Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014
Gregory P. Stanley
ABINGDON - Gregory Pete Stanley, 45, died Friday, July 12, 2002, at home. He was a native of Dante, Va., and had lived in Manassas for 20 years before moving to Abingdon 17 years ago.
He is survived by:his wife, Stacey Stanley; two sons, Aaron Stanley and Justin Stanley, both of Abingdon; one daughter, Jessica Stanley of Abingdon; his parents, Jimmie C. and Lorraine Stanley of Abingdon; two brothers, Rodney Stanley of Abingdon and Robert Stanley of Manassas; one sister, Christina Vella of Johnson City; and several nieces and nephews and aunts and uncles.
A funeral service will be conducted Monday, July 15, 2002, at 11 a.m. in Farris Funeral Chapel with Rev. Paul Bufford officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Hills Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Sunday night at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be nephews and friends. Honorary pallbearer will be Greg Alderman.
Farris Funeral Service is serving the family of Gregory Stanley.
Douglas Tillison
BLOUNTVILLE - Douglas Tillison, 85, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2002, at his residence.
Mr. Tillison was a native of Washington County, Va., but had lived in the Blountville area for the past 30 years. He was a retired truck driver with Associated Transport and also a retired Sullivan County reserve deputy and a U.S. Army veteran, serving during World War II. He was preceded in death by one son, Jack Tillison, and was a member of East End Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Kathleen Tillison; one daughter, Jane Simpson of Bristol Tennessee; one son, Ronald Carrier of Bristol Tennessee; and one brother, Carl Tillison of Detroit. Also surviving are three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews, including one special niece, Hazel Roe of Bristol Tennessee.
Graveside services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 13, 2002, at MountainView Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel with Rev. Scott Watson officiating with interment to follow the service.
Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Tillison.
Windom Thomas Wilson
Funeral services for Windom Thomas Wilson will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 13, 2002, in Weavers Church with Rev. Lloyd Jones officiating, assisted by Rev. Paul Humphrey and Rev. Bill Hyers, with special music by Betty Sapp and friends. Burial will follow in Weaver Cemetery. Pallbearers will be James Carlyle, Ed Cox, Charles Gentry, David Witcher, David Leonard and Ralph Lowe. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly suggest memorials be made to Weavers Church, 132 Peoples Road, Bristol, TN 37620. The family will receive friends from 1 to 1:45 p.m. Saturday at Weavers Church
Mr. Wilson, 98, of 379 Peoples Road, Bristol, Tenn., went to be with the Lord, Thursday, June 11, 2002, in Cambridge House.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Willie Vance Boy
SENECA, S.C. - Mrs. Willie Ceil Vance Boy, 88, died Monday, July 22, 2002, at Lila Doyle Nursing Care Facility, Seneca.
Mrs. Boy was a native of Bluff City and a member of Holston Baptist Church in Bluff City. Mrs. Boy was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Earl Boy; parents ,Dudley and Judy Margaret McKinney Vance; brothers Fred, Bruce, Sam and Edward Vance; and sisters Leona Hatcher, Gladys Holt, Susie Feathers and Mary Pullen.
Survivors include two daughters, Imogene Davis of Simpsonville, S.C., and Peggy Gray of Westminster, S.C.; and three sons, Jimmy Boy of Steinhatchee, Fla., Herbie Boy of Bristol Tennessee, and Doug Boy of Westminster. Also surviving are 12 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 24, 2002, in Weaver Cemetery with Mr. Fred Vance officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be directed to Lila Doyle Nursing Care Facility or Eden Alternative, 298 Memorial Drive, Seneca, SC 29672. E-mail condolences may be sent to the family of Mrs. Boy at akardfh@peercom.net. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Boy.
Virginia R. Castle
Virginia Ruth Castle, 73, of 819 Tremont Ave., Bristol, Tenn., passed away Tuesday at her residence.
Arrangements will be announced later by Castle Funeral Home, 14298 Lee Highway, Bristol, Va.
