U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Frances C. Banner
WEBER CITY -- Frances C. Banner, 61, died Saturday, Dec. 12, 1998, at her home.
She was a native of Washington County, Va., a graduate of Virginia Intermont College, Bristol, Va., and retired from Kingsport Press, Kingsport.
She was a member of Gate City Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Bill Banner; a son, Phillip Shaun Banner, Southampton, N.J.; two sisters, Dorothy Leonard, Abingdon, and Nancy Tate, Bland; a granddaughter, Sarah Katelyn Banner; a grandson, John William Banner; and several nieces and nephews.
Gate City Funeral Home is in charge.
Achilleas Georgiou
BLUFF CITY -- Achilleas Georgiou, 43, of 235 Hamilton Hill Road, died Saturday, Dec. 12, 1998.
He was a native of Larnaca, Cyprus, had lived in the Bristol area for 22 years, was a well-known businessman in the area and a member of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church.
Survivors include his wife, Georgia Georgiou; a daughter, Diana Georgiou of the home; a son, Ted Georgiou of the home; a brother, George Georgiou, Nashville; a sister, Helen Christofidou, Nicosia, Cyprus; a sister, Anna Georgiou, Larnaca, Cyprus; his stepmother, Stauroulla Georgiou, Larnaca, Cyprus; and two nieces.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge.
Hazel G. Jones
Hazel G. Jones, of Bristol Virginia, died Sunday, Dec. 13, 1998, in Bristol Regional Medical Center.
Akard Funeral Home is in charge.
Clyde O'Quinn
VANSANT -- Clyde O'Quinn, 70, of Route 1, died Sunday, Dec. 13, 1998, at his home.
Haysi Funeral Home is in charge.
Lester Smithson
Lester Smithson, 81, of 796 Beidleman Creek Road, Bristol, Tenn., died Sunday, Dec. 13, 1998, in Bristol Regional Medical Center.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge.
Phyllis N. Street
MORGANTON, N.C. -- Phyllis Nadine Street, 50, formerly of White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., died Sunday, Dec. 13, 1998, in Morganton.
She was a native of Pike County, Ky., had spent her early life in Buchanan County and moved to Morganton four years ago from White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
She was a homemaker and the widow of James W. Street.
Survivors include three daughters, Pam Riffle, High Point, N.C., Donna Walton, Valdese, N.C., and Debbie Brooks, Covington, Va.; two sisters; four brothers; and six grandchildren.
Honaker Funeral Home is in charge.
Jack R. Wells
COEBURN -- Jack Richard Wells, 58, died Saturday, Dec. 12, 1998, in Norton Community Hospital, Norton.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, and was of the Protestant faith.
Survivors include four sons, Ronnie Wells, Coeburn, Jack "Rusty"
Wells Jr., Mocksville, N.C., Randy Allen Wells, Christiansburg, Va., and Douglas Wayne Wells, Radford, Va.; two daughters, Delores Ann Gilley and Karen Sue Martin, both of Radford, Va.; two brothers, Benny Wells, Jacksonville, Fla., and Allen Wells, Coeburn; a sister, Sonia Gregory, Virginia Beach, Va.; 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Sturgill Funeral Home, Coeburn, is in charge.
Helen F. Whitt
Helen Frances Whitt, 74, of 2021 Sherwood Drive, died Sunday, Dec. 13, 1998, in Appalachian Christian Village,
Johnson City.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Bluff City Chapel, is in charge.
Alice M. Johnson
ABINGDON -- Alice Mundy Johnson, 84, died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 1998, at the home of her daughter in Abingdon.
She was a native of Tazewell County and was retired from Acme Supermarkets in Tazewell after 30 years of service.
She was a member of Adria Advent Christian Church, Adria, Va.
She was the widow of William O. Johnson.
Survivors include a daughter, Libby Scott, Abingdon, (with whom she made her home) and a granddaughter, Mary Ann Riffe, Abingdon; a great-grandson; and several nieces and nephews.
Dudley Memorial Mortuary, Bluefield, Va., is in charge.
Martha W. Taylor
BLOUNTVILLE -- Martha Belle Whiteman Taylor, 75, died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 1998, in Bristol Regional Medical Center.
She was a native and lifelong resident of Sullivan County.
She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include her husband, Herbert F. Taylor, a daughter, Patti Towner, Blountville; a son, Herbert Taylor Jr., Blountville; three sisters, Ethel Rodefer and Ida Mae Dunn, both of Blountville, and Grace Gobble, Bluff City; and several nieces and nephews.
Akard Funeral Home is in charge.
Kyle Wheeler
SUGAR GROVE, Va. -- Kyle Wheeler, 86, died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 1998, in Smyth County Community Hospital.
He was an employee of the U.S. Gypsum Company.
Survivors include a son, Kyle Ralph Wheeler, Sugar Grove; a brother, Paul Wheeler, Alexandria, Va.; five grandchildren, Kyle Ralph Wheeler Jr., Marion, Timothy Wheeler, Vickie Norman and Curtis Wheeler, all of Sugar Grove, and Pamela Taylor, Saltville; 11 great-grandchildren; and 3 great-great-grandchildren.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home, Saltville, is in charge.
Donald R. Adkison Jr.
ABINGDON -- Donald Ray Adkison Jr., infant son of Donald Ray and Heidi Nicole Adkison, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1998, in Johnston Memorial Hospital.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include a sister, Morgan Adkison, of the home; his paternal grandmother, Barbara Adkison, Chuckey, Tenn.; his paternal grandfather and step-grandmother, David and Maxine Adkison, Gilead Lake, Mich.; his maternal grandmother, Peggy Eyler, Bristol Tennessee; his maternal grandfather, Morgan Eyler, Bristol Tennessee; his paternal great-grandparents, Donald and Florence Shepherd, New Haven, Ind.; and his paternal great-grandmother, Naomi Adkison, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Farris Funeral Service, Abingdon, is in charge.
Alex H. Arrington
GRUNDY -- Alex H. Arrington, 101, of Walnut Street, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1998, at his home.
He was a native of Buchanan County, had been a resident of Grundy most of his life and was a member of Buchanan First Presbyterian Church.
He was a member of Sandy Valley Lodge No. 17 AF&AM of Grundy for 72 years and a member of the Kazim Temple, in Roanoke.
Mr. Arrington was a retired merchant in the Grundy area and was preceded in death by his wife, Vertie Owens Arrington.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Harold (Dorothy) Trivett, Grundy; a grandson, Harold Terry Trivett, Grundy; and two great-grandsons.
Grundy Funeral Home is in charge.
