Obituaries
B.W. Edmonds
Oct 10, 2013
ASHLAND, VIRGINIA: B.W. "BUD" EDMONDS, age 73 died Thursday, October 10, 2013 at Retreat Hospital in Richmond, Virginia. He was a 1957 graduate of Rich Valley High School and went on to graduate from the West Virginia Business College in 1959. Bud worked one year at Marion National Bank, followed by eighteen years of employment with Hanes Corporation in Winston-Salem...
Robert Sexton
Oct 4, 2013
RURAL RETREAT, VIRGINIA: ROBERT DALE SEXTON, age 55, died Friday October 4, 2013 at Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, Tennessee. Mr. Sexton was a member of the Baptist faith who dearly loved the Lord. He was a construction worker and avid outdoorsman who loved hunting and fishing. Mr. Sexton is survived by his wife, Barbara Wyatt Sexton of Rural Retreat,...
Betty Ball
Oct 2, 2013
LOUISA, VIRGINIA: BETTY LOU MARKESI BALL Betty Lou Ball, age 71, passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2013 in Roanoke, Virginia. Betty was born October 22, 1941 in Omaha Nebraska. Betty resided with her husband Sam in their Louisa County home. After retiring as a Retail Sales Manager she loved to garden, bird and squirrel watch and raise her many animals...
Ernest Rayman
Sep 30, 2013
MARION, VIRGINIA: ERNEST RAYMAN, 61 passed away September 30th at his home in Aberdeen, MD. He was the son of the late Joseph and Leona Welch Rayman. He worked as a mechanic and enjoyed playing music. Ernie is survived by his aunts, Maggie Bonham of Sugar Grove,Va and Nadine Vipperman of Marion, Va.; uncles, Alfred Welch of Adairsville, Ga., Donald...
Mary Cregger
Sep 22, 2013
ATKINS, VIRGINIA: MARY ELIZABETH CREGGER, age 69, widow of Herbert Laymond Cregger, died Sunday, September 22, 2013 at Francis Marion Manor, Marion, Virginia. She is survived by her daughter, Teresa Marlene Wyatt and husband, Rickey of Atkins, Virginia; grandson, Jared William Sells and wife, Brandi of Raleigh, North Carolina; sister, Kathy Strouth of Rich Valley, Virginia; brothers, Frank Echols and...
Henderson Graham
Sep 19, 2013
Henderson Patton Graham, 86, died September 19, 2013, surrounded by his beloved wife and four children. He was a Southern gentleman, dapper in his trademark bowties, devout in his faith, kind-hearted in spirit, fierce in his convictions, staunch in his politics, dedicated to his community, and passionate in his abiding love for his family. Henderson had five constant loves in...
Walter Biddle
Sep 18, 2013
SUGAR GROVE, VIRGINIA: WALTER BIDDLE, age 79, went home to Heaven on September 18, 2013 in Riverside, California. He was a loving father, honored veteran of the Korean War, and former missionary to Saipan in the Northern Marianna Islands where he started Calvary Baptist Church. He is survived by his first love, Dorothy Biddle of Wytheville, Virginia; four daughters, Elizabeth...
Betty Coulthard
Sep 16, 2013
MARION, VIRGINIA: BETTY SURRATT COULTHARD, age 64, died Monday, September 16, 2013 at Francis Marion Manor, Marion Virginia. Betty was a member of First United Methodist Church and President of Home and Auto Supply Company. Betty loved Jesus and her family. She was preceded in death by her husband Jim Coulthard and her father Harry Surratt, Sr. She is survived...
Glenna Irvin
Sep 12, 2013
ATKINS, VIRGINIA: GLENNA K. IRVIN, age 62, died Thursday, September 12, 2013 at Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, Virginia. Glenna is survived by her spouse and best friend of many years, Kenny Irvin of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; four daughters, LeeAnn Aker and husband, Richard of Atkins, Virginia, Jerri Jackson and husband, Thomas of Max Meadows, Virginia, Terry Jackson of Clemmons,...
Cecil Cole
Sep 5, 2013
CHILHOWIE, VIRGINIA: CECIL R. "JIM" COLE, JR., age 78, went to be with his beloved wife Polly, Thursday, September 5, 2013. He was a member of Cedar Bluff Baptist Church and a veteran of the U.S. Army having proudly served his country in Vietnam and Korea. Other than his wife, family and the church, Mr. Cole loved nothing more than...
