Virginia Obituary and Death Notice Archive

[ Return to Index ] [ Read Prev Msg ] [ Read Next Msg ] Virginia Obituary and Death Notice Archive GenLookups.com - Virginia Obituary and Death Notice Archive - Page 838 Posted By: GenLookups Date: Monday, 17 September 2012, at 8:11 p.m. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Virgil Lark Virgil Lark, 75, of Hobbs Branch section of Slate Creek, Route 5, died Sunday, June 15, 1997. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and a member of Grundy Church of Christ. He was a former employee of Buchanan Williamson Supply Company, Tri-County Plumbing and Heating and an employee of H-20 Filter Company. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, having achieved the rank of staff sergeant. He was an active member of John Ratliff Post 164 of American Legion and served as treasurer for Disabled American Veterans Chapter 59, Grundy. He was former Little League coach and umpire for Buchanan County Little League Association, was involved in Boy Scouts of America for 42 years, serving as scoutmaster for Troop 40, assistant scoutmaster for Troop 740 and Webelos and Cub Leader for Cub Pack 740. He was recipient of District Award of Merit, the Pioneer Award, was awarded the Silver Beaver by Sequoyah Council, was a member of Order of the Arrow in Tomahaken Lodge of Lonesome Pine Council and was awarded Brotherhood Membership. He was a member of Sequoyah Lodge 184, Order of the Arrow, previously served as Roundtable Commissioner for Breaks District and was founder of Breaks District Webelos Camp. Survivors include his wife, Connie Robertson Lark; two daughters, Lisa Jo Lark, Rural Retreat, and Sharon Renee Lark, Hurley; two sons, Chester Evans Lark, Bristol Virginia, and John Michael Lark, Grundy; six foster sons, Robert Early Coleman, Pilgrims Knob, William Robert Coleman, Roanoke, Danny Taylor, Virginia, Danny Ray Stiltner, Grundy, Lanny Stacy, Marion, and Garland May, Coral Gables, Fla.; three foster daughters, Belva Jean Stiltner, Grundy, Lena Marie Charles, Maxie, and Lillie Fletcher, Chicago, Ill.; two sisters, Shirley Ann Hackney, Springfield, Va., and Ruth Anderson, Littleton, Colo.; one brother, John Richard Lark, Apopka, Fla.; 12 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mrs. Dolly Mae Owens JEWELL RIDGE, Va. -- Mrs. Dolly Mae Owens, 54, of the Smith Ridge section, died Thursday, June 19, 1997, at her home. Miss Linda Sue Shortridge Miss Linda Sue Shortridge, 47, of the Deskins area, died Thursday, June 19, 1997. She was a native and lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was a member of Little Prater Church of Christ. Survivors include her mother, Mary J. Childress Shortridge, Vansant; five sisters, Mrs. Clarence (Marie) Boyd, Mrs. Lloyd (Viola) Anderson and Miss Wanda C. Shortridge, all of Vansant, Mrs. Ponzella Fields, Grundy, and Mrs. Charles (Phyllis) Sensenig, Reinholds, Pa.; and one brother, Hassell Shortridge, Vansant. George William Smith George William Smith, 62, died Friday, June 20, 1997, in a Kingsport, Tenn., hospital. Although he was a native of Bland County, he was a lifelong resident of Oakwood, Virginia. He was retired from Jewell Coal and Coke and was a member of Keen Mountain Pentecostal Church. He was an Army veteran and a member of American Legion Post 164. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ethel Mae White Smith; one daughter, Mrs. Jeff (Guyetta) McCracken, Jewell Ridge; three sisters, Mrs. Phyllis Bartram, Essex, Md., Mrs. Sue Rowe, Bristol Virginia, and Mrs. Betty Barrett, Honaker; two brothers, Roy "Snook" Smith, Oakwood, and Joe Smith, Bristol Virginia. Kermit R. Cooper Kermit R. Cooper, 64, formerly of Buchanan County died Saturday, June 21, 1997, in Mineral, from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was a native of Buchanan County and had lived in the Mineral, Virginia, area for the past 33 years. He was a retired carpenter. Survivors include his former wife, Eloise Rife Cooper; one daughter, Mrs. Fonda Rife, Galax, Va.; one son, Jeff Cooper, Galax; his father, Wallace Cooper, Pilgrim Knob, Va.; five sisters, Mrs. Kizzie Wimmer, Bluefield, Va., Mrs. Ola Gay Nelson, Quaker City, Ohio, Mrs. Gertrude Adair and Mrs. Lovatta Lester, both of Pilgrim Knob, and Mrs. June Matney, Fredericksburg; three brothers, Sammy Cooper, Brunswick, Ohio, Charlie Cooper and Gilbert Cooper, both of Jewell Ridge; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mrs. Beulah W. White Mrs. Beulah W. White, 77, died Saturday, June 21, 1997, in a Richlands, Va., hospital. She was a native of Buchanan County and had lived in Jewell Valley and Whitewood areas all her life. He was a former employee of The Grill, Jewell Valley Company Store, Jewell Valley, and was a member of the Baptist Bible Church, Pilgrim Knob. She was the widow of Quinton White. