Obituaries
Brodie Walker Frye
Sep 17, 2022
Chilhowie, Va.
Brodie Walker Frye, born September 11, 2022 at 8:13 p.m. to parents Billy Joe Frye and Carrie Hartzog. He weighed 8 pounds 2 ounces and was 19 inches long.
Brodie’s family was blessed with having him for six days before he went to his Heavenly home at 6:39 p.m. on September 17, 2022. Brodie passed peacefully...
Teresa Grinstead Gore
Sep 16, 2022
RURAL RETREAT, Va.
Teresa Grinstead Gore, age 56, went to her Heavenly Home Friday, September 16, 2022 at Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, Va.
Teresa loved her life’s career choice as a registered nurse, BSN. She graduated from King College Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Kelly...
Sylvia Scott West
Sep 11, 2022
SUGAR GROVE, Va.
Sylvia Scott West age 84, passed away peacefully, looking at the mountains she loved, in her home surrounded by family Sunday, September 11, 2022.
Sylvia was born and raised in Teas, Va. She graduated from Sugar Grove School, attended Radford College. She and Bob moved to Elkton, Md. in 1957 where they raised their children....
Irene Medley
Sep 9, 2022
Sugar Grove, Va. & Aberdeen, Md.
Irene Medley, age 91, formerly of Sugar Grove, Va. passed away Friday, September 9, 2022 at her home in Aberdeen, Md.
Irene and Ed raised their children on Cedar Springs Road, Sugar Grove, Va. Irene was a member of Sugar Grove Baptist Church. She worked at Marshall’s Dress Shoppe, Adam & Eve...
Michael W. Roland
Sep 8, 2022
MARION, Va.
Michael W. Roland, age 66 passed away Thursday, September 8, 2022 at Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, Va.
Survivors will be announced soon. Services will be private.
Care for the Roland family has been entrusted to Seaver-Brown Funeral Service & Crematory, 237 East Main Street, Marion, Va. 24354.
Gail "Nanny" Hayden
Sep 3, 2022
Marion, Va.
Gail “ Nanny” Hayden, age 68, passed away Saturday, September 03, 2022 at her home in Marion, Va., surrounded by her family.
To know Gail was to love Gail. And everybody did! She loved her family fiercely, especially the grandbabies, who were her greatest joy. Gail was known to most by name and by heart as Nanny. If...
Ruby C. Cox
Sep 2, 2022
Mother Ruby C. Cox, age 97, passed away September 02, 2022 at her home in Marion, Va.
Ruby was born in South Carolina and loved her Greenwood family. She graduated from Brewer High School and remained in South Carolina until she met her love of her life at the age of 25. She and Leonard moved to Arlington Virginia...
Susan Tilson Lindsey
Aug 28, 2022
MARION, Va.
Susan Tilson Lindsey, age 69, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2022 at Smyth County Community Hospital.
She was born in Smyth County to the late Roy J. and Mozelle Tilson and was the oldest of her siblings. Susan helped raise her siblings, and loved to sew - often making clothes for them, and working a short...
George Jefferson Gray
Aug 24, 2022
ATKINS, Va.
George J. Gray, age 79, passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at Rural Retreat Care Center.
George was a loving husband, dad, and grandpa / pop-pop. He loved his family and his country. George served proudly in the United States Marine Corps and then worked for the Department of Defense retiring to his farm where he...
J.C. (Jessie Carl) Testerman
Aug 21, 2022
MARION, Va.
J.C. (Jessie Carl) Testerman, age 85, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2022 at Valley Health Care Center, Chilhowie, Va.
J.C. loved his country, and was proud of his service in the U.S. Army. He loved his family dearly. J.C. loved to hunt deer and look for them, he enjoyed fishing and as a true man’s man…loved...
Mary K. Simpson Esper
Aug 20, 2022
MARION, Va.
Mary K. (Simpson) Esper
Mary K. Esper, age 73, left this earth to join her loving husband, James A. Esper, Saturday, August 20, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert E. and Virginia D. (Ginny) Simpson. Mary is survived by her sister, Nan Neese and husband, Everett; She was cherished by her niece and...
Kathryn Blevins Kelly Bowen
Aug 19, 2022
MARION, Va.
Kathryn Blevins Kelly Bowen, age 64, passed away in the early morning of Friday, August 2022 at the Heather Knoll Nursing Home in Tallmadge, Ohio.
What can I say about our mother? She was born and raised in Smyth County, Va. Kathy was a God fearing and loving Christian who taught us right from wrong. She...
Kenneth Wayne Burkett
Aug 16, 2022
MARION, Va.
Kenneth Wayne Burkett, age 80, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at his home.
Wayne was a loving family man who enjoyed spending time with his friends and family; especially his grandson, Cody. He loved watching the races and football. Wayne will be missed by all who knew and loved him.
He was preceded in...
Dale Edward Bowman
Aug 16, 2022
MARION, Va.
Dale Edward Bowman, age 62, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2022.
Dale was a fun loving jokester who loved his family – especially the ones who called him Papaw Homes, because he was their “Homie”. Dale was married to Jennie for 25 years; he loved his kids and was known as the grill master in his younger...
Annabella Juliet Coley
Aug 15, 2022
MARION, Va.
Annabella Juliet Coley, age 19, began her greatest adventure on Monday, August 15, 2022 when she departed this life for the hereafter.
“Bella” as she was affectionately known by friends and family was born on December 02, 2002 in Marion, Virginia. She was a stunning, fearless, and independent individual who loved visiting new places. She was gifted with...
James Edward Bridges
Aug 11, 2022
ATKINS, Va.
James Edward Bridges, age 88, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2022 at his home.
Ed had it all together, he loved the Lord, his family, and his country. Ed was a long-time member of Cedar Bluff Baptist Church in Atkins, proud Army Veteran of the Korean War, and a loving husband, dad, and papaw. He drove...
Vergie Marie Weaver Sutter
Aug 10, 2022
Marion, Va. & Rockwall, Tx.
Vergie Marie Weaver Sutter, age 99, entered eternal rest Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at her daughter’s home in Rockwall, Texas.
She was born March 15, 1923 in Meadowview, Virginia to the late Walter P. and Cora Brooks Weaver. Marie (as she wanted to be called) married Eddie Grant Sutter on September 27, 1947. After the...
Henry Dixon, Jr.
Aug 9, 2022
CHILHOWIE, Va. & BRISTOL, Va.
Henry Dixon, Jr., age 43, passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2022.
Henry was a loving son, blessed brother, excellent father, and magnificent friend to so many. He loved sports – especially the memories of football, wrestling and track during his time at Chilhowie High School, where he graduated in 1997. Henry was a...
Missie Sexton
Aug 7, 2022
CHILHOWIE, Va.
Margaret Melissa “Missie” Sexton, age 57, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2022 at Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, Va.
Missie was all heart – she loved being a mom to her boys, a daddy’s girl, and although she and Doug were married 32 years, she did love Doug – he wasn’t in the Top 5, but he...
Lois Jane Conklin Antonucci
Aug 5, 2022
SUGAR GROVE, Va.
Lois Jane Conklin Antonucci, age 79, passed suddenly Friday, August 5, 2022.
Born on April 29, 1943 - daughter of the late Elwood and Elizabeth (Crouter) Conklin and living in Suffern, NY the majority of her life, Lois retired to Sugar Grove, Va. in 2010 from Avon Products where she was a longtime dedicated employee....
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