U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Herman Luther Addair
MR. HERMAN LUTHER ADDAIR, 79, died Monday September 10, 2007 at his residence. He was born September 29, 1927 in Avondale, West Virginia to the late William and Orpha Addair. He had made his home in Abingdon for the last fourteen years. He was a veteran of the Korean War and was a retired miner with Island Creek Coal Company. He was a member of the Church of Christ; worked for twenty-two years with the railroad; and enjoyed working in his garden and playing with his grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one sister and three brothers.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Melda; his son, Winfred Mullins and wife Lucy of Abingdon; three grandchildren, Winfred Dewayne Mullins and wife Julie; David Mullins and wife Donna; and Lucinda Wolfe and husband Ronnie; nine great grandchildren and one great great grandchild; two sisters, Janet Adams and Arvile of Bartley, WV, Lona Vandyke of War, WV; five brothers, Charlie Addair and wife Mildred of Chatmanville, WV, Bernard Addair and wife Ethel of Avondale, WV, Raleigh Addair and wife Sue of Denton, NC, Kenneth Addair and wife Rosie of Aberdeen, MD, and Leon Addair and wife Mary of Avondale, WV.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, September 13, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. in the Main Street Chapel of Farris Funeral Service with Pastor Hobert Kennedy officiating. Entombment will follow in the Knollkreg Chapel of Memories Mausoleum. Pallbearers will be Winfred Dewayne Mullins, David Hugh Mullins, Winfred Dewayne Mullins, Jr., Joe Mullins, Tommy Mullins, Ronald Preston Wolfe, Charlie Johnson, and Brian Mullins. Honorary pallbearers will be James Lester, Bill Nichols, Bill Skeens, and Dr. R. Alan Davis. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mary Bryant
Mrs. Mary Widener Bryant, age 78, is safe in the arms of Jesus after passing on September 12, 2007.
She was born on August 14, 1929 to the late Andrew D. and Minnie P. Widener. She had made her home in Bristol for 50 years. She was a charter member of Norfolk Avenue Baptist Church. Her joy in life was her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and sewing.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Dorothy Mae and two brothers, Preston and Otis Widener.
She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Lee E. Bryant. Two daughters, Joyce (Mike) Arnold and Melissa (Victor) Norwood, and one son Terry Bryant and wife Sandy. She is also survived by eight grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, three sisters, Josie (Odis) Dyson, Grace Widener, and Anna Widener. Several cousins, nieces and nephews also survive.
The funeral service will be conducted 8 P.M. Friday, September 14, 2007 in the Main Street Chapel of Farris Funeral Service with Rev. Bill Arnold and Rev. David Sizemore officiating. The family will receive friends in the funeral home from 6 – 8 P.M. on Friday prior to the funeral. The committal service will be conducted 1 P.M. Saturday, September 15, 2007 in Mountain View cemetery in Bristol, Virginia. Everyone wishing to attend is asked to assemble at the funeral home by 12:15 P.M. to go in procession. Pallbearers will be Darrell Dyson, Randy Jones, Travis Arnold, Travis Andrews, Jackie Thurston, and David Hall.
William Harvey Coulthard
William Harvey Coulthard, age 92, passed away at his home on Friday, September 14, 2007.
Harvey was born on October 7, 1914 in the Chatam Hill, Virginia Community to the late Charlie L. Coulthard and Viola Little Coulthard.
Harvey was formerly employed by Tennessee Eastman, Olin-Matheson and the Y12 Plant of Oak Ridge, TN. He was an original owner of Hubs and Wheels of Saltville, VA. He has been a member of Byars-Cobb United Methodist Church of Glade Spring, VA for 53 years. During this time he served the church in various capacities and had taught Sunday School for many years. Harvey was a 32nd degree mason.
Survivors include his wife of 70 years, Fayetta Lamie Coulthard; his sons, Charles Coulthard and wife Roxann of Bristol, VA; Harold Coulthard and wife Anita, Don Coulthard and wife Anne and Sam Coulthard and wife Merilyn all of Emory, VA; his grandchildren, Tim Coulthard of Kingsport, TN, Chad Coulthard of Portland, TN, Torr Coulthard of Cleveland, TN, Catie Coulthard House of Glade Spring, VA, Jon Coulthard of Los Angeles, CA, Ken Coulthard of Nashville, TN, Dale Coulthard and Renee Coulthard both of Charlotte, NC and 10 great grandchildren.
