Obituaries
Mary White
Jun 16, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: MARY CORNELIA "CORNIE" HARRIS WHITE, age 78, died Friday, June 16, 2006 at her home in Marion, Virginia. Born September 17, 1927 in Smyth County, Virginia to the late Henry and Marvella Harris, she was a 1955 graduate of Jefferson Memorial Nursing School, Roanoke, Virginia, and was a retired R.N. at the Southwestern State Hospital. She was a...
Goldie Powell
Jun 5, 2006
CHILHOWIE, VIRGINIA: GOLDIE EVANS POWELL, age 103, widow of Walter S. Powell, died Monday, June 5, 2006 in Valley Health Care Center, Chilhowie, Virginia. She will be sadly missed by her family and friends. She did private duty nursing and child care. In addition to her husband she was preceded in death by a son, Walter S. Powell, Jr. She...
Blanche Campbell
Jun 2, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: BLANCHE CAMPBELL, age 84, died Thursday, June 1, 2006 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lee Campbell, and two sons, Johnny W. Campbell and Billy Campbell. She is survived by four daughters, Margaret "Kitty" Totten and Rachel Evans both of Marion, Virginia; Brenda Aistrop of Saltville, Virginia; and Wanda Widner...
Georgia Gates
Jun 1, 2006
CERES, VIRGINIA: GEORGIA GATES, age 88, died Thursday, June 1, 2006 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She is survived by one daughter, Goldie Harris and husband, Roy of Ceres, Virginia. Four sons, Harlow Gates and wife, Shirley, and Harvey Gates and wife, Jackie all of Rural Retreat, Virginia; William "Bill" Gates and, wife, Anita of Hanover, Pennsylvania; Cecil Gates and...
Maxine Kidd
May 24, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: MAXINE VERNON KIDD, age 66, died Wednesday, May 24, 2006 in Smyth County Community Hospital. Born January 27, 1940 in Marion, Virginia, to the late Tom and Essie Vernon, she retired from Southwestern State Hospital after over 30 years of service. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Don Kidd, and two sisters, Carolyn...
James Coulthard
May 21, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: JAMES THEO "J.T." COULTHARD, age 90, died Sunday, May 21, 2006 in Smyth County Community Hospital. He was born September 14, 1915 in the Black Hill Community of Rich Valley, Virginia to the late Arthur and Fannie B. Coulthard. After finishing Roanoke Business College, he was employed by Olin Mathieson, Virginia Lincoln Enterprises and U.S. Gypsum prior to...
Laurie Bailey
May 17, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: LAURIE BARTON BAILEY, age 44, died Wednesday, May 17, 2006 in Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, Virginia. She was born June 28, 1961 to the late Bill and Wylene Barton. She was a free spirit who enjoyed riding with her loving husband and their Harley Davidson friends. She was employed as a pharmacist technician at Counts Drug in Wytheville,...
Marlene Winters
May 17, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: MARLENE SADLER WINTERS, passed away, Wednesday, May 17, 2006, at her home in Marion, VA, following a long and courageous battle with multiple sclerosis. Mrs. Winters was born April 25, 1941, in Wytheville, VA. She was the beloved daughter of the late Earl W. and Mabel Blessing Sadler and the daughter-in-law of the late Ted M. and Gladys...
Rosa Hayes
May 14, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: ROSA W. HAYES, age 73, widow of O.D. Hayes, died Sunday, May 14, 2006 in Valley Health Care Center, Chilhowie, Virginia. She was a member of the Zion Hill United Methodist Church were she was secretary/treasurer for more than 40 years. She was a 1951 graduate of Marion High School. Mrs. Hayes had worked for Lee Memorial Hospital,...
Elsie King
May 10, 2006
RURAL RETREAT, VIRGINIA: ELSIE H. KING, age 97, widow of Henry C. King, died Wednesday, May 10, 2006 in Francis Marion Manor Nursing Home, Marion, Virginia. She was the oldest member of Cedar Bluff Baptist Church She is survived by one sister, Ethel H. Burkett of Rural Retreat, Virginia; Several nieces and nephews including
Violet Tolbert
May 8, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: VIOLET H. TOLBERT, age 75, died Monday, May 08, 2006 in Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, Tennessee. She was a member of the Church of God in the Brown Subdivision in Marion, and retired in 1978 with 25 years service at the Southwestern State Hospital. She was preceded in death by her mother, Isabelle Widner, step-father, Curtis Widner,...
