Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014
ROSEDALE, Va. -- E. Paul Deskins, 86, died Friday, Oct. 15, 1999, in Clinch Valley Medical Center in Richlands. He was born in Marvin, Va., and was a son of the late Jacob and Elizabeth Matney Deskins. He had lived in the Rosedale area for the past 36 years and was of the Baptist faith. He was a retired coal miner, formerly employed by Red Jacket Coal Co. in Buchanan County and was a member of United Mine Workers of America. Surviving are his wife, Myrtle Virginia Keene Deskins; two daughters, Betty Sue Justis of Grottoes, Va., and Patricia Carol Ingrum of Chesapeake, Va.; five brothers, Coy Deskins of Richlands, Vernon Deskins of Kingsport, Estel Deskins of Florida, Andrew Deskins and Woodrow Deskins, both of Ohio; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11 a.m. in Honaker Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Anthony Dean Cole will officiate. Entombment will be in Greenhills Memory Gardens Mausoleum at Claypool Hill. Mr. Deskins was also preceded in death by two brothers, Gaston Deskins and Arthur Deskins; and a sister, Chloe. Among survivors are five grandchildren, James Albert Hugh Cole III, Anthony Dean Cole, Jennifer Deskins Keuls, Michelle Ingrum McAdams and Christopher Scott Ingrum. Pallbearers will be relatives and friends. Friends may call after noon Sunday in the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. Honaker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
VANSANT -- Beulah B. Yates Farmer, 78, died Saturday, Oct. 16, 1999, in Clinch Valley Medical Center in Richlands. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and a daughter of the late Andrew V. "Andy" and May Hagy Yates. She was a member of Vansant Baptist Church and the widow of Eugene V. "Shorty" Farmer. Surviving are a son, Phillip Farmer of Richlands; six sisters, Gladys Clemens of Jonesboro, Ga., Goldie Coffey and Agnes Farmer, both of Leemaster, Va., Bonnie Worley of Cedar Bluff, Betty Johnson of Minneapolis and Thelma Henry of Jackson, Mich; two brothers, Ted Yates of Gaithersburg, Md., and Bill Yates of Pontiac, Mich.; three grandchildren; four great-granddaughters; three step-grandchildren; and three step-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 1 p.m. in Vansant Baptist Church. The Rev. Stan Parris and Dr. David A. Hoagland will officiate. Burial will be in Mountain Valley Memorial Park in Big Rock, Va. Mrs. Farmer was also preceded in death by a son, Eugene Farmer Jr.; two sisters, Susie Lawson and Alma Love Ratliff; and three brothers, Warren G. Yates, Olin Yates and Marshall Yates. Among survivors are a daughter-in-law, Susan Farmer of Richlands; three grandchildren, Vickie Cline, Gina Lunsford and Amber Farmer; and a former daughter-in-law, Judy Whited Farmer of Leemaster, Va. Pallbearers will be nephews. Honorary pallbearers will be Clark Cox, Lamar Cox, Joe Breeding, James Keene, Kermit Rowe, Earl Looney, Howard Anderson, Jessie Cline, Randy Vandyke, Jerry Elswick, Danny Elswick, Jackie Kinder, Bob Cline, Leon Looney and Johnny Boyd. Friends may call at 5 p.m. Monday in the funeral home chapel, where services will be held at 7 p.m. The body will be taken to Vansant Baptist church at noon Tuesday. Grundy Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
DORAN, Va. -- Ira R. Vandyke, 67, died Friday, Oct. 15, 1999, in a Salem, Va., hospital. He was born in Buchanan County, a son of the late Stevie and Pearl Keen Vandyke. He was a retired coal miner, formerly employed by Jewell Ridge Coal Corp. at Jewell Valley, Va. He was a member of the United Mine Workers of America Local 7327 and Richlands Lodge 318 AF&AM. He was the widower of Viola Adams Vandyke. Surviving are his wife, Jeanette Boyd Jamison Vandyke; two sons, Roger Vandyke of Whitewood, Va., and Michael Vandyke of Claypool Hill, Va.; a daughter, Charlene Tolliver of Jewell Ridge; four stepdaughters, Connie Endicott of Richlands, Kim Proffitt of Red Ash, Va., Sherry Jamison of Cedar Bluff and Dreama Smith of Raven; two stepsons, Bobby Jamison of Doran, Va., and Jeff Jamison of Richlands; three sisters, Gracie Remines and Dale Dunford, both of Tazewell, Va., and Daisey Bogle of Princeton, W.Va.; a brother, Buford Vandyke of Tazewell, Va.; six grandchildren; and seven step-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11 a.m. in Singleton Funeral Service Chapel in Cedar Bluff. The Revs. Dewey Ward and Clell Daniels will officiate. Burial will be in Greenhills Memory Gardens in Claypool Hill. Mr. Vandyle was also preceded in death by a daughter, Diana Lynn Vandyke. Among survivors are six grandchildren, Ryan Tolliver, Brett Vandyke, K.T. Vandyke, Joshua Tolliver, Keisha Tolliver and Mikayla Vandyke. Pallbearers will be Anthony Endicott, Mike Proffitt, Chester Underwood, Danny Vandyke, Ryan Tolliver, Brett Vandyke and Jeff Jamison. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Dallwood, Dr. Park, Dr. Barker and Clifton Plaster. Friends may call from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday in Singleton Funeral Service.
