Obituaries
Judy Carol Hoover
Mar 21, 2020
Marion Va.
Judy Carroll Hoover, age 66, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, March 21, 2020 at Valley Health Care in Chilhowie, Virginia, after a brief illness.
Born and raised in Marion, Judy was a 1972 graduate of Marion Senior High School and attended Cedars Baptist Church. She served many years as Secretary of the Smyth County GOP, as well as the...
Felcia Mae Pennington Fitchko
Mar 18, 2020
MARION, Va.
Felcia Mae Pennington Fitchko, age 98, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, March 18, 2020. She was born January 24, 1922 in Laurel Bloomery, Tenn. to the late Roby and Cordelia Pennington.
Felcia will be lovingly remembered as being the matriarch to her family. She and her husband came from the coal mines of West Virginia in 1963 to...
Geraldine M. Hall
Mar 14, 2020
ATKINS, Va.
Geraldine M. Hall, age 73, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2020 at her home.
Geraldine was a loving wife, mom, grandmaw and friend. She was a sweetheart who loved to cook and can for her family. Mrs. Geraldine raised her children to be good and loving, and taught them the "Golden Rule" by welcoming anyone into their home who was...
Betty Jo Vogt Campbell
Mar 14, 2020
ATKINS, Va.
Betty Jo Vogt Campbell, age 82, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2020 at her home.
Betty Jo loved her family. In everything she did, she showed love. Betty Jo loved her husband, children, and the little faces who called her grandma. She was a lifelong member of Davis Memorial United Methodist Church in Atkins. Her passion was living, loving, and...
Shelia Gay Sheets
Mar 8, 2020
Sugar Grove, Va.
Shelia Sheets, age 64, died Sunday, March 8, 2020 at Smyth County Community Hospital in Marion, Virginia.
Shelia was a loving wife, mother and momaw. The last six years have been tough with her sickness, but before, she loved being outdoors fishing and hunting with her family. Shelia had a fiesty side and a great sense of humor-she was...
Rosa Lee Hall Combs
Mar 3, 2020
Ridgeway, Va.
Rosa Lee Hall Combs, age 84, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at Sovah Health of Martinsville.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Ida Hall Henderson; and daughter, Barbara Moore.
Rosa is survived by her daughters, Brenda Robbins and husband, Gary of Ridgeway, Va., Evelynn Roark and husband, Jimmy of S.C., Karen Norman and husband, Benny of Sugar Grove,...
Elizabeth S. Ewald
Mar 1, 2020
Marion, Va.
Elizabeth S. Ewald, age 84, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2020 surrounded by her family.
Elizabeth was a great woman, but why stop there? She had five children, but mothered many. To Miss Liz, family was paramount. She loved to gather and play games and was very competitive. Liz loved life. She was so proud of the kids who...
Virginia Brooks
Feb 29, 2020
Sugar Grove, Va.
Virginia Brooks, age 95, passed away Saturday, February 29, 2020 at her home.
Virginia was a kind and loving lady. She enjoyed spending time in her garden, quilting, canning and making homemade wine. Mrs. Brooks loved her family – she enjoyed having everyone together to eat her good cooking. Speaking of cooking, she fed thousands of children through the...
Henry Wade (June) Campbell,Jr.
Feb 24, 2020
MARION, Va.
Henry Wade Campbell, Jr., (June), age 93, died Monday, February 24, 2020 in Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon,Va.
June Campbell was a quiet, humble and hardworking man who treated people good, loved his family and gave his Lord praises and thanks for all he had. Mr. Campbell supervised the fish hatchery for 43 years.When he wasn't working, he loved to mow...
Shirley Crockett Sawyers
Feb 17, 2020
Cripple Creek, Va.
Shirley Crockett Sawyers, age 83, passed away Monday, February 17, 2020 at Abingdon Health & Rehab Center.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Buford Sawyers; parents, Ronald and Nora Crockett; sisters, Helen Crockett Spain and Corky Crockett Cox; and brother, Frank Crockett.
