Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014
POUNDING MILL, Va. -- Mrs. Beatrice Cantrell, 83, passed away Thursday, March 29th, in a Richlands, Virginia hospital following a long illness. Born in Russell County, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Celia Griffith Newberry. She was a resident of the Poplar Creek section of Buchanan County for more than 60 years before moving to Tazewell County nine years ago. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Ireland Cantrell, in 1990; three sisters, Marie Hubbard, Bernice Mason and Alice Newberry; three brothers, Arthur Junior Newberry, Donald Newberry and Sherman Newberry; one son, Bobby Joe Cantrell; one granddaughter; and two great-grandsons. Survivors include: four daughters, Mrs. Bill (Pauline) Boyd, Raccoon, Ky., Mrs. Booher (Ruby) Beavers, Clintwood, Va., Ms. Lorene Cantrell, Pounding Mill, and Mrs. Delford (Mattie) Ward of Pounding Mill; one daughter-in-law, Mrs. Joyce Cantrell, Pounding Mill; two brothers, Claude Newberry, Raven, Va., and Ivan Newberry of Bluefield, W.Va.; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, April 1, 2001, at 11 a.m. at Singleton Funeral Service Chapel in Cedar Bluff with Elders George Ben Combs, Danny Smith and Ked Stacy officiating. Burial will follow in the Newberry Family Cemetery on Horton Ridge near Raven. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. Friends may call at the Singleton Funeral Service in Cedar Bluff after 3 p.m. Saturday. Singleton Funeral Service in Cedar Bluff is in charge of arrangements.
GRUNDY, Va. -- Clarence Kenny Vandyke, 44, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2001, at Buchanan General Hospital, Grundy, from a brief illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of Hazel Owens Vandyke and the late Robert Edward Vandyke. He was a resident of Buchanan County and a disabled coal miner. Mr. Vandyke is survived by his mother, Hazel Owens Vandyke, Grundy; two daughters, Patricia Lynn Vandyke McCoy, Big Rock, Va., and Vanessa Bureda Vandyke Sick, Church Hill, Tenn.; one son, Robert David Vandyke, Harman, Va.; five sisters, Dorothy Rife, Pilgrim Knob, Va., Linda Sue Sage, Grundy, Sherry Sawyers, Lick Creek, Ky., Sandra Kay Bowman, Grundy, and Lois Ann Lester, Grundy; four brothers, Noah Lee Vandyke, Abingdon, James Earl Vandyke, Vansant, Va., David Darrell Vandyke, Tazewell, Va., and Ricky Vandyke, Grundy. He is also survived by seven grandchildren; and four step-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Edward Vandyke; one sister, Ruby Keen; and his stepfather, Bill Ratliff. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, April 2, 2001, at 11 a.m. at the Mary Lou Old Regular Baptist Church, State Line Ridge \1, near Paynesville, W.Va., with Elders George Baker, Gary Estep and others officiating with burial to follow in the Hibbitts Cemetery, Grundy. Friends may call at Grundy Funeral Home Chapel Saturday evening at 5 p.m. with services at 7 p.m. Mr. Vandyke's body will be moved to the Mary Lou Old Regular Baptist Church, Stateline Ridge \1, near Paynesville, W.Va., Sunday at 5 p.m. with services at 7 p.m. Active pallbearers will be family and friends. Grundy Funeral Home of Grundy is in charge of all arrangements.
