EUGENE THOMAS, 81 years of age of the Dry Fork Section of Vansant, Virginia passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2013 following complications from surgery. Born in Murphy, VA, he was the son of the late Riley and Virgie Boyd Thomas. He was of the protestant faith and served in the U. S. Army during the Korean conflict era. He was a loving... MORE
ADALENE MARIE JOHNSON, 63 years of age of Abingdon, VA, formerly of Big Rock, VA, passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at the Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, VA, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Harve and Stella Skeens Stacy. She was a resident of Buchanan... MORE
INEZ LYNN BOWMAN ENDICOTT, 89 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2013 at her home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Stuart and Ora Childress Yates. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and attended the Church of Christ. She was a loving... MORE
MADGE CLEVINGER ROWE, 80 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Thursday, November 7, 2013 at her home following as extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Lando and Mae Stiltner Clevinger. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was a member of the Little Prater Church... MORE
HATTIE YATES PRATER, 67 years of age of Russell Prater, VA, went home to be with the Lord on November 5, 2013 in Richlands, VA after an extended illness. Born January 12, 1946 in Buchanan County, VA she was the daughter of the late Frenchman and Myrtle Faye Boyd Yates. She was a homemaker, of the Baptist faith and was a lifelong... MORE
MARTHA EMOJEAN DEEL YATES, 78
years of age of Prater, VA, passed away Friday, November 1, 2013 at
Buchanan General Hospital, Grundy, VA, following an extended illness.
Born in the Greenbrier Section of Buchanan County, VA, she was the
daughter of the late John Willie and Mary Frances Deel. She was a
lifelong resident of Buchanan
JAMES RAY “DIDDLE” VANDYKE, 68, of Rocky Gap, VA passed away Sunday, July 28, 2013, at his home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County on December 11, 1944, he was the twin son of the (late) Ira Buddy and Mary June Hale Vandyke. He was a long time resident of Vansant, VA, where he was a coal mine operator, co-owner... MORE
BARBARA ELLEN STANLEY RATLIFF, 72 years of age of Rogersville, TN, formerly of Buchanan County, passed away Thursday, July 25, 2013 at the Wellmont-Hawkins County Memorial Hospital, Rogersville, TN, following an extended illness. Born in Dickenson County, she was the daughter of the late Grady R. and Claudia Fleming Stanley. She... MORE
KAREN “KAY” WOOD RIFE, 75, of Bristol, TN, passed through Heaven’s Gates on Friday, July 12, 2013. Born October 18, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Kelly and Halcia Wood. After graduating from Castlewood High School in 1954, she received her bachelor’s degree from Radford College in 1957, and her master’s degree from ETSU... MORE
BETTY JO MATNEY, 71 years of age of Vansant, VA, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2013 at her home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Dink and Easter White Gilbert. She was a member of the Fountain of Life Church, Vansant, VA. She was a devoted military wife, loving mother... MORE
VIRGINIA FRANCIS CLEVINGER, 71 years of age of Vansant, VA, passed away Friday, July 12, 2013 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Martha Hettie Stacy Keene. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was a 1960 Graduate... MORE
KENNETH WAYNE RILEY, 48 years of age of the Home Creek Section of Grundy, VA, passed away Saturday, July 6, 2013 at his home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Arthur and Marlene Hopkins Riley. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County, a disabled Coal Miner and a Hunter and... MORE
BLAINE LESTER, 86 years of age of Mouthcard, KY, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at the Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville, KY, following a brief illness. Born in Pike County, KY, he was the son of the late Emory and Causby Blankenship Lester. He was a resident of Pike County most of his life and was a member of the Mouthcard... MORE
BRIAN FRANKLIN BELCHER, 52 years of age of the Lover’s Gap Section of Vansant, VA, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2013. Born in Grundy, VA, he was the son of the late Franklin R. and Ona Slone Belcher. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was a member of Vansant Baptist Church. He was a loving husband and father... MORE
ERNEST LEE BREEDING, 75 years of age of Arlington, VA, formerly of Buchanan County, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2013 at the Manor Care of Arlington, VA, following an extended illness. Born in Conaway, VA, he was the son of the late Paris and Carrie Lee Breeding. He was a resident of Buchanan County many years and was a... MORE
BRENDA LEE ESTEP, 52 years of age of Hurley, VA, passed away Thursday, June 27, 2013 at her home following an extended illness. Born in Grundy, Virginia, she was the daughter of James C. and Earmel Dotson Estep of Hurley, Virginia. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and a member of New Zion Freewill Baptist Church... MORE
CARL PATTON EDWARDS, 75 years of age of Maxie, VA, passed away Thursday, June 27, 2013 at his home . Born at Clinchco, Virginia, he was the son of the late Sydney Allen and Thelma Lee Meade Edwards. Patton was a disabled coal miner and a Pentecostal evangelist for over 47 years. He was a member of the Maxie Holiness Church and... MORE
BENNIE BURTON (JACK) PAYNE, 80 years of age of the Lester’s Fork Section of Grundy, VA, passed away Monday, June 24, 2013 at Pikeville Medical Center . Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Daniel C. & Maggie Justus Payne. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was a retired mechanic for Knox Creek... MORE
RETHA SPARKS JUSTUS, 66 years of age of the Davis Fork Section of Hurley, VA, passed away Friday, June 21, 2013 at her home following a brief illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Dave and Hettie Sparks of Wolford, VA. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and a member of the North Springs... MORE
JIMMY ROGER YATES, 69 years of age of the Lovers Gap Section of Vansant, VA, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at his home. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Rufus and Pinkie Deel Yates. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was a member of the Little Prater Church of Christ. He was a loving husband... MORE
BERNARD ALLEN (BERNIE) FLEMING, 62 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at his residence following an extended illness. Born in Conaway, VA, he was the son of the late Ernest Burns Fleming and Neva Jeanette Lockhart Fleming. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was a Sergeant in the United... MORE
BRENDA CAROL TALBOTT, 66 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at her home after a one year illness. Born in Feds Creek, KY, she was the daughter of the late Carson and Sadie Rowe Blackburn. She was a resident of Buchanan County most of her life and was a member of the Buchanan First Presbyterian... MORE
MILDRED MEADE, 80 years of age of Feds Creek, KY, went to be with the Lord, Monday, June 10, 2013 at the Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville, KY, after a brief illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Roosevelt and Thirza Mullins Wagner. She was a resident of Buchanan County many years and was a member of.... MORE
DAVID ROY WOLFORD, 62 years of age of the Homecreek Section of Grundy, VA, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2013 at Wellmont-Bristol Hospice after a short illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of Delma Whited Wolford Coleman of Grundy, VA, and the late Elga Wolford. David was a disabled coal miner and a US Army... MORE
