Obituaries
Gregory Hart
Mar 1, 2008
SUGAR GROVE, VIRGINIA: GREGORY D. HART, age 39, died Saturday, March 1, 2008 at Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, Tennessee. He is survived by his wife, Starla Hart of Sugar Grove, Virginia; two sisters, Anita Price and husband, Jack of Marion, Virginia and Angie Martin of Atkins, Virginia; one brother, Shawn Siler of Sugar Grove, Virginia; his aunt who raised...
Naoe Neal
Feb 22, 2008
MARION, VIRGINIA: NAOE "GRANNY" HIGASHI NEAL, age 81, died Friday, February 22, 2008 at her home. She was born in Hawaii. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, and was the glue of her family. Mrs. Neal was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil C. Neal Jr., and one granddaughter, Amanda Louise Neal. She is...
James Whisman
Feb 21, 2008
MARION, VIRGINIA: JAMES "DUDE" WHISMAN, age 82, died Thursday, February 21, 2008 in Smyth County Community Hospital. He attended Freedom Tabernacle Baptist Church. He was a veteran of World War II having served in the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific. Mr. Whisman was retired from Southwest State Hospital after 27 years and was also a long time employee of...
Donna Dunford
Feb 19, 2008
MARION, VIRGINIA: DONNA JEAN DUNFORD, age 61, formerly of Green Spring, West Virginia, died suddenly Tuesday, February 19, 2008 in Francis Marion Manor Nursing Home, following several years of declining health. She was the daughter of the late Elmer and Leona Dean Gurtler. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church. She graduated from Romney High School, Green Spring,...
Norman Clay
Feb 17, 2008
MARION, VIRGINIA: N. LEWIS CLAY, age 70, died Sunday, February 17, 2008 in Smyth County Community Hospital. He was an active member of Marion Baptist Church, having taught the Convention\Fellowship Sunday Morning Bible Study Class for 35 years and a member of the choir. He was also a member of the Joyful Noise Choir. He had earned the honor of...
Claude Prater
Feb 5, 2008
MARION, VIRIGNIA: CLAUDE E. PRATER, age 67, died Tuesday, February 05, 2008 in Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, Virginia. He retired from D.G. Mouldings after 20 years of service. He is survived by two sisters, Mary Louise Prater and Betty Hunt both of Saltville, Virginia; one brother, Ralph Prater of Saltville, Virginia; one niece, Rebecca Prater of Mount Vernon, Virginia;...
Kent Graybeal
Jan 27, 2008
MARION, VIRGINIA: KENT PAYNE GRAYBEAL, VMI graduate, World War II veteran, community and church leader, loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully January 27, 2008 in Francis Marion Manor. He was 85. The son of Dr. Avery Bryan Graybeal and Mary Payne Graybeal, he was born in Grassy Creek, North Carolina. The family moved to Marion when he was...
Ollie Wagner
Jan 27, 2008
ATKINS, VIRGINIA: OLLIE HUTTON WAGNER, age 78 died Sunday, January 27, 2008 at the home of her daughter in Atkins, Virginia. She was a very dedicated, hard working and loving mother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earnest Wagner. She is survived by three daughters, Jane Romans, Kathy Hancock and husband, Dale, and Rita Edwards and husband, Ronald,...
James Haulsee
Jan 24, 2008
MARION, VIRGINIA: JAMES HAULSEE, age 79, died Thursday, January 24, 2008 in Francis Marion Manor. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and a great provider for his family. He was preceded in death by one son, Ricky Lee Haulsee. He is survived by his wife, Carol Jean Haulsee of Marion, Virginia; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Jimmy Dean Haulsee,...
Larry Harris
Jan 22, 2008
SUGAR GROVE, VIRGINIA: LARRY "CABBY" HARRIS, age 55, died Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, Tennessee. He was a beloved father, a member of the Sugar Grove Volunteer Fire Department for several years, and a cab driver in Marion for over 23 years. He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Harris, August 5,...
