Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014
Estelle M. Mullins
CLINTWOOD - Funeral services for Estelle M. Mullins will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday from the Flemingtown Freewill Baptist Church with Ministers James Moore, Lester Mullins and Luke Wright officiating. Burial will follow at the Jerome Mullins Family Cemetery, Route 3, Clintwood Services will follow at 7 p.m. Pallbearers will be Delmous Bobbitt, Tammy C. Mullins, Michele Buchanan, Eric Lee Mullins, Jerome Buchanan, Paul Moore and Avery Dutton. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to services.
Mrs. Mullins, 90, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Sept. 23, 2002, at Wellmont Holston Valley Hospital, Kingsport.
Clintwood Funeral Home is entrusted to the care of Estelle M. Mullins.
Tresia Dingus Perrigan
CLINCHCO, Va. - Tresia D. Perrigan, 67, of Route 1, passed away Thursday, Sept. 26, 2002, at her residence. Born in Bradshaw, W.Va., she was a daughter of the late Alva Lee and Tennessee White Dingus. She was a homemaker and a member of Splashdam Freewill Baptist Church. Ms. Perrigan was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Perrigan; a sister, Roberta Keith; and two brothers, Harold Dingus and Bobby Dingus.
Survivors include three daughters, Donna (Edsel) Thacker and Theda (Allen) Viers, all of Clinchco, and Tammy (Don) Kiser of Haysi; three sons, Kurby (Sandra) Perrigan and Roger (Michelle) Perrigan, both of Lorain, Ohio, and Rodney (Mary) Perrigan of Elyria, Ohio; 13 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and seven step-great-grandchildren.
Thank you to the hospice and home health nurses and a very special thank you to mommy's angel, Wilma Rice.
Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, 2002, at Haysi Funeral Home with Rev. Danny Sluss, Rev. Allen Viers and Rev. Jack Mullins officiating. Burial will follow in the Stevens Cemetery, Route 1, Clinchco. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends after 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, where an evening service will be held at 7 p.m. at Haysi Funeral Home.
Haysi Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Betty V. Robinson
BRUNSWICK, Ga. - Mrs. Betty Wayne Vannoy Robinson, 69, departed this life Sept. 23, 2002, in Southeast Georgia Regional Medical Center.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Norris Robinson; mother, Alberta Greenlee; father, Alexander Vannoy; and mother-in-law, Bertha Black.
Survivors: daughter, Mrs. Linda Cummings, Brunswick; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and a host of friends and other family members.
Mrs. Robinson dedicated her life to her family and will be missed greatly by all of those whose life she touched.
Calling hours are noon Saturday, Sept. 28, at New Hope Baptist Church. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at the church with Rev. William J. Reid officiating. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery.
Robinson Mortuary is serving the family of Mrs. Betty Wayne Robinson.
Fred J. Tabb
Fred J. Tabb, 53, of Bristol Virginia, died Thursday, Sept. 26, 2002, at Life Care Center of Elizabethton.
The funeral service will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon at Lee Street Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. W.A. Johnson, Pastor Jacqueline Nophlin and Pastor Jacqueline Oxendine officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:30 until 2:30 Sunday afternoon at the church prior to the service. The complete obituary information will appear in the Saturday edition of the Bristol Herald Courier.
Arrangements especially for Mr. Tabb have been made through Blevins Funeral Home.
Mary E. Taylor
Mary E. Taylor, 60, of 1680 Paperville Road, Lot 18, Bristol, Tenn., died Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2002, at her home.
She was a native of Washington County, Va., and had made her home in the Bristol area most of her life. She was a daughter of the late William P. and Effie Spriggs Widener.
Mrs. Taylor was a member of Central Baptist Church.
Survivors include one daughter, Lisa Yielding of Bristol Virginia; three sons, Jerry Taylor, Kevin Taylor and Keith Taylor, all of Bristol Tennessee; three sisters, Madgie Barton of Vinton, Va., Georgie Holmes of Waynesboro, Va., and Ruby Reynolds of Blountville; four brothers, Robert Widener of Bristol Tennessee. James Fred Widener of Milton, Vermont, Edgar Widener of Roanoke and William Widener of Afton, Va.; eight grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at the graveside in Shipley Cemetery with Pastor Tom Hicks officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be Larry Roberts, Charles Woodby, Blake Jordon, Marvin Goodwin and Jason Stiltner. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Akard Funeral Home. E-mail condolences to the family may be sent to akardfh@peercom.net.
Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Taylor.
James E. Whitley
FRANKLIN, Pa. - James E. Whitley, 57, of 258 Patchel Run Road, died Thursday, Sept. 26, 2002, at home.
He was born in Abingdon, a son of the late Walter Edward and Mamie E. Sailor Whitley.
