Obituaries
Thomas Testerman
Aug 12, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: THOMAS J. "T.J." TESTERMAN, age 65, died Saturday, August 12, 2006 in Bristol Regional Medical Center. Mr. Testerman served with the United States Army, and he traveled many miles, but his love and passion was Marion, Virginia. He is preceded in death by his wife, Ida J. Testerman; daughter, Kathy L. Ellis; his father and mother, Lacy F....
Philip Cason
Aug 12, 2006
SUGAR GROVE, VIRGINIA: Beloved son, beloved brother, beloved grandson, PHILIP JOHN CASON, age 21, died Saturday, August 12, 2006 in Puerto Morelos, Mexico. He was born November 20, 1984 in Smyth County, Virginia, attended Sugar Grove combined school and was a 2002 graduate of Marion Senior High School where he was a member of the Drama Club and played on...
Charles Russell
Aug 12, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: CHARLES P. RUSSELL, age 86, died Saturday, August 12, 2006 in Smyth County Community Hospital. He was a veteran of World War II having served in the United States Air Force and was a lifetime member of Francis Marion V.F.W. Post#4667. He had been employed for many years by Virginia House Furniture and Brunswick Corporation. Mr. Russell was...
Mariam Patton
Aug 5, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: MARIAM RUTH ROMANS PATTON, age 80, died Saturday, August 5, 2006 in Smyth County Community Hospital. Born the ninth child of the late Lemual and Elizabeth Romans, she was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four sisters, four brothers, one son-in-law and one grandson. She is...
Clarence Stump
Aug 1, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: CLARENCE E. "MOON" STUMP JR., age 85, died Tuesday, August 1, 2006 at Francis Marion Manor. He is preceded in death by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Stump Sr., and one brother, Hugh M. Stump. He is survived by his wife, Charlotte A. Stump of Marion, Virginia; one daughter and son-in-law, Amy and Charlie Shaw of...
Clarence Stump
Aug 1, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: CLARENCE E. "MOON" STUMP JR., age 85, died Tuesday, August 1, 2006 at Francis Marion Manor. He is preceded in death by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Stump Sr., and one brother, Hugh M. Stump. He is survived by his wife, Charlotte A. Stump of Marion, Virginia; one daughter and son-in-law, Amy and Charlie Shaw of...
Elizabeth Taylor
Jul 31, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: ELIZABETH WOLFE TAYLOR, age 99, widow of Raymond Vincent Taylor, died Monday, July 31, 2006 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She is survived by two daughters, Mary Anne Kline of Hays, Kansas, and Carolyn Taylor Young of Cookeville, Tennessee. One son, Raymond "Sonny" Taylor, Jr. of Marion, Virginia; Eleven grandchildren, Sixteen great-grandchildren; and Nine great-great-grandchildren also survive. Funeral...
Charlotte Greer
Jul 29, 2006
CHILHOWIE, VIRGINIA: CHARLOTTE SHELTON GREER, age 77, died Saturday, July 29, 2006 in Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie, Virginia. She was born on April 5, 1929 to the late John and Sarah Reed Shelton. Charlotte was a member of The Fellowship Baptist Church in Siler City, North Carolina, The Eastern Star, and was also a retired florist. Besides her...
David Musick
Jul 29, 2006
TROUTDALE, VIRGINIA: DAVID J. "BUDDY" MUSICK, age 56, died Saturday, July 29, 2006 in Twin County Regional Hospital, Galax, Virginia. He was born April 11, 1950 to the late Tivis and Ollis Sutherland Musick. He worked for Brunswick Corporation for many years. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend to many. He will be deeply missed. Besides his...
David Musick
Jul 29, 2006
TROUTDALE, VIRGINIA: DAVID J. "BUDDY" MUSICK, age 56, died Saturday, July 29, 2006 in Twin County Regional Hospital, Galax, Virginia. He was born April 11, 1950 to the late Tivis and Ollis Sutherland Musick. He worked for Brunswick Corporation for many years. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend to many. He will be deeply missed. Besides his...
