Obituaries

Maggie Eller

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...