Obituaries
Michael Fitchko
Nov 5, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: MICHAEL J. FITCHKO, III, age 68 passed away on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at Valley Heath Care Center, Chilhowie, Virginia following a long illness. Michael was born October 19, 1943 in Filbert, West Virginia to Mike J. and Felcia Fitchko. He was of the Catholic faith. He grew up in West Virginia and was a graduate of Gary...
Helen Stambaugh
Oct 27, 2011
Helen Curran Boyd Stambaugh, 94, of Marion, VA passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, October 27, 2011 in her home. Helen was born on October 25, 1917 in Davy, West Virginia. She married Marcus Milton "Icky" Stambaugh on June 1, 1939. After celebrating over 50 years of marriage he preceded her in death in 1990. In 1920, when...
Shirley Chatham
Oct 24, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: SHIRLEY ANN CHATHAM, age 65, died Monday, October 24, 2011 at UVA-Medical Center in Charlottesville, Virginia after a short battle with lung cancer. She was born September 21, 1946 to the late William and Nannie Combs Sheets. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers, Jack, Billy, Robert and Jimmy Sheets; two sisters,...
Harry Cassell
Oct 20, 2011
CERES, VIRGINIA: HARRY L. CASSELL, age 92 died Thursday, October 20, 2011 at his home in Ceres, Virginia. He worked in construction and carpentry, but the job he loved most was farming, which he had done all his life. Harry is survived by his sister Lena Cassell of Ceres, Virginia; his nephews, Danny Cassell and wife, Kathy, J.W. Cassell and...
Roy Snavely
Oct 18, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: Roy Earnest Snavely, age 91, died Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at Francis Marion Manor. He was born December 2, 1919 to the late Charles and Huddle Leonard Snavely. Besides his parents he was also preceded in death by his wives, Irma McFarlane Snavely who is the mother of his daughter and Nancy Cregger Snavely; one brother and five...
Raymond Jarvis
Oct 17, 2011
SUGAR GROVE, VIRGINIA: RAYMOND ROOSEVELT JARVIS, age 78, passed away Monday, October 17, 2011 at his home in Sugar Grove. He was surrounded by his loving family and friends. Raymond was born in Indiana on March 20, 1933 to the late Colonel and Lena Jennings Jarvis. He was a member of Sugar Grove Baptist Church and had worked as a...
Henry Hart
Oct 17, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: HENRY C. HART age 77, died Monday October 17, 2011. He was a retired US Army veteran who had been battling cancer for several years. H. C. is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, Nancy D. Hart; son, Allen Hart; one sister, Mable Hayden; three brothers-in-law, Jimmie Dungan of Ohio, Alfred (Chuck) Dungan and wife Rosetta...
Raymond Able
Oct 14, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: RAYMOND "PETE" ABLE age 55, died Friday October 14, 2011 at Francis Marion Manor in Marion, Virginia. He was born October 16, 1955 in Welch, West Virginia to the late Raymond C. Able and Ruby Irene Slusher Wright. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Pete is survived by his wife, Ruth Rowland Able of Marion, Virginia;...
Travis Berry
Oct 6, 2011
CHILHOWIE, VIRGINIA: TRAVIS OLIVER BERRY, age 38, died Thursday, October 6, 2011 in Groseclose, Virginia due to injuries received in an airplane accident. He was born June 16, 1973 and was a 1992 graduate of Chilhowie High School. Travis proudly received his Pilot's License on February 6, 1992. He worked diligently in life and achieved ownership of a construction company...
Hunter Widener
Oct 4, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: HUNTER FELIX WIDENER, age 101, died Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie, Virginia. He was a former resident of the Adwolfe Community, Marion, Virginia. Mr. Widener was a Damascus, Virginia (Washington County) native; the son of the late William C. and Sarah (DeBusk) Widener. He was employed for many years by Abingdon, Virginia,...
Harold Conner
Sep 30, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: HAROLD KEITH CONNER, 82, passed away Friday, Sept. 30, 2011 at Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie, Va. The youngest of five children, he was born on May 16, 1929 to the late David Willis and Mattie Snider Conner. Devoted husband, loving father and proud grandfather, he lived his entire life on the family farm in Smyth County....
Bonnie Stinson
Sep 29, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: BONNIE HARRIS STINSON, age 91, died Thursday, September 29, 2011 at Francis Marion Manor in Marion, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert D. and Leta Catron Harris; a sister, Vivian Burnop and a brother, Fred Harris. She is survived by one sister, Patsye Smith of Ridgeway, Virginia; one brother R.D. Harris, Jr., of Martinsville,...
Louis Buck
Sep 27, 2011
ATKINS, VIRGINIA: LOUIS J. "BILL" BUCK, age 83, died Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at his home in Atkins, Virginia. He was born September 12, 1928 in Wythe County, one of fifteen children, to the late Herbert and Neta Grubb Buck. Bill was a member of Davis Memorial United Methodist Church and a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in...
Arthur Thompson
Sep 24, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: ARTHUR FRANK "HAP" THOMPSON, age 69, passed away, Saturday, September 24, 2011 at Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie, Virginia. Frank lived all his life in Smyth County and worked on a farm in Atkins where he was known as "Hap". He has lived in Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie for several years and enjoyed going to...
Peggy Blevins
Sep 17, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: PEGGY LOU CULLOP BLEVINS, age 77, went to be with Jesus Saturday, September 17, 2011, at Francis Marion Manor, Marion, Virginia after a long and courageous battle with lung disease. She was born February 24, 1934 to the late William Edward and Lillie Belle Cullop in Washington County, Virginia. Peggy was a member of Grosses Creek Baptist Church...
Leonard Hunter
Sep 16, 2011
GLADE SPRING, VIRGINIA: LEONARD HOMER HUNTER, JR., age 62, of Glade Spring went to be with the Lord September 16, 2011. He was an active member of Galilean Baptist Church in Meadowview, VA. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Evelyn Hunter of Marion, VA and his infant sister, Nancy Lou Hunter. He is survived by his...
Mintie Neitch
Sep 15, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: MINTIE ALMEDA CATHERINE RICHARDSON NEITCH, age 91, died Thursday, September 15, 2011 at Smyth County Community Hospital. She was born August 29, 1920, in Smyth County, Virginia, to the late Roby John Franklin Richardson and Audie Mae Eller Richardson. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Victor Clarence Neitch, a son, Charles Roby Neitch,...
Richard Stone SR. REV
Sep 10, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: THE REV. RICHARD PARKS STONE, SR., age 78, entered Heaven's realm where he was welcomed by our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, on Saturday, September 10, 2011 while a patient at Francis Marion Manor's rehabilitation unit in Marion, Virginia. "Dick" was preceded in death by his parents: Robert Howard Stone and Daisy McAllister Stone of Charlotte, North Carolina;...
Roy Roberts
Sep 10, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: ROY G. ROBERTS, age 91, died Saturday, September 10, 2011 in Francis Marion Manor, Marion, Virginia. He was a graduate of Rich Valley High School and loved football, fishing and hunting. Mr. Roberts was a veteran of World War II, having served in the United States Army in the European Theatre. He was one of the founding members...
John Anderson
Sep 1, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: JOHN CROCKETT ANDERSON, age 79, died Thursday, September 1, 2011 at his home in Marion, Virginia. After graduating from Rich Valley High School, he would serve his country in two branches of the military; the U.S. Marion Corps and the U. S. Army, until his retirement. He served his country well, traveling extensively in the states and overseas,...
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