U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Glussie E. Pope, Pennington Gap, Va.
Glussie E. Pope, 90, was born on March 27, 1919 and passed away on Tuesday at Lee Nursing and Rehab in Pennington Gap, Va. Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Sturgill Funeral Home, Pennington Gap, Va. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at Pennington Gap First United Methodist Church. Mrs. Pope will be taken to the church one hour before the service. Interment will follow in the Cecil-Fry cemetery.
Loraine Plaster, Coeburn, Va.
Loraine M. Plaster, 81, of Coeburn, Va., passed away Monday (May 18, 2009) at her home. The family will receive friends at her home Wednesday and Thursday evening. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Friday at the home with Brother Joe Dearry officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Acres cemetery Coeburn, Va. Sturgill Funeral Homes 310 6th Street NW Coeburn, Va., 24230 in charge of arrangements.
Glenn Simpson, Norton, Va.
Glenn D. Simpson, passed away May 17, 2009, in Sandy Springs, Ga. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Hagy-Fawbush Funeral Home in Norton. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Thursday in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Tony Nunley officiating. Entombment will follow at the Powell Valley Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.
Elizabeth Williams Peters, Gate City, Va.
Elizabeth Canzadie Williams Peters, author of My Home Town, Gate City and Scott County, Va., departed this life on May 19, 2009. Visitation will be held on Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. in the J. Wayne Hamilton Memorial Chapel of Oak Hill Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow. Graveside services will be held on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Oak Hill Memorial Park. Family and friends are asked to meet at the grave no later than 12:45 p.m. Saturday.
Eric Hensley, Rose Hill, Va.
Eric Hensley, 15, Rose Hill, Va., passed away on Monday at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Arney-Mullins Funeral Home in Rose Hill. Funeral services will follow at 8 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Hensley Family cemetery at his home place in Rose Hill.
Edith N. Wood, Hiltons, Va.
Edith N. Browder Wood, 91, of Hiltons, went to be with her heavenly father on Wednesday evening at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Calling hours will be held on Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Scott County Funeral Home. A funeral service will be conducted on Friday at 7 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mount Vernon United Methodist Church cemetery.
Nancy Mae Scott, Big Stone Gap, Va.
Nancy Mae Scott, 95, went to her heavenly home in the arms of Jesus on Thursday at her home. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Holding Funeral Home in Big Stone Gap, Va. Funeral services will follow at 8 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home chapel. Committal services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at American Legion cemetery.
Phyllis Middleton, Pennington Gap, Va.
Phyllis Ann Elliott Middleton, went to be with the Lord Tuesday (April 28, 2009) at the Holston Valley Hospital in Kingsport at the age of 57. Graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Lee Memorial Gardens in Woodway, Va. with Rev. Fred Cagle officiating. The family and friends are asked to meet at the funeral home at 2 p.m. Thursday to go to the cemetery. Province Funeral Home of 425 E. Morgan Ave. Pennington Gap, Va. 24277, is in charge of the arrangements. Our phone number is 276-546-2456
Bryan K. Large Jr., Coeburn, Va.
Bryan K. Large, Jr., 24, died Wednesday in Norton, Va. Memorial services will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday at Estes Funeral Home Chapel. Arrangements by Estes Funeral Home, 114 High Ave., Coeburn, Va.
Nyla Victoria Mays, Castlewood, Va.
Nyla Victoria Mays, 90, died Wednesday at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation, Weber City, Va. The family will receive friends from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Castlewood Funeral Home, Castlewood, Va. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the funeral home chapel. Interment will follow in Temple Hill Memorial Park, Castlewood, Va.
Lillian N. Craft, Wise, Va.
Lillian N. Craft, 95, passed away Wednesday at the Hickory Hill Retirement Community in Burkeville, Va. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until time of services at 2 p.m. Friday at the First Church of God in Wise, Va. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at the church. Private burial will be held in the Wise cemetery. J.T. Morriss & Son of Petersburg, Va. and Sturgill Funeral Home, 1621 Norton Road SW, Wise, Va. is in charge.
Edith Smith Poteet, Pennington Gap, Va.
Edith Smith Poteet, 86, of Pennington Gap, Va., died Monday at the Lee Regional Medical Center in Pennington Gap, Va. Visitation will be from 12 noon Wednesday until the time of the service at Province Funeral Home in Pennington Gap, Va. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the sanctuary of the funeral home. Burial will follow at Lee Memorial Gardens in Woodway, Va.
Scott G. Wood, Weber City, Va.
Scott G. Wood, 82, of Weber City, passed away Saturday (April 25, 2009) at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation in Weber City, Va. The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Weber City. A funeral service will follow at 7 p.m. A military graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Holston View cemetery. Carter-Trent/Scott County Funeral Home is in charge.