HURLEY, Va. -- Teddy Ray Mounts, 37 years of age, of the Main Knox Section, passed away Saturday, Feb. 3, 2001. Born in Buchanan County, he was a son of Mrs. Georgia Blankenship Mounts of Hurley and the late Earnest Mounts. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and a former employee of the Village Hardware. Mr. Mounts is survived by his mother, Georgia Blankenship Mounts, Hurley; one daughter, Brittany Rene Mounts, Richlands, Va.; four sisters, Ruby Gail Duty, Hurley, Karen Lynn Hensley, Hurley, Pamela Denise Sullivan, Hurley, and Jennifer Rene Stacy, Hurley; one brother, Earnest Mounts Jr., Hurley; six nieces; and six nephews. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Robert, Timothy and Stanley Mounts; and one sister, Patricia Mounts. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001, at 11 a.m. at the North Springs Old Regular Baptist Church, Wolford, Va., with Elders Roscoe Crouse, Curtis Crouse and George Baker officiating, with burial to follow in the Harlan Blankenship Cemetery, Wolford. Friends may call at the North Springs Old Regular Baptist Church Tuesday afternoon at 4 p.m. Active pallbearers will be family and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be David Duty Jr., Rick Hensley, Matthew Church, Jamie Stacy, Brad Duty, Steven Duty, Corey Cooper and Richard Mounts. There will be services at the church Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. Grundy Funeral Home of Grundy is in charge of all arrangements.
CLIFFIELD, Va. -- Mrs. Stella C. Meadows, 88, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2001, at a Tazewell, Virginia hospital following a brief illness. She was born in Buchanan County, Va., and was a daughter of the late Burb and Aleta McGrady Cooper, both Buchanan County natives. She had made her home in the Cliffield area the past 43 years and attended the First Assembly of God Church in Tazewell, Va. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. John Howard Meadows; one granddaughter, Norma Jean Cox; four sisters, Mrs. Lena Jackson, Mrs. Ethel Jackson, Mrs. Agnes Nelson and Mrs. Juanita Childress; also three brothers, Mr. Ted Cooper, Mr. Raymond (Jim) Cooper and Mr. Burb Cooper Jr. Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. David (Eleanor) Gustafson of Richlands, Mrs. Kenneth (Beulah Carole) Griffith of Jacksonville, N.C., and Mrs. Iva Jean Cox of Moneta, Va.; two sisters, Mrs. Nora Day of Jewell Ridge, Va., and Mrs. Sadie Stevenson of Northern Virginia; two granddaughters, Teresa Cox Shaw and Mary Sue Cox Johnson; and two great-grandchildren, Christina Johnson and Clifton Johnson also survive. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands with Rev. Terry Phipps and Rev. Everett Wayne Mullins officiating. Interment will follow in Greenhills Memory Gardens at Claypool Hill, Va. Pallbearers will be Vincent Day, Ralph Hagy, Arnold T. Short, Clyde Roberts, Jimmy Jackson, Glenn Blankenship, Roy Kinder and Harvey Claypool. Honorary pallbearers will be Carl Harrison, B.J. Rose, Jack Harrison and Lynwood McGlothlin. Friends may call at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands after 6 p.m. Wednesday. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands is in charge of arrangements.
BASTAIN, Va. -- Delsa Conn Coleman Wean, 94, formerly of Hurley, Va., passed away Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2001, at her son's residence in Bastain following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, Nov. 6, 1906, the daughter of the late Joe Conn and Mary Dotson Conn, she attended the Grundy Presbyterian School. She was a member of the Sulfur Springs Primitive Baptist Church of Paw Paw, Hurley, Va., a homemaker and a loving mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her first husband, William Anthony Coleman; her second husband, Claude Wean; one son, William Anthony Coleman Jr.; one daughter, Ann Coleman; and two brothers, Richard Conn and Arthur Conn. She is survived by three sons, Benny R. Coleman of Bastian, Robert S. Coleman of Christiansburg, Va., and Richard Douglas Coleman of Seattle, Wash.; three sisters, Pearl Powell of Bluefield, W.Va., and Elsie Smith and Hazel Eades, both of Hurley; and one brother, Joe Conn of Hurley. She is also survived by 18 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home Chapel Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001, at 1 p.m. with the Elders Elmer Brown and Jimmy Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the Mountain Valley Memorial Park at Big Rock, Va. Active pallbearers will be family and friends. The body will remain at the funeral home where friends may call after 6 p.m. Wednesday evening with services at 7 p.m. The family of Delsa Conn Coleman Wean is being served by Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home of Grundy.