VANSANT - Walter R. Branham, 57, of the Bear Branch section of Route 2, died Sunday, Oct. 17, 1999, in Buchanan General Hospital. He was born in Pike County, Ky., a son of the late John Branham and Irene Lynn Coleman Branham Ratliff. He lived most of his life in Buchanan County and was a member of Dry Fork Primitive Baptist Church. He was a disabled coal miner employed in the coal industry for several years as a mine foreman. He was a U.S. Army veteran during the Vietnam War, serving six years as a military policeman. He was a member of John Ratliff Post 164 of the American Legion and Childs Gentry Post 7360 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Surviving are his wife, Thelma Joyce Childress Branham; two daughters, Rebecca Joyce Branham and Martha Lynn Jackson, both of Vansant; a son, William Robert Branham of Vansant; a sister, Marie Wilson of Raven, Va.; a brother, John Ratliff of Oakwood, Va.; a half-sister, Christine Greenway of Harrisonburg, Pa.; and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Dry Fork Primitive Baptist Church by Grundy Funeral Home. Elders Elmer Brown, Garnell Gilbert, Don Stacy and Delford Ward will officiate. The body will be taken to the church Wednesday at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Childress Family Cemetery on Bear Branch, near Vansant, with full military rites by members of John Ratliff Post 164 of the American Legion. Mr. Branham was also preceded in death by two-half brothers, Ezra Ratliff and Marion Ratliff Jr. Grundy Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
PATTERSON, Va. -- Funeral services for Abbie Vandyke will be conducted Tuesday at 1 p.m. in Buchanan Funeral Service Chapel at Keen Mountain, Va. The Revs. Jack Ward and Stan Smith will officiate. Burial will be in Hinkle Family Cemetery on Upper Big Branch in Patterson. Mrs. Vandyke, 91, died Saturday, Oct. 16, 1999, in a Buchanan County Hospital. She was born in Buchanan County, a daughter of the late Thomas Newton and Hettie Rosalie Horn Keen and was the widow of Joe Wheeler Vandyke. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Surviving are four sons, H.C. Vandyke and C.B. Vandyke, both of Pilgrim Knob, Va., Lewis Vandyke of Abingdon and Dennis Vandyke of Patterson, Va.; five daughters, Mrs. Jack (Evelyn) Ward of Pilgrim Knob, Mrs. Lawrence (Ida) Childress, Mrs. Dennie (Jean) Leonard, and Mrs. Donald (Virgie) Keen, all of Patterson, and Mrs. Otis (Truly) Ball of Dearborn, Mich.; 25 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Vandyke was also preceded in death by three sisters; a brother; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Pallbearers will be grandsons. Friends may call from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday in Buchanan Funeral Service.
