Obituaries
David Musick
Jul 29, 2006
TROUTDALE, VIRGINIA: DAVID J. "BUDDY" MUSICK, age 56, died Saturday, July 29, 2006 in Twin County Regional Hospital, Galax, Virginia. He was born April 11, 1950 to the late Tivis and Ollis Sutherland Musick. He worked for Brunswick Corporation for many years. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend to many. He will be deeply missed. Besides his...
Mary Blankenbeckler
Jul 27, 2006
SUGAR GROVE, VIRGINIA: MARY JANE STONE BLANKENBECKLER, age 53, went to be with the Lord Thursday, July 27, 2006 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She had worked at McNeil's Furniture for 31 years, and was a member of Sugar Grove Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Sidney Clay Blankenbeckler of Sugar Grove, Virginia; one daughter, Jennifer Lynn Blankenbeckler...
Freida Romans
Jul 26, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: FREIDA ELLEDGE ROMANS, age 75, died Wednesday, July 26, 2006 in Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon, Virginia. She was a long time member of the Falling Water Baptist Church. She had been an employee of Southwestern State Hospital and Mountain CAP for many years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Effie Allen Elledge; and...
Maxine Kirk
Jul 23, 2006
Sugar Grove, Virginia: Maxine Poe Kirk, age 76, died Sunday, July 23, 2006 at Smyth County Community Hospital. Maxine is survived by her husband Dallas G. Kirk of Sugar Grove, Virginia. One brother Ray Allen Poe of Lansing, North Carolina. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at 8:00 p.m. with Rev....
Joseph Clawson
Jul 18, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: JOSEPH W. CLAWSON, age 91, died Tuesday, July 18, 2006 at Smyth County Community Hospital. Mr. Clawson was born March 14, 1915 in Todd, North Carolina, to the late Charles Warren and Jenny Todd Clawson and was a member of First United Methodist Church. Joe and Doris ran the Lee Hi Barbeque that closed in 1962. He continued...
Hazel Jones
Jul 17, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: HAZEL GAYE JONES, age 73, went to be with the Lord, Monday, July 17, 2006. She was the daughter of the late James Roark and Ruth Roark Bennington and was of the Baptist faith. She was a retired employee of the Brunswick Corporation and was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. In addition to her parents Hazel was...
Marigold Jones
Jul 17, 2006
RURAL RETREAT/GROSECLOSE COMMUNITY, VIRGINIA: MARIGOLD E. JONES, died Monday, July 17, 2006 in Francis Marion Manor Nursing Home. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Robert R. and Frances Dunford Jones. One brother, James Jones and one sister, Katherine McCummings. She is survived by one brother, Robert Jones of Groseclose, Virginia. Several nieces and nephews also survive....
Katherine Reel
Jul 14, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: KATHERINE DUNFORD REEL, age 88, died Friday, July 14, 2005 in Smyth County Community Hospital. Mrs. Reel retired from the Brunswick Corporation. She was preceded in death by her husband, David "Pete" Reel. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be held Monday, July 17, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with Rev....
Stella Maloney
Jul 14, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: STELLA DEANS WOLFENDEN MALONEY, age 92, died Friday, July 14, 2006 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Marion. She served on the board of trustees, was a member of the executive board, and secretary of the United Methodist Women. She was president and general manager of the radio...
Sydney Sprinkle
Jul 12, 2006
CLEVELAND, GEORGIA: SYDNEY CURWEN SPRINKLE, JR., age 71 of Cleveland, Georgia, died Wednesday, July 12, 2006. He was born in Marion to the late Sydney Curwen, Sr. of Marion and Margaret Clarke Sprinkle of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As a boy, he spent many summers at the family cottage in Conneaut, Ohio, where he watched the oar freighters sail the Great Lakes....
