Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014
Johnny Lee Campbell
Johnny Lee Campbell, age 49, of Bristol Tennessee, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, July 3, 2002, in the Northeast Medical Center in Concord, N.C. He was a native of Bristol and lived most of his life in the Bristol area. He was an insurance agent with Western Southern Life Insurance Company. He was an elder and music director at the Christian Fellowship Church.
Survivors include: wife, Laynn Campbell; son and daughter-in-law, Benjamin and Christy Campbell, Bristol Tennessee; grandmother, Alice Thorner, Lakeland, Fla.; grandfather, Albert Campbell, Greenville, Tenn.; father and mother, Billy Gene and Emma Jean Campbell, Lakeland; brother and sister-in-law, David and Penny Campbell, Charlotte, N.C.; sister and brother-in-law, Sharon and Billy Jernigan, Atlanta; several nieces and nephews; and beloved Lilly.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 6, 2002, in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Bruce Montgomery officiating. Burial will follow in the Holston View Cemetery in Weber City, Va. Pallbearers will be Buddy Lester, Richard Page, Bob Jones, Jim Templin, J.B. Baker and John Mann Jr. Honorary pallbearers will be nieces and nephews. E-mail condolences may be made to www.weaverfuneralhome.net. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Weaver Funeral Home.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Edith C. Carrico
ABINGDON - Mrs. Edith C. Carrico, age 84, died Wednesday, July 3, 2002, at her home. She was a lifelong resident of Washington County and was a daughter of the late George W. Campbell and Willie Mitchell Campbell.
Mrs. Carrico was preceded in death by her first husband, Eugene Shortt, and second husband, Carl Carrico. She was a longtime member of Calvary Baptist Church with over 30 years of membership.
She is survived by two sons, Ray Shortt and wife Mary of Kernersville, N.C., and Jack Shortt and wife Ilda of Abingdon; four daughters, Betty Joseph of Naples, Fla., Sylvia Owens and husband Ray of Roanoke, Phyllis Joyner and Ray Smith of Rocky Mount, N.C., and Brenda Sorah and husband James of Bristol Virginia; a brother, John "Jadie" Campbell of Abingdon; three sisters, Edna Roberts of Christiansburg, Va., Polly Self of Wytheville and Lorene Singleton and husband Harlow of Abingdon; a special friend, Irene Booher; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 6, 2002, in the Farris Funeral Chapel with Rev. Harry Booher officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Hills Memory Gardens. Grandsons will serve as casketbearers. In memory of Mrs. Carrico, the family asks that memorial donations be made to the Wellmont Hospice, 280 Steele's Road, Bristol, TN 37620. The family will receive friends from 1-1:50 p.m. Saturday before the funeral service. Farris Funeral Service is serving the family of Mrs. Edith C. Carrico.
Nelson Reeds Compton
HONAKER - Mr. Nelson Reeds Compton, age 83, of Route 2, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2002, at his home. Born Aug. 25, 1918, in Virginia, he was a son of the late Nealy M. and Elizabeth Fuller Compton. He was a member of the East Lebanon Freewill Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one daughter, Janet Compton; six brothers, Carl Compton, Roy Compton, Luther Compton, Eugene Compton, Pearly Compton and Claude Compton; and three sisters, Laura Compton, Lacy Compton Richardson and Brady Compton Massie.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Arlene Whited Compton of the home; one daughter, Diane Compton Hess and her husband, Jim of Bristol Virginia; one son, Keith Compton and his wife, Casandra of Honaker; two sisters, Mary Compton Keene of Mansfield, Ohio, and Trula Compton Morgan of Honaker; one grandson, Blake Hobbs; three step-grandchildren, Michael Hess, Bethany Hess and Davis Hess also survive.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Honaker Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Larry Robinson and Rev. Clyde Lambert officiating. Interment will follow in Russell Memorial Gardens at Lebanon.
Pallbearers will be nephews. Honorary pallbearers will be Ferrell Justice, L.W. Hale, Sherman Harris, Davis McGlothlin and Dr. Jamal Sahouni.
Friends may call at the Honaker Funeral Home in Honaker after 6 p.m. Friday.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the 3rd floor staff at Clinch Valley Medical Center and the staff of Total Home Care and Hospice.
