Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014
Charles W. Thompson
SALTVILLE - Mr. Charles William "Crossie" Thompson, 74, born March 16, 1928, in Smyth County, Va.,. died Tuesday, Nov. 19 , 2002, at his home in Saltville. He was preceded in death by six sisters, Hattie Harmon, Virginia Henderson, Bess Stumbo, Beulah Sweat, Helen Collins and Liz Sweet.
Survivors: his wife, Zella Tolbert Thompson, Saltville; one sister, Billie Robbins, Glade Spring; one brother, Johnny Thompson of the home; three stepsons, Laney Kestner, Rev. Wade Kestner and R.J. Kestner, all of Saltville; two stepdaughters, Eula Caudill, Saltville and Louise Robbins, Chilhowie; several step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002, at Henderson Funeral Chapel with Rev. Bobby Collins officiating. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Pineridge Cemetery. Pallbearers will be George Robbins, Dennis Sykes, Daryl Jackson, Ronnie Powers, Jerry Frye, Garland Hogston, Tom Sweet, Kenny Collins, William Stumbo and Rocky Stumbo. Honorary pallbearers and special friends are Allen Cardwell, Big E Eastridge, Lincoln Hunt and Henry Cardwell. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday evening just prior to the funeral service. The family would like to extend special thanks to Wellmont Hospice, Dr. Swan and Dr. Powers. D.R. Henderson Funeral Home of Saltville is serving the family.
Angelina S. Turner
ST. PAUL - Graveside services for Angelina Sproles Turner will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2002, in Temple Hill Memorial Park, Castlewood, with Father Paul Maier officiating. The funeral procession will leave from Castlewood Funeral Home for the cemetery at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Pallbearers will be Brit Bentley, Mark Sproles, Jessee Turner, Jim Fields, Greg Sproles, Jamie Sproles, Roger Turner and Tim Austin.
Condolences may be sent to the Turner family via e-mail to the funeral home.
Mrs. Turner, 25, passed away Sunday, Nov. 17, 2002, at Norton Community Hospital in Norton.
Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Alice C. Allison
SALTVILLE - Mrs. Alice C. Allison, 84, beloved daughter, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2002, at her home. She was born April 16, 1918, in Saltville where she spent her entire life. She was a member of the Cardwell Town Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herman; her son, James; her grandson, Jeffrey Blevins; her parents, Susie and Andrew Chapman; and several brothers and sisters.
Survivors: two daughters, Christine Bradley, Marietta, Ga., and Mary Pierce, Weston, Fla.; two sons-in-law, George Bradley and Jeff Pierce; one daughter-in-law, Nancy Allison, Karn City, Pa.; eight grandchildren, Kim Pierce and Robert Hoover, James & Kim Allison, Lare Allison and Don Selfridge, James Bradley, Susan Bradley and Tom Timmons; three great-grandchildren, Peyton Allison, Dessa Selfridge and Miles Hoover; one sister, Lula Broady, Lenoir, N.C.; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, 2002, at Henderson Funeral Chapel with Rev. Bob Surber and Rev. Jimmy Taylor officiating. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mount Rose Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday evening prior to the funeral service. The family requests that memorial contributions be made to Virginia Hospice Care, P.O. Box 257, Rural Retreat, VA 24388. D.R. Henderson Funeral Home of Saltville is serving the family.
Joe Allen Arnold
Services for Joe Allen Arnold will be held 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, 2002, in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Niles Kitzmiller officiating. Private burial will be held in Sunrise Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice. Honorary pallbearers will be Gregg Arnold, Steven Boyd, Chuck Arnold, Mickey Forester, Clayton Arnold, Ronnie Hale, Lewis Hale and Al Groseclose. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Thursday evening. Email condolences may be sent to the family at www.weaverfuneralhome.net.
Mr. Arnold, 62, of 352 Riverview Road, Bristol, Tenn., passed away Sunday, Sept. 15, 2002, at his residence.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge.
Margaret Atkinson
KINGSPORT - Margaret Atkinson, 70, of 1403 Miller St., was called home at 4 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002, at her home.
Born in Russell County, Va., Margaret resided in Charlotte, N.C., before moving to Kingsport where she lived for the past 13 years.
She was of the Baptist faith.
