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Pauline Louise Hylton Tabor, age 73, died Monday, March 20, 2000 in Valley Health Care Center, Chilhowie.
Mrs. Tabor was born in Maybeury, W.Va., the daughter of the late Harry and Cora Sheppard Hylton. She was a former resident of Pocahontas and had been a resident of Valley Health Care Center for a number of years.
She was the widow of Hansel Tabor and a member of the Pocahontas Baptist Church.
Surviving are four sisters, Madelyn Jennings, St. Paul, Hazel Richards, Bluewell, W.Va., Ethel Thurston, Princeton, W.Va., and Joyce Cole, Pocahontas; one brother, Bill Hylton, Pocahontas; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, March 22, at 11 a.m. in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum Chapel in Bluewell, W.Va. Burial was in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens.
Williams Funeral Home in Chilhowie was in charge of arrangements.
Tackett
Rae E. Tackett, 81, of Abingdon, died Wednesday, March 19, 1997 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
She was a native of Pocahontas, and was formerly of Powhatan where she worked as a dietitian with the Bon Aire Learning Center. She retired to Abingdon in 1980.
She was the widow of Paul Tackett and was also preceded in death by a son, Paul Tackett.
Survivors include one son, Jack Wilson, Bristol; three daughters, Mrs. William (Ellen) Garrett, Abingdon, Mrs. Jim (Barbara) Bishop, Damascus, and Mrs. Stanley (Janet) Barr, Chilhowie; 15 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today, March 22, in Lebanon United Methodist Church Cemetery in Chilhowie with the Rev. R.J. Cullop officiating.
Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon is in charge of the arrangements.
Talbert
Estel Alvis Talbert, age 61, of Saltville, died Thursday, May 7, 1998 in the James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Mountain Home, Tenn.
He was a U.S. Air Force veteran.
Survivors include two sisters, Juanita Hershman, Abingdon, and Helen Felty, Salem; several nieces and nephews; a loving friend, Jeannie Mudd, Bristol, Tenn.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 10, in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with Bishop Algie Houchins officiating. Burial was in the Allison Family Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Talbert
Charles Edward Talbert, age 93, of Glade Spring, died Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1999 in Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon.
He was a retired miner with U.S. Gypsum and was of the Church of God faith.
Survivors include his wife, Maxie O'Quinn Talbert; three sons, Glen Talbert, Houma, La., Eddie Lee Talbert and Wayne Talbert, both of Glade Spring; two daughters, Lorraine Talbert, Nutley, N.J., and Linda Darlene Banks, Glade Spring; three sisters, Etta Mae Wilcox and Ida Belle Casey, both of Meadowview, and Leota Maloyd of Aberdeen, Md.; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; one step-great- grandchild; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 22, in Farris Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Darrell Henley officiating. Interment was in Mount Rose Cemetery in Glade Spring.
Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon was in charge of the arrangements.
Talbert
David A. Talbert, age 90, of Saltville, died Saturday, July 12, 1997 in Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon.
He was a member of McCready United Methodist Church and a retired employee of Olin Corporation.
Survivors include four daughters, Virginia Neese, Frances Bordwine and JoAnn Taylor, all of Saltville, and Mable Davidson, Crockett; three sons, Clarence Talbert and Robert Dean Talbert, both of Saltville, and Jack C. Talbert, Richmond; one brother, William Glenn Talbert, Saltville; one sister, Lucy Pauley, Saltville; 26 grandchildren; 46 great-grandchildren; 13 great-great- grandchildren; two special friends, Christine Puckett and Sally Rhea.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 15, in Mount Rose Cemetery Mausoleum with the Rev. Kyle French officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Saltville Rescue Squad or the Saltville Fire Department.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Talbert
Samuel G. Talbert, age 75, of Saltville, died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 1997 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Attie Hyman Talbert, and was a veteran of World War II.
He retired from Olin Corporation and was a lifetime farmer.
Survivors include five sons: Dale Talbert, George Talbert and Darrell Talbert, all of Saltville, Charles Talbert, South Carolina, and Bill Talbert, Marion; two daughters and sons-in-law, Molly and Floyd Taylor, Abingdon, and Lena and Louie Stevenson, Saltville; two daughters-in- law, Regina Greer Talbert, Saltville, and Norma Talbert, South Carolina; six granddaughters; one grandson; two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 3, in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Billy Gillespie and the Rev. Jennings Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Elizabeth Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Saltville Rescue Squad.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements.
Talley
Charles F. "Pug" Talley Jr., age 57, died Thursday, July 13, 2000 at his home in Saltville.
Mr. Talley was retired from H.S. Williams after 33 years.
Surviving are his wife, Maxine G. Talley, Saltville; one son, Charles F. Talley III, Saltville; two daughters and sons-in-law, Betty Jo and Frank Stanley, Glade Spring, and Rosetta and Michael Beverly, Chilhowie; his mother, Vivian H. Talley, Saltville; one brother, Fred Talley, Elkhart, Ind.; one sister, Dorothy King, Lebanon; four grandchildren, Heather Rose Stanley, M.J. Beverly, Austin Stanley, and Dalton Beverly; several nieces and nephews including special niece, Vickie Talley and special nephew, Jeff Talley.
Funeral services were conducted Friday, July 14, at 8 pm. at the Valley View Assembly of God with the Rev. Bill Delp, the Rev. James Robbins, and the Rev. Dennis Banks officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted today, July 15, at 11 a.m. at the Henderson Family Cemetery in Poor Valley. In lieu of flowers, memorial contribution s may be made to Virginia''s Hospice Care, 308 Hickory Ave., Rural Retreat, VA 24368.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements.
Talmage
Lyle B. "Pete" Talmage, age 81, of Marion, died Saturday, March 28, 1998 at the Smyth County Community Hospital. He was a native of Brimfield, Ill., and has lived in Smyth County since 1975. He was a retired employee of the Caterpillar Corporation from Peoria, Ill., and Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Carson Talmage.
He is survived by one daughter, Rebecca Hemmings, Calgary, Canada; four sons, Guy Talmage, Tazewell, Carl Talmage, Stuart, Fla., Tom Talmage, Marion, and William Talmage, Coral Springs, Fla.; three grandchildren, Amanda Talmage, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, Peter Talmage, Horseshoe, N.C., Scott and Danny Hitchcock, Alberta, Canada; two daughters-in-law, Bonnie Talmage and Kim Talmage; special family friends, Donna and Gary Smith, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
No public service will be held.
Newberry Funeral Home in Chilhowie was in charge.
Tate
Helen Holmes Tate, age 87, of Dublin, died Monday, March 20, 2000 in the Pulaski Community Hospital.
Mrs. Tate was born in Smyth County on Oct. 3, 1912, the daughter of the late Robert W. Holmes and Garian Copenhaver Holmes. She was a graduate of Marion Junior College which is now part of Roanoke College. She was a retired medical secretary at St. Albans Hospital in Radford.
Mrs. Tate was a member of the Dublin Presbyterian Church and was preceded in death by a brother, Dr. Edward B. Holmes.
She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Rev. Dr. Manson B. Tate of Dublin; one daughter, Carolyn Elizabeth (Betsy) Tate of Dublin; one son and daughter-in-law, Robert (Bob) Carrington Tate and Rebecca Luffman Tate of Lithonia, Ga.; three grandchildren, Sarah Elizabeth Tate, Mary Charlotte Tate and James Andrew Tate, all of Lithonia, Ga.; one sister, Mrs. Denton Hull of Marion; one brother and sister-in-law, Charles W. and Dorothy Holmes of Marion; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Thursday, March 23, at 3 p.m. at Dublin Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Susan Cyre and the Rev. John K. Boyd officiating. Graveside services were held Friday, March 24, at 11 a.m. at Mount Carmel Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family wishes that memorials be made to the Pulaski Daily Bread, P.O. Box 824, Pulaski, VA 24301, to the Presbyterian Children''s Home of the Highlands Inc., P.O. Box 545, Wytheville, VA 24382-9982 or to the Dublin Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 2027, Dublin, VA 24084. Stevens Funeral Home of Pulaski and Seaver-Brown Funeral Service were in charge of arrangements.
Tate
Janet Freeman Tate, age 67, died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 1999 in a Vallejo, Calif., hospital.
Ms. Tate was a native of Marion and graduated from Marion High School. She was the daughter of the late Paul Jackson and Viola P. Freeman of Marion.
She is survived by one daughter, Tina Gayle Burns; three grandchildren, Tracy, Jerry and Michael; two brothers, Franklin Freeman of Atkins, and Ralph J. Freeman of Columbus, Mich.
Funeral and burial will be held Monday, Dec. 27, in Vallejo, Calif.
Colonial Funeral Chapel in Vallejo, Calif., is in charge of arrangements.
Taylor
Jacob Lewis Taylor, age 78, of Saltville, died Wednesday, April 29, 1998 in Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon. He was preceded in death by one son, William Dewy Taylor.
He was a World War II veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Coleen Davenport Taylor, Saltville; two sons, Norman Lewis Taylor, Hendersonville, N.C., and Nolan J. Taylor, Saltville; one daughter, Lily Newcomb, Richmond, Ky.; two sisters, Hester Pauley, Henry, and Virginia Pauley, Marion; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today, May 2, in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Taylor officiating. Burial will be in Elizabeth Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements.
Taylor
Arthur Franklin Taylor, age 80, died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 1997 in Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon.
He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a retired employee of the Olin Corporation. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jenny Taylor.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. James E. (Carole) Workman, Augusta, Ga., Mrs. Ronnie (Jeral) Davis, Greer, S.C., and Mrs. James R. (Linda) Hart, Nashville, Tenn.; six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held today, Feb. 15, at 2 p.m. in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bill Stiles officiating. Burial will be in the Elizabeth Cemetery with military graveside services conducted by Saltville VFW Post No. 7328.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Taylor
Nora S. Taylor, age 91, of Chilhowie, died Tuesday, Nov. 12, 1996 in Francis Marion Manor Nursing Home in Marion.
She was the widow of Wilda Taylor and was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church, Chilhowie.
Survivors include two sons, Wayne C. Taylor, Baltimore, Md., and Earl Taylor, Saltville; two daughters, Flossie Gerasco, Clarksburg, W.Va., and Flora Cathleen Smith, Baltimore, Md.; two brothers, Ed Stiddoms and Lee Stiddoms, both of Jefferson, N.C.; one sister, Fannie Bowman, Winston-Salem, N.C.; nine grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and two great-great- grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, in Macedonia Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles Blevins officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Taylor
Dottie Taylor, age 59, died Friday, May 22, 1998 in the Lake Taylor Hospital, Norfolk.
Survivors include three daughters, Teresa Everington, Tammy Weaver and Tina Taylor, all of Richmond; four sisters, Lois Gayler, Carolyn Keesee and Rita Colley, all of Glade Spring, and Evelyn Musselwhite, Memphis, Tenn.; three grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, May 25, in Ashland.
Reid Funeral Home in Ashland was in charge of arrangements.
This is a courtesy announcement by D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville.
Taylor
Bradley Stephen Taylor, infant, died Tuesday, Aug. 5, 1997 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Survivors include his mother, Linda Sue Taylor, and his grandparents, William C. and Nina Taylor, Tannersville.
Graveside services were conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, in Crabtree Cemetery in Tannersville with the Rev. Elmer Cardwell and the Rev. Rick Cuddy officiating. D.R. Henderson Funeral Service in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Taylor
Lydia Lou Taylor, age 80, died Monday, March 31, 1997 at her home in Marion.
She was born April 11, 1916 in Smyth County, the daughter of Andrew Caswell Taylor and Mary Catherine Norman Taylor. She was a member of the Furnace Hill Lutheran Church and was retired from the Harwood Manufacturing Company.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Faye and Hugh Mauney, Marion; one brother, Mack Taylor and wife Sadie, Lancaster, Ohio; three grandchildren, Linda (White) Burchette and husband Steve, Jefferson, N.C., Michael White, Hickory, N.C., and Greg White and wife Stephanie, Hillsville; two great-grandchildren, Cassie and Christian White, Hillsville; one step-great-grandchild, Stephen Burchette, Jefferson, N.C.; one sister-in-law, Mabel Taylor, Waynesville, Mo.; several very special nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, April 3, at 11 a.m. in the Furnace Hill Lutheran Church with the Rev. Edward Schaack and Vicar C.C. Haxton officiating. Burial will follow in Attoway Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at the Funeral Home.
Barnett's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Taylor
Velma Cole Taylor, 83, died Monday, Nov. 10, 1997 in Valley Health Care Center, Chilhowie.
She was a lifelong resident of Washington County and retired as the deputy treasurer of Washington County in 1978.
She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, Abingdon, and was the widow of Charles Clifton Taylor Sr. She was also preceded in death by a son, Charles Clifton Taylor Jr.
Survivors include two sisters, Sara Cole Aubitz, Abingdon, and Jean Cole Doss, Damascus; one brother, Bob Cole, Damascus; two grandsons, Charles Clifton Taylor III, Mobile, Ala., and Eric Harbard Taylor, Marietta, Ga.
Graveside services were conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, in Mock Cemetery with Pastor Frank Honeycutt officiating. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be sent to the Alzheimer's Association.
Johnson Funeral Home in Damascus was in charge of arrangements.
Taylor
Vergie Taylor
Jefferson
Feb. 14, 1941
Sept. 27, 2000
Vergie Belle Dancy Taylor, 59, was remembered at funeral services held Sept. 30 at Boone Family Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Roger Blevins and Rev. Bruce Roten officiated. Burial followed in the Taylor Family Cemetery.
Mrs. Taylor was born in Ashe County to Millard Dancy and Hester Cleary Dancy. She owned her family business, J.T. Furniture in West Jefferson. She was a member of Faith Chapel Church of Deep Gap. She was preceded in death by her father, Millard Dancy; and two brothers, Sam and Ray Dancy.
She is survived by her husband, Jones Allen Taylor of the home; a son, Michael Taylor, Durham; a daughter, Debra Kingsley, Fort Myers, Fla.; her mother, Hester Dancy, West Jefferson; five brothers, Roy Dancy, Elbert Dancy, Robert Dancy and Bill Dancy, all of West Jefferson, and Dale Dancy, Livingston, Tenn.; three sisters, Myrtle Shatley, West Jefferson, Mae Hash, Mouth of Wilson, Va., and Linda Weaver, Hudson; two grandchildren, Jason and Carrie Kingsley; special friends, Marie Miller, Glendale Springs, Betty Severt, West Jefferson, Gail and Juanita Roark, Jefferson, and Karen Gallimore, Hillsville, Va.; and several nieces and nephews.
Boone Family Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Taylor
Irvin Matthew Taylor, age 67, of Advance, N.C., died Friday, April 17, 1998.
Mr. Taylor was a native of Saltville and was a retired truck driver. He was a member of the Clemmons Baptist Church and served in the U.S. Naval Reserve.
Survivors include his wife, Frances F. Taylor, Advance, N.C.; one daughter and son-in-law, Jan and George Tucker, Advance, N.C.; one son, Gary Taylor, Clemmons, N.C.; three sisters, Lola Lewis, South Carolina, Edna Hyde, California, and Bernice Blackburn, Winston-Salem, N.C.; two brothers, Loomis "Charlie" Taylor, Saltville, and Harold Taylor, Winston-Salem, N.C.; five grandchildren: Bradley Tucker, Nicholas Tucker, Samuel Tucker, Lori Taylor, and Michael Taylor.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 19, in Barnett's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mike Sage officiating. Interment was private.
Barnett's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Taylor
Eleanor Grace Lawson Taylor, age 76, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 1997 at her home in Abingdon.