JOHNSON CITY -- Amos Junior Clifton, 69, of 312 W. Maple St., died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 1999, in James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He was born in Buchanan County, a son of the late Perry G. and Alice Brown Clifton. He was a retired coal miner, a U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War, a member of the VFW in Tazewell, Va., and of the Holiness faith. Surviving are three sisters, Ruby Marshall of Pounding Mill, Va., Lorraine Putnman of Berea, Ohio, and Nadine Minton of North Tazewell, Va.; and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be conducted Friday at 10 a.m. in the National Cemetery in Mountain Home, Tenn. The Rev. H. Wayne Hunter will officiate. Morris-Baker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
GRUNDY -- Gary Wayne Blankenship, 49, of the Hobbs Branch section, died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 1999, in Buchanan General Hospital. He was born in Buchanan County and was a son of Mays Street Blankenship of Rowe, Va., and the late Ira Arnold Blankenship. He was a member of Little Prater Church of Christ and was employed as a cable splicer. Surviving, besides his mother, are his wife, Patricia Ann Blankenship; two daughters, Stephanie Lee Holland of Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., and Tonya Michelle Blankenship of Grundy; a sister, Jo Ann Byram of Crozet, Va.; and Ron Blankenship of Oakwood, Va. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. in Little Prater Church of Christ by Grundy Funeral Home. Evangelist Michael Trent and the Rev. Ancil Childress will officiate. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the funeral service. Burial will be in Greenhills Memory Gardens in Claypool Hill, Va. Mr. Blankenship was a loving husband and father. Pallbearers will be Nickolas Blankenship, Corbett Ratliff, Scott Byram, Ricky Osborne, Rush Sammons, Lonnie Compton, James Hess and Mike Lewis. Honorary pallbearers will be Ron Blankenship, Cecil Roark, Ronny Byram, Danny Charles, Roger Fletcher, Allen Blankenship, James Street, Jim Taylor, Guy Shortridge, Dr. Amjad Hussain and Thomas Holland III. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Friday in the funeral home, where a service will be held at 7 p.m. Grundy Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Herbert M. Blankenship ROWE, Va. -- Herbert McKinley Blankenship, 69, died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 1999, in Buchanan General Hospital in Grundy. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and a son of the late James Harrison and Bertha Street Blankenship. He was employed by the O.K. Coal Co. in Harman, Va., and a member of United Mine Workers of America Local 7025. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and a member of American Legion Post 164 at Grundy. Surviving are a daughter, Teresa Parish of Grundy; a son, Jeffrey Blankenship of Dublin, Va.; a brother, Granville E. Blankenship of Rowe; three nieces; and two nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. in Honaker Funeral Home Chapel. The Revs. Ancil Childress and Arvil Arwood will officiate. Burial will be in Street Cemetery in Rowe. Pallbearers will be Tom Shortridge, Charlie Deel, Ron Keen, Ronnie McGlothlin, Ralph Childress and Harlis Keen. Honorary pallbearers will be Ervin Stiltner, Dallas McGlothlin, Randy McGlothlin and Tommy McGlothlin. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Friday in Honaker Funeral Home.
ROWE, Va. -- Funeral services for Herbert McKinley Blankenship will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. in Honaker Funeral Home Chapel. The Revs. Ancil Childress and Arvil Arwood will officiate. Burial will be in Street Cemetery in Rowe. Mr. Blankenship, 69, died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 1999, in Buchanan General Hospital in Grundy. Pallbearers will be Tom Shortridge, Charlie Deel, Ron Keen, Ronnie McGlothlin, Ralph Childress and Harlis Keen. Honorary pallbearers will be Ervin Stiltner, Dallas McGlothlin, Randy McGlothlin and Tommy McGlothlin. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Friday in Honaker Funeral Home.
Charles Edward Hutton Sr., 64, of Bristol Virginia died Saturday, Oct. 23, 1999, at his home. He was a lifelong resident of the Bristol area, a retired welder with Strongwell with 20 years of service and a U.S. Air Force veteran. He attended the Old Airport Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Leona M. Hutton; a daughter, Mrs. Guy (Teresa) Hall of Bristol Tennessee; a son, Charles Edward "Chuck" Hutton Jr. of Bristol Tennessee; two sisters, Thelma Buchanan and Louise Heffinger, both of Bristol Tennessee; three brothers, David C. Hutton Jr. of Bristol Tennessee, and Harold D. Hutton and Vernon Hutton, both of Bristol Virginia; a grandson; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 8 p.m. in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Coy Wise will officiate. Mausoleum services and entombment will be Monday at 11 a.m. in Mountain View Mausoleum Chapel with military honors by Patton-Crosswhite VFW Post 6975 of Bristol. Among survivors are a grandson, Richard Travis Hall of Bristol Tennessee. Pallbearers will be Paul Thompson, Doug Fleenor, Dave Hatcher, Bill Overfelt, Harmon Watson and Jim Weaver. Honorary pallbearers will be the Rev. Tom Hay and doctors and nursing staff of Wellmont Hospice. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday before the chapel services in Weaver Funeral Home.
