U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Gertie May Childress Arms
VANSANT, Va. -- Gertie May Childress Arms, 86, of the Leemaster area, died Friday, Oct. 1, 1999, in Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was born in Buchanan County, a daughter of the late Sparrell and Martha V. Owens Childress. She was a life-long resident of Buchanan County, a member of Little Martha Old Regular Baptist Church and a housewife. She was the widow of Vince E. Arms. Surviving are a daughter, Kelsey Jean Earp of North Wilkesboro, N.C.; two sons, Josh Jerry Vince Arms of Grundy and Tivis Arthur Arms of Mayodan, N.C.; a brother, Andy Granville Childress of Betsy Layne, Ky; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 1 p.m. in Grundy Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Ancil Childress, elder Jackie Church and evangelist Michael Trent will officiate. Burial will be in Greenhills Memory Gardens at Claypool Hill. Mrs. Arms was also preceded in death by a daughter, Juanita Deel; a son, William Park "Bill" Arms; a sister, Mary Jane Shortridge; two brothers, Arnold Childress and Sparrell "Buck" Childress. Pallbearers will be family and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Clint Sutherland, Dr. J. Patel, Junior Burlen, Kimer Church and Walter Stacy. There will be services Sunday and Monday at 7 p.m. at the funeral home chapel. The family will receive friends Sunday at 6 p.m. at Grundy Funeral Home Chapel.
Rev. Corbet Skeens
BALTIMORE -- Funeral services for the Rev. Corbet Skeens will be conducted Thursday at 1 p.m. in Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home Chapel in Grundy. The Revs. Claude Hughes and Danny Hess will officiate. Burial will be in Mountain Valley Memorial Park in Big Rock, Va. Mr. Skeens, 75, formerly of Buchanan County, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 1999, in Harbor Hospital in Baltimore. He was a son of the late John Skeens and Roxie Stiltner Skeens. He was a minister for 45 years, pastor and organizer of Jumper Hole Road Eternal Pentecostal Church of Christ and pastor for 25 years of North Eastern Conference District of the Eternal Pentecostal Churches of Christ, which are headquartered in London, Ohio. He was owner//operator of Baltimore Crane Rentals. Surviving are his wife of 55 years, Lola M. Shortridge Skeens; three sisters, Della Graham and Jetty M. Palmer, both of Florida, and Elloise Keen of Virginia; three brothers, Earl Skeens of Florida, Troy Skeens of Maryland and Taw Skeens of Grundy; and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Skeens was also preceded in death by two brothers, Larry Skeens and Curtis Skeens. Pallbearers will be Freddie Shortridge, Johnny Shortridge, Carl Shortridge, Tony McClanahan, Steve McClanahan, Troy Skeens, Earl Skeens and Keaster Skeens. Honorary pallbearers will be Taw Skeens, Ed Shortridge, Paul Shortridge and Hassell Shortridge. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home, where services will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m. Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Gladys Lester "Tiny" Wachob
ROANOKE -- Gladys Lester "Tiny" Wachob, 66, formerly of Harman, Va., died Monday, Oct. 4, 1999, in Roanoke. She was born in Buchanan County, a daughter of the late Noah and Belva Browning Lester. She lived in Buchanan County before moving to Roanoke four years ago. She was a member of Harman Memorial Baptist Church and a former Sunday School teacher and choir member. Surviving are her husband, William R. Wachob; a daughter, Judy W. Sublett of Roanoke; a son, James William Wachob of Bristol Virginia; a sister, Marie Hunt of Kimper, Ky.; and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Grundy Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Don Pope will officiate. Burial will be in Mountain Valley Memorial Park in Big Rock, Va. Mrs. Wachob was also preceded in death by 11 sisters and brothers. Among survivors are a son-in-law, Don Sublett of Roanoke; a daughter-in-law, Donna Wachob of Bristol Virginia; and three grandchildren, Randi Wachob and Jason Wachob, both of Meadowview, and Charles Sublett of Roanoke. Pallbearers will be Don Sublett, Jason Wachob, Charles Sublett, Willard Owens, Harold Matney, Larry Stiltner, Mike Elswick and Elbert Elswick. The family will receive friends at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Grundy Funeral Home Chapel.
