Obituaries
Clara "Tootsie" Foster
May 31, 2024
Cantonment, Fl.
Clara “Tootsie” Johnson Foster age 84, passed away Friday, May 31, 2024 at Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, Tenn.
Tootsie was born in Smyth County and was well known for working the City Drug Luncheonette Counter in the 70’s. From 1978 until 2002, Tootsie helped her husband, Ed Foster as a concessioner for Hungry Mother, Fairy Stone and Douthat State...
Karen Tove Lorup Fouts
May 27, 2024
Marion, Va. Karen Tove Lorup Fouts age 73, passed away Monday, May 27, 2024 at Smyth County Community Hospital, Marion, Va.
She is preceded in death by her father, Eric Lorup, Sr.; brothers, Eric Lorup, Jr., Warren Cambridge, and Jeffrey Cambridge.
Karen is survived by her husband, Edwin Clayton Fouts; sons, Michael and Jason R. Wright; mother, Edith Cambridge; sister, Suzanne Lorup;...
Larry Perkins
May 25, 2024
Rural Retreat, VA. Larry Perkins age 69, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2024.
Larry was an outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and just standing around a campfire. Larry was born in Buchanan County and graduated from Council High School. Larry served in the United States Army and was a coal miner working for Consol Energy for 10 years. Larry had...
Linda Anderson Doyle
May 24, 2024
Marion, Virginia
Linda Anderson Doyle age 79, went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 24, 2024 at Senior Home Share, Wytheville, Va.
Linda was the daughter of James Arlie and Mary Thelma Anderson. She was a 1963 graduate of Marion High School. She was married to the late Robert Allen “Bobby” Doyle and lived in Wytheville for 42 years. Working...
Lois Stamper Billings
May 20, 2024
Marion, Virginia
Lois Stamper Billings age 73, passed away Monday, May 20, 2024 at her home in Marion, Va.
Lois was born in 1950 to the late James and Eleanor Davidson. She was a natural caregiver and worked as a PCA taking care of many in our community. When she wasn’t working, she enjoyed gardening and tending to her flowers, going to...
John Harvey Grubb, Jr.
May 20, 2024
Marion, Virginia
John Harvey Grubb, Jr. age 83, resident of Marion, Va., passed away Monday, May 20, 2024 at Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, Tenn.
Mr. Grubb was born in 1940 to John H. Grubb, Sr. and Doris Painter Grubb. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant sister, and his eldest son, John Grubb, III.
Mr. Grubb...
Christian Lee Damron
May 20, 2024
Rural Retreat, Virginia
Christian Lee Damron age 24, passed away Monday, May 20, 2024 at his home.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Larry Riggins, Sr.
Christian is survived by his parents, Jason and Amanda Damron; sister, Haleigh Damron; brother, Noah Damron, all of Rural Retreat, Va.; paternal grandparents, Lori and Phillip Bennett; maternal grandmother, Linda Riggins.
Family will receive friends...
Harold R. Mabe
May 19, 2024
Abingdon, Virginia
Harold R. Mabe passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2024 at Abingdon Health & Rehab, located in Abingdon, VA. He was 86 years old.
Harold was born in Burke County, North Carolina on June 2, 1937 to Carl and Cleota Mabe (nee Abernathy). He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Carl L. Mabe, Jr. He is...
Carolyn Fay Gilbert
May 18, 2024
Marion, Va.
Carolyn Fay Gilbert age 56, went home to be with Jesus, Saturday, May 18, 2024.
Carolyn was a one-of-a-kind, headstrong and stubborn mule with a beautiful crazy personality. There was never a dull moment and her stories can vouch for that. She was so selfless that she would forget her problems to fix someone else’s. If there was one thing...
Richard Allen Murphey
May 16, 2024
Bristol, Tenn.
Richard Allen Murphey age 72, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2024 at Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, Va.
Mr. Murphey was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
Services will be private.