CLINCHCO, Va. -- Opal M. Mullins, 77, of Route 1, died Sunday, Oct. 24, 1999, at her home. She was born in Buchanan County, a daughter of the late John Henry and Rosabell Arrington Viers. She was the widow of Warren E. Mullin, a member of Sandlick Presbyterian Church and a homemaker. Surviving are three sons, Jack Mullins of Brunswick, Ga., Barry Mullins of Haysi and Mark Mullins of Winchester, Ky.; five sisters, Gladys Edwards and Alberta Yates, both of Brichleaf, Va., Maxie Viers of Prater, Va., Allene L. Owens of Newark, Ohio, Faye Adkins of Holland, Mich.; two brothers, Lacy Viers of Prater, Va., and Clayton Viers of Hartland, Mich.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Haysi Funeral Home Chapel. The Revs. Joe Glenn Sluss, Roger Sloce and Ron Creech will officiate. Pallbearers will be Richie Yates, Danny Yates, Steve Viers, Anthony Anderson, John Viers and Fayne Edwards. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home, where a service will be held at 7 p.m. Haysi Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
WHITEWOOD, Va. -- Funeral services for Mary Catherine Honaker will be conducted Friday at 11 a.m. in Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands. The Revs. Troy Lester and Lawrence Horn will officiate. Burial will be in Ferrell Family Cemetery on Horn Mountain, near Whitewood. Mrs. Honaker, 86, died Monday, Oct. 25, 1999, at her home. She was born in Buchanan County, a daughter of the late Wick and Alta Stevenson Ferrell, both Buchanan County natives. She lived most all of her life in the Whitewood area and was the widow of Carl Honaker. Surviving are three daughters, Jeanne Garrett of Arlington, Va., and Yvonne White and Debbie Estes, both of Catawba, N.C.; four sons, Shaw Honaker and Lonnie Honaker, both of Pounding Mill, Va., Jack Honaker of Oakwood, Va., and Don Honaker of the home; two sisters, Maze Boardwine of Pulaski, Va., and Hazel Hylton of Tazewell, Va.; a brother, Sam Ferrell of Pulaski; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Honaker was also preceded in death by seven sisters; and three brothers. Pallbearers will be Harold Cole, Junior Boyd, Ronnie Rife, Allen Keen, Harold Boyd and Tony Miller. Honorary pallbearers will be Trever Cole, Travis Cole and Allen Addison. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Thursday in Hurst-Scott Funeral Home.
GRUNDY -- Mell Frances Cole Matney, 76, died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 1999, in the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville, Va. She was born in Whitewood, Va., a daughter of the late J.G. and Katherine Dorton Cole. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and a member of Harman Memorial Baptist Church. She was a member of the first graduating class at Whitewood High School and attended Roanoke National Business College. She was a retired registered medical secretary, employed by Grundy Hospital and Buchanan General Hospital for 38 years. Surviving are her husband, Joehene Edison Matney; a daughter, Frances M. Ward of Richlands; three sons, Edison "Sonny" Matney and Mark Joe Matney, both of Grundy, and Harold B. Matney of Harman, Va.; four sisters, Margaret Altizer and Recca Dye, both of Jewell Ridge, Va., Helen Justice of Phyllis, Ky., and Brook Jones of Fredericksburg, Va.; three brothers, Joe G. Cole of Bland, Va., and Grat V. Cole and Grady M. Cole, both of Jewell Ridge; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. in Grundy Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Don Pope and evangelist Michael Trent will officiate. Burial will be in Mountain Valley Memorial Park in Big Rock, Va. Mrs. Matney was also preceded in death by a son, Ben Lee Matney; and five brothers, Harry, George, Barnes, Paul and Robert Cole. Among survivors are a son-in-law, Cleon Ward of Richlands; two daughters-in-law, Mary Matney of Grundy and Peggy Matney of Harman; a special sister-in-law, Goldie Yates of Wise, Va.; grandchildren Russell