Rose
Clinton Aaron Rose, age 84, died Saturday, Dec. 28, 1996 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mr. Rose was a native of Dickinson County and had been living in the Marion area for more than 50 years. He was a superintendent over the lumber yard at the W.M. Ritter Lumber Company in McClure and retired from the Brunswick Corp. as a supervisor having worked there for more than 29 years. He was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include his wife, Della Entis Ashby Rose, Marion; one son and daughter-in-law, Dale E. and Rowan H. Rose, Hampton; one brother, Woodrow Rose, Coeburn; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, Dec. 30, at 2 p.m. in Barnett's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Neville Mozingo and the Rev. Jack Bowery officiating. Entombment followed in the Rosewood Memorial Gardens in Rural Retreat.
Barnett's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Shazier
Ketron Allen Shazier, age 23, died Friday, Dec. 27, 1996 at his home in Chilhowie.
Survivors include his wife, Ginger Holstein Shazier; his father, Franklin Shazier, Chilhowie; his mother, Nashell Ballard Shazier; two brothers, Eric Shazier and Franklin A. "Tony" Shazier, both of Chilhowie; two stepdaughters, Somner Holstein and Autums Holstein, both of West Virginia; one nephew.
Funeral services were conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30, in the First Baptist Church in Chilhowie with the Rev. Stephen Fields and the Rev. Johnny L. Johnson officiating. Burial was in the Chilhowie Cemetery.
Williams Funeral Home in Chilhowie was in charge of arrangements.
Ball
Virgil Grant Ball, age 81, of Chilhowie, died Friday, Nov. 8, 1996 in the Smyth County Community Hospital.
He is survived by several nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
Williams Funeral Home in Chilhowie was in charge of arrangements.
Buchanan
Barns Wilson Buchanan, age 73, died Thursday, Nov. 7, 1996 in a Bristol hospital.
He was a native of Smyth County and a graduate of Rich Valley High School. He attended Marion College. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam War. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Wilson and Mary Barns Buchanan; and one sister, Eleanor "Polly" Hooper.
He had previously been employed by the County of Los Angeles, Calif., and was currently working with the U.S. Forest Service.
Survivors include one sister, Sue Buchanan Moss, Burkes Garden; two nieces, Nancy Moss, Wilmington, N.C., and Pam Moss, Burkes Garden; one great-nephew, Matthew Ray, Burkes Garden.
Graveside services were conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, in Rich Valley Cemetery.
Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home in Tazewell was in charge of arrangements.
Davis
Greeta Sue Fletcher Foran Davis, age 49, formerly of the Home Creek Section of Buchanan County, died Sunday, Nov. 10, 1996, at her home in Marion.
She was born in Buchanan County and was the daughter of the late Waldon (Doc) Fletcher and Nina Martin Fletcher of Grundy. She was of the Pentecostal Holiness Faith.
Ms. Davis was a graduate of East Tennessee State University School of Nursing and was working on her Masters in Nursing at the time of her death. She was a RN-BSN, and was a former employee of Grundy and Buchanan General Hospital, currently employed as Coordinator for Total Home Care in Abingdon. She was a nursing supervisor for Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon.
Survivors include her mother, Nina Martin Fletcher of Grundy; two daughters, Mrs. Rick (Jennifer) Foran Mullins, Big Rock, and Angela Foran of Meadowview; one son, Jason Paul Davis, Grundy; six grandchildren: Justin Mullins, Caleb Breeding, Sebastian Mullins, Justin Davis, Makiesha Necessary and Skyler Davis.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, Nov. 14, at noon at the Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home in Grundy with the Rev. Arville Collins officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain Valley Memorial Cemetery in Big Rock. The body will remain in the Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home Chapel where friends may call after 6 p.m. tonight.
Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home of Grundy is in charge of arrangements.
Dillman
Samuel H. "Sam" Dillman, age 86, died Saturday, Nov. 9, 1996 in the Summers Continuous Care Nursing Home, Hinton, W.Va.
