Obituaries
Maggie Eller
Feb 25, 2005
SUGAR GROVE, VIRGINIA: MAGGIE VIOLA WOODS ELLER, age 71, widow of Charlie Calvin Eller, died Friday, February 25, 2005 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She is survived by four daughters and three sons-in-law, Katherine and Gary Cullop of Sugar Grove, Virginia; Connie Blevins of Chilhowie, Virginia; Nancy and Randy Blevins of Marion, Virginia; and Betty and Mike Armstrong of Rich...
Glen Billings
Feb 22, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: GLEN R. BILLINGS, age 78, died Tuesday, February 22, 2005 in Smyth County Community Hospital. He was a member of Valley View Baptist Church and was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother. Mr. Billings was a veteran of World War II having served in the United States Navy and was a veteran of the Korean War having...
Adelee Howell
Feb 20, 2005
CHILHOWIE, VIRGINIA: ADELEE EPPERSON HOWELL, age 79, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, February 20, 2005 from her daughter's home in Chilhowie, Virginia. Born February 5, 1926 to the late Calvin and Etta Hopkins Blevins she was preceded in death by her first husband, June Epperson, and her second husband, Roy W. Howell. In addition to her parents and...
Kermit Powers
Feb 18, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: KERMIT POWERS, age 77, died Friday, February 18, 2005 in Smyth County Community Hospital. Born October 31, 1927 in Grayson County, Virginia to the late William and Bessie Little Powers he was retired from the Brunswick Corporation after 33 years of service. He was a very talented woodworker, loving father, pap-paw, and devoted husband. In addition to his...
Mary Vollmer
Feb 11, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: MARY W. VOLLMER, age 87, widow of Robert Louis Vollmer, died Friday, February 11, 2005 at Asbury Place at Wytheville, Wytheville, Virginia. She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Mary Anne and Tom Voglewede of Marion, Virginia. One son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Lori Vollmer of Hartland, Michigan. One sister and brother-in-law, Helen and Robert Pepperney of...
William Tibbs
Feb 8, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: WILLIAM E.TIBBS, age 70, died Tuesday, February 8, 2005 in Smyth County Community Hospital. He is survived by one sister and brother-in-law, Lola and B. H. Bumgarner of Abingdon, Virginia. Two nephews, Michael Bumgarner and Gary Akers. Funeral services
Esther Parker
Feb 6, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: ESTHER MARCHANT PARKER, age 94, died Sunday, February 6, 2005 in Francis Marion Manor Nursing Home, Marion, Virginia. She was born December 2, 1910 in Marion, Virginia, to the late John Edward and Sara Jonas Marchant and was a member of Falling Water Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband,...
Peggy Myers
Feb 6, 2005
CERES, VIRGINIA: PEGGY SUE HALL MYERS, age 61, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, February 6, 2005 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, and was a mom to many. Her home was always open and she was an excellent cook. Mrs. Myers was preceded in death by two children, Gregory and...
Judie Goodman
Feb 5, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: JUDIE OVERBAY GOODMAN, age 56, died Saturday, February 05, 2005, at her home, in Marion, Virginia. She is survived by her husband, Denny Goodman of Marion, Virginia. One son and daughter-in-law, James Gilbert and Teresa Goodman of Marion, Virginia. One sister, Barbara Overbay of Marion, Virginia. Her parents, Hazel and James Overbay of Marion, Virginia. Two brothers, Jimmy...
Nyasia Haldey
Feb 5, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: NYASIA SHANELL HADLEY, infant, died Saturday, February 5, 2005 in Roanoke Community Hospital, Roanoke, Virginia. She was very much loved. She is survived by her parents, Delores Weigel and Kevin Hadley both of Marion, Virginia. Grandparents, Donna Weigel and Donna Burgess both of Marion, Virginia; Raul Albarran of Trenton, New Jersey; and Carlos Ricky Jones of North Carolina....