He had worked in the coal mines, in construction, at Polk State School and at one time owned and operated the Mobile Gas Station at 8th Street, in Franklin.
He was the widower of Linda Swartzfager Whitley.
Surviving are daughters, Anita Milheim, Montgomery, Pa., and Shelia Wiley and Brenda Whitley of Franklin; a son, James E. Whitley Jr., Franklin; three brothers, Frank Whitley, David Whitley and Charles Whitley, Abingdon; two sisters, Kathy Whitley, Abingdon and Pauline Little Whitley, Glade Spring; and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday in Franklin.
Huff Chapel, Inc., of Franklin, is in charge of arrangements.
Margaret O. Willoughby
Margaret Owens Willoughby, 89, of Bristol Tennessee, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2002, at her residence. She was a native Bristolian, educated in the Tennessee public schools and Virginia Interment College. She was a life member of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, having taught Sunday School class and sang in the choir for many years. She was an avid Duplicate Bridge player. She was preceded in death by a son, Jere; and her husband, James S. Willoughby.
Survivors include: son, Douglas Willoughby and wife Carol of Roanoke; grandsons, Jeffrey and Gregory Willoughby; special nephew, Joe N. Godsey and wife Nancy of Bristol; two nieces; three nephews; and several great-nieces and great-nephews.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Henry Owens; and sisters, Louise Sharp, Lillian Godsey and Nell Kendle.
Graveside services will be held on Sunday at 3 p.m. at Glenwood Cemetery with Rev. Hamilton Fuller officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to Saint Francis of Assisi Service Dog Foundation, P.O. Box 8060, Roanoke, VA 24014. Friends may visit with the family after the service.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Fayrene Ball
LEBANON - Fayrene Ball, 69, formerly of Council, Va., passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002. Born on Oct. 20, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Arnold and Mary Tiller Ball.
She is survived by one sister, Geneva Ball of Lebanon; and numerous relatives and friends also survi ve.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2002, at 11 a.m. at Owens & Farmer Funeral Service with Rev. Clyde Lambert officiating. Interment will follow at Russell Memorial Cemetery, Lebanon.
Family will receive friends on Saturday one hour before the service at the funeral home.
Owens & Farmer Funeral Service, Lebanon, Va.
Sammy Joe Breeding
SALEM, Va. - Mr. Sammy Joe Breeding, 70, died Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002, in Salem.
Sam retired in 1994 from General Electric in Salem after 35 years.
He is survived by is wife and sweetheart of 50 years, Laura Saul Breeding of Salem; one son, Jerry Breeding of Newton, N.C.; one daughter, Sharon Carroll of Roanoke; one brother, John G. Breeding; three granddaughters; and two grandsons.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, Dec. 21, 2002, at 1 p.m. at Mountain View Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel with Rev. Spencer Broce and Rev. Emmitt Wilson officiating. The family will receive friends from noon to 1 p.m. prior to the service at the Mountain Veiw Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel.
Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Breeding.
Margaret J. Carpenter
HAYSI - Funeral services for Margaret Juanita Johnson Carpenter will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 20, 2002, in Castlewood Funeral Home Chapel, Castlewood, with the Rev. Jim Viers officiating. Interment will follow in Temple Hill Memorial Park, Castlewood. Pallbearers will be family and friends.
Condolences may be sent to the Carpenter family by e-mail to condolences@castlewoodfuneralhome.com
Mrs. Carpenter, 92, died Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2002, at Lucy Carr Village, Chesterfield, Va.
Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
William M. Carrier
BLUFF CITY - William Murphy Carrier, 74, 281 Oak Lane, died Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002, in Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Sullivan County, and son of the late William and Verlie Carrier. He was a retired employee of Raytheon with 33 years, a veteran of the U.S. Army and held an honorary life membership with Hickory Tree Volunteer Fire Department.
Survivors include his wife, Vivian Reynolds Carrier; daughter, Vickie L. Carrier, Bluff City; son, Ricky Carrier, Bristol Tennessee; granddaughter, Brittany Carrier, Bluff City; sister, Helen Widner, Bluff City; and brother and sister-in-law, Bobby and Donna Carrier, Bristol Tennessee. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Wilma Grubbs; and brother, Haskell Carrier.
Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Saturday in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Sam Haynes officiating. Burial with military honors conducted by Patton-Crosswhite V.F.W. Post 6975 will be in Shipley Cemetery. Pallbearers: Wade Lockner, Lonnie Lockner, Joey Whitaker, Rusty Whitaker, Sam Carrier, Billy Widner, Drew Grubbs, Bobby Widner and Greg Whitaker. Honorary pallbearers: Larry Barker, Dr. John Byers, Dr. Roger McSharry, Dennis Guinn and the staff of CICU Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in Weaver Funeral Home.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Ora Lee Cross
Funeral services for Ora Lee Cross will be conducted 2 p.m. Friday in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Rick Light officiating. Burial in Buffalo Cemetery will be private.
