U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Natasha F. Gorley
Natasha Faye Gorley, 11, of 404 Oakview Ave., Bristol, Va., died Sunday, Nov. 29, 1998.
She was a student at Virginia Middle School, where she was involved in many sports, especially cheerleading.
She attended Tennessee Avenue Baptist Church.
Survivors include her mother, Connie Gorley, Troy, Va.; her maternal grandmother, Phyllis Worley, Bristol Virginia; a brother, Donald Gorley, Bristol Virginia; her paternal grandmother, Roberta Gorley, Bristol Virginia; and several aunts and cousins.
Blevins Funeral Home is in charge.
Thomas G. Justus
HURLEY -- Thomas Graham Justus, 73, died Tuesday, Dec. 1, 1998, at his home.
He was a native of McDowell County, W.Va., a member of the Wolfpen Church of God, and a retired coal miner employed with Panther Coal Company. He was a member of the United Mine Workers of America.
Mr. Justus was a retired Deputy Sheriff for the Buchanan County Sheriffs Department and was preceded in death by his first wife, Edna Lillian Hackney Justus, and his second wife, Pauline Estep Justus.
Survivors include his wife, Katherine Hurley Justus; four sons, Verlon Nelson Justus, Medina, Ohio, Thomas Graham Justus Jr., Hurley, Phillip Marlowe Justus, Jacksonville, Fla., and Mikel Ray Justus, Richlands; two stepsons, James Hurley, Patterson, Va., and Terry Hurley, of Hurley; a stepdaughter, Barbara Hurley Thomas, Grundy; two sisters, Geraldine Deel, Grundy, and Mildred Justus, Hurley; five brothers, Steve
Smith and Donald Ray Justus, both of Chicago, Sonny Justus, Hurley, Harold Justus and Leonard Justus, address unknown; eight grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren.
Grundy Funeral Home is in charge.
Bonnie Kiser
BIRCHLEAF, Va. -- Bonnie Kiser, 67, of Route 1, died Tuesday December 1, 1998, at her home.
She was a native of Dickenson County and attended the Primitive Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Edward H. Kiser; five daughters, Ona Mae Edwards Kiser, Bristol Virginia, Sherrel O'quinn and Clida Jean Witt, both of Birchleaf, Glenda Gale Stanley, Haysi, and Sandra Younce, Palatka, Fla.; a son, Johnny M. Edwards, Clarkston, Wash.; a brother, Leonard Powers, Weippe, Idaho; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Haysi Funeral Home is in charge.
Marilyn K. McElraft
SALTVILLE -- Marilyn Kestner "Sis" McElraft, 79, died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1998, in Johnston Memorial Hospital.
She was the widow of James E. McElraft and attended Midway Chapel Church.
Survivors include a son, Billy McElraft, Waverly, Va.; two daughters, Phyllis "Sue" Brickey, Glade Spring, and Sandy Duncan, Charlotte, N.C.; six grandsons, Reece McElraft, Casey McElraft, Robbie Brickey, Scott Brickey, Wesley Duncan and Mark Duncan; five great-grandsons; and a great-granddaughter.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home, Saltville, is in charge.
Clarence Meade
CASTLEWOOD -- Clarence Meade, 73, died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1998, in Russell County Medical Center, Lebanon.
Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge.
Beldon Morley
KINGSPORT -- Beldon Morley, 97, of 1420 Central St., died Tuesday, Dec. 1, 1998, in Holston Valley Medical Center.
He was a native of Big Stone Gap, came to Kingsport in 1954, from Roda, Va., and was a member of Mafair United Methodist Church. He was a life member of the United Methodist Men and active in the Fellowship Sunday School Class.
He was a barber for 48 years, retiring from the Model City Barber Shop. He was a Past Master of Masonic Lodge No. 229, Appalachia, a member of Lodge No. 688 F&AM, and Past Patron of the Order of Eastern Star, Appalachia Chapter No. 26.
Survivors include his wife, Hilda Pippin Morley; a sister, Mattie Gerkin, Anderson, Ind.; and several nieces and nephews.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, Kingsport, is in charge.
Ethel M. Snead
LEBANON -- Ethel Mae Harmon Snead, 87, died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1998.
She was a lifelong resident of Russell County and a member of the Church of God.
Survivors include her husband, Giles Snead; a son, Frazier Snead, Lebanon; three sisters, Alta Fields, Lebanon, Helen Hughes, Fredericksburg, Va., and Gladys Ray, Kingsport; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Lebanon Funeral Home is in charge.
Ollie C. Walker
Ollie C. Walker, 88, died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1998, at her home.
She was the widow of James D. Walker, a native of Washington County and a member of the First Church of God, Bristol Tennessee. She was retired from Imperial Reading.
Survivors include two sisters, Rosa Ireson and Jessie Bowman, both of Bristol Virginia; and several nieces and nephews.
Farris Funeral Service, Abingdon, is in charge.
Shelby J. Woodard
MEADOWVIEW, Va. -- Mrs. Shelby Jean Woodard, 43, died Tuesday, Dec. 1, 1998, in Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon.
She was a member of the Reach Out for Christ Church.
Survivors include her husband, Lonnie P. Woodard Sr.; three sons, Lonnie Phillip Woodard Jr., Saltville, Danny Clinton Woodard, Meadowview, and Joshua Joel Woodard, Bristol Virginia; two daughters, Valerie Victoria Cannon, Meadowview, and Ashley Suzanne Woodard of the home; her mother, Flora Belle Keith, Broadford, Va.; two brothers, the Rev. Danny Keith, Broadford, Va., and the Rev. Charles Keith, Chilhowie; two sisters, Wanda Ratcliff, Meadowview, and Barbara Holmes, Saltville; and seven grandchildren.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home is in charge.
Dorothy W. Blessing
PENDLETON, S.C. -- Dorothy Walker Blessing, formerly of Kingsport, died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1998.
She was a native of Gibson County, Tenn., and a graduate of the University of Tennessee.
After completing an internship at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago, she was employed as a registered dietitian with Tennessee Eastman Company, the Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
Johnson City, and retired from Holston Valley Hospital, Kingsport.
She was a member of Pendleton Presbyterian Church and a former member of First Presbyterian Church, Kingsport, where she was active in Circle. She was a member of the American Association of University Women, Delta Delta Delta National Sorority and Micasa Garden Club.
Survivors include her husband, Col. James E. Blessing (retired); four daughters, Suzan B. Simmons and Mary B. Orton, both of Seneca, S.C., Terry B. Cheatham, Lexington, S.C., and Sarah B. Burns, Pendleton; a sister, Mrs. H.C. Goodrich, Birmingham, Ala.; and eight grandchildren.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, Kingsport, is in charge.
