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Orpha E. O'Dey, age 78, died Saturday, Nov. 29, 1997 in Chesapeake.
Mrs. O'Dey was residing in Chesapeake at the time of her death. She was the daughter of the late Elijah and Mahala Barker Blevins and was the widow of Hurley C. O'Dey.
She was a member of the Macedonia Baptist Church.
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Rev. Donald W. and Brenda O'Dey, Chesapeake; three daughters, Mrs. Dewey (Merel) Barker, Virginia Beach, Mrs. Earl (Pat) Ingram and Freda Thomas, both of Chesapeake; one sister, Dorothy Dillon, Big Springs, Texas; 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, at the Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Donald O'Dey officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations should be made to the Fellowship Baptist Church, 419 Glenrock Road, Norfolk VA 23502.
Barnett's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
O'Quinn
Ira Margaret O'Quinn, age 78, of Glade Spring, died Saturday, June 10, 2000 at the Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie.
Surviving are her husband, Cannie O'Quinn; one son, Elmer O'Quinn, Glade Spring; two daughters, Cleo Brooks, and Darlene Spencer, both of Glade Spring; three brothers, Roy Prater and Harry Prater, both of Glade Spring, and Elmer Prater, Meadowview; three sisters, Lizzie Sheppard, Saltville, Virginia Trent, Glade Spring, and Ollie Morrison, Sidney, Ohio; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services were held Monday, June 12, at 2 p.m. at the Baptist Cemetery in Glade Spring with the Rev. J.L. DeBord officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the family.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
O'Quinn
Joycelyn Ramona O'Quinn, age 68, of Glade Spring, died Friday, March 31, 2000 at the Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mrs. O'Quinn was preceded in death by her husband, Fed Isaac O'Quinn.
She is survived by three daughters and sons-in-law, Kathy and Gary Johnson, Marion, Brenda and Rodney Eller, Chilhowie, and Peggy O'Quinn, North Pole, Alaska; one son and daughter-in- law, Charles and Sue O'Quinn, Abingdon; her mother, Lena Mae Wynegar, Chilhowie; four sisters, Belle Aistrop and Mildred Kestner, both of Glade Spring, Betty Latham, Bristol, Tenn., and Margaret Harkleroad, Bristol; five brothers, James Wynegar, Myrtle Beach, S.C., Bart Wynegar, Abingdon, Dan Wynegar, Clinchburg, Joe Wynegar, Conyers, Ga., and Don Wynegar, Fairfax; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, April 3, at 2 p.m. at the Newberry Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Baptist Cemetery in Glade Spring.
Newberry Funeral Home in Chilhowie was in charge of arrangements.
O'Quinn
Anna M. O'Quinn, age 81, of Saltville, died Wednesday, July 23, 1997 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
She attended the Calvary Bible Church and was the widow of Albert O'Quinn.
Survivors include two sons, Dewey (Ken) O'Quinn, Mechanicsville, Md., and Wesley O'Quinn, Saltville; two daughters, Dorothy Buchanan, Mechanicsville, Md., and Louise Compton, Belleview, Fla.; two brothers, Claude Browning, Sidney, Ohio, and Gene Browning, Bellfountaine, Ohio; three sisters, Nan Barnes, Rockledge, Fla., Rosella Lowe, Lebanon, Ohio, and Joyce Weyhaush, Fulton, Miss.; 12 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 1 p.m. Friday, July 25, in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. James Robbins officiating. Burial followed in Elizabeth Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
O'Quinn
Fed Isaac O'Quinn, age 72, of Glade Spring, died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 1997 in the Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was a member of Glade Spring Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Joyce W. O'Quinn, Glade Spring; three daughters, Kathy Johnson, Marion, Brenda Eller, Chilhowie, and Peggy O'Quinn, North Pole, Alaska; one son, Charles O'Quinn, Marion; five sisters: Edna Mutter, Saltville, Bonnie Puckett, Greenville, Tenn., Ethel Cross and Georgia Snead, both of Cleveland, Tenn., and Lorene Mutter, Pearisburg; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 11, at the Newberry Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dennis Blazer and the Rev. Roger O'Quinn officiating. Burial will follow in the Baptist Cemetery in Glade Spring. Memorial donations may be made to the Glade Spring Baptist Church Building Fund.
Newberry Funeral Home in Chilhowie is in charge of arrangements.
O'Quinn
Mazie June O'Quinn, 53, died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 1996 at her home.
She was a member of the House of Prayer Holiness Church.
Survivors include her husband, Arthur O'Quinn; two sons, Arthur Eugene O'Quinn and Frankie Lee O'Quinn, both of Saltville; three daughters, Sandra Lynn Surber and Pamela Kay Cook, both of Saltville, and Rita June Collins, Suffolk; four brothers, Junior Puckett, Sidney, Ohio, Carl Puckett, Greeneville, Tenn., Clayton Puckett, Glade Spring, and Everett Puckett, Manassas; three sisters, Pansy Grady, Bristol, Va., Dean Smith, Bristol, Tenn. and Dorothy Taylor, Manassas; ten grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted today at 2 p.m. in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Roger Reynolds, officiating.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Oakes
Selma Corrine Oakes, age 66, died Thursday, June 3, 1999 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Miss Oakes was retired from Harwood with 46 years of service.