Mrs. Cross, 95, a native and lifelong resident of Sullivan County, Tenn., died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2002, in Holston Valley Community Hospital.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Clara B. Daggs
Graveside services for Mrs. Clara B. Powell Daggs will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, 2002, at the Meadowview Cemetery, Meadowview. Family visitation will be held from 7-9 p.m. Friday at Hood Memorial AME Zion Church with Rev. Raymond M. Dickerson presiding. The family will be receiving friends at the home, located at 108 Cherrywood Lane, Bristol, Tenn.
The cortege will leave Robinson Mortuary 9:30 a.m. Saturday for the graveside service.
In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made to the building fund of Hood Memorial AME Zion Church.
Mrs. Daggs, 92, of 108 Cherrywood Lane, Bristol, Tenn., quietly slipped away to go and be with the Lord Saturday, Dec. 14, 2002, at The Cambridge House.
Arrangements especially for Mrs. Daggs have been made through Robinson Mortuary Inc.
Eugene E. Dempsey
Eugene E. "Gene" Dempsey, 93, died at 6:08 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002, at his home on Mountain View Road. He was a lifelong resident of Bluff City and was the son of the late George and Addie Arrants Dempsey. He was a charter member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Bluff City, where he served as a deacon and a member of the personnel committee until his illness. He was formerly a member of First Baptist Church in Bluff City for 68 years, serving many years as a deacon and property chairman. He was also church treasurer for many years.
He was a former employee of North American Rayon in Elizabethton, where he worked as supervisor for 45 years. He was a 59-year member of the Zollicoffer Free Masonry Lodge 444 and was an officer in the Morning View Cemetery Association. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Ersie Lane Dempsey.
Survivors include wife, Laverne Odum Crosswhite Dempsey; one stepdaughter, Linda Graybeal of Goldsboro, N.C.; one stepson, Larry Crosswhite of Oakwood, Ga., sister, Ruth Brown of Bristol Tennessee; brother, Hal Dempsey of Baton Rouge, La.,; one step-granddaughter; two step-grandsons; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at Fellowship Baptist Church in Bluff City Saturday, Dec. 21, with Rev. Scott Watson officiating. The church will be open at 10 a.m. for those desiring to come early. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. with the funeral service beginning at 1 p.m. Burial will follow at Glenwood Cemetery in Bristol. Pallbearers include Howard Francis, Gary Wilkinson, Robert Blevins, James Jackson, Darryl Chambers and John Goodman. Honorary pallbearers include Ron Leonard, Kevin Nichols, Rick Poe, Mike Dobbins, Robert Thomas, Fred McGrew, Randall Sargent, Dr. Cecil Collins Sr., Dr. Mark Overbay, Jimmy Harkleroad, John Beach, Howard Cross, Jimmy Denton and the Fellowship Baptist Church Men's Sunday School Class. Online condolences may be sent at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Fellowship Baptist Building Fund, 3557 Highway 390, Bluff City, or to Wellmont Hospice House, 280 Steele's Road, Bristol, TN.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Gusta D. Edwards
FARMINGTON, Mich. - Gusta D. Edwards, 81, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2002. She was formerly of Clintwood and was the beloved wife of 66 years of the late Clyde Edwards. She was also preceded in death by her son, Kenneth M. Edwards; and her grandson, Jason Starling.
She was the loving mother of son Jim Edwards and wife Cindy of Highland, Mich.; daughter Pamela Starling and husband Ken of Farmington; sister Lillie Murphy; grandchildren, Becki Seifert and husband Nick, and Maria Starling and David Starling; and great-grandchildren, Nick Siefert, Heather Hyatt and Nick Hyatt.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, in the Mullins Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Castlen officiating.
Burial will be in the Temple Hill Memorial Park Cemetery, Castlewood.
The family will receive friends Friday, Dec. 20, in the Mullins Funeral Home Chapel from 4 to 9 p.m.
Mullins Funeral Home is serving the Edwards family.
Mary Cale Heft
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Mrs. Mary Cale Heft, 78, passed away on Monday, Dec. 16, 2002, at her home. She was the youngest child born to Fields M. Cale and Elizabeth Jennings Cale in Smyth County, Va. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Rev. Fieldon Cale and Fletcher Cale; sisters, Major Elizabeth C. Flanagan and Alice C. Looney. Mrs. Heft was a lifelong member of Ebenezar Lutheran Church in Marion.
Survivors: husband, Edward Heft of the home; two sisters, Viola C. Clear, Saltville, and Eleanor C. Demarest, Baltimore; one brother, William J. Cale, Marion; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22, 2002, at Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Sharon Wiley officiating. Interment will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Rose Lawn Cemetery in Marion. Pallbearers will be family and friends. The family will receive friends from 6-7 p.m. at the funeral home prior to the service. D.R. Henderson Funeral Home of Saltville is serving the family.
