Obituaries
James D. "Jim" Haulsee
Nov 10, 2020
CHILHOWIE, Va.
JAMES D. "JIM" HAULSEE, age 79, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at his home.
He was born November 17, 1940 in Rural Retreat, Va. to the late Aubrey Ray and Treva Boyer Haulsee. Jim was a Special Game Warden and Wildlife Biologist Assistant, retiring from the Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries with 39 years of service. He...
John Allen Elliott
Nov 8, 2020
MARION, Va.
John Allen Elliott, age 64, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2020 at his home.
John Allen loved his family and cars. He was a talented mechanic and an even better husband for right at 40 years. He was a football player and a black belt in karate. John Allen enjoyed life and being active with his family and friends.
He was...
Jean Henegar Widener
Nov 4, 2020
MARION, Va.
Jean Henegar Widener, age 93, passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at Francis Marion Manor, Marion, Va.
Jean was a loving wife, mom, and nanny. She enjoyed time with family and friends – whether it was a card game of Rook, bowling, or playing softball, Jean enjoyed life. She was a long time member of Calvary Baptist Church and a...
Rhonda Lynn Mitchell Scott
Nov 1, 2020
Bluefield, Va.
Rhonda Lynn Mitchell Scott passed away November 2020, Tampa, Fla.
Rhonda was born at home on January 1st, in Tazewell County of Southwest Virginia, the second child of Stanley Ross Mitchell and Thelma Lesher Mitchell. She remembered a wonderful childhood growing up with brothers and sisters in the mountains and streams she had come to call...
Eleanor Martin
Nov 1, 2020
MARION, Va.:
ELEANOR MARTIN, age 81, passed away Sunday, November 1, 2020 at Francis Marion Manor, Marion, Va.
Eleanor loved her family and especially, Mark who called her Gran-Gran. She was a graduate of Marion College and a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church. Eleanor loved sports – all sports – especially college basketball and Emory & Henry football. Eleanor...
Barbara Jean Martin Meek
Oct 31, 2020
MARION, Va.
Barbara Jean Martin Meek, age 67, died Saturday, October 31, 2020 at Smyth County Community Hospital, Marion, Va.
Barbara was a loving wife, mom, granny and friend. She loved her family and her community. Barbara was a Registered Nurse in the Smyth County Community Hospital's Labor and Delivery ward for almost ten years and could never get through Wal-Mart without...
Ernie Williams, Jr.
Oct 28, 2020
ABINGDON, Va.
Ernie Williams, Jr. age 65, passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at NHC Bristol, Bristol, Va.
Ernie loved people and was always the life of the party. He loved being outside – especially on his motorcycle or spending time with horses. Ernie will be missed by his family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernie and Mavis...
Pamela Ann Miller Hayes
Oct 22, 2020
MARION, Va.
Pamela Ann Miller Hayes, age 60, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2020 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, Va.
Pamela loved Jesus – and after that it was a love of crocheting and fussing at Ted because he probably needed it. Pamela’s sense of humor was as big as her heart. She would take in anyone and love them as...
Harriet Jane Price Anderson
Oct 22, 2020
RADFORD, Va.
Harriet Jane Price Anderson, age 77, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2020 at Radford Health & Rehab, Radford, Va.
Harriet was born in Montgomery, Va. in 1943 to the late Samuel and Helen H. Price. She had a hand in raising, loving and educating many children as a self-employed Home Childcare operator.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Cynthia Lynne Scalf Cox
Oct 22, 2020
GATE CITY, Va.
Cynthia Lynne Scalf Cox, age 57, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2020 at Nova Health & Rehab, Weber City, Va.
Born in Mingo County, West Va. to Roscoe and Goldie C. Scalf, Cynthia was a High School graduate who established a career as a paralegal for Wilson, Worley, Moore, Gamble & Stout in Kingsport, Tenn. She was a loving...
John William Barton
Oct 20, 2020
SUGAR GROVE, Va.