The funeral Service for Harvey Coulthard will be conducted at 4:00 P. M. Sunday, September 16, 2007 in the Main Street Chapel of Farris Funeral Service with Pastor Paul Girffith of Byars-Cobb United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will follow the service at Holston Conference Emory & Henry cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2:00 P. M. – 4:00 P. M. Sunday just before the funeral service. Pallbearers will be the six grandsons and grandson-in-law Dylan House, husband of Catie Coulthard House. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that memorials be made to Byars-Cobb United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 667, Glade Spring, VA 24340 or to the Cancer Outreach Foundation, 206 Abingdon Place, Abingdon, VA 24211.
The family of Harvey Coulthard wishes to express their deep appreciation to his care giver Thelma Williams, the Staff of Wellmont Hospice Services as well as the staff of Aid & Assist for all their special care shown to Harvey and them.
Scott I. Gorman
DR. SCOTT I. GORMAN, Chiropractor, age 50, died Saturday September 15, 2007 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of New York and was raised in New Jersey. He moved to Abingdon in 1996 and opened Gorman Family Chiropractic in March of that year. He was a magna cum laude graduate of Life Chiropractic College in 1980. He was a member of Highlands Fellowship where he was active as a bible study leader. He enjoyed traveling, entertaining, and loved his patients. He was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Collins Gorman; 2 daughters, Sylina Brown of Atlanta, and Mary Kathryn “Katie” Brown of the home; 1 sister, Dr. Sharon Gorman and husband Ron of Stroudsberg, PA.; 3 grandsons, Adante’ Aguilar, Octavio Aguilar, and Nykai Aguilar; 4 nieces, Shayna Gorman, Shelby Gorman, Sophie Gorman, and Erin Nicole Collins; 4 nephews, Seth Gorman, Matthew Collins, Christopher Collins, and Jonathan Collins.
A celebration service will be conducted Tuesday, September 18, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. at Highlands Fellowship with Dr. Mark Copas officiating. A committal service will be conducted Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. in Forest Hills Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends Monday from 7-9 p.m. at the Forest Hills branch of Farris Funeral Service.
Virginia Helen Horn
Mrs. Virginia Helen Horn, age 80, passed away Sunday, September 16, 2007, at Grace Healthcare in Abingdon. A native of Buchanan County, Virginia, she was daughter of the late William H. Ward and Alonza Fletcher Ward. She moved to the Meadowview area in 1978. She enjoyed gardening and cooking and was known for her fried apple pies. She also enjoyed going to yard sales and was a “people person” who never met a stranger. She was a member of Full Gospel Church of God.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Hoover Horn, and by five brothers: Elmer, Leslie, Earl, Claude and Rufus.
Mrs. Horn is survived by her son, Freddie Horn and wife Sheila of Glade Spring, VA; two daughters: Virginia Randolph and husband Fonzo of Meadowview, and Diana Cockerham and husband Joe of Marion, VA; one brother, George E. Ward of Pilgrim Knob, VA; seven grandchildren: Regina Hunt, Ginger Hubbard, Allie Randolph, Crystal Smith, Beth St. John, Ray Osborne and Joey Osborne; 11 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild; a special friend, George Bentley; and several nieces and nephews.
The family would like to offer special thanks to Dr. Andrew Rhinehart, Angel Stainkler, and Jennifer Taylor for the special care given to Mrs. Horn.
Funeral services for Mrs. Virginia Helen Horn will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 18, 2007, at Farris Funeral Service, Main Street Chapel with Pastor Tim Norris and Fonzo Randolph officiating. Burial will follow in Old Glade Presbyterian cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Cameron Smith, Kenneth St. John, Ray Osborne, Joey Osborne, Andy Hunt and LeRoy Hubbard. Honorary pallbearers will be Zeb Hunt, Zeke Hunt, Lerex Hubbard, Elroy Hubbard, Levi Hubbard, Morgan O’Quinn, and Seth St. John.