DANNY BOY “RED WAGON” STILTNER, 65 years of age of the Lower Mill Branch Section of Grundy, VA, passed away unexpectedly, Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at the Buchanan General Hospital. Born in Grundy, VA, he was the son of the late Leck and Alpha Lester Stiltner. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was a member of the... MORE
THELMA ADKINS, 77 years of age of Cleveland, VA, formerly of Puncheon Camp, near Hurley, VA, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at her home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Godfrey and Liza Jane Prater. She was a resident of Buchanan County most of her life and was of the... MORE
SUSAN RENEE MATNEY, 41 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Monday, May 20, 2013 at her home. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of Beulah Nickels Matney, Grundy, VA, and the late Delford Matney, December 29, 2007. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and attended the Little Prater Church of Christ... MORE
OPAL MAY FIELDS BELCHER,
84 years of age of
RAY SENE SANDERS, 72 years of age of Jonesville, VA, formerly of Breaks, VA, passed away Monday, May 13, 2013 at the Wellmont-Lee Regional Medical Center, Pennington Gap, VA, following an extended illness. Born in Ash Camp, KY, he was the son of Russell Sager and Margaret Lydia Mitchell Sanders. Ray served in the United States Army... MORE
JOHNNY ELLIS STILTNER, 56 years of age of the Poplar Creek Section of Grundy, VA, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at his home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of Opal Kennedy Stiltner, Nickelsville, VA, and the late Phillip Stiltner. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was of... MORE
LINDA VANOVER LOONEY, 64 years of age of Conaway, VA, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2013 at her home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Burlin and Kelsie Clevinger Vanover. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and loved to work outside. She was a loving wife, mother... MORE
BOBBY EUGENE MULLINS, 77 years of age of Hartwell, WV, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2013 at his home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Thomas and Magdeline Christian Mullins. He was a resident of Buchanan County many years and was a member of the Old Country Church, Raysal, WV... MORE
SYLVIA MARTIN REYNOLDS, 83 years of age of Big Rock, VA, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, TN, following an extended illness. Born in McDowell County, WV, she was the daughter of the late James and Rhoda Jackson Martin. She was a member of Little Freedom Old Regular Baptist Church. She... MORE
NINA MAE STILTNER SMITH, 72 years of age of Big Rock, VA, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2013 at the Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville, KY, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Quillen W. and Bertie Hayes Stiltner. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and a member of Jesus... MORE
CHRISTINE HAYES STILTNER, 71 years of age of the Homecreek Section of Grundy, VA, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at the Heritage Hall Nursing Home, Grundy, VA, following an extended illness. Born in Mingo County, WV, she was the daughter of the late Bill Hayes and Julia Miller Hayes Jude. She was a resident of Buchanan County... MORE
CLARENCE HOLLAND STURGEON, 71 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2013 at the Wellmont-Lonesome Pine Hospital, Big Stone Gap, VA, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Frank Donald and Ora Mae Davis Sturgeon. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was... MORE
GARY BELCHER, 52 years of age went to be with the Lord, April 22, 2013 in Pikeville, KY, after a short illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Harold Ray & Shelby Jean McClanahan Belcher. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County, was of the Pentecostal Holiness faith and a 1978 Graduate of Grundy Senior High... MORE
SANDRA KAY MATNEY, 60 years of age of the Lester’s Fork Section of Hurley, VA, passed away Friday, April 13, 2013 at the Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville, KY, following an extended illness. Born in Virginia, she was the daughter of the late John A. and Hattie Belcher Matney. She was a resident of Buchanan County many years and... MORE
SCOTT LING, 73 years of age of Hurley, VA, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at his home. Born in Buchanan County he was the son of the late Everett Ling and Lena McCoy Ling Rife. He loved to ginseng and fish and was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and was a retired coal... MORE
ELSIE CHARLES, 85 years of age of Big Rock, VA passed away Sunday, April 7, 2013 following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Burgess and Bessie Barnett Charles. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was a member of the Grundy Bible Church. She was a wonderful homemaker... MORE
MARY KATHLENE OWENS WHITE, 81 years of age of Patterson, VA, passed away April 8, 2013 at her residence following an extended illness. Born in Leemaster, VA, she was the daughter of the late Garland and Princy Owens. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and attended Deliverance Tabernacle, Patterson, VA. She was a loving... MORE
BONNIE FIELDS, 84 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2013 at the Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville, KY, following an extended illness. Born in Minco County, WV, she was the daughter of the late Luther and India Walls Lester. She was a resident of Buchanan County most of her life and was a member of New Hope... MORE
EVERETT DELANEY, 78 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2013 with his family by his side at the Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, TN. Born May 8, 1934, in the Belcher’s Fork section of Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Frank and Ethel Dales Delaney. Everett served his country in the United States Army... MORE
DANIELLE RAE FLEMING, 38 years of age of Johnson City, Tennessee, formerly of Grundy, VA, went to be with the Lord on March 30, 2013 at the Bristol Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Defiance Ohio, she was the daughter of Bernard Fleming and the late Karen Fleming Justice. She was a graduate of Grundy High School... MORE
MARY M. REEVES, 71 years of age of Detroit, MI, formerly of Buchanan County, passed away Monday, March 25, 2013 at the Medilodge of Taylor, Taylor, MI, following an extended illness. Born in Grundy, VA, she was the daughter of the late Garland and Frances Shortridge Runyons. She was a resident of Buchanan County many years and was of... MORE
EDGAR BREEDING, 89 years of age of Abingdon, VA, formerly of Looney’s Creek, Grundy, VA, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at the Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, VA, following a brief illness. Born in Conaway, VA, he was the son of the late Walter and Lydia O’Quinn Breeding. He was a resident of Buchanan... MORE
MICHELLE LYNN RAY, 42 years of age of Hurley, VA, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at the Wellmont-Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, TN, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of Mary Mitchum Dotson, Hurley, VA, and the late Elwood Dotson. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan... MORE
RUBY B. MATNEY, 87 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2013 at Buchanan General Hospital after an extended illness. Born in Wise County, Virginia, she was the daughter the late Alfred and Rebecca Ball Blevins. She was of Pentecostal Faith and was a wonderful mother, grandmother, great grandmother... MORE
HENRY CABOT LODGE COMPTON, 80, of Vansant, editor and publisher of The Virginia
Mountaineer for more than 40 years, died Friday, March 22, 2013 following a
short illness.
