Obituaries
Elizabeth Wollitz
Dec 24, 2010
ELIZABETH "BETTY" WOLLITZ, age 73, died Friday, December 24, 2010 in Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was the youngest daughter of the late Jacob and Hattie Beidler. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Edward Wollitz; three brothers, Wilmer, Jacob and Kenneth; three sisters, Dorothy, Esther and Catherine; and a son-in-law, Herbert Dellinger, Jr. She is survived by two...
Mary Snyder
Dec 24, 2010
MARY PRESTON CREWEY SNYDER, age 84, died Friday, December 24, 2010 in Wythe County Community Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Robert Ray and Mazie Pearl Burchett Crewey. She was a loving and devoted mother. Her main interests were fashion and fitness. She was a cosmetician at Vandervort's Department Store in St. Louis, Missouri. For the past ten...
Frank Spiker
Dec 18, 2010
Frank L. Spiker passed away December 18, 2010. He was preceded in death by his mother and father Rev. Frank L. and Edna M. Spiker; one sister, Wilma Jean Heller; and two daughters, Susan Kay Sesco and infant Linda Joyce Spiker. Frank was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Marion. He is survived by his wife of...
Violet Blevins
Dec 17, 2010
VIOLET DANCY BLEVINS, age 82, of Marion, died Friday at Francis Marion Manor. She was a Nurse at Smyth County Community Hospital and Eller, Patterson & Walker Physicians for many years. Violet was a member of Hopkins View Primitive Baptist Church and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. Preceding her in death was her husband, Elder Ben H. Blevins and granddaughter, Julie...
Leroy Bowman
Dec 16, 2010
MARION, VIRGINIA: LEROY THOMAS BOWMAN, age 57, passed away at his home on December 16, 2010, in Marion. He was preceded in death by one son, Thomas Bowman and one special friend, Theresa Bowman Foley. Survivors include, one son, Justin Bowman of Houston, Texas; one daughter, Tamye Jo Bowman of Lake Jackson, Texas; one sister and brother-in-law, Debbie and Larry...
Lillian Helton
Dec 11, 2010
MARION, VIRGINIA: LILLIAN AKER HELTON, age 91, died Saturday, December 11, 2010 at the Martha Jefferson Hospital, Charlottesville, Virginia. She was born January 21, 1919 in Smyth County Virginia to the late William and Maude Peake Aker. Mammaw, as she was lovingly called, loved the Lord and lived with His direction every day. She loved her church family (wherever she...
Elizabeth Boyles
Dec 8, 2010
MARION, VIRGINIA: ELIZABETH "LIZ" ROBINSON BOYLES, age 71, died Wednesday, December 08, 2010 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was born October 22, 1939 to the late Early G. and Elsie Evans Robinson. Liz had been employed in the Marion area for over 50 years as a well loved beautician. She was affectionately called "MaMaw" by her grandchildren and was...
Jennifer Buchanan
Dec 8, 2010
GLADE SPRING, VIRGINIA: JENNIFER GAY BUCHANAN, age 35, died Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at her home. She was born January 17, 1975 in Mercer County, West Virginia to Betty Atkins of Falls Mills, Virginia and David Buchanan of Bluefield, West Virginia. Jennifer graduated from Montcalm High School. Survivors include her son, Michael Buchanan; her life companion of 16 years, Joey...
Charlotte Gentry
Dec 3, 2010
MARION, VIRGINIA: CHARLOTTE FLORENCE PICKLE GENTRY, age 84, widow of Delmer Dean Gentry, died Friday, December 3, 2010 in Francis Marion Manor in Marion, Virginia. Born September 6, 1926 in Smyth County, Virginia, to the late Brown and Gertrude Day Pickle, she was a member of the First Church of God Chatham Hill Road and also a choir member. She...
Rex Dunford
Dec 1, 2010
MARION, VIRGINIA: REX DUNFORD, age 69 of Marathon, Florida, passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at Fishermen's Hospital in Marathon, Florida. He was born April 6, 1941 in Sugar Grove, Virginia to John H. and Fanny Sheets Dunford. Rex has lived in Marathon, Florida for the past 17 years, coming from Manassas, Virginia. He was a devoted husband, father and...
