Obituaries

Mary Felty

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

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

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

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

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...

Orpha Norman

Orpha Norman

Apr 14, 2006

MARION, VIRGINIA: ORPHA L. NORMAN, age 69, died Friday, April 14, 2006 at her home in Marion, Virginia. She is survived by her husband, Luther Norman of Marion, Virginia; One sister, Gaynell Thompson and husband, John of Marion, Virginia; and Three brothers, Paul Testerman and wife, Louise and David Testerman and wife, Peggy all of Konnarock, Virginia and Jack Testerman...

Carolyn Stoots

Carolyn Stoots

Apr 14, 2006

MARION, VIRIGNIA: CAROLYN WOLFE STOOTS, age 84, went to be with her Lord Friday, April 14, 2006 at Valley Health Care Center, Chilhowie, Virginia. Born January 13, 1922, in Marion, Virginia, she was a child of the late Baldwin and Orilla Coulthard Wolfe. She was a member of Marion Baptist Church and a supervisor at Harwood Manufacturing Company. She was...

John Cassell

John Cassell

Apr 14, 2006

MARION, VIRGINIA: JOHN J. "JAKE" CASSELL, age 90, died Friday, April 14, 2006 in Marietta, Georgia. He was one of the first licensed Ham Radio operators in Smyth County and was the full back for Marion High School state champion football team in 1933. He taught at the vocational school. Jake was a historian who loved to give programs at...

Ronald Stacy

Ronald Stacy

Apr 11, 2006

WYTHEVILLE, VIRGINIA: RONALD ALFREDRICK STACY, age 87, of Asbury Place, Wytheville, Virginia, went to sleep with the Lord, Tuesday, April 11, 2006 in Carrington Place of Birdmont at Wytheville, Virginia. Ronald was born, October 17, 1918, in Jonesboro, Indiana to the late Maluim Cephas Stacy and Beatrice Quillen Stacy. He grew up in Bland County, Virginia, where he began work...

Catherine Thompson

Catherine Thompson

Apr 7, 2006

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Georgia Thompson

Georgia Thompson

Apr 7, 2006

MARION, VIRGINIA: GEORGIA CATHERINE HARRINGTON THOMPSON, age 79, died peacefully on Friday, April 07, 2006, at Friendship Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center in Roanoke, Virginia. She was born in Sugar Grove, Virginia to the late John Wycliff Harrington and Stella Whisman Harrington. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two brothers, Theodore Harrington and Patrick Harrington,...

Margaret Robinson

Margaret Robinson

Apr 2, 2006

MARION, VIRGINIA: MARGARET JUNE PARSONS ROBINSON of Marion, Virginia died April 2, 2006 at Smyth County Community Hospital. She was a member of Marion Baptist Church where she taught an Adult Sunday School Class. She also taught a class at the Orchard Towers Apartments. Mrs. Robinson was formerly a member of Cape Coral Baptist Church, Cape Coral, Florida and an...

Sarah Gowins

Sarah Gowins

Mar 30, 2006

MARION, VIRGINIA: SARAH SHUPE GOWINS, age 87, died Thursday, March 30, 2006 in Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her husband of 26 years, Boyd "Bo" Gowins and a son-in-law, Leon A. Wright. She was of the Baptist Faith. Mrs. Gowins was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother who loved gardening, cooking and canning. She had...

James Humphrey

James Humphrey

Mar 29, 2006

MARION, VIRGINIA: JAMES FREDERICK HUMPHREY, age 79, died Wednesday, March 29, 2006 in Smyth County Community Hospital. He was born May 15, 1926 to the late Harry J. and Dorothy Holler Humphrey. He was a veteran of the United States Army and retired after 20 years service with the rank of Staff Sergeant. Following his retirement, he worked for Brunswick....

Susan Cregger

Susan Cregger

Mar 28, 2006

NEBO, VIRGINIA: SUSAN JO CREGGER, age 27, died Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at her home. She is survived by her parents, Joel and Mary Ann Cregger of Nebo, Virginia; Two sisters, Rosetta Gross and Tim Fisher of Nebo, Virginia and Lou Ann and Daniel Delp of Saltville, Virginia; One brother J.T. Cregger and Tina of Marion, Virginia; Aunts and uncles,...

Agnes Greer

Agnes Greer

Mar 27, 2006

MARION, VIRGINIA: AGNES VIRGINIA NUNLEY GREER, age 67, died Monday, March 27, 2006 in Wythe County Community Hospital. She was preceded in death by her father, Alden Doak Nunley and her mother, Ella Jane Nunley of Horsepen, Virginia; Two brothers-in-law, Earl Greer and Kelly Hall and three sisters-in-law, Allie Jane Greer, Bessie Williams and Jessie Smith. She was a loving...

Dottie Grinstead

Dottie Grinstead

Mar 25, 2006

MARION, VIRGINIA: DOTTIE THOMPSON GRINSTEAD, age 67, died Saturday, March 25, 2006 in Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, Tennessee. She was a long time employee of Bank of Marion, and was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to everyone. She is survived by her husband, Mack D. Grinstead of Marion, Virginia; Two daughters and sons-in-law, Becky and Walter Pierce...

Loetta Horne

Loetta Horne

Mar 25, 2006

MARION, VIRGINIA: LOETTA UMBERGER HORNE, age 91, died Saturday, March 25, 2006. She will be remembered for her beautiful quilts, flowers and her great love of cats. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene J. Horne and a grandson, Michael Purkey. Mrs. Horne is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Sylvia and Bill R. Purkey and Shirley and...

Iris Carter

Iris Carter

Mar 22, 2006

IRIS ANN BLEVINS CARTER, age 57, passed away after a long courageous battle with heart disease and diabetes on Wednesday, March 22, 2006 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was of the First Church of God Faith. She was preceded in death by her son, Larry Wayne Carter, Jr. and her father, Rev. Virgil S. Blevins. She is survived by...

Betty McGrady

Betty McGrady

Mar 17, 2006

SUGAR GROVE, VIRGINIA: BETTY PARKS McGRADY, age 84, went to be with the Lord, Friday, March 17, 2006. She was a member of the Summitt Baptist Church, Sugar Grove, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Wiley Lee Parks. Mrs. McGrady is survived by her husband, Howard T. McGrady of