Anne Broady
Aug 27, 2013
ANNE ELIZABETH BROADY Anne passed away on August 27, 2013, in Kennewick, Washington. She was born September 11, 1925 in Marion, Virginia and the third youngest of 13 siblings born to Charles and Anna Goble. She resided in Marion and graduated from Carnegie High School. In 1944, she married Arthur Theron Broady, Sr. and continued to live in Marion raising...
David Holmes
Aug 20, 2013
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA: DAVID ANDREW HOLMES, age 57, passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2013 in San Jose, Costa Rica. A graduate in the Class of 1973 at Marion Senior High School, Andrew was graduated magna cum laude from East Tennessee State University. He was with National Restaurant Consultants and had opened restaurants throughout the United States and in several...
Doris Atkins
Aug 13, 2013
MARION, VIRGINIA: DORIS MANICK ATKINS, age 87 left this earth to go to her long awaited Mansion in Heaven to be with her Lord and Savior on August 13, 2013. She was born in West Frankford, Illinois on October 21, 1925 to the late George J. and Elsie Thompson Manick. She was a lifelong and very devoted Christian. She was...
Linda Guy
Aug 11, 2013
MARION, VIRGINIA: LINDA GAYLE GUY, Age 59, Died Sunday, August 11, 2013 at Smyth County Community Hospital, Marion, Virginia. Linda was born on May 29, 1954 in Independence, Grayson County, Virginia. She was retired, having worked at Maple Grove for thirteen years. She enjoyed simplicity and the simple pleasures in life. A loving wife, mother, and grandmother, Linda was devoted...
Bertha Vipperman
Aug 11, 2013
SUGAR GROVE, VIRGINIA: BERTHA LUCILLE VIPPERMAN, Age 78, Died Sunday, August 11, 2013 at her sister's home in Sugar Grove, Virginia. Miss Vipperman, the daughter of the late Frank and Nanny Prillaman Vipperman, was born on September 2, 1934 in Chatham Hill, Virginia. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, David Richard Vipperman. She...
BeEtta Hester
Aug 11, 2013
MARION, VIRGINIA: BeEtta Winesett Hester, Age 98, Died Sunday, August 11, 2013 at Francis Marion Manor Nursing Home, Marion, Virginia. Mrs. Hester, the daughter of the late Jesse Clarence and Cleo Winesett, was born on August 11, 1915 in Ceres, Bland County, Virginia. The widow of Robert Lee Hester, she and her husband had been married for thirty-five years at...
Patricia Kirk
Jul 28, 2013
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA: MS. PATRICIA GAYLE KIRK, age 46, passed away Sunday, July 28th, 2013. She was born in Orlando, Florida on November 8, 1966, daughter of Mr. Clarence (Dale) Kirk and of the late Mrs. Mary Jean Kirk of Gainesville, Georgia. During her youth she resided in Sarasota, Florida and then moved to Gainesville, Georgia where she attended Johnson High...
Susie Call
Jul 27, 2013
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA: SUSIE EVANS CALL, age 92, died Saturday, July 27, 2013. She was the beloved wife of the late John J. Call; mother of the late Thelma Jane Call, Bonnie Jine Call, Mary Elizabeth Redden and Betty Sue Call. She is survived by grandchildren, James J. Redden and wife, Diane; Mary Sue Cox and husband, Brian; and Gregory A....
Thomas Hancock
Jul 25, 2013
MARION, VIRGINIA: Mr. Thomas Knox "Tom" Hancock, age 64 of Jefferson, Georgia passed away Thursday July 25, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Hancock was born in Atlanta, Georgia a son to Mrs. Elwyn Warburton Hancock of St. Augustine, FL and the late Mr. Knox Hancock. Mr. Hancock was a devoted employee, who loved his job everyday...
Anna Price
Jul 13, 2013
Anna Smith Price, age 89, of Sparta, NC, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2013 at Genesis Healthcare in Sparta, NC She was born November 1, 1923 at Roaring Gap, NC to Oscar Orton Smith Sr., and Minnie Ruth Reeves She was the widow of Ben T. Price. Surviving, one brother, James A. Smith of Independence, VA; many nieces, nephews, great...
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