Obituaries
Louise Dolinger Burke
Oct 7, 2024
Marion, Virginia / Clearwater, Florida
Louise Dolinger Burke age 96, passed away Monday, October 7,2024 at Emerald Gardens in Clearwater, Fla.
Louise graduated from Radford College and spent a year teaching high school in Bristol prior to marrying Roy and raising her children. She was a past member of First Methodist Church and a longtime member of Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Marion,...
Barbara Anna "Jenny" Steele
Oct 6, 2024
Marion, Virginia
Barbara Anna “Jenny” Steele age 78, was a loving mother who passed away Sunday, October 6, 2024 at Valley Health Care Center, Chilhowie, Va.
Born January 1, 1946 to late Gregory Beale Sr. and Anna B. Steele, she was known all of her life by the name of “Jenny” which was given to her at birth by her Uncle George...
William Fred "Hosse" Clark
Oct 5, 2024
Atkins, Va.William Fred "Hossee" Clark, 85, of Atkins, VA., had his health completely restored when he was taken to his Heavenly Home on October 5, 2024.
He was born on September 30, 1939, son of the late John Stoil and Nonnie Blanch Hash Clark. In addition to his parents, Fred was preceded in death by his brother, Richard Clark and his...
Elizabeth Marie Greer
Oct 2, 2024
I thought of you today, but that was nothing new. I thought about you yesterday and the days before that too. I think of you in silence and often speak your name. All I have are memories and your pictures in a frame. Your memory is a keepsake, from which I’ll never part. God has you in His arms, I...
Shiela Ward
Sep 26, 2024
Marion, Virginia
Shiela M. Pass Cox Ward age 54, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2024 at her home.
A full obituary will be available soon.
She was preceded in death by her father, Marcus Wayne Pass & mother, Frances Phillips.
Shiela is survived by her sons, Christopher Reginald Jamal Cox & Terance Cox , both of Marion, Va.; sister, Lila Day of Georgia; nieces...
Jerry Snyder
Sep 25, 2024
Crockett, Virginia
Jerry Snyder age 81 passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at Lewis Gale Medical Center, Salem, Va.
Jerry Snyder was a man who believed in serving others. He did this as a U.S. Army Veteran who served 6 years for his country and serving Wythe & Buchanan Counties as Director of Social Services. He was a graduate of Concord University...
John Douglas Martin
Sep 22, 2024
Chilhowie, Virginia
John Douglas Martin age 66, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2024 at Valley Health Care Center, Chilhowie, Va.
If you knew Doug, you knew a man who liked to crack jokes, be funny and make people smile. He worked in construction most of his life, until he joined the TRW workforce. Doug liked playing poker (but not losing) and fishing...
Jill Hinton Fitchko
Sep 21, 2024
Marion, Virginia
Jill Hinton Fitchko age 69 passed away Saturday morning, September 21, 2024 at her home.
Jill’s heart was as big as her smile and her laugh was contagious. Everyone loved Jill’s cooking – Dennis was especially fond of her cabbage rolls, but everything she made was simply delicious. She made many friends in her 46 years with Mowbry-Woods Orthodontics. Jill...
Ernest Neal Anderson
Sep 20, 2024
Marion, Virginia
Ernest Neal Anderson age 90 passed away into the arms of his Savior Jesus Christ, Friday, September 20, 2024 at Francis Marion Manor, Marion, Va.
Furniture was Neal’s passion. Along with his wife Minnie, they established Anderson Furniture in Atkins, Va. The family store operated for 45 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Arlie & Thelma Anderson; infant...
Charles Mitchell Edmiston
Sep 18, 2024
Marion, Virginia
Charles Mitchell Edmiston, age 70, passed into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior on September 18, 2024 after a valiant battle with cancer.
He was born May 17, 1954 to Joseph and Virginia Edmiston. Charlie was a graduate of Virginia Tech and served as a teacher in the Smyth County school system for 30 years before retiring in...
