Obituaries
Edna Widener
Oct 13, 2010
MARION, VIRGINIA: EDNA ALBERTA WIDENER, age 84, quietly passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2010 at Smyth County Community Hospital in Marion, Virginia. She was born March 3, 1926 in Washington County, Virginia to the late Lacy and Frona Warden Widener. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: her sisters, Rose Doyle, Cleatis Widener, Golden Buck and...
Allen Whitley
Oct 9, 2010
MARION, VIRGINIA: ALLEN H. WHITLEY, age 88, died Saturday, October 09, 2010 in Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, Virginia. Mr. Whitley was a veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict having served in the United States Army. He was injured in the Battle of the Bulge and received a purple heart. He was involved in the invasion of Normandy...
Thomas Elliot
Oct 8, 2010
MARION, VIRGINIA: THOMAS "BOB" ELLIOTT, JR. age 73, died Friday, October 8, 2010 at his home in Marion. He was born May 6, 1937 in Smyth County to the late Thomas & Lois Elliott and was a retired corrections officer. Bob is survived by his wife, Donna Farmer Elliott of Marion, Virginia; one daughter, Kim Reasoner and husband, Scott of...
Thomas Musser
Oct 6, 2010
RURAL RETREAT, VIRGINIA: THOMAS EDWARD MUSSER (Mr. Strong) passed into heaven Wednesday October 6, 2010 at 2:38 p.m. at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, TN. He was held by his parents and surrounded by the loving staff at the hospital. Thomas was born August 8, 2001 and at the age of 3 ½ was diagnosed with leukemia. He...
Reba Hoofnagle
Oct 5, 2010
ATKINS, VIRGINIA: REBA PUGH HOOFNAGLE, age 92, died Tuesday, October 5, 2010 in Smyth County Community Hospital with her daughter and son by her side. She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-nine years, her parents and siblings. Mrs. Hoofnagle took great pride in being a caring mother and devoted housewife. All who knew her will always remember...
Zella Easley
Oct 5, 2010
MARION, VIRGINIA: ZELLA (SISSIE) EASLEY, age 100, died Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at Mercerville Center in Mercerville, New Jersey. Born to the late James and Mary Lyons Easley she was a member of the Marion Baptist Church and was a graduate of Athens, West Virginia High School. She moved to Princeton, West Virginia, to work at the Celanese Corporation in...
Pansy Brown
Oct 1, 2010
TROUTDALE, VIRGINIA: PANSY VIRGINIA JOHNSON BROWN, age 83, widow of Wesley F. Brown, died Friday, October 1, 2010 at Johnson City Medical Center, in Johnson City, Tennessee. She was preceded in death by a sister Shirley Suits and two brothers, Harvey C. and Clifton Johnson. She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Geneva and Herman Kirk of Troutdale, Virginia;...
John Alley
Sep 28, 2010
MARION, VIRGINIA: JOHN DENNY ALLEY, age 93, died Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at his home in Marion. John was born May 25, 1917 in Smyth County to the late James Anderson and Mary Elizabeth Rainey Heniger Alley. He enlisted in the Army, October 9, 1942 and served in the 83rd Infantry Division, Company A, 331st Infantry. He was stationed at...
Don Jurkiewicz
Sep 27, 2010
CHILHOWIE, VIRGINIA: DON S. JURKIEWICZ, age 68, died Monday, September 27, 2010 at his home in Chilhowie. He is survived by his wife Sandra Smith Jurkiewicz of Chilhowie, Virginia; two sons, Jon Jurkiewicz of Toledo, Ohio and Todd Jurkiewicz and wife, Toni of Fort Bragg, North Carolina; one sister, Pat Lueb of Broomfield, Colorado; one granddaughter, Amy Katherine Jurkiewicz; several...
Lois Williams
Sep 21, 2010
MARION, VIRGINIA: LOIS GILLESPIE WILLIAMS, age 76, passed away Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at her home in Marion, Virginia. She was born April 1, 1934 in Smyth County to the late William and Valley Parker Gillespie and was affectionately called "Titter" by her family. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Howard D. Williams;...
