 24 grandchildren; 21 great- grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, Sept. 28, at the Newberry Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Marion Boggs and the Rev. Adam Love officiating. Burial will follow in the Rose Lawn Cemetery in Marion.
Newberry Funeral Home in Chilhowie was in charge of arrangements.
CROUSE
Mr. Robert Harold Crouse, age 55, of Sparta, N.C., died Tuesday morning, January 11, 2000 in the Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin, N.C., He is survived by two sons and a daughter- in-law, Marshell and Sandy Crouse of New London, N.C., and Matthew Crouse of Sparta; two granddaughters, Madison Leigh Crouse and Kathryn Ann Poplin; one brother, Guy Crouse of Laurel Springs, N.C.; and two sisters, Alice Greene of Winston-Salem, N.C. and Margo Marsh of Galax, Va. He was preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Ruth Hincher Crouse. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home in Sparta. A graveside service will be conducted Friday morning at 11:00 a.m. at the Glade Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will be at the home of Margaret Bowles, 47 Center St., Sparta, N.C.
Crouse
Rachel Wanda Call Crouse, age 77, of Saltville, died Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2000 at the Bristol Regional Medical Center.
Surviving are her husband, Earnest H. Crouse; one daughter and son-in-law, Doris Ann and James G. Coe, Glade Spring; one son and daughter-in-law, Roger and Patty Allison Crouse, Saltville; three grandchildren, Elaine Coe, Bristol, Tenn., Maria Coe Olinger, Chilhowie, and Blake Coe, Centreville; four great-grandchildren, Angela Olinger Wilson, Carrie Olinger, Joshua and Jacob Coe; one great-great-grandchild, Santana Wilson; one brother, Buddy E. Call, Saltville; two sisters-in-law, Ann Call and Elsie Call, Saltville.
Funeral services were conducted Friday, Feb. 18, at 11 a.m. at D.R. Henderson Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Walker, the Rev. E.C. Little and the Rev. Marlin Jaynes Jr., officiating. Burial was at the Mount Rose Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Crouse
Roy C. Crouse, age 75, died Thursday, July 20, 2000 at his home in Marion.
Mr. Crouse was preceded in death by two brothers, Robert Lee "Bud" Crouse and Ray Crouse. He had worked as a body man at Holston Motor Company for many years, then operated his own shop for over 20 years.
He is survived by his wife, Joan Crouse of Marion; five sisters, Bonnie Hinchey of Meadowview, Betty Trivette and Joan Sproles, both of Bristol, Nancy McCallister of Atkins, and Lila Brooks of Marion; seven brothers, Paul Crouse of Marion, Earl Crouse, Edward Crouse, Harold Crouse, Buford Crouse and Robert Crouse, all of Chilhowie, and Larry Crouse of Sugar Grove; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held today, July 22, at 2 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with Pastor Neal Johnson officiating. Entombment will follow in Rose Lawn Cemetery.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
CROUSE
Mrs. Donna Ward Crouse, age 82, of 151 Lucas St., Sparta, N.C., died Wednesday afternoon, April 28, 1999 at her home. She was the widow of Robert Earl Crouse. She is survived by one son, Jackson Earl Crouse of Sparta; one daughter and son-in-law, Alicia and Jerry Suddreth of Spartanburg, S.C.; four grandchildren, Donna Edwards, Wayne Crouse, Karen McGrady and Sandra Combs; five great grandchildren; two brothers, Ralph and Gene Ward, both of Independence, Va.; two sisters, Zelle Sparks and Marie Hudson, both of Sparta, N.C. Several nieces and nephews also survives. Funeral services will be conducted 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 1, 1999, at the Grandview Memorial Chapel with burial in the Sparta Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday evening at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home in Sparta, and at other times at the home place, 151 Lucas St. Sparta.
CROUSE
Eld. Bradie John Crouse, age 89, of 137 Cox Run Road, Sparta, N.C., died Monday evening, April 10, 2000, at his home. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Grace Petty Crouse of the home; and two brothers and a sister-in-law, Odell and Elvira Crouse, and Gwyn Crouse, all of Sparta. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday morning at 11:00 a.m. at the Grandview Memorial Chapel with burial at the home place. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday evening at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home in Sparta.