RAVEN, Va. -- Mrs. Nancy Mae Lewis Jackson, 97, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2001, at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born in Buchanan County, Va., and was a daughter of the late Cornelius (Nealy S.) and Randy Jane Simmons Osborne, both Buchanan County natives. She had lived in Union, W.Va., for 30 years, moving to Raven 43 years ago, and was a member of the Richlands First Presbyterian Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Mr. Willard C. Lewis, and second husband, Mr. Charlie Jackson, and was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Survivors are: two stepdaughters, Mrs. Robert (Zora Mae) Hillman of Lebanon, Va., and Mrs. Alvis (Susie) Lowe of Lebanon; and several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 1 p.m. at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands with Rev. David Danford and Rev. Joe Copolo officiating. Interment will follow in Greenhills Memory Gardens at Claypool Hill, Va. Members of the Mens Bible Class of First Presbyterian Church will serve as pallbearers. Friends may call at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands after 6 p.m. Thursday. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands is in charge of arrangements.
GRUNDY, Va. -- Mr. Thomas William VanDyke Jr., 72, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2001, in a Grundy hospital following a long illness. Born in Buchanan County, Va., he was the son of the late Thomas William and Mattie McClanahan VanDyke. He was of the Pentecostal faith and was one of the original Vandyke Quartet gospel singers. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Cynthia Chambers VanDyke; one brother, David VanDyke; and one sister, Artis Ratliff. Mr. VanDyke is survived by: one stepdaughter, Irene Chambers of Grundy; one brother, Gilmer VanDyke and wife, Eula, of Defiance, Ohio; two sisters, Edith Keen and Betty Young of Raven, Va.; two sisters-in-law, Linda VanDyke of Keen Mountain, Va., and Ruth Bower of Grundy; a special friend, Hester DeLong of Hurley, Va.; and several nieces and nephews, and great-nieces and great-nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, Feb. 9, 2001, at 1 p.m. at Buchanan Funeral Service Chapel at Keen Mountain, Va., with Rev. Ancil Childress and Rev. Jimmy Cole officiating. Burial will follow at Antioch Cemetery at Keen Mountain. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends at Buchanan Funeral Service at Keen Mountain Thursday from 6-9 p.m. with a song service at 7 p.m. Buchanan Funeral Service at Keen Mountain is in charge of arrangements.
VANSANT, Va. -- Mr. Johnie W. Fletcher, 54, passed away Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001, in an Abingdon hospital. Born April 4, 1946, in Buchanan County, Va., he was a son of John Quay and Virginia Fletcher of Vansant. He was a coal miner employed by Consolidated Coal Company at the VP 8 mine and was a member of UMWA Local 2232. Although he never united with the church, he was a believer in the Primitive Baptist Church and loved the old-time preaching and singing. He loved the Lord Jesus and believed in salvation by His mercy and grace. He was a caring husband and father and will be sadly missed by all who loved him. He will forever be in our thoughts and we will treasure memories of the years we were blessed to share with him and we hope someday we will have eternity to spend with him. In addition to his parents, survivors include his wife, Betty Wilson Fletcher of the home; one son, Gregory Fletcher of Princeton, W.Va.; two sisters, Mrs. Paul (Nadine) Smith of Lynchburg, Va., and Mrs. Don (Geraline) Hess of Virginia Beach, Va.; one brother, James Ferrel Fletcher of Vansant; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Sunday in Honaker Funeral Home Chapel, Honaker, with Elder George Ben Combs and Elder Garnell Gilbert officiating. Entombment will follow in Greenhills Memory Gardens Mausoleum at Claypool Hill, Va. Pallbearers will be Guy Fletcher, Ersel Fletcher, Bernard Fletcher, Ronnie Fletcher, Henry Cantrell and Randy Hess. Friends may call at Honaker Funeral Home after 7 p.m. Saturday.