Phyllis McGhee
Sep 18, 2010
MARION, VIRGINIA: PHYLLIS JANE McGHEE, age 79, died Saturday, September 18, 2010 at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon, Virginia. She was born January 9, 1931 in Chilhowie, Virginia to the late William and Virginia Blackwell Campbell. Phyllis worked at District Three for fourteen years, a job she dearly loved and enjoyed. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Bobbie Bell
Sep 11, 2010
MARION, VIRGINIA: BOBBIE JO "B.J." BELL, age 28, died Saturday, September 11, 2010 in Richmond, Virginia. B.J. was born in Haleyville, Alabama, February 22, 1982. She was a very loving mother. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Garland and Maxine Haulsee of Marion, Virginia; Wordie and Marie Bell of Double Springs, Alabama and a very special uncle, Chappy...
Charles Duncan
Sep 10, 2010
MARION, VIRGINIA: CHARLES "JUNE" A. DUNCAN, JR., age 90, died Friday, September 10, 2010 at Smyth County Community Hospital in Marion, Virginia. He was the son of the late Charles Sr. and Mary Ann Duncan of Goodwill, WV. Mr. Duncan was a veteran of the US Navy and proudly served in the South Pacific during WWII. Before entering the Navy,...
James Morris
Sep 9, 2010
ROANOKE, VIRGINIA: JAMES HOWARD MORRIS, age 68, of Roanoke and formerly of Marion, Virginia, died Thursday, September 9, 2010 at his home in Roanoke, Virginia. Mr. Morris was born in Marion, Virginia to the late Carl and Lillian Lee Morris, Sr. He was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church in Roanoke and retired after 32 years of service...
Evelyn Cox
Sep 9, 2010
MARION, VIRGINIA: EVELYN ELLEDGE COX, age 84, passed away September 9, 2010 at her home. She was born in Gillam, West Virginia July 20, 1926. Evelyn was a 1946 graduate of Marion High School. She was also a graduate of Marion College and Radford College. She taught first grade at Riverside and Marion Primary schools for 30 years. Evelyn was...
Lola Wymer
Sep 5, 2010
WYTHEVILLE, VIRGINIA: LOLA NAOMI COLE WYMER, age 91, formerly of Smyth County, Virginia, widow of F. Sidney Wymer, died Sunday, September 5, 2010, in Wythe County Community Hospital. She was born in Appomattox, Virginia, to the late Earl and Ollie Belle Thompson Cole. She was a member of the Grosses Creek Baptist Church and retired from Harwood Manufacturing Company. She...
Ronald Barker
Sep 5, 2010
MARION, VIRGINIA: RONALD H. BARKER, age 81, died Sunday, September 5, 2010 at Francis Marion Manor, Marion, Virginia. Mr. Barker was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the United States Army; a life member of VFW Post # 4667; served with the Army Reserves; retired from Brunswick Defense Plant and a member of the East End Baptist Church....
Clora Robinette
Aug 31, 2010
ATKINS, VIRGINIA: CLORA DESSER OVERBAY ROBINETTE, age 94, went to heaven on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 in Tucson, Arizona surrounded by her family. She was born April 28, 1916 in Atkins, Virginia to June and Callie Overbay. She grew up in Atkins where she met and married Clyde Robinette in December 1943. She spent 92 years in Atkins before relocating...
Charles Kirk
Aug 31, 2010
MARION, VIRGINIA: DEWEY KIRK, age 107, died Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at Francis Marion Manor in Marion, Virginia. Mr. Kirk had been a farmer in Smyth County for many, many years. He was an extremely faithful and very active member of Valley View Baptist Church, serving as Trustee. He gave generously of himself and his resources to the betterment of...
David Gentry
Aug 29, 2010
MARION, VIRGINIA: DAVID GENTRY, age 59, died Sunday, August 29, 2010 at his home in Marion, Virginia. David held a strong faith and love of God. He was completely devoted to his family, friends and job. He was an avid sports fan, enjoying all types of sports, especially hunting. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War serving his country...
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