RUTHIE MAE DEEL COLEMAN, 48 years of age of the Homecreek Section of Grundy, VA, passed away Sunday, November 16, 2008 at the Wellmont-Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, TN, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter... MORE
PAUL SCARBERRY, JR., 58 years of age of Traphill, North Carolina, formerly of Buchanan County passed away Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Winston Salem, North Carolina following an extended illness. He was the son of Liza Mullins... MORE
MARSHA ANN VIERS, 56 years of age of Maxie, Virginia, passed away Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at Buchanan General Hospital, Grundy, Virginia following a short illness. Born in Tazewell County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Ernest H. and Lolita Jordan Viers... MORE
CLARK FRANCIS KENNEDY, SR., 70 years of age of Paynesville, WV, passed away Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at the Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, VA, following a brief illness. Born February, 13, 1938, in McDowell County, he was the son of the late James... MORE
PAUL JOSEPH PENNINGTON, 42 years of age, of the Slate Creek Area of Grundy, VA passed away Monday, November 10, 2008 at Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, TN following a short illness. Born in Massachusetts, he was a son of Lenora Keen Pennington... MORE
ROSCOE ELSWICK, 95 years of age of Big Rock, VA, passed away Monday, November 10, 2008 at his home. Born February 9, 1913, in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Anderson and Clementine Ramey Elswick. He was a commissioned Kentucky Colonel... MORE
BASIL (PEANUT) LESTER, 61 years of age of Maxie, VA, passed away Friday, November 7, 2008 following a brief illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Jack and Estella Wright Lester. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and attended the... MORE
RUTH HELEN BROWN, 74 years of age of Hurley, VA, passed away Friday, November 7, 2008 at the Clinch Valley Medical Center, Richlands, VA, following an extended illness. Born in West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Wiley and Lovis Osborne Brown... MORE
NADINE THOMAS, 66 years of age of Vansant, VA, passed away Wednesday, November 5, 2008, at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was a daughter of the late Riley and Virgie Boyd Thomas. She was a lifelong... MORE
BERTINA WHITE DESKINS, 61 years of age of North Tazewell, VA, formerly of Buchanan County, passed away Sunday, November 2, 2008 at the Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, TN, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of... MORE
JAMES MORRIS JUSTUS, 68 years of age of the Slate Creek Section of Grundy, VA, passed away Saturday, November 1, 2008 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Steward C. and... MORE
LEAH BROOKE OWENS, infant daughter of Billy Joe and Amanda Brooke Hughes Owens of Grundy, VA, passed away Friday, October 31, 2008 at the East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, Knoxville, TN, following a brief illness. Born in Bristol, TN, she was the daughter of... MORE
DELLA VIRGINIA SHELL RATLIFF, 80 years of age of Hurley, VA, passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at her home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Sarah Osborne Shell. She was a lifelong... MORE
BUFORD KADLE (DUKE) HACKNEY, 68 years old of the Home Creek section of Grundy, Virginia, passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2009 at the Holsten Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, TN following a brief illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late... MORE
RUTH BALL McCLANAHAN, 69 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Monday, October 27, 2008 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Defiance, OH, she was the daughter of the late George Foster and Jessie Morris Ball. She was... MORE
DANNY LEE RAMEY, 67 years of age of Rural Retreat, VA, passed away Saturday, October 25, 2008 at Wytheville, VA, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Albert C. and Winnie Hill Ramey. He was a resident of Buchanan... MORE
JOSEPHINE COMPTON RIFE, 87 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Thursday, October 23, 2008, at her home following a courageous two year battle with cancer. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Hibbert L. and Effie Jane Clevinger Compton... MORE
UDELL RATLIFF DARNELL, 77 years of age of Big Rock, VA, passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2008, at the Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, TN, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Jim and Pricey Jane Stiltner... MORE
BETTY MARGARET STANLEY LEE, 70 years of age of Big Rock, VA, passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at the Buchanan General Hospital, Grundy, VA, following an extended illness. Born in Richlands, VA, she was the daughter of the late Coy and Anna Stanley... MORE
