Obituaries
Miles Everett Untiedt
Mar 28, 2025
Marion, Va.
Miles Everett Untiedt passed away peacefully Friday, March 28, 2025, at the age of 90.
Miles was born March 12, 1935, in Lake Park, Iowa, the son of Julius A. and Myrtle E. Untiedt. He attended the University of Iowa and worked for Boeing in Wichita, Kansas before moving to Muskegon, Michigan to join Brunswick. He transferred to the company’s...
Kenneth Ivan Saltz
Mar 26, 2025
Bristol, Va.
Kenneth Ivan Saltz, age 60, died Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at his home in Bristol, Va.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Blankenship; father, Preston Saltz and brother, Tony Saltz.
Kenneth is survived by his daughter, Kayla Saltz; mother, Helen Saltz; brother, David Saltz, all of Bristol, Va.; grandchildren, Abrianna Brown, Danika Brown, Aryan Brown, Kynleigh Brown and...
Doris Ward
Mar 25, 2025
Bristol, Virginia
Doris Margaret Ward age 95 passed away peacefully in her sleep Tuesday, March 25, 2025, under the care of her loving daughter.
Doris was born in New Jersey November 8, 1929 to Howard Burr Borel and Bessie Brown Borel. In 1947 she married the love of her life and father to their 5 children, Robert George Ward, Sr. Doris received...
Barry Clay Robinson
Mar 24, 2025
Rural Retreat, Virginia
Barry Clay Robinson, age 67, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 24, 2025, at Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie, VA.
Barry was born in Roanoke, VA to the late Sterling Rupert Robinson, Jr. and Barbara Burnett Robinson of Austinville, VA. He was a 1976 graduate of Carroll County High School and earned his Bachelor of Science Degree from...
Douglas Casey
Mar 18, 2025
Saltville, Virginia
Douglas Terence Casey age 69 passed away Thursday, March 18, 2025 at Smyth County Community Hospital, Marion, Va.
Douglas was a simple man who loved his family, his dogs, reading and the Alabama Crimson Tide.
He was preceded in death by his father, Theodore Douglas; and mother, Peggy Williams.
Douglas is survived by his wife, Ronna Lane Casey; daughter, Tera Casey; son,...
Deborah Combs
Mar 14, 2025
Marion, Virginia
Deborah Ann Whitley Combs age 70, passed away Friday, March 14, 2025 at Valley Health Care Center, Chilhowie, Va. After a six year battle with different illnesses, she is healed forever.
Deborah was a big hearted woman who loved her family with every ounce of love she had. She was a wonderful wife, mother, nannie or nan to her family....
Jean Richardson Wolfe
Mar 11, 2025
Marion, Virginia
Jean Richardson Wolfe age 94, passed away peacefully Tuesday , March 11, 2025 at Valley Nursing Home in Chilhowie, VA.
Jean was affectionately known as "The Eagle". She lived in multiple places as a United States Air Force wife. She loved the travel and moving to different places that military life provided. Although she would not fly. If it could...
Newton E. Johnson
Mar 8, 2025
Chilhowie, Virginia
Newton E. Johnson age 86, passed away after an extended illness Saturday, March 8, 2025 at Valley Health Care Center, Chilhowie, Virginia.
Special thanks to the staff of Caris Hospice and Valley Health Care Center for their care of Newton.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. at Fraziers’ Seaver-Brown Chapel, 237 East Main Street, Marion, Va....
Deborah "Debby" Sue Hanshew
Mar 1, 2025
Marion, Va.
Deborah “Debby” Sue Hanshew age 72, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2025.
Debby was a member of Davis Memorial United Methodist Church all of her life, where she taught Sunday School for a few years, was the piano and organ player for several years and was the Sunday School leader and Holston Conference Representative for a while. Debby was a...
Michael Shayne Horne
Feb 26, 2025
Marion, Virginia
Michael Shayne Horne, age 52, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
Shayne enjoyed his profession as Master Mechanic at Dutch Miller Nissan in Wytheville, Va. His work family was very special to him. He loved fishing & spending time in nature with his best friends, Frankie, River & Isaboo. Shayne always had a smile & never met a stranger....
