Obituaries

Charlotte Gentry

Charlotte Gentry

Dec 3, 2010

MARION, VIRGINIA: CHARLOTTE FLORENCE PICKLE GENTRY, age 84, widow of Delmer Dean Gentry, died Friday, December 3, 2010 in Francis Marion Manor in Marion, Virginia. Born September 6, 1926 in Smyth County, Virginia, to the late Brown and Gertrude Day Pickle, she was a member of the First Church of God Chatham Hill Road and also a choir member. She...

Rex Dunford

Rex Dunford

Dec 1, 2010

MARION, VIRGINIA: REX DUNFORD, age 69 of Marathon, Florida, passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at Fishermen's Hospital in Marathon, Florida. He was born April 6, 1941 in Sugar Grove, Virginia to John H. and Fanny Sheets Dunford. Rex has lived in Marathon, Florida for the past 17 years, coming from Manassas, Virginia. He was a devoted husband, father and...

Pauline Whisman

Pauline Whisman

Dec 1, 2010

MARION, VIRGINIA: PAULINE A. WHISMAN, age 81 died Wednesday, December 01, 2010 at Francis Marion Manor in Marion, Virginia. Mrs. Whisman was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, James "Dude" Whisman. Pauline was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She attended Freedom Tabernacle Baptist Church. Mrs. Whisman is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Richard and...

Linda Long

Linda Long

Nov 28, 2010

SUGAR GROVE, VIRGINIA: LINDA PARKS LONG, age 62 of Sugar Grove, Virginia, passed away Sunday, November 28, 2010 at Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie, Virginia. She was born July 21, 1948 at Sugar Grove to Jesse Leon and Madeline Fay Cornett Parks. Survivng, mother, Fay Parks Pafford; two daughters, Beverly Fay Burkett and Beth Long; two brothers, Jesse Parks,...

Donald Stacy

Donald Stacy

Nov 21, 2010

Marion, Virginia. Don B. Stacy passed away on Sunday, November 21, 2010 at home in Marion, VA. Friends and family will be received on Tuesday, November 23 from 6:30-8:00pm at the Seaver-Brown Funeral Home in Marion, VA. Services will be held Wednesday, November 24 at 2pm in the chapel at the funeral home. Rev. Neville Mozingo, Dr. John DiYorio, and...

Stella Lawrence

Stella Lawrence

Nov 19, 2010

Stella Marie Lawrence, 81, passed away November 19, 2010 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was born July 23, 1929 in Sugar Grove, Virginia. Mrs. Lawrence was preceded in death by her first husband Lester Roberts, her second husband Bob Lawrence and her parents Henry and Bessie Rich. She was a faithful member of Valley View Baptist Church and a...

Amanda Crusenberry

Amanda Crusenberry

Nov 17, 2010

ATKINS, VIRGINIA: AMANDA NICOLE CRUSENBERRY, age 29 died Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at Johnson City Medical Center. She is survived by her parents, Robert and Rita Crusenberry of Atkins, Virginia; two sisters, Angela Ahmed of Abingdon, Virginia and Rebecca Crusenberry of the home; niece, Amirah Ahmed; nephew, Zidan Ahmed; best friends, Jessica King and Brittany Jones; many beloved cousins, aunts,...

Helen Corvin

Helen Corvin

Nov 16, 2010

MARION, VIRGINIA: HELEN LYONS CORVIN, age 73, died Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at Smyth County Community Hospital. Mrs. Corvin was preceded in death by her first husband, Raymond Lyons; second husband, James Martin Corvin; and son, Dewey Leon Lyons. She is survived by two daughters and one son-in-law, Mary Lyons Hawthorne of Rural Retreat, Virginia, and Ella Lyons Wingate and...

Zollie Fowler

Zollie Fowler

Nov 14, 2010

MARION, VIRGINIA: ZOLLIE PERKINS FOWLER, age 91, died Sunday November 14, 2010 at Smyth County Community Hospital. She was born in Grayson County on October 2, 1919 and had lived in Smyth County since 1933. She became a member of the Falling Water Baptist Church in 1953, was a member of Marion Garden Club for many years and worked in...

Patricia Stephens

Patricia Stephens

Nov 11, 2010

MARION, VIRGINIA: PATRICIA WHITE STEPHENS, age 70, died Thursday, November 11, 2010 at Smyth County Community Hospital in Marion. Patricia was born December 26, 1939 in Smyth County to the late Leon and Lydia Greer White. She taught English at Sugar Grove and Marion Senior High School for over 40 years, retiring in 2002. She was a lifelong member of...