GRUNDY, Va. -- Daryl McClanahan, 50 years of age, of the Poplar Creek Section passed away Friday, Feb. 9, 2001, in Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, Tenn., following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was a son of Dewey H. and Pearl Stiltner McClanahan, Route 2, Grundy. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County, of the Baptist faith and a disabled coal miner. Mr. McClanahan is survived by his parents, Dewey H. and Pearl Stiltner McClanahan, Route 2, Grundy; one daughter, Michelle Renee McClanahan, Grundy; two sons, Dewey E. McClanahan, U.S. Army stationed in Alaska, and Timothy D. McClanahan, Bristol, Tenn.; three sisters, Judy Siiltner, Route 2, Grundy, Betty Lester, Grundy and Connie Lester, Grundy; two brothers, Steve McClanahan, Grundy and Johnny McClanahan, Grundy. He is also survived by one grandson. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, Feb. 12, 2001, at 1 p.m. at Grundy Funeral Home Chapel with Elders Frank Newsome, William McClanahan, Jim Blankenship, Toby Bailey and Theodore Looney officiating with burial to follow in Mountain Valley Memorial Park, Big Rock, Va. Friends may call at Grundy Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday evening at 6 p.m. Active pallbearers will be Don Scammell, Danny Scammell, Larry Scammell, Shawn Lester, Danny Roger Stiltner Jr., Anthony McClanahan, Ronnie Lane, Bradley Lester, Larry Lane, Randy Lane, Darrell Lane, Charlie McClanahan and Jerry McClanahan. There will be services at the funeral home chapel Sunday and Monday evenings at 7 p.m. Grundy Funeral Home of Grundy is in charge of all arrangements.
GRUNDY, Va. -- Carson Columbus "Lum" Ratliff, 88 years of age, of the Little Prater Section, passed away Friday, Feb. 9, 2001, in Buchanan General Hospital in Grundy following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was a son of the late Charlie Reece and Cosby Fields Ratliff. He was a life-long resident of Buchanan County, a member of Little Prater Church of Christ and a retired, self-employed trucker. Mr. Ratliff was preceded in death by his wife, Myrtle McClanahan Ratliff, May 24, 2000. He is survived by three daughters, Pauline Lester and husband Charles Lester, Big Rock, Va., Beulah Ann Dunlap and husband Jerry Dunlap, Grundy, and Blanche Thompson and husband Jerry Thompson, Grundy; five sons, Eugene Ratliff and wife Elowese Ratliff, Haysi, Va., Vernon Ratliff and wife Sharon Ratliff, Grundy, Clinton Ratliff and wife Ann Ratliff, Rhoadesville, Va., Larry Ratliff and wife Jean Ratliff, Nacogdoches, Texas, and Ray Ratliff and wife Sue Ratliff, Grundy; two sisters, Clementine Gore, Akron, Ohio, and Hazel Anderson, Grundy; 14 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and one step-great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by five sisters, Ida Ratliff, Cora Colley, Eliza Dales, Sarah Jane Compton and Maxie Ratliff; and two brothers, Henry and Bethley Ratliff. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, Feb. 11, 2001, at 2 p.m. at Grundy Funeral Home Chapel with Evangelist Michael Trent officiating with burial to follow in Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Va. Friends may call at Grundy Funeral Home Chapel Saturday evening at 6 p.m. with a song service at 7 p.m. Active pallbearers will be Clecoe Ratliff, Monacoe Ratliff, Ronnie Ratliff, Gregory Lester, Michael Dunlap, Robert Dotson and Matt Heldreth. Honorary pallbearers will be Thomas McClanahan, Dr. J.G. Patel, Greg Rife, Jeffrey McClanahan, Terry Ratliff, Henry Cantrell and Jeffrey Dunlap. Grundy Funeral Home of Grundy is in charge of all arrangements.
