Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014
WOODROW WILSON MYERS
RADFORD - Woodrow Wilson Myers, 88, of Radford, death by his wife of 59 years, Evelyn Myers. Survivors include a son, Norman Daniel Myers of Wytheville; a daughter, Sheila Ratcliff of Radford; a brother, Julius Alexander Myers of FL; two sisters, Velma Powers of Ohio and Ruth Fisher of Texas; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. at the Radford Worship Center with Rev. Mike Lester and members of Mr. Myers’s family officiating. passed away at the Roanoke Community Hospital.
Surviving are: her parents, Nathaniel and Cynthia Clemmons, Pulaski; maternal grandparents, Connie and Roy Lineberry, Dublin, Larry Hayes and fiancée Renee Gerow, Fairlawn; paternal grandparents, Carl and Marilyn Clemmons, Pulaski; aunts and uncles, Kimberly Hayes, Kristi and Josh Brady, Mark Lineberry and Chuck Clemmons; many great aunts, uncles and cousins as well as a large church family.
Special thanks to head nurse, Becky Creasy, Dr. Larry Dennis, Dr. Jeffery Livingston, Rev. Michael Blouse.
The family will have a private graveside service at the Memorial Christian Church passed away Friday, Jan. 30, 2004. death.
Surviving are: her daughter, Peggy L. Kilbert, Tazewell, Tenn.; three sons, David L. Black, Tazewell, Tenn., Donald G. Black, Madison, Mass.; Stanley R. Black, Monroe, Ga.
Memorial services will be conducted Tuesday 11 a.m. at Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski with Rev. Dale Akers officiating. A private passed away Sunday, February 1, 2004. He was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force and an employee of Corning Glass, Inc. He was preceded in Interment will follow in the Indian Creek Church died Saturday January 31, 2004 in Pulaski Community Hospital. death by her husband, William Drayton “Joe” Banes, a son Ellis Wilbur Banes, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Edith Virgie Roope of Pulaski and three sons; William David “Bill” Banes, Edgar A. “Ed” Banes and Ernest Drayton Banes all of Little Creek. Also survived by 20 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren, and 5 step-great grandchildren, and many special friends. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 3, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. at Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral Home with the Rev. Darlene Marshall and the Rev. Larry Williams officiating. Cemetery. Visiting will be anytime after 5:00 p.m. Monday at the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Due to the inclement weather conditions, in addition to the visiting at the funeral home, the family will receive friends at all of their homes. Arrangements by Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral Home, Pulaski.
MARVIN NESTER
RADFORD - Marvin Nester, 88, of Radford, Interment will be in the Highland Memory Gardens in Dublin where members of VFW Post #776 will conduct military graveside rites. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the National D-Day Foundation, P. O. Box 77, Bedford, VA 24523. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday at the Mullins Funeral Home in Radford.
SARAH LUCY NESTER LYONS
PULASKI – Sarah Lucy Nester Lyons, 80, of Mashburn Ave., Pulaski, Born Feb. 19, 1923 in Pulaski County, she was the daughter of the late Isaac and Rosia Dalton Nester. Shwe was also preceded in Interment will follow at the Newbern died Wednesday morning, Jan. 28, 2004, in the Richfield Nursing Home, Salem. He was death by six brothers, John H. Smith, Charles W. Smith, Walter B. Smith, Allen R. Smith, William Smith and Brack Smith, and by three sisters, Mary S. Hayden, Eleanor S. Lane and Margie S. Newton.
Sgt. Major Smith’s military record included 23 years of service in Special Forces (Green Berets) and he fought in three wars – World War II, Korea and Vietnam. He loved children; he would give them candy or quarters. He, also, loved his country and the D-Day Memorial.
Surviving are: his sister, Vandell S. Minton, Pulaski; special great-niece and spouse, Debra G. and David Scanland and family, Christiansburg; one nephew and family, Harry and Jean Gates, Pulaski; two nieces and their families, Maud G. Brodd, Tappahannock, Va., Ruth G. and Charles Stewart, Pulaski; numerous other nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004 at 2 p.m. from Stevens Funeral Home, Pulaski with Rev. Jeff Kackley officiating. Visitation will be Saturday, Feb. 7, at Stevens Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from noon until the service hour. A graveside service will be held Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 3 p.m. from Arlington National died Thursday, Jan. 29, 2004. He was the son of the late Irvin K. and Florence Gray Lambert and was preceded in Funeral service will be Saturday 7 p.m. in the Grubb Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Rev. Johnny Loughridge with graveside service Sunday 1 p.m. in the Hidden Valley passed away Thursday, January 29, 2004 at Pulaski Community Hospital. He was a veteran of WW#II having served in the US Army and a retired mechanic for Burlington Industries. He was preceded in Interment will follow in Highland Memory Gardens in Dublin, where members of VFW Post #776 will conduct military graveside rites. The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Saturday at the Mullins Funeral Home in Radford.