CLAYTON LOONEY, 64 years of age of Conaway, VA, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at the Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville, KY, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of Florence America Hackney Looney, Bastian, VA, and the late Curtis Looney, October 10, 2012. He was a lifelong resident of... MORE
CONNIE SUE BARNETT, 60 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2013 at her home on Slate Creek following an extended illness. Born in McAndrews, KY, she was the daughter of Ruth Irene Blackburn Maynard of Grundy, VA and the late Ferrell Maynard. She was a member of Dry Fork Primitive Baptist Church. Connie was... MORE
FREDDIE LEE MCCLANAHAN, 70 years of age of Harold, KY, formerly of the Poplar Creek section of Grundy, Virginia passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013 at his residence following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Troy and Nomie Elswick McClanahan. He was of the Old Regular Baptist faith and was an... MORE
HARVEY HORNE, 80 years of age of Big Branch Rd., Oakwood, VA, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Howard and Ocie Hinkles Horne. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was a member of the Big Branch... MORE
FOX MILVO REYNOLDS, 82 years of age of Big Rock, VA, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Floyd County, KY, he was the son of the late Tremble and Virgie Lee Worrix Reynolds. He was a resident of Buchanan County most of his life and was a member of the New... MORE
CORA DOTSON CANTRELL, 79 years of age of the Hunt’s Fork Section of Hurley, VA, passed away Friday, March 8, 2013 at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home, Phelps, KY, following an extended illness. Born in Paw Paw, KY, she was the daughter of the late Willie and Rosa Dotson. She was a resident of Buchanan County most of her life and... MORE
VIRGIE SARAH (VARNEY) LOVE, 84 years of age of Deel Hill, Vansant, VA, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2013 at her home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Alex and Eva Dawson Varney. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was a member of the Deel Church of Christ... MORE
RUSH JENNINGS YATES, 82 years of age of Vansant, VA, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2013 at the Wellmont-Bristol Regional Hospice House, Bristol, TN, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late James Robert and Maye Nichols Yates. Rush was a retired coal miner and tipple operator for Jewell... MORE
ARTHUR EDWARD DUTY, age 97, from the Deskins area of Vansant, VA, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at the Wellmont-Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, TN, following a brief illness. Born November 28, 1915, on Poplar Creek in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Jonah Duty and Orpha Stiltner Duty... MORE
EARL D. “DANNY” PHILLIPS, JR., 65 years of age of the Knox Creek Section of Hurley, VA, passed away Monday, March 4, 2013 at his home following an extended illness. Born in Man, WV, he was the son of the late Earl D. Phillips and Helen Meadows Justus. He was a resident of Buchanan County many years and attended Blackey Baptist... MORE
MYRA KAY MULLINS, 40 years of age of Vansant, VA, passed away Friday, March 1, 2013 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Grundy, VA, she was the daughter of Paul Hagy, Leemaster, Vansant, VA, and Janice (Ginger) Stacy Harrison, Little Prater, Grundy, VA. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and... MORE
DAVID LEE WOOLDRIDGE, 51 years of age of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, formerly of Buchanan County, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2013 at the Florida Medical Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, following a brief illness. Born in Grundy, VA, he was the son of Hassel Wooldridge, Grundy, VA, and the late Billie Combs Wooldridge (1995). He was a resident of... MORE
RUBY FIELDS CLINE, 88 years of age of Tampa, FL, formerly of Brevard, NC, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2013 at the Sun City Center Hospice House, Ruskin, FL, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late George Washington and Gracie McClanahan Fields. She was a resident of Buchanan County... MORE
PEARLEY McCOY DUTY, 86 years of age of Hurley, VA, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2013 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Pike County, KY, she was the daughter of the late Salisbury and America Samson McCoy. She was a resident of Buchanan County most of her life and was of the Church of Christ faith... MORE
CURTIS RANDALL “BONES” DANIELS, 43 years of age of the Hobbs Branch Section of Grundy, VA, passed away Sunday, February 24, 2013 at his home. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of James Ersell and Belvie Hurley Daniels, Grundy, VA. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was of the Holiness Faith. He was a... MORE
EARVIN LAYNE, SR., 83 years of age of the Layne Bottom Section of Hurley, VA, passed away Friday, February 22, 2013 at the Carolina Medical Center, Lincolnton, NC, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Elias and Matilda Blankenship Layne. He was a lifelong resident of Hurley, VA, and had an... MORE
MADALENE BURKS HESS, 76 years of age of Abingdon, VA, formerly of Grundy, passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2013 in Sarasota, FL. Born in Roseann, VA, on November 9, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Willie and Olivia Blankenship Burks. She attended Bluefield Business College and worked as a secretary for several years as well... MORE
PHILLIP THOMAS “TOM” OWENS, 66 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at his home. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Burton Osborne Owens and Edith May Dales Owens. He was a resident of Buchanan County many years, a retired steel worker and was former owner of Owens... MORE
