Obituaries
Evangeline Billings
Mar 6, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: EVANGELINE "VANGE" BILLINGS, age 72, Monday, March 06, 2006 in Carrington Place of Birdmont at Wytheville, Virginia. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Bane Billings of Marion, Virginia; One brother, Benny Lyons of Marion, Virginia; Three sisters, Phyllis Stupalsky of Columbus, Ohio, Agnes Neel of Sevierville, Tennessee, and Mae Baker of Alexandria, Virginia. A very...
Bobby Haulsee
Mar 5, 2006
SUGAR GROVE, VIRGINIA: BOBBY JOHN HAULSEE, age 65, died Sunday, March 05, 2006 in Smyth County Community Hospital. He is survived by his mother, Ann C. Haulsee of Marion, Virginia; One sister, Patricia H. Purser of Marion, Virginia; Three brothers, William Lloyd Haulsee of Anderson, South Carolina, Alvin Douglas Haulsee and wife, Donna of Toano, Virginia, and Charles Howard Haulsee...
Rosa Orfield
Mar 2, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: ROSA LEE ORFIELD, age 93, died Thursday, March 02, 2006 at Wythe County Community Hospital, Wytheville, Virginia. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Don and Imogene Orfield of Wytheville, Virginia; One grandchild, Greg Orfield and his wife, Bliss of Chesapeake, Virginia. Two nieces, Betty Cox and husband, Dan of Brentwood, Tennessee, and Judith Ann Grubb of...
Lydia Nipper
Mar 2, 2006
RURAL RETREAT, VIRGINIA: LYDIA ELAINE NIPPER, age 3, died Thursday, March 2, 2006 in Roanoke, Virginia. She is survived by her parents, Clayton and Belinda Nipper of Rural Retreat, Virginia; Her maternal grandparents, Daniel and Rebecca Tidwell of Rural Retreat, Virginia and Beverly Murphy of Cordele, Georgia; Her paternal grandparents, Ernie and Janice Nipper of Cordele, Georgia. Her maternal great-grandparents,...
Jesse Davis
Feb 24, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: JESSE H. DAVIS, age 80, passed away Friday, February 24, 2006, in Phoenix, Arizona. He was born August 18, 1925, in Crumpler, WV to the late Leonard H. Davis and Jennie Blevins Davis. Jesse was a member of the Mount Carmel Primitive Baptist Church in Bel Air, Maryland. He was a man whose life was devoted to his...
Elizabeth Haga
Feb 22, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: ELIZABETH "LIBBY" HAGA, age 61, died Wednesday, February 22, 2006 at Smyth County Community Hospital. Born January 1, 1945 in South Carolina to the late George and Maxine Hutton Dunford. Libby was a loving, caring, giving person who was loved by all and will really be missed by everyone. She was a long time member of Freedom Tabernacle...
Roy Trail
Feb 21, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: ROY C. TRAIL, age 90, died Tuesday, February 21, 2006 at Carrington Place of Birdmont at Wytheville, Wytheville, Virginia. Born December 5, 1915 in Smyth County, Virginia, to the late Joe and Cosby C. Trail he worked for Frank Ford and Joe Bass in construction until he started his own construction company. He was an electrician and carpenter...
Clara McGrady
Feb 17, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: CLARA A. McGRADY, age 83, widow of Herman McGrady, died Friday, February 17, 2006 in Francis Marion Manor Nursing Home, Marion, Virginia. She was of the Baptist Faith. She is survived by one son, Jack L. Bell of Marion, Virginia; Five grandchildren, Anna Gross, Jesse Bell and David Bell all of Marion, Virginia, Mary Barnes of High Point,...
Gene Cline
Feb 12, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: GENE EDWARD "CURLY" CLINE, age 55, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2006 at James H. Quillen V.A. Medical Center, Johnson City, Tennessee. Born January 24, 1951 in Marion, Virginia to James G. Cline and the late Elizabeth F. Cline he was a veteran of the United States Army having served two tours in Vietnam. He received the National...
Charles Holmes
Feb 12, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: CHARLES W. HOLMES, 95, died Saturday, February 11 at Smyth County Community Hospital. Mr. Holmes had been a business man in Marion since 1930. He was associated with Marion Wholesale Co. and the Piggly Wiggly stores here and in Saltville, Chilhowie and Galax. He was a member of Royal Oak Presbyterian Church where he had served as Elder,...