John William Barton, age 85, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, Va.
John was born in Smyth County to the late Robert Don and Mary Margaret Tibbs Barton. He retired from Brunswick as a Production Manager after 39 years of service and was the last surviving founding member of the Sugar Grove Fire Department....
Brian Carlton Hubble, Jr.
Oct 20, 2020
ATKINS, Va.
Brian Carlton Hubble, Jr. age, 68, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at his home in Atkins, Va. after a hard fought, 10 year battle with cancer.
He was born in Marion, Va. to the late Brian C. Hubble Sr. and Peggy Shufflebarger Hubble. Brian was a member of Zion United Methodist Church in Ceres, Va. – one of the...
Moxley Laken Owens
Oct 14, 2020
GLADE SPRING, Va.
Moxley Laken Owens, infant daughter, gained her angel wings Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at Johnston Memorial Hospital.
Moxley would have been the most loved baby with loving parents, brothers, grandparents, cousins and so many friends. God has a bigger plan and the family knows, there are no bigger or more loving hands than the hands of Jesus for Moxley...
Shirley Marie Cress Hutton
Oct 14, 2020
MARION, Va.
Shirley Marie Cress Hutton, age 65, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at Ballad Hospice House, Bristol, Tenn.
Shirley loved everybody. She was crazy about her family – even Jerry. Shirley loved the little ones who knew her as Na – Na. When she could be with family she loved to camp, fish, hunt, and just be outdoors. After Shirley...
Betty Jo McVeigh Williams Hall
Oct 12, 2020
ROANOKE / MARION, Va.
Betty Jo McVeigh Williams Hall, age 85, passed away Monday, October 12, 2020 at Friendship Health & Rehab Center North, Roanoke, Va.
Betty Jo was a loving wife, mom, sister and friend. She worked for more than 46 years standing and folding at Harwood providing for her family. Betty Jo loved her church and was very active at...
Joan K. Polzin
Oct 9, 2020
MARION, Va.
Joan K. Polzin, age 81, passed away Friday, October 9, 2020 at Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, Tenn.
Upon hearing that Teddy Roosevelt had died, Thomas Marshall quipped “Death had to take him in his sleep, because if [he] had been awake, there would have been a fight.”
It was fitting that Joan Koenig Polzin died in her sleep, because this...
Sherry Lee Mester Hegadorn
Oct 9, 2020
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn.
Sherry Lee Mester Hegadorn, age 77, passed away Friday, October 9, 2020 at her home.
She was born in Missouri in 1943 to the late Fred & Florence B. Mester. Sherry was a home health nurse, caring for many individuals throughout her career. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband in 2012, Herbert Donald...
Ruth Frazier Bonham Frye
Oct 8, 2020
CHILHOWIE, Va.
Ruth Frazier Bonham Frye, age 65, passed away Thursday, October 8, 2020 at Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, Va.
Frazier grew up in Chilhowie, daughter of the late Joe Love and Phyllis Bonham. She attended Southern Seminary College in Buena Vista, Va. and the University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C. She was previously employed by H&R Block, Abingdon and Chilhowie,...
James Austin Hook, IV
Oct 4, 2020
CASTLEWOOD, Va.
James Austin Hook, IV - age 50, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2020 at the Select Specialty Hospital Tri-Cities in Bristol, Tenn.
Born in San Pablo, Cali. in 1969 to James A. Hook, III and Patricia Stevens Hook – James made his way to Southwest Va., settling down in Castlewood. He was his own boss, working as a self-employed equipment...
Frankie Neely Ferrell
Oct 3, 2020
MARION, Va.
Frankie Neely Ferrell passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2020 with her family by her side. She was 88 years old.
Frankie was a proud West Virginia native, having been born on November 7, 1931, in Layland, WV. She married the late Leo Ferrell in Lewisburg, WV in 1955, and in 1962 moved to Marion, VA, where she lived until...
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