JANE FRANKLIN HERRON HURLEY, 93 years of age of the Looney’s Creek Section of Grundy, VA, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2013 at the Wellmont-Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, TN, following an extended illness. Born in Sturgis, KY, she was the daughter of the late Richard Clifton and Ruby Caldwell Herron. She was... MORE
LOUISE COLEMAN STILTNER, 77 years of age of the Leemaster Section of Vansant, VA, passed away Friday, February 15, 2013 at the Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, TN, following an extended illness. Born in Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Bitha Bentley Coleman. She was a resident of Buchanan County most of her life.. MORE
JOHN STEVEN SCARBERRY, 41 years of age of Pounding Mill, VA, passed away Saturday, February 16, 2013 at the Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville, KY. Born in Richlands, VA, he was the son of Clell Scarberry, Pikeville, KY, and the late Connie Jackson Scarberry. He was a member of the Old Regular Baptist Church and was a disabled coal... MORE
HELEN ARVIE VANOVER MAYS, 75 years of age of the Little Prater Section of Grundy, VA, passed away Saturday, February 9, 2013 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Lettie Childress Vanover. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and... MORE
JAMES ERNEST “MOUNTAIN MAN” BOYD, 72 years of age of Freeburn, KY, formerly of Vansant, VA, went to be with the Lord, Friday, February 8, 2013 at the Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville, KY, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Francis Marion Fanning and Ethel Jackson Boyd. He was a... MORE
JAMES DONALD BURKES, 77 years of age of the Belcher’s Fork Section of Harman, VA, passed away Friday, February 8, 2013 at his home following an extended illness. Born in Pike County, KY, he was the son of the late Charles Sheridan and Linda Edna Owens Burkes. He was a resident of Buchanan County many years and was a member of.... MORE
JEFFERY WAYNE STREET, 47 years of age of the Dry Fork Section of Vansant, VA, passed away February 1, 2013 at his home following a brief illness. Born in Tazewell County, VA, he was the son of the late Paul and Ollie Mae Yates Street. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County, was of the Primitive Baptist Faith and a Disabled Coal... MORE
HELEN KATHERN HURLEY, 76 years of Hurley, VA, passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late William and Lena Davis Stacy. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was of the Freewill Baptist Faith. She was... MORE
After a period of declining health, JAMES McCALL “JIM MAC” LAMBERT, 68 years of age, died peacefully at Grace Healthcare of Abingdon, VA, on Saturday, January 26, 2013. Born in Grundy, VA, he was the son of the late James W. and Verna Patrick Lambert. “Jim Mac” was a graduate of Grundy High School and Emory & Henry College and... MORE
KELSIE CLEVINGER VANOVER, 91 years of age of Maxie, VA, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Bud and Martha Church Clevinger. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was a member of the... MORE
LEON STILTNER, 61 years of age of the Johns Branch Section of Hurley, VA, passed away Monday, January 21, 2013 at his home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Jess and Lacy Potter Stiltner. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and served in the U. S. Army during the Vietnam Conflict... MORE
NINA B. FLETCHER, 87 years of age of the Home Creek Section of Grundy, VA, passed away Monday, January 14, 2013 at the Francis Marion Manor, Marion, Virginia following an extended illness. Born in Belle, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Amos Alderon and Sadie Rae McGraw Martin. She was a loving wife, mother.... MORE
ELEANOR BEATRICE DOTSON, 76 years of age of the Guesses Fork Section of Hurley, VA, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at the Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville, KY, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late William McKinley Rowe and Dollie M. Justus. She was a lifelong resident... MORE
LUTHER A. “LUKE” LESTER, JR., 46 years of age of the Slate Creek Section of Grundy, VA, passed away Monday, January 14, 2013, at the Buchanan General Hospital. Born in Grundy, VA, he was the son of Luther A. and Wanda Stapleton Lester, Grundy, VA. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was of the Pentecostal Faith. He... MORE
OAKLEY SHORTRIDGE LOONEY SLONE, 90 years of age of the Dry Fork Section of Vansant, VA, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, January 13, 2013 at her home following an extended illness. Born in Rowe, VA, she was the daughter of the late Tom and Dealie Arwood Shortridge. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County, the last... MORE
JOHNNY CLINTON “J.C.” GRINDSTAFF, 90 years of age of Grundy, VA, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at the Wellmont-Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, TN, following a brief illness. Born in Williamson, WV, he was the son of the late John Thomas and Evelyn Montgomery Grindstaff. He was a resident of... MORE
JERRY CLAYTON DEEL, 69 years of age of Maxie, VA, passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at the Wellmont-Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, TN, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of Elaine Bartley Deel, Grundy, VA, and the late Julius Deel. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and of the... MORE
LINDA LOU ROSE FARLEY, 79 years of age of Branchland, WV, passed away Sunday, January 6, 2013 at the Bluefield Regional Medical Center, Bluefield, WV, following an extended illness. Born in Raysal, WV, she was the daughter of the late John A and Ida Underwood Rose. She was a loving wife and daughter, a Nurse’s Aide and of the... MORE
Mary Louise Williams McGlothlin, beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and great grandmother departed this life peacefully on January 01, 2013, to unite with God. Born in Catlettsburg, KY, on June 14, 1924, Mrs. McGlothlin was one of five children of the late Said M. Williams and Mary Louise Hatcher Williams.