Helen Allen Davis
ABINGDON - A celebration of life for Mrs. Helen Allen Davis will be held Friday, July 5, 2002, at 3 p.m. in the St. Thomas Episcopal Church with Rev. William Pickels officiating. Following the service, there will be a reception in the Parish Hall at St. Thomas Episcopal Church where they family will receive friends.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the St. Thomas Episcopal Church (The Social Club), 124 E. Main St., Abingdon, VA 24210 or to Ecumenical Faith in Action (Stone Soup Food Pantry), P.O. Box 2419, Abingdon, VA 24212.
Those wishing to express sympathy online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com
Mrs. Davis died Tuesday, July 2, 2002, at her home.
Farris Funeral Service, Abingdon, is serving the Davis family.
Lillian Caroline Fleenor
Funeral services for Lillian Caroline Fleenor will be conducted at the Akard Funeral Home Chapel at 2 p.m. Friday, July 5, 2002, with Pastor Gary Chenoweth officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Doug Fleenor, David Eaton, Stan Stapleton, Bobby Shuttle, Tom Whittaker, Jonathan Fleenor, Belve Denton, Randy Denton and Malcolm Sprinkle.
Mrs. Fleenor, age 87, of Bristol Virginia, passed away at home on Tuesday, July 2, 2002.
Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Fleenor.
Tracy Allen Gill
WILMINGTON, N.C. - A funeral service for Tracy Allen Gill will be conducted Friday, July 5, 2002, at 1 p.m. in the Farris Funeral Chapel with Rev. Jerry Arnold and Rev. Mark Copley officiating. Burial will follow in the Mountain View Cemetery in Bristol Virginia. Pallbearers will be his cousins. Honorary pallbearers will be Randy Glass, Buck Davidson, Brian Ely, Bill Wheeler, Bob McGhee and Joe Wood. Those wishing to express sympathy online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com
Mr. Gill, age 33, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2002, at his home.
Farris Funeral Service is serving the family of Tracy Gill.
Dorothy Grindstaff
Entombment for Dorothy Jean Fox Grindstaff will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at the Glenwood Cemetery Mausoleum. The family will assemble at the church at 9:30 a.m. and will proceed to the cemetery for a 10 a.m. graveside service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Wellmont Hospice House, 280 Steele's Road, Bristol, TN 37620.
Mrs. Grindstaff, age 77, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday at the Wellmont Hospice House.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
James Harold Gross Jr.
The funeral service for James Harold Gross Jr. will be conducted at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon in Forest Hills Memory Gardens with Rev. William E. Stitt officiating. The family will receive friends from 11 until 1 o'clock Friday at Blevins Funeral Home and will go in procession from there to the cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family via email at blevins@funeral-plans.com
Mr. Gross , 48, 1619 McKinley Ave., Bristol, Va., died Tuesday, July 2, 2002, at his home.
Arrangements especially for Mr. Gross have been made through Blevins Funeral Home.
Jean Woolley Jones
Jean Woolley Jones of Bristol Tennessee, died Saturday, June 29, 2002, in Solvang, Calif. She was born in Hibbing, Minn., a daughter of the late Frank and Agnes Nicholson Woolley, and grew up in Bristol. She was a graduate of Bristol Virginia High School, Virginia Intermont College and the University of Tennessee. She was president of Major Development Corporation of Bristol and a member of First Presbyterian Church.
She is survived by her husband, Lewis "Pinky" Jones; a daughter, Cindy Jones Kunkel and her husband, Dr. Scott Kunkel of San Diego; two sons, Greg Jones and his fiancee, Dianne Dunbar of Denver and Tom Jones and his wife, Martha Cortes Jones of Fairfax, Va.; and three grandsons, Chris, Corey and Dalton Jones.
The funeral service will be conducted at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon at Oakley-Cook Funeral Home with Dr. David L. Welch officiating. Burial in Glenwood Cemetery will be private. The family will receive friends from 2 until 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to First Presbyterian Church, 701 Florida Ave., Bristol, TN 37620, the March of Dimes East Tennessee Chapter, P.O. Box 799, Johnson City, TN 37605, Oncology Nursing Society Foundation, 501 Holiday Drive, Pittsburg, PA 15520 or to the National Jewish Hospital for Respiratory Disease, 1400 Jackson St., Denver, CO 80206.