Her parents, Burchard and Margie Musick; a sister, Myrtle Musick; and a grandson, Michael Swafford, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Margaret Baker, Kingsport; a son, Michael Craig Swafford and wife Amy, Kingsport; four grandchildren, Samantha Baker, Joseph Baker, Michelle Swafford and Cynthia Swafford; four sisters, Mary Smith, Bristol Tennessee, Annette Musick, Cleveland, Va., Edith Isenberg and Linda Sue Hite, both of Kingsport; eight brothers, Bill Musick, Augusta Springs, Va., Elmer (Dick) Musick, Cleveland, Gordon Musick, Richmond, Doug Musick, Kingsport, Jack Musick, Wytheville, Kenneth Ed Musick, Lebanon, Emmit Musick, Cleveland and Allen Musick, Honaker; and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at Hamlet-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home with Rev. Mike Cutshaw officiating.
Margaret's request was to be cremated.
Lynda Y. Boggs
LEBANON - Lynda Sue Yates Boggs, 59, died Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2002, at the Russell County Medical Center.
Born April 20, 1943, in Russell County, she was a daughter of Charles Bruce Yates and the late Eula Faye Hess Yates. She was a graduate of Southwest Virginia Community College and the University of North Carolina, Asheville. A nurse practitioner, she practiced with Dr. Darlene Litton at Med Express in Bristol Virginia. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Honaker for many years.
Surviving, in addition to her father, are two daughters and sons-in-law, Lisa and Rick Honaker, Lexington, Ky., and Sonya and Johnny Martin, Castlewood; two sons and daughters-in-law, Scott and Susan Boggs, Locust Grove, Va., and Bruce and Amanda Boggs, Johnson City; seven grandchildren, Shanna, Brent and Eric Honaker, Emily and Sam Martin and Seth and Shae Boggs; one sister, Billie Jo Yates, Lebanon; and one brother, C.B. Yates Jr., Honaker.
A private funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 20, 2002, in the Lebanon Baptist Church with the Rev. Chris Musick and the Rev. Tom Edwards officiating. Burial will follow in Russell Memorial Cemetery. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, 2002, at the church. In lieu of flowers, donations are being made to Lighthouse Ministries, Route 1, Box 377 J5, Castlewood, VA 24224. Contributions will go toward a mission medical clinic in her name.
Combs Funeral Service is serving the Boggs family.
Mamie H. Bralley
IVANHOE, Va. - Mamie Ester Holliday Bralley, 97, passed away Thursday, Sept. 18, 2002, in the Wythe County Community Hospital. She was born in Wythe County, daughter of the late Charles Robert and Annie Strickler Holliday. She was a member of Forest United Methodist Church and Ivanhoe Sunshine Rebekah Lodge 20. Mrs. Bralley was preceded in death by her husband, Isaac H. "Ike" Bralley; a son, Edward Michael "Mickey" Bralley; four sisters; and one brother.
She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Charles "Cork" and Doris Bralley of Rural Retreat, Va., and James Robert "Jim Bob" and Dixie Bralley of Augusta, Ga.; one sister, Betty Holliday of Ivanhoe; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Friday, Sept. 20, 2002, at 2 p.m. at the Reese Funeral Chapel with the Rev. A.C. Ashford and the Rev. Mike Waller officiating. Interment will follow in The Odd Fellows Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the Reese Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. The Sunshine Rebekah Lodge 20 will conduct a memorial service Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
Reese Funeral Home in Austinville, Va., is in charge of the arrangements.
Anna C. Couch
LEBANON --Funeral services for Anna Ruth Chafin Couch will be Thursday, Sept. 19, 2002, at 11 a.m. in the Combs Funeral Service Chapel with Dave Wright and Mike Cook officiating. Burial will follow in the Temple Hill Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Benny Kantsos, Scott Vase, Landon Whited, Jason Whited, Travis Hooker and Doug Chafin.
Mrs. Couch, 67, died Monday, Sept. 16, 2002, at her home in the Spring City Community.
Combs Funeral Service is serving the family of Mrs. Couch.
William A. Grizzle
LEBANON - William A. (Bill) Grizzle, 73, died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002, in the Johnston Memorial Hospital.
Arrangements are incomplete. Combs Funeral Service is serving the Grizzle family.
Anna M. Hancock
CERES, VA. - Anna Lois McFarland Hancock, 86, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2002, after a long illness in Takoma Adventist Hospital, Greeneville, Tenn. She made her home with her daughter and son-in-law, Aileen and Donald Solomon, Greeneville, since 1998. She was born in Bland County, daughter of the late Loranza D. "L.D." McFarland and Rosa Mae King McFarland. She was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church and was preceded in death by her husband, Byron Hancock; a grandson, Robert Thompson; and a great-granddaughter, Erica Burton.
