Obituaries
Mary Robbins
Jul 19, 2004
MARION, VIRGINIA: MARY JANE ROBBINS, age 71, died Monday, July 19, 2004 at her home. She is survived by her husband, Sam Robbins of Marion, Virginia. One daughter and son-in-law, Janet and Alan Martin of Marion, Virginia. One son and daughter-in-law, Frank and Connie Robbins of Sugar Grove, Virginia. Three sisters, Angeline Pratt of Atkins, Virginia; Betty Riley of Marion,...
Buford Crouse
Jul 17, 2004
CHILHOWIE, VIRGINIA: BUFORD "BO" CROUSE, age 64, went to be with his Lord on Saturday, July 17, 2004. He died peacefully, with his family at his side, at this home in Seven Mile Ford following his fight with cancer. Born March 18, 1940 to the late Robert and Dosha Weaver Crouse, he was an active member of Gethsemane Baptist Church...
Arcie Noonkester
Jul 15, 2004
MARION, VIRGINIA: ARCIE PARKS NOONKESTER, age 101, died Thursday, July 15, 2004 in Francis Marion Manor Nursing Home, Marion, Virginia . She was preceded in death by her husband, Reggie L. Noonkester, a son, Clarence R. Noonkester, and a daughter, Judith Elaine Noonkester. Surviving are two daughters, Loretta N. Crismond of Marion, Virginia and Kate N. Legard of Bassett, Virginia....
Virginia Calhoun
Jul 13, 2004
WYTHEVILLE, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA "GIN" CALHOUN, age 81, died Tuesday, July 13, 2004 in Wythe County Community Hospital. She was born on March 28, 1923 in Smyth County to the late William Aaron and Florence Pennington Calhoun. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Elsie Cox and Katy Catron; one brother, Joe Calhoun. Ms. Calhoun was a member of Cedar...
Mae Coleman
Jul 13, 2004
FAYETTEVILLE, GEORGIA: MAE COMBS COLEMAN, age 82, formerly of Chilhowie, Virginia, died Tuesday, July 13, 2004. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Coleman and parents, Eli and Ollie Combs. She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Rhonda and Everett Bingham of Fayetteville, Georgia. One sister, Amanda Antle of Columbus, Indiana. Nine grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, and one...
Helen Bostic
Jul 11, 2004
MARION, VIRGINIA: HELEN MARIE CALL BOSTIC age 76, widow of Cecil Bostic died Sunday, July 11, 2004 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was born July 31, 1927 in Saltville, Virginia to the late Emory and Annie Hetherington Call. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one daughter, Cassandra "Cassie" Bostic, one brother Randolph Call and one sister,...
Ruby Plummer
Jul 10, 2004
TROUTDALE, VIRGINIA: RUBY ASHLEY PLUMMER, age 88, widow of Thomas Cole Plummer, died Saturday, July 10, 2004 in Smyth County Community Hospital. In addition to her husband she was preceded in death by two daughters, Barbara Lynn Plummer and Joan Martin, and a son, Bryan Plummer. She is survived by five daughters and sons-in-law, Ruth and Dan Harvey of Woodbine,...
Oscar Burkett
Jul 6, 2004
GROSECLOSE, VIRGINIA: OSCAR JAMES "JAY" BURKETT, JR., age 56, died Tuesday, July 6, 2004 in Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, Tennessee. He was the son of the late Oscar James and Ella M. Burkett of the Groseclose Community. He was a United States Navy veteran having served as a Jet Mechanic on the Aircraft Carrier Independence during the Vietnam War....
Flora Robinson
Jul 1, 2004
MARION, VIRGINIA: FLORA GROSS ROBINSON, age 84, widow of Robert Lee Robinson, died Thursday, July 1, 2004 at her home in Marion, Virginia. She was a member of Walker's Creek Presbyterian Church. Besides her husband she was preceded in death by her parents, Victor and Emma Carrico Gross, one sister and three brothers. She is survived by one daughter and...
Lena Eller
Jul 1, 2004
ATKINS, VIRGINIA: LENA EMMA ELLER, age 90, widow of Frank Eller, died Thursday, July 01, 2004 in Grace Healthcare, Abingdon, Virginia. She is survived by one daughter, Nancy Chambers of Boone, North Carolina. One son and daughter-in-law, Johnny Luke and Anne Eller of Rural Retreat, Virginia. Two grandchildren, Faith Winston and husband, Clayton and Layna Evans and husband, Gary and...