EDITH FERN FIELDS YUHASZ, 94 years of age of Grundy, VA, this master teacher has quietly gone on to be with her Master Teacher, Sunday, December 30, 2012 at her home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late George Washington and Gracie McClanahan Fields. She was a lifelong resident... MORE
RICHARD ANDREW DOTSON, 46 years of age of Hurley, VA, passed away Monday, December 31, 2012 at his home following an extended illness. Born in Richlands, VA, he was the son of Eleanor Rowe Dotson, Hurley, VA, and the late James Carl Dotson. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was a member of Two Hands for Christ... MORE
BEA COOK COLLEY, 84 years of age of Brookhaven Manor, Kingsport, TN, formerly of Buchanan County, passed away Saturday, December 29, 2012 at the Brookhaven Manor following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Parrott and Bessie Osborne Cook. She was a resident of Buchanan... MORE
LENA BEA KEEN, 87 years of age of Bristol, VA formerly of the Royal City Section of Grundy went to be with our Lord, Saturday, December 29, 2012 at Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol ,TN following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Stewart and Pearl Nichols Hagy. She was a homemaker... MORE
WILLARD JUSTUS, 76 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at the Heritage Hall Nursing Home, Grundy, VA, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Hayes and Wadie Stacy Justus. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was of the Old Regular Baptist... MORE
MILDRED E. COOK, 93 years of age of the Little Prater Section of Grundy, VA, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at the Mayfair House in Cedar Bluff, VA, following an extended illness. Born one of nine children in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Liburn and Rosa Belle Deel Cook. She was a lifelong resident... MORE
BOYD CHURCH, 77 years of age of Sevierville, TN, formerly of Richlands, VA, passed away Saturday, December 22, 2012 at the Ft. Sanders Regional Hospital, Knoxville, TN, following a brief illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Amos and Iola Ward Church. He was a resident of Buchanan County many years and was a member... MORE
ROGER POWERS, 78 years of age of Grundy, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at his home. Born in Richlands, VA, September 9, 1934, he was the son of the late N.K. and Myrtle Jackson Powers. He moved from Haysi, VA, to Grundy, VA, in 1944 and attended the Grundy High School and the University of Richmond, playing... MORE
JOY JOHNSON PRATER, 83 years of age of Hurley, VA., passed away Sunday, December 16, 2012 at her residence following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Ray and Ida Justus Johnson. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was of the Christian faith. She was a devoted wife, loving... MORE
JESSE STEWART, 100 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Friday, December 14, 2012 at his home following a short illness. Born April 17, 1912 in Praise (Elkhorn City), KY, he was the son of the late William Henderson and Luvicey (Vicey) Mullins Stewart. He was a resident of Buchanan County most of his life and was of the Christian Faith. He.... MORE
MISSY STACY, 37 years of age of Wolford, VA, passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at her home following a brief illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of Randall and Arlene Justus Stacy, Wolford, VA. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was of the Baptist Faith. She was a wonderful mother... MORE
SOL LOONEY, 57 years of age of Maxie, VA, passed away Monday, December 10, 2012 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Buster and Essie Stiltner Looney. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was of the Old Regular Baptist Faith. He was a loving... MORE
RUBY BLANKENSHIP MULLINS, 75 years of age of Hartwell, WV, passed away Monday, December 10, 2012 at her home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, She was the daughter of the late Jim and Bertha Mae Stacy Blankenship. She was a resident of Buchanan County many years and was a member of the Old Country... MORE
ONEY IRENE HALL LOONEY, 80 years of age of Vansant, VA, went to be with the Lord, Monday, December 10, 2012 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Drill, VA, she was the daughter of the late Vernal and Rosie Johnson Hall. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was a member of Vansant Baptist... MORE
SHELBY JEAN YOUNG ELSWICK LESTER, 73 years of age of the Home Creek Section of Grundy, Virginia departed this life to be with her Lord and Savior, Monday, December 10, 2012 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Taylor and Gladys Spencer Young.... MORE
FRANKIE SELBEE FORTNER, 95 years of age of Wolford, VA, passed away Friday, December 7, 2012 at her home following an extended illness. Born in Wayne County, WV, she was the daughter of the late Henry Selbee and Mary Tennessee Watts Selbee Adkins. She was a resident of Buchanan County most of her life and was a member of... MORE
ELMER OSBORNE, 66 years of age of the Deskins Section of Vansant, VA, passed away Monday, December 3, 2012 at his home following a brief illness. Born in Iaeger, WV, he was the son of the late John Larkin and Cansada Duty Osborne. He was a resident of Buchanan County most of his life and played bluegrass music for several years. He... MORE
JESSIE ATHEN STILTNER, 78 years of age of Johnson City, TN, formerly of Buchanan County, passed away Monday, December 3, 2012 at the Charles George VA Medical Center, Asheville, NC, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Oscar and Polly Hackney Stiltner. He was a resident of Buchanan.... MORE
EARL LOONEY, 62 years of age of Bastian, VA, formerly of Buchanan County, passed away Friday, November 30, 2012 at the VA Medical Center, Salem, VA, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of Florence American Hackney Looney, Bastian, VA, and the late Curtis Looney, October 10, 2012. He was a resident
LOYALE GERTRUDE ESTEP, 93 years of age of Hurley, VA, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2012 at the Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, TN, following an extended illness. Born in Pike County, KY, she was the daughter of the late Pem Brooke and Oma Jane Hurley St. Clair. She was a resident of Buchanan County most of her... MORE
Alma Gluck Pettit Williams, age 91, originally from Grundy, Va and more recently from Okeechobee, Fla and Abingdon, Va, passed away Monday, November 26, 2012 after an extended illness. She was born in Blackey, Va on February 20, 1921, the oldest child of William Anderson Pettit and Mollie Mae Stacy Pettit Hamilton, and attended... MORE
JOHN MICHAEL “JOHNNY” MILBAUER, 65 years of age of the Home Creek Section of Grundy, VA, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2012 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in New Jersey, he was the son of the late Leroy and Dorothy “Dot” Moore Milbauer Scott Sullivan. He was a resident of Buchanan County... MORE
WENDELL PRATER, 69 years of age of the Paw Paw section of Hurley, VA, went to be with the Lord, Friday, November 23, 2012 at the Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, TN, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Troy and Ethel Hunt Prater. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was a... MORE
