Obituaries
Cynthia Wiles
Apr 11, 2004
MARION, VIRGINIA: CYNTHIA ELAINE MORRIS WILES, age 39, died Sunday, April 11, 2004 at her home in Marion, Virginia. She was a member of Freedom Tabernacle Baptist Church and worked at the Best Western as an assistant manager. She loved sports, especially softball, volleyball, and basketball. Mrs. Wiles was preceded in death by her mother, Linda Hancock Morris, and two...
Bernard Cressell
Apr 10, 2004
MARION, VIRGINIA: BERNARD WILLIAM CRESSELL, age 75, died Saturday, April 10, 2004 in Smyth County Community Hospital. He was a member of Fox Creek Baptist Church for nearly 40 years and was preceded in death by his parents, Bernard and Lillie Stowers Cressel; three sisters, Mary Hall, Lynn Taylor, and Lucille Matthias; and two brothers, Arthur Cressel and Jim Cressel....
Ruth Simmerman
Apr 7, 2004
RUTH ANN FIRESTONE SIMMERMAN, age 70, died Wednesday, April 7, 2004 in Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, Virginia. She was a member of the Windsor Baptist Church, and the secretary and treasurer of the W.M.U, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and sister that will be greatly missed. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harvey and Blanche Delp Firestone, and...
William Snider
Mar 29, 2004
William G. "Bill" Snider, age 54, of Marion died Monday evening, March 29th, 2004 while working on his farm. Born on April 5th, 1949, he was the son of the late William G. and Daisy Meek Snider. He was a 1967 graduate of Marion Senior High School and a 1971 graduate of Virginia Tech. He had worked with Brunswick Corporation...
Charles Thomas
Mar 28, 2004
Charles Alan "Chappy" Thomas, age 53, of Marion died Sunday, March 28th, 2004 at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. Born on February 4th, 1951 in Smyth County, Virginia, he was the son of Charles W. "Bill" and Opal Smith Thomas of Marion. He was a 1969 graduate of Marion Senior High School where he played football all...
Earl Eller
Mar 28, 2004
Earl E. "Elige" Eller, age 71, of Chilhowie died Sunday, March 28th, 2004 at his home. Born on March 2nd, 1933 in Smyth County, he was the son of the late Walter F. and Bertha Whisman Eller. He was a veteran of the Korean War having served in the United States Army and was employed with Brunswick Corporation for 28...
Joyce Untiedt
Mar 22, 2004
Joyce Shields Untiedt, 49, of Atkins died Monday, March 22nd, 2004 in the Smyth County Community Hospital. Born on March 24th, 1954 in Bluefield, West Virginia, she came to Marion in 1968, was a 1972 graduate of Marion Senior High School and a 1976 graduate of Radford University with a B.S. Degree in Education. Mrs. Untiedt had taught at Chilhowie...
Helen Tilson
Mar 20, 2004
Helen Romans Tilson, age 71, of Marion died Saturday, March 20th, 2004 in the Smyth County Community Hospital. Born on April 20, 1932 in Smyth County, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Lemuel A. and Elizabeth Shelton Romans and was a member of the Stone Memorial Presbyterian Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Howard Rhodes
Mar 15, 2004
Howard Francis Rhodes, age 78, of Marion died Monday, March 15th, 2004 in the Mountain Home Veterans Hospital. Born on May 4th, 1925, he was the son of the late George F. Rhodes and Alma Hornbaker Gaines. He was a veteran of World War II having served in the United States Army having received a Purple Heart and a Bronze...
William Faddis
Mar 13, 2004
MARION, VIRGINIA William Wayne Faddis, age 77 , of Mount Laurel, New Jersey died Saturday, March 13th, 2004 at the home of his daughter. Born on July 31st, 1926 in Smyth County, Virginia, he was the son of the late William Wesley and Okie Mae Atkins Faddis. He was a veteran of World War II having served in the United...