To share memories of Richard Allen Murphey, please visit www.seaverbrown.com. Care for Mr. Murphey has been entrusted to Fraziers’ Seaver-Brown Funeral Service & Crematory, 237 East Main Street, Marion VA 24354.
Syble R. Norman
May 16, 2024
Atkins, Virginia
Syble R. Norman age 93, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2024.
Syble was born in Atkins, Va. to the late Mack and Ella Norman. She graduated from Marion Senior High School in the class of 1949 and worked for 31 years at Roses as a cashier. She was also a caregiver for her family, taking care of anyone who needed...
Robert "Robb" Farmer
May 14, 2024
Danville, Kentucky & Marion, Virginia
Walter Robert “Robb” Farmer, age 56, of Danville, Kentucky departed this mortal world on May 14, 2024 at University of Louisville Health Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.
Brilliant, kind, creative, and funny, Robb was a uniquely remarkable person, and our lives will be infinitely more boring without him. On December 28, 1967 in Marion, Virginia, Walter Robert...
Anna Osborne
May 13, 2024
Marion, Va.
Anna Osborne age 70, passed away Monday, May 13, 2024 at Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, Tenn.
Anna was a true lady. She was a loving mom to her boys, mamaw, sister and friend. Anna was the kindest person you could ever meet. She loved to paint and was a huge Bob Ross fan. Anna enjoyed painting nature and all...
Donna Minnick Roberts
May 11, 2024
Abingdon, Va.
Donna Minnick Roberts age 64, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2024 at Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, Va.
Donna worked in the medical profession for over 40 years. The last 10 years she enjoyed the new experience of being a travel nurse.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Jack and Pauline Hinchey Minnick; brother, Richard Minnick; and sister, Teresa Stone.
Donna...
Malinda L. Oliver
May 9, 2024
Cary, NC & Nezperce, ID Malinda L. Oliver age 63, passed away Thursday, May 09, 2024 with her loving son by her side. Malinda spent her entire life caring for others. She started as a beautician styling hair in Spokane, Washington; for many years, she was a caregiver for her grandmother and many others in Nezperce, Idaho. Later in life, she...
Juanita Phipps Ellis
May 5, 2024
Marion, Virginia
Juanita Phipps Ellis age 83, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2024.
Juanita was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She loved spending time with her family. Now she has gone on to spend time with her Heavenly family. Juanita attended Rich Valley High School, and she lived most of her life on Shooting Creek. She was “Granny” not only to...
William L. "Bill" Clay
May 4, 2024
Marion, Virginia
Bill Clay age 64, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2024 surrounded by those he loved and celebrating life to the fullest.
Bill had a heart full of love and nothing made him happier than helping those he loved. He was a supportive and doting father, and fiercely loved by all his friends. Bill was a talented and well respected bench...
Cynthia "Cindy" Leigh Bouldin Becker
May 2, 2024
Chilhowie, Va.
Cynthia “Cindy” Leigh Bouldin Becker, age 65, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2024 at Smyth County Community Hospital, Marion, Va.
Cindy was absolutely selfless in everything she did. She was a loving wife, mom, grandmother, sister and friend. Cindy was a dedicated Registered Nurse for over forty years in McKeesport, Penn., with Robert Wood Johnston University Hospital in New Brunswick,...
Monica Michelle Puckett
Apr 29, 2024
Saltville, Va.
Monica Michelle Puckett age 46, was reunited with her family in Heaven Monday, April 29, 2024.
Monica was a good, loving mom, sister, aunt and friend. She was a free spirit who was up for anything and loved to have a good time. She enjoyed watching movies, (especially horror), swimming and riding motorcycles. Monica had several jobs throughout the years...
John David Barns
Apr 27, 2024
RICH VALLEY, VA
John David Barns, age 93, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, April 27, 2024.
John was born in Rich Valley, VA to the late CT (Buster) & Marylyde Buchanan Barns. Along with his parents, he is also preceded in death by his stepmother, Bernice Clark Barns; wife, Betty Combs Barns; brother CT Barns Jr.;...
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