Obituaries
Marjorie Wood
Aug 27, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: MARJORIE WOOD, age 98, widow of William W. Wood, died Saturday, August 27, 2005 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was the daughter of the late John and Lillian Whitehead Fitch and was a member of the Hawthorne Gospel Church in Hawthorne, North Jersey; after she moved to Marion, Virginia, she attended Royal Oak Presbyterian Church and Freedom...
Evelyn Widener
Aug 25, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: EVELYN G. WIDENER, age 75, died Thursday, August 25, 2005 in Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, Tennessee. She was a member of Marion Baptist Church. Mrs. Widener was employed for 50 years by Richardson Clinic, Marion, Virginia. She was a special loving wife, mother, and friend to many. She was preceded in death by her parents, C.W. and...
Beulah Slagle
Aug 25, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: BEULAH C. SLAGLE, age 91, died Thursday, August 25, 2005 in Francis Marion Manor Nursing Home, Marion, Virginia. Mrs. Slagle was a member of the Marion Baptist Church. She was very active in the Coffee Family History and in the Daniel Boone Historical Society and contributed research. She was a direct descendent of Daniel Boone. She was preceded...
Sidney Scruggs
Aug 24, 2005
CHILHOWIE, VIRGINIA: SIDNEY SCRUGGS, age 58, died Wednesday, August 24, 2005 at Smyth County Community Hospital. He is survived by one son, Bryan Walling of Warner Robbins, Georgia. One daughter, Lisa Renee Vankricken of Powder Springs, Georgia. Three grandchildren also survive. Funeral Services will be held Friday, August 26, 2005 at at 11:00 a.m. Seaver-Brown Chapel with Rev. Neville Mozingo...
Michael Byrd
Aug 22, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: MICHAEL ALLEN BYRD, age 53, died Monday, August 22, 2005 at his home in Marion, Virginia. He worked at Utility Trailer and was preceded in death by his father, Herbert Wendell Byrd. He is survived by his wife, Debbie Sexton Byrd of Marion, Virginia. One daughter and son-in-law, Tammy and Dewey Jessee of Glade Spring, Virginia. His mother,...
Clarence Slagle
Aug 21, 2005
: CLARENCE L. SLAGLE, age 88, died August 21, 2005, in Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center. Mr. Slagle was a member of Marion Baptist Church. He was an army veteran of World War II in the Transportation Corps. and received a Bronze Star. He was retired from the Brunswick Corporation. Mr. Slagle was an organizer of the Brunswick Corporation Credit...
Harold Blevins
Aug 20, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: HAROLD J. BLEVINS, age 58, died Saturday August 20, 2005 at Smyth County Community Hospital. Mr. Blevins was born in Smyth County to Harold W. and Elizabeth Delp Blevins. He was of the Baptist faith and a loving Husband, Father and Papaw. Mr. Blevins was a Vietnam Veteran of the US Air Force. He was employed by Royal...
Eloise Courtney
Aug 17, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: Eloise May Courtney passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2005. She was a much loved and admired mother, grandmother and great grandmother who will be forever missed and never forgotten. Eloise was born in Salyersville KY, educated at Magoffin Institute where she completed Elementary and High School. At the age of 16 Eloise entered Campbellsville College
Carl Taylor
Aug 12, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: CARL "STAN" TAYLOR, age 43, died Friday, August 12, 2005 in Wellmont Hospice House, Bristol, Tennessee. He born and lived most of his life in Marion, Virginia, and had graduated from East Tennessee State University. He was preceded in death by his father, Carl A. Taylor. He is survived by his wife, Michelle Taylor of Marion, Virginia. Two...
Sam Robinson
Aug 2, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: SAM T. ROBINSON, age 84, died Tuesday, August 2, 2005 in Smyth County Community Hospital. He was a member of Seven Mile Ford Church of the Nazarene and had retired from the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company after more than 30 years of service. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda Robinson Pugh. Mr. Pugh is survived by...