CROUSE
Mrs. Victoria Harrald Crouse, age 79, of 164 Glade Creek Rd., Sparta, N.C., died Saturday, May 29, at the Alleghany Memorial Hospital in Sparta. She was the widow of Jesse Ray Crouse. She is survived by six daughters, Ina Grace Royal, Pauline Williams and Mary Alice Brown, all of Glade Valley, N.C., Sandra Kay Tomlin of Wilkesboro, N.C., Annette Brown of Pilot Mtn., N.C., and Martha Victoria Crouse of Sparta, N.C.; seven sons, John Ray Crouse, Donald Crouse and Ronald Bruce Crouse, all of Glade Valley, N.C., Dennis Gene Crouse and Jesse Kevin Crouse, both of Ennice, N.C., Issac Lynn Crouse of Sparta, N.C., and Avery Patterson Crouse of Damascus, Va.; 41 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren, and two step-great-grandchildren; two step-sisters, Mary Jane Smith of Winston-Salem, N.C., and Annie Brewer of Indiana; four sisters-in-law; Fran River, Hazel Wooten and Mary Ring, all of Glade Valley, N.C., and Faye Eller of Aberdeen, Md. Funeral services will be conducted Tueaday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home with burial in the Woodruff Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home in Sparta, and at other times at the home at 164 Glade Creek Rd., Sparta, N.C. In Lieu of flowes, the family request that memorial contributions be made to the Woodruff Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Roger Williams, 236 Shawtown Rd., Glade Valley, N.C., 28627.
CROUSE
Mr. Roy Lee Crouse, 70, of 587 Napco Road, died at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC on January 29, 2001. He was born on February 26, 1930, in Alleghany County to the late Greek and Gladys Choate Crouse. Mr. Crouse retired from the Dr. Grabow/Sparta Pipe Company and became a full-time dairy farmer until his death. He had special interest in spending time with his granddaughters while riding horses or eating out, attending stock car races and looking at God's scenic creations. He was preceded in death by one son, Gary Crouse. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Bobbie Jean Maines Crouse of the home; a son and daughter-in-law: Ricky Lee and Joann Crouse of Sparta; two granddaughters: Brenda Crouse and Thalassa Vanhoy both of Sparta; and a sister-in-law: Ennice Monk of Ocala, Fla. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday evening at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be conducted Thursday, February 1, 2001, at 11 a.m. at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Hobert Dowell and Rev. James Smith officiating. Burial will be in the Crouse Cemetery. Flowers will be appreciated or Memorial Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, C/O Debbie Williams, P.O. Box 72, Sparta, NC 28675.
CROUSE
Minnie Virginia Crouse, age 88, of Crestview Apartments, Sparta, NC, died Tuesday morning, September 12, 2000, in the Grayson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Independence, Va. She is survived by two sisters: Euna Sadler and Maggie Williams both of Sparta, NC. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Graveside Services will be conducted Friday, September 15, 2000, at 11:00 AM at the Sparta Cemetery. Elder Earl Baker will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the services at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home in Sparta, NC. The family will be at their respective homes.
CROUSE
Wilma G. Crouse, age 86, of Pine Ridge Apartment # 29, Sparta, N.C., died Monday, June 28, 1999 at the Alleghany Memorial Hospital in Sparta. She is survived by one niece, Mary C. Tuttle of Kernersville, N.C. Many cousins, friends and neighbors also survive. Funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. at the Grandview Memorial Chapel with burial in the Piney Creek United Methodist Church Cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Funeral Home until time for the funeral services on Friday. The family request that memorial be made to the Alleghany County Library, " Read to me first" program.
Crowe
James V. "Bud" Crowe, age 66, of Independence, died Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2000.
Mr. Crowe was born Nov. 23, 1933 at Volney, the son of Roy Owen and Fannie Mae Suitt Crowe. He was owner and operator of Bud's Auto Inc., Independence, and was a U.S. Army veteran.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Annie Kay Parks Crowe.
Surviving are one son and daughter-in-law, Greg and Sandy Crowe, Independence; one daughter and son-in-law, Melissa and Tony Shinault, Hillsville; three grandsons, Justin Crowe, Dakota Crowe, and Dane Shinault; his mother and spouse, Fannie and Laxton Hutton, Marion; one sister, Betty C. Blevins, Mouth of Wilson; a very special friend, Bill Sebastian, Sparta, N.C.
Funeral services were conducted Friday, Feb. 11, at 11 a.m. in Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Austin Goodwin, Pastor Ron Rogers and the Rev. Sam Holder officiating. Interment was in Hall Cemetery in Volney. Military graveside rites were conducted by Grayson County VFW Post #7726. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Bud Crowe Youth Foundation for Racing, c/o Grayson National Bank, P.O. Box 186, Independence, VA 24348.
Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home in Independence was in charge of arrangements.
Crowgey
John Reginald Crowgey, Sr., age 79, of Austinville, died Monday, Nov. 23, 1998. John, the son of Henry L. Crowgey and Mary E. Akers Crowgey, was born in Saltville. He grew up in Emory and graduated from Glade Spring High School. He graduated from Emory and Henry College in 1946 with a bachelor of arts degree.
