Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014
Hugh H. Carter
MEADOWVIEW - Mr. Hugh Hamerton Carter, 82, passed away, Wednesday, May 1, 2002, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was a lifelong resident of Washington County. He was the son of the late Johnny and Daisy Carter. Hugh attended Lifeline Ministries and was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in World War II. He was a former scoutmaster and was a member of James Peters DAV Post 57. He was a retired employee of the Dixie Coca-Cola Co. and John Sevier Steam Plant in Bristol.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Carter; sons William Carter of Meadowview, George Carter of Wytheville and Jerome Carter of Fairfax, Va.; daughters Mary Jenkins of Wytheville, Charlotte Carter Carter of Meadowview, Denise Wilson of Arlington, Texas, and Michelle Carter of Charlotte, N.C.; sisters Saraphine Carter and Naomi Lindsey, both of Meadowview; 14 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
At the request of Hugh, a celebration of life was held July 22, 2000, at Lifeline Ministries. A graveside service will be held Saturday, May 4, 2002, at 2 p.m. in Forest Hills Memory Gardens with Rev. Darrell Martin officiating. Military rites will be conducted by Highlands Honor Color Guard. There will be no visitation or viewing at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Jerome Carter, Charles Coleman, Chris Carter, Shawn Rouse, Darrell Coleman, David Coleman and Tony Coleman. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. J.S. Shaffer and Allen Clarke. The family has requested no flowers, but contributions to be made to the Lifeline Ministries, P.O. Box 337, Meadowview, VA 24361. Those attending the service Saturday are ask to meet at the funeral home by 1:30 p.m. for a procession to the cemetery.
Farris Funeral Service is serving the family of Mr. Carter.
Clayton Colley
VANSANT --Funeral services for Clayton Colley will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, May 3, 2002, at Haysi Funeral Home with Kyle Ratliff, Lee Roy Wilson and Denver Barton officiating. Burial will follow in Colley Cemetery, Route 1, Vansant. Pallbearers will be Daniel Colley, James Colley, Timmy Colley, Andrew Colley, Chris Colley, Johnny Colley, Jimmy Colley and Jeffrey Barger.
Mr. Colley, 51, of Route 1, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2002, at Buchanan General Hospital in Grundy.
Haysi Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Angela J. Goins
KINGSPORT - Graveside services for Angela Jeanne Gentry Goins will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday in Shipley Cemetery with Dr. Andrew Spence officiating. Honorary pallbearers: Brett Denton, Marvin Goins, James E. Denton, H.M. Denton Jr., Marty Denton, Kevin Denton, doctors and staff ETSU Cancer Center, Dr. Ed Griffin and Johnson City Medical Center Hospice Staff.
Those desiring may make memorials to Breast Cancer Research Fund, c/o American Cancer Society, 2513 Wesley St., Suite 4, Johnson City, TN 37601. The family wishes to express thanks and appreciation for all the thoughts and prayers extended to them during this difficult time.
Mrs. Goins, 30, of 417 Barnette Drive, died Tuesday, April 30, 2002, at her residence.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge.
Samuel W. Harrison
HONAKER - Funeral services for Mr. Samuel W. Harrison will be conducted at 7 p.m. Friday in Honaker Funeral Home Chapel, Honaker, with Rev. Peerman Lester officiating.
Friends may call at Honaker Funeral Home from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday.
Graveside services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday in Maury Cemetery in Richmond. Friends are asked to assemble at the cemeter
Mr. Harrison, 80, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2002, in Lebanon.
Vivian M. Hickman
Graveside services for Vivian Margaret Hickman will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday in Glenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Mike Mech, Bill Pierce, Dustin Pierce, Ross Musselwhite, Jamie Sells and Gary Trinkle.
Mrs. Hickman, 78, of 301 Circle Drive, Bristol, Tenn., died Tuesday, April 30, 2002, in Woodstock, Ga.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge.
Shirley Brown Leonard
Ms. Shirley Brown Leonard, 63, of the Riverbend community unexpectedly passed away and went to be with the Lord on April 30, 2002. She was a loving mother and friend to all who knew her. She was a very accomplished bowler for a number of years at Bellmont Lanes and Interstate Bowl, where she earned numerous awards and titles. She loved the outdoors, gardening and quilting.
