Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014
Wyatt
Willie Faye Wyatt, age 80, of Damascus, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 1997 in Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon.
Mrs. Wyatt was a lifelong resident of the Damascus area and was the widow of Clifford Wyatt. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Damascus. She was preceded in death by one son, Ray Allan Wyatt.
Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Fred (Texie) Lord, Bristol; two sons, Jim L. Wyatt and Bud G. Wyatt, both of Winchester; four sisters, Lavinia "Curly" Poff, Damascus, Mrs. S.L. (Margaret) Jackson, Abingdon, Rowena Alderson and Peggy Rust, both of Danville; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; a dear friend, Carrie Trent.
A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 4, in First Baptist Church, Damascus, with the Rev. Don Lasley officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. today until time of service.
Johnson Funeral Home in Damascus is in charge of arrangements.
Ashton
Charles Y. Ashton, age 71, died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 1996 in All Saints Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sidney and Berniece Ashton and one grandson, Charley Ashton.
He was a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, a veteran of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. His many decorations included the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with four oakleaf clusters. He was a life member of the Elks Club and All Saints Episcopal Church.
Survivors include his wife of 42 years, Opal Ashton, Fort Worth, Texas; two sons, Chuck Ashton Jr. of Burleson, Texas, and Mike Ashton of Fort Worth, Texas; one daughter, Patty Koski of Marion; one sister, Sydney Youngson, La Jolla Calif.; six grandchildren.
Graveside services were held Thursday, Jan. 2, at Laurel Land Cemetery in Fort Worth, Texas with full military honors.
Laurel Land Funeral Home in Fort Worth, Texas was in charge of arrangements.
Blevins
Charles Woodrow Blevins, age 77, of Chilhowie, died Sunday, Jan. 5, 1997 in Smyth County Community Hospital. He was a retired employee of the Pepsi-Cola Co., Marion.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Emily Tuell Blevins; one son, Charles William Blevins, Chilhowie; three daughters, Rosie Overbay, Alice Sue Sheets, both of Chilhowie, and Marie Shupe, Max Meadows; nine grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, in Williams Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Lloyd L. Sheets officiating. Burial was in the Grosses Creek Cemetery.
Williams Funeral Home in Chilhowie was in charge of arrangements.
Calhoun
Carey Evans Calhoun, age 35, of Bristol, Tenn., formerly of Sugar Grove, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 1997 in Johnson City Medical Center from injuries received in an automobile accident in Elizabethton, Tenn. She was preceded in death by her father, Harold K. Calhoun, Sugar Grove and Bartow, W.Va.
She was a graduate of Emory & Henry College and was employed by HFS Inc. in Elizabethton.
Survivors include her mother, Marguerite R. "Meg" Calhoun, Bluff City, Tenn.; three sisters, Ann B. Jones, Bluff City, Tenn., Pamela Hannam, Arlington, and Pat Samuels, Columbia, Mo.; one brother, Peter S. Barrow, Silver Spring, Md.
Funeral services and burial were held in Arbovale, W.Va.
Memorial donations may be sent to No-Kill Cat Shelter, 26474 Honey Locust Road, Abingdon, VA 24211.
Oakley-Cook Funeral Home in Bristol was in charge of local arrangements.
Powers
Mabel Gwyn Powers, age 83, died Monday, Jan. 6, 1997 in Francis Marion Manor.
Mrs. Powers was the widow of Avery Isaac Powers and a member of the Adwolfe Freewill Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Lois Powers.
Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Howard (June) Richardson, Marion; one son and daughter-in-law, Carson L. and Kathleen Powers, Marion; one brother, Clarence Powers, Chilhowie; five sisters, Virginia Heath, Grey Grinstead, and June Brinkley, all of Chilhowie, May Gibson, Aliceville, Ala., and Dorothy Pollard, Baltimore, Md.; six grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Friday, Jan. 10, at 2 p.m. in Adwolfe Freewill Baptist Church with the Rev. Walter Statzer officiating. Burial will follow in the McClure Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday, Jan. 9, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Barnett's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Carter
Rev. C.F. Carter, age 88, died Friday, Jan. 3, 1997 at his home in Sugar Grove.