Katherine McDowell

Katherine McDowell

Nov 7, 2010

MARION, VIRGINIA: KATHERINE M. McDOWELL, age 99, died Sunday, November 7, 2010 in Francis Marion Manor Nursing Home. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with Reverend Jonathan Jonas officiating. The family will receive friends following the service at Seaver-Brown Chapel. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family at www.seaverbrown.com....

Paul Williams

Paul Williams

Nov 6, 2010

MARION, VIRGINIA: PAUL EDWARD WILLIAMS, age 44, died Saturday, November 6, 2010 in Marion Virginia. He was a dedicated father, very special friend and a loving husband. Paul was survived by his wife, Jennifer Williams of Bristol Virginia; mother, Lynda Williams of Staley, North Carolina; father, Darrell Williams of Siler City, North Carolina; four sons, Timothy J. Williams of Chilhowie,...

Wanda Breedlove

Wanda Breedlove

Nov 1, 2010

MARION, VIRGINIA: WANDA BROWN BREEDLOVE, age 60, died Monday, November 1, 2010 at Johnson City Medical Center. She is survived by three sons, Phillip Wagoner and wife, Jamie, William Wagoner, Chris Breedlove and friend Chrissy; mother, Laura "Grey" Brown, all of Marion, Virginia; two sisters, Mary Ball and husband Paul and Charlotte Osborne all of Atkins, Virginia; five grandchildren, three...

Sarah Hash

Sarah Hash

Oct 30, 2010

MARION, VIRGINIA: SARAH JANE BLEVINS HASH, a lifelong resident of Smyth County, passed away on October 30, 2010 at the age of 82. Sarah was born December 15, 1927 to the late William D. and Mary Ella Blevins. She was employed by The Cato Corporation for 32 years as a District Sales Manager. Sarah was a member of South Fork...

Ollie Parks

Ollie Parks

Oct 29, 2010

SUGAR GROVE, VIRGINIA: MRS. OLLIE RUTH PARKS, age 85, widow of Richard Parks, died October 29, 2010 at Smyth County Community Hospital, Marion, Virginia. She is survived by five daughters, Virginia Saults of Bakersville, North Carolina, Hattie Cullop , Zetta Lee Hicks Dorothy Grindstaff and Lorie Ann Martin all of Sugar Grove, Virginia; one son, Danny Parks of Glade Spring,...

Eva Greer

Eva Greer

Oct 28, 2010

MARION, VIRGINIA: EVA YOUNG GREER, age 87, widow of Arthur E. Greer, died Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at Smyth County Community Hospital in Marion, Virginia. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Marion. Eva is survived by her sons, D. R. "Rick" Greer and wife, Anne of Rockledge, Florida and Michael R. Greer of Marion, Virginia;...

Johnnie Clark

Johnnie Clark

Oct 25, 2010

MARION, VIRGINIA: JOHNNIE ROGER CLARK, age 63, died Monday, October 25, 2010 at Smyth County Community Hospital in Marion, Virginia. He was born July 6, 1947 in Smyth County, Virginia to the late Colonel and Mattie DeBord Clark, Sr. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Bill, Frank and Colonel Clark Jr.; one sister,...

James Ferguson

James Ferguson

Oct 23, 2010

RURAL RETREAT, VIRGINIA: JAMES "JIM" FERGUSON age 70, died Saturday October 23, 2010 at his home in Rural Retreat, Virginia. He is survived by his wife, Mary Ward Ferguson of Rural Retreat, Virginia; one daughter and son-in-law, Shannon and Sean Adamczyk of Kenosha, Wisconsin; two sons, Richard "Rick" Ferguson of West Allis, Wisconsin and Dwayne Ferguson of Zion, Illinois; five...

Ruth Duerson

Ruth Duerson

Oct 23, 2010

CHILHOWIE, VIRGINIA: RUTH ELLEN DUERSON, age 81 died Saturday, October 23, 2010 in Valley Health Care Center, Chilhowie, Virginia. She is survived by one son, Barney Blankenbeckler of Rural Retreat, Virginia; one daughter, Sheila Blankenbeckler of Glade Spring, Virginia; one sister, Edith Pugh of Chilhowie, Virginia; one brother, Estel Reedy of High Point, North Carolina. Graveside Services will be held...

Samuel Hambrick

Samuel Hambrick

Oct 20, 2010

MARION, VIRGINIA: SAMUEL GRAHAM HAMBRICK age 65, died Wednesday, October 20, 2010 in Marion, Virginia. The world of natural beauty and the community of people were both extremely important to Sam, which he showed through dedicated public service of 38 years in the public school system of Smyth County as Principal of Adwolfe, Chilhowie Elementary and Sugar Grove Combined Schools....