Nona Tibbs
Jul 31, 2005
GLADE SPRING, VIRGINIA: NONA EDNA HESTER TIBBS, age 74, died Sunday, July 31, 2005 in Wellmont Hospice House, Bristol, Tennessee. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe B. Tibbs, her parents, Gaylord and Iris Hester, one brother, Charlie Hester, one grandson, Staff Sergeant Erik McClure and one great-grandson, Donavan Bays. Mrs. Tibbs is survived by three sons, Ken...
Walter Copenhaver
Jul 30, 2005
GREENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA: WALTER BARRETT COPENHAVER, age 93, died Saturday, July 30, 2005 at his home in Greenville, North Carolina. He was born on May 15, 1912 in Smyth County, Virginia, to Ivanhoe and Carrie Copenhaver. As a young man he worked on the construction of the S
Charles Hester
Jul 27, 2005
CHARLES MOORE HESTER, age 71, died Wednesday, July 27, 2005 at his home in Marion, Virginia. Born September 13, 1933 to the late Gaylord and Iris Robinson Hester, he was a life long resident of Smyth County, Virginia, and of the Baptist Faith. Charlie had worked for over 20 years at the Par-Gas Company, and then later at the Sheriff's...
Edith Halsey
Jul 25, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: EDITH REEDY HALSEY, age 93, widow of Ben R. Halsey, died Monday, July 25, 2005 in Valley Health Care Center, Chilhowie, Virginia. She was born December 30, 1911 in Troutdale, Virginia to the late Orley G. and Dora Comer Reedy. She joined the Marion Baptist Church on October 13, 1937 and has been found faithful in serving Christ...
William Cullop
Jul 24, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: WILLIAM E. "ED" CULLOP, age 70, died Sunday, July 24, 2005 at Smyth County Community Hospital. He was a member of First United Methodist Church and was retired from Marion Composites. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Alverdia Hall Cullop; one sister, Virginia Gillenwater; and one brother, Eugene Cullop. Mr. Cullop is survived by...
Samuel Staten
Jul 21, 2005
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: SAMUEL B. STATEN, age 78, died Thursday, July 21, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. Born in Penhook, Virginia, to the late Rev. B. E. Staten and Julia Muse Staten Brittian, he had lived in Los Angeles, California, for the past 52 years since he was discharged from the United States Armed Services in 1953. He worked as...
Walter Murray
Jul 17, 2005
Walter Franklin Murray, died July 17, 2005 at Smyth County Community Hospital in Marion, VA. He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years Bessie Shew Murray; parents, Lee A. and Mary B. Murray; granddaughter, Brenda Murray; daughter-in-law, Sigrid Murray; and son-in-law, Noah Smith. Mr. Murray is survived by his five children, Lee Franklin Murray of Pisgah Forest,...
Dorothy Haga
Jul 16, 2005
PLEASANT VIEW, TENNESSEE: DOROTHY LOUISE SCOTT HAGA, age 82, passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2005 at her home after a long illness. She was born May 28, 1923 in Marion, Virginia, and lived most of her life in Gray and Kingsport, Tennessee. She was of the Christian faith and was active for many years in the Order of the...
Elizabeth Buchanan
Jul 9, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: ELIZABETH PATRICK "LIB" BUCHANAN, age 88, widow of Thomas Harold Buchanan, Jr., died Saturday, July 9, 2005 in Francis Marion Manor Nursing Home. She had been a member of Royal Oak Presbyterian Church since moving to Marion, Virginia
Frances Stephenson
Jul 3, 2005
MARION VIRGINIA; FRANCES MARTIN STEPHENSON, age 91 died Sunday July 3, 2005 at Francis Marion Manor, Marion, Virginia. She was born in Roanoke, Virginia to the late Samuel Morris and Edna Coppridge Martin. Mrs. Stephenson was a longtime member of Royal Oak Presbyterian Church, Marion, Virginia. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Clarence...
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