She is survived by two sisters, Alma Guynn and Beulah Heath, both of Marion; two brothers, Elmer Preston Lane and George Oakes, both of Marion; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held today, June 6, at 2 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with the Rev. David Neitch officiating. Burial will follow in South Fork Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Oberson
Mary Oberson, age 85, died Wednesday, Aug. 4, 1999 at her home in Saltville.
Mrs. Oberson was a member of Saltville Baptist Church.
She is survived by a sister, Ruth Roberson of Piedmont, Ala.; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 5, in Saltville Baptist Church with the Rev. Dan Jividen officiating. Graveside services were held Friday, Aug. 6, at 11 a.m. in Elizabeth Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Obregon
Dr. Fausto Obregon, age 77, died Monday, May 26, 1997 in the Wellmont Hospice House, Bristol, Tenn.
Dr. Obregon, General Surgeon, was born in Mexico City, Mexico. He lived in Los Angeles, Calif., for about five years where he attended primary school. He then returned to Mexico City where he attended high school, college and medical school.
After medical school and his internship in Mexico City, he practiced medicine and surgery in Chiapas, Mexico for three years. He then came to the United States where he took part in a rotary internship in New York City for one year as well as a residency in general surgery for four years. This residency included anesthesia training. Once more he returned to Mexico City, practicing medicine, general surgery and anesthesia for a period of two years.
In 1958, Dr. Obregon returned to the United States, specifically to Roanoke at the Lewis Gale Hospital where he performed Emergency Care Anesthesia for a period of one year. In 1960, he moved to Marion and engaged in a general practice as well as obstetrics and general surgery at Smyth County Community Hospital until 1974. Dr. Obregon moved to Mountain City, Tenn., in 1974 where he practiced general surgery until his retirement in 1988.
Dr. Obregon was preceded in death by a son, Ernie Obregon.
He is survived by his wife, Libby Obregon of Marion; three daughters, Mary Woodlief of Richmond, Rosa Diring of Norfolk, and Dalia Obregon of Mouth of Wilson; one son, Fausto Obregon Jr., Marion; six grandchildren, Christopher Long, Michael Woodlief, Veronica Scott, Susan Woodlief, Mattie Obregon and Maya Diring; two great-grandchildren, Chelsea Long and Charlie Long; a special niece, Jennifer Renee Fishel.
Funeral services were held Friday, May 30, at 2 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with Father Bob Krenick and Rev. Mr. Harry Hall officiating. Burial followed in Rose Lawn Cemetery. Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to the North East Tennessee Chapter, Alzheimer's Association, 207 North Boone St., Suite 1050, Johnson City, Tenn. 37604 or to the Hospice of your choice.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
Odham
Dempsey Brown Odham Sr., age 65, died Thursday, Feb. 6, 1997 in Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, Tenn.
Mr. Odham was a retired farmer and a lifelong resident of Smyth County. He was a member of the Greenwood United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Anna Laura Odham; three children, William C. Odham, Marion R. Odham, and Anita L. Odham; one brother, John P. Odham.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Odham; four sons, Dempsey B. Odham Jr., John Michael Odham, Ralph Preston Odham, all of Marion, and James Robert Odham and wife Mary, Castlewood; one daughter, Karen Buchanan, Marion; one brother, Bill Odham, Marion; eight grandchildren: W.C. Odham, Bryan Odham, Desiera Odham, Megan Buchanan, Seth Guyer, Jennifer Guyer, James Albert Utley, and Joseph Yeary; one adopted granddaughter, Elizabeth Ann Odham.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, Feb. 9, at 2 p.m. in Barnett's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Carol Ferguson and the Rev. Paul Jones officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at the Funeral Home.
Barnett's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Odham
Carol Reedy Odham, age 61, died Monday, June 5, 2000 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mrs. Odham retired from K-mart with 18 years of service. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Ralph Reedy and Robert Earl Reedy, and her parents, Jennie and Claude Reedy.
She is survived by her husband of 42 years, Doctor Brown Odham of Marion; four daughters and one son-in-law, Carolyn Sue Odham, Cynthia Dawn Odham, Kimberly Ann and Eric Huffman, all of Marion, and Claudette Renai Odham of Rural Retreat; six grandchildren, Michael Todd Odham, Megan Colette Huffman, Dakota Austin Huffman, Sabrina Michaela Huffman and Ariel Hope Huffman, all of Marion, and Morgan Nicole Odham of Rural Retreat; one step-grandchild, Chris Anderson of Flatridge; four sisters and one brother-in-law, Mary Ross of Troutdale, Edna Reedy of Marion, Ruby Ore of Lynchburg, and Fannie and Avery Greer of Sugar Grove; two brothers and sisters-in-law, John and Helen Reedy of Lynchburg, and Roy and Ruth Reedy of Roanoke; several nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews, and great-great-nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 8, at 1 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with the Rev. Paul Horton officiating. Burial will be in Anderson Hill Cemetery in Troutdale. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at Seaver-Brown Chapel.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Ogle
CAROLINE JEAN ANDERSON OGLE, age 60, of Rural Hall, North Carolina, formerly of Austinville, Virginia, died Sunday, December 31, 2000 in the Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was born in New York, the daughter of the late Rudolph and Willie Mae Funk Anderson and was preceded in death by a brother, Wayne Anderson. She was a member of the First Baptist Church. She is survived by: her husband - Robert "Bobby" Ogle; a daughter - Ann Ogle of Rural Hall, NC; a son and daughter-in-law - Scot and Anita Ogle of Clemmons, NC; two grandchildren - Meredith Glenn and Bryan Ogle; two sisters and brothers-in-law - Elizabeth and Nathan "Tuck" Lephew of Austinville, VA, Sandra and Robert Carter of Virginia Beach, VA; two brothers and sisters-in-law - Alfred and Virginia Anderson of Austinville, Rudy and Sue Anderson of Roanoke, VA; mother-in-law - Ruth Dean Ogle of Austinville, VA; several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 3, 2001 at 2:00 p.m. at the Reese Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Allen Mahan officiating. Interment will follow in the Bethany 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.
