Boswell
Ruby McKaughan Boswell, age 89, died Tuesday, May 9, 2000 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mrs. Boswell was a member of the Atkins First Church of God and a former member of the Marion Pilot Club. She was active in the Eastern Star in Hyattsville, Md., having served as Worthy Matron.
She is survived by one daughter, Dorothy McNeil Cortner and husband Dayton of Marion; two grandchildren, Roger Allen McNeil and wife Amy and James Avery McNeil and wife Teresa, all of Marion; three great-grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; nine step-great-grandchildren; eight step-great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Thursday, May 11, at 10 a.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with the Rev. Grady Byrd and the Rev. Ron Whitener officiating. Burial followed in Wassum Cemetery in Atkins.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
Bruzzo
Joseph Bruzzo, age 68, died Wednesday, May 10, 2000 in Smyth County Community Hospital.
Mr. Bruzzo was born in New York to the late John Harry and Ethel Louise Bruzzo and had lived most of his life there. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, a lifelong member of the Lynbrook, N.Y., Fire Department, and a member of the Richmond Hill Moose Lodge #14 in Queens, N.Y.
Surviving are his wife, Lillian Lucille Bruzzo, Marion; three sons and daughters-in-law, Dr. Peter and Roseann Bruzzo, Marion, Jeffrey Thomas and Lourdes Bruzzo, and John Harry and Deborah Bruzzo, all of Valley Stream, N.Y.; one sister, Louise Kunkel, Odessa, Texas; six grandchildren, Joseph John Bruzzo II, Elizabeth Ann Bruzzo, Kevin Bruzzo, Kenith Bruzzo, Emily Marie Bruzzo, Aaron Joseph Bruzzo; one great-grandchild, Alexis Johnson.
Funeral services will be held Monday, May 15, in Lynbrook, N.Y. Interment
will follow in the Rockville Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations should be made to the First United Methodist Church, 115 S. Church St., Marion, VA 24354.
Bradley’s Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Harris
Emily D. Sage Harris, age 91, of Montpelier, Ind., formerly of Wythe County, died Thursday, May 11, 2000 at her home.
Mrs. Harris was born in Wythe County, the daughter of the late Cephis and Vina Lanter Grubb. She was a member of the Bluffton Church of God in Bluffton, Ind., and was preceded in death by her first husband, Ingram W. Sage; two sons, I.W. Sage Jr., Robert F. Sage; and two daughters, Mildred Mix and Shirley Sage.
She is survived by four sons and daughters-in-law, James W. and Juanita Sage Sr., Blacksburg, Hurley W. and Becky Sage, Rural Retreat, Kenneth R. and Mary Sage, Montpelier, Ind., and Ernest G. and Belenda Sage, Marion; two daughters, Cathy Todoran, Bluffton, Ind., and Mrs. Darnell (Jewel) Vanover, Montpelier, Ind.; her second husband, Stonewall Jackson Harris, Marion; 46 grandchildren; 70 great-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Monday, May 15, at 1 p.m. at the Lindsey Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Clayton Hounshell officiating. Interment
will follow in the Fairview United Methodist Church Cemetery in Rural Retreat. The family will receive friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, May 14, at the funeral home.
Lindsey Funeral Home in Rural Retreat is in charge of arrangements.
Lawson
Janie Kirby Lawson, age 60, died Thursday, May 11, at her home in Chilhowie.
Surviving are her husband, Robert L. Lawson; four sons and one daughter-in-law, James Lee Kirby, Patrick Kirby, both of Marion, William L. Kirby of Holiday, Fla., and Jeffrey Wayne and Dana Jackson of Chilhowie; one granddaughter, Kianna S. Jackson; three brothers, James Franklin Kirby, Marion, Charles Kirby of Speedwell, Giles Kirby, Rich Valley; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held today, May 13, at 11 a.m. in Barnett’s Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tom Hinkle officiating. Burial will follow in Wassum Cemetery.
Barnett’s Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Smith
Lois Frye Smith, age 65, of Saltville, died Thursday, May 11, 2000 at the Smyth County Community Hospital.