BEVERLY LYNN STACY SMITH, 43 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Monday, October 20, 2008 at the Heritage Hall Nursing Home, Grundy, VA, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of Phyllis Baker Stacy, Hurley, VA, and... MORE
MARY DUTY LOONEY, 65 years of age of Breaks, VA, passed away Sunday, October 19, 2008 at her home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of Arthur Edward Duty, Vansant, VA, and the late Stella Smith Duty. She was a lifelong... MORE
TONYA MARIE HARRISON LOONEY, 32 years of age, of Rogersville, TN., formerly of Buchanan County passed away Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at the Wellmont Hawkins County Memorial Hospital, Rogersville, TN following an extended illness. Born in Pikeville, KY., she... MORE
ALTA MAE KEEN HONAKER, 83 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Monday, October 6, 2008 at the Pikeville Methodist Hospital, Pikeville, KY, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late John Arthur and Mahaley... MORE
BRAXTON GAGE JUSTUS, 2 years of age of Hurley, VA, passed away Friday, October 3, 2008, from injuries sustained in an Automobile Accident on State Route 641. Born in Tazewell County, VA, he was the son of Johnny Ray Justus and Tonya Lynn Blankenship of... MORE
VIVIAN GEORGIA BLANKENSHIP, 39 years of age of Hurley, VA, passed away Friday, October 3, 2008, from injuries sustained in an Automobile Accident on State Route 641. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of James Blankenship, Hurley, VA, and the... MORE
REV. JOHN TAYLOR ALLEN, 81 years of age of Phelps, KY, passed away Friday, October 3, 2008 at the Appalachian Regional Hospital, South Williamson, KY, following an extended illness. Born in Pike County, KY, he was the son of the late John and Lassie Estep... MORE
GRADY ESTIL CLEVINGER, 76 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Wednesday, October 1, 2008. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Lewis A. and Gracie Stiltner Clevinger. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was a veteran in the United... MORE
SHIRLEY LORRAINE DEEL THOMAS, 72 years of age of Pilgrim Knob, VA, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at the Clinch Valley Medical Center following a brief illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late John Burl Deel and... MORE
OPAL C. McCLANAHAN SLONE, 72 years of age of Hurley, VA, passed away Thursday, October 2, 2008 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Garfield and Dorothy Scarberry... MORE
BOBBY ALLEN NICKELS, 37 years of age of the Slate Creek Section of Grundy, VA, passed away Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at his home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of Tommy and Betty Quinley Nickels, Grundy, VA. He was... MORE
FRANK THOMAS, 60 years of age of Vansant, Virginia, passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Riley and Virgie Boyd Thomas. He was the Co-Owner.. MORE
CHARLES RONALD “RON” FLEMING, 66 years old of the Little Prater section of Grundy , Virginia , passed away Saturday, September 27, 2008 at the Heritage Hall Nursing Home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County , he was the son of the late Cubert... MORE
EDNA MAE DANIELS KELLY, 89 years of age, of Pilgrim Knob, VA passed away Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008 in Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was a daughter of the late James Garfield and Alcie Osborne Daniels... MORE
ROSIE MARIE JUSTUS DOTSON, 90 years of age of Hurley, VA, passed away Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Australia and Winnie Collins Justus.. MORE
JOHN E. STILTNER, 90 years of age of Big Rock, VA, passed away Monday, September 22, 2008 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late George and Matilda Stiltner. He was a lifelong resident of... MORE
BASIL BANE DAVIS, 94 years of age of Vansant, Virginia, passed away Friday, September 19, 2008 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in West Virginia, he was the son of the late J R and Laura Davis. He was a member of the... MORE
BENNY YATES, 49 years of age, of Vansant, VA passed away Thursday, September 18, 2008, at Wellmont Hospice House, Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, TN following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was a son of the late David and Trula Osborne... MORE
TIMOTHY CLIFTON, 23 years of age of the Deel area of Vansant, VA passed away Sunday, September 14, 2008. Born in Tazewell County, VA, he was a son of Lisa Stiltner of Cumming, GA and the late Timothy T. Clifton. He had been a resident of Buchanan County most... MORE