Dewey Harold Smith
GRUNDY -- Funeral services for Dewey Harold
Smith will be conducted Friday at 1 p.m. in Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home Chapel. The Revs. James Chapman and Dewey Ward will officiate. Burial will be in Greenhills Memory Gardens in Claypool Hill, Va., with full military rites by John Ratliff Post 164 of the American Legion. Mr. Smith, 73, of the
Smith Branch section, died Sunday, Oct. 3, 1999, in Buchanan General Hospital. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County, a son of the late William Harrison
Smith and Frankie Vance Smith. He was of the Holiness faith and attended Deliverance Tabernacle Church. He was a U.S. Army veteran, a member of John Ratliff Post 164 of the American Legion and a retired coal miner from Harman Mining Corp., where he was employed for 47 years. He was a member of UMWA Local Union 7025. Surviving are his wife of 50 years, Virginia Beatrice Walters Smith; two daughters, Sarita
Smith of Chicago, Mrs. David (Kathy) Looney of Vansant, Va.; a son, Harold David
Smith of Grundy; a sister, Mildred Rogers of California; a brother, Troy
Smith of Bassett, Va.; and several nieces and nephews. Mr.
Smith was also preceded in death by two sisters, Alta
Smith and Faye Smith; and four brothers, Kermit Smith, Andrew Smith, Curtis
Smith and Ken Smith. Pallbearers will be Russell Keen, Andy Keen, Tobe Rife, Earl Ward, Bill Stacy, Carl Looney, Tim Stacy, Bobby Doughten and Benny Doughten. Honorary pallbearers will be Steve Bowman, Lonzo Rife, James Dellinger and Dr. Armjad Husain. The family will receive friends after 6 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home chapel, where services will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Oma Thacker Kinder
BUCHANAN COUNTY -- Oma Thacker Kinder, 77, of the Harman section, died Friday, Oct. 8, 1999, in Buchanan General Hospital. She was born in Pike County, Ky., a daughter of the late Jessie and Mamie Childress Thacker. She was a member of the Church of Christ and a homemaker. She was the widow of Clarence Kinder. Surviving are three daughters, Betty Kinder-Kirby of Richmond, Judith Hagy of Richlands and Patsy Lockhart of Harman, Va.; a sister, Thelma Fife of Oakwood, Ohio; a brother, Dave Thacker of Mouthcard, Ky.; and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 1 p.m. in Grundy Funeral Home Chapel. Evangelist Frank Crum will officiate. Burial will be in Greenhills Memory Gardens in Claypool Hill, Va. Mrs. Kinder, a loving wife, moither and grandmother, was also preceded in death by a granddaughter, Michelle Hagy Orander; a sister, Jessie McGuire; and five brothers, Don Thacker, Jack Thacker, Freeda Thacker, Frank Thacker and Ballard Thacker. Among survivors are a son-in-law, Patrick Kirby of Richmond; three grandchildren, Paige Kirby, Sean Hagy and Leigh Ann Lockhart. Pallbearers will be family and friends. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home, where services will be held at 7:30 p.m. Grundy Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Carter Shortridge
LEBANON --
Carter Shortridge, 74, of 279 Ridgewood Drive, formerly of Rowe, Va., died Friday, Oct. 8, 1999, in a Lebanon hospital. He was born in Buchanan County, a son of the late Thomas and Delia Arwood Shortridge. He was a lifelong resident of Rowe before moving to Lebanon nine years ago. He was a member of Rowe Free Pentecostal Holiness Church and most recently attended Glorious Church. He was an employee of Harman Mining Corp. and retired from Island Creek Coal Co, Beatrice-Pocahontas Mine. He was a member of UMWA Local 1374 in Oakwood, Va. Surviving are his wife of 49 years, Mae Coleman Shortridge; four daughters, Anna S. Street of Rowe, Judy S. Presley of Honaker, Donna S. Tiller of Hansonville, Va., and Cynthia S. Boyd of Lebanon; three sons, Jerry Shortridge and Larry Shortridge, both of Rowe, and Chester Shortridge of Belfast, Va.; two sisters, Violet Street of Pocahontas and Oakley Slone of Vansant, Va.; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11 a.m. in Honaker Funeral Home Chapel. The Revs. Ancil Childress and Lester Sexton will officiate. Burial will be in Ketron Memorial Gardens in Lebanon. Mr. Shortridge was a devoted husband and loving father. Among survivors are many friends. Pallbearers will be Donald Shortridge, Robert Shortridge, Hartford Shortridge, Guy Shortridge, Ferrell Shortridge, Dennis Shortridge, Jacob Shortridge and Matthew Shortridge. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Ernest Henry, Dr. Jey Maran and the men of Glorious Church. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Saturday and any time Sunday in Honaker Funeral Home.