Rev. Carter was a minister for the Church of God of Prophecy for more than 40 years and was a member of the Home Builders Association. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Willie Lee Carter.
He is survived by his wife, Mary M. Testerman Carter of Sugar Grove; three daughters, Nell Masters of Augusta, Ga., Maxine Woodard of New Castle, Del., and Bobby Joyce Neal of Wilmington, Del.; four sons: Vernon C. Carter and Richard L. Carter, both of New Castle, Del., Lewis Carter of Newark, Del., and Randall E. Carter of Bear, Del.; five stepchildren including a special stepson, Ed Testerman of Speedwell; 20 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Jan. 7, at 11 a.m. at McCrery Memorial Chapel in Wilmington, Del. Burial followed in Gracelawn Memorial Park, New Castle, Del.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
Felty
Edith Edna Martin Felty, age 102, of Wytheville, died Friday, Jan. 3, 1997 in the Birdmont Health Care Center.
She was born Feb. 18, 1894 in Greenwood, the daughter of the late John William and Matilda Jane Moyer Martin. She was preceded in death by her husband, John William Felty and an infant son.
Mrs. Felty graduated from Greenwood High School and Roanoke Business College. She came to Wytheville and accepted a position with the S.F. Ewald Insurance Agency in 1914. She joined the St. Paul Methodist Church in 1915 where she taught Sunday School for 50 years.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Willis L. (Helen) Corvin, and Mrs. William L. (Margaret) Snavely of Wytheville; four grandchildren, William B. and Mary Corvin, Herndon, Willis G. and Loretta Corvin, Thaxton, Lynda H. and Ray Dossett, Morehead City, N.C., Robert J. and Caroline Hurt, Smithfield; one step-grandson, Michael and Teresa Snavely, Marion; 11 great-grandchildren, seven great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Maude Du Bois, Milford, Penn.; one sister-in-law, Myrtle Repass, Birdmont Health Care Center; a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Monday, Jan. 6, at 2 p.m. at the Barnett Funeral Chapel with interment in the East End Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the St. Paul United Methodist Church or the West End United Methodist Church.
Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville was in charge of arrangements.
Gullion
Sherman "Dude" Gullion, age 66, died Monday, Jan. 6, 1997 at his home in Marion.
He is survived by his wife, Martha Powell Gullion of Marion; two daughters, Pam Gullion of Abingdon, and Angela Barr of Chilhowie; one son, Kevin Gullion of Atkins; one brother, Daniel Gullion of Dublin; three grandchildren, Jarrett Gullion, Tristian Barr and Colin Gullion.
Funeral services will be held today, Jan. 8, at 2 p.m. at the Seaver-Brown Chapel with burial in Rosewood Memorial Gardens in Rural Retreat.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Harris
Helen Aldena Farmer Harris, age 78, died Saturday, Jan. 4, 1997 at her home in Lehigh Acres, Fla.
Born in Rugby, Mrs. Harris was a member of the Women's Army Corp and attached to the Pentagon during World War II, as well as working for the Secret Service. She was a staunch Republican and a member of the First Baptist Church in Lehigh Acres, Fla.