The family will receive friends on Monday evening from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at the Main Street Chapel of Farris Funeral Service.
Branson Kent Wright, Jr.
Mr. Branson Kent Wright, Jr., age 75, died Saturday, September 15, 2007, at Wellmont Hospice House.
Mr. Wright was born February 23, 1932 to the late Branson Kent Wright, Sr. and Goldie McClanahan Wright. He founded Wright Equipment Co. with his father and was joined in the business a few years later by his brother Harold.
Besides his parents Mr. Wright is preceded in death by his wife, Thada Arrington Wright.
Mr. Wright is survived by two daughters, Cynthia Rees and husband, George of Atlanta, GA, and Leisa Wright Moseley of Raleigh, NC. Three grandchildren, Cameron Rees and Courtney Rees both of Atlanta, GA and Lauren Moseley of Raleigh, NC.
The funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 A.M Wednesday, September 19, 2007 in the Forest Hills Chapel of Farris Funeral Service (Located on the grounds of Forest Hills Memory Gardens) with Rev. Warren Wilson officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Hills Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Jimmie Arrington, A.D. Whitt, Tim Arrington, Dean Arrington, George Rees, June Roark, and Jim Stump.
The family will receive friends in the Forest Hills Chapel of Farris Funeral Service from 6 – 8 P.M. on Tuesday, September 18, 2007.
Special thanks to Mr. Wrights care givers Shirley Patrick, Shirley Shortridge, and friends and neighbors.
Contributions may be made to American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454 Alexandria, VA 22312, National Kidney Foundation, 2601 Willard Road, Suite 103 Richmond, VA 23286, or Wellmont Hospice House, 208 Steel’s Road, Bristol, TN 37620.
Ernest Epperson Terry
Mr. Ernest Epperson (E. E.) Terry, 81, died Tuesday September 18, 2007 at his home following a long illness. He was born in Washington County and had farmed in Washington, Smyth, and Wythe counties. For the past 37 years he had owned and operated the Cedar Springs Dairy at Cedar Springs. He served with the U. S. Army in the Philippines during World War II and also with the U. S. Air Force during the Korean War. Epperson will long be remembered by family and friends for his love of farming and the outdoors as well as his assistance and generosity to friends and members of the community. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Lydia Litton Terry and son Timmon Jerome Terry.
He is survived by his wife, Marsha Poston Terry; 1 daughter, Linda Ruble and 1 son, David Terry both of Rural Retreat; three brothers, Stewart Terry of Abingdon, J. D. Terry of Castle Rock, Washington, and Morris Curd of Meadowview; six grandchildren, Jacob Terry, Jason Terry, Levi Terry, and Brittanie Terry all of Rural Retreat, Ashleigh Brown of Bland, and Jessica Bible of Roanoke; several great grandchildren, nieces and nephews also survive.
A graveside service will be conducted Friday, September 21, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at the Terry family cemetery in Cedar Springs. The family will receive friends Thursday at the funeral home beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Pallbearers will be Jacob Terry, Jason Terry, Levi Terry, Jimmie Davidson, Gary Terry, and Mark Terry.
Hiram Emory Widener, Jr.
The Honorable Hiram Emory Widener, Jr., 84, of the Green Spring Community, died at his home on Wednesday, September 19, 2007, at 11:10 a.m. He was born in Abingdon, Virginia on April 30, 1923. He had been the longest-serving active United States Court of Appeals judge in the nation.
Judge Widener attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute from 1940-41 and then received an appointment to the United States Naval Academy, from which he graduated in 1944. His active service in the United States Navy included the Philippines and Okinawa during World War II, and the Persian Gulf during the Korean War. He was awarded the Bronze Star with Combat V. After retiring from active duty with the U. S. Navy and entering the Naval Reserves, he received an LL.B. degree from Washington and Lee University in 1953. He was awarded membership in the Order of the Coif, Washington and Lee Law Review, and Phi Alpha Delta.