She was a generous woman, a loving wife, mother and grandmother and loyal friend to many.
She will be greatly missed.
Arrangements especially for Mrs. Jones have been made through Oakley-Cook Funeral Home.
David W. McClanahan
LEBANON - The funeral service for David Wayne McClanahan will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 6, 2002, in the Lebanon Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. Robert Tolar and the Rev. Doug Sterrett officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be Ronnie Harwood, Mark Selby, Bob, Jerry, O.J., Fred, Scott and Tom Bays, Klyne and Eddie Lauderback, Gerald Lawson, Leo Barnett, Mike Willis, Randy Keith Arrowood, Steven Arrowood, Will Matousek and Bob Jessee. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Friday, July 5, 2002, at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Lebanon Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 2575, Lebanon, VA 24266
Mr. McClanahan, 45, died Monday, July 1, 2002, in Avon, N.C.
Combs Funeral Service is serving the family of Mr. McClanahan.
Rev. Mack Mullins
COEBURN - Funeral services for Rev. Mack Mullins will be conducted Friday, July 5, at 11 a.m. in the Mullins Funeral Home Chapel with ministers Lynn Vanover and Joe Glenn Sluss officiating. Burial will be in the American Legion Cemetery, Big Stone Gap, Va. Pallbearers will be: James Larkin Mullins, Ronnie Slemp, Earl Mac Wolfe, Darrell Dotson, Henry Mills, Roger Davis, Charles Davis and Rick Mullins. Honorary pallbearers will be Delmar Sexton and Cletus Mullins.
Rev. Mullins, age 87, of Route 2, passed away Monday, July 1, 2002, at Norton Community Hospital.
Mullins Funeral Home is serving the Mullins family.
Darrell Wayne Musick
LEBANON - The funeral service for Darrell Wayne Musick will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, July 5, 2002, in the Combs Funeral Service Chapel with the Rev. Lester Sexton officiating. Burial will follow in Ketron Memorial Gardens where military rites will be conducted by the Lebanon V.F.W. Post 9864. Pallbearers will be Mark Ferguson, Randall Turner, Jerry Cheek, Jason McFadden, Mike Sword, Roy Hale, Todd Robinette and Wayne Marshall.
Mr. Musick, 51, died Monday, July 1, 2002, in the Russell County Medical Center.
Combs Funeral Service is serving the family of Mr. Musick.
Marion Stuart Porter
CASTLEWOOD - Committal service for Marion Stuart "Sam" Porter will be at 10 a.m. Friday, July 5, 2002, at Temple Hill Memorial Park. The family will meet at the funeral home and go in procession to the cemetery leaving at 9:30 a.m. Friday. Pallbearers will be: John Gibson, Jim Gibson, Larry Gibson, Gary Gibson, Mike Gibson and Steve Gibson. Honorary pallbearer will be Roy Bailey. The family would like to give special thanks to Russell County Medical Center and Dr. Dwight Bailey.
Mr. Porter, 86, died Monday, July 1, 2002, at Maple Grove Health Care, Lebanon.
Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Con F. Rasnick
LEBANON - The funeral service for Con F. Rasnick will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 6, 2002, in the Combs Funeral Service Chapel with the Rev. Darrell Fletcher officiating. Burial will follow in the Russell Memorial Cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons, Michael Hendricks, David Rasnick, Brett Rasnick and friends Joey Hawkins, Hassell Kegley and Leonard Kegley. Honorary pallbearers will be J.A. Combs, Odell Kiser, Tim Rasnick, John Harold Breeding, Maynard Salyer, A.P. Holiday, Chalmers Rasnake, Kenneth Rasnake, Gene Rasnake, Jim Smith, Jim Davidson and Jimmie Rasnake. The family will receive friends after 6 p.m. Friday, July 5, 2002, at the funeral home.
Mr. Rasnick, 78, died Wednesday, July 3, 2002, at his home.
Combs Funeral Service is serving the family of Mr. Rasnick.
David R. Russell
MIDLOTHIAN, Va. - Mr. David R. Russell, age 88, died Thursday, June 27, 2002. He was a native of Lee County, Va., and a graduate of Jonesville High School and Hiawassee College in Madisonville, Tenn. He lived in Abingdon for 38 years from 1960-1998.