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Jacalyn Brewster, Pounding Mill; one son, Archie Q. White, Whitewood; two sisters, Mrs. Thelma Wimmer, Whitewood, and Mrs. Orpha Dawson, Jackson, Ohio; one brother, Hassel Ward, Collinsville, Va.; and three grandchildren. Fred Barrett Fred Barrett, 54, died Monday, June 23, 1997, in Salem Veterans Administration Hospital, Salem, Va. He was a native of Buchanan County, a lifelong resident of the Richlands area and a 1959 graduate of Richlands High School. He was a retired miner, an over-the-road truck driver and a member of Richlands First Assembly of God Church. He was an Air Force veteran of the Vietname War, a member of Casey-Shortt VFW Post 9640, Richlands, and a charter member of Chapter 628 Vietnam Veterans of America, Princeton, W.Va. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Charlotte Gilbert Barrett; one daughter, Mrs. Mark (Kim) Keen, Richlands; one son, Charles W. Barrett, Richlands; his mother, Mrs. Ottie Nelson Barrett, Steelesburg, Va.; three sisters, Mrs. James (Betty) Moran, Christiansburg, Mrs. Dennis (Marie) Keene, Jewell Ridge, and Mrs. James (Elsie) Griffith, Richlands; one brother, Louie Barrett, Steelesburg; and six grandchildren. Franklin D.R. Crabtree Franklin D.R. Crabtree, 63, died Monday, June 23, 1997, in a Grundy, Va., hospital. Although he was a native of Harlan County, Ky., he had lived in Buchanan County most of his life. He was a former timberman and a member of Duty Free Will Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Margie Johnson Crabtree; one daughter, Patty A. Crabtree, Davenport; three sons, Joey L. Johnson and Eddie F. Crabtree, both of Bristol Tennessee, and Billy W. Crabtree, Davenport; one half-sister, Margie Owens, Honaker; five grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; one niece and one nephew. Mrs. Eliza Lester Mrs. Eliza Lester, 84, died Tuesday, June 24, 1997, from injuries received in an automobile accident. She was a native of Buchanan County and a lifelong resident of Big Rock, Va., moving to Richlands in 1974, and was a resident of Claypool Hill. She was a member of Central Church of Christ, Baptist Valley, Va. Survivors include her husband, Freelin Lester; three sons, Eugene Lester and Jimmie Lester, Claypool Hill, Everett Lester, Shorts Gap; one daughter, Mrs. Norman (Ruth) Riggs, Defiance, Ohio; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mrs. Judy Carol Lester Mrs. Judy Carol Lester, 48, died Tuesday, June 24, 1997, from injuries received in an automobile accident. She was a native of Buchanan County and was owner and vice-president of RagPickers, Inc. in the Wardell Industrial Park, Richlands. She was a 1966 graduate of Hurley High School and a graduate of Bluefield State College. She was a resident of Hurley until moving to Richlands in 1970 and had lived in the Claypool Hill area. She was a teacher at Raven Elementary School until starting her own business in 1973. She was currently serving the Richlands Area Chamber of Commerce as director and was a member of Central Church of Christ, Baptist Valley, Va. Survivors include her husband, James "Jimmy" Lester; her mother, Mrs. Betty L. Lester, Grundy; two sisters, Mrs. Eddie (Mary Lester) Thompson and Ms. Sally Lester Justus, both of Grundy; one brother, Theodore "Ted" Lester, Hurley, Va.; one half-brother, Billy Paul Justus, Hurley, and several nieces and nephews. Virginia School Yearbooks by County [ Return to Index ] [ Read Prev Msg ] [ Read Next Msg ] Virginia Obituary and Death Notice Archive is maintained by GenLookups with WebBBS 5.12.

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