Mr. Dillman was a member of the Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church and was a carpenter most of his life. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Emma Cleo Dillman, and one step-granddaughter, Lisa Dawn Glascock.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy F. Dillman of Hinton, W.Va.; three daughters, Betty Ross of Stone Mountain, Ga., Charlotte Carceau of Lady Lake, Fla., and Joyce Krafft of Winston-Salem, N.C.; two sons, Quentin Dillman of Chantilly, and Joe Dillman of Marion; three stepdaughters, Faye Glascock of Fairfax, Carolyn Reed of Hinton, W.Va., and Sharon K. Smith of Clarksville, Tenn.; two stepsons, Earl Lee Carson of Gadsden, Ala., and Roy Edward Carson of Point Harbor, N.C.; 18 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, seven step-grandchildren, and two step-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 2 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with the Rev. Harry Howe officiating. Burial was in Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
Jones
Rosa Lee Jones, age 81, of Stewartstown, Penn., died Sunday, Nov. 10, 1996 in the Smyth County Community Hospital.
She was a native of Smyth County and had been a resident of Stewartstown, Penn., for a number of years. She was the daughter of the late William Connard and Clara Elswick Jones. She was of the Methodist faith .
She is survived by her twin brother, W.M. "Bill" Jones, Chilhowie; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral and burial will be in Stewartstown, Penn.
Williams Funeral Home in Chilhowie is in charge of local arrangements.
Lohman
Douglas Jay Lohman Sr., age 55, of Bristol, died Friday, Nov. 8, 1996 in Greystone Health Care Center in Bristol. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include two sons, Douglas Jay Lohman Jr., Killeen, Texas and Daniel Joseph Lohman, Walled Lake, Mich.; his mother, Velma I. Lohman, Bristol; one brother, Eugene E. Lohman, Abingdon; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were conducted at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, in Mount Rose Cemetery with the Rev. Jack Sprinkle officiating. Military rites were conducted by the Saltville VFW Post No. 7328.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Martin
George Fred Martin, age 57, died Sunday, Nov. 10, 1996 at his home in Marion.
He was retired from the Virginia Department of Corrections and was a member of the Smyth County Moose Lodge.
He is survived by one son, Robbie Martin of Marion; his mother, Anna Laura Martin of Marion; two sisters, Virginia M. Ross of Marion and Patsy A. Sturgill of Chilhowie; two brothers, Billy J. Martin of Alexandria and David R. Martin of Stafford; four grandchildren, Shonna Martin, Eric Sheffield, Jacob Ferley and Trever Ferley.
Funeral services will be held Friday, Nov. 15, at 11 a.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with the Rev. David Mumpower officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Rollins
Luther Wesley Rollins Jr., died Monday, Nov. 11, 1996 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mr. Rollins was a native of Georgia and had been living in Sugar Grove for the past seven years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce B. Rollins.
Survivors include four daughters: Tammy Coldiron, Marion; Terrie Freeman, Fairfax, S.C.; Tonya Hood, Beech Island, S.C.; and Theresa Rollins Swatzell, Douglasville, Ga.; two sons, Timothy Wesley Rollins, Hephzibih, Ga., and Tommy Rollins, Springfield; one sister, Margaret Harris, Douglasville, Ga.; two brothers, Tommy Rollins, Atlanta, Ga., and David Rollins, Augusta, Ga.; nine grandchildren, one great-grandchild, several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 8 p.m. at Barnett's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Neville Mozingo officiating. Interment
will be in Augusta, Ga., on Thursday, Nov. 14.
Barnett's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Sample
Okie Lou Brewer Jennings Sample, age 99, died Sunday, Nov. 10, 1996 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was the mother of the late Pat Jennings Sr.
She is survived by one daughter-in-law, Ann C. Jennings of Marion; four grandchildren: G.C. Jennings, William Pat Jennings Jr., and Richard Jennings, all of Marion, and Mary Ann Jennings Hovis of Oakton; eight great-grandchildren, seven great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held today, Nov. 13, at 11 a.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with Dr. J.N. Howard officiating. Burial will follow in the Blue Springs Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Marion Life Saving Crew, P.O. Box 784, Marion, VA 24354.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Sayers
Harry S. Sayers, age 74, died Friday, Nov. 8, 1996 in the Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol, Tenn.
Mr. Sayers was a member of the Falling Water Baptist Church, a veteran of World War II and a retired owner and operator of Sayers Sand Company. He was preceded in death by a son, Michael Clay Sayers.
He is survived by one son, William C. Sayers of Marion; three sisters, Louise Sayers, Sybil S. Slemp and Jean S. Bailey, all of Marion; one grandson, Gregory Allen Sayers of Williamsburg; a special friend, Sara Dickens of Wytheville.
Funeral services were held Sunday, Nov. 10, at 3:30 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with the Rev. Neville Mozingo and the Rev. Tim Boyette officiating. Burial followed in Rose Lawn Cemetery.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
