Obituaries
Gerald Wayne Tuggle
Nov 8, 2018
Saltville, Va.
Gerald "Joe" Wayne Tuggle, age 51, passed away Thursday, November 8, 2018 at Johnson City Medical Center, Johnson City, Tenn.
Joe was a loving and caring father and papaw. He was a wonderful son and brother. Joe loved to hunt and be outdoors. He was a good friend and an amazing man to his family. He left this world way...
Joe Franklin Martin
Nov 7, 2018
MARION, Va. Joe Franklin Martin, age 59, passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at Francis Marion Manor, Marion, Va. Joe loved to mow and fix lawnmowers. You'd see him riding his lawnmower with a girlfriend in the cart. They were hard workers and enjoyed their time together. Joe will be missed. He was preceded in death by his parents, James...
Huguette "Ann" Raber
Nov 5, 2018
MARION, Va.
Huguette “Ann” Raber, age 84, passed away Monday, November 5, 2018 at Francis Marion Manor, Marion, Va.
Ann had a heart of gold and was a very proud American. She loved to tell the story of how she met an American Air Force Soldier and she literally could not tell him no. When Ann first came to the U.S. she...
Otis LeRoy Woods
Nov 3, 2018
MARION, Va. Otis LeRoy Woods, Jr., age 57, passed away Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, Va. LeRoy enjoyed being with his family. He was a 1980 graduate of Chilhowie High School. He was the happiest in the outdoors. LeRoy loved hiking, biking, hunting and fishing. He loved his God, and was a faithful member of Mountain...
Robert "Bob" Powell, Sr.
Oct 25, 2018
MARION, Va.
Robert “Bob” Powell, Sr. age 77, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2018 at Valley Health Care Center, Chilhowie, Va.
Bob was a loving husband, father, and popa. Mr. Powell was a proud member of the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army, and retired as First Sergeant of the Drill Sergeant Unit in Dublin, Va. He worked as an...
Evangeline "Porkey" Cox
Oct 25, 2018
MARION, Va.
Evangeline "Porkey" Cox, age 71, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2018 at her home in Marion, Va.
Born May 7, 1947 in Smyth County, Va. to the late Malcolm Bruce and Pauline Sheffey Anderson, Evangeline was a very special lady! She was beautiful inside and out. She loved her family very much and was very family oriented. She loved to...
Mildred Lee Horne
Oct 24, 2018
Mildred Lee Horne, age 75, of Roanoke, passed away peacefully at home on October 24, 2018.
She was born in Castlewood, VA on November 08, 1942. She was preceded in death by her parents, Russell and Fannie Vicars and the love of her life, Sam Horne.
She is survived by her children, Sammie, John, Marie, and Lisa; her grandchildren Crystal, Jennifer, Heidi,...
Wyle Wayne Maloyed
Oct 20, 2018
Wyle Wayne Maloyed, age 79, passed away Saturday, October 20, 2018 at Smyth County Community Hospital, Marion, Va.
Wyle, better know as "Cowboy", has been there, done that and got the t-shirt. If you knew Wyle, when the stories weren't rolling, that meant the spurs were blazing and the dust was flying! He loved all things, horses, America, family and ladies....
William "Bill" Graham Bice
Oct 20, 2018
Marion,VA.
After a short but courageous fight, William (Bill) Graham Bice, age 81, lost his battle with cancer on October 20, 2018. “If we live, we live for the Lord and when we die, we die for the Lord” Romans 14:8. Bill was a member of Marion Pentecostal Holiness Church and Matson Presbyterian Chapel. Anyone who knew Bill, knew he loved...
Geneva Mae Cullop
Oct 17, 2018
CERES, Va. Geneva Mae Cullop, age 66, died Thursday, October 18, 2018 in Valley Health Care Center, Chilhowie, Va. Geneva was a home health nurse and helped people all over Smyth County for years. She and her late husband Mark Cullop kept to themselves, but through her nursing, she would help when she was needed. It is peaceful to know...
