Obituaries
Irene Wright
Aug 7, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: IRENE WRIGHT, age 86, died Sunday, August 7, 2011 at Francis Marion Manor in Marion, Virginia. She was a member of Konnarock Baptist Church. Irene is survived by her sister, Alice Welch of Hagerstown, Maryland; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Herman and Jeane Walls of Konnarock, Virginia and Lloyd and Laura Walls of Troutdale, Virginia; and sister-in-law, Charlotte Walls...
Betty Hester
Aug 7, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: BETTY LUCILLE STONE PRUITT HESTER, age 75, died Sunday, August 7, 2011 at her home in Marion, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Donald Luther Pruitt and Thomas Edward Hester; and her parents, Phonso and Viola Woods Stone. Mrs. Hester is survived by two daughters, Carolyn Lynn Arthur of Marion, Virginia; Vivian Dawn Betlejewski; one...
John Grubb
Aug 2, 2011
ATKINS, VIRGINIA: RICK "GRUBBY" GRUBB, age 54, died Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at his home in Atkins, Virginia. Rick worked for Marion High School and Pizza Hut for many years until his retirement. After he retired he worked part time for Pizza Plus. He was a member of the Smyth County Moose Lodge #1004 and had been a longtime member...
Robert Barker
Aug 1, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: ROBERT JOHN "BOB" BARKER, age 86, died Monday, August 1, 2011 at Francis Marion Manor in Marion, Virginia. Bob was a Christian whose faith was in the Lord Jesus Christ. He was a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army, having served in the Philippines, New Britain, New Guinea and Korea during World War II. He was a...
Willie Crouse
Jul 28, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: EVELYN PEDIGO CROUSE, age 93, died Thursday, July 28, 2011 at Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer Graham Crouse; her parents, William Dexter and Nettie Georgia Pedigo; sister, Hallie Brown and brothers, Frank Pedigo, Leonard Pedigo and Dexter Pedigo, Jr. Evelyn is survived by her daughter, Estelle Bluhm of...
Eleanor Goodman
Jul 27, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: ELEANOR CATRON GOODMAN, age 91, widow of A.H. "Pete" Goodman, died Wednesday, July 27 at Smyth County Community Hospital in Marion, Virginia. She was born in Rural Retreat, Virginia to the late James and Josephine Leonard Catron. Eleanor was proud to be a true homemaker and good neighbor. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded...
Joseph Blevins
Jul 27, 2011
CHILHOWIE, VIRGINIA: JOSEPH DALE BLEVINS. A graveside memorial service with military rites provided by Marion VFW Post 4667 will be held for Joseph Dale Blevins on September 24, 2011 at 2 PM at Macedonia Baptist Church, 1183 St. Clair's Rd, Chilhowie, VA, with Reverend Andrew Bansemer of Ebenezer Lutheran Church officiating. Mr. Blevins was a native of Chilhowie. He enlisted...
Lessie Martin
Jul 26, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: LESSIE DARNELL MARTIN, age 91, died Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at Francis Marion Manor in Marion, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Martin. Lessie is survived by her daughters, Louise Wassum and husband, James, and Debbie Waskey; sons, Joe Martin and Roy Lee Martin and wife, Nancy all of Marion, Virginia; step-son, Arthur Martin...
Sylvia Purkey
Jul 25, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: SYLVIA HORNE PURKEY, age 77, died Monday, July 25, 2011 at Appalachian Christian Village in Johnson City, Tennessee. Mrs. Purkey was born in Wythe County to the late Eugene and Loetta Umberger Horne. She attended Grace United Methodist Church and held a variety of occupations during her lifetime. Mrs. Purkey was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. In...
Harrison Testerman
Jul 23, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: HARRISON TESTERMAN, JR. age 86, died Saturday, July 23, 2011 at Smyth County Community Hospital in Marion, Virginia. He is survived by his wife, Sharon Testerman of Marion, Virginia; daughter, Judy Rhea of Saltville, Virginia; sons, Jerry Testerman of Saltville, Virginia, Kenneth Testerman of Emory, Virginia, Ronnie Testerman of Meadowview, Virginia, James Testerman of Beckley, West Virginia, John...