She was a native of and had lived in North Holston before she and her husband were transferred by the Olin Chemical Corp. to Cleveland, Tenn., in 1961, and after retirement, moved to Abingdon.
She was a charter member of both the Riverview Presbyterian Church, Saltville, and the Northside Presbyterian Church, Cleveland, Tenn.
Mrs. Taylor was preceded in death by one daughter, Cleo McAllister, and two brothers, R.L. "Bobby" Lawson and Jimmy Lawson.
Survivors include her husband, Robert H. Taylor Sr.; one daughter, Cora Sue Taylor Thayer, Abingdon; one son, Robert H. Taylor Jr., Abingdon; one brother, Bill Lawson, Manassas; two sisters, Dorothy Thomas, Radford, and Peggy McCready, Glade Spring; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today, Sept. 6, in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Chris Lingerfelt and the Rev. Wayne Parsons officiating. Burial will be in Mount Rose Cemetery. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Riverview Presbyterian Church, Saltville, or Northside Presbyterian Church, Cleveland, Tenn.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements.
Taylor
Helen Nevada Taylor, 69, died Sunday, Nov. 23, 1997 at the Francis Marion Manor Nursing Home.
Survivors include three daughters, Rebecca Jean Cornett, Marion; Debra Lynn Taylor, Raleigh, N.C., and Helen Faye Simpson, Florida; two sons, Walter James Taylor, Chilhowie, and Kenneth Lee Taylor, Dryden; four sisters, Violet Slagle, Konnarock, Joy Williams and Peggy Harris, both of Marion, and Lilly Carney, Eagle Pont, Ore.; two brothers, Gene Wymer, and Robert Wymer, both of Marion; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held today, Nov. 26, at 11 a.m. in Barnett's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Neville Mozingo and Rev. James Porter officiating. Interment followed in Roundhill Cemetery.
Barnett's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Taylor
Nina V. Taylor, age 51, of Tannersville, died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 1999 at the Tazewell Community Hospital in Tazewell.
Surviving are her husband, W.C. "Bill" Taylor; one son, Richard S. "Sammy" Taylor, of the home; one daughter, Linda Sue Taylor, of the home; three brothers, Arthur George Taylor, J.C. Taylor, both of Tannersville, and Joe Ed Taylor, Saltville; two sisters, Naomi Collins, Marion, and Mary Evelyn Taylor, Tannersville; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, at the D.R. Henderson Funeral Home with the Rev. Elmer Cardwell officiating. Burial followed at the Crabtree Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Taylor
Frank Andrew Taylor, age 75, of Saltville, died Wednesday, April 28, 1999 at the Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon.
Mr. Taylor was a member of the Roberts Chapel United Methodist Church, a veteran of World War II, and the Korean Conflict.
Surviving are his wife, Sue Hayden Taylor; one son, Michael Taylor, Chilhowie; one daughter and son-in-law, Jeff and Delores Phillips, Salem; two grandchildren, Kristin and Kimberly Phillips; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted today, May 1, at 2 p.m. at the D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville with the Rev. Bill Cahill and the Rev. Luther Watson officiating. Burial will follow in the Riverside Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Roberts Chapel United Methodist Church or the Saltville Rescue Squad.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements.
Taylor
Ruby Richardson Taylor, age 61, died Monday, Dec. 14, 1998 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
She is survived by four daughters and three sons-in-law, Kathy and Bill Oakes, Janice and Larry Bowman, Cindy and Paul Combs and Tammie Taylor, all of Marion; one son, Junior Taylor of Marion; five sisters: Gussie Widener, Roanoke, Katherine Ellis, Pat Richardson, Sue Richardson and Georgia Richardson, all of Marion; one brother, Joe Ellis Sr., Marion; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; special family members: Robin Burgess, Frank Vaught, Danny and Linda Meadows, Sonja Oakes, Stephanie Butler, Tassy Patrick, and the Ellis boys.
Funeral services will be held today, Dec. 16, at 11 a.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with the Rev. Steve Hutton officiating. Burial will follow in Attoway Cemetery in Marion.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Taylor
Mary Ruth Taylor, age 77, of Saltville, died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 1996 in Valley Health Care Center, Chilhowie. She was a member of Riverview Presbyterian Church and was the widow of Henry Taylor.
Survivors include two daughters, Margaret Linkous, Pulaski, and Linda Catron, Marion; two brothers, Arthur Tolley, Glade Spring, and John Tolley, Saltville; one sister, Sue Moore, Sulphur, La.; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 27, in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Dwight S. Kilbourne officiating. Burial was in Mount Rose Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Saltville Rescue Squad.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Taylor
Edith Frances Taylor, age 81, died Saturday, Nov. 30, 1996 in Bristol Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Taylor was a native of Washington County and had lived most of her life in Smyth County. She was the widow of Guy Taylor and was a member of the Adwolfe Freewill Baptist Church.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law: Frances Louise and Charlie Owens, Marion; two sons and daughters-in-law: Bobby E. and Becky Taylor, Chilhowie, and William L. "Billy" and Linda Taylor, Marion; one sister, Blanche Moretz, Bristol; five grandchildren: Tracey Taylor, Jane Taylor, Matthew Thompson, Joy Taylor, and Taryn Taylor.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 2 p.m. in Barnett's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Marion Boggs, the Rev. R.J. Cullop, and the Rev. David Neitch officiating. Interment was in the Rosewood Memorial Gardens, Rural Retreat.
Barnett's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Taylor
Curtis O. Taylor, age 60, of Saltville, died Monday, Aug. 24, 1998 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
He was a member of the Light House Baptist Church and owner/operator of Taylor Used Cars in Broadford.
Survivors include his wife, Bernita O. Taylor; one son, David Taylor, Broadford; two daughters, Marie Elliott, West Jefferson, N.C., and Lisa Heath, Chilhowie; one sister, Lois Estep, Saltville; six grandsons; several nieces and nephews.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements which are incomplete.
Totten
Former Saltville Mayor William J. "Bill" Totten, 87, died Saturday, Aug. 22, at his home in Saltville. He was preceded in death by his wife Elizabeth Brickey Totten. Totten was a well-known area resident and local businessman. He served on the Saltville Town Council before being elected mayor. He served as mayor from 1964 through 1972.
"Mayor Totten was the first mayor I served with," said Ruth Austin, Saltville clerk-treasurer. "He did an awful lot of good things for this town. He was just an all-around good person."
A member of the Madam Russell United Methodist Church, Totten was a Sunday School teacher, a member of the Administrative Board and of the church's Board of Trustees.
Totten was a member of the William King Masonic Lodge 227 and the Smyth County Shriners. He was also a member of the Saltville Senior Citizens and was instrumental in the organization getting the grant to build its senior citizens' center. Totten was also a charter member of the Saltville-Rich Valley Lions Club.
Totten is survived by his daughter June B. Totten, and two brothers K. O. and T. W. Totten, all of Saltville. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m., Monday, Aug. 24, at the Madam Russell United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Bill Cahill and the Rev. Scott Robertson-Gouge officiating. Burial followed in the Elizabeth Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the Madam Russell United Methodist Church.
Williams
Retired Saltville school teacher, Helen Neff Williams, 81, died Saturday, Aug. 22, at Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, Tenn. Williams, the daughter of Greek and Lillian Neff was born May 6, 1917, in Rural Retreat. She was preceded in death by her husband N. O. Williams, her sisters Billie N. Medwin, Frances N. Akers, Catherine N. Cassell and her brother Greek "Dick" Neff.
Williams graduated from Virginia Intermont and Emory and Henry College. She retired from the Smyth County school system where she taught for many years. "Mrs. Williams was an outstanding teacher," said Dr. Marvin Winters, superintendent of schools for Smyth County. "She contributed a great deal to the lives of many children. She was well respected by all of us in the profession and we are very sorry at her loss."
Williams was a member of the St. Paul's Episcopal Church and served as the organist for the church. She was also an avid reader and served as a volunteer for the Saltville Branch of the Smyth-Bland Regional Library. Williams was also active in the Saltville Senior Citizens.
"This is a terrible tragedy," Saltville Mayor Frank Lewis said. "When I first came to Saltville, Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Viola Clear took me under their wing at the elementary school. Mrs. Williams remained a true and dear friend ever since."
Williams is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Helen W. and Craig Barbrow, Saltville, and Betty Bob W. and Bill Horan, Avon, N.C., one sister Patricia N. Furr, Chesterfield, six grandchildren, Craig Barbrow, Tim Barbrow, Kristin B. Comer, Richard Lewis, Casey Lewis and Kimberley L. Demet. Eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services were held Monday, Aug. 24, at 11 a.m., in the St. Paul's Episcopal Church with the Rev. W. R. Pickels officiating. Burial followed in the Elizabeth Cemetery. Memorial donations can be made to St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Saltville.
Taylor
Virginia Mae "Jenny" Taylor, age 70, of McVey's Rest Home, died Friday, July 9, 1999 in Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon.
Mrs. Taylor was born in Saltville and lived near Abingdon most of her life.
Surviving are a daughter, April Christeen Taylor of Paris, Tenn.; two sons, Norman Taylor of Hendersonville, N.C., and Robert Boardwine of Marion; one sister, Maudie Taylor of Paris, Tenn.; one brother, George Moss of Saltville; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; several nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be announced later by Campbell Funeral Home in Abingdon.
Wyatt
Lizzie Estelle Hunt Wyatt, age 59, of Glade Spring, died Saturday, July 10, 1999 in Bristol Regional Medical Center.
She attended Buckeye Hollow Holiness Church.
Surviving are her husband, John E. Wyatt; three daughters and sons-in-law, Rosa and Tom Lane, Cathy and Tony Rector and Nancy and Earl Looney, all of Glade Spring; two brothers, Dewey Hunt of North Carolina, and Curtis Hunt of Saltville; three sisters, Katie Smith of Saltville, Claudia McMahan of Chilhowie and Dora Pruitt of Mendota; one granddaughter, Heather Loonie; several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services were conducted Monday, July 12, at 11 a.m. in Mount Rose Cemetery with the Rev. Bobby Briggs and the Rev. Gene Little officiating.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Taylor
Sally Olivia Shupe Taylor, age 67, of Marion, died Saturday, Dec. 14, 1996 in the Radford hospital.
Mrs. Taylor was a native of Smyth County and a graduate of the Marion College. She retired from the Southampton/Deerfield Correctional Farm in Capron. She worked at the Presbyterian Board of Christian Education in Richmond for three years and at the Southwestern State Hospital in Marion for many years as a secretary. She was employed by the state of Virginia for a total of 27 years.
Mrs. Taylor was preceded in death by her loving husband, Sydney S. Taylor; her father, J.D. Shupe Sr., and her sister, Betty Harris.
Survivors include one son, Michael S. Taylor, Baltimore, Md.; one daughter, Katrinia Brown, Eufaula, Ala.; her mother, Ella Kate Shupe, Marion; two brothers, J.D. Shupe Jr., and John and Janet Shupe, Marion; eight sisters: Mrs. Larry (Mary Lee) Morella, Rockville, Md.; Mrs. Arlen (Lula Kate) Eller, New Market; Mrs. Blackie (Maria) Smith, and Mrs. Bobby (Joan) Snider, both of Glade Spring, Mrs. Peyton (Nette) Campbell, Mrs. Wiley (Jane) Colley, Mrs. Ford (Edith) Sage, and Mrs. Wayne (Helen) Heffinger, all of Marion; four grandchildren: Michelle Harmon, Erin Taylor, Stephanie Brown and Jessica Brown; 22 nieces and nephews, 28 great-nieces and great- nephews.
Funeral services were held Monday, Dec. 16, at 2 p.m. in Barnett's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dan Jividen and the Rev. Mike Sage officiating. Interment followed in the Rosewood Memorial Gardens.
Barnett's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Taylor
Jason Todd "Jay Tee" Taylor, age 19, of Glade Spring, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2000 in Johnston Memorial Hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
He was a son of John and JoAnne Brannon Taylor of Glade Spring, a freshman at Virginia Intermont College and a 1999 graduate of Patrick Henry High School where he was a participant in the school athletic program. He was of the Presbyterian faith.
Surviving, besides his parents, are a sister, Amanda Leigh Seymore of Glade Spring; grandmothers, Marie Polly "Mamaw Polly" Bowers Brannon of Abingdon, and Hazel W. "Nannie Taylor" Taylor of Meadowview; special friend, Sara Stiltner of Meadowview; several cousins, aunts, uncles, great-aunts, and great-uncles.
Funeral services were conducted Friday, Jan. 7, at 11 a.m. in Glade Spring Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Timothy O. Bird officiating. Burial was in Old Glade Presbyterian Cemetery.
Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon was in charge of arrangements.
Taylor
Joseph Edward Taylor, age 48, of Saltville, died Sunday, May 28, 2000 in Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon.
Mr. Taylor was an employee of the Ball Corp. in Bristol, and a U.S. Army veteran.
Surviving are his wife, Ruth G. "Deanie" Taylor; two daughters, Nina Jean Taylor, and Brenda Gail Tuggle, both of Saltville; two sisters, Naomi T. Collins of Marion, and Mary Taylor of Tannersville; two brothers, Arthur George Taylor and James C. Taylor, both of Tannersville; two grandchildren, Rebecca Lee Tuggle and Eric Wayne Barbrow; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, May 30, at 8 p.m. in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home with the Rev. Bob Surber officiating. Graveside services will be held today, May 31, at 11 a.m. in Mount Rose Cemetery in Glade Spring.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements.
Taylor
Mildred Wyatt Taylor, age 77, widow of Claude Taylor, died Saturday, May 29, 1999 in Newark, Del.
She is survived by two sisters, Mamie Blevins of Marion, and Mable Dolinger of Newark, Del.; several nieces and nephews including Karolyn and George Adkins of Newark, Del., with whom she made her home.
Funeral services were held Monday, May 31, at 11 a.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with the Rev. Charles Blevins officiating. Burial followed in Round Hill Cemetery.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
Taylor
Annie Holmes Taylor, age 84, died Wednesday, March 3, 1999 at Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Tazewell.
Mrs. Taylor was preceded in death by her husband, James Emory Taylor and was a member of the Tannersville Church of Christ.
Survivors include one brother, Graham Holmes of Tannersville; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Friday, March 5, at 2 p.m. at the Tannersville Church of Christ in Tannersville with Mr. Gary Lamie officiating. Burial followed at the Holmes Family Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Tannersville Rescue Squad.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Teaster
Linda Blevins Teaster, 43, died Wednesday, July 16, 1997 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
She is survived by her husband, David Teaster of Marion; two daughters, Kimberly VanHoy of Mountain City, Tenn., and Sabrina Teaster of Marion; one sister, Phyllis Tibbs of Sugar Grove; three brothers, Charles (Jody) Blevins of Green Cove, Howard Blevins of Marion, and David Blevins of Front Royal; one grandchild, Matthew VanHoy; one goddaughter, Lakyn Levitt; one very special friend, Karen Armbrister; several nieces and nephews including three special nephews, Luke Tibbs, Bryan Tibbs and Cody Blevins; her mother-in-law, Ruth Teaster of Marion.
Funeral services will be held today, July 19, at 2 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with the Rev. Mike Sage and the Rev. Steve Hutton officiating. Burial will follow in the Lowman Valley Cemetery.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Tedder
Bessie P. Tedder, age 89, died Saturday, Feb. 6, 1999 at her home in Abingdon.
She was a native of Smyth County and had lived most of her life in Washington County. She was a member of Mt. View Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Ruby Mazza.