She is survived by her husband, Edmund Harris of Lehigh Acres, Fla.; two daughters, Karen Lynn Harris Milam of York, Penn., and Pamela Lee Ragland of Lehigh Acres, Fla.; two sons, Donald H. Harris of Redondo Beach, Calif., and Kevin P. Harris of Lehigh Acres, Fla.; three sisters, Zuria Austin of Austin, Texas, Stella Faye Farmer and Ada Marie Tilson, both of Marion; two brothers, Robert Farmer and Jack Farmer, both of Marion; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held today, Jan. 8, at 11 a.m. at the Haw Orchard Baptist Church, Grayson County, with the Rev. Rex Hall officiating. Burial will follow in the Haw Orchard Cemetery. The eulogy will be given by her oldest granddaughter, Dawn Michelle Gully. Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to Hope Hospice, 205 E. Joel Blvd., Lehigh Acres, Fla.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Kirk
Beulah Sheets Kirk, age 95, widow of Glenn M. Kirk, died Saturday, Jan. 4, 1997. Mrs. Kirk was a member of Comers Creek Baptist Church.
She is survived by six daughters, Mary Lee Kirk, Pauline Pickle, and Helen Barnes, all of Marion, Opal Stamper of Chilhowie, Charlotte Childers of Spartanburg, S.C., and Carol Caldwell of Bluefield, W.Va.; three sons, Gene Lowman of Sugar Grove, Frank Lowman of Columbus, Ind., and Ray Lowman, Bel-Air, Md.; one stepdaughter, Katherine Stone of Marion; two stepsons, James Kirk of Christiansburg, and Ralph Kirk of Salem; one brother, Gordie Sheets of Sugar Grove; 54 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, 13 great-great-grandchildren, and one great-great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services were held Monday, Jan. 6, at 11 a.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with the Rev. Kenny Price and the Rev. Roger Frost officiating. Burial followed in West Cemetery in Marion.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
Leslie
Reginald W. Leslie, age 74, of Glade Spring, died Saturday, Jan. 4, 1997 in Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon.
He was a member of Grace Presbyterian Church and a veteran of World War II.
Survivors include one son, Glen Leslie, Glade Spring; one daughter, Glenda Leslie, Glade Spring; three grandchildren, Gary Leslie, Leigh Leslie, and Derrick Leslie, all of Glade Spring; one great-granddaughter.
Graveside services were conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6, in Mt. Rose Cemetery with the Rev. Wiley Mayo officiating. Donations may be made to Glade Spring Rescue Squad.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
McBride
Carrie Evelyn Rader Jonas McBride, age 60, of Atkins, died Friday, Jan. 3, 1997 at the Wytheville Community Hospital.
Mrs. McBride was a native of Tennessee, but had lived in Smyth County for several years.
She was preceded in death by her father, Elmer Rader; one son, Michael A. Jonas; and two brothers, F.D. Rader and Henry Rader.
Survivors include her husband, N. Lee McBride, Atkins; her mother, Faye Mickels, Greensboro, N.C.; three daughters, Sharon A. Minter, Rural Retreat, Mitzi G. Nelson, Marion, and Deena R. King, Climax, N.C.; two sons, Douglas G. Jonas, Blacksburg, and Jonathan F.W. Jonas, Bluefield, W.Va.; one brother, Jay D. Rader, Denver, Colo.; three sisters, Mary F. Felts, Phoenix, Ariz., Dorothy A. Beasley, Pensacola, Fla., and Wilma L. Rader, Burlington, N.J.; 24 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, Jan. 6, at 2 p.m. in Barnett's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mike Sage officiating. Interment followed in the Round Hill Cemetery.
Barnett's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Morrell
Annie Crumley Morrell, age 93, of Bristol, died Friday, Jan. 3, 1997 in Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Daniel Morrell, and two daughters, Rosemary Westfall and Glenna Nease.
She was owner and operator of Goose Pimple Junction Grocery with her husband. She had been a pianist for many years at area churches. She was of the Methodist faith.
Survivors include one son, David Morrell, Chilhowie; one brother, Hal Crumley, Gray, Tenn.; seven grandchildren including a special granddaughter, Anna Gentry, Abingdon; 18 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6, in Akard Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Jack Garland officiating. Burial was in Forest Hills Memory Gardens.
Akard Funeral Home in Abingdon was in charge of arrangements.