Reba Booth
May 7, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: REBA H. BOOTH, age 88, died Sunday, May 7, 2006 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, Stanley and Laurice Hayton of Kingsport, Tennessee; Phillip and Marcia Hayton of Palm Coast, Florida; and Ralph and Connie Hayton of Marion, Virginia; Two brothers, Wayne Smith of Abingdon, Virginia and Hoyt Smith of Meritt...
Isabelle Jackson
May 2, 2006
DUBLIN, VIRGINIA: ISABELLE PRESTON JACKSON, age 87, widow of Burnham Phillip Jackson, died Tuesday, May 2, 2006 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She is survived by one daughter, Linda Nemia of Venice, Florida; One son, Burnham Jackson, Jr. of Pearisburg, Virginia; One sister, Irene Preston Brown of Marion, Virginia; Four grandchildren, Rebecca Lawlor of Hampton, Virginia, Burnham Jackson, III of Charlotte, North...
Lena Pruitt
Apr 28, 2006
SUGAR GROVE, VIRGINIA: LENA ROSE PRUITT, age 63, died Friday, April 28, 2006 at her home in Sugar Grove, Virginia. She was a member of Wharf Hill United Methodist Church and was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She is survived by her husband, Claude Kent Pruitt, Jr. of Sugar Grove, Virginia. Two daughters, Monica Lynn Del Pozo of Melbourne,...
Mary Felty
Apr 22, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: MRS. MARY KING FELTY, age 101, widow of Kelmer Felty, died Saturday, April 22, 2006 at Francis Marion Manor Nursing Home. She was born January 20, 1905 in Lansing, North Carolina to the late Eva Jones and James Thomas King. Mrs. Felty was retired from Southwestern State Hospital following more than 30 years of service. She is survived...
Mary Felty
Apr 22, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: MRS. MARY KING FELTY, age 101, widow of Kelmer Felty, died Saturday, April 22, 2006 at Francis Marion Manor Nursing Home. She was born January 20, 1905 in Lansing, North Carolina to the late Eva Jones and James Thomas King. Mrs. Felty was retired from Southwestern State Hospital following more than 30 years of service. She is survived...
Elizabeth Motley
Apr 20, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: ELIZABETH BUCHANAN MOTLEY, age 100 died Thursday, April 20, 2006 in Francis Marion Manor Nursing Home. Born February 4, 1906 to the late Mattie Graham Buchanan and John Gatewood Buchanan in Rich Valley, Virginia. She was of the Presbyterian Faith. Mrs. Motley attended William King High School, Abingdon, Virginia, Marion College, Marion, Virginia, Stonewall Jackson College and the...
Agnes Brede
Apr 20, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: AGNES R. BREDE, age 81, died Thursday, April 20, 2006 in Francis Marion Manor Nursing Home, Marion, Virginia. Born on October 21, 1924 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Andrew and Agnes Raynak Novak, she was a member of the St. John's Catholic Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Roy...
Barbara Hall
Apr 15, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: BARBARA "BOBBIE" BROOKS HALL, age 67, widow of Charles Willis Hall, died Saturday, April 15, 2006 in the University of Virginia Hospital, Charlottesville, Virginia. She kept a good outlook on life and her family and friends were very special to her. She was a member of the Women of the Moose Lodge and loved bingo. Mrs. Hall loved...
David Burton
Apr 15, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: DAVID HAMILTON BURTON, age 66, died Saturday, April 15, 2006 at his home in Marion, Virginia. He was born February 3, 1940 in Bristol, Virginia to the late Ward and Elizabeth Dunn Burton. He was a member of the Ebenezer Lutheran Church, Marion, Virginia. Mr. Burton was a graduate of Emory and Henry College and Radford College. He...