Survivors include her husband, Ernest N. Tedder; two sons, Clarence Tedder of Abingdon, and Douglas N. Tedder of Danville; two daughters, Helen Fleenor of Danville, and Myrtle Lilly of Meadowview; two sisters, Virgie Stone of Christiansburg, and Okie Ward of Marion; 21 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; four greatgreat- grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; a special friend, Patsy Taylor; one son-in-law, Mike Lilly; one daughter-in-law, Susan Tedder.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, in Farris Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Danny Tilson officiating. Burial was in Forest Hills Memory Gardens in Abingdon.
Farris Funeral Service of Abingdon was in charge of arrangements.
Terry
Carolyn Terry Stevens of 815 Piedmont Ave. , Bristol, Va. ,owner and president of a Bristol potato chip company that operated for 67 years, died Monday, Jan. 31, 2000, in Wellmont Hospice House she was 54.
She was a lifelong resident of Bristol and a daughter of the late Payton and Oralee Greene Terry.
She was a graduate of Bristol Virginia High School and East Tennessee State University. She was a member of State Street United Methodist Church and attended the Vineyard Christian Fellowship, where she was a member of the Wednesday Morning Women's Bible Study. She was a former teacher in the Bristol Virginia School System and a former realtor.
Terry's Inc. , which had made potato chips since Mrs. Stevens' father started the company in 1932, ceased operation in June.
Surviving are her husband, Kenneth Edward Stevens; four daughters, Terry S. Henner of Atlanta. Tracy Stevens and Julie S. Little, both of Bristol Virginia, and Jennifer Stevens of Charlotte, N.C.; a son, Jason Stevens of Bristol Tennessee; two sisters, her identical twin Connie Bundy of Abingdon and Patty Kelley of Scottsdale, Ariz.; a brother, John Terry of Bristol Tennessee; nine grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 11 a.m. in State Street United Methodist Church by Oakley-Cook Funeral Home. The Rev. Fred Dearling and Brad Stout will officiate. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery.
Mrs. Stevens was preceded in death by a brother, Charles Terry.
Among survivors are sister-in-law Paige Terry; brother-in-law John Bundy; daughter-in-law Lisa Jacobs Stevens; and sons-in-law Joe Henner and Mike Little.
Mrs. Stevens will best be remembered as a great mother and grandmother and a friend to many
Pallbearers will be Jay Jones, David Odum, Bob Rose, Duke Kegley, Shawn Asbury and Bill Jackson.
The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday in Oakley-Cook Funeral Home.
In Lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to State Street United Methodist Church or the Vineyard Christian Fellowship.
Terry
Eleanor Hancock Terry, age 70, of Belton, Mo., died Tuesday, March 17, 1998 in the Truman Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo.
Survivors include four daughters: Susie Mack and Rose Ann High, both of Cleveland, Mo., Donna Schow, Harrisonville, Mo., and Sandra Lee Sullivan, Clinton, Mo.; three sons, Charles Terry and Donnie Terry, both of Belton, Mo., and William Terry, Kansas City, Mo.; one sister, Rosa Lee Thompson, Marion; two brothers, Fred Hancock, Independence, and Gene Hancock, Camdenton, Mo.; several grandchildren and great- grandchildren.
Graveside services were held in Missouri.
This is a courtesy announcement by Barnett's Funeral Home.
Testerman
Ida Carter Testerman, age 92, of Chilhowie, widow of Harvey Testerman, died Friday, March 27, 1998 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was a member of Parker's Chapel Baptist Church.
She is survived by four daughters, Blanche Mason, Lula B. Beck, and Rosa Mae Dornan, all of Chilhowie, and Lois Guyton of Severn, Md.; one son, Howard Testerman of Florida; one sister, Doris Handy of Radford; 30 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; several greatgreat-grandchildren; two sons-in-law, Fred Beck of Chilhowie and Guy Guyton of Severn, Md.
Funeral services were held Sunday, March 29, at 2 p.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles Blevins and the Rev. Jerry Eggers officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
Testerman
Millie R. Testerman, age 102, widow of Walter J. Testerman, died Friday, March 19, 1999 in Francis Marion Manor Nursing Home.
She is survived by two daughters, Lucille Knebels and Kathleen Cyrway, both of Philadelphia, Penn.; two sisters, Mary Wagner of High Point, N.C., and Grace Roark of Mountain City, Tenn.; a host of grandchildren, great- grandchildren, and several great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, March 22, at 11 a.m. at Whitetop Baptist Church with the Rev. T.A. Pennington officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
Testerman
Don Edward Testerman, age 72, died Wednesday, April 26, 2000 at his home in Street, Md.
Mr. Testerman was born in Grant on Feb. 1, 1928, a son of the late Neal M. and Cloie (Stone) Testerman. He was a longtime resident of Harford County and worked as a self-employed carpenter, retiring in 1993. He was preceded in death by a son, Gary F. Testerman on Oct. 4, 1995.
He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Betty C. Greer Testerman; two sons and daughters-in-law, Eddie A. and Shirley Testerman of Street, Md., and Don E. Jr. and Theresa Testerman of Pylesville, Md.; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Katherine and Dan Ross, and Anna Mae and Harry Crumrine, all of Street, Md.; four brothers and one sister-in-law, Joseph and Mabel Testerman of Forest Hill, Md., Kookie Testerman, Street, Md., James Testerman and Ramon Testerman, both of Troutdale; four grandchildren, Dawn and husband Steve McCole of Abingdon, Jason and wife Carol Testerman, Stephanie Testerman and Brad Testerman, all of Pylesville, Md.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, April 30, at 2 p.m. at the Harkins Funeral Home in Delta, Penn., with Pastor Randall D. Williams officiating. Interment will be in Mt. Nebo Cemetery in Delta, Penn. Visitation will be at the Funeral Home tonight from 7 to 9 p.m.
Harkins Funeral Home in Delta, Penn., is in charge of arrangements.
Testerman
Ruby Hearn Testerman, age 83, widow of Gaither Testerman, died Tuesday, Aug. 24, 1999 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mrs. Testerman was born in Rural Retreat to the late Robert Tye and Lola Wright Lyons. She retired from Harwood Manufacturing and was preceded in death by a son, Richard Hearn. She was also a member of the Lincoln Hill Baptist Church for 43 years.
Survivors include a daughter-in-law, Ann Hearn, Marion; two grandchildren and one grandson-in-law, Monica and Butch Glass, Burlington, N.C., and Amy Campbell, Marion; three great-grandchildren, Ty Campbell, Tanner Campbell, Kennedy Glass; two brothers, Ernest Lyons and Fred Lyons; four sisters: Frances Catron, Mae Bralley, Margaret Bray and Logene Pridemore; three stepchildren: Joyce Hamm, Carolyn Rhoten, and J.C. Testerman; 12 step-grandchildren; 15 step-great-grandchildren; three special friends, Louise Wiles, Marion Teaster, and Ruby Woods.
Funeral services were held Friday, Aug. 27, at 11 a.m. in Bradley's Funeral Home with the Rev. Joe Powers and the Rev. Jesse Jones officiating. Entombment services followed in Roselawn Cemetery Mausoleum with the Rev. Otis Barker and the Rev. Andrew Arnold officiating. Flowers are appreciated or memorial contributions can be made to the Lincoln Hill Baptist Church, Horne Alley, Marion, VA 24354.
Bradley's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Testerman
Viola Dunford Testerman, age 67, died Monday, Feb. 2, 1998 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mrs. Testerman attended the Church of God of Prophecy in Sugar Grove where she really loved the Lord. She was also a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband, R.B. Testerman Sr., Sugar Grove; one daughter, Dorothy T. Caldwell, Chilhowie; one son, Ron B. Testerman Jr., Sugar Grove; four sisters, Ruthie Parks of Sugar Grove, Janette Parks and Ina Graham, both of Troutdale, Elsie Hutton of Chilhowie; one brother, Charles Arnold Dunford of Front Royal; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held today, Feb. 4, at 2 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with the Rev. Bobby Baker officiating. Burial will follow in Slemp Cemetery in Sugar Grove. Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to the Church of God of Prophecy, P.O. Box 162, Sugar Grove, VA 24375 or the Sugar Grove Life Saving Crew, P.O. Box 257, Sugar Grove, VA 24375.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Testerman
William R. Testerman, age 70, of Laurel, Md., died Monday, Nov. 30, 1998 in the VA Hospital in Washington, D.C. He was a native of Smyth County and had worked as an auto mechanic.
Mr. Testerman was preceded in death by his father, Randolph Testerman.
Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Mary M. Testerman; one daughter, Mary Ruth Trent, Ladson, S.C.; one son, Robert E. Testerman, Laurel, Md.; four sisters, Susie Goldsborough, Linda Testerman, Betty Selby, all of Laurel, Md., and Mary Waskey, Marion; two brothers, Martin Testerman, Manassas, and Elmer Testerman, Chilhowie; his mother, Winnie Christian, Laurel, Md.
Funeral services will be held Friday, Dec. 4, at 2 p.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church in Chilhowie with the Rev. Charles Blevins officiating. Burial will follow in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Barnett's Funeral Home Chapel.
Barnett's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Testerman
James Irvin "Jim" Testerman Sr., age 62, died Sunday, July 9, 2000 at his home in Konnarock.
Mr. Testerman was born in Smyth County, the son of Dora Testerman of Konnarock and the late Arde Testerman. He was a U.S. Navy retired veteran, a master plumber from Arlington County Parks and Recreation and a member of AARP. He was of the Baptist faith.
Surviving besides his mother are a daughter, Heidi Lin Taylor of Meadowview; three sons, James Irvin Testerman Jr., Virginia Beach, Scott Testerman, Front Royal, and Brian Keith Testerman, Aberdeen, Md.; six sisters, Marie Bowers, Naomi Stanberry and JoAnn Shumate, all of Konnarock, Rena Rees of Spotsylvania, Shirley Snider of Colonial Beach, and Phyllis Latham of Abingdon; one brother, Clifton Testerman of Chilhowie; 11 grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; his loving companion of 23 years, Lorene Stacey of Konnarock; her daughter, Betty J. Davis of Cartersville.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, July 11, at 1 p.m. in St. Matthew's Lutheran Church of Konnarock with the Rev. Wiley Mayo officiating. Music was by David Johnson. Burial was in Laurel Valley Cemetery in Konnarock.
Johnson Funeral Home in Damascus was in charge of arrangements.
Testerman
William "Bill" Stewart Testerman Sr., age 72, of Bel Air, Md., died Monday, June 5, 2000 in Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Md.
Mr. Testerman was a retired cement truck driver for Maryland Redi-Mix. He was a longtime member of Trinity Freewill Baptist Church.
Surviving are his former wife, Elizabeth "Libby" M. Testerman; two daughters, Norma Jean Byrd of Westfield, N.C., and Donna Mae Sargable of Conowingo, Md.; five sons, David James Testerman and Donald Edward Testerman, both of Conowingo, Md., William Stewart Testerman Jr. of Aberdeen, Md., Michael Guy Testerman of Baltimore, Md., and Roger Dale Testerman of Essex, Md.; three sisters, Bet Bilee of Edgewood, Md., Pat Bedwell of Aberdeen, Md., and Irene Medley of Marion; 16 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 8, at 11 a.m. at Trinity Freewill Baptist Church in Darlington, Md., with the Rev. Donnie Cogdill and the Rev. Curtis Byrd officiating. Burial will follow in Darlington Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at the church.
Schimunek Funeral Home of Bel Air, Md., is in charge of arrangements.
This is a courtesy announcement by Seaver-Brown Funeral Service.
Thomas
Dora Thomas, age 58, died Saturday, Nov. 16, 1996 in Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon. She was a native of Washington County.
Survivors include two daughters, Carolyn Chapman and Catherine Widener, both of Glade Spring; one brother, Tommy Widener, Chilhowie; one sister, Mabel Dempsey; five grandchildren: Johnny Widener, April Widener, Charlie Widener, Jonathan Chapman and Allen Chapman; one great-grandchild, Tommy Warner.
Graveside services were conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, in Mt. Olivet Cemetery with the Rev. Mahlon Wyatt officiating.
Johnson Funeral Home in Damascus was in charge of arrangements.
Thomas
Thedea June Thomas, age 74, died Friday, Aug. 20, 1999 in Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie.
Mrs. Thomas was born in McDowell County, W.Va. She was of the Baptist faith and the widow of Coy Thomas. Surviving are three sons, Kyle Thomas of Damascus, Wade Thomas of Glade Spring, and Vernon Thomas of Meadowview; four daughters, Bonita Wampler of Bluff City, Tenn., Clarice Nichols of Chicago, Reba Catsulis and Donna Widener, both of Glade Spring; two sisters, Ladasca Vaught of Elkton, Md., and Loretta Cantrell of Paradise, Penn.; 16 grandchildren; 19 great- grandchildren; a very special friend, Spencer Moore.
A memorial service was conducted Monday, Aug. 23, at 2 p.m. in Mount Olivet Church with Jimmy Nichols officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Farris Funeral Home in Abingdon was in charge of arrangements.
Thomas
Hurthel Angelo Thomas, age 93, of Rich Valley, died Friday, Jan. 31, 1997 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
He was a member of Goodman's Chapel and was a self-employed farmer for many years. He was preceded in death by two children, Dewey Thomas and Ituria Davidson.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Buchanan Thomas; three granddaughters, Linda Eller, Betty Sue Griffey and Carolyn Pauley; several nieces and nephews; five great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jack Kincheloe officiating. Burial was in Ridgedale Cemetery. Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to the Saltville Rescue Squad Blackhills Substation.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Thomas
Rachel Church Thomas, age 65, of Zapata, Texas, formerly of East Moline, Ill., died Friday, April 4, 1997 in St. Luke's Baptist Hospital, San Antonio, Texas.
She was a native of Chilhowie and had lived in Texas since 1983.
She was of the Protestant faith and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her first husband, James E. Church and her second husband, Edward E. "Bud" Thomas.
Survivors include one son, Thomas Church, Jensen Beach, Fla.; one stepson, Terry Thomas, East Moline, Ill.; one stepdaughter, Sally Chapman, Walcott, Iowa; two sisters, Mrs. Herman (Madeline) Keith and Virginia Williams, both of Chilhowie; one brother, Charles Harris, Hillsborough, N.C.; three grandchildren; eight step- grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted today, April 9, at 11 a.m. in Sullivan-Phillips Mortuary, East Moline, Ill. Burial will be in National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Ill. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of choice.
Sullivan-Phillips Mortuary, East Moline, Ill., is in charge of arrangements.
Thomas
Josie Stines Thomas, age 90, of Chilhowie, died Monday, March 23, 1998 in the Smyth County Community Hospital. She was the widow of Raymond Earnest Thomas Sr.
Survivors include one son, Raymond E. Thomas Jr., Chilhowie; four daughters, Frances Thomas, Ethel Kuhn, Cora Holmes, all of Chilhowie, and Estelle Louthian, Marion; two sisters, Beulah Burchett, Chilhowie, and Cletis Clark, Bristol; one brother, John Stines, Marion; 23 grandchildren; 46 great-grandchildren; 18 great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted today, March 25, at 2 p.m. in Williams Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dan Lawson and the Rev. Chris Jackson officiating. Burial will be in Sulphur Spring Cemetery.
Williams Funeral Home in Chilhowie is in charge of arrangements.
Thomas
Lucy F. Thomas, age 85, of Glade Spring, died Sunday, June 22, 1997 in Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon.
She had lived most of her life in Washington County and was of the Church of God faith.
She was the widow of Samuel S. Thomas and was also preceded in death by a grandson, Teddy Thomas.
Survivors include five sons: Freddie Thomas, Earl Thomas and Larry Thomas, all of Glade Spring, Steward Thomas, Marion, and Jerry Thomas, Abingdon; four daughters, Ernestine Thomas and Frances Thompson, both of Glade Spring, and Annie Mae Cardwell and Wanda Harris, both of Saltville; one sister, Lottie Holly, Glade Spring; 21 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 25, in Farris Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Kenneth Poston officiating. Burial was in Mount Rose Cemetery, Glade Spring.
Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon handled arrangements.
Thomas
Margarett Thomas, 67, of Bristol Virginia, died Monday, Aug. 28, 2000, at home.
She was born in Bristol Virginia, a daughter of the late Emory and Lora Newman Edwards, was of the Pentecostal faith and a homemaker.
Surviving are her husband, Billy Thomas Sr.; two daughters, Betty Jane Thomas and Carol Lee Wright, both of Bristol; a son, Billy Thomas Jr. of Bristol; three sisters; four brothers; and three grandchildren.
Among survivors are daughter-in-law Amy Thomas; son-in-law David Wright; and grandchildren Maggie Beth Thomas, Billy Gene Thomas III and Benjamin E.G. Thomas.
She will also be greatly missed by her beloved cat, Hank.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Wellmont Hospice House, 280 Steele's Road, Bristol, TN 37620, or the Bristol Cancer Association, Johnson Street, Bristol, VA 24201.
Oakley-Cook Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thomas
Helen F. Thomas, age 78, of Glade Spring, died Sunday, Oct. 11, 1998 in Valley Health Care Center. She was the widow of G.W. Thomas and was also preceded in death by a son, George R. Thomas.
Survivors include two sons, David Thomas, Glade Spring and Jeff Thomas, Lewisburg, W.Va.; three brothers, Bob Farris, Jessup, Ga., Bolden Farris and W.C. Farris, both of Saltville; two sisters, Cleo Owens, Glade Spring, and Mary Sue Grady, Fayettville, N.C.; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted today, Oct. 14, at 2 p.m. in Farris Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Tom Sullivan officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Rose Cemetery.
Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon is in charge of the arrangements.
Thomas
Mary V. Thomas, age 77, of Delta, Penn., died Monday, Feb. 22, 1999 at York Hospital in York, Penn.
Mrs. Thomas was the widow of Roy L. Thomas. She was born in Delta, Penn., on July 28, 1921, the daughter of the late Henry A. and Callie (Auble) Poff. She resided in the area most of her life and moved to Marion over 25 years ago. She returned to Delta in 1997.
She was a member of the Delta United Methodist Church where she sang in the choir and worked in the Opportunity Shop. Her memberships also included the John S. Murphy Post #7163 V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary in Delta, and the Delta Senior Center.
She is survived by two nieces, Phyllis L. Watkins of Delta, Penn., and Kathy J. Tomlinson of Whiteford, Md.; one sister-in-law, Louise W. Poff of Delta, Penn.; her companion, Emeleyn S. Van Hart of Delta, Penn.
Funeral services will be held today, Feb. 24, at 2 p.m. at the Harkins Funeral Home in Delta with her pastor, the Rev. Stacy Alan Crawford officiating. Interment will be in Slateville Cemetery in Delta. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Delta United Methodist Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 445, Delta, Penn. 17314.
Harkins Funeral Home in Delta, Penn., is in charge of the arrangements. This is a courtesy announcement by Seaver-Brown Funeral Service.
Thomas
Baker M. Thomas, age 62, died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 1998 in Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon.
He was a lifelong resident of Washington County and a foreman with W&L Construction Co., Chilhowie.
He was a member of Old Time Holiness Tabernacle, Glade Spring.
Survivors include his wife, Edna Thomas; two daughters, Alberta Hess and Brenda Thomas, both of Glade Spring; two sons, Billy Thomas, Abingdon, and Bobby Thomas, Glade Spring; two sisters, Esther Thomas and Lois Barlow, both of Glade Spring; three brothers, Kermit Thomas and Earl Thomas, both of Glade Spring, and Miri Thomas, Speedwell; three grandchildren; one step-grandson; one step-great-grandson; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted today, Feb. 21, in Old Time Holiness Tabernacle, Glade Spring, with the Rev. Mark Compton officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Johnson Funeral Home, Damascus is in charge of arrangements.
Thomas
Mirl Thomas, age 61, died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2000 at his home in Speedwell.
Mr. Thomas was born in Washington County, the son of the late James Mack and Lola Jane Brown Thomas and was preceded in death by one son, one sister and two brothers.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Moore Thomas, of the home; one daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Mike Linkous of Speedwell; one son and daughter-in-law, Franklin and Denise Thomas of Atkins; four grandchildren, Brittany Cregger, Devon Linkous, Jay Linkous and Blake Thomas; his mother-in-law, Mary Moore of Marion; two sisters, Lois Barlow and Ester Thomas, both of Glade Spring; two brothers, Kermit Thomas and Earl Thomas, both of Glade Spring; special friends, Lisa Quillen, Tina Shinault and Judy Monahan.
Funeral services were held Friday, Jan. 21, at 1 p.m. at Barnett's Funeral Chapel in Wytheville with the Rev. Ray Haskett officiating. Interment followed in the Rosewood Memorial Gardens in Rural Retreat.
Barnett's Funeral Home in Wytheville was in charge of arrangements.
Thomas
Christopher Dean Thomas, age 13, died Sunday, Dec. 1, 1996 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
He was a student at the Smyth County Training Center and had participated in the Special Olympics.
Survivors include his mother, Loretta Thomas, Marion; his father, William Dean Thomas, Tannersville; one brother, Zachary Thomas of the home; maternal grandmother, Mattie Edwards, Marion; paternal grandmother, Nancy Thomas; his special daddy, David Barnes; and many other loving relatives also survive.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, at the Lowman Valley Church of the Brethren with the Rev. Steve Hutton and the Rev. Charles Turley officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery.
Barnett's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Thomas
James Elmer Thomas, age 81, died Monday, Aug. 3, 1998 at his home in Chilhowie. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Catherine Hamm Thomas. He was a farmer and a member of the Joy Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Blanche Taylor Thomas; one son, James Donald Thomas, Atlanta, Ga.; two daughters, Jo Ann Thomas, Roanoke, and Linda P. Currin, Sugar Grove; one brother, Clyde William Thomas, Marion; one sister, Mrs. Ward (Carrie) Wagner, Meadowview; six grandchildren: Steven Noble, Danny Noble, Dr. John Currin, Leisa Musser, Dr. David Thomas and Donna Phillips; two great-grandchildren, Spenser Katherine Phillips and Jacob Noble; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Thursday, Aug. 6, at 2 p.m. in Joy Baptist Church with the Rev. David Love and the Rev. Adam Love officiating. Burial was in the Grosses Creek Cemetery. Flowers will be appreciated or contributions may be made to the Chilhowie Rescue Squad or the Joy Baptist Church.
Williams Funeral Home in Chilhowie was in charge of arrangements.
Thomas
Kermit W. Thomas Sr., age 59, died Saturday, Feb. 12, 2000 at his home in Damascus.
Mr. Thomas was born in Tazewell, a son of the late Mart and Mary Thomas. He had lived in Washington County most of his life and was a farmer.
Surviving are his wife, Virgie M. Thomas; five daughters, Patsy Green of Chilhowie, Rachel Thomas, April Sue Thomas and Pauline Thomas, all of the home, and Angel Thomas of Glade Spring; one son, Kermit Thomas Jr., Glade Spring; five sisters, Ann Harr and Thelma Harris, both of Bristol, Tenn., June Hayden of Saltville, Nancy Toon of Damascus, and Betty Joe Compton of Crockett; four brothers, Robert Thomas of Rural Retreat, Roger Thomas and Sonny Thomas, both of Wytheville, and Elmer Thomas of Blountville, Tenn.; seven grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, Feb. 15, at 11 a.m. in Johnson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mark Baumgardner officiating. Burial was in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Glade Spring.
Johnson Funeral Home in Damascus was in charge of arrangements. Thomas
Daniel Miller "Dan" Thomas, age 78, died Tuesday, Nov. 19, 1996 in the VA Medical Center Hospital, Mountain Home, Tenn.
He was a native of Smyth County and a former resident of Glade Spring. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys Rowena Thomas Thomas. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a retired employee of the Olin Corporation.
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Gordon M. (Danny) and Janie Thomas, Chilhowie; one daughter and son-in-law, Ramona T. and Troy Caudill, Meadowview; five brothers: Harold Thomas, Mabie, W.Va., Arthur Thomas, Gene Thomas, Ralph Thomas, all of Baltimore, Md., Frank Thomas, Tewksbury, Mass.; two sisters, Mary Norris, Jessup, Md., and Julia Poole, Gaithersburg, Md.; six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; a special friend, Elizabeth Ratliff, Chilhowie.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, in Williams Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Lawrence Sadler officiating. Burial was in Mount Rose Cemetery in Glade Spring. Graveside military services were conducted by Francis Marion VFW Post 4667.
Williams Funeral Home in Chilhowie was in charge of arrangements.
Thomas
Marvin Thomas, age 64, of Emory, died Thursday, Sept. 16, 1999 in Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon.
Mr. Thomas was born in Bristol, Tenn., lived in Washington County for 40 years and was a member of Valley Street Baptist Church in Abingdon. He was a former employee of Brunswick Corp. and was the widower of Mary Thomas.
Surviving are one son, Timothy Allen Thomas of Meadowview; three daughters, Patricia Long of Kingsport, Tenn., Barbara Gammon of Bristol, Tenn., and Pam Fullen of Emory; one brother, Williams Thomas of Bristol; three sisters, Mae Etta Morris and Frances Riddle, both of Maryland, and Judy Frank of Bristol; 10 grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services were conducted Monday, Sept. 20, at 2 p.m. in Forest Hills Memory Gardens with the Rev. Andrew Arnold and Nathaniel Johnson officiating.
Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon was in charge of arrangements. Thomas
Herbert L. Thomas, age 67, died Saturday, Sept. 11, 1999 in Charleston Medical Center, Charleston, W.Va.
Mr. Thomas was formerly of Marion and had been living in Summersville, W.Va. He was an employee of Brunswick and was an organizer and representative of the AFL-CIO. He had been retired since 1994. He was a veteran of World War II, a member of the American Legion, the VFW and the Ruritans.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Albert J. Sr. and Julia D. Thomas; two brothers, James Alfred Thomas and Douglas M. Thomas; and one sister, Doris Ann Thomas.
Survivors include his wife, Sue Thomas; one daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Dwayne McMahan, Proctorville, Ohio; one son and daughter-in-law, Gregory and Robin Thomas, Hagerstown, Md.; four stepchildren: Wetzel Holley, Tim Holley, Kathy Ramsey and Jackie Holley; three brothers, Charles W. "Bill" Thomas and Albert J. Thomas Jr., both of Marion, and Stuart Staley Thomas, Greensboro, N.C.; five sisters, Eunice Farrington, Louise T. Gross, Mary T. Dean, and Beulah T. Hopkins, all of Marion, and Sue T. Prater, Sevierville, Tenn.; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; 27 nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Sept. 14, at 2 p.m. at the Whites Chapel in Summersville, W.Va. Interment followed in the Zoar Baptist Church Cemetery.
This is a courtesy announcement by Bradley's Funeral Home.
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Roger Dale Thomas, age 40, of Marion, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 1996 in Marion.
Mr. Thomas was a native of Smyth County and had lived most of his life in Marion. He was employed at Marley Mouldings for the past six years and was preceded in death by his mother, Betty Thomas.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Ann Thomas, Marion; two daughters, LaDona Dawn Thomas and Brittney Danielle Thomas, both of the home; his father, Sammy Roger Thomas, Marion; one sister, Dana Lynn Fletcher, Marion; his grandmother, Bessie Faye Blevins, Chilhowie; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, Dec. 12, at 2 p.m. in Barnett's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Frank Chapman and the Rev. Mike Sage officiating. Burial will follow in the Macedonia Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Funeral Home.
Barnett's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Ballard R. Thomas, age 66, of Glade Spring, died Sunday, Dec. 20, 1998 at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon.
Mr. Thomas was a lifelong resident of Washington County and was a member of the Abingdon Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by a son, Jackie Allen Thomas.
He is survived by his wife, Anna Millsap Thomas; two sons, Ike Thomas, Abingdon, and Johnny D. Thomas, Chilhowie; one daughter, Susan Doss, Glade Spring; three brothers, Fred Thomas, Rural Retreat, Ed Thomas, Glade Spring, Johnny Thomas, Saltville; three sisters, Joann Lloyd, Emory, Eunice Bott and Wanda Wilson, both of Glade Spring; three grandchildren, Jason Allen Thomas, George Tyler Doss, and Hunter Dean Thomas; three godchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted today, Dec. 23, at 2 p.m. in the Farris Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Mahlon Wyatt and Mr. Bill Haywood officiating. Burial will follow in the Rush Creek Cemetery.
Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon is in charge of the arrangements.
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Mrs. Mabel Eunavee Thomas, age 74, died Thursday, July 30, 1998, in Smyth County Community Hospital, Marion.
She was a member of Light House Baptist Church.
Survivors include two sons, Wayne Thomas of Chilhowie and Paul Thomas of Saltville; three brothers, Paul Way and Frank Way, both of Rogersville, and Chester Way, Horse Cave, KY; four sisters, Florence Hammond, Kingsport, Blanche Gray and Mary Gray, both of Bulls Gap, and Floella Freeman, Rogersville; two grandchildren; two great grandchildren; several nieces and one nephew.
Funeral services were conducted on Saturday, Aug. 1, in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home with Rev. Benny Frye and Rev. Shirly Carter officiating. Interment followed in Mount Rose Cemetery.
D. R. Henderson Funeral Home, Saltville, served the Thomas family.
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Ruth Maiden Thomas, age 83, died Wednesday, April 28, 1999 at her home in Lorain, Ohio under the care of New Life Hospice.
Mrs. Thomas was born Feb. 6, 1916 in Saltville and has lived in Lorain since 1996, moving there from Clarksfield where she resided since 1964. She was the former minister of the Healing Waters Temple in Lorain and was also a homemaker.
Mrs. Thomas was preceded in death by her husband, James M. Thomas in 1975; a son, James L. Thomas; her parents, Frank and Callie Joiner Maiden; and three brothers, Lawrence, Ernest and Ralph.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Myron (Joyce) Brand and Mrs. Charles (Diane) Schaffer, both of Lorain, Ohio; four sons, Walter Thomas of Wellington, Ohio, William Thomas of Norwalk, Ohio, Clarence Thomas of Clarksfield, Ohio and Ted Thomas of Sheffield Village, Ohio; two sisters, Nelda Maiden of Willow Springs, N.C., and Juanita Hogston of Saltville; 29 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; four great-great- grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held today, May 1, at 10:30 a.m. at the Gerber-Smith Funeral Home with Evangelist Billy Thomas, grandson, officiating. Burial will follow at the Clarksfield Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the donor's favorite charity.
Gerber-Smith Funeral Home in Wakeman, Ohio is in charge of arrangements.
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Sylvia F. Thomas, age 72, died Wednesday, Dec. 9, 1998 at her home in Saltville.
She is survived by her husband, Carl G. "Simon" Thomas; one son, Ricky C. Thomas, Glade Spring; three brothers, Gene Wise, Bluefield, Charles Wise, Gray, Tenn., and Noble L. Wise, Chesapeake; one daughter-in-law, Lynda Thomas; two grandchildren, Levi Thomas and Shannon Thomas; several nieces and nephews; a host of friends and neighbors.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, at the D.R. Henderson Funeral Home with the Rev. Val Burgett officiating. Burial followed at the Mount Rose Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
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Audrey Faye Frantz Thomas, 57, of Adelphia, Md., died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001, at Mariner Health Care Center in Laurel, Md.
She was the widow of Charles Thomas.