Doreda W. Cooper
VINTON, Va. - Doreda Mae Woolridge Cooper, 79, passed away Monday, July 22, 2002. She was born Oct. 25, 1922, the daughter of the late Claude Lee Woolridge and Zula Mae Wheeler Woolridge. Her husband, Edgar Coley Cooper, preceded her in death. Surviving are her daughters and sons-in-law Elaine C. and Ronald Davis of Britol Virginia and Nancy C. and Terry Schmidt of Vinton; five grandchildren, Christopher S. Davis and wife, Kristi, Paul J. Davis and wife, Danna, Stacey L. Schmidt and special friend, Melinda Solomon, Chad R. Schmidt and wife, Tiffany, Tara L. Dunbar and husband, Bobby J.; and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 25, 2002, at Lotz Vinton Chapel with Rev. Tommy Hurt Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in MountainV iew Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday night at the funeral home. Arrangements by Lotz Funeral Home, Vinton Chapel.
E. Mae Cross
Graveside services for Mrs. E. Mae Dykes Cross will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 24, 2002, in Mountain View Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel with burial following in Mountain View Cemetery. E-mail condolences may be sent to the family of Mrs. Cross at akardfh@peercom.net.
Mrs. Cross, 89, of Bristol Virginia, died Monday, July 22, 2002, in Bristol Regional Medical Center.
Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Cross.
Winfred Lee Deskins
HONAKER - Mr. Winfred Lee Deskins, 80, passed away Monday, July 22, 2002, in a Richlands hospital. Born Nov. 4, 1921, in Buchanan County, he was a son of the late Charles Perry and Sarah Short Deskins. He had spent most of his life in the area and was a World War II Army veteran, having served in Germany. He was a retired coal miner, having been employed at Koch Raven Coal Co. and was a member of Duty Free Will Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Kathleen Emily Deskins; one daughter, Lisa Jane Deskins; three sisters, Agnes Deskins, Lorine Deskins and Myrtle Langley; and four brothers, Leonard Deskins, Ellis Deskins, Jay Deskins and Delles Deskins.
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Sammy and Audrey Deskins of Honaker; one granddaughter, Tessa Brooke Deskins of Honaker; and two brothers, Charles Perry Deskins Jr. of Honaker and Billy Joe Deskins of Drill.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday in Honaker Funeral Home Chapel, Honaker, with Rev. Don Sullivan, Rev. Wayne Harrison and Rev. Giles Wilson officiating. Interment will follow in Jackson Cemetery at Honaker.
Pallbearers will be his nephews and Carey Lee Hale, Mike Osborne and Larry Fuller.
Honorary pallbearers will be Kyle Osborne, Larry Deskins, Gary Deskins, Alan Fuller, Donnie Deskins, Jerry Deskins and Jerry Hale.
Military graveside honors will be conducted by VFW Post 9864 of Lebanon.
Friends may call at Honaker Funeral Home after 6 p.m. Wednesday where an evening service will be conducted at 7 p.m.
Geneva M. Gobble
Geneva Mumpower Gobble, a resident of Bristol Nursing Home, passed away Monday, July 22, 2002, at Wellmont Hospice House. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Lelia Vance Mumpower and was a lifelong resident of the Bristol area. She had served as a caregiver, sitting with people who were ill, for many years and was of the Baptist faith. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary at the VFW Patton-Crosswhite Post 6975. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Vernie W. Ryan; her second husband, William J. Gobble; and a brother, Glen Franklin Mumpower.
Survivors include a daughter, Glenna Ryan McCroskey of Manchester, Tenn.; sons James "J.D." Ryan of Bristol Virginia, and Dale E. Ryan of Bluff City; brothers Gilmer W. Mumpower of Erwin, Tenn., James T. Mumpower of Bristol Tennessee, Clarence Mumpower of Bristol Virginia, and Carl Mumpower of Bristol Tennessee; sisters Lois Houser of Blountville and Ruby Hurley of Kingsport; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Glenwood Cemetery with Ted Ryan and L.G. Widener officiating. The family will receive friends Thursday from 9-10:30 a.m. at Weaver Funeral Home. There will be a procession leaving the funeral home at 10:30 a.m. Pallbearers include Wayne Houser, Larry Hurley, Allen Mumpower, Paul Mumpower, Michael Mumpower and Roger Mumpower. Honorary pallbearers include staff of 1st Floor Virginia at Bristol Nursing Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Wellmont Hospice House, 280 Steele's Road, Bristol, TN 37620.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Lessie R. Harrington
MARION - Lessie R. Harrington, 77, died Tuesday, July 23, 2002, at Francis Marion Manor.