Surviving are her husband, Charles W. Smith; two sons, Charlie Smith, Saltville, and Joe Frye, Meadowview; one daughter, Dodie Frye, Marion; three brothers, Harry L. Frye, Reynolds Popie Frye and Ralph A. Frye, all of Saltville; two daughters-in-law, Linda Frye and Angel Smith; four grandchildren, Joey Frye, Shana Rector, Colten Smith and Shane Smith.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, May 14, at 2 p.m. at Henderson Funeral Home with the Rev. Ed Swartz and the Rev. Bob Briggs officiating. Burial will follow in the Elizabeth Cemetery in Saltville. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at the funeral home.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements.
Tolliver
Carrie Tolliver, age 81, of Princeton, W.Va., died Tuesday, May 9, 2000 at the Retirement Village at Glenwood Park.
Mrs. Tolliver was born Aug. 30, 1918 at Northfork, W.Va., the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Sexton Privett. She was a devoted homemaker, mother and grandmother and was of the Protestant faith.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dennie Tolliver; a daughter, Opal Mae Mawalls; great-granddaughter, Jacquelyn Mawalls; seven brothers, Howard Privett, Charlie Privett, Troy Privett, Jessie Privett, Ambrose Privett, Carl Privett, Wiley Privett; and three sisters, Pearl Thomas, Edna Lyles, and Mary Whitaker.
Surviving are five sisters, Ruby Noonkester, Bel Air, Md., Hazel Catron, Pierpoint, W.Va., Bessie Brown, Piney Creek, N.C., Alice Powers, Marion, and Virgie Privett, Maben, W.Va.; one brother, Roby Privett, Troutdale; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services and burial were held Friday, May 12, in Princeton, W.Va.
This is a courtesy announcement by Bradley’s Funeral Home.
Burris
Raymond Donald Burris Sr., age 61, died Sunday, May 14, 2000 at his home in Rural Retreat.
Mr. Burris was born in Wythe County, the son of the late Raymond Gleaves and Virgie Ellen Cornett Burris. He was a member of the Fairview United Methodist Church, a veteran of the U.S. Navy, a member of the Mt. Airy Masonic Lodge #226 A.F. & A.M., and the Rural Retreat American Legion Post #229.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Robert P. Burris; a sister, Locky May Burris; and a great-great-grandson, Timothy Thompson McCaughrean Jr.
Surviving are his wife, Betty L. Burris, of Rural Retreat; one daughter, Christine M. Burris, of the home; one son and daughter-in-law, Raymond D. Jr. and Kathleen Burris of Virginia Beach; two sisters and brother-in-law, Mary and Bill Englar, Abingdon, Md., and Linda B. Reardon, Rural Retreat; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Oscar and Mary Ellen Burris, Virginia Beach, Homer and Debbie Burris, and Jean Burris, all of Rural Retreat; a grandson and spouse, Timmy and Doris McCaughrean, New Jersey; a great-grandson, Dillon McCaughrean; one step-grandson; two step-granddaughters; three step-great-grandsons; special friends, Bill, Farron, Will and Casey Smith, Don Viars, Buddy Smith, and Belle Ayers; special aunt, Mabel Flanagan; several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.
Funeral services will be held today, May 17, at 1 p.m. at the Fairview United Methodist Church with the Rev. Rance Edwards and the Rev. Gerald Neeley officiating. Interment
will follow in the church cemetery with graveside military rites being conducted by Marion V.F.W. Post #4667. The family suggests that memorials be made to the Fairview United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund.
Lindsey Funeral Home in Rural Retreat is in charge of arrangements.
Fisher
Loretta Moore Fisher died Saturday, May 13, 2000 at her home in Marion.
Mrs. Fisher was a faithful member of the Marion Gospel Chapel.
She is survived by her husband, John K. Fisher of Marion; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Nancy and Bob Thompson, and Lee Etta Buchanan, all of Marion; two brothers and three sisters-in-law, Clarence and Joyce Moore, Dennis and Jo Ann Moore, all of Saltville, and Kate Fisher Litton of Marion; two nieces and two nephews.