Lola Griffith Layne
OAKWOOD, VA. -- Lola Griffith Layne, 86, of the Dismal Route section, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 1999, in Buchanan General Hospital in Grundy. She was born in Pike County, Ky., a daughter of the late William Frank and Tilda Kinder Griffith. She was a resident of Pike County for several years and moved to Buchanan County in 1937. She was a member of Big Branch Church of Christ for 66 years, where she was a Sunday School teacher and active in other areas of the church. She and her husband owned and operated Clyde Layne General Merchandise Grocery Store for several years. She was a homemaker. Surviving are her husband of 68 years, Virgil Clyde Layne; two daughters, Ruby Jean L. Ratliff of Abingdon and Garnette Ann L. Stewart of Roanoke; two sons, Dallas Layne of Pikeville and Donald L. Layne of Oakwood; four sisters, Sophia G.
Smith of Abingdon, Ruby G. Fletcher of
Johnson City, Beatrice G. Keene of Mouth Card, Ky., and Shelby Jean G. Compton of Grundy; a brother, Leo Griffith of Grundy; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 1 p.m. in Grundy Funeral Home Chapel. Evangelists Clarence Greenleaf, Michael Trent, Mike Rife and Stanley
Smith will officiate. Burial will be in Annie Young Cemetery. Mrs. Layne, a loving wife, mother and grandmother, was also preceded in death by a daughter, Shirley Layne; a sister, Piney Yates; and four brothers, Arlin, Ertle, Corbert and Elmo Griffith. Among survivors are a son-in-law, Frank Ratliff of Abingdon; a daughter-in-law, Shirley Layne of Oakwood; three brothers-in-law, Alvie Fletcher of
Johnson City, Marcum Keene of Mouth Card and Blake Compton of Grundy; and a sister-in-law, Patty Griffith of Grundy. Pallbearers will be Jonathan Layne Ross, David Layne, Paul Layne, James Rasnake, Charles Edward Yates and Bill Smith. Honorary pallbearers will be men of Big Branch Church of Christ. There will be services in the funeral home chapel at 7:30 p.m. Monday. Grundy Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Lula Mae Stiltner Blankenship
GRUNDY -- Lula Mae Stiltner Blankenship, 92, died Wednesday, Oct. 13, 1999, in Russell County Medical Center in Lebanon. She was born in Buchanan County, a daughter of the late William Henry and Mary E. Hogston Stiltner. She was a lifelong resident of the Grundy area, a member of Grundy Church of Christ and a homemaker. She was the widow of Ira H. Blankenship. Surviving are two grandsons, Dennis Blankenship and Richard Wayne Blankenship, both of Grundy; two great-grandchildren, Tina Rena White of Oakwood, Va., and Dennis Brian Blankenship of Lebanon; and a great-great-granddaughger, Brianna Shea Blankenship of Grundy. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. in Grundy Church of Christ by Grundy Funeral Home. Evangelists Clarence Greenleaf, Michael Trent and Hillary Underwood will officiate. The body will be taken to the church at 5 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Mountain Valley Memorial Park in Big Rock, Va. Mrs. Blankenship was also preceded in death by two daughters, Loraine and Rose Blankenship; five sons, Jessy Lee "Jack" Blankenship on Jan. 3, 1993, Ira Blankenship Jr., Lloyd Denver Blankenship, Arthur
Johnson Blankenship and Eugene Blankenship; nine sisters, Anny, Angie, Jane, Vida, Nicketie, Ethel, Judy and Mary; and six brothers, Lon, Robert, John, Thomas, Pete and Ranse Stiltner. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Pallbearers will be Brian Blankenship, Ryan White, Butch Stiltner, Wayne Blankenship, Dennis Blankenship, Ricky Cochran, Roland Lester Jr., Leonard Bowman, Dean Wagner, Arnold Clark, Ira Stiltner, Luther Whitt, Monroe Stiltner, Rodney Lee and Frank Reedy. Honorary pallbearers will be elders and deacons of Grundy Church of Christ. Friends may call at 6 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home chapel. Services will be held Friday at 7 p.m. in the church. Grundy Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Jack Lambert