She was born Oct. 9, 1943, in Friendsville, Md., to Floyd and Audrey Friend Frantz.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Kathy Thomas of Severn, Md.; a daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and Jerry Longest of Centreville; a brother, Floyd Frantz of Friendsville, Md.; her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Jack and Ada Thomas of Volney; a brother-in-law and spouse, Paul and Monica Thomas of Newton, N.C.; two granddaughters; and two nieces.
A graveside service was held Saturday at Grant Cemetery in Grant with the Rev. Arlin Shupe officiating.
Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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Rhonda Michelle Thomas, age 23, of Chilhowie, died Tuesday, March 9, 1999 at the Medical College of Virginia. She was a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church.
She is survived by a daughter, Courtney A. Thomas, Chilhowie; her parents, Betty and Roy Thomas Jr., Chilhowie; three sisters, Mrs. Sam "Deena" Barron, Kimberly Lynn Thomas, both of Chilhowie, and Janet L. Thomas, Glade Spring; paternal grandparents, Lucille and Roy C. Thomas Sr., Glade Spring; her fianc‚‚, Daniel W. Eastridge, Saltville; a niece, Stacy Barron; a special friend, Christy Watson Adams.
Funeral services will be conducted today, March 13, at 2 p.m. at Newberry Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Roger Boyer and the Rev. Tommy Tester officiating. Burial will follow in the Riverside Cemetery. The family requests that memorial donations be made to the Leukemia Society of America, dial 1-800-955-4LSA.
Newberry Funeral Home in Chilhowie is in charge of arrangements.
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Mrs. Sue Wagoner Thomas, age 70, of 305 Ridge Road, High Meadows Estates, Roaring Gap, N.C., and Charlotte, N.C., died Wednesday afternoon, June 9, 1999 at the Alleghany Memorial Hospital in Sparta. She is survived by her husband: Gene Thomas of the home; two daughters: Sandra Whitehurst of Raleigh, N.C., and Sherry Thomas of Charlotte, N.C.; two sons: Rob Thomas and Benny Thomas, both of Charlotte, N.C.; nine grandchildren; and seven great- grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Sparta, burial in the Glade Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery. There will be no visitation at the Funeral Home. Grandview Memorial Funeral Home in Sparta, is in charge of the arrangements.
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CARLOTTA EVELYN THOMPSON, age 79, of 111 Longview Village Circle, Wytheville died Wednesday August 16, 2000 at her residence. A lifelong resident of Wythe County born August 30, 1920, a daughter of the late Frew W. and Mary Clela Harris. She was a member of Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church and was preceded in death by her husband Paul W. Thompson, sisters Wanda I. King, and Betty Umberger Rickey and brother Latney A. Harris. She is survived by two daughters & sons-in-law, Paula T. & M.L. Sowers, Jr., of Wytheville; Donna T. & Roger Havens, of Statesville, NC; one son, Ernie Rae Thompson of Wytheville; five grandchildren and spouses: Milissa S. & Robert G. Vaught, Michael W. & Cheryl D. Sowers, all of Wytheville, Greg A. & Leslie Havens of Statesville, NC; Brendon Thompson, Vanessa Thompson, both of New York, NY. Six great-grandchildren: Clay Vaught, Carlee Vaught, Jordan Sowers, Wyatt Sowers, Logan Havens, Lauren Havens and a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be Saturday, 11:00 a.m., in the Grubb Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Re
v. C.W. Huff, Jr. with the interment in the West End Cemetery. The family requests that donations be made to Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church piano fund. The Grubb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
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Claude Edward Thompson, age 62, of Dublin, died Sunday, May 3, 1998 in Radford Community Hospital.
He was a native of Saltville and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Yearie Thompson; one daughter, Sharon Bullion, Dublin; one son, James Thompson, Pulaski; five sisters: Mac Holmes, Glade Spring, Virginia Smith, Lois Sawyer and Ted Elmore, all of Saltville, and Bonnie Jackson, Chilhowie; one brother, James Thompson, Glade Spring; two grandchildren.
Funeral services and burial will be held today, May 6, in Pulaski.
Stevens Funeral Home in Pulaski is in charge of arrangements.
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Lee Edward Thompson, age 65, died Saturday, June 5, 1999 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mr. Thompson was a native of Smyth County and was formerly employed by Marley Mouldings for 19 years and Overnite Trucking Company for 25 years. He was a member of Liberty Freewill Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia Tuell Thompson; six sons and daughters-in-law, Billy and Sharon Caudill, Joseph and Rita Caudill, James and Melissa Caudill, Tommy and Jamie Caudill, Mark and Carolyn Caudill, and Mike and Molly Caudill; seven daughters and sons-in- law: Elizabeth and David Hall, Charlotte and Doug Eastridge, Donna and Wyndom Cannon, Shirley and Larry Jackson, Christine and Buford DeBord, Rebecca and Curtis Pennington, and Janet and Clay Leftwich; three sisters, Maggie Pennington, Frances Rhoten, and Helen Quillen; five brothers and four sisters-in-law, Claude and Roxie Thompson, Lloyd and Rosie Lee Thompson, Lewis and Nancy Thompson, Herbert and Loretta Thompson, and Stuart Thompson; 31 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, June 7, at 11 a.m. in Liberty Freewill Baptist Church at Thomas Bridge with the Rev. David Neitch officiating. Burial was in Slemp Cemetery at Sugar Grove.
Barnett's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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Otis W. Thompson Sr., age 63, of Saltville, died Saturday, May 30, 1999.
Mr. Thompson was a son of Hattie Lou Thompson and the late Claude Thompson. He was a veteran of the Korean War.
Surviving are three sons, Otis W. Thompson Jr. of Glade Spring, Joey A. Thompson of Piney Flats, Tenn., and Terry L. Thompson of Bristol, Tenn.; one daughter, Debra A. Stringfellow of Bristol, Tenn.; one brother, Claude B. Thompson of Saltville; one sister, Elsie Feeny of Radford; one granddaughter, Shannon Thompson, two grandsons, Brandon Thompson and Aaron White; several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services were conducted Tuesday, June 1, at 2 p.m. in Mount Rose Cemetery in Glade Spring with the Rev. James Robbins officiating. Military rites were conducted by Saltville VFW Hardy Roberts Post 7328.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
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Mary S. "Lib" Shreeves Thompson, age 73, died Monday, Dec. 23, 1996 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
She was of the Methodist faith and was the widow of Lawrence H. Thompson.
Survivors include one son, James C. Thompson, Glade Spring; four daughters, Joyce Lee, Mrs. L.T. (Sue) Olinger, Mrs. Cecil (Peggy) Hayton, and Mrs. Wiley (Jackie) Robbins, all of Saltville; two sisters, Mrs. Scott (Edith) DeFriece, Blountville, Tenn., and Mrs. Cecil (Ruth) Williams, Saltville; three brothers, Earnest Shreeves, Richmond, Cecil M. "Mike" Shreeves, Glade Spring, and Toney Shreeves, Saltville; 10 grandchildren; three great- grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 26, in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bobby Briggs and the Rev. R.J. Cullop officiating. Burial was in Mount Rose Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
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Claude Lewis Thompson, age 84, of Saltville, died Thursday, Sept. 19, 1997 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
He was a veteran of World War II, a retired employee of Olin Corporation and a member of Calvary Bible Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Pearl and Lewis Thompson; one son, Wiley Estle Thompson; one grandson, Robert Thompson; and several brothers and sisters.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Hattie Thompson; one daughter, Mrs. James (Elsie) Feeney Jr., Radford; two sons, Otis Thompson and Claude B. Thompson, both of Saltville; five sisters, Nancy Taylor and Kate Collins, both of Chilhowie, Kathleen Surber and Imadell Jackson, both of Saltville, and Flossie Chapman, Anawalt, W.Va.; four brothers, Edd Thompson, Saltville, Ryburn Thompson, Glade Spring, Freal Thompson, Kegley, W.Va., and Fred Thompson, Inwood, W.Va.; 14 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. James Robbins and the Rev. Sammy Johnston officiating. Military graveside services followed in Mount Rose Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Service in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
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Ennis Lundy Thompson, age 83, of Chilhowie, died Friday, Feb. 21, 1997 at her home. She attended the Lowman Valley Church of the Brethren.
She is survived by one daughter, Judy Millsaps, Chilhowie; one son, Fred Heffinger, Bristol, Tenn.; one sister, Gladys Adams, Independence; four half brothers, Joseph Jack Lundy, Chilhowie, Bill Lundy, Roanoke, Owen Lundy and Ed Lundy; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two step-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, at the Newberry Funeral Home Chapel with Steve Hutton and Charles Turley officiating. Burial followed in the Middlefork Cemetery.
Newberry Funeral Home in Chilhowie was in charge of arrangements.
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Jean Cumbow Thompson, age 59, died Sunday, Jan. 4, 1998 at her home in Greer, S.C.
She was a native of Abingdon and had received a B.S. degree from Eastern Illinois University.
She held a RN degree from Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, and also was a member of Northeast Church of Christ.
Survivors include her husband, William D. Thompson; two daughters, Tamra L. Toussaint, Gaithersburg, Md., and Angela R. Thompson, Greenville, S.C.; one son, Darrell W. Thompson, Greer, S.C.; two brothers, J.W. Cumbow, Rural Retreat, and Ronald Cumbow, Atkins; three sisters, Pauline Holmes, Abingdon, Alice Cumbow, Bristol, and Dorothy ReMine, Roanoke.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, Jan. 8, in Greer, S.C. Memorials may be made to the Greenville County Cancer Society, 113 Mills Ave., Greenville, S.C. 29605.
Wood Mortuary Inc. in Greer, S.C., is in charge of arrangements.
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HOWARD TYLER THOMPSON, age 75, of Austinville Road, Austinville, VA (the Laswell Community), died Thursday, September 28, 2000 in the Wythe County Community Hospital. He was born in Wythe County, the son of the late Leonard Tyler and Martha Bishop Thompson. He was a farmer and owner and operator of Thompson Coal Yard and a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ethel Nester Thompson and a brother, Herman Thompson. He is survived by his wife, Agnes Price Thompson; five daughters and sons-in-law - Rebecca and Bud Shinault of Wytheville, Virginia, Pansy and Frank Wilkins, Sr. of Bent Mountain, VA, Janet and Shayne Mabe of Max Meadows, Kathy and Barry Davidson of Gate City, VA; Missy and J.W. Smith of Max Meadows; three grandchildren - Nichole DAvidson, Sam Shinault and Richard Smith; three step-children - Garry Price of Max Meadows, Ernie Price of Ivanhoe, VA and Patricia Zimbro of Coco Beach, Florida; one step- grandchild, Christopher Price; one sister Elizabeth Patton of Max Meadows, VA and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 30, 2000 at 4:00 p.m. at the Reese Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in the Sanders Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Reese Funeral Home from 6:00 to9:00 p.m. Friday of at the residence at any time. The family suggests that those who prefer may make memorials to the Lead Mines Rescue Squad, PO Box 502, Austinville, VA 24312. Reese Funeral Home in Austinville is in charge of the arrangements.
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Mrs. Rachel Henderson Thompson, age 91, of Glade Valley, N.C., died Tuesday evening, October, 26, 1999, at the Sunbridge Health Care in Sparta, N.C. She is survived by one brother: Dr. A.M. Henderson of Mooresville, N.C.; one sister: Sara H. Adamson of Mooresville, N.C.; a sister-in-law: Attaree Thompson of Glade Valley, N.C.; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. at the Glade Valley Presbyterian Church with burial in the church cemetery. The body will be taken to the church just in time for funeral services. There will be no visitation at the Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Sparta Presbyterian Church c/o Frances Edwards, P.O. Box 392, Sparta, N.C., 28675, or to Hospice of Alleghany, P.O. Box 1287, Sparta, N.C. 28675. Grandview Memorial Funeral Home of Sparta is in charge of the Funeral Arrangements.
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Mary Ennice Osborne Thompson, age 83 formerly of Sparta, died Thursday morning, August 31, 2000, at the Putnam General Hospital in Eatonton, Georgia. She is survived by her husband: Alton W. Thompson; a daughter: Ann Thompson Rutherford of Eatonton, Ga.; a sister: Susie Fleetwood of Monroe, N.C.; two granddaughters: Mary Rebecca Long and Sally O. Bombich; and three great-grandchildren: Atlanta Marie Long, Tyler and Ryan Bombich. She was preceded in death by two brothers: Walter Frank Osborne, Jr. and Thomas Zack Osborne. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday afternoon, September 3, 2000, at 2:00 p.m. at the Grandview Memorial Chapel with burial in the Glade Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Rev. Thom Burelson and Dr. James Frazier will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral services at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home in Sparta.
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Mrs. Dorothy Weems Thompson, age 73, of Laurel, Mississippi, died Friday morning, April 2, 1999, in Laurel, Mississippi. She is survived by her husband, Dan Thompson of the home; daughter Carol Combs and husband Ray of Greensboro, N.C.; daughter Dawn Thompson and husband Guy Neff of Orland, Florida; three granddaughters, Heather Sims and husband Blake, Tabitha Combs and Courtney Neff; three nieces, Sharon Hudson, Patricia Furner and Dorothy Weems; and one nephew, Brian Weems. Funeral services will be conducated Thursday, April 8, 1999, at 11:30 a.m. at the Grandview Memorial Chapel. A private commital service will be held Thursday evening at Sparta Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home in Sparta. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to Covenant Presbyterian Church, the Waynesboro Presbyterian Church or your preferred charity.
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Ruth Tibbs, age 82, died Saturday, Oct. 3, 1998 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was the widow of Foy Holmes Tibbs.
Surviving are two daughters and a son-in-law, Lona Hoel of Pulaski, and Elaine and Carl Morris of Marion; three sons and daughters-in-law, James and Mary Bell Tibbs of Marion, Joe and Edna Tibbs of Glade Spring, and William and Mary Tibbs, Windsor, N.C.; two sisters, Dora Lee Woods of Atkins, and Mary Fain of Damascus; two brothers, Claude Tibbs of Marion and James Armstrong of Atkins; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 11 a.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with the Rev.. Neville Mozingo officiating. Burial followed in Rose Lawn Cemetery.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements. Tibbs
Mamie Sue Tibbs, age 61, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 1997 at her home in Rural Retreat.
Mrs. Tibbs retired from the Marion Headstart Program where she worked as a teacher for 17 years. She graduated from New River Community College in 1996. She was preceded in death by her husband, David Lee Tibbs.
She is survived by four sons: James Settles, David Settles, and Joseph Settles, all of the home, and Billy Settles, Rural Retreat; six daughters, Lois Tibbs, Betty Havens, Bonnie Hutton, all of Atkins, Mary Aliff, Vicky Settles, Bonnie Clark, all of Roanoke; one half brother, James Huff, Bassett; a special friend, Edward Glass; 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted today, Dec. 17, at 2 p.m. in Barnett's Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Mike Sage officiating. Interment will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Groseclose.
Barnett's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Mallie Repass Tibbs, age 81, died Saturday, April 1, 2000 at her home in Bastian.
Mrs. Tibbs was the daughter of the late Roger Arten Repass and Eula Kitts Repass. She was a retired U.S. Postal clerk with 23 years of service at Bastian, a member of Bethany United Methodist Church, Life member of United Methodist Women, was a pianist at church since an early age and also taught piano lessons, a member of Federal Employees, Bland County Historical Society, Bland Senior Citizens, 39ers Club in Rocky Gap and Bastian Union Church Ladies Club.
She was preceded in death by her first husband James L. Burke and her second husband, Ray R. Tibbs.