Olinger
Ruth D. Olinger, age 70, of Saltville, died Sunday, Aug. 22, 1999 in Grace Health Care in Abingdon.
Mrs. Olinger was the widow of Paul E. Olinger and a member of the Chilhowie Pentecostal Holiness Church.
Surviving are three sons, Kenny Olinger of Abingdon, and Ernie Olinger and Arthur "Nook" Olinger, both of Chilhowie; five sisters, Rebecca Kell, Betty Weaver and Mary Smith, all of Chilhowie, and Nancy Moore and Dorothy Toliver, both of Meadowview; one brother, Bill Bise of Chilhowie; six grandchildren, Brian, Shannon, Terry Don, Scott and Shane Olinger, and Kim Stevens; four great-grandchildren, Brandon Stevens, Brianna Olinger, Autumn Olinger and Erin Olinger; several nieces and nephews; three daughters-in-law, Lynn, Brenda and Karen Olinger.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, Aug. 24, at 11 a.m. in Henderson Funeral Home with the Rev. Bobby Dunn and the Rev. Charles DeBord officiating. Burial was in Mount Rose Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Olinger
Carrie Virginia Olinger, age 92, died Friday, Nov. 7, 1997 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was a member of Broadford Church of God and was the widow of John Henry Olinger. She was preceded in death by her parents, Will and Fannie Furguson; and a grandson, Charlie Olinger.
Survivors include four sons, Charles H. Olinger, Saltville, John W. Olinger, Chilhowie, Donald E. Olinger, Marshville, Mass., and C.S.M. Ret. Robert D. Olinger, Disputante; eight daughters, Dorothy Clear and Ruby Olinger, both of Broadford, Carol Davis, Shirley Olinger and Brenda Handcock, all of Marion, Polly Woodard, Cleveland, Tenn., Mary Emma Carter, Rich Valley, and Betty Jernigan, Monroe, Mich.; one brother, Donald Furguson, Sunbury, N.C.; two sisters, Ann Gambill, Freeze, and Thelma Furguson, Marion; 28 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; three greatgreat-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home with the Rev. Luther Watson officiating. Burial was in Ridgedale Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Olinger
James Wingo Olinger, age 82, of Saltville, died Saturday, May 22, 1999 at the Grayson Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Independence.
Mr. Olinger was preceded in death by his parents, Mose and Lottie Olinger; two sisters, Louise DeBord and Mabel Davidson, and a brother Graham Olinger.
Surviving are two sisters, Susie Haynes, Saltville, and Katherine Hawthorne, Bristol, Tenn.; two half sisters, Mary Warren, Blountville, Tenn., and Dot Harrison, Carrollaton, Ga.; several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services were conducted Monday, May 24, at 11 a.m. at the Mt. View Cemetery in Bristol with the Rev. Vernon Olinger officiating.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Oliver
Ruth Oliver
Creston
Died: July 6, 2000
Ruth Oliver, 82, was remembered at funeral services held July 8 at Boone Family Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Darrell Graybeal and Rev. Bruce Roten officiated. Graveside services were held July 9 at Ashelawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
Mrs. Oliver is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Dale and Sue Greer, Kernersville; a grandson, Gary Greer, Millers Creek; a granddaughter and her husband, Lisa Greer Eller and Rodney, Millers Creek; a great-granddaughter, Lindsay Eller, Millers Creek; a sister, Ina Mae Oliver, Creston; two brothers and one sister-in-law, Ned and Beulah Oliver, Creston, and Fred Oliver, Creston; and several nieces and nephews.
Boone Family Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Olson
Michelle Renee Olson, age 23, of Chilhowie, died Monday, Feb. 17, 1997.
She is survived by her parents, Henry E. and Margaret Osborne Olson, Hulls Cove, Maine; her twin brother, Michael E. Olson, Grand Junction, Colo., and another brother, Scott Olson, Fredricksburg.
The body will be cremated. Memorial services will be held at a later date in Hulls Cove, Maine.
Williams Funeral Home in Chilhowie is in charge of arrangements.
Orme
Okie Evans Orme, age 85, died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 1997 at her home in Marion.
She is survived by four daughters: Lorena Miller of Ennice, N.C., Mary Virginia Bockelman of Glendale, Ariz., Katherine Doane of Ceres, and Bessie Tilson of Marion; six sons: Thomas Evans of Winston-Salem, N.C.; Douglas Evans of Saltville; Sammy Evans and Otis Evans, both of Marion; Arnold Evans and Marvin Evans, both of Rich Valley; 30 grandchildren, 43 great- grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held today, Jan. 11, at 11 a.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with the Rev. Tim Boyette and the Rev. Mike Sage officiating. Burial will follow in the Riverside United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Orr
Kennett Eugene Orr, age 74, of Catawba, died Thursday, Jan. 9, 1997 at his home.