Phyllis Ann Holder, Ft. Blackmore, Va.
Phyllis Ann Holder, 67, died Sunday at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Gate City Funeral Home. Services will be at 8 p.m. in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Mitchell Church cemetery, Mount Carmel, Tenn.
Scott G. Wood, Weber City, Va.
Scott G. Wood, 82, of Weber City, died late Saturday night at the Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Carter-Trent/Scott County Funeral Home.
Gabrielle Grace Slayton, Big Stone Gap, Va.
Gabrielle Grace Slayton, 7 years, 5 months, died Thursday at Johnson City Medical Center's Niswonger Children's Hospital. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Holding Funeral Home in Big Stone Gap, Va. The funeral service will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday in the funeral home chapel. Committal services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Powell Valley Memorial Gardens.
Jimmy Ray Woodward, Big Stone Gap, Va.
Jimmy Ray Woodward, 70, passed away Wednesday (July 15, 2009). The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Gilliam Funeral Home, Big Stone Gap,Va. Funeral service will be at the Faith Hope United Church in the Strawberry Patch community with Pastor Michael Meade and Dr. Randy Grimes. Graveside services will follow in the Faith Hope United Church cemetery. Gilliam Funeral Home, Big Stone Gap is serving the Woodward family.
Paul Luther Clark Jr., Wise, Va.
Paul Luther Clark Jr., 33, Wise, Va., passed away Saturday. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Sturgill Funeral Home in Wise, Va. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow in the Wise cemetery.
Johnny Ray Watkins, Big Stone Gap, Va.
Johnny Ray Watkins, 37, died Saturday at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport. Family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Holding Funeral Home in Big Stone Gap, Va. A funeral service will be conducted at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home chapel. Entombment services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Powell Valley Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.
Irene McDavid, Gate City, Va.
Irene McDavid, 78, of the Dan'l Boone community, died Saturday at her residence. Calling hours will be held on Tuesday from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Scott County Funeral Home. A funeral service will be conducted on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. A graveside service will be conducted on Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Holston View cemetery.
Mildred Skeen, Wise, Va.
Mildred Ann Masters Skeen, 72, Wise, Va., passed away Sunday at the Mountain View Regional Medical Center in Norton, Va. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist Church. Funeral services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial and graveside committal services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Masters cemetery. Family and friends will meet at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church to go to the cemetery in procession. Sturgill Funeral Home, Wise, Va. is in charge.
Jack Smythe, Gate City, Va.
Jack D. Smythe, 84, entered into rest Monday at his residence. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Gate City Funeral Home. Services will be at 8 p.m. in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home. Military graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Holston View cemetery, Weber City, Va.,conducted by American Legion Hammond Post #3 and Gate City Post #265. The family will meet at 10:15 a.m. at the funeral home to go in procession to the cemetery.
Vernon Evans, Coeburn, Va.
Vernon (Bush) Evans, 88, passed away Sunday (July 5, 2009). The family will receive friends Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Sturgill Funeral Home, 310 6th Street NW Coeburn, Va. Funeral services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Sturgill Funeral Home Chapel. Military graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Greenwood Acres cemetery Coeburn, Va. by the Virginia National Guard and Local VFW Members.
Judith Ann Derting, Hiltons, Va.
Judith "Judy" Ann Derting, 64, died July 5, 2009 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Hiltons United Methodist Church. Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Parker Family cemetery, Hiltons, Va.
Lillian Q. Banner, Dungannon, Va.
Lillian Quillin Banner, 91, died July 5, 2009 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 Tuesday at Gate City Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Dungannon United Methodist Church. Burial will follow the service at the Banner Family cemetery, Dungannon, Va.
Billy Earl Bledsoe, Jonesville, Va.
Billy Earl Bledsoe, 71, of Jonesville, Va. and formerly of Rose Hill, died Sunday at Lee Regional Medical Center in Pennington Gap, Va. Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Arney-Mullins Funeral Home in Jonesville. Funeral service will follow at 8 p.m. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at VanHuss Grove cemetery in Rose Hill, Va.
Terry "Bear" Bryant, Big Stone Gap, Va.
Terry "Bear" Bryant, 53, passed away Saturday at his home. The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Holding Funeral Home in Big Stone Gap. There will be a U.M.W.A. service at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home chapel. Funeral services will follow in the funeral home chapel. Committal services will be held at 12 noon Thursday at Powell Valley cemetery in Dryden, Va. Family and friends will meet at the funeral home by 11:15 a.m. Thursday to go in procession to cemetery.
Fannie Lee Gardner Hamilton, Norton, Va.