CHRISTOPHER HOUSTON RAMEY, 36 years old of Conaway, Virginia, passed away Friday, September 12, 2008 from injuries occurred in an industrial accident. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of Houston and Helen Deel Ramey of Conaway, Virginia. He was a... MORE
WILLIAM STANFORD (RED) COOK, 78 years of age of Vansant, VA, passed away Thursday, September 11, 2008. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Emory Cook and Maggie Smith Cook Rife. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was 1 of... MORE
PAULINE LOONEY LOVELL, of Staunton, VA, formerly of Richlands, VA, passed away Monday, September 1, 2008 at the Page Memorial Hospital in Luray, VA, following an extended illness. Ms. Lovell was born in (Roseann, VA) Buchanan County on September 8, 1927... MORE
JAMES L. DEEL, 65 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Monday, September 1, 2008 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late James Willard Lane and Vicey Deel. He was a lifelong resident... MORE
ISAAC LEMMEY LEE BARTON, infant son of Ricky Lee and Ruby Lynn Peak Barton passed away Thursday, August 28, 2008, in Johnson City Medical Center, Johnson City, TN. Infant Barton is survived by his parents: Ricky Lee and Ruby Lynn Peak Barton, Grundy, VA... MORE
ALICE RUTH STILTNER BLANKENSHIP YATES, 70 years of age of the Harman Section of Grundy, VA, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, August 30, 2008 at the Buchanan General Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the... MORE
EDITH T. MULLINS CRAFT, 78 years of age of Mouthcard, KY passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2008, in Mountain View Health Care Center, Elkhorn City, KY. following an extended illness, Born in Buchanan County, VA she was a daughter of the late Marion and... MORE
ORPHA COLEMAN BROWN, 73 years of age of Oakwood, VA passed away Sunday, August 24, 2008, at Sarasota Hospice House, Sarasota, FL following an extended illness. Born in Wise County, she was a daughter of the late Tie Nelson and Stella Coleman Coleman and... MORE
FRED C. VIERS, 74 years of age, of Haysi, VA passed away Tuesday, August 26, 2008, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Haysi, VA. Born in Dickenson County he was a son of the late Jesse and Sarah Alice Viers. He was a life-long resident of Buchanan... MORE
HAZEL SCARBERRY DOTSON, 88 years of age, of Paw Paw Creek, Phelps, KY passed away Friday August 22, 2008, in Buchanan General Hospital, Grundy, VA following an extended illness, Born in Pike County, KY she was a daughter of the late James and Jane Slone... MORE
JERRY ALLEN LOONEY, 59 years of age Richmond, VA, formerly of Buchanan County, passed away Thursday, August 21, 2008 at the Chippenham Medical Center following an extended illness. Born in Tazewell County, he was the son of Lois Ruth Skeens Looney... MORE
EARL RAMEY, 80 years of age of San Antonio, TX, formerly of Buchanan County, passed away Thursday, August 14, 2008 in San Antonio, TX, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Charles “Taw” and Pearl McClanahan Ramey. He... MORE
KIMBERLY RENEE JUSTUS, 36 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Monday, August 18, 2008 at her home. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of James E. Justus, Grundy, VA, and the late Texie Charles Justus. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan... MORE
JAMES LEON ESTEP, 55 years of age of Hurley, VA, passed away Sunday, August 17, 2008 at the Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, TN, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of Phyllis Mclemore, Hulbert, MI, and the late... MORE
BERTIE LEE HAYES STILTNER, 88 years of age of Big Rock, VA, passed away Sunday, August 17, 2008 at the Buchanan General Hospital, Grundy, VA, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late John Lewis and Eliza J... MORE
ETHEL BELCHER JUSTUS, 84 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Saturday, August 16, 2008 at the Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville, KY, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Ray and Kate Justus Belcher. She was.... MORE
ORBIE HELEN COCHRAN OWENS, 84 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Friday, August 15, 2008 at the Heritage Hall Nursing Home, Grundy, VA, following an extended illness. Born in Dickenson County, she was the daughter of the late George F. and Josie Deel... MORE
MARLIN COLEMAN, 79 years of age of Maxie, VA, passed away Thursday, August 14, 2008 at the Buchanan General Hospital, Grundy, VA, following an extended illness. Born in Dickenson County, he was the son of the late Tyrus (Tie) N. and Stella Wealthy Coleman. He... MORE
JOHNNY YATES SR., 60 years of age of Vansant, VA, passed away Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at his home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Milton and Stella Faye Yates. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County... MORE