Danny Marshall
Jul 22, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: DANNY MARSHALL, age 51, died Friday, July 22, 2011 at his home in Marion, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his father, Donald Marshall and his mother and step-father, Virginia and Bill Adams. He is survived by two daughters, Brittany Marshall of Marion, Virginia and Heather Eastridge of Chilhowie, Virginia; four sisters, Carolyn DeBord of Saltville, Virginia,...
Gale Deatherage
Jul 18, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: GALE DEATHERAGE, age 96, died Monday, July 18, 2011 at the Virginia Veterans Care Center in Roanoke, Virginia. Gale was born in Grayson County, Virginia, May 5, 1915. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, drove a truck "Blue Angel" for a living and ran his own sand business. After retirement at the age of...
Nellie Wilson
Jul 11, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: NELLIE WASSUM WILSON, age 87, widow of Kenneth C. Wilson, died Monday, July 11, 2011 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She is survived by one daughter, Karen W. Montford of Spring Glen, Pennsylvania; one son, James M. "Jimmy" Wilson II of Abingdon, Virginia; one brother, Maitland Wassum of Wytheville, Virginia; and two grandchildren, Brooklynn Rowland Scholze and Kenny...
Michael Epps
Jul 3, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: MICHAEL TROY EPPS, SR. age 47, died, Sunday, July 03, 2011 at Smyth County Community Hospital. He is survived by four daughters, Octavia Watson and Alexia Singletary of Marion, Virginia, Shanieka Epps of Baltimore, Maryland and Tineara Brown of King George, Virginia; two sons, Michael T. Epps, Jr., of Marion, Virginia and Jordan Andrew Milanese of Abingdon, Virginia;...
Waverly Moss
Jul 3, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: WAVERLY ROGERSON MOSS, died peacefully in her Marion, Virginia home, Sunday, July 3, 2011 after a valiant battle with cancer. She was born in Evanston, Illinois on June 13, 1941 to Rosa Kevan Rogerson and Waverly W. Rogerson, her father and namesake, who died two months after her birth. Her mother moved Waverly and her sisters back home...
Frances Cox
Jul 2, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: FRANCES HAWKS COX, age 76, died Saturday, July 2, 2011 in Twin County Regional Healthcare, Galax, Virginia. Frances was a member of the Marion Baptist Church. She was a wonderful wife and mother who truly loved her family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred and daughter, Kim. She is survived by one daughter, Wynn Fair...
Paxey Thomas
Jun 19, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: PAXEY "PAT" HASH THOMAS, age 85, died Sunday, June 19, 2011 at Smyth County Community Hospital in Marion, Virginia. Pat was a member of the First United Methodist Church and also of the Wesleyan Sunday School class. She was a loving mother and grandmother and was known as a second mother and grandmother to many parents and children...
Betty Cress
Jun 19, 2011
Betty Lou Naff Cress of Charlottesville, VA, beloved wife of Roy Lee Cress, died Sunday, June 19, 2011. Born March 27, 1936 in Marion, VA, she was the daughter of the late Walter Lee Naff and the late Emma Lou Heldreth Naff. Mrs. Cress was a retired homemaker, having raised two children with her husband of nearly fifty-three years. She...
Johnathan Broady
Jun 14, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: JOHNATHAN (JOHNNY) WAYNE BROADY, passed away on June 14, 2011, in Richland, Washington. He was born March 16, 1950, in Marion, Virginia; the youngest of three children born to Arthur T. Broady, Sr. and Anne G. (Goble) Broady. He graduated from Marion Senior High School in 1968 and then from Washington County Technical School in Abingdon, Virginia as...
Ohmar Colgate
Jun 14, 2011
CHILHOWIE, VIRGINIA: OHMAR COLGATE, age 85, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie, Virginia. He is survived by his wife, Tessie Colgate of Chilhowie, Virginia; two daughters, Barbara Totten of South Carolina and Joyce Davis and husband, Jerry of Marion, Virginia; three sons, Ronald Colgate and wife, Amy, George Colgate, all of Chilhowie, Virginia...
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