Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014
Patricia G. Werth
MARION - Patricia Ann Guy Werth, 54, of Independence, Va., died Sunday, Sept. 22, 2002, from injuries received in an automobile accident. Mrs. Werth was a graduate of Radford University and received her doctorate at Virginia Tech. She is survived by her husband, Frederick Morrison Werth Jr. of Independence; two sons, Frederick M. Werth III and wife, Diane, of St. Charles, Mo., and Geoffrey Werth of Redstone, Colo.; her father and stepmother, Robert and Kathy Guy of Marion; three sisters, Dr. Mary Miller of Blacksburg, Michelle DeBord of Rural Retreat and Nancy McDonald of Mt. Dora, Fla.; three brothers, Robert Guy of Ocean Shores, Wash., J. Arthur Guy of Charleston, S.C., and Timothy Guy of Ladson, S.C.; four grandchildren, Caitlin Danielle Werth, Christian Willams, Frederick M. Werth IV and Virginia Lacy Werth. A Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated Monday, Sept. 30, 2002, at 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Blacksburg, with Reverend Mark Lawlor the celebrant. Burial will follow in New Dublin Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Dublin. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 6 until 9 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the St. Frances of Rome Catholic Church-Expansion Fund, P.O. Box 367, Sparta, NC 28675. Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is serving the Werth family.
Sally M. Werth
MARION - Sally McGavock Werth, 23, of Independence, Va., and Radford, died Sunday, Sept. 22, 2002, from injuries received in an automobile accident. Miss Werth was a senior at Radford University. She is survived by her father, Frederick Morrison Werth Jr. of Independence; two brothers, Frederick M. Werth III and wife, Diane, of St. Charles, Mo., and Geoffrey Werth of Redstone, Colo; her grandparents, Sally Werth of Rural Retreat and Robert and Kathy Guy of Marion; four nieces and nephews, Caitlin Danielle Werth, Christian Williams, Frederick M. Werth IV and Virginia Lacy Werth. A Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated Monday, Sept. 30, 2002, at 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Blacksburg, with Reverend Mark Lawlor the celebrant. Burial will follow in New Dublin Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Dublin. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 6 until 9 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Frances of Rome Catholic Church-Expansion Fund, P.O. Box 367, Sparta, NC 28675. Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is serving the Werth family.
Margaret O. Willoughby
Graveside services for Margaret Owens Willoughby will be held 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.
Mrs. Willoughby, 89, of Bristol Tennessee, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2002, at her residence.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mabel J. Woodward
Mrs. Mabel Virginia Jessee Woodward, 87, of 2439 Broad St., Bristol, Tenn., died Friday, Sept. 27, 2002, in Wellmont Hospice House.
Mrs. Woodward lived most of her life in Okeechobee, Fla., before moving to Bristol seven years ago. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mack W. Woodward; and one son, Wade D. Dayton.
Survivors include three daughters, Cindy Grant and June McGhee, both of Bristol Virginia, and Joyce Tester of Bristol Tennessee; and one son, Eddie R. Dayton of Fort Myers, Fla. Also surivivng are 10 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, 2002, in Mountain View Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel with Rev. Walter Statzer officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain View Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 205 W. Main St., Abingdon, VA 24210 or the Wellmont Hospice House, 280 Steele's Road, Bristol, TN 37620. There will be no visitation or viewing at the funeral home. E-mail condolences may be sent to the family of Mrs. Woodward at akardfh@peercom.net. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Woodward.
Roydell C. Bailey
The funeral service for Roydell C. Bailey will be conducted at noon Monday at the graveside in Glenwood Cemetery with Rev. Dr. Paul Hamilton Fuller IV officiating. Burial will follow. In lieu of flowers, memorial contribuitons may be sent to Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 700 Cumberland St., Bristol, VA 24201.
Mrs. Bailey, 71, died Friday, March 29, 2002, at Bristol Regional Medical Center.
Arrangements especially for Mrs. Bailey have been made through Oakley-Cook Funeral Home.