CHARLIE RICE, 87 years of age of Maxie, VA, passed away Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at his home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late William Isaac Rice and Dicie Deel Rice McClanahan. He was a lifelong resident of... MORE
ALVERNA MADGE VENCILL NISWANDER, 89 years of age of Grundy, VA, went to be with the Lord, Monday, August 11, 2008 at the Buchanan General Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Tazewell County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee and... MORE
MARTHA “SUSIE” WYATT FIELDS, 66 years of age, of Grundy, VA, passed away Saturday, August 9, 2008 at Wellmont’s Hospice House, Bristol, TN following a brief illness. She was a lifelong resident of Grundy, VA, and she was the daughter of the late Robert Fred... MORE
MARIE STILTNER WOOD, 81 years of age, of Abingdon, VA, formerly of Grundy, VA, passed away Monday, August 4, 2008 at the Johnston Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Jonah T. and Virginia... MORE
ROSA VIOLA ELSWICK McGLOTHLIN NORMAN, 88 years of age of Vansant, VA, passed away Friday, July 25, 2008 at the Tazewell Community Hospital, Tazewell, VA, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late M.B... MORE
SIERRA LOUISE MEADOWS, 23 days old, passed away Thursday, July 24, 2008 at the Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, TN, following a brief illness. Born in Tazewell County, VA, she was the daughter of Francis Heath and Laura Clemons Meadows of Mavisdale, VA... MORE
JEREMIAH RANDALL (BIG BUBBY) WILLIAMS, 34 months of age, infant son of Terry Randall (Nanny Goat) and Christine (Penny) Charles Williams, Big Rock, VA passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2008, in Johnson City Medical Center, Johnson City, TN following a brief... MORE
BOYD STACY, 71 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Monday, July 21, 2008 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Adam and Sally Stacy. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County... MORE
TARLTON ONEIL LANGELE, 68 years of age, of Chunchula, ALA passed away Friday July 18, 2008 at his home following an extended illness. Born in Mobile, Ala, he was a son of the late Edward Oscar and Myrtle Davis Langele and was of the Baptist Faith. He served in the... MORE
DALLAS RICHARD STACY, 67 years of age of the Greenbrier section of Vansant, Virginia passed away Thursday, July 17, 2008, at the Clinch Valley Medical Center, Richlands, VA, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was a son of the late William... MORE
RONALD WAYNE COMPTON, 63 years of age, of Harman, Virginia passed away Thursday, July 17, 2008, at Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was a son of the late Lonzo and Bercha Blankenship Compton. He was... MORE
JONNIE C. MABE, 69 years old of Richlands, Virginia, passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at Clinch Valley Medical Center. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late John and Marcella Sanders Compton. She attended the Church of Christ, and she... MORE
GEORGIA MULLINS EVANS, 83 years of age of Vansant, VA, passed away Monday, July 7, 2008 at the Heritage Hall Nursing Home, Grundy, VA, following an extended illness. Born in West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Edom and Edgar (Curley) Matney Mullins... MORE
TIMOTHY DWAYNE BOWMAN, 42 years of age of the Convict Hollow section of Grundy, VA, passed away Thursday, June 26, 2008. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of Herman K and Maudene Williamson Bowman, Grundy, VA. He was a lifelong resident of... MORE
CHARLES SHERMAN HAGERMAN, 52 years of age of Pilgrims Knob, VA, passed away Thursday, June 19, 2008 at his home following a brief illness. Born in Jolo, WV, he was the son of the late William and Zola Woods Hagerman. He was a resident of Buchanan County most... MORE
FRANK TYLER YATES, 76 years of age of the Leemaster Section of Vansant, VA, went to be with the Lord, Friday, June 20, 2008 at his home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County he was the son of the late Joseph and Rosa Hagy Yates. He was a lifelong... MORE
RONALD LEE JACKSON, 50 years of age of Pilgrims Knob, VA, passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at the Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, TN, following an extended illness. Born in Orrville, OH, he was the son of Lorraine Horne Jackson, Pilgrims... MORE
MATTHEW JOHN JACKSON, 27 years of age of Mavisdale, VA, passed away Monday, June 16, 2008 at the Russell County Medical Center, Lebanon, VA, following a brief illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of Earl Willie Jackson, Mavisdale, VA, and Margie... MORE
MARY LOUISE THACKER DEEL, 75 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Saturday, June 14, 2008 at the Wellmont-Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, TN, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Tom and Alice... MORE