Survivors and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Bradley's Funeral Home.
James A. Hayden
BLUFF CITY - Memorial services for James A. Hayden will be conducted at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 24, 2002, in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel. Niles Kitzmiller will officiate.
The family will receive friends following the memorial service.
In lieu of flowers, it is suggested that memorial contributions may be made to the family.
It was Mr. Hayden's wish to be cremated.
Mr. Hayden, 60, passed away at 11:05 a.m. Saturday, July 20, 2002, in the emergency room at Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center following a period of declining health.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Howard G. Jones
VANSANT - Howard Garnett Jones, 70, of Route 1 passed away Monday, July 22, 2002, at Buchanan General Hospital in Grundy. Born in Rural Retreat, he was a son of the late George Harvey and Edith Sage Jones. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force, where he was last employed as a computer operator at Wright Patterson Air Force Base and he was a member of Russell Fork Freewill Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Maxine Deel Jones; two sisters, Jean Copenhaver of Crockett, Va., and Nena Caroll Jones of Rural Retreat; and one nephew, David Copenhaver of Kingsport.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, July 25, 2002, at 11 a.m. at Haysi Funeral Home with Denver Barton, David Owens and D.J. Barton officiating. Burial will follow in Deel Family Cemetery (Little Fox) Route 1, Vansant. Nephews and friends will serve as pallbearers. American Legion Post 164 will conduct military graveside rites. The family will receive friends after 6 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday at Haysi Funeral Home where evening services will be held.
Haysi Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Beatrice B. Lane
KINGSPORT - Graveside services for Beatrice (Bea) Reona (Young) Browning Lane will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in East Lawn Memorial Park. Family and friends will meet at the funeral home at 12:30 p.m. Pallbearers will be grandsons and nephews. Honorary pallbearers will be great-grandchldren.
Mrs. Lane, 75, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, July 21, 2002, with her family at her side.
East Lawn Funeral Home is serving the Browning/Lane family.
Louise Delp Large
NORTON - Visitation for Louise Rhudy Delp Large will be at Norton First Church of God Wednesday, July 24, from 6 to 8 p.m. Services immediately following with the Revs. William Watson, Shawn Easterling and Gary Shelton officiating. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday in Mountain View Cemetery, Rural Retreat.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Norton First Church of God, P.O. Box 857, Norton, VA 24273 or to Blue Springs Methodist Church, Rural Retreat.
Mrs. Large went to be with our Lord on July 22, 2002, at Norton Community Hospital.
Hagy & Fawbush Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Lacy E. Parker
DAMASCUS - Lacy E. Parker, 88, died Monday, July 22, 2002, at Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon. He was a lifelong resident of Washington County and a son of the late William C. and Elizabeth Lewis Parker. He was preceded in death by a great-grandson, Zachery Lane. Mr. Parker was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served in World War II, a member of VFW Post 9830, American Legion Post 235, Liberty Hall Masonic Lodge A.F. & A.M. 104, and the Damascus Citizens Club.
He is survived by his wife, Gladys Greer Parker; one son, Steve Parker and wife, Sandra, of Orange Park, Fla.; two grandchildren, Lynette Lane and Anne Lambretch, both of Orange Park; four great-grandchildren, Gabrielle, Lacy, Reese and Griffith; and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 25, 2002, in Garrett Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Jim Hutchinson and Rev. Jane Ayers officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park, Damascus. Pallbearers will be John Gilley, Eugene Neely, Calvin Hawkins, Paschal Grindstaff, Hoil Houck, Ken Upchurch, Paul Lethcoe and Dave Morefield. Honorary pallbearers will be members of Liberty Hall Masonic Lodge. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions may be sent to the charity of one's choice. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at Garrett Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent to the family via e-mail at garrett@funeral-plans.com. Garrett Funeral Home in Damascus is serving the Parker family.
Catherine P. Patrick
NAVARRE, Kan. - The funeral service for Catherine Alice Parker Patrick will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 24, 2002, at Garrett Funeral Home with Bishop William Whitlock officiating. Burial will follow in the Mock Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Raymond Parker, Freddie Roop, Ethan Roop, David Huggins, Jerry Arnold, Jason Arnold, Roger Fuller and Randy Pennington. Her sons will honor her by escorting her to her final resting place. Condolences may be sent to the family via e-mail at garrett@funeral-plans.com.