James Amo Baker
MEADOWVIEW - Graveside services for James Amo Baker be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, April 1, 2002, at Knollkreg Cemetery. The Rev. Bill Pickels will officiate.
Military rites will be accorded by Patton-Crosswhite VFW Post 6975.
Pallbearers will be Ken Parker, John Matt Baker, Charles Baker, Rexx Baker, David Daniel Brown and Fonzo Randolph.
Family and friends may gather by 12:30 p.m. at Farris Funeral Service before departing for the graveside services to go in procession to the cemetery. Those wishing to express sympathy may do so online at www.farrisfuneral-service.com.
Mr. Baker, 92, died Friday, March 29, 2002, in Valley Health Care in Chilhowie.
Farris Funeral Service is serving the family of Mr. Baker.
Jimmy Lee Bledsoe
Jimmy Bledsoe, 45, of 2111 Highway 126, Bristol, Tenn., went to be with the Lord Friday, March 29, 2002, at Wellmont Hospice House.
Mr. Bledsoe was born in Lee County, Va., Aug. 25, 1956, moved to Bristol with his family in 1961 and resided in Bristol throughout his life.
Mr. Bledsoe graduated from Central High School in 1974, and graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a degree in music education. Mr. Bledsoe was a substitute teacher in Sullivan County and taught private music lessons. He was an employee of Bell South. He was an avid musician and his favorite hobby was tennis, where he excelled.
Survivors include his parents, James and Reba Bledsoe of Bristol, Tenn.; brother and sister-in-law, Mark and Tracy Bledsoe of Blountville; nephew, Aaron Bledsoe of Blountville; maternal grandmother, Mildred Mize of Bluff City; and several aunts and uncles.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 7 p.m. in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Todd Crusenberry officiating and the eulogy will be presented by friend Lyndon Leonard. Committal services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Glenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers include Phil Caywood, Buddy Caywood, Todd Smith, Brad Pippin, Jim Flannagan, Dr. Tom Kitts and Dr. Joey Suh. The family will receive friends Sunday from 6-7 p.m. prior to the service and other times at the home of his parents at 699 Old Stage Trail Road, Bristol, Tenn. E-mail condolences may be sent at www.weaver-funeralhome.net.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Billy F. Blevins
TALBOTT, Tenn. - Billy Frank Blevins, 55, died Saturday, March 30, 2002, at University of Tennessee Memorial Hospital, Knoxville. He was a former resident of Seven Mile Ford, Va.
Arrangements are incomplete.
Williams Funeral Home, Chilhowie, is in charge of arrangements.
Bettie Andis Boy
LIMESTONE, Tenn. - Ms. Bettie Andis Boy, 79, formerly of Kingsport, died Friday, March 29, 2002, at Anderson Health Care Center after a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Boy was a Washington County native and daughter of the late Guy and Hannah Lewis Andis.
She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Johnson City, past member of Washington County Home De monstration Club and the Presbyterian Women.
Mrs. Boy was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband of 58 years, Ralph E. Boy Jr. of Anderson Health Care Center; one son, William R. Boy of Telford; two daughters, Barbara Brookshire of Bluff City and Beverly Rohs of Longmont, Colo.; eight grandchildren,Whit Boy of Maryville, Sarah Knight and TaraKane Brookshire, both of Bluff City, Katherine Rohs, Daniel Rohs, Andrew Rohs and Patricia Rohs, all of Longmont, and Jack Brookshire of Bristol, Va.; and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Sunday, March 31, 2002, at Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Baron Eliason officiating. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Sunday prior to the service.
Interment services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, April 1, 2002, at Monte Vista Burial Park.
Memorial donations may be made to First Presbyterian Church Building Fund, 105 S. Boone St., Johnson City, TN 37601 or Alzheimer Northeast Tennessee Chapter, 207 N. Boone St., Suite 1050, Johnson City, TN 37604.
Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home, Jonesborough, 753-0514.
