U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Lena M. Bowles
Lena M. Bowles, 90, of Bluefield, VA, died Oct. 15, 2005 in Bluefield Regional Medical Center.
Born in Tazewell County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas P. Coon and Lorena Neal Coon.
She was a member of the Virginia Avenue United Methodist Church in Bluefield, VA.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William H. Bowles; two brothers, John Coon and Tom Coon; and three sisters, Flora Slade, Wanego Patton and Lorene Rangeo.
Survivors: daughter, Shirley Yates and husband, Lonnie, of Bluefield, VA; son, Jerry W. Bowles and Debbie Sanders of Madisonville, KY; brother, Jack Coon and wife, Kathleen, of Princeton, WV; sisters, Nell Fulcher of Bluefield, VA, Lucille Reynolds and husband, Bill, of Princeton; grandchildren, Scott Martin and wife, Rhonda, of Bristol, TN, Dawn Ferguson and husband, Brad, of Tampa, FL, William Bowles of Sturgis, KY; great grandchildren, Lindsey Martin, Alex Saunders, Campbell and Shannon Carter; and great great grandchildren, Zachary and Haley Carter.
The funeral was conducted Oct. 18 at 2 p.m. in the Grandview Mausoleum Chapel on the Bluefield-Tazewell Rd. with Rev. Larry Ramey officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army, Red Cross or to Operation Blessing.
Dudley Memorial Mortuary in Bluefield, VA, was in charge of arrangements.
Oceana N. Janutolo
Oceana Neel Janutolo, 89, formerly from the Brushfork-Falls Mills Rd., died Oct. 16, 2005 at the Maples in Bluefield.
Born in Nemours, she was a daughter of the late David H. Neel and Martha Jane Lawson Neel.
She was a member of the Brushfork First Church of God.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Raymond Janutolo; one daughter, Barbara Jones; five brothers, Julian, Dave, Watson, Daniel and Charlie Neel; and one sister, Martha Hendrick.
Survivors: son, Carl E. Janutolo of Brushfork-Falls Mills Rd.; daughters, Janie Jones and husband, Richard, of Falls Mills, Louise McVey and husband, Darrell, of Brushfork-Falls Mills Rd.; brother, William (Bill) R. Neel and wife, Frances, of Westerville, OH; grandchildren, Tina McVey, Angela French, Brian Janutolo, Vicky Martin, Carla Janutolo, Susan Davidson, Mike Jones, Jon Jones and Andrea Fuller; and 12 great grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted Oct. 18 at 11 a.m. at the Dudley Memorial Chapel in Bluefield, VA, with Pastor Jim Russ officiating.
Burial followed in the Grandview Memory Gardens.
Donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Allen Dr., Charleston, WV 25302.
Mildred Lineberry
Mildred Brenda Meek Lineberry, 96, of Tazewell, died Oct. 19, 2005 in Tazewell.
Born Feb. 27, 1909 in Burkes Garden, she was a daughter of the late James Robert and Josephine Brenda Groseclose Meek.
She was a life long member of the Burkes Garden United Methodist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Harry Holland Lineberry; two sisters, Dora M. Poole and Pansy M. Fuqua; two brothers, Truby T. Meek and James Robert Meek; and one great granddaughter.
Survivors: sons, William Holland Lineberry and wife, Hope Gillespie Lineberry, of Dublin, Ben Harry Lineberry and wife, Sarah Buston Lineberry, of Tazewell; five grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.
Graveside services were conducted Oct. 20 at 11 a.m. at Maplewood cemetery in Tazewell with the Rev. Dr. Thomas A. Conley officiating.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to Burkes Garden United Methodist Church, c/o Marie Roberts, Treasurer, 1568 Banks Ridge Rd., Tazewell, VA 24651 or Burkes Garden cemetery Association, P.O. Box 451, Burkes Garden, VA 24608.
Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home of Tazewell was in charge of arrangements.
Jimmy Dale Lowe
Mr. Jimmy ‘Jim’ Dale Lowe, age 54, of Raven, Virginia passed away October 23, 2005 at a Richlands area hospital.
He was the son of the late Ves Columbus Lowe, Jr. and Francis Katherine Beavers Lowe, both Tazewell county natives. Jim was a carpenter and carpet layer and did trade work for several companies.
In addition to his father he was preceded in death by 5 brothers and his loving grandmother Minnie Lowe.
