Obituaries
Lydia Mae Jackson Farmer
May 1, 2019
MARION, Va.
LYDIA MAE JACKSON FARMER, age 78, passed away Wednesday, May 01, 2019 at Valley Healthcare Center, Chilhowie, Va.
Miss Lydia would want to know right away if you had Jesus in your heart! She was a long-time member of Adwolfe Freewill Baptist Church. It didn’t matter who you were or where you were from – you were her brother or...
Robert Donald Sturgill
Apr 22, 2019
Robert Donald Sturgill
Sugar Grove, VA
Robert Donald Sturgill, age 79, passed away on April 22, 2019 surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren. He fought a courageous battle with cancer and is now at home in heaven with his beloved Lord and Savior.
Don was born on June 3, 1939 to the late Vivian June and Charlie Ray Sturgill. He grew up...
Norma Marchant Hart
Apr 18, 2019
MARION, Va.
NORMA MARCHANT HART, age 84, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019 at Smyth County Community Hospital, Marion, Va.
Mrs. Hart was a ray of sunshine. She was always smiling with a kind word. Norma was a wonderful sister, wife, mother and grandmother. She made many friends in her work life at Harwood, Service Dry Cleaners, Buster Brown and Catron Cleaners....
Kinsleigh Grace Church
Apr 16, 2019
Saltville, Va.
Kinsleigh Grace Church, infant daughter of Brittany Ward and Cody Church passed away on April 16, 2019 in Richmond, Va.
She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Ricci Thompson.
Survivors include her parents; brother, Cainan Matthew Church; grandparents, Michael Thompson, Ricky & Valerie Church; other loving family and friends.
Graveside service will be held Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at 3 p.m....
George William Dutton
Apr 15, 2019
RURAL RETREAT, Va.
GEORGE WILLIAM DUTTON, age 77, passed away Monday, April 15, 2019 at the Davidson County Hospice House, Lexington, N.C.
George attended Rural Retreat High School and graduated from Emory & Henry College with a major in chemistry and math. He completed additional graduate work at the University of Virginia. He began his career at Marion Junior High School teaching...
Maxine Phelps Reedy
Apr 8, 2019
SUGAR GROVE, Va.
MAXINE PHELPS REEDY, age 84, passed away Monday, April 8, 2019 at Francis Marion Manor.
Mrs. Reedy was Sugar Grove Royalty, and was loved by her students from the Sugar Grove School where she taught most of her 38 ½ years. She loved children and enjoyed catching up with her former students and they loved her. Maxine was true...
Lawrence Ray "Radio" Williams
Apr 8, 2019
Marion, Va.
Lawrence Ray “Radio” Williams, age 75 passed away Monday, April 08, 2019 at Francis Marion Manor.
Radio was a great man! He was always smiling no matter where he was or how he felt. Lawrence loved his family and was crazy about his baby girl “Kris” and his grandchildren. He loved – loved – loved golf and enjoyed being on...
June Griffitts Shuler
Apr 7, 2019
SUGAR GROVE, Va.
JUNE GRIFFITTS SHULER, age 89, passed away Sunday, April 07, 2019 at Grace Healthcare, Abingdon, Va.
Born March 24, 1930 in Sugar Grove, Va. to the late Roy and Martha Williams Griffitts, June was a member and Sunday school secretary of Elizabeth United Methodist Church for many years. She was retired from Harwood Manufacturing Company and was very active...
Julie Ann Burch McGregor
Apr 6, 2019
MARION, Va.
JULIE ANN BURCH McGREGOR, age 75, died Saturday, April 06, 2019.
Julie was born in Pittsburgh, Penn. and at the age of 3 her family moved to Lynchburg, Va. She was educated in Lynchburg City Schools, graduated from E.C. Glass High School and attended Longwood College (now University) in Farmville, Va.
After her marriage to Duncan McGregor in 1962, they moved...
Robert Michael "Sonny" Hamby
Apr 1, 2019
SUGAR GROVE, Va. ROBERT MICHAEL "SONNY" HAMBY, age 65, passed away Monday, April 1, 2019 at Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, Tenn. Sonny was the kind of guy everybody liked and knew. He was always smiling, laughing, and talking to people. Poor Joyce always had to load the groceries in the car while Sonny finished up his conversation. He worked...