Funeral services were held Monday, May 15, at 10 a.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with Mr. Larry Smith and Mr. Kurt Dibble officiating. Burial followed in Round Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Gideon Memorial Bible Fund, P.O. Box 1326, Marion, VA 24354.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
Griffey
Mark Kevin Griffey, age 32, died Tuesday, May 16, 2000 at his home in Saltville.
Mr. Griffey was a truck driver for MXI Trucking in Abingdon. He loved to play music.
Surviving are one son, Kevin Dean Riley Griffey, Saltville; his parents, Henry Riley and Daisy Hayden Griffey, Saltville; one brother, Mike Griffey, Saltville; godbrother, Roy Holmes, West Virginia; one sister, Regina Frye, Saltville; his fiancée, Tammy Hess, Saltville; two nephews; one niece.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, May 18, at 2 p.m. in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home with the Rev. Vernon Hayden and the Rev. Mark Baumgardner officiating. Burial will follow at the Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at the funeral home.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements.
Payne
John Milton "Sonny" Payne Jr., age 70, died Friday, May 12, 2000 in Bristol Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Payne was a native of Northfork and had been a resident of Saltville for eight years before moving to Bristol in 1960. He was a Protestant and was employed with Piggly Wiggle Stores in Saltville and Glade Spring as a meatcutter.
Surviving are his wife, Nancy Driver Payne, Bristol; several cousins including a special cousin, Charles "Sol" Payne, Bristol; special friends, Raymond and Clara Zartman, Norfolk; caregivers, Melvin Smeltzer, Carolyn Routh and Elsie Surber.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday, May 14, at 8 p.m. in Farris Funeral Chapel with Pastor Benny Bowman officiating. Committal services were conducted Monday, May 15, at 2 p.m. in Knollkreg Memorial Park. Flowers will be accepted or memorials can be made to the BMA Dialysis Patient Care Fund or to the Washington County Life Saving Crew, 237 Park St., Abingdon, VA 24210.
Farris Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
Rouse
Robert Rouse, age 74, died Saturday, May 13, 2000 at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, Tenn.
Mr. Rouse was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Carrie Rouse and a brother, Ernest Rouse.
He is survived by his wife, Irene Rouse of Marion; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Pamela Rouse Miller and husband Jerry of Elizabethton, Tenn., Carolyn Rouse Eller and husband Cecil and Barbara Rouse Miller, all of Marion; three sons and daughters-in-law, Dennis Rouse and wife Anne of Galax, Bobby Rouse and wife Joanne, and Larry and wife Pearl, all of Marion; two sisters, Ora Lee Snavely of Wytheville, and Edith Wymer of Marion; four brothers, Elmer Rouse, Ellis Rouse and Freddy Rouse, all of Seven Mile Ford, and Leon Rouse of Atkins; 16 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 16, at 11 a.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with the Rev. Charles DeBord and the Rev. Jerry Creasy officiating. Burial was in Middle Fork Cemetery in Chilhowie.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
Wheeler
Timothy Wheeler, age 41, of Sugar Grove, died Monday, May 15, 2000 at the Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol, Tenn.
Surviving are his wife, Elsie Mutter Wheeler, Sugar Grove; three sons, Timothy L. Wheeler Jr., Jonathan W. Wheeler, and Alex E. Wheeler, all of Sugar Grove; one daughter, Erin J. Wheeler, Sugar Grove; his parents, Kyle R. and Alice Wheeler, Sugar Grove; two brothers, Kyle R. Wheeler Jr., Marion, and Curtis Wheeler, Sugar Grove; two sisters, Pamela Taylor, Saltville, and Vickie Norman, Sugar Grove; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted today, May 17, at 11 a.m. at the Marion Pentecostal Holiness Church with the Rev. Donald Mutter officiating. Burial will follow at the Mount Rose Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is in charge of arrangements.