Mrs. Patrick, 51, died Tuesday, July 16, 2002, at her residence. .
Garrett Funeral Home in Damascus is serving the family of Catherine Patrick.
Juanita B. Powers
HAYSI - Juanita B. Powers, 74, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2002, at Birchleaf, Va., following a lengthy illness. A native of Dickenson County, she was a daugther of the late George C. and Pinkie Lee Hall Powers. A lifelong resident of Haysi, she was a graduate of Lincoln Memorial University in Tennessee, a retired elementary school teacher, a former worthy matron of Eastern Star, a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, an international honorary society for women teachers, and a member of Dickenson First Presbyterian Church in Haysi. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, G.C. and Bill Roger Powers; and a sister, Angeta Powers Willis.
Survivors include two brothers, Harold and wife, Katy Jo, Powers and Jody Bill Powers of Haysi; a sister and her husband, Norma P. and Alfred Dabney of Mainland, Fla.; three nieces, Linda Willis, Sharon Jo Ratliff and Heather Ratliff; and three nephews, Dan, George W. and Brett Powers.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, July 26, 2002, at Haysi Funeral Home with Rev. Richard Hicks officiating. Burial will follow in Hall Cemetery, Route 1, Haysi. Relatives and friends will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends after 6 p.m. Thursday where an evening service will be held at 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Dickenson First Presbyterian Church, Main Street, Haysi, VA.
Haysi Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Lakie O. Pruner
GLADE SPRING - At the request of Mrs. Lakie Overbay Pruner, a graveside funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 24, 2002, at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in the Friendship community, with Dr. Jack Garland and Rev. Phil Fishbach officiating. Those attending the funeral service are asked to assemble at the cemetery by 10:50 a.m. Wednesday. The family will receive friends at any time at Mrs. Pruner's home. There will be no visitation at the funeral home; however, her friends may visit at their convenience to sign the register. In place of flowers, Mrs. Pruner has requested that memorial donations be made to Friendship Baptist Church, 35411 Love's Mill Road, Glade Spring, VA 24320.
Mrs. Pruner, 93, died Sunday, July 21, 2002, at Johnston Memorial Hospital.
Farris Funeral Service is serving the family of Mrs. Pruner.
Margaret L. Sexton
WISE - Margaret Lee Sexton, 73, died Tuesday July 23, 2002, in Lonesome Pine Hospital. She was a member of Freedom of Worship Church, Norton. She was preceded in death by her parents, Steve and Ethel Roark Yeary; a brother, Charles Allen Yeary; a sister, Gladys Irene Yeary; and two infant sons.
Surviving are two daughters and sons-in-law, Sandra and Claude Taylor of Wise and Nancy and Vester Jr. (June) Fields of Norton; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two sisters, Bobbie Jo Yeary of Chicago and Peggy Miracle of Pineville, Ky.; two half-brothers, Howard Wynn and Ernest Miracle; three half-sisters, Shirley Lewis, Bonnie O'Neil and Barbara Wynn; and friends and caregivers, Betty King and Barbara Taylor.
The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. Wednesday at Hagy & Fawbush Funeral Home in Norton. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday at Freedom of Worship Church with Dr. Tom Renfro officiating. Burial will follow in White Oak Gap Cemetery.
Hagy & Fawbush Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Jeff Turner
BIRCHLEAF, Va. - Jeff Turner, 81, of Star Route passed away Monday, July 22, 2002, at home. A native of Dickenson County, he was a son of the late Morgan and Hattie Fleming Turner. He was a retired miner, a member of the UMWA Local 1256, a U.S. Army veteran and was of the Baptist faith.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Erlene Turner and a son, Kenny Turner.
Survivors include his wife, Emma Colley Turner; a daughter and son-in-law, Lana and Ronnie Sharp of Birchleaf; a son and daughter-in-law, Dennis and Darlene Turner of Clintwood; an adopted son and his wife, Ronnie Dean and Shelby Jean Turner of Birchleaf; a daughter-in-law, Charlene Turner of Haysi; three sisters, Carrie Hays of Caney Ridge, Va., Genola Stalcup of Bristol Tennessee, and Faye Minga of Blountville; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 25, 2002, at Haysi Funeral Home with Elders Denny Deel and Jackie Yates. Burial will follow in Sutherland Cemetery, Birchleaf. Grandsons and nephews will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends after 6 p.m. Wednesday, where a song service will be held at 7 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, please make memorial contributions to Haysi Rescue Squad.
