Obituaries

Imogene Campbell

Imogene Campbell

Jan 3, 2007

MARION, VIRGINIA: IMOGENE REDWINE CAMPBELL, age 82, died Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at her home in Marion, Virginia. She is survived by her husband, William Harold Campbell of Marion, Virginia; Daughter, Susan Campbell Hall and son-in-law, Jim Hall of Roanoke, Virginia; Three sisters, Mable Rogers of Clinchport, Virginia; Nell Hess and Fannie Smith both of Kingsport, Tennessee; Grandson, Jason Campbell...

Betty Monahan

Betty Monahan

Jan 3, 2007

MARION, VIRGINIA: BETTY JANE MONAHAN, age 64, died Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at Smyth County Community Hospital. She is survived by four sisters, Vicki Hardin and Phyllis Jean Monahan both of Rural Retreat, Virginia, Donna Hoback of Wytheville, Virginia, and Rebecca Walters of Max Meadow, Virginia; One brother, Kyle Monahan of Max Meadow, Virginia; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral...

Donald Francis DR

Donald Francis DR

Jan 2, 2007

MARION, VIRGINIA: DR. DONALD M. FRANCIS, age 52, died Tuesday, January 2, 2007 at his home in Marion, Virginia from a lengthy illness that we do not understand. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dr. David and Virginia Duncan Francis. Donald was a graduate of Marion Senior High School, received his B.A. Degree at Wake Forest University and...

H. Scott

H. Scott

Dec 31, 2006

KINGSPORT, TENNESSEE: H. Andrew (Andy) Scott, age 82, son of the late C. W. and Carolyn Snider Scott, died Sunday, December 31, 2006 at Church Hill Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center, Church Hill, Tennessee. He graduated from Marion High School and from VPISU, with a BS and MS in Chemical Engineering in 1944 and 1947. Andy worked as an engineer...

Edythe Gwyn

Edythe Gwyn

Dec 30, 2006

MARION, VIRGINIA: EDYTHE JONES GWYN, age 100, died Saturday, December 30, 2006 at Smyth County Community Hospital. Mrs. Edythe Jones Gwyn was born January 26, 1906 in the Laurel Springs Community of Smyth County. She was the daughter of Elias Adam and Alice (Goodman) Jones; the granddaughter of George Akin and Susan Anna Rachel (DeBord) Jones and Daniel Thomas and...

Olivet Carnett

Olivet Carnett

Dec 29, 2006

SUGAR GROVE, VIRGINIA: OLIVET LONG CARNETT, age 80, died Friday, December 29, 2006 in Wythe County Community Hospital. She was born July 17, 1926 to the late Levi and Annis Saunders Long. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Vance Clifford Carnett, her oldest son, Larry Clifford Baldwin and three brothers. Mrs. Carnett was...

Willis Ford

Willis Ford

Dec 29, 2006

SUGAR GROVE, VIRGINIA: WILLIS JAMES FORD, age 70, died Friday, December 29, 2006 at his home in Sugar Grove, Virginia. He was born May 29, 1936 in Smyth County Virginia to the late Milton James and Mary Rich Ford. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Cecil Lee Ford. He is survived by his...

Daniel Blevins

Daniel Blevins

Dec 29, 2006

ATKINS, VIRGINIA: DANIEL "DANNY" BLEVINS, age 56, died Friday, December 29, 2006 in University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, Virginia. He was a 1968 graduate of Chilhowie High School. After graduation he joined the United States Army, June 24, 1968, where he served on active duty until 1979 when he transferred to the Army Reserve where he was Unit Administrator...

Olivet Carnett

Olivet Carnett

Dec 29, 2006

SUGAR GROVE, VIRGINIA: OLIVET LONG CARNETT, age 80, died Friday, December 29, 2006 in Wythe County Community Hospital. She was born July 17, 1926 to the late Levi and Annis Saunders Long. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Vance Clifford Carnett, her oldest son, Larry Clifford Baldwin and three brothers. Mrs. Carnett was...

Robert Wollitz

Robert Wollitz

Dec 28, 2006

MARION, VIRGINIA: ROBERT EDWARD WOLLITZ , husband of Betty, age 77, died Thursday, December 28, 2006 in Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born on September 7, 1929 in Youngstown, Ohio to the late Edward and Stella Wollitz. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by one sister, Mary Grace. He earned a bachelor of science and master of science...

