U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Edmiston
Edward Eugene "Eddie" Edmiston, age 43, formerly of Chilhowie, died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 1996 at his home in Galax.
He was a lifelong resident of Chilhowie and was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Gertrude Collins Edmiston.
Survivors include his mother, Shirley Hill Rider, Lexington, N.C.; one brother, John D. "Gig" Edmiston, Marion; one great-aunt, Mrs. John Collins, Chilhowie; a special friend, Debbie Thomas, Marion; several cousins.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today, Dec. 28, in Newberry Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Charles Blevins officiating. Burial will be in Mountain View UMC Cemetery.
Newberry Funeral Home in Chilhowie is in charge of arrangements.
Eggers
Rev. I. Blaine Eggers, age 79, died Friday, Dec. 20, 1996 in Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon. He was a native of the Creston, N.C., area and was a member of the Pleasant View Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by a brother, Jackie Dean Eggers of Marion.
He had served as a Baptist pastor for the past 58 years at 17 different churches, including Cleghorn Valley Baptist Church, and had most recently pastored at Pleasant View Baptist Church in Widener's Valley for 40 years and Denton's Valley Baptist Church in Abingdon for 41 years.
He is survived by his wife, Vada Eggers; two daughters and sons-in-law, Bert and Brenda Snodgrass and Dennis and Lavone Widener, both of Damascus; three grandsons, Scottie Widener, Travis Dyson and Brent Dyson; one great-grandson, Tyler Widener; one granddaughter-in-law, Robin Widener; two sisters, Lois Lewis of Creston, N.C., and Mary Grace South of North Wilkesboro, N.C.; a special niece, Louise Hurd and several other nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22, in the Pleasant View Baptist Church with the Rev. Carl Wilson, Rev. Bob Steele, Rev. Roger Boyer, Rev. Tim Stevens and Mr. Herman Widener officiating. Interment followed in the Sunset Memorial Park in Damascus.
Johnson Funeral Home in Damascus was in charge of arrangements.
Fields
Gladys Mae Fields, age 85, died Saturday, Dec. 21, 1996 at her home in Glade Spring. She was a member of Riverview Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include one sister, Mrs. Bill (Pauline) Lester, Glade Spring; two sisters-in-law, Gin Fields, Saltville, and Pearl Fields, Pembrooke; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22, in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel. Graveside services were conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 23, in Elizabeth Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Glade Spring Rescue Squad.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
McDaniel
Cordelia McDaniel, age 94, died Thursday, Dec. 26, 1996 at her home in Konnarock. She was the widow of Andrew Fennis McDaniel. She was also preceded in death by her parents, George Andrew and Nancy Chellie Blevins Williams; two sons, Loyd Aaron McDaniel and Loren Kenneth McDaniel.
She was a native of Smyth County and was a member of the Azen Baptist Church.
Survivors include three daughters: Lorene McDaniel Blevins and June McDaniel Roop, both of Troutdale, Wanda McDaniel Blevins, Woodbridge; two sons, Lewis Andrew McDaniel, Ypsilanti, Mich., and Thomas Franklin McDaniel, Smicksburg, Penn.; two sisters, Leona Chapman and Rose Gorski, both of Hanover, Md.; one brother, George Andrew
Williams Jr., Seattle, Wash.; one special granddaughter, Remonia Denton, Damascus; 24 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 29, in the
Johnson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jerry Fritz officiating. Burial will be in the McDaniel Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. at
Johnson Funeral Home or any time at the home.
Johnson Funeral Home in Damascus is in charge of arrangements.
McNeil
Tom McNeil, age 84, formerly of West Jefferson, N.C., died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 1996 at his home in Damascus. He was a native of Ashe County , N.C.
Survivors include his wife, Altha Faw McNeil; one son, Barry McNeil, Litersburg, Md.; five daughters, Tommy Jean Cook, Pennsylvania, Rebecca Hensel, West Virginia, June Mumma and Mary Stover, both of Maryland, and Kimberly McNeil, Damascus; five brothers, Quincy McNeil and Iron McNeil, both of West Jefferson, N.C., Wint McNeil, West Virginia, Eugene McNeil, Wytheville and Oscar McNeil, Marion; three sisters, Edna Parsons, Ola Greer and Bell McNeil, all of West Jefferson; 14 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 27, in Badger Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Don Lasley and the Rev. Wayne
Jones officiating. Burial was in Calloway Cemetery.
Badger Funeral Home in West Jefferson, N.C., was in charge of arrangements.
Smith
Elmer C. Smith, age 80, died Thursday, Dec. 26, 1996 in the Wythe County Community Hospital.
Mr.
Smith was a member of the Full Gospel Temple in Rural Retreat, and was retired from the Virginia House Furniture Company. He was preceded in death by a son, Roger Lee Smith.
He is survived by his wife, Clara Mae Parks
Smith of Rural Retreat; three sons, William Alfred
Smith and Bobby Gene Smith, both of Dalton, Ga., and David Wayne
Smith of Max Meadows; four daughters, Shirley Mae Widner, Linda JoAnn Akers, and Becky Jean Lane, all of Rural Retreat, and Janice Marie Baggett of Ringgold, Ga.; one sister, Lucille King of Crockett; one brother, Hugh Cleveland
Smith of Rural Retreat; his mother-in-law, Ollie C. Parks of Rural Retreat; 15 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, Dec. 29, at 2 p.m. in Seaver-
Brown Chapel with the Rev. Hubert J. Meadows and the Rev. Kenneth Hall officiating. Burial will follow in New Bethel Cemetery in Wytheville. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. at Seaver-
Brown Chapel.
Seaver-
Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Stamper
Douglas Gilmore Stamper, age 72, died Thursday, Dec. 26, 1996 at his home in Chilhowie. He was a member of Chilhowie Baptist Church. He served in the U.S. Navy for 27 years and was a veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict.
He is survived by his wife, Pepi Stamper, Chilhowie; two daughters, Karen Annette Mizerany, St. Louis, Mo., and Anna Baldwin, Marion; three sons, Doug "Gil" Stamper, Lynn, Mass., Kiki Stamper, Rocky Mount, N.C., and Carlo Stamper, King, N.C.; one sister, Trula Blevins, Chilhowie; one brother, Bobby Stamper, Orlando, Fla.; seven grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 29, at the Newberry Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Chuck Herrell and the Rev. Eugene Baldwin officiating. Interment will follow in the Cleghorn Valley Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
Newberry Funeral Home in Chilhowie is in charge of arrangements.
Taylor
Mary Ruth Taylor, age 77, of Saltville, died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 1996 in Valley Health Care Center, Chilhowie. She was a member of Riverview Presbyterian Church and was the widow of Henry Taylor.
Survivors include two daughters, Margaret Linkous, Pulaski, and Linda Catron, Marion; two brothers, Arthur Tolley, Glade Spring, and John Tolley, Saltville; one sister, Sue Moore, Sulphur, La.; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 27, in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Dwight S. Kilbourne officiating. Burial was in Mount Rose Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Saltville Rescue Squad.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