Judy Lynn Douglas
Mar 31, 2019
MARION, Va.
Judy Lynn Douglas, age 50, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2019 at UVA Medical Center, Charlottesville, Va.
Judy was a loving mother, daughter, sister and friend.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Hurley and Geneva Davis and Roby and Virgie Hayden; brother, Christopher Brian Hayden, Sr.; best friend, Vicki Hayes Patton; and several aunts and one uncle.
Judy is survived...
Shirley Presley
Mar 22, 2019
MARION, Va.
SHIRLEY PRESLEY, age 82, passed away Friday, March 22, 2019 at Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, Tenn.
Shirley was preceded in death by her husband Emmett B. Presley.
She is survived by two daughters, Patricia Lynne Nichols of Atkins, Va. and Sherry Ann Puckett of Bristol, Tenn.; three sons, Robert Michael Hamby and wife, Joyce of Sugar Grove, Va., Jason Presley...
Thomas Patrick Moore
Mar 21, 2019
MARION, Va.
THOMAS PATRICK "PAT" MOORE, age 68, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2019 at Select Specialty Hospital in Bristol, Tenn.
Pat Moore was a loving husband for 45 years – dad to his kids, and number one papaw to his grandchildren. He never met a stranger and could strike up a conversation with anybody. People just loved Pat. He made many...
Goldean Jewel Mullins
Mar 20, 2019
SPEEDWELL, Va.
GOLDEAN JEWEL MULLINS, age 73, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family.
She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Bill Mullins of Speedwell, Va.; three children, Kimberly Mullins of Atkins, Va., David Mullins of Hillsville, Va., and Steven Mullins of Speedwell, Va.; and brother, Merrell Blackwell of Tazewell, Va.
A Celebration of...
William Williams "Bill" Harris
Mar 19, 2019
Marion, Va.
William Williams "Bill" Harris, age 81, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, Tenn.
Bill was born November 8, 1937 to the late Toby Carl and Lena Farmer Harris. He was a member of the U.S. Navy in the mid 50's and was stationed on the USS Macon (CA-132). He was...
Frances Ann Dyson Ferguson
Mar 16, 2019
Marion, Va.
Frances Ann Dyson Ferguson, age 83, went home to be with her Heavenly Father, Saturday, March 16, 2019.
She was born February 25, 1936 in Loudon, Tenn. to the late Clint Edwin and Edith Wells Dyson. As a valued member of the community, she worked for the Brunswick Corporation for 35 years; volunteered for the Smyth County Community Hospital Ladies...
Sylvia Jeanette Burton
Mar 12, 2019
ATKINS, Va.
SYLVIA JEANETTE BURTON, 79 passed away surrounded by family in her home on Tuesday, March 12, 2019.
She was born on December 23, 1939 in Atkins, Va. to the late Frank Ernest and Kathleen Anna Welch Overbay.
Prior to her retirement, Sylvia was employed with the Free Lance-Star Newspaper based in Fredericksburg, Va. From paper delivery to being promoted to route...
Ardell B. Presley
Mar 6, 2019
MARION, Va.
Ardell B. Presley, age 88, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at Greystone Healthcare Center, Blountville, Tenn.
Mrs. Presley was a busy woman. She was an ordained minister who was concerned over people's souls. She shared the gospel and ministered to everyone she met, and she met a lot of people. Mrs. Presley was a waitress for over 30 years,...
Robert Edmond McCarty
Mar 6, 2019
MARION, Va.
Robert Edmond McCarty; There is great sorrow in our hearts while the heavens rejoice welcoming Robert Edmond McCarty to his eternal home.
Bobby met his Savior Jesus face to face Wednesday, March 6, 2019, after a blessed life in his temporary home here on earth. He fought a good fight against Angiosarcoma, always saying "It is well with my soul."
Bobby...
Maxine Anderson Bullins
Mar 6, 2019
SUGAR GROVE, Va.
MAXINE ANDERSON BULLINS, age 99, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at her home.
She was the daughter of the late Fields and Lessie Anderson and was a member of Elizabeth Methodist Church. Mrs. Bullins was a loving wife and mother. She loved children and that was a good thing given all of her brothers and sisters. Maxine was...
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