Susan Sesco
Jun 30, 2004
MARION, VIRGINIA: SUSAN SPIKER SESCO, age 44, died Wednesday, June 30, 2004 in Homestead, Florida. She was of the Methodist Faith. Susan graduated from Belfry High School, Belfry, Kentucky, in 1977 and Webster College in Gainesville, Florida in 1993 receiving an associate of science degree in medical assisting. She was preceded in death by an infant sister, Linda Joyce Spiker....
Nina Barker
Jun 29, 2004
SUGAR GROVE, VIRGINIA: NINA CURRIN BARKER, age 86, widow of Robert D. Barker, died Tuesday, June 29, 2004 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Dwight and Mary Etta Barker of Chilhowie, Virginia. One sister, Sue Skinner of Lynn, Massachusetts. Two grandchildren, Christopher B. Barker of Sumter, South Carolina, and Scott A. Barker and...
Hugh Smith
Jun 25, 2004
GROSECLOSE, VIRGINIA: HUGH CLEVELAND SMITH, age 86, died Friday, June 25, 2004 in Frederick, Maryland. He was the son of the late Grover and Bessie Smith. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Smith; two sons, Hugh Smith, Jr. and Charles Smith. Mr. Smith served in the 83rd Infantry Division of the United States Army during World War...
Marjorie Atkins
Jun 16, 2004
ATKINS, VIRGINIA: MARJORIE HALL ATKINS, age 74, died Wednesday, June 16, 2004 in Smyth County Community Hospital. Born March 22, 1930 to the late Margie Goins and Robert L. Hall; she was an active member and teacher at Davis Memorial United Methodist Church. She worked for many years and retired as an administrative assistant in the Smyth County Clerk's Office....
William West
Jun 15, 2004
MARION, VIRGINIA: WILLIAM CARL "W.C." WEST, age 78, died Tuesday, June 15, 2004 in Smyth County Community Hospital. He was a member of Zion Hill United Methodist Church, Francis Marion V.F.W. Post #4667 having served in the United States Army, and had been employed for many years with Brunswick Corporation. He was preceded in death by his wife, Irene Rosenbaum...
Thelma Houck
Jun 14, 2004
MARION, VIRGNIA: THELMA R. TIBBS HOUCK, age 86, widow of Willie G. Houck, Sr., died Monday, June 14, 2004 in Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, Virginia. She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Janet and Ron Berry of Chilhowie, Virginia. One son and daughter-in-law, Willie G. Jr. and Shirley Houck of Richmond, Virginia. Two brothers and sisters-in-law, Jack and Ruth...
Roberts Harrington
Jun 9, 2004
MARION, VIRGINIA: ROBERTS H. "BOB" HARRINGTON, JR., age 80, died Wednesday, June 9, 2004 in Wellmont Hospice House, Bristol, Tennessee, after a brief illness. The son of the late Dr. Roberts Hale, Sr., and Ruth Hammond Harrington, he was born at Elk Creek, Virginia, on January 12, 1924. He was a 1941 graduate of Marion High School, where he played...
Peggy Sayers
May 31, 2004
MARION, VIRGINIA: PEGGY HALL SAYERS, age 80, died Monday, May 31, 2004, in Francis Marion Manor Nursing Home. Born on October 24th, 1923 in Bluefield, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Crismond and Hazel Crockett Hall. She attended Bluefield College and was employed with the U.S. Geological Survey for a number of years and was a member...
Patricia Elkins
May 29, 2004
MARION, VIRGINIA: PATRICIA ANN ELKINS, age 60, died Saturday, May 29, 2004 in Winston-Salem Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Born December 2, 1943 in Pulaski, Virginia to the late Frank Elkins and Ruby West Elkins of Marion, Virginia, she was a member of First United Methodist Church. A graduate of Marion Senior High School and National Business College, Roanoke, Virginia,...
Susan Kirby
May 25, 2004
MARION, VIRGINIA: SUSAN FRANCIS KIRBY, age 67, died Tuesday, May 25, 2004 at her home in Marion, Virginia. Born September 25, 1936 in Warrenton, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Albert Wesley and Louise Snodgrass Francis. She was a member and ordained Elder of Royal Oak Presbyterian Church and was an accomplished artist and calligrapher. In addition to...
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