BAPTIST VALLEY, Va. -- Polly Catherine VanDyke Keen, 79, formerly of Keen Mountain, Va., died Feb. 14, 2001, at the home of her daughter in Baptist Valley, following a brief illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was a daughter of the late Patton and Catherine VanDyke. She was born on Dec. 5, 1921, and spent most of her life in Keen Mountain. Mrs. Keen had made her home in Baptist Valley the past five years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Wallace Berlin Keen; one daughter, Peggy Lou Keen; one twin sister, Mary Briggs; and one granddaughter, Rebecca Deskins. She is survived by four daughters, Marie Deskins of Baptist Valley, Joyce Worley of Rosedale, Va., Gaylene Morrow of Paintsville, Ky., and Brenda Phillips of East Bend, N.C.; one sister, Bernice Keen of Doran, Va.; 11 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren also survive. Funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, 2001, at the Buchanan Funeral Services Chapel in Keen Mountain, with the Rev. Ancil Childress and the Rev. T.R. Stump officiating. Burial will follow in the Esaw Rife Cemetery at Keen Mountain. Pallbearers will be Mikael Matney, Remire Deskins, Wendell Deskins, Jack Shortt, Reece Proffitt and Johnny Proffitt. The family will receive friends at the Buchanan Funeral Service in Keen Mountain from 6 until 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. There will be a song service at 7 p.m. both nights. Buchanan Funeral Service in Keen Mountain is in charge of arrangements.
ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. -- Funeral services for Mr. Hensley E. Street will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in the Honaker Funeral Home Chapel, Honaker, Va., with Rev. Ancil Childress officiating. Interment will follow in Ketron Memorial Gardens at Lebanon. Mr. Street, 73, formerly of Rowe, Va., passed away Thursday, Feb. 15, 2001, in a Rogersville hospital. Born Feb. 11, 1928, in Buchanan County, he was a son of the late Grover C. and Mary A. Blankenship Street. He had resided in Rogersville, Tenn., for the past 10 years, moving there from Rowe, Va. He was a disabled coal miner, employed by Jewell Ridge Coal Company. He was a member of the UMWA Local 7327. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Marie Street; four sisters; and five brothers. Survivors include three daughters, Anna Hagerman of Salsibury, N.C., Brenda Rose of Woodleaf, N.C., and Judy Shortridge of Rowe; four sons, David Street of Paynesville, W.Va., Lloyd Street, Jeffrey Street and Ronald Vance, all of Rowe; one sister, Ethel Street of Richlands, Va.; 21 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren also survive.
VANSANT, Va. -- Mrs. Fredia Deel O'Quinn, 77, passed away Friday, Feb. 16, 2001, at her home following a long illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Martha Arrington Deel. She was of the Primitive Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Carnel Lund, and one brother, Beacher L. Deel. Mrs. O'Quinn is survived by her husband of 51 years, Mr. George W. O'Quinn; one son, Michael O'Quinn and wife Glema of Vansant; one daughter, Mrs. Jess (Shelby Jean) O'Quinn of Hudson, Fla.; grandchildren, Michael O'Quinn and Krystal L. O'Quinn; and special brother, Landon Colley of Rosedale, Va. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 19, 2001, in the Buchanan Funeral Service Chapel at Keen Mountain, Va., with Elders Landon Colley and Junior Davis officiating. Entombment will follow in the Greenhills Memory Gardens Mausoleum at Claypool Hill, Va. Pallbearers will be Shannon O'Quinn, John Turner, Terry Stanley, Bennie Stanley, Allen Turner and Russell Turner. Honorary pallbearers will be Hassell Coleman, Dr. J.G. Patel, Banner Church, Dr. J.P. Sutherland Jr. and Krystal O'Quinn. The family will receive friends at the Buchanan Funeral Service at Keen Mountain from 6-9 p.m. Sunday with service at 7 p.m. Buchanan Funeral Service at Keen Mountain is in charge of arrangements.