She is survived by one brother and sister-in-law, Arten and Jonan Repass of Ceres; half-brother and wife, Kenneth B. and Laurita Repass of Marion; half-sister and husband, Frieda R. and Daniel Hanshew of Ceres; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, April 4, at 2 p.m. in the Bethany United Methodist Church in Ceres with the Rev. Larry Patton, the Rev. Dean Tibbs and the Rev. Randy Morris officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Bland Rescue Squad, Bethany Methodist Church or the charity of your choice.
Grubb Funeral Home in Wytheville was in charge of arrangements
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Woodrow Tibbs, age 83, died Saturday, Feb. 22, 1997 at his home in Marion.
Mr. Tibbs was retired from the Franklin Furniture Company in Greenville, Tenn., where he worked for 17 years.
Survivors include his wife, Flossie Lucille Tibbs, Marion; two daughters, Earline Blakely, Clio, Mich., and Lucille McFarlane, Kingsport, Tenn.; one son, Frank Tibbs, Dade City, Fla.; one brother, Garland Tibbs, Rural Retreat; six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted today, Feb. 26, at 2 p.m. in the Faith Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. J.B. Arthur and the Rev. Bobby Sawyers officiating. Interment followed in Wassum Cemetery.
Barnett's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Flossie L. Tibbs, age 82, died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2000 in Holston Valley Hospital in Kingsport, Tenn.
Mrs. Tibbs was the widow of William Woodrow Tibbs and was also preceded in death by a daughter, Frances Armstrong. She was a member of the Faith Missionary Baptist Church.
She is survived by two daughters, Earline Blakely of Clio, Mich., and Lucille McFarlane of Kingsport, Tenn; one son, Frank Tibbs, Dade City, Fla.; one sister, Edith Shupe of Atkins; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; one great-grandson.
Funeral services will be held today, Jan. 8, at 2 p.m. in the Faith Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Mark Lundy and the Rev. Bobby Sawyers officiating. Burial will follow in Wassum Cemetery.
Barnett's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Curtis Ray Tibbs, age 82, died Tuesday, March 11, 1997 at his home in the Groseclose community of Rural Retreat.
Mr. Tibbs was a retired employee of the General Shale Corp. and a member of the Groseclose First Church of God. He was preceded in death by his wife, Hazel Lillian Smith Tibbs, and one son, David Lee Tibbs.
He is survived by three daughters, Ila Jean Pickle, Rural Retreat, Linda Armstrong, Marion, and Lori Hayes, Crockett; two sons, Danny Tibbs, Rocky Gap, and Curtis Tibbs, Atkins; three sisters, Ruth Tibbs, Marion, Mary Faine, Damascus, and Dora Lee Woods, Atkins; two brothers, James Armstrong, Atkins, and Claude Tibbs, Marion; eight grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, 12 step-grandchildren, four step-great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Thursday, March 13, at 2 p.m. at the Lindsey Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. William Watson Sr., and the Rev. Thomas Bunting officiating. Interment followed in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Groseclose. The family requests that those who prefer make memorials to the Hospice of America (Wythe County Chapter).
Lindsey Funeral Home in Rural Retreat was in charge of arrangements.
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Mary B. Tibbs, age 78, died Wednesday, July 21, 1999 in the Hospice House of Bristol Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include her husband, James R. Tibbs; one daughter and son-in-law, Mary Jane and Lonnie Dunavan; one son and daughter-in-law, Darrell and Phyllis Tibbs; five grandchildren: Brent, Blake and Brooke Dunavan, Brian and Lake Tibbs; four sisters, Dealy Leonard and Effie Foley, both of Marion, Virgie Reynolds, Thomasville, N.C., and Kate McIntyre, Atkins; two brothers, Howard Suit, Marion and Robert Suit, Salem; one sister-in-law, Clifford Suit, Chilhowie; a special sister-in-law, Elaine T. Morris; numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held today, July 24, at 11 a.m. in the Atkins First Church of God with the Rev. R.C. Leonard and the Rev. Charlie Walker officiating. Burial will follow in Wassum Cemetery.
Barnett's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Joe Beattie Tibbs, age 67, of Glade Spring, died Thursday, Oct. 21, 1999 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
He is survived by his wife, Edna Hester Tibbs of Glade Spring; two daughters, Linda Stanley and Patricia Harris, both of Glade Spring; one stepdaughter, Deborah Buchanan of Bristol, Tenn.; three stepsons, Charles Parks of Marion, Michael Parks of King, N.C., and Kenneth Parks of Waynesboro; two sisters, Elaine Morris of Marion, and Lona Hoel of Pulaski; two brothers, James Tibbs of Marion, and William Tibbs of Windsor, N.C.; 14 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a special brother-in-law, Charles Hester.
Funeral services will be held today, Oct. 23, at 11 a.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with the Rev. Harry Tindell and the Rev. Don Hazelwood officiating. Burial will follow in Baptist Cemetery in Glade Spring.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Tickle
MARY FRANCES WILSON TICKLE, age 80, of Wytheville, Virginia, died Thursday, September 21, 2000, at her residence. She was born in Seneca, South Carolina, the daughter of the late William Beattie and Florence RAgsdale Wilson. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church and was preceded in death by her husband, Charles G. Tickle, Sr., a brother Charles Wilson and a step-son, Bill Tickle. She is survived by - a daughter and son-in-law, Florence Tickle and James C. Baker of Max Meadows, VA; two grandchildren - Jennifer Raeneill Bivins of Wytheville, VA and Laura Coleen Baker of Max Meadows, VA; three step-sons and spouses - Charles G. Jr., and Phyllis Tickle of Bristol, VA; Ellis and Cleo Tickle of Hudson, FL; Franklin D. Tickle of Huron, OH; two sisters - Nell Redman of Salem, SC and Edith Harrigan of Savannah, GA; three brothers - Woodrow Wilson of McDonald, TN; John Wilson of Bryant, AL; Furman Wilson of Senica, SC; a step-daughter Ellen Tickle of Wytheville, VA; a special friend Stormie Minnick of the home and eleven step-grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, September 24, 2000 at 2:00 p.m. at the Seventh Day Adventist Church with the Rev. Kenneth Wilson and the Rev. Charles McMillen 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. Saturday.
Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville, Virginia is in charge of the arrangements.
Tielman
Hendrik H. Tielman, age 72, died Monday, March 31, 1997 in the Smyth County Community Hospital.
He was a Dutch citizen, born and raised in The Netherlands East Indies, now Indonesia.
He survived the Japanese occupation during World War II lived in Holland after the war and immigrated to the United States in 1960.
He retired from Washington Adventist Hospital, Takoma Park, Md., as a respiratory therapist and moved to Marion.
Survivors include his wife, Dora E. Tielman, Takoma Park, Md.; one son, John A. Tielman, Severn, Md.; one daughter, Anna Maria Tielman, Takoma Park, Md.; one brother, Frederik J. Tielman, Groesbeek, Brabant, The Netherlands; one sister, Anna C. Devlin, Rich Valley; one grandson, Emil T. Tielman; one brother-in-law, Robert Devlin, Rich Valley.
Funeral services were conducted at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, in the Knollkreg Mausoleum, Abingdon, with the Rev. Robert Parrish officiating. Entombment followed. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The American Parkinson Disease Association, Suite 4B, 1250 Hylan Blvd., Staten Island, N.Y. 10305.
D. R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements. Tilson
Alice M. Tilson, age 94, died Friday, June 5, 1998 in Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie.
Mrs. Tilson was a native of Smyth County and a member of the Rowland Creek Church of the Brethren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Mack Tilson and two sons, Walter and Bill Tilson.
Survivors include three daughters and two sons-in-law, Edna and Glen Sample, Rock Cave, W.Va., Polly and Howard Sturgill, Hillsville, and Twylene Croson, Marion; one son and two daughters-in-law, Garland "Kaiser" and Martha Tilson, and Juanita Tilson, all of Marion; four sisters-in-law, Virgie Stone, Christiansburg, Oakey Ward and Ella Mae Myers, Marion, and Bessie Tedder, Abingdon; 17 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; 17 great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Monday, June 8, at 11 a.m. in Barnett's Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Fred Parker and the Rev. William Gunter officiating. Interment followed in the West Cemetery.
Barnett's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Tilson
Don Edward Tilson, age 60, died Monday, Aug. 17, 1998 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mr. Tilson was a native of Marion and was retired from the State Hospital in Marion. He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur M. and Nellie P. Tilson, and one brother, Stanley C. Tilson.
Survivors include his wife, Betty J. Tilson; two daughters, Donna T. McKee, Chilhowie, and Denece W. Nowell, Williamsburg; two sons-in-law, Paul McKee and Oscar G. Nowell; two brothers, Walter V. Tilson, Marion, and Robert M. Tilson, Hampton; five grandchildren: Sarah E. McKee, Erin N. Nowell, Brandon W. Nowell, Jennifer R. McKee, Shawn M. McKee.
Funeral services were held Thursday, Aug. 20, at 1 p.m. in Barnett's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Marion Boggs officiating. Interment was in the Rosewood Memorial Gardens in Rural Retreat.
Barnett's Funeral Home in Marion was in charge of the arrangements.
Tilson
James Monroe Tilson, age 84, died Friday, Feb. 20, 1998 at his home in Marion.
A lifelong resident of Smyth County, he was a member of the Rowland Creek Brethren Church. He worked with the CCC Camp at Hungry Mother Park and retired from the Virginia State Highway Department.
Mr. Tilson was preceded in death by his wife, Leona Parsons Tilson.
Survivors include three daughters, Annie Mae Osborne, Ethel Testerman, and Josephine Cox, all of Marion; three sisters, Sadie Daily, West Point, Ky., Mattie Parsons and Callie Quesenberry, both of Marion; 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, Feb. 22, at 2 p.m. at the Rowland Creek Brethren Church with the Rev. David Neitch officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to services. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Funeral Home.
Barnett's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Tilson
Goldie Copenhaver Tilson, age 86, died Friday, June 20, 1997 at the Wellmont House in Bristol, Tenn. She was a native of Washington County who had lived in Smyth County for the past 23 years. She was a member of Rock Springs Presbyterian Church.
She was the widow of Steward B. Copenhaver Sr., and James R. Tilson. She was also preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Neese Sr., and three brothers, Everett Neese, Noel Neese and Carl Neese.
Survivors include two sons, Steward B. Copenhaver Jr., and Ernest E. Copenhaver Sr., both of Meadowview; two daughters, Eula C. Roe, Meadowview and Louise "Tiny" C. Gray, Marion; one daughter-in-law, Alberta M. Copenhaver; one son-in-law, John M. Gray Sr.; three brothers, Oscar Neese and Bernard Neese, both of Abingdon, and Arthur B. Neese Jr., Meadowview; four sisters, Marie Copenhaver and Vivian Mock, both of Meadowview, Ruby Graybeal, Emory, and Dorothy Cannon, Glade Spring; nine grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; two special friends, Nancy Wyatt and Virginia Abel.
Funeral services were conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 22, in Farris Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Robert Thornton officiating. Burial followed in Knollkreg Memorial Park, Abingdon.
Farris Funeral Service in Abindon was in charge of arrangements.
Tilson
Walter Vernon Tilson, age 66, died Sunday, March 14, 1999 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mr. Tilson was a native of Smyth County where he had lived most of his life. He was retired from Brunswick with 37 years of service and was a member of the Faith Missionary Baptist Church.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in the Korean War. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Don and Stanley Tilson.
Survivors include his wife, Golda Tilson; one son, Arthur Tilson, Winchester; two daughters, Linda Crockett, Bristol, and Christine Tilson, Marion; three stepsons, Bill Hollandsworth and Frank Hollandsworth, both of Atkins, and John Hollandsworth, Marion; one brother, Bill Tilson, Hampton; three grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were held Tuesday, March 16, at 2 p.m. at Rosewood Memorial Gardens with Francis Marion VFW Post 4667 rendering military honors.
Bradley's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Timmons
Callie Mayre Timmons, age 77, died Sunday, July 9, 2000 at her home in Upper Sandusky, Ohio.
Mrs. Timmons was born May 16, 1923 in West Virginia, the daughter of the late Joseph S. and Mabel Sheaff Bonham. She retired in 1985 from Westinghouse in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. She was a member of Rock Bridge Baptist Church in Grayson County and was a World War II veteran having served in the Women''s Army Corp. in Virginia.
She was also preceded in death by her twin sister, Hallie Bonham; one great-granddaughter, Bridget Sue Young; and one brother, Wayne Bonham.
Surviving are her husband, Robert Timmons; three daughters, Mrs. Robert W. (Darlene Sue) Dible, Rising Sun, Ohio, Mrs. Dan (Lois M.) Southward, Upper Sandusky, Ohio, and Mrs. Frank (Colleen) Ulery, Marion, Ohio; one son, Jack L. Timmons, Santa Barbara, Calif.; two sisters, Hessie Nelson, Troutdale, and Alice Poole, Fries; three brothers, Paul Bonham, Winston-Salem, N.C., John Bonham, Westminster, S.C., and Victor Bonham, Marion; one sister-in-law, Hazel Bonham; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Thursday, July 13, at 11 a.m. in Stombaugh-Batton Funeral Home in Carey, Ohio with Pastor Ted Bonham officiating. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Military graveside rites were conducted. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Wyandot County, c/o Stombaugh-Batton Funeral Home, Carey, Ohio.
Stombaugh-Batton Funeral Home in Carey, Ohio was in charge of arrangements.
Timmons
Callie Mayre Timmons, age 77, died Sunday, July 9, 2000 at her home in Upper Sandusky, Ohio.
Mrs. Timmons was born May 16, 1923 in West Virginia, the daughter of the late Joseph S. and Mabel Sheaff Bonham. She retired in 1985 from Westinghouse in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. She was a member of Rock Bridge Baptist Church in Grayson County and was a World War II veteran having served in the Women's Army Corp. in Virginia.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert F. Timmons; her twin sister, Hallie Bonham; one great- granddaughter, Bridget Sue Young; and one brother, Wayne Bonham.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Robert W. (Darlene Sue) Dible, Rising Sun, Ohio, Mrs. Dan (Lois M.) Southward, Upper Sandusky, Ohio, and Mrs. Frank (Colleen) Ulery, Marion, Ohio; one son, Jack L. Timmons, Santa Barbara, Calif.; two sisters, Hessie Nelson, Troutdale, and Alice Poole, Fries; three brothers, Paul Bonham, Winston-Salem, N.C., John Bonham, Westminster, S.C., and Victor Bonham, Marion; one sister-in-law, Hazel Bonham; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 13, at 11 a.m. in Stombaugh-Batton Funeral Home in Carey, Ohio with Pastor Ted Bonham officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Military graveside rites will be conducted. The family will receive friends tonight from 4 to 9 p.m. at the Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Wyandot County, c/o Stombaugh-Batton Funeral Home, Carey, Ohio.
Stombaugh-Batton Funeral Home in Carey, Ohio is in charge of arrangements.
TODD
Mrs. Gladys Caudill Todd, age 69, of 5183 Pleasant Home Church Rd., Sparta, N.C., died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2000, evening at her home. She is survived by her husband: Rex Todd of the home; four daughters: Brenda Roark, Gail Reece, Gloria Murray and Jane Absher all of Sparta; three step-sons: Roger Todd, Tommy Todd and Wayne Todd all of Sparta; two sisters: Grace Sexton and Muriel Toliver, both of Sparta; one brother: Marvin Caudill, Jr., of Independence, Va.; and fifteen grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday 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. Friday evening at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home in Sparta. Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to Hospice of Alleghany, P.O. Box 1287 , Sparta, N.C. 28675.
Tolbert
Matthew O. Tolbert Sr., age 78, of Saltville, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998 in Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, Tenn.
He was a lifelong resident of Saltville, and a veteran of World War II, serving in the Armed Forces from 19391945. He was of the Pentecostal faith.