Avery Aker
Mar 11, 2004
AVERY H. "CONDUCTOR" AKER, age 58 , of Atkins died Thursday, March 11th, 2004 at his home. Born on May 21st, 1945, he was the son of the late Sherrill Clifton and Cornelia Hess Aker. He was employed by Marion Composites with 30 years of service and enjoyed working on his farm in Atkins. He was of the Baptist faith....
Kate Hall
Mar 11, 2004
Kate Carrico Hall, age 82 of Marion died Thursday, March 11th, 2004 in the Francis Marion Manor Nursing Home. Born on July 3rd, 1921 in Smyth County, she was the daughter of the late Worth and Bessie Ashlin Carrico and was a faithful member of the Calvary Baptist Church of Marion. Surviving are her husband of 62 years, Garnett Lee...
Jack Anderson
Mar 10, 2004
Jack D. Anderson, age 65 of Marion died Wednesday , March 10th, 2004 from injuries received in an automobile accident. Born on May 25th, 1938, he was the son of the late Harry C. and Kate Hash Anderson and was preceded in death by an infant son, Jonathan Paul Anderson and a sister, Geneva Anderson . He grew up in...
Lelia Falkie
Mar 9, 2004
Lelia Mae Goodpasture Falkie, 87, of Marion died Saturday, March 6th, 2004 at the Gregory's Rest Home in Meadowview. Born on January 9th, 1917 in Smyth County, she was the daughter of the late Conley and Bertie Wassum Goodpasture and was preceded in death by her husband, Harry Falkie , a daughter, Patsy Falkie Pratt, two brothers, William Goodpasture and...
Kay DeVault
Mar 9, 2004
Kay Hall DeVault, age 64 , of Marion died Tuesday, March 9th, 2004 in the Morristown -Hamlen Hospital in Morristown, Tennessee. Born in Marion, she was the daughter of the late Robert L. and Geraldine Garretson Hall and was preceded in death by a son, Robert Carl Bender. She was a 1957 graduate of Marion Senior High School and a...
Mary Stambaugh
Feb 27, 2004
MARION, VIRGINIA: MARY ELIZABETH STAMBAUGH, age 82, died Friday, February 27, 2004 at her home. Born on July 1st, 1921 in Youngstown, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Ralph W. and Mary Young Stambaugh. She served in the United States Navy during World War II and had lived in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands where she worked in...
James Bowman
Feb 21, 2004
MARION, VA JAMES R. BOWMAN James R. "Buck" Bowman, 70, of Marion, died Saturday, February 21st, 2004 in the Smyth County Community Hospital. Born in Smyth County, he was the son of the late Harrison and Grace Wolfe Bowman. He was a veteran of the Korean War having served in the United States Navy and was retired from Brunswick Corporation...
Laura Jones
Feb 21, 2004
MARION, VIRGINIA --- LAURA FLORENCE HUTTON JONES, age 96 of Marion died Saturday, February 21st, 2004 in the Smyth County Community Hospital. Born on December 14th, 1907 in Marion , Mrs. Jones was a member of the Marion Baptist Church and the V.F.W. Lady's Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. Jones, Sr. and a son,...
Marie Ramsey
Feb 14, 2004
Marie Anne Geisenhaver Ramsey, 52, of Marion died at her home. Born on June 4th, 1951 in Tecumseh, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Arthur James and Wanda Milbourn Geisenhaver. She was a 1969 graduate of Tecumseh High School and a 1974 graduate of Alma College in Alma, Michigan with a Degree in Social Work. Marie had worked...
Ruth King
Feb 14, 2004
Ruth Sprinkle King, 92, of Marion died Saturday, February 14th, 2004 at the home of her daughter in Groseclose. Born on June 13th, 1911 in Smyth County, she was the daughter of the late Melvin Sprinkle and Nannie Allen Vernon and was a long time member of the Marion Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
About Us
Obituaries
Services
Planning Ahead
Grief Support
Resources