Obituaries
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...
Anna Groseclose
Jun 4, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: ANNA GWYN SMALLWOOOD GROSECLOSE, 60, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2011, after a brief illness. She is survived by her husband of 38 years Mark Reid Groseclose, of Marion, Virginia; three children, Brooke Groseclose, of Arlington, Virginia, Reid Groseclose, of Raleigh, North Carolina, and Chase Groseclose, of Richmond, Virginia. Other survivors include her mother Mary Smallwood, of Kingsport,...
Willis Louthen
Jun 2, 2011
SUGAR GROVE, VIRGINIA: WILLIS EUGENE LOUTHEN, age 61, formerly of Sugar Grove, Virginia, died Thursday, June 2, 2011 at his home in Wellsburg, West Virginia. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas W. and Ruth Corvin Louthen; brothers Calvin A. Louthen and Charles H. Louthen; Step-brothers, Thomas W. Louthen, Jr. and Billy C. Louthen; Step-sisters, Virginia Wright, Alma...
Hallie Welch
May 25, 2011
ATKINS, VIRGINIA: HALLIE PENNINGTON WELCH, age 92, widow of Frank R. Welch, died Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at her home in Atkins, Virginia. In 1984, Mrs. Welch was The Worthy Matron of the Eastern Star in New Orleans and in 1997 she was The Worthy Matron of the Eastern Star, Chapter #72 in Marion, Virginia. She was a member of...
Edith Blevins
May 23, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: EDITH P. BLEVINS, age 84, died Monday, May 23, 2011 at Francis Marion Manor in Marion, Virginia. She was born June 3, 1926 in Grayson County to the late Steve and Jeston Wells Plummer. Besides her parents, she was also preceded in death by the love of her life, husband, David H. Blevins and her son-in-law, David Gentry....
Joseph Pennington
May 11, 2011
TROUTDALE, VIRGINIA: JOSEPH HERBERT PENNINGTON, age 91, died Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at his home in Troutdale, Virginia. Mr. Pennington was a Veteran of the United States Army, having served in World War II as a medic and cook in North Africa, Italy and the island of Sicily. He was a lifetime member of the Marion VFW Post #4667. Mr....
Sybil Slemp
May 11, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: SYBIL SAYERS SLEMP, age 92, widow of C.J. Slemp, died Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at Smyth County Community Hospital in Marion, Virginia. She is survived by one daughter, Harriet Ann Sink of Chester, Virginia; one sister, Jean S. Bailey of Marion, Virginia; two granddaughters, Nina Sink Bridgman of Blue Ridge, Virginia and Bettina Sybil Bryant of Lynchburg, Virginia;...
Eunice Vipperman
May 4, 2011
ATKINS, VIRGINIA: EUNICE HESS VIPPERMAN, age 86, died Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at her home in Atkins, Virginia. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was preceded in death by a great-grandson, Brandon Coley. Eunice is survived by her husband of 62 years, James Walter Vipperman, Sr. of Atkins, Virginia; one daughter, Martha Larmer of Atkins, Virginia;...
Rosemarie Boyd
May 3, 2011
MARION, VIRGINIA: ROSEMARIE G. BOYD, age 75, died Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at Salem Health and Rehab in Salem, Virginia. As a graduate of Carnegie High School, Rosemarie pursued a career as a psychiatric aide. She was gainfully employed by the Southwest Virginia Mental Health Institute. Rosemarie dearly loved her family, friends and culinary arts, which gift she freely shared...
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