He was born April 26, 1922 in Rich Valley. He and his wife have been residents of Catawba Valley since 1959. He was a charter member of the Catawba Ruritan Club.
Mr. Orr had been involved with the Boy Scouts for many years and earned awards such as the Silver Beaver and Wood Badge. He was a lifetime member of the Catawba Volunteer Fire Department. He was a Sunday School teacher at Central United Methodist Church for 25 years. He was retired from the Roanoke County School System, where he was Assistant Principal at Northside High School for 18 years and Assistant Principal at Arnold R. Burton Vocational School for eight years.
He is survived by his wife, Leslie Ann Fringer Orr; one daughter, Kathleen L. Orr; one son and daughter-in-law, Kennett R. and Karen Givens Orr; two grandsons, Joshua Kennett Orr and Jonathan William Orr, both of Catawba; one sister, Doris Orr, Rich Valley; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Dr. Ross M. Orr Jr. and wife Sandy, Bethlehem, Penn., and Dr. William K. Orr and wife Lois, Fishersville; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Monday, Jan. 13, at 10 a.m. at the Central United Methodist Church with Dr. William Davis officiating. Interment was in Cedar Lawn Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Central United Methodist Church Elevator Fund in memory of Gene Orr.
Lotz Salem Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Orr
Isaac Weaver Orr Jr., age 79, died Monday, June 2, 1997 at his home in Elizabethton, Tenn.
He was a native of Saltville and a member of First United Methodist Church in Elizabethton. He was preceded in death by a brother, Dr. Alva D. Orr.
He was a former chemist with North American Rayon Corporation and a retired teacher of electronics with Northeast State Technical Institute.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Sutton Orr; one sister, Mary Ellen Arnold, Chattanooga, Tenn.; one sister-in-law, Sylvia D. Orr, Port St. Lucy, Fla.; five nephews: Denton and Roger Orr, Tom Arnold, Keith and Richard Sutton; two nieces, Geri Gaynor and Brenda Cox; a goddaughter, Lisa Hendrich; special friends, James and Shirley Hughes, Weldon Stone and Grayton Riggs.
Funeral services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today, June 4, in Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, with the Rev. Ken LaDuke officiating. Graveside services and interment will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 5, in Happy Valley Memorial Park. Everyone will meet at the cemetery at 9:50 a.m. Thursday for the graveside services. The family will receive friends from 68 tonight in Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, Tenn., is in charge of arrangements.
Orr
Bessie Trail Orr, age 81, widow of Lee Orr, died Tuesday, July 6, 1999 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Norma Jean Orr Roark.
She is survived by one daughter, Bessie Lee Orr; two sons and daughter-in-law, Howard Roland and Carol J. Orr of Crystal Lake, Ill., and Edward Wiley Orr; four sisters, Nannie Orr, Maggie Trail, Doris Murray and Helen Falke, all of Marion; three grandchildren; Howard Edward Orr, Jeffrey Allen Orr and Joe Roark.
Funeral services were held Friday, July 9, at 11 a.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with the Rev. Neville Mozingo officiating. Burial followed in Elizabeth Cemetery in Saltville.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
Orr
Linda Carol Orr, age 41, died Sunday, Dec. 19, 1999 at her home in Marion.
She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and Joseph Nester of Radford; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Johnathon and Amanda Orr, Stuart and Shanna Orr and Derek Orr, all of Marion; a lifelong friend, Michael Orr of Marion; her mother, Mary Elizabeth Smith of Marion; two sisters, Vickie Testerman of Marion, and Brenda Propst of Atkins; five brothers, Rodney Smith, Darryl Smith and Timothy Smith, all of Marion, Roy Smith of Asheville, N.C., and Allen Smith of Manassas; Derek's father, Kevin Routh of Marion; three grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held today, Dec. 22, at 2 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with the Rev. Herman Cress officiating. Burial will follow in Round Hill Cemetery.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Orr
Morris E. Orr Sr., age 77, of Glade Spring, died Monday, Feb. 1, 1999 in Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon.
Mr. Orr was a lifelong resident of Washington County and a member of Glade Spring Presbyterian Church. He was a veteran of World War II and was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Arlene Dunn Orr.
Survivors include four sons, Larry Orr, Morris E. Orr Jr., and Richard Lee Orr, all of Glade Spring, and Jack David Orr, Wytheville; four daughters, Lillian Orr Bates Philpott and Bonnie C. Bates, both of Marion, Mary Sue Gilley and Libby Owens, both of Glade Spring; one brother, Roby Lee Orr Sr., Glade Spring; three sisters, Marjorie Trent, Damascus, Maggie Bowers and Lillian Carver, both of Glade Spring; 17 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, Feb. 4, at 2 p.m. in Farris Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Timothy Bird and the Rev. Lacy Andrews officiating. Interment will be in Old Glade Presbyterian Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Funeral Home.
Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon is in charge of arrangements.
Orr
Bessie Mae Orr, age 103, widow of Charles M. Orr, died Monday, June 28, 1999 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mrs. Orr was also preceded in death by two sons-in-law, Oscar Lynn Barrett and John Gordon Trail and one grandchild, John Harold Trail. She was the oldest member of the Riverside United Methodist Church where she taught a Sunday School class for many years and she was the oldest member of the Pilot Club International.
Mrs. Orr was involved in performing many duties with the Rich Valley Fair and was associated with many other organizations and fraternities.
