Margeret Leona Jobe

MARION, Va.

Margaret Leona Jobe, 97, was born April 7, 1928 in Hartford County, Maryland and passed away Sunday, March 29, 2026 at Valley Health Care in Chilhowie, Va.

Margaret was an expert seamstress who loved and enjoyed making quilts and afghan blankets. She was a loving member of Cedar Baptist Church.

She is preceded in death by her parents, George and Hannah Rutherford; grandchildren, Howie Roark; and siblings, George Rutherford, Jr., Catherine Fowler, Agnes Cochran, Daniel Rutherford, Alton Rutherford, Richard Rutherford.

Margaret is survived by her daughters, Peggy Dufour of Maryland and Charlotte Bennett of Marion, Va; siblings, Jane Brown of Maryland, Helen Roten of Maryland, Lola Mullens of West Virginia, and David Rutherford of Maryland; grandchildren, Trina Spurlin of Maryland, and Janie Teper of Maryland; 4 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; and special friends, Melody and Keith Myers, Billy Barker, Don and Katie Haulsey.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday March 31, 2026 at 7 P.M. with Minister Frank Branson officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 6 P.M. until the time of service at Fraziers' Seaver-Brown Chapel, 237 East Main Street, Marion, Va. Graveside Services will be held Wednesday April 1, 2026 at 12 P.M. at Mullins Cemetery, 6917 Loan Star Rd, Kingsport, Tennessee, 37660. Family and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery at 11:45 A.M.

To share memories of Margaret Leona Jobe, please visit www.seaverbrown.com. Care for Margaret’s family has been entrusted to Fraziers' Seaver-Brown Funeral Service and Crematory, 237 East Main Street, Marion Va. 24354.