GRUNDY, Va. -- Keith G. Stiltner, 66 years of age, of the Deel Section, passed away Sunday, Feb. 18, 2001, at Buchanan General Hospital, Grundy, following a brief illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was a son of the late Jarriet P. and Margie Looney Stiltner. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and a member of the Church of Christ. He was a graduate of Grundy High School Class of 1952 and attended Southwest Virginia Community College. He was a retired employee of Pittson Coal Corporation and a former employee of Grundy Funeral Home. Mr. Stiltner is survived by his wife of 48 years, Mrs. Peggy Jean Stacy Stiltner, Grundy; two daughters, Barbara Lynn Mitchell, Atlanta, Ga., and Lisa Karen Stiltner, Atlanta; two sons, Nathan D. Stiltner, Lenoir, N.C., and Keith Gordon Stiltner Jr., Atlanta; two brothers, Ronald N. Stiltner, Port Orange, Fla., and Billy R. Stiltner, Daytona Beach, Fla.; and also by nine grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, Billy Pinson Stiltner. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001, at 1 p.m. at Grundy Funeral Home Chapel with Evangelist Vernon Blankenship, Evangelist Mike Rife and Joe D. Slone officiating with burial to follow in Mountain Valley Memorial Park, Big Rock, Va. Friends may call at Grundy Funeral Home Chapel Tuesday afternoon at 5 p.m. Active pallbearers will be: Timothy Clifton, Jason Keith Stiltner, Matthew Gordon Stiltner, Larry Stiltner, Terry Stiltner, Mike Stacy, Jake Stacy, Russ Jarriet Stiltner and Barney Stiltner. Honorary pallbearers will be: Jerry Shields, Johnny Stacy, Leslie Stacy, Lacy Love Jr., Lonnie Love, Ralph Cordle, Jimmy Day and Jackie McClanahan. There will be services at the funeral home chapel Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. Grundy Funeral Home of Grundy is in charge of all arrangements.
MAXIE, Va. -- Weltha Margaret Stiltner Young, 75, of Convict Hollow section, passed away Monday, Feb. 19, 2001, in Buchanan General Hospital. Born in Buchanan County, Sept. 24, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Enoch Stiltner and Mary Ellen Clevinger Stiltner. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County, a member of the Little Prater Church of Christ for the past 10 years and a homemaker. She also enjoyed crossword puzzles, reading the Bible and watching cartoons with her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Otis Young; one sister, Mable Hurley; and four brothers, Edd Stiltner, Jack Stiltner, Earnest Stiltner and Ralph Stiltner. She is survived by three daughters, Marie Mullins of Maxie, Mrs. Tony (Cathy) Duty of Grundy, Va., and Mrs. Rodney (Renee) McLelland of Taylorsville, N.C.; four sons, Clarence Young of Clyde, Ohio, Steve Young of Clintwood, Va., Larry Young of Big Rock, Va., and James Mullins of Hiddneite, N.C.; two sisters, Mrs. Fred (Melba) Harmon of Clyde and Sue Lockhart of Lawrenceville, Ga.; and one brother, James Stiltner of Clyde. She is also survived by nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Friday, Feb. 23, 2001, at 11 a.m. at the Little Prater Church of Christ, Grundy, with Evangelist Mike Trent officiating. Burial will follow in the Mountain Valley Memorial Park at Big Rock. Active pallbearers will be family and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be the elders and deacons of the Little Prater Church of Christ. The body will be left at the Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home Chapel where friends may call after 6 p.m. Wednesday evening with services at 7 p.m. with Pastor Danny Hess. The body will be taken to the Little Prater Church of Christ Thursday evening at 4 p.m. where evening services will be held at 7 p.m. The family of Weltha Margaret Stiltner Young is being served by Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home, Grundy, Va.