Pauline Whisman
Dec 1, 2010
MARION, VIRGINIA: PAULINE A. WHISMAN, age 81 died Wednesday, December 01, 2010 at Francis Marion Manor in Marion, Virginia. Mrs. Whisman was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, James "Dude" Whisman. Pauline was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She attended Freedom Tabernacle Baptist Church. Mrs. Whisman is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Richard and...
Linda Long
Nov 28, 2010
SUGAR GROVE, VIRGINIA: LINDA PARKS LONG, age 62 of Sugar Grove, Virginia, passed away Sunday, November 28, 2010 at Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie, Virginia. She was born July 21, 1948 at Sugar Grove to Jesse Leon and Madeline Fay Cornett Parks. Survivng, mother, Fay Parks Pafford; two daughters, Beverly Fay Burkett and Beth Long; two brothers, Jesse Parks,...
Donald Stacy
Nov 21, 2010
Marion, Virginia. Don B. Stacy passed away on Sunday, November 21, 2010 at home in Marion, VA. Friends and family will be received on Tuesday, November 23 from 6:30-8:00pm at the Seaver-Brown Funeral Home in Marion, VA. Services will be held Wednesday, November 24 at 2pm in the chapel at the funeral home. Rev. Neville Mozingo, Dr. John DiYorio, and...
Stella Lawrence
Nov 19, 2010
Stella Marie Lawrence, 81, passed away November 19, 2010 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was born July 23, 1929 in Sugar Grove, Virginia. Mrs. Lawrence was preceded in death by her first husband Lester Roberts, her second husband Bob Lawrence and her parents Henry and Bessie Rich. She was a faithful member of Valley View Baptist Church and a...
Amanda Crusenberry
Nov 17, 2010
ATKINS, VIRGINIA: AMANDA NICOLE CRUSENBERRY, age 29 died Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at Johnson City Medical Center. She is survived by her parents, Robert and Rita Crusenberry of Atkins, Virginia; two sisters, Angela Ahmed of Abingdon, Virginia and Rebecca Crusenberry of the home; niece, Amirah Ahmed; nephew, Zidan Ahmed; best friends, Jessica King and Brittany Jones; many beloved cousins, aunts,...
Helen Corvin
Nov 16, 2010
MARION, VIRGINIA: HELEN LYONS CORVIN, age 73, died Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at Smyth County Community Hospital. Mrs. Corvin was preceded in death by her first husband, Raymond Lyons; second husband, James Martin Corvin; and son, Dewey Leon Lyons. She is survived by two daughters and one son-in-law, Mary Lyons Hawthorne of Rural Retreat, Virginia, and Ella Lyons Wingate and...
Zollie Fowler
Nov 14, 2010
MARION, VIRGINIA: ZOLLIE PERKINS FOWLER, age 91, died Sunday November 14, 2010 at Smyth County Community Hospital. She was born in Grayson County on October 2, 1919 and had lived in Smyth County since 1933. She became a member of the Falling Water Baptist Church in 1953, was a member of Marion Garden Club for many years and worked in...
Patricia Stephens
Nov 11, 2010
MARION, VIRGINIA: PATRICIA WHITE STEPHENS, age 70, died Thursday, November 11, 2010 at Smyth County Community Hospital in Marion. Patricia was born December 26, 1939 in Smyth County to the late Leon and Lydia Greer White. She taught English at Sugar Grove and Marion Senior High School for over 40 years, retiring in 2002. She was a lifelong member of...
Katherine McDowell
Nov 7, 2010
MARION, VIRGINIA: KATHERINE M. McDOWELL, age 99, died Sunday, November 7, 2010 in Francis Marion Manor Nursing Home. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with Reverend Jonathan Jonas officiating. The family will receive friends following the service at Seaver-Brown Chapel. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family at www.seaverbrown.com....
Paul Williams
Nov 6, 2010
MARION, VIRGINIA: PAUL EDWARD WILLIAMS, age 44, died Saturday, November 6, 2010 in Marion Virginia. He was a dedicated father, very special friend and a loving husband. Paul was survived by his wife, Jennifer Williams of Bristol Virginia; mother, Lynda Williams of Staley, North Carolina; father, Darrell Williams of Siler City, North Carolina; four sons, Timothy J. Williams of Chilhowie,...
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