Obituaries
Kenneth Ralph "Kenny" Null
Jun 17, 2024
Saltville, Va.
Kenneth Ralph “Kenny” Null age 66, passed away Monday, June 17, 2024 at Smyth County Community Hospital, Marion, Va.
Kenny was born and raised in Saltville, Va. He worked for United Salt Company for over 15 years as plant operator, and at General Dynamics in Marion. Most people however, knew Kenny from his days at Texas Gulf in Saltville. Kenny...
David C. Collins, Sr.
Jun 15, 2024
Saltville, Va.
David C. Collins, Sr. age 73, passed away Saturday, June 15, 2024, peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family.
David was a long-haul truck driver for 55 years. He was also a proud U.S. Army veteran of 7 years who earned the rank of Staff Sergeant and was awarded The National Defense Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Expert...
Trecia Smith Hensley
Jun 12, 2024
Rural Retreat, Va.
Trecia Smith Hensley age 69, passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at Mountain Laurel Nursing and Rehab, Rural Retreat, Va.
Trecia worked at Virginia House as a stainer for 25 years. She loved car races and reading. Most of all, she had a love for rescuing animals.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert Hensley; parents, Isaac and...
Hugh F. Murphy, Sr.
Jun 10, 2024
Marion, Va.Hugh F. Murphy, Sr. age 95 passed away Monday, June 10, 2024 at Francis Marion Manor, Marion, Va.Hugh had his priorities straight – God, family and country. Hugh and his family moved from New Jersey to Marion in the summer 1962 to begin his work in the computer industry with Harwood. Hugh began his computer work while serving in...
Louise C. Thompson
Jun 7, 2024
MARION, Va.
Louise Taylor Thompson, age 89, passed away Friday, June 7, 2024 at Smyth County Community Hospital.
She is preceded in death by her first husband, Carl A. Taylor; daughter, Sharon Adams; three sons, Stanley Taylor, Mitchell Taylor and James “Cotton” Taylor.
She is survived by her husband, Bill Thompson; three daughters, Carolyn Pugh, Lois MacLean and Kathy Collins; stepdaughter, Angela Thompson;...
Channing Kade Miller
Jun 7, 2024
Rural Retreat, Va
Channing Kade Miller, age 26, passed away Friday, June 7, 2024 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital.
Channing was a 2015 graduate of Rural Retreat High School and served four years in the United States Army Infantry stationed abroad in Germany, Europe and Poland. He was strong willed “reconciled machine to be tempted with” and arguably the best mechanic...
Susie Burkett
Jun 6, 2024
Marion, Va.Margaret Sue “Susie” Burkett age 69, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2024 at Ballad Hospice House, Bristol, Tenn.Susie was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Wayne Burkett; step-son, Kenny Burkett; parents, Charles Lem and Rettie Imogene Tilson; sister, Janice Bise.Susie is survived by her son, Michael Burkett; grandson, Cody Burkett; great-grandchild, Julian Burkett; nieces, Tina Morris (Danny) and...
Charles Richard Rush, Sr.
Jun 3, 2024
Abingdon, Va. Charles Richard Rush, Sr. (1931 – 2024), known as Richard, passed away on Monday, June 3, 2024, in Abingdon Virginia.
He was predeceased by his wife of 49 years, Elizabeth Justine Burchett Rush.
Richard lived in Washington Country Virginia as a boy, and for the last many years, before moving to a nursing facility in Abingdon, Richard lived in Marion, Virginia....
John F. Jones
May 31, 2024
Dr. John F. Jones, O.D., formerly of Marion, Virginia, passed away Friday, May 31, 2024, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. He was born April 21, 1937, in Montgomery, West Virgina to Charles and Edith (Small) Jones. John married Joy Stewart in El Paso, Texas July 22, 1961. He attended West Virginia Tech, Marshall University and received a doctorate from the Southern College of Optometry. John...
Clara "Tootsie" Foster
May 31, 2024
Cantonment, Fl.
Clara “Tootsie” Johnson Foster age 84, passed away Friday, May 31, 2024 at Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, Tenn.