He was retired from the Virginia Department of Transportation following more than 41 years of service.
He was a member of the Abingdon United Methodist Church where he served for many years as the superintendent of Sunday Schools and served on the Commission of Education and Administrative Board.
He was a former president and lifetime member of the Abingdon Civitan Club. He was a former president of the Abingdon Elementary PTA and a member of Masonic Lodge No. 48 of Abingdon.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Gladys Alley Russell; a daughter, Kathy White and her husband Bill; two grandchildren, William and Elizabeth White, all of Midlothian; also several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Friday, July 5, 2002, in the Abingdon United Methodist Church with the Reverend Bill Rowland and the Reverend Betty Reiff officiating. Burial will follow in Knollkreg Memorial Park in Abingdon following the service. A Masonic service will be conducted at the graveside by the Abingdon Masonic Lodge No. 48. The family will receive friends from 2-3 p.m. in the church parlor prior to the service.
Pallbearers will be Gary Kelly, Henry Lane, Eddie Skeen, Clifford Hawley, Jim Stanley and Jim White. Honorary pallbearers will be Walter O. Conley, Joe Ely, Carl W. Blevins, Ernest Arnold, Claude McGlothlin and W.J. Campbell.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Trust Fund of the Abingdon United Methodist Church, 101 E. Main St., Abingdon, VA 24210 or the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 246, Abingdon, VA 24212.
Campbell Funeral Home, Abingdon, is in charge of arrangements.
John Phillip Senter
PHOENIX, Ariz. - A memorial service for John Phillip (Phil) Senter will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 6, 2002, in the Combs Funeral Service Chapel in Lebanon with the Rev. Lester Ferguson and the Rev. Tom Edwards officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Mr. Senter, 51, died Tuesday, July 2, 2002, in a Phoenix hospital.
Combs Funeral Service is serving the family of Mr. Senter.
Loey E. Simcox
Loey Edward Simcox, age 85, of 45 Pace Drive, Bristol, Va., went to be with the Lord, Thursday, July 4, 2002, in the Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born Dec. 1, 1916, a son of the late James B. and Mattie M. Tilly Simcox, and was a lifelong resident of the Bristol area. He was a retired employee of Simco Electric in Piney Flats and a former employee of Monroe Calculating Company. He was a retired U.S. Army veteran serving during World War II and was first sergeant with the 80 Training Division Army Reserves in Abingdon. He was a member of the York Masonic Lodge 12 at Maple Grove, Va., and he was a member of the East Bristol Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by sisters, Hattie Dutton and Bertie Baker; and brothers, Dewey Simcox, Fred Simcox, Lonnie Simcox and Cecil Simcox.
Survivors include: wife, Lois C. Worley Simcox; two sons, James "Jim" Bernard Simcox and Jerry Wayne Simcox; two grandchildren, Michael Simcox and Jennifer Simcox; sister, Charmie Graybeal; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 6, 2002, in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dan Birchfield officiating. Burial will follow in the Mountain View Cemetery. Military honors will be conducted by the VFW Patton-Crosswhite Post 6975 of Bristol. Pallbearers will be Daryl Simcox, James Bailey, Jasper Harmon, Daniel Dutton, John Hoffman and Ray Perrigan. Email condolences may be made to www.weaverfuneralhome.net. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Weaver Funeral Home.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Jimmy Allen Worley
Jimmy Allen Worley, age 56, died Tuesday, July 2, 2002. He was a former resident of Midway Road, Bristol Tennessee. He was born Dec. 1, 1945, a son of the late Eugene and Clayetta Jean Patrick Worley, and a lifelong resident of the Bristol area.
He is survived by his children, Tammy Clark, Tabatha Morgan, Tim Worley and Tommy Worley; his brothers, Gene Worley Jr. and Rick Worley; eight grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be held Friday, July 5, 2002, at 2 p.m. in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ron Bradshaw officiating. Burial will follow in the County Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until time of service on Friday.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Ralph Edward Yates
BIG ROCK, Va. - Ralph Edward Yates, 71 years of age, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2002, at Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, Tenn.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by Grundy Funeral Home.