Jack Lambert, 64, of 401 Tilley Drive, Bristol, Va., died Wednesday, Oct. 13, 1999, at his home. He was born in Buchanan County, a son of the late Roosevelt and Fannie Lambert. He received his masters of education degree from East Tennessee State University and was a retired teacher and principal of Washington County, Va., School System. He was a member of Windsor Avenue Presbyterian Church, where he served as an elder. Surviving are his wife, Phyllis Lambert; three sons, Steffen Lambert, Denny Lambert and Chris Lambert, all of Bristol Virginia; and two granddaughters. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 8 p.m. in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel. The Revs. Gradys Parsons and Davis Whitesides will officiate. Graveside services will be Friday at 11 a.m. in Glenwood Mausoleum Chapel with entombment in Glenwood Mausoleum. Mr. Lambert enjoyed operating some rental property in the Bristol area. Among survivors are two precious granddaughters, Christina Lambert of Bristol Virginia and Sarah Lambert of Greensboro, N.C.; and a loving daughter-in-law, Angela Lambert. Pallbearers will be Hubert Keen, Leon Presley, David Odum, Dan Puckett, Ron Keen and J.B. Wampler. Honorary pallbearers will be Guessner Musick, Harlan Church, Bobby Hammond and members of Session of Windsor Avenue Presbyterian Church. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday before the chapel services in Weaver Funeral Home.
Agnes Marie Colley Deel
PRATER, Va. -- Agnes Marie Colley Deel, 36, of Sunset Hollow, died Thursday, Oct. 14, 1999, in Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and a daughter of Edward George Colley of Bandy, Va., and the late Onie Mae Stacy Colley. She was a member of Fountain of Life Tabernacle Church and a homemaker. Surviving, besides her father, are her husband, Larry Lee Deel; a son, Larry Wayne Deel of Prater; a sister, Linda Colley Vandyke of Bandy; a half-sister, Valerie Colley of Richlands; two brothers, Tony Colley and Eddie Dean Colley, both of Grundy; her grandmother, Juanita Stacy of Roanoke; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 1 p.m. in Grundy Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. George Proffit will officiate. Burial will be in Stiltner Cemetery near the church on Poplar Creek, Route 2, Grundy. Pallbearers will be Eric Stiltner, Bobby Cox, Chris Skeens, John Ramey, Robbie Davis, Arvill Quinley, Larry Mosley and Tim Riffe. Friends may call at 6 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home chapel. There will be services in the funeral home chapel at 7 p.m. Sunday. Grundy Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
E. Paul Deskins
ROSEDALE, Va. -- E. Paul Deskins, 86, died Friday, Oct. 15, 1999, in Clinch Valley Medical Center in Richlands. He was born in Marvin, Va., and was a son of the late Jacob and Elizabeth Matney Deskins. He had lived in the Rosedale area for the past 36 years and was of the Baptist faith. He was a retired coal miner, formerly employed by Red Jacket Coal Co. in Buchanan County and was a member of United Mine Workers of America. Surviving are his wife, Myrtle Virginia Keene Deskins; two daughters, Betty Sue Justis of Grottoes, Va., and Patricia Carol Ingrum of Chesapeake, Va.; five brothers, Coy Deskins of Richlands, Vernon Deskins of Kingsport, Estel Deskins of Florida, Andrew Deskins and Woodrow Deskins, both of Ohio; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11 a.m. in Honaker Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Anthony Dean Cole will officiate. Entombment will be in Greenhills Memory Gardens Mausoleum at Claypool Hill. Mr. Deskins was also preceded in death by two brothers, Gaston Deskins and Arthur Deskins; and a sister, Chloe. Among survivors are five grandchildren, James Albert Hugh Cole III, Anthony Dean Cole, Jennifer Deskins Keuls, Michelle Ingrum McAdams and Christopher Scott Ingrum. Pallbearers will be relatives and friends. Friends may call after noon Sunday in the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. Honaker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
