Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014
James Franklin Hutsenpiller
HUTSENPILLER, JAMES FRANKLIN, 67 of Ripplemead, VA. passed away Thursday, April 24, 2008 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, VA. Mr. Hutsenpiller was born on September 1, 1940 in Pearisburg and was the son of the late William Franklin and Roberta Maye Knapp Hutsenpiller. Mr. Hutsenpiller was a retired aircraft parts inspector for Pratt and Whitney. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Pearisburg, a member and teacher of the Pop Finley Sunday School Class, a member and past president of the Pearisburg Lions Club and was the liaison to Boyscout Troop # 34 for the Lions Club. He was an assistant Scout Master for Boyscouts of America, Troop # 34 in Pearisburg. He is survived one daughter and son-in-law, Roberta and David Coleson of Anderson, IN, one son, William T. Hutsenpiller of Ripplemead and one granddaughter, Tiffanie Coleson. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, April 27, 2008 at the First United Methodist Church in Pearisburg at 2:00pm with the Rev. Ronnie Mutter and Dr. Fred L. Austin officiating with burial following in the Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg. The family will receive friends at the Givens Funeral Home in Pearisburg, Saturday evening from 6 – 8 pm. Memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church in Pearisburg or to the Boyscout Troop #43 in Pearisburg.
Leo Harvey (Butch) Smith, II
Leo Harvey (Butch) Smith, II, 60, of Pearisburg, died on Friday, April 25, 2008. In death Leo regained life, reuniting with his everything, his beloved wife Joy, in the arms of the Lord after 10 heartbroken years apart. He yearned for nothing but to see her sweet face again. He said so every day.
In life Leo impacted many through anonymous generosity. Few kids contemplate where those Big Macs come from as the athletic bus meanders down the mountain on fall Friday evenings, or how those sparkling new bats appear in the Little League dugout. He was that kind of man.
A lifelong resident of the New River Valley, Leo was raised an only child in Christiansburg by a pair of hardworking educators, Leo H. Smith and Eunice Martin Smith. Following brief stints in Culpeper, Va., and Salem, W.Va., during which he worked tirelessly to provide for a young family while earning a college degree, Leo eventually settled his family in Giles Co., in close proximity to his widowed mother and the Virginia Tech Hokies.
A loving son, he called his mother daily to ensure her well-being. She once broke a hip, and he didn’t just visit sporadically. He was there every day, and literally taught her to walk again, tracking every step with an elaborate Excel spreadsheet that spoke well to his meticulous nature. A loving father, he attended ballgames and high school chorus concerts, leaving little doubt to the assemblage which children were his. He was the proudest of papas, and until his dying day instilled in others the value of determination.
He cared not if you were the best, he cared that you strove to be.
Leo was preceded in death by his father, Leo H. Smith and his wife, Joy Massey Smith. He is survived by his mother, Eunice Martin Smith, 93, of Christiansburg; his daughter Stacy Smith Moyer and her husband, Chris, of Suffolk, Va. ; his son Marty and his wife, Lainie, of Huntersville, NC, and one grandson, Cambron Reed Smith.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, Apr. 29, from 6-8 p.m., at Givens Funeral Home in Pearisburg. Funeral services will be held Apr. 30, at 2 p.m., at Angel’s Rest Baptist Fellowship in Pearisburg, with Rev. Lee Ellison officiating. The interment will follow at Birchlawn cemetery.
Flowers are appreciated and donations made in his honor may be sent to the American Breast Cancer Foundation or Angel’s Rest Baptist Fellowship.
James Arthur Bales
BALES, JAMES ARTHUR, 90 of Pearisburg, VA. passed away Sunday morning, April 27, 2008 at Friendship Health Care Center in Roanoke, VA. Mr. Bales was born on October 22, 1917 in Pearisburg and was a son of the late Charles Morgan Bales and Nannie Susan Morris Bales. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Mary B. Morris, three brothers, Charles M. Bales, Jr., Samuel H. Bales and Tommy L. Bales. Mr. Bales was a life long member of the Christ Episcopal Church in Pearisburg where he served on the Board of Trustees, served as Treasurer, Financial Secretary and Jr. Warden. He was Army Veteran of WWII serving as a Sgt. in the 36th Division in combat intelligence and was wounded in San Pedro, Italy. He was a member and past president of the Pearisburg Kiwanis Club, member of the Giles County Historical Society, served on the Board of Directors and was Chairman of the Johnston House Restoration Committee. He is survived by his wife Mary Snidow Bales of Pearisburg, one son, James Glenn Bales and wife Jennifer Speight of Lynchburg, one daughter, Bonnie Lee Bales Fairbrother and husband Matthew of Burke, VA., and two brothers, Ivan G. Bales and wife Norma of Pearisburg and Graham C. Bales of Lindside, WV. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 2:00 pm at the Christ Episcopal Church in Pearisburg with the Rev. Harmon Smith officiating with burial following in the Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg. The family will receive friends at the Givens Funeral Home Monday evening from 6 – 8 pm.
