Obituaries
Alvie Buchanan JR
Aug 15, 2008
ALVIE WOODROW BUCHANAN, JR., age 74, of Falling Waters, West Virginia, died Friday, August 15, 2008, at United Hospital Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia. He was born August 24, 1933 in Chatham Hill, Virginia, the son of the late A. Woodrow Buchanan, Sr., and Mary Sheffield Buchanan. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a stone salesman, retired...
Barbara Stamper
Aug 14, 2008
MARION, VIRGINIA: BARBARA JEAN OVERBAY STAMPER, age 53, died Thursday, August 14, 2008 at Francis Marion Manor Nursing Home, following a long and difficult illness which she courageously fought. Barbara was born on February 25, 1955, in Shirley, Massachusetts, a daughter of the late James Stanley Overbay and Hazel Poston Overbay. Barbara's father was in the army for 20 years,...
William Hankla
Aug 13, 2008
MARION, VIRGINIA: WILLIAM "BILL" HANKLA, age 83, died Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at New River Medical Center. He was a member of the Cedar Bluff Baptist Church and a former deacon at Marion Baptist Church. He was a veteran of WWII having served in the U.S. Army and also a veteran of the Korean War having served in the U.S....
Edward Duke
Aug 11, 2008
VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA: EDWARD M. DUKE of Kings Grant House, passed away August 11, 2008. Mr. Duke was born in Detroit, Michigan, March 31, 1922, and resided and worked in Marion, Virginia much of his life. He retired to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and later to Hampton, Virginia. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army Air Corps during...
Alice Hutton
Aug 9, 2008
MARION, VIRGINIA: ALICE YORK HUTTON, age 91, died Saturday, August 9, 2008 at Smyth County Community Hospital. Alice was a member of the Matson Drive Church of God. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Hutton, sons, Robert L., Roger G., and Donald L., four grandchildren, and one great-grandson. She is survived by her daughter, Toni Bridgeman of...
Ellen Tilson
Aug 8, 2008
MARION, VIRGINIA: ELLEN HASH TILSON, age 77, died Friday, August 08, 2008 at Smyth County Community Hospital. Mrs. Tilson was employed at Harwood Manufacturing Company for 48 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Orville A. Tilson; her father and mother, Albert and Ida Hash; brothers, Lester and Ford Phillips. She is survived by one daughter, Betty Tilson...
Jesse Lane
Jul 31, 2008
ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA: JESSE CLAYTON LANE, age 82, died Thursday, July 31, 2008 at Durham Regional Hospital, Durham, North Carolina. Mr. Lane was a graduate of East Tennessee State University. He was a veteran having served in the U. S. Army and also the U. S. Air Force. He served as assistant principal at Dan Rivers High School in Danville,...
Ford Sage
Jul 31, 2008
MARION, VIRGINIA: FORD SAGE, age 78, died Thursday, July 31, 2008 at his home in Marion, Virginia. Mr. Sage was a member of Freedom Tabernacle Baptist Church. He was an avid gardener, and loved to fish. He retired from Southwestern State Hospital with over 35 years of service. He was a veteran of the United States Army, and a member...
Grace Ellis
Jul 29, 2008
MARION, VIRGINIA: GRACE "KATHERINE" ELLIS, age 77, died Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at Smyth County Community Hospital. Mrs. Ellis was a member of St. Johns Evangelist Catholic Church and Furnace Hill Lutheran Church. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, who always cared about other people putting them before herself. She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary...
Belle Hester
Jul 27, 2008
BELLE LEANN HESTER, age 11 months, went to be with her heavenly Father, Sunday, July 27, 2008 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her great-grandfathers, J.B. Keyes and Jack Hester; her great-grandmothers, Essie Hester and Arleen Anderson. She is survived by her parents, Travis and Crystal Hester of Marion, Virginia; her grandparents, Danny and...