Ruby W. Hill
The committal service and interment for Ruby Waddell Hill will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the graveside in Temple Hill Memorial Park, Castlewood. In lieu of flowers, the family request memorial contributions be sent to the Alzheimer's Association, Northeast Tennessee Chapter, 207 North Boone St., Suite 1050, Johnson City, TN 37604. E-mail condolences to the family may be sent at akardfh@peercom.net.
Mrs. Hill, 81, died Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002, in Cambridge House.
Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Hill.
Bonnie W. Hurd
LEBANON - The funeral service for Bonnie Wise Hurd will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, 2002, in the Combs Funeral Service Chapel. Burial will follow in Temple Hill Memorial Park in Castlewood. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Mrs. Hurd, 86, formerly of HiddenValley in Washington County, died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2002, in the Russell County Medical Center.
Combs Funeral Service is serving the Hurd family.
Frank L. Ketron Jr.
LEBANON - Frank L. Ketron Jr., 76, died Thursday, Dec. 19, 2002, in the Russell County Medical Center.
Born July 24, 1926, in Lebanon, a son of the late Frank L. Ketron and Mary Catherine Gilmer Ketron, he was a retired building contractor. A 1951 graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Va., he was the former owner of Russell Memorial Cemetery and founder and owner of Ketron Memorial Gardens in Lebanon.
A veteran of World War II serving in the U. S. Army, he was a life member of the V.F.W. and American Legion in Bristol. He was a member of the Lebanon Memorial United Methodist Church where he served on the Board of Trustees and finance committee. He was a member and supporter of the Golden Hokies Club at V.P.I.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, William Gilmer Ketron.
Surviving are his wife, Jacqeline O. Ketron; three sons, Frank L. (Chipper) Ketron III and wife Shelia, Lebanon, Dr. John O. Ketron, Charlotte, N.C., and Phillip G. Ketron and wife, Cindy, Lebanon; his grandchildren, Zachary Ketron, Wesley Ketron, Michael Rally and Christy Rally; a sister, Catherine Ketron Richard, Greensboro, N.C.; and a special friend, Loretta Thomas Jenks, Bristol Virginia.
The funeral service will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, 2002, in the Lebanon Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mike Carter officiating. Entombment with military rites conducted by the Lebanon V.F.W. Post 9864 will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, 2002, in the Memorial Chapel Mausoleum in Ketron Memorial Gardens. Those attending are requested to meet at the mausoleum. Honorary pallbearers will be Claude Kinder, Estes Gibson, Franklin Gilmer, Charles Dickenson, Stephen Quillen, James Alexander, Billy Gray, J.S. Easterly Jr. and Buzzy Jenks. The family will receive friends 7-8 p.m. Friday at the church. Those desiring should make memorials to the Lebanon Memorial United Methodist Church, 120 Tate St., Lebanon, VA 24266.
Combs Funeral Service is serving the Ketron family.
Mattie Ellen Lester
ABINGDON - Mrs. Mattie Ellen Lester, 97, died Thursday, Dec. 19, 2002, in the Johnston Memorial Hospital.
Arrangements are incomplete.
Farris Funeral Service, Abingdon, is serving the Lester family.
Mildred Livingston
Funeral services for Mildred E. Trivett Livingston will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 20, 2002, in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dennis Burnette and Rev. Mike Moore officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain View Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Hank Dowell, Matthew Duty, Jim Duty, Larry Smith Sr., Larry Smith Jr. and Danny E. Trivett.
Honorary pallbearers are Charles Helbert, Danny Helbert, Bobby Scott, Junior Sullivan, Mark Trivett, Calvin Stewart, Donald Davis and Bill Sloan.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Wellmont Hospice House, 280 Steele's Road, Bristol, TN 37620.
Mrs. Livingston, 76, of 1609 New Hampshire Ave., Bristol, Va., went to be with the Lord Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2002, at Wellmont Hospice House.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Nannie C. Mallett
Graveside services for Nannie Virginia (Comer) Mallett will be held on Friday at 2 p.m. at Tri-Cities Memory Gardens with Rev. Dwight Shaffer officiating. A procession of family and friends will leave the funeral home at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Pallbearers will be family and friends.
Mrs. Mallett, 83, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2002.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Kenneth Lane Pasour
HARRISBURG, N. C. - Kenneth Lane Pasour Sr., 68, died Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002, at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte, N.C. He was a U.S veteran and was preceded in death by his wife, Martha; and three grandchildren.
Survivors include five children; five grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Belk Heart Center, Presbyterian Hospital, 200 Hawthorne Lane, Charlotte, NC 28233.
Arrangements will be announced by Weaver Funeral Home.