Leona Dillman

Leona Dillman

Dec 23, 2006

MARION, VIRGINIA: LEONA SUE DILLMAN, widow of Kermit M. Dillman, age 67, died Saturday, December 23, 2006 in Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born on September 9, 1939 in Smyth County, Virginia to the late James and Bessie Testerman Peak. Besides her parents and husband she was preceded in death by one sister, Janet Whitehill. She was an avid bowler,...

Margaret Wolfe

Margaret Wolfe

Dec 22, 2006

MARION, VIRGINIA: MARGARET B. WOLFE, widow of Charles Miller Wolfe, age 83, died Friday, December 22, 2006 at Smyth County Community Hospital. She was a faithful member of The Church of the Nazarene for over 50 years. She was also a devoted mother, and grandmother (mawmaw), and had a host of friends. She retired from Holston Harwood Manufacturing. She is...

Frances Boyd

Frances Boyd

Dec 21, 2006

LEBANON, VIRGINIA: FRANCES LOUISE "BOBBIE" BOYD, age 84, passed away peacefully Thursday evening, December 21, 2006 at Russell County Medical Center, Lebanon, Virginia. Bobbie was born November 29, 1922, a daughter of the late E.J. and Mattie Evans Boyd. She was a lifelong resident of Russell County, living first in Honaker, later in Lebanon. She worked in the Russell County...

Ernest Martin

Ernest Martin

Dec 19, 2006

MARION, VIRGINIA: ERNEST RICHARD "JACK" MARTIN, age 90, died Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at his home in Marion, Virginia. He is survived by his wife, Nannie Belle Martin of Marion, Virginia; Three daughters, Patricia Ann Snider of Timmonsville, South Carolina, Mary Lynn Brown and Linda Faith Griffin both of Marion, Virginia; Three sons, Richard C. Martin of Highlands Ranch Colorado,...

Frederick Greer

Frederick Greer

Dec 17, 2006

MARION, VIRGINIA: FREDERICK "FREDDIE" GREER, age 51, died Sunday, December 17, 2006 at the VA Hospital in Johnson City, Tennessee. He is survived by his mother and step-father, Mary and Randall Goodman of Marion, Virginia; one sister, Robin Finley of Chilhowie, Virginia; three brothers and one sister-in-law, Dennis and Barbara Greer and Gary Greer all of Marion, Virginia, and Richard...

Fannie Reedy

Fannie Reedy

Dec 17, 2006

TROUTDALE, VIRGINIA: FANNIE E. PIERCE REEDY, age 83, died at her home December 17, 2006 in Troutdale, Virginia. She was the widow of Ira R. Reedy and also preceded in death by an infant son, Ira R. Reedy, Jr. She is survived by one brother and sister-in-law, Paul D. Pierce and wife, Viola of Marion, Virginia; one sister-in-law, Edith Taylor...

William Shupe

William Shupe

Dec 13, 2006

CERES, VIRGINIA: WILLIAM G. "BILL" SHUPE, age 63, died Wednesday, December 13, 2006 in Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, Virginia. He is survived by his wife, Linda Hubble Shupe of Ceres, Virginia; Two daughters and one son-in-law, Debbie Powell and fiancé, Kenny Bailey of Atkins, Virginia and Laura and J.R. Wiley of Bastian, Virginia; One son, Billy Shupe of Wytheville, Virginia;...

Billy Spivey

Billy Spivey

Dec 10, 2006

MARION, VIRGINIA: BILLY JOE SPIVEY, age 47, died Sunday, December 10, 2006 in Marion, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry Lee and Lillian Jessee Spivey, and a son, Bradley Lee Spivey. He is survived by three daughters, Amanda Spivey of Sparta, North Carolina, Amy Patterson of Roanoke, Virginia, and Ashley Spivey of Marion, Virginia; One son,...

Florence Neel

Florence Neel

Dec 10, 2006

MARION, VIRGINIA: FLORENCE ELIZABETH BURNOP NEEL, age 90, widow of Vernon Neel died Sunday, December 10, 2006 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was born on January 22, 1916 to the late George and Mae Campbell Burnop. Mae Campbell Burnop later was married to John Burnop. Mrs. Neel secured her Bachlor's Degree at Radford College and her Masters at the...

Claude Woods

Claude Woods

Dec 9, 2006

SUGAR GROVE, VIRGINIA: CLAUDE EDWARD WOODS, age 79, died Saturday, December 9, 2006 at his home in Sugar Grove. He is survived by Okie Campbell Woods, his wife of 56 years; four sons and three daughters-in-law, Wayne and Brenda Woods of Marion, Virginia, Blaine Woods, Dan and Vickie Woods, and Jeff and Teresa Woods all of Sugar Grove, Virginia; seven...