She is survived by three daughters and sons-in-law, Mae and Donald Hanshew of Ceres, Doris and Lenden Thompson of Burkes Garden, Va., and Aileen and Donald Solomon of Greeneville; one son and daughter-in-law, Alvin and Tammy Hancock of Ceres; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Friday, Sept. 20, 2002, at 2 p.m. in the Bethany United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ruthanne Henley officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the Bland Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday or at the home of her son, Alvin, at any time.
Highland Funeral Home, Bland, Va., is in charge of the arrangements.
Nellie Hart
MARION - Nellie Gray (Copenhaver) Hart, 95, died Sept. 18, 2002, in Webster, Texas.
Survivors and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Bradley's Funeral Home, Marion.
Vivian V. Herndon
ABINGDON --The funeral service for Vivian Virginia (Glovier) Herndon will be conducted Friday, Sept. 20, 2002, at 2 p.m. at the graveside in the Temple Hill Memorial Park with Reverend Bill Rowland officiating.
There will be no visitation in the funeral home.
Family and friends may assemble at the funeral home on Friday with the procession to Temple Hill Memorial Park leaving at 1 p.m.
Mrs. Herndon, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2002, after a long illness.
Honorary pallbearers will be grandsons, James Scott Herndon, Jason Todd Herndon, Jeffry Stowe Herndon, Kenneth Scott Warner, David Lance Warner, Stephen Warner and Don Andrew Price, and nephew, Fred Alden Herndon.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the American Lung Association of Virginia, 370 E. Main St., Abingdon, VA 24210 or to Abingdon United Methodist Church, 101 E. Main St., Abingdon, VA 24210.
Farris Funeral Service, Abingdon, is serving the Herndon family.
James Wilbur Horne
The Service of Death and Resurrection for James Wilbur Horne will be conducted at 2 o'clock Thursday, Sept. 19, in the Chapel of Blevins Funeral Home with Dr. Tony Collins officiating. The committal service and entombment will follow at Tri-Cities Memory Gardens Mausoleum. Military rites will be conducted by the Honor Guard of Ft. Campbell, Ky. Honorary pallbearers will be Jim Carswell, Maynard Hall, Frank Day, Herschel Stevens, Charles Anderson and Dennis Crutchfield. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Reynolds Memorial United Methodist Church Building Fund, 327 Mary St., Bristol, VA 24201. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 Wednesday evening at Blevins Funeral Home.
Mr. Horne, 81, of Bristol Tennessee, passed away Sept. 15, 2002, at the James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Mountain Home, Tenn.
Arrangements especially for Mr. Horne have been made through Blevins Funeral Home.
Christopher C. Laney
EDINBURGH, Ind. - Christopher Charles Laney, 17, of 9337 S. 825 W., died Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2002, at Johnson Memorial Hospital, Franklin, Ind. Born in Columbus, Ind., he was a son of Christopher Lynn Laney and Charlene Sue McPeek. He was a high school student at Southwestern High School and was active in the basketball program. He had previously attended elementary school in Kingsport, Tenn.
Surviving, in addition to his parents, are two half sisters, Melissa Weber, Edinburgh and Jerra Burton, Columbus; grandmother, Rita Hedges, Indianapolis; and great-grandmother, Katherine Joy McPeek, Columbus.
Funeral service will be Friday in Edinburgh.
Murphy-Parks Funeral Service of Shelbyville, Ind., is in charge.
Vada W. Livingston
Vada Dolly Willis Livingston, 87, of 316 Magnolia Drive, Bristol, Va., passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was born the daughter of the late Samuel and Alpha Hopkins Willis in Blackwater, Va. She was a housewife and had lived in the Bristol area since 1942. Mrs. Livingston was a member of North Bristol Baptist Church where she was a member of Rebecca's Circle and the Dorcas Sunday School Class. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Lester Livingston.
Survivors include daughters, Helen L. Harrington and Callie L. Bowery, both of Bristol Virginia; grandchildren, Timothy Daniel Harrington, Beth Anne Leonard, Callie Renee Emmert and Dolly Mae Terlizzi; sister. Euna Wallen of Whitmire, S.C.; brother, Lester Willis of Whitmire; four great-grandchildren, Cody and Eli Leonard, Caleb Emmert and David Eric Terlizzi; several nieces and nephews; and special friends, Ellen Tucker, Karen Parks and Patsy Hushour.