She is survived by her mother, Ms. Burcha Clark; children and spouses, Shirlene and David Miller, Donna and Scott Morrell, Janene and Eric Shepherd and Billy Ray and Cyndi Brown; 12 grandchildren, whom she adored, April, Matthew, Cory, Katie and Kellie Miller, Amber and Garrett Whitaker, Arica and Sara Shepherd and Natasha, Alayzia and Lauren Brown; and numerous special friends.
Shirley was preceded in death by her father, Lacy Gross; her sister, Evelyn Milhorn; and several aunts and uncles.
Funeral services will be conducted at 6 p.m. Friday, April 3, 2002, in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Ken Kehere officiating. The committal will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in The Shipley Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be close friends and family. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family. E-mail condolences may be sent to www.weaverfunerahome.net. The family will receive friends following the funeral service at Weaver Funeral Home.
Donald D. Morrell
Donald D. Morrell, 61, of 408 Cheyenne Road, Bristol, Va., died Thursday, May 2, 2002, at home. He was the son of Marie Hicks Morrell and the late Charles True Morrell and was a graduate of Bristol Virginia High School and East Tennessee State University. He had lived in Richmond, Atlanta and Charlotte before returning to Bristol about 10 years ago. He was a retired insurance executive and was a member of McIver Memorial Presbyterian Church, the Metropolitan Mason Lodge 11 in Richmond and was a Shriner.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include two daughters, Vicki Bekaert of Alpharetta, Ga., and Tabitha Myler of Cumming, Ga.; four grandchildren, Mitch Myler, Chloe Bekaert, Jameson Bekaert and Meghan Myler.
The funeral service will be conducted at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon in Blevins Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. David Charlton officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain Veiw Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Bob Kennedy, Bob Smith, Roy Andes, Fred Barr, Leon "Bud" Stedman, Douwi Bekaert, C.E. Jacobs and Allen Skeens. The family will receive friends from 6-8 Friday evening at the funeral home.
Arrangements especially for Mr. Morrell have been made through Blevins Funeral Home.
Bertie Price Sauls
SAN BERNADINO, Calif. - Funeral services for Bertie Price Sauls will be conducted Friday at 8 p.m. in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Darrell Pickle officiating and music by Linda Goodman. Committal services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Knollkreg Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday from 6-7:45 p.m. prior to the service. E-mail condolences may be sent at www.weaverfuenralhome.net.
Mrs. Sauls, 79, went to be with God April 27, 2002, at home.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Maude Ellen Vance
HONAKER - Funeral services for Maude Ellen Vance will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday in Greenhills Memory Gardens Mausoleum Chapel, Claypool Hill, with Rev. Sammy Barnett officiating. Interment will follow in Greenhills Memory Gardens.
Those attending the service are asked to assemble at the cemetery. Friends will serve as pallbearers.
Miss Vance, 83, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2002, in a Lebanon hospital.
Farris Funeral Service of Abingdon is in charge.
Pauline P. Warden
ABINGDON - Committal graveside services for Mrs. Pauline Poole Warden will be conducted Friday, May 3, 2002, at 2 p.m. in Knollkreg Memorial Park. Those attending the service Friday are asked to assemble at the funeral home at 1:30 p.m. for the procession to the cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Robert Atkins, Doug Hale, Guy Odum, Butch McCall, Steve Carroll and Mike McCall.
Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions can be made to Virginia Home Health and Hospice Care, P.O. Box 257, Rural Retreat, VA 24368.
Mrs. Warden was born Nov. 5, 1925, to Robert Ray and Allie Stringer Poole. She died Tuesday, April 30, 2002, at the home of her son.
Farris Funeral Service, Abingdon, is serving the Warden family.
Lester B. Webb Jr.
PINEY FLATS - The committal service and burial for Lester Burton Webb Jr. will be at 11 o'clock Friday morning in Glenwood Cemetery with military graveside rites conducted by VFW Post 6975. Honorary pallbearers will be R.E. Milhorn, Richard Webb, John Wagner, Jennings Wagner, Verlin Dempsey, J.C. Akard and Ward Tipton. Condolences to the family may be sent via e-mail to oakley-cook@funeral-plans.com.
Mr. Webb Jr., 81, died Tuesday, April 30, 2002, at home.
Arrangements especially for Mr. Webb have been made through Oakley-Cook Funeral Home.
David Wells Sr.