Matney, Greg Matney, Steve Matney, Michele Cole and Cleressa Ward; and a great-grandchild, Chelsea Cole. Mrs. Matney was a devoted wife and loving mother and grandmother. Pallbearers will be Russell Matney, Steve Matney, Greg Matney, Joe Keene and nephews. Honorary pallbearers will be Henry Farmer, Charles M. "Mel" Keen, Dr. Thomas Penn, Dr. J.G. Patel, Dr. Thomas McDonald, Jack Buchanan, Charles Perkins, Isaac Coleman, W.H. Trivett, the Rev. Otis Musick, the Rev. Jeff Slone, the Rev. Stan Parris, evangelist Mike Rife and Harman Memorial Baptist Church Senior Womens Sunday School Class. Friends may call at 6 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home, where services will be held Thursday and Friday at 7 p.m. Grundy Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements
GORDONSVILLE, Va. -- Harold B. Dotson, 60, formerly of the Slate Creek area of Grundy, died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 1999, in the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville, Va. He was born in Buchanan County, a son of the late Roland Dotson and Laura Slone Dotson Ward Dobbins. He lived in Buchanan County most of his life before moving to Gordonsville and was a member of Grundy Church of Christ. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving two terms in Vietnam. He was a disabled coal miner and the widower of Margie Griffey Dotson. Surviving are a daughter, Cheryl D. Sage of Gordonsville; three sons, Harold Roland Dotson and Charles Robert Dotson, both of Doran, Va., and Donald Lee Dotson of Gordonsville; three sisters, Betty Wade of Anaheim, Calif., Nell Spurlock of Kentucky and Mary Ellen Conner of Canton, Ohio; four brothers, Jesse Dotson of Malvern, Ohio, Donald Dotson and David Ward, both of Canton, Ohio, Jeffery Steven Ward of East Sparta, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. in Grundy Church of Christ. Evangelists Clarence Greenleaf, Tom Cooper and Michael Trent will officiate. Burial will be in Greenhills Memory Gardens in Claypool Hill with military rites by members of John Ratliff Post 164 of the American Legion. Mr. Dotson was also preceded in death by a granddaughter, Bridget Marie Sage; a sister, Gertrude Fletcher; two brothers, Randall Dotson and an infant brother. Pallbearers will be grandsons and nephews. Friends may call at 5 p.m. Friday at the church, where services will be held at 7 p.m. Grundy Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
GRUNDY -- Terry Lee Stiltner, 28, of the Leemaster area, died Friday, Oct. 29, 1999, from injuries sustained in a automobile accident. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County, a son of Robert L. and Georgia Blankenship Stiltner of Grundy. He was a truck driver for Newberry Trucking Co. Surviving, besides his parents, are his wife, Patricia Ratliff Stiltner; a stepson, Kenneth Ratliff of Grundy; and a brother, Robert Allen Auville of Grundy. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 1 p.m. in Bethlehem Old Regular Baptist Church No. 1 on Poplar Creek, Route 2, Grundy, by Grundy Funeral Home. Elders James McClanahan, Jimmy Blankenship, Billy Campbell, Johnny Paul McClanahan and Frank Newsome will officiate. Burial will be in Stiltner Cemetery, near the church on Poplar Creek. Mr. Stiltner was preceded in death by maternal grandparents, Conley and Pearl Blankenship; and paternal grandparents, Freelin and Sarah Stiltner. Among survivors are six aunts and two uncles. Pallbearers will be Ronnie Ratliff, Robbie Duty and cousins. Friends may call at 6 p.m. Saturday at the church, where services will be held Saturday and Sunday at 7 p.m. Grundy Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