Ricky W. Bralley
KINGSPORT - Ricky W. Bralley, 42, of 218 E. Sevier Ave. died at Holston Valley Medical Center at 11:45 p.m. Friday, March 29, 2002, following a long illness.
A native and lifelong resident of Kingsport, he graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School in 1977.
He was preceded in death by his father, Edgar Bralley; his paternal grandparents, Edgar M. Bralley and Ellen Cox; and maternal grandparents, Guy Roberts and Rosie Bowser.
Survivors include Angela Bralley; one son, Jason W. Bralley; and one daugher, Elizabeth Kate Bralley, all of Kingsport; mother, Ruby Bralley Roberts of Kingsport; sister, Debra Bralley Walsh of Kingsport; brothers Russ Bralley of Bristol and Doug Bralley and Randy Bralley, both of Church Hill; two nieces; and two nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Andy Sensabaugh officiating.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Bethany Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Russ Bralley, Doug Bralley, Randy Bralley, Elijah Walsh, Rookie McCracken and David Shupe.
Kate Jenkins Clark
HARRIMAN, Tenn. - Kate Jenkins Clark, 91, passed away Friday, March 29, 2002, at Rockwood Health Care Center. She was a member of Virginia Avenue Bapist Church in Bristol, Tenn. A native of Harriman, she resided in Bristol for several years. She was preceded in death by husband, Charles H. Clark Sr.; and several brothers and sisters.
Survivors include a daughter, Rita McGlothin of Harriman; a son, Charles "Buddy" Clark of Elizabethton; son and daughter-in-law, Layne and Vicki Clark of Youngsville, N.C.; a son, Duane Clark of Knoxville; grandchildren, Jan Stewart, Jeff McGlothin, Cheryl Clark and Tammy Cook; several great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; several nieces and nephews; and many friends.
Interment is set for 4 p.m. Sunday in Roane Memorial Gardens.
Kyker Funeral Home of Harriman is in charge.
E.M. Cross Jr.
PINEY FLATS - The funeral service for E.M. Cross Jr. will be conducted at 11 o'clock Monday, April 1, 2002, at the graveside in Shelby Hills Cemetery with Rev. Dan Theiben officiating. A Masonic Memorial service will be conducted at the graveside by Zollicoffer Lodge. The family will receive friends any time at Mr. Cross's home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Enterprise United Methodist Church, c/o May and Max Coats, 1419 Enterprise Road, Piney Flats, TN 37686.
Mr. Cross , 84, of 880 Summer Sound Road died Friday, March 29, 2002, at Greystone Health Care Center in Blountville.
Arrangements especially for Mr. Cross have been made through Oakley-Cook Funeral Home.
Haskel Lee Glover
BLUFF CITY - Haskel Lee Glover, 86, of 1649 Ryder Church Road died March 30, 2002, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born April 27, 1915, the son of the late Landon and Lula Carrier Glover. He had spent most of his life in the Bristol area and was a retired truck driver for Time-DC. He was a member of Mount Holston Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Johnnie C. Glover; sons Haskel Wayne Glover of Bluff City, Bobby Glover of Bristol, Tenn., and Haskel William Glover of Bristol, Tenn.; daughters Barbara Johnson of Trinity, Texas, Edna Ruth Schurtz of Franklin, Tenn., and Penny Greer of Franklin; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and daughter-in-law, Libby Glover.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Sylvia Jean Glover; and a son, Larry Allen Glover.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 5:30 p.m. in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. J.D. Neely officiating. Committal services will be held Monday at noon at Crumley Cemetery. The family will receive friends following the funeral service Sunday. E-mail condolences may be sent at www.weaver-funeralhome.net.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Kelsey Renee Guy
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - Kelsey Renee Guy, 10, of 3840 Ottway Road died Thursday, March 28, 2002, in an automobile accident with her grandfather, David E. Hatley, in Argo, Ala. A native of Carter County, currently residing in Greeneville, she was the daughter of Eugenia Renee Bradford of Greeneville and Michael David Guy of Butler.