He served in the United States Naval reserve from March 1941 to November 1945 as a naval aviator with three years of overseas duty piloting multi-engine patrol planes. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was discharged from active duty in November 1945 with the rank of lieutenant commander. In 1947 he became owner of a farming operation in the Huddle community of Wythe County. He operated a dairy and beef cattle farm that remains with the family.
He was employed by the Wythe County School System in 1951 and taught at the Austinville Elementary School for five years. In 1956, he was employed by the New Jersey Zinc Company at Austinville. He became the personnel chief in 1957. At the time of the closing of the mines at Austinville, he retired with 25 years of service.
For 30 years he was a member of the Virginia Safety Association and served as chairman of the mining section on two separate occasions. He was a member of the Lead Mines Ruritan Club from 1956-1966. During this period he served the club as secretary, vice-president and president. He also served as lieutenant-governor and district governor of Ruritan National. For the past 10 years he belonged to the Wytheville Rotary Club. He was named a Paul Harris Fellow by the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International.
In 1971 he was appointed to the board of directors of Wythe County Community Hospital. He served the hospital in various capacities over 25 years, including terms as president and chairman of the board. In 1964 he was elected to the board of the Wytheville-Wythe-Bland Chamber of Commerce and served for over 20 years. He was appointed to the Wythe County Industrial Authority in 1981, serving two terms as chairman of that organization. In 1997, he and his Austinville friends saw the culmination of their efforts to establish the Stephen F. Austin Memorial Park at the Lead Mine Bridge in Austinville.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Rita H. Crowgey of Austinville; one daughter, Margaret Ellen Tiemann of St. Louis, MO; one son, John R. Crowgey, Jr. of Pulaski; one son and daughter-in-law, Terence H. Crowgey and Maeve N. Crowgey of Roanoke; two sisters, Elizabeth C. Young of Roanoke, Rosalind C. Campbell of Hendersonville, N.C.; one brother, Harry G. Crowgey of Emory; grandchildren: Rachel M. Tiemann and Katherine A. Tiemann of St. Louis, MO., Benjamin J. Crowgey and Amanda M. Crowgey, both of Roanoke.
A graveside service was held Friday, Nov. 27, 1998 at 3 p.m. at the Holston Conference Cemetery in Emory with the Rev. Dr. Thomas Sproule officiating.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Lead Mines Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 502, Austinville, Va., 24312.
Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville was in charge of the arrangements.
Cruey
Carol Ann Cruey, age 54, of Broadford, died Friday, Oct. 8, 1999 in Bluefield Regional Medical Center, Bluefield, W.Va.
Ms. Cruey was the daughter of the late Brady and Sarah Cruey. She had been a resident of Kegley Manor Nursing Home for several months. She was a member of Roberts Chapel Methodist Church in Broadford. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Gene Cruey, and a sister, Mae Harden.
Ms. Cruey loved going to church. She is remembered by her family and friends as always having a smile and always willing to say a prayer for someone. She had an ability to reach out to others with a genuine "I love you." She will be greatly missed.
Surviving are five brothers, Sam Cruey of Marion, Albert Cruey of Columbus, Ohio, Edward Cruey of Dixon, Calif., Harry Cruey of Prince George, and Bobby Cruey of Missouri; three sisters, Margaret Cruey of Broadford, Bessie Rolen of Bluefield, and Eleanor Vanhoozer of Kensington, Md.; four sisters-in-law, Louise Cruey of Marion, Mitch Cruey of Dixon, Calif., Elsie Cruey of Prince George and Elouise Cruey of Missouri; two brothers-in-law, James Rolen of Bluefield and Bobby Vanhoozer of Kensington, Md.; several nieces and nephews; many friends.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, Oct. 12, at 2 p.m. in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Elizabeth Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Cruff
Robert "Uncle Sam" Cruff, age 85, of Abingdon, died Monday, Feb. 15, 1999 in Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon.
Mr. Cruff was a native of Smyth County and had lived in Bland County before moving to Abingdon several years ago.
Survivors include a nephew, Andrew B. Cruff of Wytheville.
Graveside services will be conducted today, Feb. 17, at 11 a.m. in the Green Spring Cemetery with the Rev. Jerry A. Eggers officiating.
Campbell Funeral Home in Abingdon was in charge of arrangements.
Campbell
Gerald Campbell
Lansing
Sept. 3, 1956 Sept. 12, 2000
Elwin Gerald Campbell, 44, was remembered at memorial services held Sept. 20 at Boone Family Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Jimmy Williams officiated.
Mr. Campbell was born in Ashe County to Ezekiel Campbell and Helen Greer Campbell. He was a truck driver for W&L Trucking.