ROSIE LESTER LOVELL, 89 years of age of Pickerington, Ohio formerly of Grundy and Cedar Bluff, VA passed away Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at the Winchester Place Health Care Center, Pickerington, Ohio, following an extended illness. Born in Pike County, KY, she was the daughter of the late Roland and Florence Lester. Mrs. Lovell was a... MORE
LURA BELLE SNELL DEEL, 73 years of age of the Upper Mill Branch Section of Grundy, VA, passed away Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at the Pikeville Medical Center following an extended illness. Born in Floyd County, KY, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Helen Marie Swafford Snell. She was a resident of Buchanan County most of... MORE
ELSIE DEEL CLEVINGER JUSTUS, 92 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at the Mt. View Health Care Center, Elkhorn City, Kentucky following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Wash and Lydia Fuller Deel. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was a... MORE
CURTIS RAGUS MULLINS, SR., affectionately known as “Big Dawg”, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, November 18, 2012. Born in Richlands, VA, September 16, 1952, he was the son of Agnes McClanahan Mullins, Grundy, VA, and the late T.C. Mullins, Jr., March 25, 2011. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was a member... MORE
ELDER HENRY LAWRENCE JACKSON, 84 years of age of Deskins, VA, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, November 18, 2012 at his home following an extended illness. Born in Boyd Ridge, VA, he was the son of the late Jacob Jesse and Martha Jane Street Jackson. He was a resident of Buchanan County most of his life and was a Primitive... MORE
MERVEL FAYE STILTNER RIDDLE DEEL, 86 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2012 at Wellmont-Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, TN, following an extended illness. Born in Pearlie, VA, she was the daughter of the late John M. and Malissia Coleman Stiltner. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan... MORE
ELLA JOYCE PERRY CLEVINGER, 82 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at the Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, TN. Born in Pike County, KY, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd Decautar and Mayme Viola Adams Perry. She was a resident of Buchanan County most of her life and was a member... MORE
PEARL W. STILTNER McCLANAHAN, of the Poplar Creek Section of Grundy, VA, passed away Sunday, November 11, 2012, at the Bristol Regional Select Medical Center, Bristol, TN, following an extended illness. Born in West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Fred A. and Hattie Wilson Stiltner. She was a resident of Buchanan County most.... MORE
GLORIANNA LEE LANDRETH FLETCHER, of Maxie, VA, went to be with the Lord, Monday, November 5, 2012 at the Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, TN, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was a daughter of the late Frank McNutt and Virginia Lee Morefield Landreth. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan... MORE
PHILLIP WILLIAM McCONVILLE, 33 years of age of Hampstead, NC formerly of Deskins and Slate Creek, VA died Thursday, November 1, 2012 after being struck by an automobile. Born in Grundy, VA, he was the son of Rammie and Jatana Cook Brown of Hampstead, NC . Phillip was a roofer, was very kind-hearted and never met a stranger... MORE
STEVEN MOUNTS, 52 years of age of Richlands, VA, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at his home following a long, courageous battle with cancer. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of Thelma Mullins Mounts, Gray, TN, and the late Barnest Lee Varney Mounts. He was a resident of Buchanan County many years... MORE
KATHY SUE MUSE KING, 54 years of age of the Home Creek section of Grundy, VA, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2012 at her home following an extended illness. Born in Scott County, TN, she was the daughter of the late Caleb and Emma Chambers Muse. She was a resident of Buchanan County many years and was of the Baptist Faith. She... MORE
JOSEPH AKERS, 65 years of age of Raven, VA, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2012 at Wellmont Hospice, Bristol, TN following an extended illness. Born in Pikeville, KY, he was the son of the late James and Ollie Akers. Mr. Akers was a member of the United Assembly of God in Seneca, SC, a former heavy equipment operator and was last... MORE
DOUGLAS RAY OSBORNE, 44 years of age of Sevierville, TN formerly of Grundy, VA, passed away Friday, October 26, 2012 at Leconte Medical Center, Sevierville, TN after an apparent heart attack. Born in Buchanan County, VA, he was the son of Ray and Sharon Baldwin Osborne of Grundy, VA. He was a resident of Buchanan County most... MORE
REID SCOTT, 31 years of age of Vansant, VA, passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at the University of Kentucky Hospital, Lexington, KY, following a brief illness. Born in Bristol, TN, he was the son of Tom and Linda Goodwin Scott, Grundy, VA. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was a member of the Grundy Baptist Church. Reid... MORE
BLANCHE DUTY MARRS, 87 years of age of Hurley, VA, passed away Friday, October 12, 2012 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Everett and Florence Vanover Rakes. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was a member of Kelsa Freewill... MORE
ROBERT DAVID ROSE, 42 years of age of the Poplar Creek Section of Grundy, VA, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Bryan, OH, he was the son of Sara “Tootie” Sheets and James Stump, Poplar Creek, Grundy, VA. He was a resident of Buchanan County most... MORE
CURTIS LOONEY, 91 years of age of Bastian, VA, formerly of Buchanan County, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at the Pikeville Medical Center following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Parkas “Merkie” and Sylvia Hackney Looney. He was a resident of Buchanan County most of his life and... MORE
JEAN HALL RIFE, 83 years of age of the Upper Elk Creek section of Hurley, VA, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at her home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Lent and Beulah Cooper Hall. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was a member of the Upper Elk... MORE
LARRY EDWARD LOONEY, 75 years of age of the Lester’s Fork section of Roseann, VA., passed away Sunday, October 7, 2012 at his home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Ernest and Kathryn Cline Looney. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He was an elder at... MORE
RANDALL LEE BLANKENSHIP, 64 years of age of Maxie, VA, passed away Thursday, October 4, 2012 at the Heritage Hall Nursing Home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of Flossie Looney Blankenship, Harman, VA, and the late Byrd Blankenship. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and... MORE
EVANGELIST RICKY DARRELL STILTNER, 59 years of age of Grundy, VA, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at Pikeville Medical Center after an apparent heart attack. Born in Richlands, VA, he was the son of the late Riddle and Maudie Farmer Stiltner. Ricky was a member of the Blackey Church of Christ where he had served... MORE