Kelsey was a fifth-grade honor student at Ottway Elementary School in Greeneville and had made the baseball team for this summer. She also attended Ottway Methodist Church.
Survivors, in addition to her parents, include her stepfather, Howard Bradford of the home; two stepbrothers, Sylas Bradford and Tyler Coe, both of Greeneville; two grandmothers, Susan Hatley of Elizabethton and Linda Guy of Butler; two great-grandmothers, Katie Jenkins of Alabama, and Lois Guy of Butler; step-grandparents, Floyd and Francis Bradford of Elizabethton and Howard and Katherine West of Greeneville; two great-uncles, Ron Jenkins of Hampton and Gregg Jenkins of Alabama; seven cousins, Mike Jenkins, Randy Jenkins, Josh Jenkins, Chelsie and Katie Jenkins, all of Elizabethton, and Amanda and Brandie Dugger of Butler, grandfather Tommy Absher of Elizabethton; aunt and uncle Lisa and Jerry Dugger; and special friends Leanne Ledford and Ruth Elliott, both of Elizabethton.
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Joint funeral services for David E. "Gunsmoke" Hatley and Kelsey Renee Guy will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday, April 1, 2002, in Chapel of Peace at Tetrick Funeral Home with Rev. Randy Johnson officiating. Music will be under the direction of Ben Johnson, soloist, and Trilla Little, organist. Graveside services and interment will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 2, 2002, in Wilson Cemetery. Active pallbearers for Kelsey Renee Guy will be Mike Jenkins, Randy Jenkins, Tommy Absher, Ron Jenkins, Greg Jenkins and LeAnn Perry. Everyone will meet at the funeral home chapel at 10:15 a.m. to go in procession to the cemetery.
The family will receive friends for David and Kelsey from 6-8 p.m. Monday, April 1, 2002, in Chapel of Peace at Tetrick Funeral Home or at the residence of Susan J. Hatley, 700 Willow St., or at the home of a sister, Linda Wiseman, 232 Long Hollow Road, at any time.
Tetrick Funeral Home of Elizabethton (423) 542-2232.
Eric Lee Hall
MARION - Eric Lee Hall, 19, died Friday, March 29, 2002, from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was a gradaute of Marion Senior High School Class of 2000, a member of Gethsemane Baptist Church and was employed by Hall Brothers Construction Co., a family business. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Donald Lee Hall. He is survived by his parents, Timothy and Pamela Hall of Marion; one brother, Michael Hall of Sevierville, Tenn.; two sisters, Olivia and Kolleen Hall, both of Marion; his paternal grandmother and step-grandfather, Carol and Carl Atwell of Marion; his maternal grandparents, Jerry and Betty Ashley of Marion; four aunts; four uncles; seven cousins; and several great-aunts and great-uncles. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, April 2, 2002, at 11 a.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with Rev. Pat Gilbert officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel. Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is serving the Hall family.
David E. Hatley
ELIZABETHTON - David E. "Gunsmoke" Hatley, 52, of 700 Willow St., died Thursday, March 28, 2002, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Argo, Ala. A native of Carter County, David, known to his CB radio friends as "Gunsmoke", was the son of the late Jube Elmer and Hazel Durham Hatley. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Dennis Hatley and Jimmy Hatley; and his father-in-law, Rondal E. Jenkins. Mr. Hatley was a truck driver for Brick Delivery.
Survivors include his wife, Susan J. Hatley of the home; one son, David E. Hatley of Johnson City; one daughter, Tina Hatley of Jonesborough; mother-in-law, Katie Jenkins of Elmore, Ala.; two stepdaughters and spouses, Eugenia and Howard Bradford of Greeneville, Tenn., and Misty and James Bismark of Arkansas; five sisters and spouses, Phyllis and George Roberson, Linda and Carroll "Shorty" Wiseman and Cassie and Mike Baker, all of Elizabethton, and Bendi Detta and Bud Widener of Meadowview and Barbara Anecone of Burlington, Mass.; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Steve and Kathy Hatley of Midway, Tenn., and Robert and Ruthie Mitchell of Johnson City; and a host of nieces and nephews. David was joined in death by his beloved granddaughter, Kelsey Guy. Visit our Web site at www.funeral-plans.com/Tetrick.