ELLA FARMER BROWN
FREDERICKSBURG – Ella Farmer Brown, age 84 of 211 Cropp Road Fredericksburg, Va. and formerly of Dublin, Va. Born September 14, 1920 in Pulaski, Va. she was the daughter of the late Kelly Farmer and Rose Linkous Farmer. Mrs. Brown was a member of the Dublin United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in Interment will follow privately in Highland Memory Gardens in Dublin. The family will receive friends Monday 1:30 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. service time at Dublin United Methodist Church. Flowers will be accepted, but for those who wish, they may make memorial contributions in the memory of Mrs. Brown to the Dublin United Methodist Church Building Fund. Arrangements by Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral Home, Pulaski.
ELSIE SEVERN BLACK
DUBLIN – Elsie Severn Black, 87, of Dublin and formerly of Pulaski, passed away Monday, March 29, 2004. Arrangements by Mullins Funeral Home in Radford.
WALTER JOSEPH “BILL” WALKER, JR.
DUBLIN - Walter Joseph Walker "Bill" of Dublin, Virginia born in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, the son of the late Walter Joseph Walker, Sr., and Pearl Ellender Walker. He was also preceded in Interment will follow at the Walkers Creek passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2004. He was a member of Carter Street United Methodist Church and retired from Burlington Mills. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Elizabeth Weeks Sutphin of Radford; a daughter, Wanda Hawley of Radford; a grandson; a great-grandson; and a sister, Tressa Dalton of Danville. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at the Mullins Funeral Home with Rev. Layne Board officiating. Cemetery in Radford. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday at the Mullins Funeral Home in Radford.
JERRY P. SHUMATE, SR.
DRAPER - Jerry P. Shumate, Sr., age 72 of Draper passed away Sunday, March 28, 2004 at his home in Radford. He was a member of the Bains Chapel Pentecostal
Holiness Church and a retired NCRO from Hercules with 37 years of service. Survivors include his wife of 38 years, Linda B Moser of Radford; his mother and step-father, Ruth M. and Marion Miller of Peterstown, WV; a son, Buster Lee Moser of Christiansburg; two daughters, Melissa M. McCroskey of Salem, and Romanza D. Moser of Pilot; a brother, Ronnie Miller of Daniels, WV; two sisters, Remona Moser Irvin of Mabank, TX, and Shelby Jean Miller of Daniels, WV; and five grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at the Bains Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church with Rev. Phillip Martin officiating. Cemetery in Radford. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the ALS Association. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Mullins Funeral Home in Radford.
JAMES P. TICKLE, JR.
DRAPER – James P. Tickle, Jr. departed this life on Saturday, March 27, 2004. He was a beloved son, husband, father, grandfather, and friend. Jimmy was death by his father, James P. Tickle, Sr. and is survived by his mother, Ruby Windle Tickle.
Additionally, he is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 43 years, Bessie Burcham Tickle, his only child, James Christopher Tickle and his wife, Lynne of Richmond and two cherished grandsons, Philip Sutherland Tickle and William Pierce Heywood Tickle. Jimmy is also survived by his two brothers, Jerry and his wife, Linda, of Morris, Minn. and Johnny and his wife, Ruby, of Draper. Jimmy particularly loved his nieces and nephews, most often treating them as though they were his own children. Included are Kelly Tickle DeWitt, Daphne Tickle LaFleur, Derek Lee Tickle, Jeffrey Floyd Tickle, Julie Kristine Tickle and Bethany Claire Tickle. He was also blessed to enjoy three great nieces and nephews. In addition, he is survived by numerous other brothers and sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
Cemetery. Visiting will be Monday evening from 6 until 8 p.m. from the Draper’s Valley Baptist Church. Although he loved the beauty of flowers he would certainly appreciate donations in his memory to either the American Diabetes Association, 1290 Seminole Trail, Suite 2, Charlottesville, Va. 22901 or to the American Kidney Fund, 6110 Executive Blvd./Suite 1010, Rockville, Md. 20852.
Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Pulaski.