He is survived by his wife, Betty Lou Guthro Campbell of the home; two daughters, Shannon Campbell McGrady and Misty Campbell, both of Jefferson; a brother, Jerry ""Bo"" Campbell, Warrensville; three sisters, Judy Eastridge, West Jefferson, Jane Miller, Myrtle Beach, S.C. and Joan Boyd, Burlington; and several nieces and nephews.
Boone Family Funeral Home of West Jefferson was in charge of the arrangements.
Crusenberry
Harold David Crusenberry, 60, of Charleston, S.C., died Thursday, Aug. 28, 1997 in a Charleston hospital.
He was a native of Saltville, a graduate of William King High School, Abingdon, and Trident Technical School.
He was a member of James Island Christian Church and was a mechanic for Otis Elevator. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Everett Crusenberry.
Survivors include his wife, Carol Crusenberry; two sons, David Crusenberry and Robin Herschel Crusenberry, both of Charleston, S.C.; his mother, Rosa May Haynes Crusenberry, Abingdon; one brother, Roy Clemett, Abingdon; three sisters, Martha Maiden, Nannie Burke and Betty Scott, all of Abingdon.
Funeral services were conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 31, in McAlister Funeral Home Downtown Chapel. Burial was in Live Oak Memorial Gardens.
McAlister Funeral Home in Charleston, S.C., was in charge of arrangements.
Crutchfield
Myrtle Catron Crutchfield, age 83, died Thursday, Oct. 21, 1999 in the Pulaski Community Hospital in Pulaski.
Mrs. Crutchfield was the widow of Paul Douglas Crutchfield and was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Pulaski.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Robert (June) Aker, Pulaski; one son, James A. Crutchfield, Chilhowie; one brother, James E. Catron, Chilhowie; several grandchildren; several great- grandchildren.
Graveside services will be conducted today, Oct. 23, at 11 a.m. in Rose Lawn Cemetery with the Rev. Mark B. McFadden officiating. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made at the discretion of the donor.
Williams Funeral Home in Chilhowie is in charge of arrangements.
Cuddy
Sarah K. Cuddy, age 81, died Saturday, May 9, 1998 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mrs. Cuddy was formerly of Saltville. She worked at the Saltville Public Library and attended the Matson Drive Church of God.
She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Violet C. and Joe D. Thomas of Austin, Texas; one son and daughter-in-law, Robert G. "Bob" and Nancy G. Hill of Marion; three grandchildren: Sarah H. Coley of Chilhowie, Kimberly K. LaRotonda of Austin, Texas, and Jackie W. Hill of Chilhowie; seven great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 12, at 11 a.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with the Rev. Jerry Alley officiating. Burial followed in Mount Rose Cemetery in Glade Spring.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
Cuddy
Beverly Mann Cuddy, age 80, of Saltville, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001 in the Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie.
Mrs. Cuddy was the widow of the late Claude R. Cuddy. She was also preceded in death by her parents, James C. Mann and Anne Elizabeth Scott Mann. She was the owner of the Saltville Men's Shop.
Surviving are one daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth Anne and Bobby Allison of Saltville; three brothers, Paul Mann of Williamsburg, Maurice Mann of Fresno, Calif., and Don Mann of Fort Pierce, Fla.; brother-in-law, Van Cuddy of Abingdon; two sisters-in-law, Ethel Cuddy of Bristol, and Vickie Cuddy of Kingsport, Tenn.; two special friends, Ruby Crabtree and Lola Thompson; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday, Jan. 14, at 7 p.m. in the D.R. Henderson Funeral Home with the Rev. David Mumpower officiating. Graveside services were conducted Monday, Jan. 15, at 11 a.m. in Mount Rose Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Saltville Rescue Squad.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements. o
Culbertson
Clara Stanley Culbertson, 76, of Sugar Grove, died Sunday, Sept. 14, 1997 in the Woodbine Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Alexandria. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Holiday Stanley and Emory Culbertson, and one daughter, Gloria Wise.
She is survived by three daughters and sons-in-law, Jackie Thomas of Bristol, Bobbie and Gary Barton of Spotsylvania, and Connie and Larry Stump of Marion; one son and daughter-in-law, Holiday and Kyleen Stanley Jr. of Sugar Grove; 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; one brother, Everett Lilly of Ohio.
Graveside services will be held today, Sept. 17, at 11 a.m. at Little Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Clintwood with the Rev. Joseph Fuller officiating.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Cullop
Maurice Hale "Bub" Cullop Jr., age 69, died Wednesday, Oct. 21, 1998 at his home in Wytheville. He was preceded in death by his parents, Maurice H. Cullop Sr. and Pearl Virginia Myers Cullop.
Mr. Cullop was a native of Smyth County, a member of Huntington Court United Methodist Church where he served on the Board of Trustees, and was a professional driver with Hemingway Transport Service for over 29 years. He was the recipient of numerous safe driver awards. He was a retired member of Teamster Union No. 171. In retirement, he was a gifted craftsman of miniature furniture. His work was featured in several major craft publications.