Survivors include his wife, Pairelee Rose Davidson Tolbert; five sons, Matthew Tolbert Jr., Kingsport, Tenn., and Michael Tolbert, Junior Davidson, Jerry Davidson and Bobby Davidson, Saltville; eight daughters, Mrs. Donnie (Ginger) Frye, Mrs. Byrd (Cathy) Frye, and Mrs. George (Delilah) Olinger, Mrs. Bobby (Mary Helen) Dinsmore, all of Saltville, Sharon Tolbert, Karen Tolbert and Mrs. Keith (Melody) Myers, all of Marion, and Mrs. Michael (Teresa) Morgan, Bossier City, La.; Saltville; two sisters, Grace Olsson and Ella Farris, both of Saltville; 20 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Kyle French, the Rev. Bobby Briggs and the Rev. David Gibson officiating. Burial was in Elizabeth Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Tolbert
Laney Tolbert, age 73, of Rich Valley, died Sunday, Aug. 29, 1999 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mr. Tolbert was retired from the Department of Corrections after 28 years and was a member of Goodman's Chapel United Methodist Church, the Francis Marion VFW Post #4667, and American Legion Post #18.
He is survived by his wife, Helen Tolbert, Rich Valley; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Allen and Vanessa Tolbert, Marion, and Trent Tolbert, Rich Valley; one daughter, Delores (Becky) Tolbert, Marion; one brother, Millard C. Tolbert, Greenville, Tenn.; two grandchildren, David and James Tolbert; a host of friends.
Funeral services will be held today, Sept. 1, at 2 p.m. in Goodman's Chapel United Methodist Church with the Rev. Larry Patton officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Community Cemetery with military graveside rites rendered by the Francis Marion VFW Post #4667. The body will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the service.
Barnett's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Tolbert
Cora Reda Tolbert, age 93, of Saltville, died Thursday, Sept. 24, 1998 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Franklin Tolbert, and was a member of the Saltville Church of God of Prophecy.
Survivors include five sons: Millard C. Tolbert, Greenville, Tenn., Daniel Tolbert, Salem, Laney Tolbert, Alvin Tolbert, and Albert Tolbert, all of Saltville; four daughters: Mrs. Charles (Zella) Thompson and Mrs. Garland (Peggy) Hogston, both of Saltville, Vernie Frye, Marion, and Dorothy Hall, Richmond; three brothers: John Stewart, James Stewart, and Howard Stewart, all of Saltville; two sisters, Lillie Powers, Princeton, W.Va., and Georgia Allison, Saltville; 22 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; 11 great- grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today, Sept. 26, at the Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville with the Rev. Michael Mangrum officiating. Burial will follow at the Elizabeth Cemetery.
Tolliver
Billy M. Tolliver, age 71, of Troutdale, died Friday, May 29, 1998 at Twin County Regional Hospital, Galax. He was born July 16, 1926 in West Virginia to Robert Lee and Lillie Tolliver.
Surviving are one brother, J.D. Tolliver, Troutdale; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday, May 31, at 1:30 p.m. in Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Fred E. Jennings officiating. Interment was in Troutdale Cemetery.
Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home in Independence was in charge of arrangements.
Tolliver
Blaine Tolliver, age 86, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 1999 at his home in Damascus.
Mr. Tolliver was a native of Green Cove and had lived in Damascus for the past 10 years. While living in Green Cove, he was a member of the Green Cove Baptist Church where he was the choir director and an adult Sunday school teacher for many years.
He lived in Duo, W.Va., where he retired from the coal mines and was a member of the UMWA. He also drove a school bus for eight years for the Washington County Virginia school system.
While residing in Damascus, Mr. Tolliver was a member of the First Baptist Church and a member of the Damascus Senior Citizens.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Ruth Ashley Tolliver; by his parents, Wiley and Lockie Tolliver; one sister, Carrie Bonnick; and one brother, Wayne Tolliver.
Survivors include his wife, Hazel Tolliver; two daughters, Stella Dalton of Rainelle, W.Va., and Evelyn Richardson of Taylors Valley; one son, Arlie Tolliver of Hyattsville, Md.; two stepdaughters, Ruth Franco of Salem, and Carol Vass of Piedmont, S.C.; four stepsons, Charles Sayre of Maurertown, James Sayre of Salem, John Sayre of Kernersville, N.C., and Gary Sayre of Wellford, S.C.; four sisters, Blanche Stringer of Glade Srping, Anna Howard of Rainelle, Eva Bancore of Falls Church, and Agnes Clark of Lake Gaston, N.C.; one brother, Odell Tolliver of Arlington; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; 18 step- grandchildren; 15 step-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, in Green Cove Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles E. "Jody" Blevins and the Rev. Don Lasley officiating. Burial was in the Green Cove Church Cemetery.
Johnson Funeral Home in Damascus was in charge of arrangements.
Tolliver
Ella Mae Tolliver, age 92, of Troutdale, died Saturday, Nov. 7, 1998 in the Francis Marion Manor. She was a member of the Troutdale Baptist Church.
Surviving are a brother and his wife, Howard and Juanita Tolliver of Annandale; several nieces and nephews; a very special friend, Hope Pierce and her family.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, in the Troutdale Baptist Church with the Rev. Ken Riggins officiating. Burial followed in the Troutdale Cemetery.
Barnett's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
TOLLIVER
Don Rex Tolliver, age 78, of 589 Old Barrett Road, Ennice, N.C., died Sunday, February 13, 2000, in the Grayson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Independence, Va. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eugenia Hall Tolliver of the home; one son and daughter-in-law, Rex and Gaye Tolliver of Ennice; four step- grandchildren; eight step-great-grandchildren; one step-great-great-granddaughter; and three sisters, Lillie Kirby and Reva Boyer both of Mt. Airy, N.C., and Emma Lou Parison of Elkton, Md. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday morning at 11:00 a.m. at the Savannah United Methodist Church with burial in the Edmonds Community Cemetery. The body will be taken to the Church at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday evening where the family will receive friends from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. The family will be at the home of the son, Rex Tolliver, 677 Old Barrett Road, Ennice, where friends may call at any time.
Tomlinson
IRBY JAMES "LUCKY" TOMLINSON, age 61, of Barren Springs, Virginia died Sunday, November 5, 2000, at his residence. He was born in Rockbridge County, the son of the late Harry and Mary Hall Tomlinson. He was an employee of Ethan Allen Furniture Company in Dublin, Virginia. He is survived by: three sisters and brothers-in-law - Hope and R.T. Drain of Barren Springs, VA, Jean and Ellis Barnett of New Jersey, Mary Ann Roseberry of Kentucky; a brother and sister-in-law - Robert and Wanda Tomlinson of Delaware; two half-sisters - Theresa Moore of Lexington, VA and Katherine Taylor of Tennessee; three half-brothers - Major Tomlinson of Lexington, VA, Harry Tomlilnson of Roanoke, VA and Steve Tomlinson of Lexington, VA; step-mother - Noreen VanHoosier of Lexington, VA; and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 8, 2000 at 8:00 p.m. at the Reese Funeral Chapel in Austinville with Rev. David Allison officiating. Interment will be private. The family will receive friends at the Reese Funeral Home from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday. Reese Funeral Home in Austinville, Virginia is in charge of the arrangements.
Topham
HELEN CASSELL TOPHAM, age 101, of Springfield, MA died Saturday August 26, 2000. She was born in Rural Retreat, Virginia, was a 1922 graduate of Elizabeth College in Salem, VA and taught political science at the Ivanhoe High School. In Springfield she attended Bethesda Evangelical Lutheran Church and was a member of its Lutheran Church Women (LCW), a member of the Couples Club at Union Church of Springfield. She was also a member of Corinth Lutheran Church of Rural Retreat. She was the widow of Arthur J. Topham, Sr. and was preceded in death by a son, Author J. Topham, Jr. and a daughter Isabelle Ann Elsner. She is survived by: Daughter Helen "Betty" Etter, of Springfield, MA; six grandchildren: Susan Woods, Arthur Etter, Cynthia Elsner, Kenneth Elsner, Thomas Elsner and David Etter. Four great- grandchildren: Jennifer Woods, Katie Woods, Michelle Elsner and Benjamin Etter.
Funeral service will be Friday 11:00 a.m. in the Grubb Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Pastor Steve Ridenhour with the interment in the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Grubb Funeral Home from 10:00 a.m. until service time. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to Shriners Hospital, 516 Carew Street, Springfield, MA 01104. The Grubb Funeral Home, Wytheville, VA is in charge of the arrangements.
Totten
Mary Elizabeth Guy Totten, age 53, died Saturday, Feb. 6, 1999 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mrs. Totten was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy in Marion and the widow of Earl "Red" Totten Sr.
Survivors include three sons, John Tyler Gross of Newport News, James Ronald Gross of Marion, and Marion Marvin Gross of Atkins; two stepsons, Earl Totten Jr., Marion, and Chuck Totten of Chilhowie; one brother, William "Bill" Guy of Chilhowie; five grandchildren; one step-grandchild.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 11 a.m. in the Church of God of Prophecy in Marion with Pastor Paul Horton officiating. Interment was in Middlefork Cemetery.
Bradley's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Trail
J.D. Trail, age 73, died Friday, Feb. 7, 1997 in the Valley Health Care Center, Chilhowie.
Mr. Trail was a native of Smyth County and had served in the U.S. Army.
Survivors include one daughter, Sandra Musser, Rural Retreat; five sisters, Maggie Trail, Nannie Orr, Doris Murray, Helen Falke, all of Marion, and Bessie Orr, Chilhowie; four grandchildren.
Graveside services were held at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, at Roselawn Cemetery with the Rev. Neville Mozingo officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to your favorite charity.
Barnett's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Trail
Virginia Alice Blevins Trail, age 74, died Monday, July 6, 1998 in Cedar Lawn Convalescent Home in Abingdon.
Survivors include one daughter, Nancy Blevins, Kennett Square, Penn.; one son, John Blevins, Marion; five sisters, Dorothy Barlow and Josephine Wilson, both of West Grove, Penn., Geneva Barlow, Avondale, Penn., Mary Perez, Kennett Square, Penn., and Katherine Atkins, Abingdon; two brothers, Robert Stanley Blevins and James F. Blevins, both of Marion; four stepdaughters, Naomie Atwood, Marion, Laurie Thomas, Vinton, Agnes Havens, Gambills, Md., and Polly Joy, Atlanta, Ga.; three stepsons, Harry Trail, Roy Trail, and Ed Trail, all of Marion.
Trail
Bertha L. Trail, age 79, died Thursday, March 18, 1999 at her home in Marion.
Mrs. Trail was a native of Smyth County and was employed with Harwood for several years.
Survivors include her husband, Harry Trail; one brother, Joe Havens of Wilmington, Del.; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, March 21, at 2 p.m. in Bradley's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mike Sage officiating. Interment will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight in the Funeral Home.
Bradley's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
TREDWAY
The Reverend William Marshall Treadway, IV, 87, died Thursday morning June 22, 2000, at his family's home in Mebane NC, from complications related to Alzheimer's disease. He was the son of the late William Marshall Treadway, III and Cora Whitmore Tredway of Chatham, Va. Rev. Tredway was ordained in the Presbyterian Church (USA) in June 1966. He served churches in the Wilmington, Appamattox, Albemarle, and New Hope presbyteries. He retired from the ministry in 1982. Rev. Tredway is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, William Marshall "Buck" Tredway, V and Kirsten Hentz Tredway of Mebane, and a grandson, William Marshall Tredway VI, also of Mebane, along with a multitude of nieces, nephews and life-long friends. He was preceded in death on February 16, 1997, by his wife, Freddie Sue Sexton Tredway, of Sparta, N.C. Rev. Tredway was the last living member of a family of five siblings; Marjorie Cunningham Tredway Edmundson of Richmond, Va., Alice Rebecca Tredway Overbey of Chatham, Va., Robinet Whitmore Tredway of Richmond, Va., and Fredrich Milton Tredway of Richmond, Va. Visitation will be at Grandview Funeral Home, Grandview Drive, in Sparta, from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, June 26. Funeral services will be held at the Sparta Presbyterian Church, on Tuesday, June 27, at 11 a.m. Interment will follow at the New Haven Church of the Brethren in Twin Oaks. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to either the Alzheimer's Association or The Hospice League of Alamance-Caswell (Burlington, NC).
Trent
Vernie William "Bill" Trent, age 75, of Damascus, died Sunday, Feb. 14, 1999 in Abingdon Manor Home for the Aged in Abingdon.
Mr. Trent was a lifelong resident of Damascus and a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include four sisters, Laura "Polly" Trent of Meadowview, Mattie Heath of Glade Spring, Rebecca Riffey of Mountain City, Tenn., and Wilma Jean Sturgill of Damascus; one brother, Jim Trent of Meadowview; several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services were conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, in the Wright's Chapel Cemetery with the Rev. Don Lasley officiating.
Johnson Funeral Home in Damascus was in charge of arrangements.
Trent
Earl Trent, age 68, of the Widener's Valley Community, died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 1996 in Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon.
Survivors include his wife, Elruth Trent; four sons, Eddie Dean Trent, Meadowview, Harold Junior Trent, Glade Spring, Tommy Trent, Chilhowie, and Ricky Trent, Damascus; two brothers, Billy Trent and Jack Trent, both of Glade Spring; two sisters, Helen Caroll and Carolyn Caldwell, both of North Carolina; three half-sisters, Martha Owens, Abingdon, Nellie McCracken, Damascus, and Mary Milhorne, Johnson City, Tenn.; several grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, in Johnson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. David Critcher, the Rev. Mahlon Wyatt and the Rev. Mike Haga officiating. Interment was in Sunset Memorial Park.
Johnson Funeral Home in Damascus was in charge of arrangements.
Trent
Nancy Virginia Shaver Trent, age 76, died Wednesday, Nov. 3, 1999 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mrs. Trent was a native of Grayson County and was a loving wife and mother. She was the daughter of the late Maston Cleve and Pearl Ruth Shaver of Bridle Creek.
She was also preceded in death by three brothers, Fred Shaver, Joe Shaver, and M.C. Shaver, and one sister, Rose Shaver.
Survivors include her husband, Scott Trent Sr.; one son, Scott Trent Jr., Columbia, S.C.; one daughter, Nancy Linda Purkey, Atkins; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Clarence David Shaver and Gladys, Marion, and Robert Dale Shaver and Ruth, Bridle Creek; one sister, Ethel Deatrich, Baltimore, Md.; one granddaughter, Pia Denise Childers and husband Brian, Marion; great-grandson, Bryan Michael Wade, Atkins; sisters-in-law, Edna Trent Patton Smith, Independence, and Irene Shaver, Grayson County; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Rev. Cabel W. Trent and Doris; several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews, and cousins.
Graveside services were held Friday, Nov. 5, at 2 p.m. in Rose Lawn Cemetery with the Rev. Neville Mozingo and the Rev. Ron Whitener officiating. Memorial contributions can be made to the Bridle Creek UMC or to the American Cancer Society.
Bradley's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Trimmer
Ina Mae Atwell Trimmer, age 78, Marion, formerly of Richmond, died Monday, Nov. 2, 1998 at the Smyth County Community Hospital. She was retired from A.T. Massey Coal Company and was a member of the Branches Baptist Church in Richmond.
Mrs. Trimmer was the daughter of the late Sarah and Lee Atwell of Ceres. She was preceded in death by a sister, Elsie Atwell Jackson and four brothers: Ralph, Lewis, Leon and Richard Atwell.