Survivors include: mother, Francis Katherine Beavers Lowe of Squire, WV; a daughter, Sindra Lewis; a son, Jimmy Joe Lewis; three sisters, Kathy Jackson of Indiana, Connie Lowe of Charlottesville, VA, and Debbie Coyle and husband Andre of Waynesborough, PA; and a brother, Gary Lowe of Glen Mills, PA.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home Chapel in Richlands, VA with the Rev. Barry Absher officiating. Interment will follow at the Greenhills Memory Gardens located at Claypool Hill, Virginia.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Family of Jim Lowe in care of Hurst-Scott Funeral Home P.O. Box 1025, Richlands, Virginia 25641.
Nancy E. Mills
Nancy Elizabeth Mills, 70, of Baptist Valley, died Oct. 18 at her home following a brief illness.
Born in Tazewell County, she was a daughter of the late Paris Milton and Eva Erie Tabor Waddell, both Tazewell County natives.
She was a graduate of Richlands High School class of 1953 and was a member of Dailey’s Chapel Methodist Church in Baptist Valley.
She had been a resident of Tazewell County for 30 years.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James B. Mills, two sisters, Faye Dye and Phyllis Christian; and one brother, Jack Douglas Waddell.
Survivors: sons, Dennis D. Mills of the home; David D. Mills and wife, Bonnie, of Baptist Valley; sisters, Dora Jean Grindstaff and husband, Woodrow, and Hattie Honaker and husband, Billy, all of Baptist Valley, Irene Ruth McCardel and husband, Emmett, of Edge Mere, MD; brother, George Waddell and wife, Linda, of Baptist Valley; and grandsons, James David Mills and Matthew Vayden Mills.
The funeral was conducted Oct. 21 at 11 a.m. at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands with the Rev. Kenny Fields officiating.
Interment followed in the Bandy Family cemetery in Baptist Valley.
Virginia Keene Null
Mrs. Virginia Keene Null, 77, of the Spring City section of Lebanon, Virginia passed away October 23, 2005 in a Lebanon hospital. Born July 29, 1928 in Buchanan County, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Oliver and Laura Rowe Keene. She had lived in the Spring City area for the past twenty years, moving there from Buchanan County. She was a 1945 graduate of Garden High School and a graduate of Pikeville College with a degree in education. She had retired after thirty-six years of teaching primary education at Rowe and Garden. She was a member of Faith Tabernacle at Lebanon.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Ellen Sanders and one brother, Arnold Keene.
Survivors: husband of fifty-nine years, James Null of the home; one daughter, Lynda Griffith and her husband, Jim of Roanoke; two sons, Larry Null, Sr. and his wife, Shelia of Spring City, Virginia and Ted Null and his wife, Sheli of Powhatan, Virginia; one sister, Freddie Creed of Rowe, Virginia; four brothers, Walden Keene, Bernard Keene, and Donald Keene all of Tazewell, and Willard Keene of Rowe; nine grandchildren, Larry Null, Jr., Tammy Adams, Kenneth Griffith, David Griffith, Timothy Griffith, Jonathan Griffith, Jennifer Magruder, Jessica Mattaliano, and Julianne Null; six great-grandchildren, Caleb, Joshua, Will, Una, Marcus, and Micah.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 PM Wednesday in the Honaker Funeral Home Chapel, Honaker, Virginia with Rev. Ancil Childress officiating. Interment will follow in Greenhills Memory Gardens at Claypool Hill, Virginia.
Friends may call at the Honaker Funeral Home at anytime prior to the funeral hour.
David W. Peery
David W. Peery, 48, of Tannersville, VA died Monday, October 24, 2005 at a Charlottesville, VA hospital following a lengthy illness.
He was born at Tazewell County, VA and was a son of Marshall S. and Alma Edmonds Peery of North Tazewell, VA.
David had made his home in Tazewell County his entire life. He was a graduate of Tazewell High School, Class of 1975. He was disabled from Consolidated Coal Co. He was a member of Bundy’s Chapel, Witten’s Valley, VA.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Audrey Edmonds and paternal grandparents, Sam and Lurah Peery.
Survivors include: wife, Becky Peery; sisters, Darlene Marrs and husband Brad of North Tazewell, Margie Ramsey and husband Kevin of Bluefield, VA, and Cindy Spencer and husband Brad of Roanoke, VA; brother, Stephen Peery and wife Kathy of Thompson Valley, VA; mother-in-law, Sue Aldish of Lexington, NC; maternal grandmother, Gladys Edmonds of North Tazewell; and several nieces, nephews and special friends.