Joint funeral services for David E. "Gunsmoke" Hatley and Kelsey Renee Guy, who died Thursday, March 28, 2002, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday, April 1, 2002, in the Chapel of Peace at Tetrick Funeral Home with Rev. Randy Johnson officiating. Music will be under the direction of Ben Johnson, soloist, and Trilla Little, organist. Graveside services and interment will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 2, 2002, in Wilson Cemetery. Active pallbearers for David Hatley will be John Denham, Rev. Denham. Mark Ornduff, Keith Carr, Glenn Ray Wiseman and Jube Hatley. Honorary pallbearers for David E. Hatley will be R.C. James, Jerry Street, Carroll Wiseman, Tom Franklin, Brick Delivery and General Shale, Harold Hatley, Michael Wiseman, Wayne Rouse and Raymond Holtsclaw. Everyone will meet at the funeral home chapel at 10:15 a.m. to go in procession to the cemetery.
The family will receive friends for David and Kelsey from 6-8 p.m. Monday, April 1, 2002, in Chapel of Peace at Tetrick Funeral Home or at the residence of Susan J. Hatley, 700 Willow St., or at the home of a sister, Linda Wiseman, 232 Long Hollow Road at any time.
Tetrick Funeral Home of Elizabethton, (423) 542-2232.
Herman J. Hosey
Herman Jackson Hosey, 52, of 12483 Smith Creek Road, Bristol, Va., died March 28, 2002, at the VA Hospital. He was the son of the late Jack and Cynthia Blaylock Hosey, and had returned to Bristol from North Carolina approximately two years ago. He was retired from Century Furniture in Hickory, N.C. He was a disabled Vietnam veteran earning a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star in the U.S. Army.
Survivors include his wife, Beulah Louise Stout Hosey; a son, Herman Jackson Hosey Jr. of Bristol, Va.; daughters, Kimberly Louise Hosey Reitzel of Bristol, Tenn., Mary Elizabeth Hosey Hall of New Grenada, Pa.; four grandsons; two granddaughters; brothers James Hosey of Radcliffe, Ky., Roy Hosey of Bristol, Tenn., and Teddy Hosey of Bristol, Tenn.; sisters Ruby Walsh of Bristol, Tenn., Denise Blevins of Gate City, Regina Carty of Bristol, Tenn., and Patty Henegar of Bristol, Va.; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m. in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with W.P. Godsey officiating. After funeral services Mr. Hosey will be cremated. Military honors will be conducted by DAV Chapter 40 of Bristol, Va. The family will receive friends Sunday from 6-8 p.m. at Weaver Funeral Home.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Fred M. Johnson
ABINGDON - Funeral services for Fred M. Johnson will be conducted Sunday, March 31, 2002, at 4 p.m. in Farris Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Forest Hills Memory Gardens. The following firefighters will serve as pallbearers: Steve Cardwell, Tommy Castle, Jimmy Clark, John Crigger Jr., John McCormick, Bob Rhea, Mike Stevens and Mike White. All additional members of Abingdon Volunteer Fire Department will be honorary pallbearers.
The family suggests memorial contributions to AbingdonVolunteer Fire Department, c/o John McCormick, Treasurer, P.O. Box 1771, Abingdon, VA 24212 or to Abingdon Baptist Church Building Fund, 361 W. Main St., Abingdon,VA 24210. Those wishing to send sympathy messages online may visit www.farrisfuneralservice.com.
Mr. Johnson, 71, died Thursday, March 28, 2002, in Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, after a brief illness.
Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon is serving the family of Mr. Johnson.