She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Lewis S. Trimmer, Marion; two sisters, Helen Burroughs, Savannah, Ga., and Sue Hopkins, Virginia Beach; six nieces; six nephews; 11 great-nieces; five great-nephews; five great- great-nieces; and five great-great-nephews; three sisters-in-law, Ann Atwell, Attie Atwell, and Dorothy Rasnick; a special aunt, Pearl Cassell.
Funeral services were conducted at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, at Newberry Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jeff Calahan officiating. Graveside committal service will be conducted at 11 a.m. today, Nov. 4, in Zion Cemetery.
Newberry Funeral Home in Chilhowie is in charge of arrangements.
Trivett
Charles H. Trivett, age 77, died Sunday, May 11, 1997 in Damascus.
He was a life-long resident of Damascus and was a veteran of the U. S. Navy, World War II. He was a former council member in the town of Damascus and was supporter of the Appalachian Trail Conference. He was a member of the First Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Alice Trivett; two sisters, Hazel Cornett and Lou Brewer, both of Damascus; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 14, at Johnson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. R. J. Cullop officiating. Burial followed in Sunset Memorial Park.
Johnson Funeral Home of Damascus was in charge of arrangements.
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Ella Snyder Trivette
Zionville
July 26, 1909
Jan. 27, 2000
Mary Ella Snyder Trivette, 90, was remembered at funeral services held Jan. 30 at Zionville Baptist Church. Rev. Carl Johnson officiated. Burial followed in the Zionville Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Trivette was born in the Tamarack community of Watauga County to the late Stillman and Lula Thomas Snyder. She was a homemaker and a member of Zionville Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dewey Clayton Trivette; three grandchildren; one sister, Lizzie Cook; and two brothers, Charlie Snyder and Earl Snyder.
She is survived by two daughters, Cora Leigh Oliver and husband, Robert, and Pauline Roark and husband, Joe, all of Creston; two sons, George Trivette and wife, Ann, Zionville, and Bert Trivette and wife, Janette, Mountain City, Tenn.; three sisters, Cleo Baird, Johnson City, Tenn., Josephine Snyder, Mountain City, Tenn. and Edna Haga and husband, Bud, Bristol, Tenn.; one brother, John Snyder, Mountain City, Tenn.; 15 grandchildren and 25 loving great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Hampton Funeral Service was in charge of the arrangements.
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Rev. William "Bill" E. Trivette
Damascus, Va.
Died: April 6, 2000
Rev. William "Bill" E. Trivette, 76, was remembered at funeral services held April 8 at Calvary Baptist Church. Rev. Clyde Campbell, Rev. Gary Norris and Rev. David Moss officiated. Graveside services and interment was held April 9 at Reece Memorial Cemetery. Pallbearers were Eddie Cross, Robert Trivette, Jamie Trivette, Gary McElyea, Jack Sutherland and Carroll Sutherland. Honorary pallbearers were Joel Icenhour, Milburn Icenhour, Harold Maze, Joe Sutherland and Charles Pack.
Rev. Trivette, a native of Ashe County, was a son of the late Rev. Roscoe and Lillie Michael Trivette. He had pastored for 30 years and was a former employee of Sears for more than 18 years.
He is survived by his wife, Helen S. Trivette, Damascus, Va.; two sons, Earl Trivette, Damascus, Va., and James Trivette, Scottsboro, Ala.; two sisters, Sue Eller and Lettie Ruth Seaver, both of West Jefferson; six grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the Johnson County Rescue Squad.
Henson Funeral Home of Mountain City, Tenn. was in charge of the arrangements.
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William "Bill" F. Troxell Jr., age 63, of Gastonia, N.C., died Monday, May 29, 2000 in Rehabilitation & Health Center of Gastonia.
Mr. Troxell was born Sept. 1, 1936 in Smyth County. He was an employee of Lowe's Home Improvement in Gastonia, N.C., and was former owner of Singer Sewing Center in Charlotte, N.C. He was a veteran of the Air Force and attended West Cramerton Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William F. Sr. and Ora Martin Troxell, and his first wife, Margaret H. Troxell.
Surviving are his wife, Diana Moore Troxell of Gastonia; sons, William F. III and wife Gwen Troxell of Charlotte, N.C., and John Berry Troxell of Charlotte, N.C., and fianc‚‚e Lynne Lee of Shelby, N.C.; one sister, Nancy Goodpasture, Marion; nephew and wife, Keith and Tina Goodpasture of Greensboro, N.C.; two grandchildren, Ben and Josh Troxell of Charlotte, N.C.; one step-grandson, Garrett Lowery of Gastonia, N.C.
Graveside services will be held Thursday, June 1, at 11 a.m. in Evergreen Cemetery in Charlotte, N.C., with the Rev. Larry Wilson officiating. Family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. at Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, in Gastonia, N.C. Memorial contributions may be made to West Cramerton Baptist Church, 5006 Wilkinson Blvd., Gastonia, N.C. 28056.
Greene Funeral Service in Gastonia, N.C., is in charge of arrangements.
TRUITT
Ira R. (Tom) Truitt, age 89, of 97 Roe St., Sparta, N.C., died Wednesday morning, February 2, 2000, at the Alleghany Memorial Hospital in Sparta. He is survived by his wife; Verna Caroline (Cal) Joines Truitt of the home. One son and daughter-in-law, Harry and Kathy Truitt of King, N.C.; three daughters, Cynthia Jane Howard of Garner, N.C., Patsy Rae and husband Tyre Taylor of Wake Forest, N.C., and Judy Rawn Truitt and friend, Sarah Minnis of Hillsborough, N.C.; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two sisters, Vivian Mathis of Winston-Salem, N.C., and Kitty Beach of Lenoir, N.C.; one brother, Click Truitt of Hickory, N.C.; a daughter-in- law, Cordia Truitt of Sparta, N.C.; and a son-in-law Harold Caudle of Barrington, Illinois. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, February 4, 2000, at 2:00 p.m. at the Grandview Memorial Chapel with burial in the Sparta Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. Friday at the Funeral Home. Flowers will be appreciated or memorials may be made to Hospice of Alleghany, P.O. Box 1287, Sparta, N.C., 28675, or to the Gaynell Caudle Memorial Fund, c/o Alleghany County Library, Sparta, N.C. 28675.
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John Ricky Tucker
Todd
Died: Jan. 17, 2000
John Ricky Tucker, 44, was remembered at funeral services held Jan. 20 at Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Phil Tucker and Rev. Homer Murdock officiated. Burial followed in Laurel Mtn. Estates Cemetery.
Mr. Tucker is survived by his mother, Helen Phillips Colvard; one brother, Phil Tucker, Omro, Wis.; two sisters, Eva Kay Petty and Thelma Taylor, both of Todd; and several nieces and nephews.
Badger Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
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Vanita Yvonne Tucker, 48, of Galax, died Monday, March 12, 2001, at Twin County Regional Hospital.
She was born Nov. 9, 1952, in Galax to John and Sally Ann Reeves Tucker.
Survivors include her husband, Preston Coletrain of Galax; a daughter, Sheritta Yvonne Tucker of Galax; her mother, Sally Ann Maxwell of Galax; two sisters and brtohers-in-law, Goldie and Ray Haythe of Hill, Md., and Sue and Alex Smalls of Landover, Md.; four brothers and two sisters-in-law, Roy and Saundra Tucker of Fort Washington and Gary and Annette Tucker of Hampton, Gordon Tucker and Stevenson Tucker, both of Galax; and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home with burial in the Oldtown Cemetery. The Revs. Jackie Reeves and Doug Guynn will officiate.
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Brice Tucker
Lansing
Feb. 14, 1939
Feb. 6, 2000
Brice Doyle Tucker, 60, was remembered at funeral services held Feb. 9 at Boone Family Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Larry Shepherd officiated. Burial followed in Ashelawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
Mr. Tucker was born in Ashe County to Doyle Tucker and Tressie Mae Calhoun Tucker. He was an assembly worker at a furniture industry.
He is survived by two daughters, Lisa Herman, Newport News, va., and Anita Daniel, Williamsburg, Va.; and his parents of Lansing.
Boone Family Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Tuell
Curtis Allen Tuell, age 54, of Glade Spring, died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 1997 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Survivors include two sons, Eugene A. Tuell, Saltville and Curtis Lee Tuell, Meadowview; four brothers, Paul Eugene Tuell, Colorado Springs, Colo., David Wayne Tuell, Charles Steven "Bobby" Tuell and William Earl "Billy" Tuell, all of Chilhowie; two sisters, Margaret Ellen Hamm, Meadowview, and Christine Wyatt, Glade Spring; six grandchildren; eight nieces; 11 nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5, in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Benny Bowman officiating. Burial was in Baptist Cemetery, Glade Spring.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
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Hazel Marie Guinn Tuell, age 51, died Thursday, Oct. 9, 1997 at her home in Meadowview.
Survivors include two sons, Lee Tuell, Meadowview, and Gene Tuell, Saltville; her mother, Gracie Guinn, Abingdon; four brothers, Roy Guinn and Bo Guinn, both of Abingdon, Robert Guinn, Washington D.C., and Gene Guinn, New Market; one sister, Mary Jacobs, Abingdon; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Memorial services were conducted Monday, Oct. 13, in Farris Funeral Chapel with the Rev. John Surber officiating.
Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon was in charge of arrangements.
Tuggle
Former Saltville Town Council member Lewis Henry Tuggle Jr., 74, died Wednesday, Jan. 6, 1999 at his home in Saltville. Tuggle was an active member of the Madam Russell United Methodist Church. He was also a veteran of World War II, having served with Co. B of the 142nd Infantry, 36th Division and was a former prisoner of war.
Tuggle graduated from Virginia Tech in 1951 as a Civil Engineer and held a license as a Professional Engineer. He retired from Olin Corporation with 20 years' service, much of this time as the engineer over the well field operations. He also retired from the Virginia Department of Health, Division of Water. In addition he worked as the mine manager for the Greer Lime Company in Saltville and was also a local farmer for many years.
Tuggle took an active role in civic duties, not only serving on the town council for many years, but also as the town manager for several years. He was also a former member of the Smyth County Planning Commission.
According to Saltville mayor, Frank Lewis, Tuggle's help during the period after Olin Corporation closed its Saltville works was invaluable.
"Henry served the town for several years both as a councilman and as town manager," Lewis said. "His expertise and his leadership during transfer of the Olin gift were excellent, it was invaluable. Henry was a good family man, he had a wonderful family. He will be missed."
Tuggle was a past-president of the Saltville-Rich Valley Lions Club; a member of the Saltville Senior Citizens; a member of the Southwest Virginia Chapter of Former POWs; and a Charter Member of the Saltville Volunteer Fire Department.
He is survived by his wife, Janie Sanders Tuggle; four sons, Lewis Tuggle, Richmond; David Tuggle, Blacksburg; Charles "Chuck" Tuggle, Saltville and Curtis "Curt" Tuggle, Chilhowie; three sisters, Mrs. Carl (Vivian) Warren, Abingdon, Mrs. Silas (Gladys) Kestner, Saltville and Mrs. Don (Charlotte) Branson, Monroe; two grandchildren, Jason Tuggle, Saltville and Kayla Tuggle, Chilhowie; two step-grandchildren, Molly O'Connor, Richmond and Michael O'Connor, Atlanta, Ga.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 9, at the D. R. Henderson Funeral Home. The Rev. Scott Robertson-Gouge will officiate. Burial will follow in the Mount Rose Cemetery.
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Emory A. Tuggle Sr., age 60, of Glade Spring, died Thursday, Aug. 28, 1997 in Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon.
He was a native of Russell County and had lived most of his life in Washington County. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lem and Lou Ella Tuggle, and one sister, Rosalie Surber.
He was a member of McCall's Gap Presbyterian Church and a U.S. Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Opal Irene Tuggle; three sons, Richard Tuggle, Dwight Tuggle and Emory A. Tuggle Jr., all of Glade Spring; eight sisters, Jessie Adams, Eula McGlocklin, Lena Hess and Lola Dixon, all of Chilhowie, Elizabeth Hess, Marion, Florene Tuell, Blountville, Tenn., and Florence Bitkin, address unknown; one daughter-in- law, Ginger Tuggle; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. today, Aug. 30, in McCall's Gap Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Eugene Baldwin officiating. Burial will be in Old Glade Presbyterian Cemetery.
Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon is in charge of arrangements.
Turman
Alton G. "Slim: Turman, age 63, died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2001 at his home in Marion.
Mr. Turman served in the U.S. Marine Corp and was a retired carpenter.
He is survived by his wife, Linda B. Turman of Marion; one daughter and son-in-law, Margaret and Tyler Kidd of Richmond; two sons and daughters-in-law, Glenn and Susan Turman of Taylorsville, N.C., and Christopher and Shannon Turman of Ashburn; two grandchildren, Owen Turman and Chad Turman, both of Taylorsville, N.C.; one sister, Nancy Cannaday of Riner; two brothers, Robert Turman of Sperryville, and Joe Turman of Willis; several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held today, Jan. 13, at 1 p.m. at Turman Family Cemetery in Floyd County with the Rev. S.G. Bolt officiating. Military rites will be conducted by Grover King VFW Post #1115 of Hillsville.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements. Turner
Jaquelin Fitzhugh Turner, age 98, formerly of Marion, died Saturday, July 17, 1999 in Alexandria.
Miss Turner was born Feb. 9, 1901 in Williamsburg, the daughter of George and Mary Cary Bowen Turner. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Reece Turner; and her nephew, Reece Turner Jr.
She came to Marion as Director of Occupational and Recreational Therapy at the Southwest Virginia Mental Health Institute in 1955 and served in that capacity until her retirement in 1972.
She continued to live in Marion until October 1979 when she moved to Alexandria. She was an active member of Christ Episcopal Church in Marion. She is remembered by many as a compassionate neighbor, a talented artist and a good friend.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 28, at 2 p.m. at Saint Peters Church in Port Royal.
Wheatley's Funeral Home in Alexandria is in charge of arrangements.
Turner
Trula G. Turner, age 77, of Abingdon, died Friday, March 12, 1999 in Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie.
Mrs. Turner was a native of Dickenson County, had lived in Washington County since 1962, and was of the Baptist faith .
She was the widow of George Turner. She was also preceded in death by her parents, Johnny and Mary Hay; and a sister, Phyllis Norris.
Survivors include four sisters, Elsie Wright of Ashland, Ky., Ella June Reynolds of Marion, Madeline Rowe of Glade Spring, and Willa Mae Hootman of Wolcottville, Ind.; one brother, R.C. Hay of Abingdon; four nieces and three nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday, March 14, at 2 p.m. in Farris Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Larry Smith officiating. Burial was in Forest Hills Memory Gardens.
Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon was in charge of arrangements.
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John Albert Turner, age 81, of Marion, formerly of Blountscreek, N.C., died Saturday, May 29, 1999 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mr. Turner was a native of Meadsville, Penn. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in World War II. He achieved the rank of staff sergeant and was the recipient of several medals of valor. He was a member of the Moose Lodge, VFW and the American Legion. He was retired from Talon Co.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Irene Haylett.
Surviving are four stepsons, Alfred Haylett of Crystal Beach, N.C., Robert Haylett of Cochranton, Penn., Jack Haylett of Sharpsville, Penn., and James Haylett; five stepdaughters, Virginia Hanna of Oil City, Penn., Betty Hubert of Polk, Penn., Dorothy Jewell of Utica, Penn., Sandy Hovis of Marion, and Karen Gas of Core Point, N.C.; two brothers, Edwin Turner, Panama City Beach, Fla., and Bill Turner, Meadsville, Penn.; one sister, Marjorie Turner, Meadsville, Penn.; 30 step-grandchildren; 32 step-great-grandchildren; special friends, Clarence Fisher and Joyce Bunch.
At the request of Mr. Turner, his body was cremated and ashes buried in North Carolina.
Bradley's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.