She is survived by two daughters, Lucy Barrett and Katherine Trail, both of Marion; two sons, Walter L. Orr and wife Bobbie of Elbert, W.Va., and A. Archie Orr and wife Mabel of the Broadford Community in Saltville; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; six great-great- grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 1, at 2 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with Dr. Angus Shaw, the Rev. Buddy Miller and the Rev. Douglas Abel officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Lawn Cemetery. Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to the Marion Life Saving Crew, P.O. Box 784, Marion, VA 24354 or an organization of your choice. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Osborne
Virginia Ruth Osborne of Glade Spring died Monday, May 19, 1997 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
She was a lifelong resident of Smyth County and attended the East End Baptist Church, Marion. She was the widow of Fred N. Osborne.
Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Dave (Gay) Poston, Marion, and Mrs. Berkley (Lucille) Surber, Glade Spring; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 22, in Farris Funeral Chapel. Burial was in Old Glade Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Glade Spring.
Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon handled arrangements.
Osborne
Lockie Jeanette Osborne, age 53, of Chilhowie, died Monday, June 2, 1997 at her home. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Damascus.
She is survived by her husband, John P. Osborne, Chilhowie; four daughters, Rosa Thomas, Chilhowie, Diane Lyman, Piney Flats, Tenn., Rebecca Belcher, Bristol, Tenn., Kathy Norris, Abingdon; one son, Joseph McClanahan, Glade Spring; her mother, Dixie B. Tolbert, Chilhowie; 13 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today, June 4, at the Newberry Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Paul Maye officiating. Burial will follow in the Grosses Creek Cemetery.
Newberry Funeral Home in Chilhowie is in charge of arrangements.
Osborne
Lee Osborne, age 73, died Monday, Oct. 5, 1998 at his home in Glade Spring. He was a member of Old Glade Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are his wife, Jewel L. Osborne, Glade Spring; two sons, Frederick L. Osborne, Meadowview, and Michael R. Osborne, Greensboro, N.C.; five sisters: Helen Weaver, Lansing, N.C., Lola Wiles, Rugby, Irene Whitlow, Charlotte, N.C., Wilma Barnes, Bel Aire, Md., and Marie Smart, Orlando, Fla.; one brother, Roger Osborne, Rugby; six grandchildren; five great- grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m. at the Newberry Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tim Byrd officiating. A committal service will be conducted today, Oct. 7, at 11 a.m. at the Haw Orchard Cemetery in Grayson County. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice Support Services of Washington County, P.O. Box 103, Abingdon, VA 24210 or to the Flower Fund of the Old Glade Presbyterian Church.
Newberry Funeral Home in Chilhowie is in charge of arrangements.
Osborne
Kaye Farmer Osborne, age 58, died Monday, April 14, 1997 at her home in Damascus.
She was a lifelong resident of Washington County and a lifelong member of the Christian Church where she served as pianist and organist.
Survivors include her husband, George W. Osborne; one daughter, Lesa Di Pietro, Cortland, N.Y.; one son, Allen Osborne, Damascus; her mother and stepfather, Clara and Dean Clark, Bristol, Tenn.; one brother, Harley Farmer, Kingsport, Tenn.; four stepsisters, and four stepbrothers, all of the Washington D.C. area; four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 8:30 p.m. tonight, April 16, in Johnson Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Jim Hutchinson, Minister Glenn Daughtery and Minister Lynn Schleicher officiating. The committal service and interment will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 17, in Sunset Memorial Park, Damascus. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be sent to the Mount Rogers Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 47, Whitetop, VA 24292. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8:30 p.m. tonight prior to the service at the funeral home.
Johnson Funeral Home in Damascus is in charge of arrangements.
Osborne
William Conley Osborne
Creston
June 8, 1917
May 16, 2000
William Conley Osborne, 82, was remembered at funeral services held May 19 at Boone Family Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Bruce Roten and Rev. Darrell Graybeal officiated. Burial followed in the Brown Cemetery with military rites.
Mr. Osborne was born to John Osborne and Rettie Roten Osborne. He was a truck driver. He served in the United States Army during World War II.
He is survived by his wife, Pearl Brown Osborne, of the home; a son, Richard Osborne, Creston; a daughter, Nancy Rupard, Jefferson; a brother, John Osborne, Rising Sun, Md.; four sisters, Pearl McCoy, Ashe Living Center, June Potter and Jean Gentry, both of Mountain City, Tenn., and Laura Nichols, Lansing; a grandson, Matthew Rupard; a step-grandson, Clay Rupard; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to Ashe County Rescue Squad, PO Box 639, West Jefferson, NC 28694.
Boone Family Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Osborne
Stella Mae Woodard Osborne
Stella Mae Woodard Osborne was born on September 2, 1932 in Johnson County, TN to Frederick and Emma Mae Howard Woodard. She moved to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1950 and shortly thereafter married Elmer D. Osborne. She died at Ware Presbyterian Home in Oxford, PA on June 25, 2000, age 67. She lived most of her adult life in Oxford, Chester Co., PA.
She was predeceased by her husband in 1984. She is survived by three daughters, Linda Acord of Nottingham, PA; Karen Brown of Oxford, PA, and Patti Weaver of Arlington, VA. Four grandchildren also survive.
Services were held June 29, 2000 at Collins Funeral Home in Oxford, PA with interment in the Oxford City Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's foundation.
