Obituaries
Walter Murray
Jul 17, 2005
Walter Franklin Murray, died July 17, 2005 at Smyth County Community Hospital in Marion, VA. He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years Bessie Shew Murray; parents, Lee A. and Mary B. Murray; granddaughter, Brenda Murray; daughter-in-law, Sigrid Murray; and son-in-law, Noah Smith. Mr. Murray is survived by his five children, Lee Franklin Murray of Pisgah Forest,...
Dorothy Haga
Jul 16, 2005
PLEASANT VIEW, TENNESSEE: DOROTHY LOUISE SCOTT HAGA, age 82, passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2005 at her home after a long illness. She was born May 28, 1923 in Marion, Virginia, and lived most of her life in Gray and Kingsport, Tennessee. She was of the Christian faith and was active for many years in the Order of the...
Elizabeth Buchanan
Jul 9, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: ELIZABETH PATRICK "LIB" BUCHANAN, age 88, widow of Thomas Harold Buchanan, Jr., died Saturday, July 9, 2005 in Francis Marion Manor Nursing Home. She had been a member of Royal Oak Presbyterian Church since moving to Marion, Virginia
Frances Stephenson
Jul 3, 2005
MARION VIRGINIA; FRANCES MARTIN STEPHENSON, age 91 died Sunday July 3, 2005 at Francis Marion Manor, Marion, Virginia. She was born in Roanoke, Virginia to the late Samuel Morris and Edna Coppridge Martin. Mrs. Stephenson was a longtime member of Royal Oak Presbyterian Church, Marion, Virginia. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Clarence...
Donald Stanulis
Jul 1, 2005
MARION VIRGINIA; DONALD STANULIS, age 68 passed away at his home Friday, July 1, 2005. Mr. Stanulis was born in West Point, Virginia to the late George and Josephine Elinski Stanulis. Mr. Stanulis received a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering in 1959 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He was an inventor and held two U.S. Patents. He also was an avid...
Eleanor McDonald
Jun 29, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: ELEANOR WYGAL McDONALD, born March 16, 1916, to William G. and Sallie Schrader Wygal, died Wednesday, June 29, 2005, at the Francis Marion Manor where she had been a resident since 1994. Mrs. McDonald was a lifetime member of the Mount Carmel United Methodist Church where she served as pianist and organist for many years. Because of her...
Graham Gardner
Jun 26, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: GRAHAM LLOYD GARDNER, age 79, died Sunday, June 26, 2005 on his beloved farm in Smyth County, Virginia (McMullin Community) where he was born July 21, 1925. The farm had been in his family for over 100 years and he had a great love of fishing, hunting and farming. Mr. Gardner was a 1943 Marion High School graduate...
Rena Russell
Jun 25, 2005
Rena Kate Russell, 86, died Saturday, June 25, 2005 at NHC HealthCare in Johnson City. A native of Sugar Grove, Virginia she lived most of her life in Marion, Virginia before moving to Johnson City in 2000. She was a daughter of the late Fielden Harvey and Annis Nora (Whisman) Harrington. She was retired from the Southwestern State Hospital in...
Clifford Rowland
Jun 23, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: CLIFFORD KELLY ROWLAND, age 87, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2005 in Smyth County Community Hospital. Born June 30, 1917 in Pipestem, West Virginia, to the late Nora Meador and Kelly Lee Rowland, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1934 and served with the United States Navy during World War II as a communication specialist on the...
Carolyn Campbell
Jun 19, 2005
RICH VALLEY VIRGINIA: CAROLYN GWYN CAMPBELL devoted wife and loving mother passed away June 19th 2005. Born May 7th 1929, she was the daughter of the late John M. and Ivy Travis Gwyn of Chatham Hill Virginia After graduating from Johnston Willis School of Nursing and having the last of her six children enter school, she spent more than thirty...
Julia Mitton
Jun 19, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: JULIA MAIE JOHNSTON MITTON, age 95, died Sunday, June 19, 2005 at her home after an extended illness. Born on September 22, 1909 in Pender County, North Carolina, she was a graduate of New Hanover High School and had worked in Radio and Television Man
Billie Greer
Jun 15, 2005
LEBANON, VIRGINIA: BILLIE GORDON GREER, age 83, passed from this life Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at his residence with his family surrounded by a band of angels. Bill was the son of the late Marcus McKinley Greer and Bertha Sowards Greer, born August 3, 1921 in Myra, Kentucky in Pike County and was of the Christian Faith. He was a...
Ruth Leonard
Jun 6, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: RUTH MARTIN LEONARD, age 80, passed away Monday, June 6, 2005 at her home in Marion, Virginia. She was a member of Marion Baptist Church and was retired as an administrative assistant with the Virginia Employment Commission. She was preceded in death by her parents, John James and Lena Osborne Martin; her husband, John Gilbert Leonard; and a...
James Halsey
Jun 5, 2005
MARION, VIRGNIA: JAMES R. HALSEY, age 70, died Sunday, June 5, 2005 at Smyth County Community Hospital. He was retired from American Furniture Company and was preceded in death by his parents, George and Esther Testerman Halsey and one sister, Barbara Mahaffey. Mr. Halsey is survived by his wife, Violet Goble Halsey of Marion, Virginia. One son and daughter-in-law, James...
Naomi Faw
Jun 2, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: NAOMI SHEFFIELD FAW, age 87, widow of Jacob Manuel Faw of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina and the late Clyde Sheffield, Sr., of Marion, Virginia, died Thursday, June 2, 2005 in Valley Health Care Center, Chilhowie, Virginia. She is survived by one daughter, Kathy Jean Warf and husband, Roger of Glade Spring, Virginia. One son, Clyde Sheffield, Jr. and...
Molly Dalton
Jun 1, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: MOLLY F. DALTON, age 83, died Wednesday, June 1, 2005 at Ridgefield Assisted Living, Marion, Virginia. Born in Wythe County, Virginia, December 5, 1921 to the late Nicklus and Hannah Warf Frazier, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Elwin Dalton with whom she had three children, Elwin Dalton, Jr., Gerald E. Dalton, and Leon Dalton....
Doris Suitt
May 31, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: DORIS LEE DAVENPORT SUITT, age 63, went to be with her Lord, Tuesday, May 31, 2005 at her home, Marion, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter Lee & Oma E. Baker Davenport, and a brother, Royce G. Davenport. She is survived by her husband, William "Bill"
William Pierce
May 29, 2005
SUGAR GROVE, VIRGINIA: WILLIAM OSCAR PIERCE, age 94 passed away May 29, 2005 at Wellmont Hospice, Bristol Tennessee. He was born in Blue Springs, Virginia on May 13, 1911 to William Moses and Virginia Anderson Pierce. Mr. Pierce was a prominent farmer in Rye Valley, and a member of Wharf Hill United Methodist Church. In addition to his parents, he...
James Haga
May 29, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: JAMES RALPH HAGA, age 86, died Sunday, May 29, 2005 at his home in Marion, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Olivene DeFriece Haga and a daughter, Ruby Firestone of Roanoke, Virginia. He is survived by two daughters, Rosieta H. Davidson and husband, Roy of Princeton, West Virginia, and Betty Haga of...
Dorothy House
May 28, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: DOROTHY MARSLENDER HOUSE, age 77 died Saturday May 28, 2005 in Francis Marion |Manor. She was a member of Marion Baptist Church. Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband Elwood House in 1987. She is survived by three daughters and two sons-in-law, Carol and
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