Edna Louise Tawney Harvey
HARVEY, EDNA LOUISE TAWNEY, 70 of Newport, VA went to be with the Lord on April 9, 2008 at her home. Mrs. Harvey was born on October 13, 1937 in Newport, VA. and was a daughter of the late Chancie Rowe Tawney and Lena Lucas Tawney. Mrs. Harvey was a member of Sherry Memorial Christian Church in Newport. She is survived by, her husband of 49 years, Roy (Jack) Winfred Harvey of Newport, one son and daughter-in-law, Sherman R. and Angela Breen Harvey of Newport, one granddaughter, Kayla L. Harvey of Newport and her boyfriend, Todd Evans of Pembroke and special friends, Christine Epperley, Kathleen Lucas, Eva Price, Marjorie Lucas, Mary Ross, Lula Cruise, Allen and Rochelle Breeding, Hun Williams, and Scott and Elaine Myers. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Saturday, April 12, 2008 at 1:00pm at the Lucas cemetery in Newport with the Rev. Matthew Cox officiating. The family will receive friends at the Givens Funeral Home in Pearisburg Friday evening from 6 – 8 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be sent to the Newport Rescue Squad. The family would like to thank the second floor Nursing Staff of the Montgomery Regional Hospital for their loving care and the Medi Home Health & Hospice Staff and Nurses.
Danny Lee Dickerson
DICKERSON, DANNY LEE, 57 of Pearisburg, VA went to be with the Lord Friday morning, April 11, 2008 at his home. Danny was born on August 21, 1950 in Pearisburg, VA and was a son of the late Millard J. & Violet Anderson Dickerson. Danny was a member of the First Baptist Church in Pearisburg, a retired employee of the Volvo Truck Plant in Dublin, a former member of the Pearisburg Jaycees, a former member of the Castle Rock Golf Course in Pembroke, and was an enthusiastic supporter of the Virginia Tech Hokies. He loved his family and friends and never met a stranger. He especially enjoyed the love of his nephew and two nieces. He is survived by two sisters, Mary Carol and husband Sam Gray of Pearisburg, Jeanette Dickerson of Pearisburg, one brother, Stevie and and wife Tina Dickerson of Blacksburg, one nephew Michael L. Dickerson and two nieces, Ashley and Sierra Dickerson. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 2:00pm at the First Baptist Church in Pearisburg with the Rev. Michael Bratton and the Rev. T.M. Stevens officiating with burial following in the Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg. The family will receive friends at the First Baptist Church Tuesday evening from 5 – 8 pm.
Dewey Edward (Bubba Lee Savage) Havens
HAVENS, DEWEY EDWARD (BUBBA LEE SAVAGE), 59 of Pearisburg and Lawrenceville, GA passed away Saturday, April 19, 2008. Mr. Havens was born on July 21, 1948 in Pearisburg, VA and was a son of the late Dewey Edward Havens, Sr. and Marie Kelley Havens. He was a Vietnam Army Veteran with the 82 Airborne, a retired employee of BellSouth in Atlanta, GA, a member of the Grand Lodge of Georgia F. & A.M., a member of the Princeton Moose Lodge # 1521, and a member of the Dekalb County Bass Club. Besides his mother, he is survived by 2 sons, Shane Havens and Fiancée Jennifer of Ellenwood, GA, Randy Havens of Ga., one sister, Lisa Quesenberry and husband Rusty of Pearisburg, four brothers and sisters-in-law, James Albert and Betty Jo Havens of Patrick Springs, VA., William David (Spider) and Sue Havens of Narrows, Charles Wayne and Debbie Havens of Pearisburg, Richard and Faye Perdue of Pearisburg, 6 nieces, one nephew, nine great nieces and nephews and numerous Aunts and Uncles. Memorial funeral services will be held Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 11:00am at the Givens Funeral Chapel in Pearisburg. The family will receive friends at the Givens Funeral Home Monday evening from 6 – 8 pm.