BLOUNTVILLE - The committal service for William David Wells Sr. will be 11 a.m. Friday at Glenwood Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers are Bill Cooper, Kyle Browder, O'Dell Owens, Roger Daughtery, Sammy Countiss, Mike Fleenor, Charlie Pearman, Jerry Feathers, and deacons and ushers of Tennessee Avenue Baptist Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Tennessee Avenue Baptist Church, 104 Cypress St., Bristol, TN 37620.
Mr. Wells, 55, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, April 30, 2002, at Holston Valley Medical Center.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge.
Mildred Woodruff
ST. PAUL - Mildred Woodruff, 78, died Wednesday, May 1, 2002, at Norton Community Hospital in Norton.
She was born in Wise County, the daughter of the late Charlie and Oma Hamilton Booher.
Survivors include seven daughters, Georgia Poston of St. Paul, Barbara Wright of Castlewood, Kathleen Riner of St. Paul, Frances Adkins of Castlewood, Wilma Riner of Castlewood, Phyllis Campbell of Castlewood and Missy Hensley of Castlewood; six sons, Roy Woodruff of St. Paul, Roger Woodruff of Coeburn, Darvil Woodruff of Castlewood, Ronnie Woodruff of Wise, Donald Woodruff of Castlewood and Ricky Woodruff of Lebanon; three sisters, Ruby Couch of Castlewood, Lois Rose of Castlewood and Nellie Mays of Tyler, Mich.; one brother, George Booher of St. Paul; 42 grandchildren; 58 great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted in Castlewood Funeral Home Chapel in Castlewood Saturday, May 4, 2002, at 2 p.m. with Rev. Darrell Milgrim officiating. Interment will follow at Temple Hill Memorial Park in Castlewood. Pallbearers will be grandsons.
The family will receive friends at Castlewood Funeral Home Friday, May 3, 2002, from 6 to 9 p.m. Condolences may be sent to the Woodruff family via e-mail at castlewood@funeral-plans.com. Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Dorothy J. Baker
HURLEY, Va. - Dorothy Justus Baker, 75 years of age, of the Guesses Fork section, passed away Thursday, Dec. 19, 2002, in Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was a daughter of the late Ance and Sally Smith Justus. She was a life-long resident of Buchanan County, a member of Guesses Fork Church of God and was a homemaker.
Mrs. Baker was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Baker, Dec. 29, 1997.
She is survived by one daughter, Gail and husband, Dan Justus, Hurley; three sons, Gene and wife, Sue Baker, Richlands, Nelson and wife, Loretta Baker, Berlin, Mich., and Larry and wife, Debby Baker, Hurley; two sisters, Fredia Hurley, Hurley, Va., and Victoria Jesse, Paw Paw, Ky.; three granddaughters; one grandson; and one great-grandson.
She was preceded in death by three sisters; and two brothers.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, Dec. 22, 2002, at noon at the Guesses Fork Church of God with Revs. Donnie Prater, Wilbur Dotson and Doug Blankenship officiating with burial to follow in the Baker Cemetery on Guesses Fork, Hurley.
Services will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Guesses Fork Church of God.
The family wishes to express special thanks to the Grave Diggers.
Active pallbearers will be family and friends.
Grundy Funeral Home of Grundy is in charge of all arrangements.
Fayrene Ball
LEBANON - Funeral services for Fayrene Ball 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.
Miss Ball, 69, formerly of Council, Va., passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002.
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 38 years.
He is survived by is wife and sweetheart of 50 years, Laura Frances 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 View Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel.
Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Breeding.
William M. Carrier
BLUFF CITY - Funeral services for William Murphy Carrier 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.
Mr. Carrier, 74, 281 Oak Lane, died Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002, in Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Agnes Novella Cobb
LOUDON, Tenn. - Agnes Novella Cobb, 73, of 166 Creekwood Circle, died Friday, Dec. 20, 2002, at Parkwest Hospital. She was preceded in death by her mother, Dorothy Rhynes.
Survivors: son and daughter-in-law, Lonnie and Phyllis Booher, Bristol Virginia; sister, Lane Susie Lester, Bristol Virginia; grandchildren, Rena Gibson; and great-granddaughter, Kaylee Gibson, Bristol Virginia; and special cousin, Liz of Chattanooga.
Funeral services 7:30 p.m. Sunday in Loudon Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Jeff Schrimsher will officiate. Interment 10 a.m. Monday in Steekee Cemetery. Family will receive friends 6-7:30 p.m. Sunday in Loudon Funeral Home.
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.
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.