Osborne
Raymond Bruce Osborne
Lenoir
Sept. 29, 1914 April 15, 2000
Raymond Bruce Osborne, 85, was remembered at funeral services held April 25 at Pendry''s Funeral Home. Rev. Robert Livingston officiated. Burial followed in Yadkin Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers were Joey Osborne, Jonathon Osborne, Franklin Donkle, Larry Henline and Larry Hall.
Mr. Osborne was born in Ashe County to the late Caleb Enis Osborne and Matilda Roark. He was a retired furniture maker and a member of Yadkin Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Ruby Pearl Graybeal Osborne; one brother, Ottis Osborne; and two sisters, Berta Roark and Beulah Carson.
He is survived by one son, Raymond Joseph Osborne, Lenoir; one daughter, Evelyn Donkle, Richmond, Va.; and five sisters, Arlena Wyke, Hickory, Magalee Allen, Lenoir, and Clara Miller, Helen Miller and Zelma Miller, all of West Jefferson.
Pendry's Lenoir Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
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Fay Emigene Osborne
Jefferson
May 25, 1928
June 22, 2000
Fay Emigene Osborne, 72, was remembered at funeral services held June 24 at Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Bill Ballou officiated. Burial followed in the Scott-Blevins Cemetery.
Mrs. Osborne was born in Ashe County.
She is survived by one son, Andy Osborne, better known as An Vo, Greensboro; one brother, Earl Pendergrass, Jefferson; and several nieces.
Badger Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
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Robert L. Osborne, age 70, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 1997 at his home in Saltville.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary (Havens) Osborne.
Survivors include three sons, Howard Osborne and Willis Osborne, both of Saltville, and Charles Osborne, Chilhowie; four grandchildren; one great-grandson.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bob Surber and the Rev. Curt Havens officiating. Burial was in the Ridgedale Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
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Archie Seymour Osborne, age 98, of Saltville, died Wednesday, Nov. 3, 1999 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mr. Osborne was born in Russell County on July 28, 1901, the son of the late John and Ellen Marshall Osborne. He was retired from the National Gypsum Co., at Goldbond. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lilly Hagston Osborne; a daughter, Velma O. White; and granddaughter Lisa Chiemi Osborne; two sons-in-law, Charles J. White and James A. Roberts; and a daughter-in-law, Eleanor Sessor Osborne.
Surviving are two sons, Allen S. Osborne of Ripplemead, and Scott B. Osborne of Fairmont, W.Va.; a daughter, Helen O. Roberts, Saltville; a sister, Isabelle Lohman of Bristol; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted today, Nov. 6, at 11 a.m. in the Kendall Funeral Home in Pembroke with burial in Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg.
Kendall Funeral Home in Pembroke is in charge of arrangements.
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Kathleen Phipps Osborne, 84, of Cox''s Chapel, died Sunday, March 18, 2001, at Alleghany Memorial Hospital, Sparta, N.C. She was the widow of Preston Osborne Jr. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Monroe Phipps. She was born Jan. 20, 1917, in Sparta, N.C., to Newton Franklin and Viola Gentry Phipps.
She was a member of Cox's Chapel United Methodist Church. She was a teacher, having taught in Grayson, Surry and Alleghany counties for 46 years.
Survivors include a sister-in-law, Ruby Phipps of Sparta, N.C.; and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral was held Tuesday at Cox''s Chapel United Methodist Church with burial in the Cox''s Chapel Cemetery. The Rev. Susan Sides officiated.
Flowers will be appreciated or memorial contributions may be made to the Cox''s Chapel United Methodist Church memorial fund, c/o Linda Phelps, 3986 River Bend Road, Mouth of Wilson, Va. 24363; or Cox''s Chapel Cemetery, c/o Dennis Cox, 1722 River Bend Road, Mouth of Wilson, Va. 24363.
Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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Nathan Virgil Osborne, age 42, died Wednesday, July 5, 2000 in Princeton, W.Va.
Surviving are his wife, Zana Weese Osborne; two sons, Virgil Gale Osborne and Devin Sanchez Osborne, both of Matoaka, W.Va.; two brothers, Ken Osborne and David Osborne, both of Marion.
Graveside services will be conducted today, July 8, at 11 a.m. in Haw Orchard Cemetery with the Rev. Roger Cregger officiating.
Barnett's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Callie Neeves Osborne, age 91, of Damascus, died Wednesday, Oct. 22, 1997 in Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon.
She was a native of Glade Spring, the widow of David William Osborne and a charter member of First Baptist Church, Damascus. She was also preceded in death by her parents, William David and Willie Riddle Neeves.
Survivors include two daughters, Naomi McHone, Damascus, and Imogene Grubb, Palmyra; two sons, John E. Osborne, Almagordo, N.M., and Harold A. Osborne, Greenville, Ky.; two sisters, Ann Rupard, Chilhowie, and Dot Norris, Bristol; two brothers, Roy Neeves, Bristol, and William Neeves, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; 19 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren, several great-great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, in the Chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Don Lasley officiating. Interment was in Mock Cemetery.
Johnson Funeral Home in Damascus was in charge of arrangements.
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Shirley M. Osborne, age 61, of Glade Spring, died Sunday, Sept. 12, 1999 in Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon.
Mrs. Osborne was born in Montgomery County, Md., a daughter of the late Earl Benjamin and Elsie Mae Calhoun. She lived most of her life in Poolesville, Md., before moving to Glade Spring in 1976. She was of the Methodist faith and was employed with Brunswick Defense Corp. for 17 years.