Andrew Haulsee
Feb 8, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: ANDREW ROGER HAULSEE, age 82, died Wednesday, February 08, 2006 in Marion, Virginia. Born August 10, 1923 in Currin Valley, he was the son of the late Curtis M. and Sophronia Watson Haulsee. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, worked for Coca-Cola for 27 years and was co-founder of Valley Vending where he worked until...
Theodore Talmage
Feb 7, 2006
THEODORE FRELINGHUYSEN TALMAGE JULY 31, 1917-FEBRUARY 7, 2006 THEODORE FRELINGHUYSEN TALMAGE (1917-2006) was born in Brooklyn Heights, NY July 31, 1917. He was the son of Louise and John Talmage. In 1980 he retired from Perkin-Elmer Corporation. Ted joined the Perkin-Elmer Company founded in 1940 with only 6 employees. When Ted retired, the company employed over 18, 000 world wide....
Helen Long
Jan 25, 2006
SUGAR GROVE, VIRGINIA: HELEN STALLARD LONG, age 83, died Wednesday, January 25, 2006 at the home of her daughter in Speedwell, Virginia. Mrs. Long was a member of the Freedom Tabernacle Baptist Church and was retired from Brunswick Corporation. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bascom G. Long. She is survived by two daughters, Brenda Long Lewis of...
Michael Cassell
Jan 18, 2006
ROANOKE, VIRGINIA: MICHAEL DAVIS CASSELL, age 88, died Wednesday, January 18, 2006 in Virginia Veteran's Care Center, Roanoke, Virginia. Born January 24, 1917 to the late Michael Dallas and Clara Crismond Cassell, he was a veteran of World War II having served in the United States Army in Italy and retired from General Electric Company. Mr. Cassell is survived by...
B. Sexton
Jan 15, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: B. RALPH SEXTON, age 87, died Sunday, January 15, 2006 at his home in Dade City, Florida. He was a member of the Marion Chapter #72 Order of the Eastern Star, Masonic Lodge #31 A.F. & A.M.; the Shriner's of Roanoke; and was a veteran of World War II having served in the United States Army. He was...
Noel Atkins
Jan 12, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: NOEL L. ATKINS, age 83, died Thursday, January 12, 2006 at his home in Marion, Virginia. He was of the Baptist faith, a veteran of World War II having served in the United States Army and retired from the State of Virginia Correctional Facility. He is survived by his loving wife of 52 ½ years, Doris Manick Atkins...
Joseph Francis
Jan 9, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA: JOSEPH EDWARDS FRANCIS, age 63, died Monday, January 9, 2006 in Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, Tennessee. Joe was a member of First United Methodist Church, Marion, Virginia and Treasurer for the Sunday school; served with the Marion Volunteer Fire Department and was a member of the Lions Club of Marion. He was preceded in death by his...
Gregorio Camacho
Jan 6, 2006
MARION, VIRGINIA; GREGORIO D. CAMACHO age 67, died Friday January 6, 2006 at Holston Valley Regional Medical Center, Kingsport, Tennessee. Survivors include his wife Maria Camacho of Marion Virginia; four sons; Lucio Camacho and his wife Sheila, Francisco Camacho, Pedro Camacho and Jesus Camacho all of Marion, Virginia; two daughters; Virginia Camacho and her husband Manuel Perez and Lucy Camacho...
Merrill Polansky
Jan 5, 2006
CHRISTIANSBURG, VIRGINIA; MERRILL JOSEPH POLANSKY, 79, of Christiansburg, died Thursday, January 05, 2006. He is survived by sister-in-laws and brother-in-laws Kathleen and Levy Vaught of Boise, ID; Ruth Crewey Alley and Dwight B. Alley of A
John Hughes
Dec 29, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: JOHN E. HUGHES, age 67, died Thursday, December 29, 2005 in Johnson City Medical Center, Johnson City, Tennessee. He is survived by his wife and best friend of 26 years, Christine Hughes of Marion, Virginia; Two daughters and one son-in-law, Amy and Jason Joest and Tammy Hughes all of Indianapolis, Indiana; One son and daughter-in-law, John Jr. and...