COUNCIL, Va. -- Funeral services for Mrs. Gladys Presley will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in the Honaker Funeral Home Chapel, Honaker, with Dr. Steven Pollard officiating. Entombment will follow in Ketron Memorial Gardens Mausoleum at Lebanon, Va. Grandsons and family will serve as pallbearers. Friends may call at the Honaker Funeral Home after 6 p.m. Thursday. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to Wellmont Hospice, 280 Steele's Road, Bristol, TN 37620. Mrs. Presley, 85, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2001, at the home of her daughter in Bristol, Va. Born April 10, 1915, in Buchanan County, Va., she was a daughter of the late Elbert Perry and Martha Hale Fletcher. She was a lifelong resident of the Council area and was of the Southern Baptist faith. She was retired from Russell Manufacturing and was a member of the Council Senior Citizens. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Isaac Floyd Presley. Survivors include two daughters, Barbara Presley of Bristol, Va., and Betty Rose of Bristol, Tenn.; one son and daughter-in-law, Maxwell and Joyce L. Presley of Vansant, Va.; one sister, Maxie Ray of Abingdon, Va.; four grandchildren, Donna Robinson, Allen Rose, Randy Rose and Farrell Harris; and four great-grandchildren also survive.
HURLEY, Va. -- Charles Stuard Hipps, 77, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001, at his home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County on March 28, 1922, the son of the late Charlie M. Hipps and Mary Alice Cooper Hipps, he was a member of Hurley Church of God in Jesus Name. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army, a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne, having received the Purple Heart Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the American Defense Medal, the American Theater Service Ribbon and the European African Middle Eastern Service Ribbon. He was a member of VFW 7360, the American Legion John Ratliff Post 164 of Grundy, Va., was the organizer of the Buchanan County Rescue Squad, where he was an emergency medical technician. He was a retired coal miner. Mr. Hipps was the last surviving member of his immediate family. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Darrell Hipps, Coy Hipps, Clark Hipps and Crawford Hipps; one sister, Pearl Tester; and one half-brother, Denver Hipps. He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Annie Mae Justus Hipps of Hurley; two daughters, Mrs. Lonzo (Ruth) Lester of Grundy and Mrs. Jim (June) Packard of Lakeland, Fla.; four sons, Benny Hipps and Donnie Hipps, of Frederick, Md., Teddy Hipps of Hurley, and Tommy Hipps and wife, Leslie, of Wakersville, Md. He is also survived by nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001, at 1 p.m. at the Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home Chapel, Grundy, with Dr. Buford Smith, Reverend Jerry Ward and Reverend Herbert Ratliff officiating. Burial will follow in the Mountain Valley Memorial Park at Big Rock, Va. Full military rites will be conducted at the cemetery by the American Legion John Ratliff Post 164. Active pallbearers will be Lonzo Lester Jr., Brandon Hipps, Joshua Hipps, Justin Hipps, Timothy Shortridge and Keith Skeens. Honorary pallbearers will be Jack Hensley, Dr. V. Modi, Cubert Coleman, Jerry Justus, Earl Justus, Billy Justus, Bobby Belcher and Billy Christian. The body will remain at the funeral home, where friends may call after 6 p.m. Friday evening with services Friday and Saturday evenings at 7 p.m. The family of Charles Stuard Hipps is being served by Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home of Grundy.
MEADOWVIEW -- Mr. Jessie James Stiltner, 72, died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001, in Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Buchanan County and a son of the late Bill Stiltner and Liza King Stiltner. He was preceded in death by a son, Lonnie Chester Stiltner. He was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his wife, Mary Stiltner; four sons, Dean Stiltner of Bristol, Va., Danny Stiltner of Bristol, Tenn., Leon Stiltner of Grundy and Jimmy Stiltner; four daughters, Edith, Susie, April and Norma Jean; two brothers, Hardin Stiltner of Dismal, Va., and Billy Stiltner of Bristol, Va.; two sisters, Hattie Patrick of Bristol, Va., and Ellen Mooney of Defiance, Ohio; several grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Farris Funeral Service of Abingdon is serving the family of Mr. Stiltner.