Surviving are her husband, Johnnie C. Osborne; one son, Johnnie B. Osborne, Glade Spring; two daughters, Debbie Blevins of Glade Spring, and Edy Pratt of Poolesville, Md.; one brother, Leroy Dingus of New Market; one sister, Gail Woods of Brunswick, Md.; five grandchildren; one daughter-in-law, Alice Osborne; two sons-in-law, Bob Blevins and Steve Pratt.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, Sept. 14, at 2 p.m. in Farris Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Buster Mullins officiating. Burial was in Mountain View Methodist Cemetery in Chilhowie.
Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon was in charge of arrangements.
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Preston Osborne, age 52, died Sunday, Jan. 31, 1999 in Bristol Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Osborne worked at Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute for many years. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War having served in the United States Air Force.
He is survived by his wife, Sharon Osborne of Glade Spring; three daughters, Tiffany Osborne and Heather Stickler, both of Glade Spring, and Tammy Stickler of Abingdon; three sons, Matthew Preston Osborne, Andrew Stickler, both of Glade Spring, and Corey Farmer of Chilhowie.
Funeral services will be held today, Feb. 3, at 11 a.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with the Rev. Harry Howe officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Lawn Cemetery.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
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Ralph Lee Overbay, age 82, of Glade Spring, died Thursday, July 9, 1998. He was a native of Washington County. He was a member of Joy Baptist Church and was retired from Appalachian Electric Power with over 32 years of service.
He is survived by his wife, Agnes G. Overbay, Glade Spring; two daughters, Dorothy Owens, Snellville, Ga., and Joyce Hopper, Leeds, Ala.; one stepson, Ronald Blankenbeckler, Marion; one stepdaughter, Glenna Hunt, Gray, Tenn.; two brothers, T.J. "Jess" Overbay, Glade Spring, and Harold B. Overbay, Abingdon; two sisters, Mabel Fields and Willie Wolf, both of Abingdon; one special friend, Carl Duff; one step-daughter-in-law, Peggy Blankenbeckler; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 12, at the Newberry Funeral Home with the Rev. Adam Love and the Rev. Benny Bowman. Interment followed in the Kelly's Chapel Cemetery.
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Kenneth Neal Overbay, age 78, died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1999 in the Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mr. Overbay was born in Mill Creek to the late Zack and Nettie Blevins Overbay. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in World War II and was the recipient of several medals of valor. He was retired from the Brunswick Corporation and was of the Baptist faith.
He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Minnie Faye Doss and Lizzie Hicks; and four brothers, Odelle Overbay, Wiley Overbay, Bill Overbay, and Carl Miller.
Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth Eller Overbay; five special friends, Emma Jean Wymer, Faye Taylor, Betty Lowe, Mavis Williams, and Mary Lou Waak; several nieces and nephews and a host of other friends.
Funeral services will be held today, Sept. 11, at 11 a.m. in Bradley's Funeral Home with the Rev. Neville Mozingo and the Rev. Lloyd Sheets officiating. Entombment will follow in Rosewood Memorial Gardens in Rural Retreat with military honors rendered by the Francis Marion VFW Post 4667.
Bradley's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Virginia "Ginger" Overbay, age 70, of Atkins, died Monday, Feb. 1, 1999 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
She is survived by her husband, Talmadge L. Overbay of Atkins; three stepdaughters, Patty Jackson of Elkton, Md., Debra Night and Barbara Fuller, both of Kansas City, Mo.; three stepsons, Eddie Overbay of St. Louis, Mo., Dennis Overbay of Kansas City, Mo., and Jerry Overbay of Aberdeen, Md.; 10 step-grandchildren; one step-great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held today, Feb. 3, at 2 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with the Rev. Harry Howe officiating. Burial will follow in Rosewood Memorial Gardens in Rural Retreat.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
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Wilma Nicewonder Overbey, age 68, widow of Charles O. "Sonny" Overbey, died Monday, May 25, 1998 in the Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol, Tenn.
Mrs. Overbey was a member of the Marion Baptist Church and was an avid car enthusiast. She was a native of Dickenson County. She was a retired teacher from Marion Senior High School after 31 years of service.
She is survived by two sons, Charles O. "Chuck" Overbey Jr. of Richmond, and John D. "Jay" Overbey of Marion; two brothers, J.D. Nicewonder and Don Nicewonder, both of Bristol; one granddaughter, Rosemary O. Overbey.
Funeral services will be held today, May 27, at 8 p.m. at the Marion Baptist Church with Dr. William A. Slater officiating. Graveside services will be held Thursday, May 28, at 10 a.m. at Rose Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Marion Baptist Church Youth Program, 1258 North Main St., Marion, VA 24354. The family will receive friends tonight from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Marion Baptist Church.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
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Harrison Gilbert "Gib" Owens, age 83, died Friday, Aug. 20, 1999.
Mr. Owens was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Francis Marion VFW Post 4667. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Alice Owens.
Surviving are a sister, Ella Mae Myers of Marion; three stepdaughters, Helen Hash of Marion, Shirley Gunther and Joanne Blessing, both of Fort Payne, Ala.; eight step- grandchildren; 10 stepgreat-grandchildren; five stepgreatgreat-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; a stepson-in-law, Leonard Hash.