Survivors include his wife, Ina "Betty" Williams Cullop; two daughters, Mrs. Tom (Shirley) Park, Fredericksburg, and Mrs. Bobby (Anita) Thompson, Richmond; three brothers, Charles P. Cullop, Greenville, N.C., Richard D. Cullop, Fayetteville, N.C., and William C. Cullop, Marion; one sister, Peggy C. Williams, Abingdon; one granddaughter, Laura Elizabeth Park, Richmond; several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services and interment will be conducted at 1 p.m. today, Oct. 24, in West End Cemetery with the Rev. Bob Thornton officiating.
Barnett''s Funeral Home in Wytheville is in charge of arrangements.
Cullop
Pearl Virginia Myers Cullop, age 91, died Sunday, Aug. 24, 1997 in Francis Marion Manor Nursing Home.
Mrs. Cullop was preceded in death by her husband, Maurice Hale Cullop Sr., and a son, David Allen Cullop Sr. She was the daughter of the late James E. "Bud" and Rose Ann Rich Myers.
Mrs. Cullop was a lifelong resident of Smyth County. She had been an active member of Mount Zion United Methodist Church where she was the oldest living member and had taught Sunday School there for 43 years.
She is survived by four sons, Charles Painter Cullop of Greenville, N.C., Maurice Hale Cullop Jr. of Wytheville, Richard Dale Cullop of Fayetteville, N.C., and William Clarence Cullop of Marion; one daughter, Peggy Jean Williams of Marion; one brother, Robert H. Myers Sr. of Marion; one brother, Robert H. Myers Sr. of Marion; two sisters, Stella Wilson of Sumter, S.C., and Anna Laura Trail of Marion; 14 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held today, Aug. 27, at 11 a.m. at Mount Zion United Methodist Church with the Rev. Robert S. Thorton officiating. Burial will follow in Mount Zion Cemetery. Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to the Marion Life Saving Crew, P.O. Box 784, Marion, VA 24354.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Cullop
Eugene W. Cullop, age 75, died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mr. Cullop was a member of the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church. He was a veteran of World War II having served in the United States Army and was a member of the Francis Marion VFW Post 4667.
Mr. Cullop was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Alverdia Cullop; and one sister, Virginia Cullop Gillenwater.
He is survived by one sister, Myrtle M. Hall of Marion; three brothers, Ed Cullop and Thomas B. Cullop Jr., both of Marion, and Roy Cullop of Saltville; several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services were held Monday, Dec. 6, at 11 a.m. at Mt. Zion Cemetery with the Rev. Robert S. Thorton and the Rev. Frank Bauman officiating.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
Cullop
Ora Moorefield Cullop of Westhaven Retirement Home in Abingdon, died Sunday, Oct. 25, 1998 in Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, Tenn.
She was a lifelong resident of Washington County and was a retired teacher in the Washington County School System. She was a lifelong member of Damascus United Methodist Church and was the widow of Jack Cullop.
Survivors include a niece, Janice Steele Sutter, Johnson City, Tenn.; one nephew, Connie Mack Steele, Damascus; and a brother-in-law, Ed Hackler, Norris, Tenn.; several other nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, at 8 p.m. in Damascus United Methodist Church with the Rev. Helen Phillips and the Rev. R.J. Cullop officiating. Committal service and interment was conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, in Sunset Memorial Park, Damascus. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be sent to the Damascus United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 358, Damascus, VA 24236, or the American Heart Association, 830 Sullins St., Bristol, VA 24201.
Johnson Funeral Home in Damascus was in charge of arrangements.
Cullop
Ruth Roe Cullop, age 91, died Thursday, Feb. 18, 1999 in Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon.
She was a lifelong resident of Damascus and the widow of Luther Cleveland Cullop. She was a member of Laurel Community Church.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services were conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, in Sunset Memorial Park in Damascus with the Rev. Harry Layell officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Laurel Community Church.
Johnson Funeral Home in Damascus was in charge of arrangements.
Cummings
Viva Irene Cummings, age 84, died Thursday, Jan. 9, 1997 in Fredricksburg.
She is survived by one daughter, Nancy Joycelyn Koval, Ocala, Fla.; two sons, William F. Barr, Pompano Beach, Fla., and Sidney L. Barr, Waynesboro; five sisters: Catherine Russell, Augusta, Ga., Margaret Hoth , Franklin Park, Ill., Ida Johnson and Dorothy Russell, both of Chilhowie; 10 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, at the Lebanon United Methodist Church with the Rev. R.J. Cullop officiating. Burial followed in the Lebanon UMC Cemetery.