Charles Durdward Proxmire
Oct 17, 2018
Lebanon, Va.
Charles 'Dick' Durdward Proxmire was taken up to be with the Lord in all His glory on October 17th, 2018. Dick was 78 years old. He was a wonderful man who was loved, will be missed, and will always be cherished. Dick was the only son born to Durdward and Oma Geren Proxmire in Paulding County, Ohio, in 1940.
He...
James Oxendine
Oct 8, 2018
Marion, Va.
James Oxendine, age 71, passed away Monday, October 8, 2018 at Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, Va.
James was a loving husband, father and papaw. When he wasn’t working, he was tinkering on a car, playing pool or catching up on NASCAR. He was a jokester who was always high on life, but if you needed anything, James would give you...
Floyd Clayborn Whitaker
Oct 7, 2018
Wytheville, Va.
Floyd Clayborn Whitaker, age 49, passed away Sunday, October 7, 2018 at Wythe County Community Hospital, Wytheville, Va.
Floyd was a good man. He was a loving son, husband, step-father, and friend. Floyd had a love of collecting. He loved books, comic books, and guns. He was proud of his country and his service in the Army. Floyd enjoyed making...
William "Bill" Edgar Havens
Oct 4, 2018
Marion, Va. William "Bill" Edgar Havens, age 83, passed away Thursday, October 4, 2018 at Francis Marion Manor in Marion, Va. Bill was born in Smyth County to the late James Henry and Stella Margaret Gross Havens. He attended East End Baptist Church, and was retired from Marion Composites after 43 years of service. He enjoyed his journey's through the...
Roger Lee Russell
Oct 4, 2018
Sugar Grove, Va.
Roger Lee Russell, age 74, passed away Thursday, October 4, 2018 at Carrington Place in Rural Retreat, Va.
Roger was born in 1944 to the late Neal and Blanche Blevins Russell. After receiving his G.E.D. he began his work career and retired as a very well accomplished electrician for Brunswick, American Composites, and General Dynamics. Above all else, Roger...
William Ray Sexton
Sep 28, 2018
Troutdale, Va. William Ray Sexton, age 91, passed away Friday, September 28, 2018 at his home. Ray was a loving husband, dad, papaw and friend. He was a good man and a hard worker. Ray had done a lot of things, but was best known for his carpentry. He loved his Lord, his family, and his country. He was a...
Larry David Crusenberry
Sep 24, 2018
BRISTOL, Tenn.
Larry David Crusenberry, age 77, passed away Monday, September 24, 2018 at his home.
Larry was a devoted husband, loving father, papaw and friend. He didn’t say a lot, but he was a giving man. Larry was a wonderful cook, a skill he utilized during his Navy days; and if he thought you were hungry, he’d fix you a meal,...
Mona Faye Brown
Sep 22, 2018
ELK CREEK, Va. Mona Faye Brown, age 83, died peacefully at her home in Elk Creek, Va., Saturday, September 22, 2018. She was born October 29, 1934 in Elk Creek, the daughter of Hugh and Hattie Hawks Brown. Ms. Brown loved the Lord, and was looking forward to being reunited with many of her friends and family in heaven. Ms....
Robert W. "Bobby" Osborne
Sep 20, 2018
MARION, Va.
Robert W. “Bobby” Osborne age, 72, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 20th, 2018.
Bobby was affectionately known as “Pappy” by his grandchildren and great-grandchildren as well as his former co-workers at Hapco in Meadowview, Va. where he retired in 2008 following 25 years of dedicated service. Bobby was a resident of Southwest Virginia all of his...
Carol Ann Noe Zumpf
Sep 19, 2018
Marion, Va. Carol Ann Noe Zumpf, age 74, passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at her home. Carol was born in Fawn River Township, Mich. On December 14, 1943. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She spent her life devoted to helping and caring for others. Her bright smile and huge heart will be missed by all...
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