Funeral services will be conducted on Friday at 2 p.m. in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Gary Montgomery, Rev. Donald Page and Rev. John Sarver officiating. Committal services will be held on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Mountain View Mausoleum. Pallbearers include Bill Harrington, Doug Bowery, Joe Leonard, Roncie Emmert and Eric Terlizzi. Honorary pallbearers include Calvin "Butch" Parks, Walker Parks, Walter "Sonny" Barnett, Ed Eads, Dr. Fred Greear and the 3rd and 4th floor nursing staffs at Bristol Regional Medical Center. The family will receive friends on Friday from 1-2 p.m. prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to North Bristol Baptist Church, 46 Church St., Bristol, Va.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Virginia F. Love
Committal services for Virginia Harless Foster Love will be held on Thursday at 1 p.m. at Forest Hills Memory Gardens. Honorary pallbearers will include: Dr. Michael Fletcher and her brothers-in-Christ from True Faith Tabernacle.
Mrs. Love, 77, of 1520 Kentucky Ave., Bristol, Tenn., passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2002, at Wellmont Hospice House.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Robert S. Morrison
ASHTABULA, Ohio - Robert S. Morrison, 92, founder of Molded Fiber Glass companies, died Monday, Sept. 16, at his home after a lengthy illness. Mr. Morrison was born in Ashtabula on Nov. 19, 1909, the son of Frederick and Edith (Root) Morrison. He graduated from Ashtabula High School and from Oberlin College with honors in economics. He was preceded in death by his parents and by a brother, Henry.
Survivors include his wife Helen (Scott) whom he married July 22, 1939; four children, Louise Raffa of Ashtabula, Robert D. Morrison of Ft. Wayne, Nancy Warner of Ashtabula and Richard Morrison of Concord Township; nine grandchildren, James and Douglas Morrison, Ann Qualls, Thomas, Robert and Alec Raffa, Garth Warner, Bethany Miller and Hilary Morrison; and three great-grandchildren, Tyra Miller, Jalen Miller and Adil Morrison.
He attended Harvard Business School, did economic and marketing research in Milwaukee before moving to Ashtabula and establishing Morrison Motors, a Ford dealership. He became president of the Ashtabula Industrial Corporation which was founded by several Ashtabula businessmen to attract new industry to the area.
A lifelong entrepreneur he founded MFG in 1948, which eventually grew to include 12 divisions in several states. He established a profit sharing bonus system for all MFG employees which remains in effect today. He was also a chairman and chief executive officer of Morrison Molded Fiber Glass Company of Bristol Virginia; MFG Justin Tank Company of Georgetown, Delaware, and Creative Millwork of Ohio in Ashtabula. He assisted many companies in getting started in Ashtabula.
Robert Morrison developed many new processes and products utilizing fiber glass reinforced plastics and was responsible for the Chevrolet Corvette having a fiber glass body. For his contributions to the industry he was elected a charter member of the plastics Hall of Fame in 1973.
He was a prolific and published writer, authoring a daily syndicated newspaper column as well as a series of articles for the Ashtabula Star Beacon on the importance of economics in daily living.
He wrote four books, The Con-Tax Plan; Inflation Can be Stopped; Handbook for Manufacturing Entrepreneurs and (with Angus Ray) The Real War on Inflation Has Not Begun. He was interviewed on national television many times and invited to discuss his ideas at the White House with President Ford's Board of Economic Advisors. He was a frequent speaker before numerous groups around the USA.
Always regarded as a man who expressed what he believe, he offered advice and encouragement to anyone who sought his help. He was strongly instructive to elected officials about their responsibilities to the general public for he knew what really mattered most to the average citizen. His love for animals led him to be instrumental in the construction of a new shelter for the Animal Protective League. He and his wife, Helen, continued to be major benefactors to the league. His main hobby was golf and he supported local area golf teams.
He has received numerous awards over the years including the Chamber of Commerce Award of Excellence, the President's Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the County Growth Partnership and Special Recognition by the State of Ohio Department of Development. He was a director of the Ohio Manufacturer's Association, a Trustee of Grand River Academy and a member of the Second Congregational Church serving as a chairman of the Board of Trustees and the Stewardship Committee. He often said his social responsibility was to provide good employment for as many people as possible.
Funeral services will be Friday, Sept. 20, at 11 a.m. at the Second Congregational Church, 319 Lake Ave., Ashtabula, with Rev. Glen Warner officiating. Burial will be in Ridgeview Cemetery in Ashtabula.
Calling hours will be Thursday, Sept. 19, from noon to 2 p.m. and from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Ross-Billman Funeral Home, 526 W. Prospect Road, Ashtabula.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Second Congregational Church or the Animal Protective League. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home and the church.