Mary Blankenbeckler
Jul 27, 2006
SUGAR GROVE, VIRGINIA: MARY JANE STONE BLANKENBECKLER, age 53, went to be with the Lord Thursday, July 27, 2006 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She had worked at McNeil's Furniture for 31 years, and was a member of Sugar Grove Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Sidney Clay Blankenbeckler of Sugar Grove, Virginia; one daughter, Jennifer Lynn Blankenbeckler...
Freida Romans
Jul 26, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: FREIDA ELLEDGE ROMANS, age 75, died Wednesday, July 26, 2006 in Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon, Virginia. She was a long time member of the Falling Water Baptist Church. She had been an employee of Southwestern State Hospital and Mountain CAP for many years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Effie Allen Elledge; and...
Maxine Kirk
Jul 23, 2006
Sugar Grove, Virginia: Maxine Poe Kirk, age 76, died Sunday, July 23, 2006 at Smyth County Community Hospital. Maxine is survived by her husband Dallas G. Kirk of Sugar Grove, Virginia. One brother Ray Allen Poe of Lansing, North Carolina. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at 8:00 p.m. with Rev....
Joseph Clawson
Jul 18, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: JOSEPH W. CLAWSON, age 91, died Tuesday, July 18, 2006 at Smyth County Community Hospital. Mr. Clawson was born March 14, 1915 in Todd, North Carolina, to the late Charles Warren and Jenny Todd Clawson and was a member of First United Methodist Church. Joe and Doris ran the Lee Hi Barbeque that closed in 1962. He continued...
Hazel Jones
Jul 17, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: HAZEL GAYE JONES, age 73, went to be with the Lord, Monday, July 17, 2006. She was the daughter of the late James Roark and Ruth Roark Bennington and was of the Baptist faith. She was a retired employee of the Brunswick Corporation and was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. In addition to her parents Hazel was...
Marigold Jones
Jul 17, 2006
RURAL RETREAT/GROSECLOSE COMMUNITY, VIRGINIA: MARIGOLD E. JONES, died Monday, July 17, 2006 in Francis Marion Manor Nursing Home. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Robert R. and Frances Dunford Jones. One brother, James Jones and one sister, Katherine McCummings. She is survived by one brother, Robert Jones of Groseclose, Virginia. Several nieces and nephews also survive....
Katherine Reel
Jul 14, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: KATHERINE DUNFORD REEL, age 88, died Friday, July 14, 2005 in Smyth County Community Hospital. Mrs. Reel retired from the Brunswick Corporation. She was preceded in death by her husband, David "Pete" Reel. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be held Monday, July 17, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with Rev....
Stella Maloney
Jul 14, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: STELLA DEANS WOLFENDEN MALONEY, age 92, died Friday, July 14, 2006 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Marion. She served on the board of trustees, was a member of the executive board, and secretary of the United Methodist Women. She was president and general manager of the radio...
Sydney Sprinkle
Jul 12, 2006
CLEVELAND, GEORGIA: SYDNEY CURWEN SPRINKLE, JR., age 71 of Cleveland, Georgia, died Wednesday, July 12, 2006. He was born in Marion to the late Sydney Curwen, Sr. of Marion and Margaret Clarke Sprinkle of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As a boy, he spent many summers at the family cottage in Conneaut, Ohio, where he watched the oar freighters sail the Great Lakes....
Ruby Elkins
Jul 11, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: RUBY WEST ELKINS, age 92, widow of B. Frank Elkins, died Tuesday, July 11, 2006 in Francis Marion Manor Nursing Home. She was born August 15, 1913 in Botetourt County, Virginia, to the late Christopher and Lelia Hensley West. She had been an active member of the First United Methodist Church, having served as church secretary for 15...
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