Jessie W. Knox
Funeral services for Jessie B. Warren Knox will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, April 1, 2002, in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Keith Williams and Rev. Jerry Eggers officiating. Burial will follow in National Cemetery, Mountain Home, Tenn. Visitation will be Sunday evening at Weaver Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m.
Pallbearers will be Ray Warren, Darrell Warren, Brian Warren, Donnie Ward, Jamie Widener, Kevin Cristy, Faran Stuart and Bob Helton.
Mrs. Knox, 71, of 616 Vernon St., Bristol,Va., passed away Thursday, March 22, 2002, at Wellmont Hospice House.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Harold Lee Layne
SHORTTS GAP, Va. - Harold Lee Layne, 82, formerly of Harman, Va., went to be with the Lord Friday, March 29, 2002, at Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Toler, Ky., he was a son of the late Dave and Peggy Mounts Layne. He had been a resident of Buchanan County several years, a member of Harman Memorial Baptist Church, was a retired employee of Harman Mining Coal Corp. and a member of United Mine Workers of America Local 7025.
Mr. Layne was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Eunice V. Stiltner Layne, on Oct. 30, 1997.
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Bob (Patsy) Coffey of Leemaster, Va., and Ms. Peggy Layne of Shortts Gap.; one sister, Melda Aliff of Williamson,W.Va.; two brothers, Jimmy Layne of Belfrey, Ky., and Mont Layne of South Bend, Ind.; two grandsons, Tim and wife, Carla Coffey, of Gray, Tenn., and Chris Coffey of Dallas; two great-granddaughters, Alexandra and Victoria Coffey of Gray; and two great-grandsons, Sutton and Braeden Coffey of Gray.
He was preceded in death by four sisters and five brothers.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday, April 1, 2002, at 1 p.m. at Grundy Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Willard Owens and Rev. Jeff Slone officiating, with burial to follow in MountainValley Memorial Park, Big Rock, Va.
Friends may call at Grundy Funeral Home Chapel Sunday afternoon at 5 p.m . with services at 7 p.m.
Active pallbearers will be deacons of Harman Memorial Baptist Church.
Honorary pallbearers will be very special friends Jim Belcher, Warren Colley, Hagen Delph, Elbert Elswick and George Fletcher.
The family suggests that expressions of sympathy be made in the form of memorials to Harman Memorial Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 233, Maxie, VA 24628.
Grundy Funeral Home of Grundy is in charge of all arrangements.
William D. McCracken
William D. McCracken, 74, of 4113 Little Wolfe Run Road, Bristol, Va., died Friday, March 29, 2002.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Weaver Funeral Home.
Jessie R. Pridemore
Jessie Ruth Pridemore, 88, of 1405 Rhode Island Ave., Bristol, Va., died Saturday, March 30, 2002, in Bristol Regional Medical Center.
Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Pridemore. Arrangements are incomplete.
Harold J. Riddle
BRANDON, Fla. - Harold J. Riddle, 81, formerly of Pound, Va., entered into rest at his residence Saturday, March 30, 2002.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Colonial Funeral Home, Weber City, Va.
Anna T. Sheets
CHILHOWIE - Anna Lou Tuell Sheets, 61, died Saturday morning, March 30, 2002, at University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, 2002, at Grosses Creek Baptist Church in Chilhowie. Interment will follow in Grosses Creek Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, April 1, 2002, at Grosses Creek Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be given in Mrs. Sheets name to Grosses Creek Baptist Church, c/o Jackie Blevins, 250 Flatwood Acres Road, Chilhowie, VA 24319. Complete survivors and funeral arrangements will be given later by Bradley-Finney Funeral Chapel of Chilhowie.
H.T. Sword
MARION - Funeral services for Mr. H.T. "Hugh" Sword Jr. will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in Honaker Funeral Home Chapel, Honanker, with Rev. Mike Ward officiating. Interment will follow in Russell Memorial Cemetery at Lebanon.
Relatives and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Friends may call at Honaker Funeral Home Sunday after 6 p.m
Mr. Sword, 62, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2002, in a Marion hospital.