Ruby Elkins
Jul 11, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: RUBY WEST ELKINS, age 92, widow of B. Frank Elkins, died Tuesday, July 11, 2006 in Francis Marion Manor Nursing Home. She was born August 15, 1913 in Botetourt County, Virginia, to the late Christopher and Lelia Hensley West. She had been an active member of the First United Methodist Church, having served as church secretary for 15...
Russel Harris
Jul 1, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: RUSSEL HUGHES HARRIS, age 68, died Saturday, July 1, 2006 in Cherokee, North Carolina. He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Buchanan Harris. He is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Sheila and Troy Schroeder of Troutdale, Virginia; Three sons and one daughter-in-law, Roy and Michelle Harris of Mouth of Wilson, Virginia, Dewayne Harris and Robert...
Lura Rowland
Jun 30, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: LURA ADAMS ROWLAND, age 89, widow of Edgar C. Rowland, died Friday, June 30, 2006 in Francis Marion Manor Nursing Home. In addition to her husband she was preceded in death by a son, Roger Dale Rowland and several brothers and sisters. She is survived by one daughter, Virginia Gibbs and Everet of Sugoinsville, Tennessee; Two sons, Elmer...
June Cregger
Jun 29, 2006
ATKINS, VIRGINIA: JUNE RICHARDSON CREGGER, age 74, died Thursday, June 29, 2006 at her home in Atkins, Virginia. She is preceded in death by her husband, William H. Cregger; one son, John P. "Tree" Cregger; and one sister, Donna Jean Richardson Stephenson. She is survived by one son, Daniel Cregger of Marion, Virginia; one sister, Virginia Mae St. John of...
Alice Powell
Jun 27, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: ALICE GREER POWELL, age 88, died Tuesday, June 27, 2006 in Johnston Memorial Hospital. She had been a cook at Bassett's Restaurant for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Powell; two sons, Harold Powell and Everette Powell; one daughter-in-law, Betty Clark Powell; and one son-in-law, Sherman "Dude" Gullion. She is survived by four...
Arline McClellan
Jun 24, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: ARLINE K. McCLELLAN, age 83, died Saturday, June 24, 2006 in Smyth County Community Hospital. In addition to her parents, Charles and Donna Keesling, she was preceded in death by her husband, David Sprinkle who was killed in action while serving in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and by her husband Warren BeVille who served...
Mary White
Jun 16, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: MARY CORNELIA "CORNIE" HARRIS WHITE, age 78, died Friday, June 16, 2006 at her home in Marion, Virginia. Born September 17, 1927 in Smyth County, Virginia to the late Henry and Marvella Harris, she was a 1955 graduate of Jefferson Memorial Nursing School, Roanoke, Virginia, and was a retired R.N. at the Southwestern State Hospital. She was a...
Goldie Powell
Jun 5, 2006
CHILHOWIE, VIRGINIA: GOLDIE EVANS POWELL, age 103, widow of Walter S. Powell, died Monday, June 5, 2006 in Valley Health Care Center, Chilhowie, Virginia. She will be sadly missed by her family and friends. She did private duty nursing and child care. In addition to her husband she was preceded in death by a son, Walter S. Powell, Jr. She...
Blanche Campbell
Jun 2, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: BLANCHE CAMPBELL, age 84, died Thursday, June 1, 2006 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lee Campbell, and two sons, Johnny W. Campbell and Billy Campbell. She is survived by four daughters, Margaret "Kitty" Totten and Rachel Evans both of Marion, Virginia; Brenda Aistrop of Saltville, Virginia; and Wanda Widner...
Georgia Gates
Jun 1, 2006
CERES, VIRGINIA: GEORGIA GATES, age 88, died Thursday, June 1, 2006 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She is survived by one daughter, Goldie Harris and husband, Roy of Ceres, Virginia. Four sons, Harlow Gates and wife, Shirley, and Harvey Gates and wife, Jackie all of Rural Retreat, Virginia; William "Bill" Gates and, wife, Anita of Hanover, Pennsylvania; Cecil Gates and...
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