Tootsie was born in Smyth County and was well known for working the City Drug Luncheonette Counter in the 70’s. From 1978 until 2002, Tootsie helped her husband, Ed Foster as a concessioner for Hungry Mother, Fairy Stone and Douthat State...
Karen Tove Lorup Fouts
May 27, 2024
Marion, Va. Karen Tove Lorup Fouts age 73, passed away Monday, May 27, 2024 at Smyth County Community Hospital, Marion, Va.
She is preceded in death by her father, Eric Lorup, Sr.; brothers, Eric Lorup, Jr., Warren Cambridge, and Jeffrey Cambridge.
Karen is survived by her husband, Edwin Clayton Fouts; sons, Michael and Jason R. Wright; mother, Edith Cambridge; sister, Suzanne Lorup;...
Larry Perkins
May 25, 2024
Rural Retreat, VA. Larry Perkins age 69, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2024.
Larry was an outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and just standing around a campfire. Larry was born in Buchanan County and graduated from Council High School. Larry served in the United States Army and was a coal miner working for Consol Energy for 10 years. Larry had...
Linda Anderson Doyle
May 24, 2024
Marion, Virginia
Linda Anderson Doyle age 79, went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 24, 2024 at Senior Home Share, Wytheville, Va.
Linda was the daughter of James Arlie and Mary Thelma Anderson. She was a 1963 graduate of Marion High School. She was married to the late Robert Allen “Bobby” Doyle and lived in Wytheville for 42 years. Working...
Lois Stamper Billings
May 20, 2024
Marion, Virginia
Lois Stamper Billings age 73, passed away Monday, May 20, 2024 at her home in Marion, Va.
Lois was born in 1950 to the late James and Eleanor Davidson. She was a natural caregiver and worked as a PCA taking care of many in our community. When she wasn’t working, she enjoyed gardening and tending to her flowers, going to...
John Harvey Grubb, Jr.
May 20, 2024
Marion, Virginia
John Harvey Grubb, Jr. age 83, resident of Marion, Va., passed away Monday, May 20, 2024 at Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, Tenn.
Mr. Grubb was born in 1940 to John H. Grubb, Sr. and Doris Painter Grubb. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant sister, and his eldest son, John Grubb, III.
Mr. Grubb...
Christian Lee Damron
May 20, 2024
Rural Retreat, Virginia
Christian Lee Damron age 24, passed away Monday, May 20, 2024 at his home.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Larry Riggins, Sr.
Christian is survived by his parents, Jason and Amanda Damron; sister, Haleigh Damron; brother, Noah Damron, all of Rural Retreat, Va.; paternal grandparents, Lori and Phillip Bennett; maternal grandmother, Linda Riggins.
Family will receive friends...
Harold R. Mabe
May 19, 2024
Abingdon, Virginia
Harold R. Mabe passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2024 at Abingdon Health & Rehab, located in Abingdon, VA. He was 86 years old.
Harold was born in Burke County, North Carolina on June 2, 1937 to Carl and Cleota Mabe (nee Abernathy). He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Carl L. Mabe, Jr. He is...
Carolyn Fay Gilbert
May 18, 2024
Marion, Va.
Carolyn Fay Gilbert age 56, went home to be with Jesus, Saturday, May 18, 2024.
Carolyn was a one-of-a-kind, headstrong and stubborn mule with a beautiful crazy personality. There was never a dull moment and her stories can vouch for that. She was so selfless that she would forget her problems to fix someone else’s. If there was one thing...
Richard Allen Murphey
May 16, 2024
Bristol, Tenn.
Richard Allen Murphey age 72, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2024 at Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, Va.
Mr. Murphey was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
Services will be private.
To share memories of Richard Allen Murphey, please visit www.seaverbrown.com. Care for Mr. Murphey has been entrusted to Fraziers’ Seaver-Brown Funeral Service & Crematory, 237 East Main Street, Marion VA 24354.
Syble R. Norman
May 16, 2024
Atkins, Virginia
Syble R. Norman age 93, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2024.
Syble was born in Atkins, Va. to the late Mack and Ella Norman. She graduated from Marion Senior High School in the class of 1949 and worked for 31 years at Roses as a cashier. She was also a caregiver for her family, taking care of anyone who needed...
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