CLEVE BAILEY, 76, of Vansant, Virginia, died Sunday, March 30, 1997, in Buchanan General Hospital, Grundy. He was a native of Buchanan County and a disabled coal miner. He was a member of the Vansant Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Effie Deel Bailey; five daughters, Peggy B. Fletcher, Grundy; Mrs. Dean (Anita) Bowman, Oakwood; Mrs. Larry L. (Betty) Stiltner and Mrs. Allen (Mary Sue) Deel, both of Vansant, and Mrs. Tim (Wanda) Overby, Orrville, Ohio; one son, Harold Deel, Vansant; one sister, Nora Matney, Rosedale; four half-sisters, Virgie Hurley and Mrs. Paul (Rachel) Compton, both of Grundy, Ruby Kennedy, Bradshaw, W. Va., and Marie Keen, Ohio; 13 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
DORSEY ANN DALES, 85, of Vansant, Virginia, died Monday, March 31, 1997, in a Grundy, Va., hospital. She was a native of Buchanan County and a member of the Shumac Grove Primitive Baptist Church. She was the widow of Samuel "Bud" Dales. Survivors include one son, Woody Dales, Vansant; three daughters, Mrs. Shirley Church, Haysi, Mrs. Faye Hudson, Marion, and Mrs. Jauetta Ohnemus, Wytheville; one brother, Monroe Owens, Detroit, Mich.; two sisters, Mrs. Dora Stanley, Haysi, and Mrs. Florence Deel, Vansant; 19 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
LONNIE EDGAR McCLANAHAN, 69, of the Belcher's Fork area, Harman, Virginia, died Monday, March 31, 1997, in Buchanan General Hospital. He had lived all his life in Buchanan County and was a disabled coal miner. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Barbara Ellen Looney McClanahan; three daughters, Donna Sue Blankenship and Brenda Vanover, both of Harman, and Linda Kay Justus, Hurley; five sons, Dennis Roger McClanahan and Scotty McClanahan, both of Hurley, and Terry McClanahan, Lonnie Brack McClanahan and Bill McClanahan, all of Harman; one brother, Johnny McClanahan, Columbus, Ohio; six sisters, Myrlte Ratliff, Mary Rose, Ava McClanahan, and Eura Stiltner, all of Grundy, Helen Darnell, Mouth Card, Ky., and Thelma Hurley, Pennsylvania; 22 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
DEWEY DEEL, 80, of Route 1, Vansant, Virginia, died Monday, March 31, 1997, in Holston Valley Medical Center. He was a native of Dickenson County, a retired coal miner and a member of the Primitive Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ida Fay Deel. Survivors include two daughters, Shirley Ridenhour, Roanoke, and Kathy Deel, Birchleaf, Virginia; three sons, Carlos Deel, Vansant, Donald Deel, Abingdon, Vriginia, and Larry Deel, Lebanon, Virginia; and eight grandchildren.
VIRGINIA ANN JUSTUS DOTSON, 68, of Hurley, Virginia, died Monday, March 31, 1997, in Buchanan General Hospital. She was a native of Buchanan County and had lived there all her life. She was a member of Bethany Bible Church, a graduate of Hurley High School and a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Cecil Dotson; four daughters, Barbara Gail Dotson, Hurley, Mrs. Sam (Donna Gay) Hess, Durham, N.C., Mrs. Terry (Patricia Ann) White, Lebanon, and Mrs. Jamie (Priscilla Maria) Looney, Grundy; two sons, Cecil Gary Dotson, Hurley, and Gregory Dotson, East Bend, N.C.; three sisters, Helen Blanche Dotson, Swiss Home, Ore., Sylvia Blankenship, Hurley, and Minnie Sue Lester, Riverview, Mich.; five brothers, George Justus, Roy Justus and Lee Justus, all of Hurley, Clarence Justus, Washington Court House, Ohio, and Randy Justus, Romulus, Mich.; and three grandchildren.
Roley O'Quinn, 80, of Abingdon, Virginia, died Monday, March 30, 1998, in Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Buchanan County and a retired coal operator before moving to Abingdon in 1975. He was a member and deacon of Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church, Abingdon. Survivors include his wife, Beulah Lockhart O'Quinn; two daughters, Mrs. Dean (Sue) Daniels, Abingdon, and Mrs. Everett (Odessa) Raines, Grundy; two sons, J.D. O'Quinn, Abingdon, and Jimmy O'Quinn, Grundy; one brother, Tivis O'Quinn, Vansant; two sisters, Mrs. Link (Maudie) Street, Abingdon, and Myrtle Jackson, Dublin, Va.; one half-sister, Bonnie McGhee, Oregon; five grandchildren; one step-granddaughter, three great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.