EDNA TESTER, 76 years of age of the Home Creek Section of Grundy, VA, passed away Monday, October 1, 2012 at Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville, KY, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Lassie Estep. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was a member of Jesus... MORE
EARL CHARLES, 93 years of age of the Russell Prater Section of Vansant, VA, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, September 30, 2012 at the Heritage Hall Nursing Home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Jessie and Judy Kennedy Charles. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was a... MORE
JIM WADE MULLINS, 44 years of age of Paynesville, WV, passed away Friday, September 28, 2012 at the Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville, KY, following an extended illness. Born in Chestertown, MD, he was the son of Harriet Hurd Mullins, Paynesville, WV, and the late Earl Thomas Mullins. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and worked... MORE
DELBERT CHARLES, SR., 78 years of age of Prater, VA, passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born June 7, 1934, in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Robert E. Lee and Ida Belle Owens Charles. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County, a member of Prater... MORE
TIVIS LEE O’QUINN, 69 years of age of Vansant, VA, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 22, 2012 in Bristol, TN, following a brief illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Finis and Matilda McCowan O’Quinn. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was a member of many civic clubs and philanthropic... MORE
BESSIE STEWART COMPTON, 86 years of age of Paynesville, WV, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at her home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Monroe and Louise Rife Stewart. She was a resident of Buchanan County most of her life and was a member of... MORE
CLARENCE “ZEKE” OWENS, 77 years of age of Vansant, VA, passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at his home following an extended illness. Born in Dickenson County, VA, he was the son of the late James Carson Owens and Edna McFadden Owens Stanley. He was a resident of Buchanan County most of his life and was of the... MORE
BILLY RAY JUSTUS, 68 years of age of Jewell Ridge, VA, passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at his home following an extended illness. Born in Richlands, Virginia, he was the son of the late Woodrow and Laurine Payne Justus. Mr. Justus was a member of the Hurley Church of Christ. Mr. Justus worked for 53 years before retiring. He was... MORE
MICHAEL DEAN CHILDRESS, 60 years of age of the Little Prater Section of Grundy, VA, passed away Monday, September 10, 2012 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Cline and Clara Delores Riffe Childress. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was... MORE
BIDDY JANE KISER DELLINGER, of Vansant, VA, went to her heavenly home on September 6, 2012 following an extended illness. Biddy was born October 24, 1923 in Wilder, VA, the daughter of the late Carl May and Love Marie Amburgey Kiser. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Bonnie Williams, and her beloved ... MORE
CORNELIUS RIFE, 87 years of age of the Slate Creek section of Grundy, Virginia, passed away Thursday, September 6, 2012 following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Burl S. and Gertie Compton Rife. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was a coal miner and a retired merchant. He... MORE
EDNA MARY KEEN OWENS, 83 years of age of the Devil’s Branch Section of Vansant, VA, passed away Monday, September 3, 2012 at the Pikeville Medical Center following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Willie and Louisa Breeden Keen. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and... MORE
DEBORAH CHARLENE JUSTUS DILLARD, 54 years of age of Brushy Fork Road near Hurley, VA, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2012 at the Pikeville Medical Center following an extended illness. Born September 2, 1958, in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of Clyde Ralph and Janet Church Justus, Hurley, VA. She was resident of... MORE
FREDDIA JUSTUS HURLEY, 93 years of age of the Lester’s Fork Section of Hurley, VA, passed away Friday, August 31, 2012 following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Ance “Short” and Sally Smith Justus. She was a resident of Buchanan County most of her life and a member of the Church of... MORE
DANYEL DENISE STUMBO, 40 years of age of Greenbrier near Haysi, VA, passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at her home following a brief illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Yvonne Wolford Turner. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and worked as a Flagger for Highway Construction... MORE
LEON RATLIFF, 69 years of age of Kernersville, NC, formerly of Buchanan County, passed away Monday, August 27, 2012 at the Valley Health Care Center, Chilhowie, VA, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Bascome and Glady Stiltner Ratliff. He was a resident of Buchanan County most of his life... MORE
DONALD G. LOONEY, 70 years of age of Johnson City, TN, formerly of Buchanan County, passed away Saturday, August 25, 2012 in Johnson City, TN, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son fo the late Walter and Hattie Looney. He was a resident of Buchanan County most of his life prior to moving to Johnson City... MORE
DAVID MICHAEL ESTES, 36 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Friday, August 24, 2012 at the Buchanan General Hospital. Born in Wauseon, OH, he was the son of Patti Howard Estes Smith, Cherokee, AL, and the late David Charles Estes. He was a resident of Buchanan County many years and was a disabled carpenter.... MORE
HAROLD GLEN BEVINS, 67 years of age of the Upper Elk Creek Section of Hurley, VA, passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at his home following an extended illness. Born in Isaban, WV, he was the son of the late Woodrow and Gertrude Varney Bevins. He was a resident of Buchanan County most of his life and was a member of Stopover... MORE
SYLVIA JEAN BLANKENSHIP STILTNER, 69 years of age of Tazewell, VA, formerly of Buchanan County, passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Vadie Stacy Blankenship. She was a resident of... MORE
RICKEY EUGENE STILTNER, 50 years of age of the Little Prater section of Grundy, VA, passed away Monday, August 20, 2012 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of Donald B. Stiltner, Maxie, VA, and the late Beulah Ruth Endicott Stiltner, November 23, 1994. He was a... MORE
PRICY LOUISA “LOU” DUTY STILTNER, 93 years of age, of the Poplar Creek section of Grundy, VA, went to be with the Lord, Monday, August 20, 2012, at 4:30 A.M. at her home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Jonah Duty and Orpha Stiltner Duty. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan... MORE
CLAUDE HOWARD FRALEY, 88 years of age of Big Rock, VA, passed away Thursday, August 16, 2012 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Justell, KY, he was the son of the late Ham and Jencie Moles Fraley. He was a resident of Buchanan County many years and attended the Big Rock Church of Christ... MORE