Newberry Funeral Home in Chilhowie was in charge of arrangements.
Currin
Elsie Virginia Currin, died Thursday, Aug. 12, 1999 at her home in Sugar Grove.
She is survived by one sister, Ann C. Haulsee of Marion; three nieces, Rebecca Wilson Currin of Richmond, Amanda Jane Currin of Eden, N.C., and Patricia H. Purser of Marion; four nephews, William Lloyd Haulsee of Anderson, S.C., Robert John Haulsee of Sugar Grove, Alvin Douglas Haulsee of Toano, and Charles Howard Haulsee of Mechanicsville.
Funeral services will be held today, Aug. 14, at 10 a.m. at Wharf Hill United Methodist Church in Sugar Grove with the Rev. Kenneth Conner officiating. Burial will follow in Ridgelawn Cemetery in Sugar Grove. Donations may be made to the Virginia Currin Memorial Fund, c/o Mrs. Joe Prater, 4885 Sugar Grove Highway, Sugar Grove, VA 24375.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Currin
Mary Linda Wilson Currin, age 78, widow of Lloyd E. Currin, died Saturday, Sept. 27, 1997 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
She is survived by two daughters, Rebecca Wilson Currin of Richmond, and Amanda Jane Currin of Eden, N.C.; one sister, Alberta Grace of Clinton, Tenn.; one brother, Shields Wilson of Chattanooga, Tenn.
Funeral services were held Monday, Sept. 29, at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Marion with the Rev. Jim Pollock officiating. Burial followed in Rose Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Holston Home for Children, P.O. Box 188, Greenville, Tenn. 37744 or to the American Diabetes Association, c/o Joyce Blevins, P.O. Box 905, Marion VA 24354.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
CURTIS
Eleanor Maxwell Curtis, age 88, of Harrisonburg, Va., died Thursday morning, January 20, 2000, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Marilyn and Metro Lazorack. She was the widow of J.L. Curtis. Besides her daughter and son-in-law, she is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, Nick and Patsy Curtis of Lenoir, N.C., and Eric Curtis of Patterson, N.C.; three grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Carolyn Johnson; and a half- sister, Shirley Humbert of Piney Creek, N.C. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday Morning at 11:00 a.m. at the Grandview Memorial Chapel with burial in the Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will be at the Funeral Home at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
Cale
Charles S. "Charlie" Cale, age 85, died Thursday, Oct. 15, 1998 at his home in Marion.
Mr. Cale was a veteran of World War II having served in the United States Army. He was preceded in death by his wife Bertha M. Cale; his parents, C.F. and Harriet Cale; and two grandchildren, Kevin and Crystal Cale.
He is survived by three daughters and sons-in-law, Lillie and Sam Hayden, Ilene and Dale Blevins, all of Marion, and Reba and Mike Call of Lebanon; four sons and daughters-in-law, Clarence and Mary Cale, Fletcher and Imogene Cale, Charles and Jerri Cale and James and Erma Cale, all of Marion; two sisters, Belle Thomas and Beulah Burrier, both of Salem; two brothers, Victor Cale of Marion, and Marion Cale of Cayce, S.C.; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held today, Oct. 17, at 11 a.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with Pastor Jerry Alley and the Rev. J.T. Osborne officiating. Burial will follow in Attoway Cemetery where full military rites will be conducted by Francis Marion VFW Post 4667.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Cutlip
Evelyn DeBord Cutlip, 65, of Saltville, died Wednesday, April 23, 1997 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Survivors include her husband, James "Jimmy" Cutlip; two brothers, Carlton DeBord, Petersburg, Penn., and Mackie DeBord, Chesapeake; three sisters, Effie Reese, Gap, Penn., Nancy Henderson, Goshen, Ind., and Brenda Rye, Saltville; several nieces and nephews; a special friend, Matthew Helton.
Funeral services will be conducted today, April 26, at 2 p.m. in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. David Mumpower officiating. Burial will be in Mount Rose Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements.
Campbell
ADA MAE CAMPBELL, age 82, of Castelton Road, Max Meadows, Virginia, died Sunday, February 11, 2001 in the Wythe County Community Hospital. She was born in Carroll County, the daughter of the late William and Nettie Jones Campbell. She was a member of Pickett's Chapel Church of God and was preceded in death by her husband, James W. Davis. She is survived by: niece and husband - betty Jean and Elmer "Matt" Riggins of Rt. 2, Max Meadows, VA; nephew and wife - Perry Lee and Janie Graham of Wytheville, VA; several great-nieces and great-nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 13, 2001 at 8:00 p.m. at the Reese Funeral Chapel. A graveside service will be held Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at the Charity Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Reese Funeral Home from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday. Reese Funeral Home in Austinville, Virginia is in charge of the arrangements.