There will be a Celebration of Life service at Bundy’s Chapel, Witten’s Valley Thursday, October 27, 2005 at 7 p.m. with Rev. David Taylor officiating. Friends may call at the church Thursday evening from 5 to 7 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the David Peery Memorial Fund, C/O New Peoples Bank, P.O. Box 127, North Tazewell, VA 24630.
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home of Tazewell is serving the Peery family.
Edgar Mae Horn Ratliff
Mrs. Edgar Mae Horn Ratliff, 90, formerly of Buchanan County Virginia and of the Maxwell area for the past 37 years, died Saturday, October 22, 2005 following a brief illness.
She was born in Buchanan County and was the daughter of the late Cam Henry and Nancy Keen Horn, both Buchanan County natives. She had attended the New Hope Assembly in Claypool Hill, Virginia
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Carl Ratliff; two sons-in-law, Rages Matney and Scotty Lambert; brothers, Charles, Ellis, Herbert, Jess and Noah Horn; sisters, Lula Horn, Ida Horn Ward, Julie Horn Keen, and Myrtle Horn Walker,
She was survived by six daughters; Marie Matney and husband Basil of Richlands, Phyllis Matney of Oakwood, Virginia, Martha Lambert of Cedar Bluff, Jan White and husband Jerry of Richlands, Sue Howington of Cedar Bluff, and Doris Parks and husband Rondal of Grundy, Virginia; three sons; Bueford Ratliff and wife Peggy of Cedar Bluff, Arvil Ratliff and wife Zella of Oakwood, and Arnold Ratliff and wife Gail of Patterson, Virginia; sisters; Lola Ward Williams and husband David of Richlands, and Creda Horn of Pilgrims Knob, Virginia.
Also surviving were 18 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great –grandchildren, several nieces and nephews and a special sister-in-law, Pearl Caldwell of Columbus, Ohio.
Funeral services for Mrs. Edgar Mae Horn Ratliff were Tuesday, October 25, 2005 at the New Hope Assembly Church at Claypool Hill with the Rev. Claudie Throgmartin, Rev. Rondal Parks, and Rev. Seth White officiating. Interment followed at the Greenhills Memory Gardens at Claypool Hill, Virginia.
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands was in charge of the arrangements.
Don Carlos Shinall
Don Carlos Shinall, 75, of Cedar Bluff, died Oct. 18, 2005 in a Bristol, TN, hospital following a lengthy illness.
Born in Tazewell County, he was a son of the late Thomas Edward and Cora Lamie Shinall.
He was a United States Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict. He had 38 years of service in the mines and retired in 1986 as maintenance supervisor of the Central Shop at Jewell Ridge. He was of the Protestant faith.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Earl Shinall and Jim Shinall.
Survivors: wife of 55 years, Eunice Shelton Shinall; sons, Steven Shinall and wife, Margaret, of Sumter, SC, Barry Edward Shinall and wife, Nancy Carol, of Cedar Bluff; brothers, Bobby E. Shinall and wife, Ilean, and Buddy G. Shinall and wife, Eula, both of Richlands; sister-in-law, Helen Shinall of Richlands; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The funeral was conducted Oct. 22 at 11 a.m. at Singleton Funeral Service in Cedar Bluff with Rev. Craig Barber and Pastor Jerry Welch officiating.
Entombment followed in the Greenhills Memory Gardens Mausoleum at Claypool Hill.
Military graveside rites were conducted by American Veterans Honor Guard.
Arnold Slone
Arnold Slone, 58, of Richlands, died Oct. 18, 2005 at his home following a brief illness.
Born in Feds Creek, KY, he was a son of the late Otto and Hazel Fuller Slone.
He was a United States Army Veteran of the Vietnam War.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Junior Slone; one sister, Jean Justus; and one grandson, Jason Conley.
Survivors: wife, Anita Slone; daughter, Jennifer Slone of Cedar Bluff; brothers, Ronnie Slone of Marion, Lester Slone of Princeton, WV; and sister, Yvonne Howell of Elkins, WV.
The funeral was conducted Oct. 21 at 2 p.m. at Singleton Funeral Service Chapel in Cedar Bluff.
Military graveside rites were conducted by American Veterans Honor Guard.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Anita Slone, 1920 9th St., Richlands, VA 24641.