Carl Perkins
Jul 23, 2008
MARION, VIRGINIA: CARL E. PERKINS, age 90, died Wednesday, July 23, 2008 in Smyth County Community Hospital. Mr. Perkins served in the United States Army during World War II, and was a life member of VFW Post # 4667. He was also an active member of the Marion Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Hazel Sexton Perkins of...
Ray Rich
Jul 22, 2008
MARION, VIRGINIA: ROY R. RICH, age 75, died Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at his home in Marion. He worked 37 years and 2 months for the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries at Buller Fish Hatchery in Marion. He was an avid hunter of coons, turkey and deer. He served in the United States Army in the Korea Conflict...
Raymond Powell
Jul 15, 2008
ATKINS, VIRGINIA: RAYMOND R. "DICKIE" POWELL, age 65, died Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at Johnson City Medical Center, Johnson City, Tennessee. He was an avid hunter who loved the outdoors. Dickie was a jack-of-all-trades, he could do anything and could make anything work. He was always there for his family and friends; he was also very kind, tender-hearted and very...
Norma DeMerit
Jul 9, 2008
MARION, VIRGINIA: NORMA JEAN PARKER DEMERIT, age 88, died Wednesday, July 9, 2008 in Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, Tennessee. Norma Jean grew up in Harborcreek, Pennsylvania and attended St. Luke's School of Nursing in Cleveland, Ohio. She served as a Lieutenant Army Nurse during World War II and was stationed in England. While working for the Veteran's Hospital in...
Mildred Petty
Jul 8, 2008
MARION, VIRGINIA: MILDRED ROBERTS PETTY, age 83, widow of Raymond E. Petty, died Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at St. Mary's Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee. She was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church in Marion, Virginia. She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Ann and Ron Arnette of Aylett, Virginia; one son and daughter-in-law, Rev. Ray and Alice...
Sharon Fenyk
Jul 6, 2008
MARION, VIRGINIA: SHARON LYNN FENYK, died in the morning hours of July 6, 2008, after a life of 44 years. She was a beautiful, loving, and caring wife, mother, daughter, and sister. As a young child, she battled an illness that resulted in her spending a considerable amount of her early life in a hospital. She was a determined young...
Henry Hall
Jul 6, 2008
ATKINS, VIRGINIA: HENRY "SANFORD" HALL, age 76, died Sunday, July 6, 2008 at Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City, Tennessee. He was employed at Virginia Department of Transportation for 35 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Stanley and Anna King Hall; and one sister, Theresa McKay. He is survived by his wife, Geraldine Morris Hall of...
Frances Neitch
Jul 3, 2008
MARION, VIRGINIA: FRANCES TERRY NEITCH, age 72, died Thursday, July 3, 2008 at her home in Marion, Virginia. She is preceded in death by her husband, James Harold Neitch, and a son, James Harold "Jimmy" Neitch, Jr. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law Timothy and Ruth Neitch of Marion, Virginia; three daughters and one son-in-law, Beverly and Vance...
David Pullin
Jul 2, 2008
DALLAS, TEXAS: DAVID NORVELL PULLIN was called home unexpectedly Wednesday, July 2, 2008, to be with his heavenly Father at age 55. He was preceded in death by his father, Burlin, and his brother, Robert. He leaves to cherish his memory, his mother Henryetta Sprinkle Johnson, stepfather Earl, sisters Glenda Sue and Burline, brother Taylor, children April and Shane, grandchildren...
Don Cruey
Jun 30, 2008
SEVEN MILE FORD, VIRGINA: DON S. CRUEY, age 61, died Monday, June 30, 2008 at Smyth County Community Hospital. He was preceded by his parents, Warnie and Agnes Cruey; two brothers, Ronnie and Charles Cruey. He is survived by his wife, Nellie Wagoner Cruey of Seven Mile Ford, Virginia; two sons and daughters-in-law, Roger and Christina Cruey of Chilhowie, Virginia...
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