Evelyn Adams
Feb 3, 2005
ATKINS, VIRGINIA: EVELYN "TOOTSIE" BURCHETT ADAMS, age 70, widow of Robert C. "Bob" Adams, died Thursday, February 03, 2005 at the home of her daughter in Chilhowie, Virginia. She is survived by two daughters and one son-in-law, Kayretha and David Vanhoozer of Chilhowie, Virginia; and Erin Blevins and fiancé, Ralph Bonham of Sugar Grove, Virginia. One son, Robert "Bobby" Adams,...
Kathy Langridge
Jan 21, 2005
WYTHEVILLE, VIRGINIA: KATHY JEAN LANGRIDGE: age 44, died Friday, January 21, 2005 at her home in Wytheville, Virginia. Born on December 26, 1960 in Petoskey, Michigan and owned and operated the Get Wythe It Country Crafts in Wytheville, Virginia for several years. Kathy was a bartender at Embers Lounge at the Holiday Inn, Wytheville, Virginia, a sales clerk at Ms....
Fay Clear
Jan 19, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: FAY MONTGOMERY CLEAR, age 90, widow of James Clarence Clear, died Wednesday, January 19, 2005 in Wythe County Community Hospital, Wytheville, Virginia. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, and retired from Southwestern State Hospital as a registered nurse after many years of service. She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Ann and Bob Rose...
Margaret Hester
Jan 16, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: MARGARET HESTER, age 83, died Sunday, January 16, 2005 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She is survived by two nieces, Marilyn Hester of Marion, Virginia, and Karen Bear and husband, Billy of Rural Retreat, Virginia. One nephew, Michael W. Hester of Greensboro, North Carolina. One sister-in-law, BeEtta Hester of Marion, Virginia. Three great-nephews, Ronald, Heath and Travis Puckett...
Anna Grubb
Jan 15, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: ANNA MOZELLE GRUBB, age 91, died Saturday, January 15, 2005 in Asbury Place, Wytheville, Virginia. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Marion, Virginia. She is survived by one sister, Rosa Lee Orfield of Marion, Virginia. Two nieces, Betty Cox and husband, Dan of Brentwood, Tennessee, and Judith Ann Grubb of Richmond, Virginia. Two nephews, Ronald...
Mitchell Barker
Jan 14, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: MITCHELL L. BARKER, age 74, died Friday, January 14, 2005 at his home in Marion, Virginia. He is survived by five sisters, Ola Willis of Bristol, Tennessee; June Greer of Troutdale, Virginia; Pauline Reedy of Grassy Creek, Virginia; Bruxie Snider of Maryland; and Faye Cooper of Ypsilanti, Michigan. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral Services will be...
Irene Nickols
Jan 9, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: IRENE E. NICKOLS, age 80, widow of John Nickols, died Sunday, January 09, 2005 in Smyth County Community Hospital. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, John Thomas Nickols. She was owner of Irene's Ceramics Shop for 22 years. She bowled with the Housewives League for 6 years and kept the Church and Bowling...
Pearl Poston
Jan 8, 2005
MARION, VIRGINIA: PEARL CREWEY POSTON, age 93, died Saturday, January 8, 2005 at the home of Earl and Nancy Farris in Kingsport, Tennessee. She was the daughter of the late James and Virginia Richardson and is the last member of her family. She was a charter member of the Grove Baptist Church in Marion, Virginia. In addition to her parents,...
Raymond Lyons
Jan 7, 2005
SUGAR GROVE, VIRGINIA: RAYMOND SILAS LYONS, SR., age 72, passed away Friday, January 7, 2005 at home in Atkins with his family by his side. Born June 18, 1932 to the late Ted and Rose Greathouse Lyons, he was retired from the Brunswick Corporation with over 20 years of service. He was a wonderful daddy, husband, grandfather, and a good...
Florence Clark
Jan 5, 2005
RICH VALLEY, VIRGINIA: FLORENCE BUCHANAN CLARK, age 90, widow of Benjamin "Ben" Clark, died Wednesday, January 5, 2005 at Valley Health Care Center, Chilhowie, Virginia. She was a long time member of the Rich Valley Presbyterian Church and was active in the women's group at the church. She was a graduate of Virginia Intermont College and was a teacher in...