Fannie Lee Gardner Hamilton, 97, of Norton, died Saturday at the Mountain View Regional Medical Center in Norton. The family will receive friends Monday from 5 p.m. until time of service at 7 p.m. at Sturgill Funeral Home, Wise, Va. Funeral services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Monday in the chapel of the funeral home. Entombment and graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Powell Valley Memorial Gardens, Big Stone Gap.
Palmer Maggard, Keokee, Va.
Palmer Maggard of Keokee, 58, Va. was born in Norton, Va., died Monday the Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol, Tenn. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. Saturday until the time of the service at Province Funeral Home, Pennington Gap, Va. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home sanctuary. Burial will follow at the Powell Valley Memorial Gardens in Big Stone Gap, Va.
Opal Vandergriff, Big Stone Gap, Va.
Opal Goins Vandergriff, 80, passed away Tuesday at her residence in Big Stone Gap, Va. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Gilliam Funeral Home, Big Stone Gap, Va. Funeral services will follow at 7 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Graveside services will be Saturday at 12 noon in the Riverview cemetery, East Stone Gap, Va. Family and friends are asked to assemble at Gilliam Funeral Home to leave in procession at 11:30 a.m. to go to the cemetery.
Margaret Wiggs Stanley, Norfolk, Va.
Margaret Wiggs Stanley, Norfolk, Va., died on Monday, May 18, 2009.
Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Sturtevant Funeral Home, Bennetts Creek Chapel, Suffolk, Va. Graveside services at the Buchanan Family cemetery in Possum Hollow, Va. on Saturday at 2 p.m. and a memorial service by Pastor Benn Fleming to celebrate her life at Berea Christian Church, Suffolk, Va. on Friday, May 29 at 2 p.m. followed by a reception in the fellowship hall. The family welcomes all those who wish to attend any and all of the services. During the weekend of the graveside service, family and friends will be at the Norton Days Inn.
Thomas Odell Triplett, Sr.
Rincon, GA – Thomas Odell Triplett, Sr., 71 went to be with the Lord on June 23, 2006 after a courageous battle with cancer.
Tom was born March 11, 1935 in Watauga County, North Carolina. He retired from Citizens and Southern National Bank after 34 years of service. He served in the Georgia House of Representatives for 18 years and was the Chairman of the House Transportation Committee. He served as member of the Governors Judicial Nominating Commission, the World Congress Overview Committee and the Policy Committee. He also served on the Department of Transportation Board for 10 years and formerly served on Congressman Max Burns Congressional Staff. He was Former Mayor and Councilman for the City of Port Wentworth, former member of the Chatham Savannah Board of Education and was on the Memorial Medical University Hospital Authority Board. Tom was a member of First Baptist Church of Rincon and teacher of the Fellowship Sunday School Class.
To honor some of his many accomplishments in the community, Chatham County designated a park on Highway 80 in Pooler as Tom Triplett Park and more recently named a section of Highway 21, Tom Triplett Parkway.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Irene Triplett and two sons, Grant and Brian Triplett.
Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Judy Lancaster Triplett; one son, Thomas Odell Triplett, Jr. (Tommy) his wife Gay Mann Triplett and two grandchildren, Hunter Triplett and Ansley Triplett of Rincon,GA; his father, Rev. Carl Triplett of Kingsport, TN; two sisters, Martha Trent (Dean) of Kingsport, TN and Mary Dunn (David) of West Point, GA; three brothers, William Triplett (Becky) of Sylvania, GA, Howard Triplett (Frances) of Dandridge, TN and Charles Triplett (Joy) of Morristown, TN; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Pete and Loretta Lancaster, Tommy and Carolyn Lancaster, Lemuel and Judy Lancaster, Tommy and Winnie Ennis, and Newel Kessler along with a number of nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held from 6-9 pm on Saturday, June 24, 2006 at the Thomas C. Strickland and Sons Funeral Home, 2460 Hwy 21 South, Springfield, GA (912) 754-6421. Funeral Services will be conducted at 2 pm on Sunday, June 25, 2006 at the First Baptist Church of Rincon. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.
Memorials may be given to First Baptist Church of Rincon Building Fund, 201 E. 6th Street, Rincon, GA 31326
Robert "Bobby" Egan, Hyden, Ky.
Robert Freddie "Bobby" Egan was born on April 13, 1941 and departed this life on April 30, 2009 at the age of 68 years, 0 months and 17 days. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Saturday at Bledsoe Pentecostal Church, Bledsoe, Ky. Funeral services will be conducted at 12 noon Sunday at the church. Burial will take place in the Egan and Thompson Family cemetery at Ft. Blackmore, Va. under the direction of the Dwayne Walker Funeral Home staff.