Donna M. Anderson
Sep 18, 2024
Marion, Virginia
Donna M. Anderson age 76, passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2024 surrounded by her sisters, at Francis Marion Manor, Marion, Va.
Everyone’s “Aunt Donna” was well known for her show stopping smile. It was a good thing she loved to cook, bake and can everything, because she never let anyone go hungry and was well known for her annual apple...
Roger Clay Ball
Sep 17, 2024
Abingdon, Virginia
Roger “Clay” Ball age 29, passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2024 At Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, Va.Clay was a loving husband, father, son and sibling.
A 2013 graduate of Sullivan East High School, Clay kept the beat of the Sullivan East High School Band as percussionist and cymbals in the marching band. He was a former employee of Walmart in...
Byron E. Kegley
Sep 17, 2024
Nebo, Virginia
Byron E. Kegley, age 82, passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at his home.
He was born August 1, 1942 in Nebo, Virginia to the late Tom and Mallie Kegley.
Byron devoted his entire life to his family, never failing to show them how much he loved and cared for them. He was a hard-working man who spent his life tending...
Joan Bear Minnick
Sep 13, 2024
Rural Retreat, Va.
Joan Bear Minnick age 77, passed away Friday, September 13, 2024 at her home.
As of today, there’s 1 billion and 1 stars in the sky. Joan was a selfless lady who would do anything for anybody without complaint. Most people would want her delicious cooking. She loved people and never met a stranger. Joan loved her family, especially...
Glenda Tabor Yates
Sep 12, 2024
Damascus, Virginia
Glenda Tabor Yates age 78 passed away Thursday, September 12, 2024.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Vestal Yates; parents, George & Juanita Tabor; son, James Robert “Bobby” Yates; step-son, Michael Yates.
Glenda is survived by her daughter, Tammy Curd of Damascus, Va.; sister, Barbara Amberin of Bluefield, Va.; four grandchildren, James “Robby” Berryhill, Austin Curd, Nathaniel Yates and...
James Roger Coley
Sep 11, 2024
Marion, Va.
James Roger Coley age 76, passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at his home.
Roger was a loving and an awesome husband, dad, papaw and friend. Family was always first – always. Someone said Roger was the toughest man they knew, but he would stop and talk to every kid he saw. Roger had it right, he loved God, family...
Angel Faith Massey
Sep 10, 2024
Sugar Grove, Virginia
Angel Faith Massey was born sleeping Tuesday, September 10, 2024.
Family waiting to greet her in Heaven include, grandfather, Elmer Ray Massey; great-grandmother, Alice Marie Vaughn; grandparents, Charlie & Carrie Adkins; and uncle, Gary Adkins.
Angel now watches over her parents, Buddy Massey & Kayla Adkins of Sugar Grove, Va.; sister, Harley Massey; brothers, Dakota Bell, Jacob Massey, Brandon Massey,...
William R. "Bill" Heath
Sep 7, 2024
Lebanon, Virginia
William R. “Bill” Heath age 80, passed away Saturday, September 7, 2024 at Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, Tenn.
After being apart for one year and eleven days, Bill Heath left this world and joined the love of his life & wife of 50 years, Yvonne Hess Heath, who passed in 2023 & whom he missed so much.
In addition to...
Lloyd Garnet Walls
Sep 3, 2024
Troutdale, Va.
Lloyd Garnet Walls age 88, passed away Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at Ballad Hospice House, Bristol, Tenn.
Lloyd was born in Green Cove, Va. later moving to West Grove, Penn. where he lived for over 50 years before moving back to Virginia, finally calling Troutdale his home; making many friends along the way because he never met a stranger he...
Edmund Robinson
Sep 1, 2024
Floyd, Virginia
Edmund Robinson age 66, passed away Sunday, September 1, 2024 at Skyline Nursing & Rehab, Floyd, Va.
There will be no public services.
To share memories of Edmund Robinson please visit www.seaverbrown.com. Care for Mr. Robinson has been entrusted to Fraziers’ Seaver-Brown Funeral Service & Crematory, 237 East Main Street, Marion VA 24354.
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