Shirley is survived by her sons, Allen Sawyers and wife, Connie of Wytheville,...
Barbara Ann "Bobbie" Neal
Feb 11, 2020
Chilhowie, Va.
Barbara Ann "Bobbie" Neal, age 75, passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, Va.
Bobbie loved her family – and although never married, everybody was "her youngin." She helped raise most all the children in her family, and she was everyone's "Aunt Bobbie." Bobbie loved to read and was a huge fan of the Smyth County...
Raymond B Parks
Feb 9, 2020
SUGAR GROVE, Va.
RAYMOND B. PARKS, age 71, died Sunday, February 9, 2020 at the Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Raymond was born November 25, 1948 to the late Wiley Parks and Betty Parks McGrady and was also preceded in death by his brother, Randy Parks.
Raymond proudly served his country during the war in Vietnam.
He is survived by his son, Greg Taylor...
Ralph William Sprague
Feb 6, 2020
ATKINS, Va.
Ralph William Sprague, age 68, passed away at his home Thursday, February 6, 2020.
Ralph loved with all his heart. He was Poppa Ralph to his grandchildren, and a helpful friend to all who knew him. Ralph enjoyed life and laughing. He was always smiling, singing and enjoying people.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard and Rose-Ella Sprague;...
Rob Kilby
Feb 5, 2020
ABINGDON, Va.
Rob Kilby, age 47, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, Va.
Rob loved life and made life better for the people in his life. He was a true family man and was crazy about the kids who were crazy about their “Big Poppa”. Rob was an amazing firefighter and a nationally registered teaching paramedic. Everywhere...
Betty Jean Musick Blevins
Feb 4, 2020
MARION, Va.
Betty Jean Musick Blevins, age 79, passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at her home.
Betty was a loving wife, mother and Granny Betty to her family. She was a wonderful caregiver, not only in profession, but to all she came in contact with. Betty was always there to provide help in whatever way she could. She was so unselfish...
Joey McFarlane
Feb 1, 2020
Atkins, Va.
Joey McFarlane, age 61, passed away Saturday, February 1, 2020 at his home.
He was born to the late Mac and Hazel McFarlane, February 27, 1958. Joey was a simple kind of guy – he loved golf, the Redskins, and Virginia Tech.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by several aunts and uncles.
Joey is survived by his...
Ralph Lewis Morgan
Jan 30, 2020
Marion, Va.
Ralph Lewis Morgan, age 74, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2020 at his residence.
Ralph was born in Virginia in 1945 to the late Hubert E. and Ottie Seay Morgan.
He is survived by his sister, Faye Matheny of Richmond, Va.; care-giver, Laura Smith of Marion, Va.; and many friends from the Country Retreat Group Home in Marion, Va.
As per Ralph’s...
Romie "Dean" Wagoner
Jan 26, 2020
RURAL RETREAT, Va.
Romie "Dean" Wagoner, age 74, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2020 at Smyth County Community Hospital, Marion, Va.
Born in North Carolina in 1945, Dean was a man with many talents. From welding to truck driving, he was a hard worker no matter what the job was. He enjoyed deer hunting, western movies and tv shows, country music and...
Michael "Mike" William Parks
Jan 24, 2020
Celebration of Life Michael “Mike” William Parks
November 08, 1965 “The Dash” January 24, 2020
Sugar Grove, Virginia
Mike united with the Heavenly Father on Friday, January 24, 2020. II Corinthians 5:8 states “We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.”
Mike was a hard-working and dedicated family man who always...
Nancy Sue Maguire
Jan 24, 2020
Marion, Va.
Nancy Sue Pritchard Maguire, age 77 passed away Friday, January 24, 2020 at Francis Marion Manor Health & Rehabilitation, Marion, Va.
Nancy was a loved woman. She tried to help everyone that she could. Her grandchildren had a wonderful grandma. Nancy deserved all of the best in the world. She will be missed.
Nancy was preceded in death her parents, Ernest...
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