LEONARD GOOSLIN, affectionately known as “Pa”, 90 years of age of Hurley, VA, passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2012, at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Pike County, KY, he was the son of the late Tolbert “Tom” and Elizabeth Blackburn Gooslin. He was a resident of Buchanan County most of... MORE
WINNIE MOUNTS JUSTUS, 82 years of age of Hurley, VA, passed away Monday, August 13, 2012 at the Heritage Hall Nursing Home following an extended illness. Born April 4, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Bud Alex and Etta Rife Mounts. She was a devoted wife and loving mother and grandmother, and will be missed deeply by... MORE
JOSEPH JACK McCLANAHAN, of the Home Creek Section of Grundy, VA, passed away at his home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary McClanahan. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was a member of the Church of Christ. Jack was a member of Sandy... MORE
EMMA DORA BINION, 69 years of age of Tazewell, VA, formerly of Buchanan County, passed away Friday, August 10, 2012 in Kingsport, TN, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Simon and Myrtle Blankenship Stacy. She was a resident of Buchanan County for many years and was... MORE
PAUL STREET, 81 years of age of the Dry Fork Section of Vansant, VA, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2012 at his home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Harrison and Martha Vandyke Street. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was of the Primitive Baptist Faith... MORE
THELMA STACY BLANKENSHIP, 86 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2012 at her home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Dave and Mollie Stacy. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was a member of New Zion Freewill Baptist Church. Thelma... MORE
Stella Faye Deel Looney, age 94, of Leemaster Section of Vansant, VA, passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at her home following a short illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Fullen and Caroline (Perkins) Deel. Faye was a loving mother and grandmother. She was a homemaker who loved gardening,.. MORE
BILLY RAY CLINE, 62 years of age of Hurley, VA, passed away Thursday, August 2, 2012 at the Buchanan General Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Herbert and Marie Davis Cline. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was of the Pentecostal Faith. He was a devoted husband... MORE
GLEN DOTSON, 82 years of age of Paw Paw, KY, passed away Monday, July 30, 2012 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Pike County, KY, he was the son of the late Green and Mary Dotson. He was a resident of Pike County all his life and was a retired Timber Cutter and Tipple Construction Worker... MORE
PHILIP ARTHUR WOOD, 82 years of age of Grundy, Virginia passed away Sunday, July 29, 2012 at the Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, TN following a brief illness. MORE
NARCIE HELEN CHURCH STACY, 76 years of age of the Stone Coal Section of Grundy, VA, passed away Thursday, July 26, 2012 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was a daughter of the late Harvey and Bertha Ward Church. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and... MORE
ROGER LEE GILBERT, SR., 66 years of age of Clarksville, TN, formerly of Tazewell County, passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at the North Crest Medical Center, Springfield, TN, following an extended illness. Born in Tazewell County, he was the son of the late Henry Allen “Buck” and Lucy Goodman Gilbert. He was a resident of Tazewell County... MORE
BRETT KENDAL WARD, 42 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2012 of injuries sustained from a motorcycle accident. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Waldo and Helen Smith Ward. He was a 1987 graduate of the Grundy Senior High School. He was a loving father, brother... MORE
SEAN DOUGLAS RAY OSBORNE, 21 years of age of Grundy, Virginia passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at his home. Born in Richlands, VA, he was the son of Douglas Ray Osborne, Grundy, VA and Sandra Ross Browning of Anderson, SC. He was a lifelong resident... MORE
THELMA LOIS LESTER LOONEY, 77 years of age went to be with the Lord Monday July 16, 2012 at Radford, VA following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Paris and Thirza Hazel Stiltner Lester. MORE
ALTA YATES LINDSAY, 97 years of age of the Leemaster section of Vansant, Virginia, passed away Saturday, July 14, 2012 at her home following an extended illness. MORE
LARRY LEE BOWMAN, 57 years of age of Lower Mill Branch Road, Grundy, VA, passed away Monday, July 2, 2012 at his home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Lee & Oney Ratliff Bowman. Mr. Bowman was a lifelong.
RUTH PERRY RIFFE, 98 years of age of Big Rock, VA, passed away Sunday, July 1, 2012 at Buchanan General Hospital. Born in Wharncliffe, WV, she was the daughter of the late Elias & Nancy Browning Hatfield ....MORE
LILLIAN CAROL VIERS, 64 years of age of Big Rock, VA, passed away Thursday, June 28, 2012... MORE
TOLBERT PRATER, 76 years of age of the Roseann section of Hurley, VA, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at the Wellmont Hospice following an extended illness. Born in Pike County, KY, he was the son of the late Troy and Ethel Hunt Prater. He was a resident of... MORE
ANNA RUTH WALKER BLANKENSHIP FIELDS, 81 years of age of Big Rock, VA, passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at the Heritage Hall Nursing Home following an extended illness. Born in Scott County, she was the daughter of the late Ross Jackson and Mollie Bishop... MORE
NOAH JACKSON BUCHANAN, 88 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Friday, June 22, 2012. Mr. Buchanan was a member of Grundy Baptist Church and a member of Sandy Valley Lodge No. 17 A.F. & A.M. and a Shriner. He also served in the U.S. Air Force during... MORE
BRENDA SUE COLEMAN SCARBERRY, 54 years of age of Big Rock, VA, passed away Sunday, June 24, 2012 at her home following an extended illness. Born in Tazewell County, she was the daughter of the late Nicey Yates Rife. She was a resident of Buchanan County most of her... MORE
PHILLIP CARMEL JUSTICE SR., 78 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Thursday, June 14, 2012 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Pike County, KY, he was the son of the late Russell and Lassie Smith Justice. He was a... MORE
LAURA E. KILGORE WHITE, 91 years old of Grundy, Virginia, passed away Thursday, June 7, 2012 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Middleport, OH, she was the daughter of the late Leonidas Redwine and Viola Dean Kilgore... MORE
ROY JULIUS STREET, 84 years of age of Rosedale, VA, formerly of Vansant, VA, passed away Monday, June 4, 2012 at his home following a long illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Harrison and Martha Vandyke Street. He was a lifelong resident of... MORE
STELLA ROBINSON SMITH, 97 years old Claypool Hill, Virginia, passed away Saturday June 2, 2012 at the Mayfair Nursing Home at Claypool Hill, VA following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Garfield and Phoebe Compton... MORE
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