Lynn Cormany May
Feb 26, 2025
Marion, Virginia
Lynn Cormany May, age 89 passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at English Meadows, Abingdon, Va.
Lynn was a lovely lady who was passionate about her Church, her family and her community. Lynn grew up as an only child. Her parents tried to spoil her, but she worked hard to do many things for herself. In her high school years...
Judith G. "Ms. Jude" Francis
Feb 25, 2025
Marion, Virginia
Judith G. “Ms. Jude” Francis, age 76 passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at Mountain Laurel Rehab & Nursing, Rural Retreat, Va.
Biography available soon.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Francis; infant son, Christopher; mother, Nettie Ford; brother, Michael Ford.
Judith is survived by her niece, Tiffany Olinger; and special friend, Jerry.
In keeping with Judith’s wishes, there will...
George Edward Williams
Feb 23, 2025
George Edward Williams, age 85, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2025.
1939 was a significant year for George Edward “Eddie” Williams. 1. He was born October 16th and 2. Claytor Lake Dam was completed. The boy and the lake would grow up together having many adventures. The son of AH Williams and Mary Thomas Williams he grew up with a group...
Robert Douglas Picklesimer
Feb 23, 2025
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Robert Douglas Picklesimer, a man whose life was as colorful and unpredictable as the tales he’d tell, Sunday, February 23, 2025 at the age of 67.
Born January 9, 1958, in Pikeville, Kentucky, Robert, known to many simply as Bob (or in his wrestling days, “Colonel Bob Douglas” or “The...
Gordon James Kirk
Feb 21, 2025
Sugar Grove, Virginia
Gordon James Kirk age 53, passed away Friday, February 21, 2025 at his home, joining his Savior and his mother on Heaven’s shore.
Gordon had a precise order to his life – God first, his mother and family second, and believing that it was better to give than to receive and always paying his tithes. He was a...
Jamie "JJ" Suzanne Beamer
Feb 19, 2025
Marion, Virginia
In Loving Memory, Jamie “JJ” Suzanne Beamer age 69, passed away in her home Wednesday, February 19, 2025 in Marion, Va.
Jamie was born in Canada while her father was stationed in the Air Force and raised in Marion, where she graduated from Marion Senior High School before attending Wytheville Community College. In her early years, she worked at Smyth...
Charlene Blevins
Feb 17, 2025
Whitetop, Virginia
Charlene R. Blevins age 85, passed away Monday, February 17, 2025 at Mountain Valley Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice House, Dobson, N.C.
Charlene was born in Smyth County, Va. to the late Silas B. Hoffman and Ruby D. Hoffman. She lived most of her life in the Whitetop – Troutdale area and a few years in New Jersey in the...
Twyleene Sturgill Sayers
Feb 17, 2025
Marion, Virginia
Twyleene Sturgill Sayers age 98, passed away Monday, February 17, 2025 at Abingdon Health & Rehab, Abingdon, Va.
Born in Smyth County, Virginia in 1926, Twyleene Sayers was the oldest member of Falling Water Baptist Church and the last of her siblings.
Preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, James W. “Joe” Sayers; and parents, Clarence Ray and Mary...
Mary Ann Preston
Feb 15, 2025
Marion, Virginia
Mary Ann Preston age 81, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2025.
She never complained or asked why. She was actually intrigued by the science behind what was killing her. On the rare occasion she admitted to feeling bad, she would quickly follow with “but that’s OK!”. She loved the Lord and trusted in Him completely. Her faith was the foundation...
Mary Ellen Killinger Durham
Feb 14, 2025
Dallas, Texas
Mary Ellen Killinger Durham passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 14, 2025 in Dallas, Texas, a day befitting someone who loved deeply and was loved by so many.
She was surrounded by her family, leaving behind a legacy of love, kindness, and unwavering devotion to her family and friends. Mary Ellen, Mom, Gag, LaLa, friend, mother, grandmother, cousin…no...
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