Denton D. Carter, 74
Denton D. Carter, 74, of Galax, died Wednesday, July 26, 2000, at Wake Forest Medical Center, Winston-Salem, N.C.
He was born May 15, 1926, in Carroll County to Robert W. Carter and Leah Lineberry Carter.
Survivors include his wife, Leona G. Carter of Galax; a daughter and son-in-law, Janie and Cecil Hawks of Hillsville; four sons and daughters-in-law, Gary and Vanessa Carter and Stanley and Kathy Carter, all of Galax, Milton and Violet Carter of St. Louis, Mo., and Gregory and Mary Carter of Rosewell, N.M.; four sisters and a brother-in-law, Mary Robinson of Hillsville, Evelyn and Harrison Frost of Woodlawn, Virginia Vaughan of Austinville and Esther Surratt of Great Falls, Mont.; three brothers and two sisters-in-law, Elgin Carter and Titus and May Carter, all of Austinville and Randolph and Vera Carter of Seattle, Wash.; 11 grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral was held Sunday at Cliffview Church of God with burial in the Coulson Church Cemetery. The Revs. Don Fox, Milton Carter, Gregory Carter and Russell Payne officiated.
Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Dulcie Sturgill Cook
Dulcie Sturgill Cook, age 82, widow of Garland Cook, died Tuesday, March 17, 1998 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was a member of Riverside Baptist Church and had retired from the Smyth County Department of Social Services with 44 years of service.
She is survived by five sisters, Pearl Heath of Marion, Blanche Jones, Lessie Bishop, both of Chilhowie, Ruth Wolfrm of Bristol, and Dora Lee Russell of Salem; two brothers, Clarence Sturgill of Seven Mile Ford and Jim Sturgill of Salem; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 19, at 2 p.m. at Riverside Baptist Church with the Rev. Grady Byrd and the Rev. Jack Garland officiating. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery in Chilhowie. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at Seaver-Brown Chapel.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Eleanor Marie Caldwell
Havre de Grace, Md.
April 11, 1917
May 20, 2000
Eleanor Marie Caldwell, 83, died at Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation Center of Elkton, Md. She was remembered at funeral services held on May 24 at 11 a.m. Rev. Ron Smith was the officiating clergy. Burial followed in the Angel Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Caldwell was born in Ashe County to the late Charlie and Arimittie Poe Huffman. She was raised in Ashe County and moved to Havre de Grace, Md. in 1942 and married the late Clarence Hitchcock Sr. She later married the late Millard Caldwell.
She is survived by her companion of 20 years, James Stanley of Perryville, Md.; four daughters, Shelby Jean Graham, Rising Sun, Md., Mary Nell Viers, Laurel Springs, Shirley Workman and Bonnie Lee Stamper, both of Havre de Grace, Md.; one son, Clarence Hitchcock, Churchville, Md.; one brother, Glenn Huffman, Crumpler; 21 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Mitchell-Smith Funeral Home in Havre de Grace, Md. was in charge of the arrangements.
Hester Trivette Church
Fleetwood
April 29, 1907
April 18, 2000
Hester Trivette Church, 93, was remembered at funeral services held April 20 at Ashelawn Memorial Chapel. Rev. Reeves Jones officiated. Burial followed in the Big Flatts Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Church was born in Ashe County to John and Zana Greer Trivette. She was a homemaker.
She is survived by one daughter-in-law, Rachel Trivette, Fleetwood; one granddaughter, Shannon Morrison, Wilkesboro; one great-granddaughter, Madelyn Morrison, Wilkesboro; and several nieces and nephews.
Irene Hudler Campbell
West Jefferson
Sept. 25, 1923
April 8, 2000
Irene Hudler Campbell, 76, was remembered at funeral services held April 10 at Friendly Grove Baptist Church. Rev. Jerry Francis, Rev. Ken Morris and Rev. Richard Baird officiated. Burial followed in the West Jefferson Cemetery.
Mrs. Campbell was born to Fred and Flossie Graybeal Hudler in West Jefferson. She was a member of the Friendly Grove Baptist Church in West Jefferson.
She is survived by husband, Dewey Campbell; one son, Chris Campbell, Fleetwood; one daughter, Joy Campbell of the home; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the Women''s Missionary Union, c/o Jack Harless, 187 Harless Road, West Jefferson, NC 28694.
Jess Emmitt Colvard
Crumpler
Feb. 2, 1932
Jan. 19, 2000
Jess Emmitt Colvard, 67, was remembered at funeral services held Jan. 22 at Ashelawn Memorial Chapel in Jefferson. Rev. Randall Greene and Rev. Doug Halsey officiated. Burial followed in Chestnut Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Colvard was born in Ashe County to Howard and Ruby Sturgill Colvard. He was a retired truck driver and a recipient of the Million Mile Safe Driving Award.