Graveside services were conducted Monday, Aug. 23, at 3 p.m. in Rowland Creek Cemetery with the Rev. Joe Powers officiating. Military honors were conducted by Francis Marion VFW Post 4667.
Barnett's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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Lantha J. Owens, age 61, of Meadowview, died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 1997 in Wellmont Hospice House, Bristol, Tenn.
She was a lifelong resident of Washington County and a member of Barns Chapel Bible Church.
She was employed with Washington County School System as a secretary at Neff Vocational Center for 16 years.
Survivors include her husband, Elwood E. Owens; two sons, Darryl Owens, Meadowview, and Carson Owens, Blountville, Tenn.; one daughter, Mrs. Albert (Yana) Owens Minton, Glade Spring; her mother, Dora Johnson, Saltville; one brother, Howard Johnson, Saltville; one sister, Margie Robertson, Laporte, Texas; two daughters-in-law, Ginger Owens and Ramona Owens; seven grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5, in Farris Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Leonard Hicks and the Rev. Roger Hearl officiating. Burial was in Baptist Cemetery, Glade Spring.
Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon was in charge of arrangements.
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Raymond M. "Mick" Owens, age 59, died Friday, Oct. 8, 1999 in Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon.
Mr. Owens was born in Glade Spring, the son of William Joseph Owens of Glade Spring. He was a lifelong resident of Washington County. He was of the Protestant faith and was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was employed with Hapco Inc. from 1961 to 1998 as a shipping supervisor.
He was preceded in death by a son, Kevin Eric Owens.
Surviving are his wife, Janice Russell Owens; one son, Joe Owens of Abingdon; two brothers, Charles Owens of Bristol, Tenn., and James Douglas Owens of Marion; two sisters, Mrs. Douglas (Brenda) Skeens and Mrs. J.G. (Joanne) Lester, both of Glade Spring; two grandchildren, Isaac Thomas Owens and Meredith Emily Owens; one daughter-in-law, Libby Owens, Abingdon; several nieces and nephews; special friends, Martha Bryan, Nancy and Willard Kestner, David and Ann White and Guy Davidson.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, Oct. 11, at 2 p.m. in Farris Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Tim Graham officiating. Burial followed in Forest Hills Memory Gardens with full military honors by Patton-Crosswhite VFW Post 6975 in Bristol, Tenn. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 165 East Main St., Abingdon, VA 24210, or to Glade Spring Volunteer Life Saving Crew, P.O. Box 59, Glade Spring, VA 24340.
Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon was in charge of arrangements.
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Everett B. Owens Sr., age 63, of Glade Spring, died Friday, Dec. 17, 1999 in Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport.
Mr. Owens was a lifelong resident of Washington County and a son of the late James and Lucinda Owens.
Surviving are one daughter, Lucinda O. Trent of Glade Spring; one son, Everett B. "Jay" Owens Jr., of Glade Spring; four brothers, Jim Owens, Howard Owens and Roy Owens, all of Chilhowie, and Buddy Owens of Kingsport, Tenn.; two grandchildren, Cindy Jane Trent and Ricky Lee Trent; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, Dec. 20, at 2 p.m. in Johnston Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ronnie Blevins officiating. Burial was in Rush Creek Cemetery.
Johnson Funeral Home in Damascus was in charge of arrangements.
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VIRGIE MARGARET KING MCFARLAND OWENS, age 87, of Fallston, Maryland, died Monday, January 8, 2001, in the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. She was born in Tazewell County, Virginia, the daughter of the late George Lafayette and Roxie Mae Waddell King. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Allen Luranza McFarland, second husband, Blake Edgar Owens, a son, Allen Wesley McFarland, six sisters, Grace Wiley, Mary Ruth Fortune, Louise Virginia Turley, Bertha Fields, Maudie Fields and Leola Green, three brothers, John Leland King, David Clint Fields and Frazier Preston Fields. She is survived by: a son, Richard Norman King of Fallston, Maryland; a brother - James Belton King of Wytheville, VA; a sister - Cora Bell McKesson of Hurricane, Utah; numerous nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held Friday, January 12, 2001, at 1:00 p.m. at the Barnett Funeral Chapel in Wytheville with the Rev. Roger Boyer officiating. Interment will follow in the Mt. Mitchell Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Barnett Funeral Home from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday. The family suggests that those who prefer may make memorials to the Hospice of Southwest Virginia, 600 West Ridge Road, Wytheville, Virginia. 24382. Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville, Virginia is in charge of the arrangements
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Garland C. Owens, age 46, of Glade Spring, died Tuesday, June 2, 1998 in Johnston Memorial Hospital.
He was a lifelong resident of Washington County.
Survivors include two daughters, Melissa Sue Owens, Kentucky, and Belinda Ann Owens, Vermont; one son, Shane Garland Owens, Hampton; his parents, Carl "Mose" and Carrier Owens, Glade Spring; two brothers, Robert J. Owens, Glade Spring, and Cecil C. Owens, Chilhowie; three sisters, Connie Mae Moorefield and Wanda Owens Tuggle, both of Damascus, and Patricia A. Arnold, Chilhowie; one grandson, Johnathon Owens, Kentucky; several nieces and nephews; his beloved girlfriend, Brenda Guinn, Meadowview.
Graveside services were conducted at 4 p.m. Thursday, June 4, in the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Glade Spring with the Rev. J.L. DeBord officiating.
The Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon was in charge of arrangements.