He was in legal practice in Bristol, Virginia with his father and later David Frackelton from 1953-69. He served as a U. S. Commissioner for the Western District of Virginia from 1963-66 and was also Chairman of the Republican Party, 9th District of Virginia, during those years. In 1969, President Richard Nixon appointed him as United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, and in 1972 appointed him as United States Circuit Judge. He was also a member of the Virginia Election Laws Study Commission from 1968-69, the American Law Institute, the Virginia State Bar, the Virginia Bar Association, and was a Trustee of Virginia Intermont College. He was an adjunct teacher at Southern Seminary and Junior College, and the law schools of the University of Texas, Washington and Lee University, and the College of William and Mary. He was a member of Green Spring Presbyterian Church.
Judge Widener was preceded in death by his parents, Hiram Emory Widener, Sr. and Nita Douglas Peck Widener, and his sister, Mary Groselose. His survivors include his daughter and her husband, Molly Berentd Widener Thompson and Glenn Thompson, of Charlotte, North Carolina; his son, Hiram Emory Widener, III, of Abingdon, Virginia; his brother-in-law, Henry Groseclose, of Hampstead, North Carolina; his nephew Warren Groseclose and children William, Michael and David, of Richmond, Virginia; and his niece, Ginna Atkinson, her husband Michael, and their son Dalton of Richmond, Virginia.
Funeral services for the Hon. H. Emory Widener, Jr., will be held at Green Spring Presbyterian Church on Sunday, September 23, 2007, at 2:00 p.m. The family will receive friends at the home immediately following the service.
A private burial service will be held at Knollkreg Memorial Park in Abingdon, Virginia, on Monday with military honors provided by Highland Fellowship Veterans Honor Guard. Honorary pallbearers will be George Warren, William Wampler, Sr., Fain Goodpasture, and Frank Goodpasture, Sr.
The family will also receive friends on Saturday, September 22, 2007, from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at Farris Funeral Service, Main Street Chapel, in Abingdon, Virginia. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Honorable H. Emory Widener, Jr. Memorial Fund at Washington and Lee University Law School, Lexington, VA 24450 (540-458-8587)
Walter E. Lohoefener
Walter E. Lohoefener passed away September 17, 2007. He had been a five year resident of Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie, VA.
Walter was born in Alma, Missouri in 1926. After serving in the Armed Services during World War II, he worked as an auditor for the Western Auto Company. He resided in the Seattle, Washington area until moving to Damascus, Virginia in 1997.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen. He is survived by one sister, Carol Behm of Butler, Missouri. His nephew is David Tebbenkamp, D.D.S., of Konnarock, Virginia.
A memorial service is scheduled at St. Matthew Church in Konnarock on September 30, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the American Diabetes Association would be appreciated.
Marie Pickle
Marie Pickle, age 76, who had served God for 62 years, was called to her heavenly home Thursday, September 20, 2007.
Marie was a member of the Fletcher’s Chapel Church and was preceded in death by her father Charlie Felty.
Survivors include her husband Harman Pickle; her mother, Hettie Perkins Felty; her children, Brenda Edmondson and husband Dennis of Abingdon; Roger Pickle and wife Phyllis of Woodbridge, VA, Mark Pickle of Mosheim, TN, Tim Pickle and wife Freda of Richmond, VA and Kirby Pickle of Abingdon, VA; two brothers; four sisters; 8 grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 P. M. Friday, September 21, 2007 at the Forest Hills Chapel of Farris Funeral Service (located on the grounds of Forest Hills Memory Gardens at 19415 Lee Highway in Abingdon). The funeral service will follow the visitation period at 8:00 P. M. Friday with Rev. Ronnie Matney officiating. The committal and burial service will be conducted at 10:00 A. M. Saturday in Forest Hills Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Mark Pickle, Kirby Pickle, Doug Findley, Blaine Findley, Ike Thomas, Jimmy Cutshaw and Hunter Melvin. Honorary pallbearers will be the Men of Fletcher Chapel Church, Dr. Henry, Donnie Melvin and Robbie Martin. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked for memorial donations to the Fletcher Chapel Church, % Rev. Ronnie Matney, 23182 Brumley Gap Road, Abingdon, VA 24210.