Alvin Rouse
Jan 22, 2008
ATKINS, VIRGINIA: ALVIN LEON ROUSE, age 73, died Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at his home. He served as deputy sheriff for approximately 10 years. He is survived by his wife, Neita Rouse of Atkins, Virginia; one daughter and son-in-law, Judy Delgado and husband, Humberto and also their daughter, Brandy Jackson and husband, Richie, all of Leesburg, Florida; two sons, Ronald...
Woodrow Hall
Jan 21, 2008
WOODROW WILSON HALL, age 78, of Luray, Virginia died Monday, January 21, 2008 in Winchester Medical Center. Mr. Hall was born on May 2, 1929 in Marion, Virginia. His wife, Kate Reedy Hall, preceded him in death on April 21, 1993. He was also preceded in death by three sisters, Carrie Moxley, Ann Blizzard, Edna Peoples; and three brothers, James...
Jonathan Summit
Jan 21, 2008
RICH VALLEY, VIRGINIA: JONATHAN A. SUMMIT, age 60, died Monday, January 21, 2008 in Medical College of Virginia Hospital, Richmond, Virginia after a battle with cancer. He is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Tonya Wilhoit and husband, Brian of Liberty, Maryland; two sons, Nicolas and Timothy both of California; one brother and sister-in-law, Joseph L. Summit and wife, Mary...
Virginia Dunford
Jan 20, 2008
MARION, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA F. DUNFORD, age 89, widow of James Conley Dunford, died Sunday, January 20, 2008, at Francis Marion Manor. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Howard and Garland Fortner; two sisters, Alice Brooks and Clara Belle Morrison. She is survived by two daughters, Sharon Ogburn of Roanoke, Virginia, and Judy Testerman of Marion,...
Lillian Orr
Jan 20, 2008
MARION, VIRGINIA: Our beloved mother, LILLIAN V. ORR, age 66, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2008 at her home in Marion, Virginia. She is preceded in death by her parents, Morris Eugene and Francis A. Dunn Orr; one sister, Mary Sue Gilley; and one brother, Larry Orr. She is survived by four daughters and three sons-in-law, Carol and Jeff Goodpasture...
Barney Plummer
Jan 18, 2008
TROUTDALE, VIRGINIA: BARNEY LEE PLUMMER age 72 died Friday, January18, 2008 in Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, Tennessee. Barney was a very loving and caring man and a friend to everyone. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force having served in Korea and Vietnam. He was also an avid hunter and fisherman, and he loved the outdoors....
Sadie Pafford
Jan 17, 2008
Sadie Elizabeth Haulsee Pafford, age 89, of Damascus, Virginia, died Thursday, January 17, 2008 at Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, Virginia, after a brief illness. Mrs. Pafford was born January 2, 1919 to the late Curtis and Saffronia Watson Haulsee. She lived in the Attoway area of Smyth County until eleven years ago when she moved to her daughter's home in...
Richard Clark
Jan 12, 2008
ATKINS, VIRGINIA: RICHARD KEITH CLARK, age 45, died Saturday, January 12, 2008. He was a member of Valley View Baptist Church. He graduated from Marion Senior High School where he was a Band member and also a graduate of Police Science from Wytheville Community College. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force having served in Alaska with...
Joe Stamper
Dec 31, 2007
MARION, VIRGINIA: JOE STAMPER, age 71, died Monday, December 31, 2007 in Smyth County Community Hospital. He is survived by three sons, Joe Stamper of Chilhowie, Virginia, Jeff Stamper and Jimmy Stamper both of Rural Retreat, Virginia; two sisters, Eva Hutton of Rock Falls, Illinois and Wanda Teaters of Ocala, Florida; one brother, Roy Stamper of Seven Mile Ford, Virginia;...
Robert Ross
Dec 31, 2007
MARION, VIRGINIA: ROBERT ALLEN ROSS "BOB", age 72, died Monday the 31st of December at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon, Virginia. Bob was preceded in death by his parents Finis and Sallie Ross (Whisman) and three brothers, Norman, Ernest, and Ralph and one sister, Francis. He retired from the Army in 1974 as a Sergeant First Class. He served in...
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