Arvil Bruce Baker
POUND - Arvil Bruce Baker, 77, passed away Friday, July 19, 2002, in Bon Secour's St. Mary's Hospital, Norton. He was of the Baptist faith and was a member of the United Mine Workers of America District 28. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mance and Lou Emma Vanover Baker.
Surviving are his spouse, Vernade Bush Baker of Pound; daughter Piney Baker of Pound; sons Robert Baker of Selma, Ala., Larry Baker of Pound and Dean Baker of Pound; sister Effie Dean Baker of Pound; brothers James Baker of Pound and Buster Baker of Pound; a host of friends and loved ones; and six grandchildren.
Calling hours will be 5-9 p.m. Monday, July 22, 2002, in Baker Funeral Home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, 2002, in Sadie Baker Memorial Chapel, Baker Funeral Home with Evangelist Jack Goff and Evangelist Tim Shepard officiating. Interment will be in Cox-Baker Cemetery, Clintwood. Pallbearers will be family and friends.
Baker Funeral Home, Pound, is entrusted with the care of the family of Arvil Bruce Baker
Dorsey M. Baker
POUND - Dorsey M. Baker, 88, died July 19, 2002, at Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol Tennessee.
Mrs. Baker was of the Freewill Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lexie Baker; six brothers; two sisters; her parents, Anderville Baker and her mother, Velma Davis Baker; and her stepmother, Sadie Baker.
Surviving are daughters Velma Jane Olinger of Pound and Deborah Baker of Pound; son, Lexie Wayne Baker of Roanoke, Ala.; sisters Maude Ann Mullins of Wise and June Mullins of Pound; brothers Clay Baker of Pound, Arnold Baker of Pound, John Woody Baker of Knoxville and Jerry Baker of Pound; a host of friends and loved ones; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, July 22, 2002, at Sadie Baker Memorial Chapel of Baker Funeral Home, Pound, with Rev. Terry Davis officiating. Burial will be in Baker Cemetery, Pound. Pallbearers will be family and friends.
Baker Funeral Home, Pound, is serving the family of Dorsey M. Baker.
George Boothe Sr.
MARION - George E. Boothe Sr., 52, died Friday, July 19, 2002, at home. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, having served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Mr. Boothe is survived by his wife, Roxanna Boothe of Marion; two daughters, Rebecca Tidwell and husband, Daniel, of Rural Retreat and Paula Bostic of Marion; one son, George E. Boothe Jr. and wife, Penny, of Anderson, S.C.; three sisters, Frances Nora Bowman of Marion and Opal A. Sims and Hazel Boothe-Brown, both of Powhatan, Va.; one brother, Charlie Alvin Boothe of Charleston, W.Va.; three grandchildren, Alex Snyder, Jordan Jones and Trevor Tidwell; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Sunday, July 21, 2002, at 2 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with Rev. Mike Sage officiating. Burial will follow in Russell Memorial Cemetery, Lebanon. Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is serving the Boothe family.
Linda M. Cardwell
Burial for Linda M. Moore Cardwell will be Sunday at 2 p.m. in Johnson Cemetery. Pallbearers are Richard Trivett, Greg Tomlin, Rick Souder, Don Moneyhun, Josh Nunn and Dale Moore.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Wellmont Hospice House, 280 Steele's Road, Bristol, TN 37620.
Mrs. Cardwell, 57, of 113 Neal Drive, Bristol, Tenn., went to be with the Lord Friday, July 19, 2002, at Wellmont Hospice House.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Clyde Carter
DANTE - Funeral services for Rev. Clyde Carter will be conducted at Calvary Baptist Church, Castlewood, Sunday, July 21, 2002, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Jim Pratt, Rev. Leonard Ferguson and Rev. Robert Combs Jr. officiating. Entombment will follow in the Chapel of Love Mausoleum in Temple Hill Memorial Park, Castlewood. Pallbearers will be Carrol Rasnick, Dennis Rasnick, Joe Slemp, Jerry Fields, Chris Rasnick, Shane Bartee, Allen Puckett and Joe Holbrook. Honorary pallbearers will be ministers and friends.
The body will be taken to the church one hour before services. Condolences may be sent to the Carter family via e-mail.
Rev. Carter, 87, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, July 18, 2002, at home.
Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