Haysi Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Angel Hope Warren
ABINGDON - Angel Hope Warren, infant daughter of Brandon Neil McCray and Elizabeth Hope Warren, died Monday, July 22, 2002, in Johnston Memorial Hospital
Other survivors include maternal grandparents, Jerry and Peggy Warren; paternal grandmother, Judy Milhorne and husband, Roger; and paternal grandfather, Jimmy Wayne McCray.
The funeral service will be conducted Wednesday, July 24, 2002, at 9:30 a.m. at the graveside in Forest Hills Memory Gardens with the Rev. Jerry Eggers officiating.
Family and friends may assemble at the cemetery for the graveside service.
Farris Funeral Service is serving the Warren family.
Robert W. Willis
Graveside services for Robert W. (Bob) Willis will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Shelby Hills Cemetery with Rev. Jimmy Sproles officiating.
Mr. Willis died July 21, 2002, at Greystone Health Care Center.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Roy W. Worley
Graveside services Roy Washington "Bud" Worley will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 24, 2002, in Fall Hill Cemetery, Saltville. Honorary pallbearers will be great-nephews, Robert Dustin Burchfield, William Jordon Webb and Andrew Tyra Webb. Those wishing to express condolences online may do so at www.campbell-funeralhome.com.
Mr. Worley, 69, a resident of 12561 Smith Creek Raod, Bristol, Va., died Sunday, July 21, 2002, in Johnston Memorial Hospital.
Campbell Funeral Home, Abingdon, is in charge of arrangements.
Billy Ray Ayers
NORTON - Funeral Services for Billy Ray Ayers will be conducted at 10 a.m. Sunday in the funeral home chapel, with Gary Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the American Legion Cemetery, where military graveside rites will be conducted by NortonVFW Post 4301 and Wise DAV Chapter 56.
Mr. Ayers, 70, died Thursday, July 11, 2002, at his residence in Norton.
Jesse D. Blevins
GREEN COVE, Va. - Jesse D. Blevins, 74, died Friday, July 12, 2002, at his residence after a courageous struggle with cancer. He was a native of Washington County and had lived in Maryland for 30 years before moving back to Green Cove in 1980. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean conflict. Mr. Blevins retired from the Division of Motor Vehicles in Washington, D.C., and was a member of Green Cove Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn M. Blevins; his father and mother, C. Dewey and S. Catherine Blevins; and a sister, Esther Duvak.
He is survived by one son, Jeffery Blevins of Green Cove; one daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Martin Klapac of College Park, Md.; six grandchildren, Jessica and Matthew Blevins and Kyle, Rosemary, Joseph and Timothy Klapac; three sisters, Edith Ashley and Louise Waters, both of Abingdon, and Ima Layman of Farmington, N.M.; one brother, Estel Blevins of Meadowview; special sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Rena and Reece Wyatt of Spotsylvania, Va.; dear friend, Russ Barr; and many nieces and nephews who loved him very much.
The funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 16, 2002, in Green Cove Baptist Church with Rev. Charles E. "Jody" Blevins and Rev. Tim Blevins officiating. Burial will follow in the Green Cove Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jeff Blevins, Martin Klapac, Kyle Klapac, Ronald Wyatt, Roger Layman and Tommy Waters. Honorary pallbearers will be Estel Blevins, Reece Wyatt and Bill Layman. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be sent to Vriginia's Home Heath and Hospice Care, 600 W. Ridge Road, Wytheville, VA 24382. The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. Monday at Garrett Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent to the family via e-mail at garrett@funeral-plans.com. Garrett Funeral Home in Damascus is serving the family of Mr. Blevins.
Nora B. Brewer
Funeral services for Nora Ethel Boardwine Brewer will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Ministers Carl Young and Kenneth Widner officiating. Burial will follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons.
Mrs. Brewer, 86, of the Jasper Creek community, died Thursday at the home of her son, Jack Brewer, of Bristol Virgina.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