He is survived by his wife, Shelba Sexton Colvard; three sons, Peyton Colvard and wife, Angie, Crumpler, Shane Colvard and wife, Dana, Jefferson, and Dewayne Colvard and wife, Lisa, Statesville; one daughter, Susan Roark and husband, Kyle, Fleetwood; four sisters, Dawn Vannoy, West Jefferson, Mollie Gambill, Crumpler, Wendell Halsey, Mouth of Wilson, Va., and Lois Parker, Smithfield; six grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the Chestnut Hill Baptist Church Building Fund, c/o Ruth Barnes, 144 Clifton Road, Crumpler, NC 28617 or to the New River Volunteer Fire Department.
Ashelawn Memorial Chapel was in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Alberta Cole Obit
Posted on 3/3/2001 at 09:24:00 PM by Bette Nelson
The News and Observer , Raleigh, NC March 15, 1959
Roanoke Rapids, NC. Mrs. Alberta Virginia Cole, 84, widow of Andrew H. Cole, died at her home here Friday. She was born in Ashe County. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 3 p.m. from the Rosemary Methodist Church by the Rev. L. L. Parrish, assisted by the Rev. Carson Blanton. Burial will be in Cedarwood Cemetery. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. W. L. Tripp and Mrs. Lloyd Andrews of Roanoke Rapids, Mrs. Annie Greer of California, and Mrs. Leelia Johnson of Seaboard; one son, C. R. Weiss of Roanoke Rapids; one stepson, Junius Cole of Roanoke Rapids; two sisters, Mrs. N. P. Shumate of Martinsville, VA., and Mrs. Elie Halsey of Grassy Creek; two brothers, Bruce & Robert Smith of Grassy Creek; 11 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren.
Ronnie Creed, 86
Ronnie Creed, 86, of Baltimore, Md., formerly of Independence, died Wednesday, July 19, 2000, at Baltimore.
Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Juanita and Jim Moon of Hopewell, Ruth and Frank Robinson of Baltimore, Md., and Hazel and Bronson Jones of Independence; two half brothers and a spouse, Dan Creed of Galax and Paul and Ruby Norman of Winston- Salem, N.C.; three half sisters, Helen Black of Clemmons, N.C., Blanche Loweman and Mary Green, both of Thomasville, N.C.; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral and burial were held Monday in Baltimore, Md.
Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Violet India Cox
Violet India Cox, 91, of Woodlawn, died Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2001, at her home.
She was born Nov. 8, 1909, in Carroll County to Joseph Burcham and Susie Brendle Burcham.
She was the widow of Herman Cox.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Joan and Nick Isom of Woodlawn; two sisters- in-law, Mazie Burcham of Woodlawn and Naomi Cox of Columbus, Ga.; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a special friend, Iva Spears.
A funeral was held Friday at Crooked Creek Primitive Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. The Revs. Dewey Felts and Lonnie Edwards officiated.
Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Wade Coe
Whitetop, Va.
May 23, 1949
May 22, 2000
Wade Coe, 50, was remembered at funeral services held May 25 at Helton Valley Baptist Church in Whitetop, Va. Rev. Rex Hall and Rev. Wayne Osborne officiated. Burial followed in the Coe Family Cemetery.
Mr. Coe was born in Jefferson to Wilburn Coe and Rassie Blevins Coe.
He is survived by one daughter, Kitty Coe, Landover, Md.; one son, Matthew Coe, Triangle, Va.; his father, Wilburn Coe, Whitetop, Va.; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Betty and Buddy Emerson and Minnie and Frank Huffman, all of Whitetop, Va., and Eula Mae and Arvil Osborne, Harmony; four brothers and two sisters-in-law, Gene and Debbie Coe, Whitetop, Va., Junior Coe, Henrietta, Benny and Patsy Coe, West Jefferson, and Tommy Coe, Martinsville, Va.; two grandchildren, Dwight Reed and Jordan Wade; and a special friend, Doris A. Farmer, Whitetop, Va.
Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home in Independence, Va. was in charge of the arrangements.
Wade H. Colvard
North Wilkesboro
May 23, 1924
May 24, 2000
Wade H. Colvard, 76, was remembered at funeral services held May 27 at Obids Baptist Church in Ashe County. Rev. Tom Graybill officiated. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Mr. Colvard was born in Ashe County to Hamp and Bessie Calloway Colvard.
He is survived by one daughter, Nellie Edsel, Lenoir; one brother, Woodrow Colvard, Wilkesboro; and one grandchild and one great-grandchild.
Miller Funeral Service of North Wilkesboro was in charge of the arrangements.