Obituaries
Helen Burnop
Oct 17, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: HELEN LOUISE MARTIN BURNOP, widow of George Campbell Burnop, died Tuesday, October 17, 2006 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was born in Smyth County to the late Charles and Hattie King Martin; and was a life time member of the First Untied Methodist Church of Marion, VA and was a charter member of Abingdon Chapter # 182...
Jack Kirby
Oct 12, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: JACK KIRBY, age 70, died Thursday, October 12, 2006 at his home in Marion, Virginia. He had worked for Harwood Manufacturing Company for many years. As a lover of the outdoors, an avid hiker and backpacker, he had volunteered several of his post retirement years to the National Forest Service. Mr. Kirby was preceded in death by his...
Robert Hays
Oct 9, 2006
GALAX, VIRGINIA; ROBERT JAMES "BOBBY" HAYS age 50, passed from this world on Monday, October 9, 2006 in Twin County Regional Hospital, Galax, Virginia after sharing fifty years of joy and laughter with everyone he met. The last few years have been particularly difficult for his body but his cheerful and loving spirit never wavered. He was born in Marion,...
James Shuler
Oct 8, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: JAMES A. "JIMMY" SHULER, age 57, died Sunday, October 8, 2006 at his home. He was born in Smyth County on July 14, 1949 to the late Claude and Agnes Osborne Shuler. He was self-employed for many years having owned and operated the Village Truck Stop and worked at Rowland Petroleum for several years. He is survived by...
Gaye Doss
Oct 4, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: GAYE PENNINGTON BURCHETT DOSS, age 71, died Wednesday, October 04, 2006 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Doug Burchett and Junior Doss, her parents, Harold and Laura Pennington, two brothers, Tim Pennington and Don Pennington and a sister, Ida Testerman. She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Dixie and Dan...
Ruth Hayes
Oct 3, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: RUTH WOODS HAYES, age 85, died Tuesday, October 03, 2006 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was a longtime member of the Valley View Baptist Church. Mrs. Hayes was preceded in death by her two husbands, James W. Woods and James S. Hayes and two sons, James "Jim" Woods and Edward "Ed" Woods. She is survived by one...
Michael McBee
Sep 30, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: MICHAEL ANTHONY McBEE, age 49, died Saturday, September 30, 2006 in Pulaski Community Hospital, Pulaski, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his father, James Lee McBee. He is survived by his mother and step-father, Elma and Loyd Johnson of Marion, Virginia; three aunts, Myrtle Meek, Gaye Kirk, and Lucille Kirk all of Marion, Virginia; two uncles, Richard...
Ann Poe
Sep 30, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: ANN SOLOMON POE, age 93, widow of Woodrow W. Poe, died Saturday, September 30, 2006 at Francis Marion Manor Nursing Home. She was born on December 14, 1912 in Greene County, Tennessee to the late Pryor J. and Margaret Kate Day Solomon. Mrs. Poe attended the Marion Baptist Church and retired from Appalachian Power Company after many years...
Margaret Foore
Sep 27, 2006
TROUTDALE, VIRGINIA: MARGARET SUE FOORE, age 51, died Wednesday, September 27, 2006 at her home in Troutdale, Virginia. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who was well loved and will be greatly missed by all. She is survived by her husband, David Foore, Sr. of Troutdale, Virginia; One daughter, Amanda Sue Funk and husband, Jason of Troutdale, Virginia;...
Sean Widener
Sep 26, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: SEAN ROBERT WIDENER, age 26, died Tuesday, September 26, 2006 in Manassas, Virginia. He was a very outgoing person who was always happy and lived life to the fullest. He loved the mountains, the out doors and was a weekend Harley Davidson rider who enjoyed going to the east coast bike rallies. Sean was also a loving father...
Maxine Box
Sep 19, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: MAXINE TUCKER BOX, age 72, died Tuesday, September 19, 2006 at Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie, Virginia. She was born July 4, 1934 in Smyth County, Virginia. She is survived by her husband Harold K. Box of Marion, Virginia. One daughter, Teresa B. Blevins of Chilhowie, Virginia. One son, Mike Box of Christiansburg, Virginia. Three grandchildren. Seven...
Willie Scott
Sep 17, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: WILLIE WOLFE SCOTT, age 89, died Sunday, September 17, 2006 at Francis Marion Manor in Marion, Virginia where she was a resident. Mrs. Scott worked at Harwood Manufacturing for several years. Also, she was a caregiver for family and friends over the years. She was of the Methodist faith and attended the Centenary United Methodist Church. She was...
Elizabeth Smith
Sep 10, 2006
Marion, Virginia: Elizabeth Harper Smith, age 91, widow of Paul R. Smith, died Sunday, September 10, 2006 at her home in Marion, Virginia. Mrs. Smith was a member of East End Baptist Church for 57 years. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and excellent cook; however, her greatest love and joy was her children and grandchildren. She is survived...
Mildred Powell
Sep 8, 2006
MARION VIRGINIA: RALPH T. POWELL, age 88, died Tuesday, September 5, 2006 and MILDRED BOONE POWELL, age 87, died Friday, September 8, 2006 in Palm Harbor, Florida. Ralph, Mildred's loving husband of 68 years, made his way to heaven just days ahead of her. They were lifelong residents of Marion. They had resided for the last few years at the...
Mary Cregger
Sep 6, 2006
CERES, VIRGINIA: MARY KATHERINE CREGGER, age 72, died Wednesday, September 06, 2006 in Francis Marion Manor Nursing Home in Marion, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her husband, Irvin Cregger; Two daughters, Brenda Cregger Dean and Carolyn Cregger McVey. She is survived by three daughters and two sons-in-law, Kathy and Hayden Church of Ceres, Virginia; Vickie and Luis Barrientos;...
Ralph Powell
Sep 5, 2006
MARION VIRGINIA: RALPH T. POWELL, age 88, died Tuesday, September 5, 2006 and MILDRED BOONE POWELL, age 87, died Friday, September 8, 2006 in Palm Harbor, Florida. Ralph, Mildred's loving husband of 68 years, made his way to heaven just days ahead of her. They were lifelong residents of Marion. They had resided for the last few years at the...
Susie Richardson
Sep 1, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: SUSIE JEAN RICHARDSON, age 56, was called home by the Lord, Friday, September 1, 2006 in Smyth County Community Hospital. Born July 1, 1950 in Jellico, Tennessee to the late Delmar and Andrew Bolton, she was a special compassionate and caring person who had devoted her life to caring for others, she worked 30 years at the Southwestern...
John King
Aug 30, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: JOHN ROBERT KING, age 77, died Wednesday, August 30, 2006 at his home in Marion, Virginia. Born May 12, 1929 in Smyth County, Virginia, to the late Pierce and Nannie Reeves King, he was a member of the Marion Baptist Church, a veteran of the United States Army, and had served 32 years with the United States Postal...
Glenna Elledge
Aug 28, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: GLENNA ELLEN TUELL ELLEDGE, age 75, died Monday, August 28, 2006 at her home in Marion, Virginia. She retired from Southwest Virginia Mental Health Institute, and worked for the local newspaper for twenty-three and a half years. She was a national and state award winning journalist. She had been listed in the Who's Who, and was Chairman of...
Joe Buchanan
Aug 25, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: JOE MAC BUCHANAN, age 64, died Friday, August 25, 2006 in Smyth County Community Hospital. He attended Virginia Tech, worked at Industrial Welding, was a member of Marion Volunteer Fire Department and was a 32nd degree Mason. He was preceded in death by his parents, Marco B. and Florence B. Buchanan. Mr. Buchanan is survived by two brothers...
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