MARY M. HURLEY HICKS, 84 years of age of Hurley, VA, went to sleep in “Jesus” Wednesday morning, June 11, 2008 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Doffie and Martha... MORE
EARL THOMAS MULLINS, 62 years of age of Paynesville, WV, passed away Saturday, June 7, 2008 at his home following an extended illness. Born in McDowell County, WV, he was the son of the late Dave Columbus and Mae McGuire Mullins. He was a lifelong resident... MORE
EDNA MAE CHILDRESS BREEDING, 79 years of age of Abingdon, VA, formerly of Buchanan County, passed away Thursday, June 5, 2008 at the Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, VA, following an extended illness. Born in Pike County, KY, she was the daughter of the... MORE
BESSIE PEARL MATNEY SANSON, 89 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Thursday, June 5, 2008 at the Mountain View Nursing Home, Elkhorn City, KY, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Dave and Cora Perkins... MORE
BILL (ME) (PAW) ELSWICK, 81 years of age of Maxie, VA, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at his home following an extended illness. Born in Lookout, KY, in 1927, raised and lived at Harman, VA. A kind and gentle man, loved by everyone he met. Always... MORE
GEORGIA BLANKENSHIP STILTNER, 74 years of age of the Poplar Creek Section of Grundy, VA, passed away Sunday, June 1, 2008 at the Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, TN, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter... MORE
BENNY D. SCARBERRY, 54 years of age of Hurley, VA, passed away Saturday, May 31, 2008 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Phillip and Ellen Opal Lester Scarberry. He was a lifelong... MORE
MARCELLA JEAN BROWN MAY, 40 years of age of Hurley, VA, passed away Saturday, May 31, 2008 at her home following a brief illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Dempsy and Ruby Brown. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan Count... MORE
ANNABELLE GOFF CHANEY, 84 years of age of Abingdon, VA, passed away Friday, May 30, 2008 at the Johnson Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, VA, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Marquis L. and Mary Trula... MORE
ELCIE VIOLET STILTNER JUSTICE, 78 years of age of Oakwood, VA, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2008 at the Buchanan General Hospital, Grundy, VA, following a brief illness. Born in Russell County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Bryant and Georgie Hess Stiltner... MORE
ROOSEVELT LOCKHART, 75 years of age of North Tazewell, VA, formerly of Buchanan County, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2008 at the Clinch Valley Medical Center, Richlands, VA, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Abe... MORE
DONNIE LEE MITCHUM DUTY, 65 years of age of the Lynn Camp Section of Grundy, VA, passed away Saturday, May 24, 2008 at her home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Lexie Toler Mitchum. She was a... MORE
ALVERY WALLACE TILLER, 59 years of age of Abingdon, VA, formerly of Buchanan County, passed away Friday, May 23, 2008 at his home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Muncie Rell and Carrie Wright Tiller. He was a... MORE
DEWEY LEE, 76 years of age of Big Rock, VA, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at the Buchanan General Hospital, Grundy, VA, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Arvil and Lillian Williams Lee. He was a resident... MORE
HAVEN HANSEL STILTNER, 70 years of age of the Home Creek section of Grundy, Virginia, passed away Friday, May 16, 2008 at the Select Speciality Hospital of Wellmont Bristol Regional in Bristol, Virginia. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Corbit and... MORE
MICHELLE SUE HARDIN, 6 days old of Haysi, VA, passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at the Dickenson County Medical Center, Clintwood, VA. Born at Norton Community Hospital she was the daughter of Timothy Paul and Melissa Sue Rose Hardin, Haysi, VA... MORE
SHERRY LESTER JACKSON, 46 years of age of Wolford, VA, passed away Sunday, May 11, 2008 at the University of Virginia Hospital, Charlottesville, VA, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Roscoe and Mary... MORE
OMIE McCLANAHAN HUTCHINSON, 89 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2008, at the Wexford House, Kingsport, TN, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Isaac and Polly Coleman McClanahan... MORE
ARVIL QUINLEY, JR., 60 years of age of Rural Retreat, VA, formerly of Buchanan County passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at his home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of Lennie Viola Ratliff Quinley, Rt. 4, Grundy, Virginia and... MORE
EDNA VANOVER CLEVINGER, 93 years of age of Hurley, VA, passed away Sunday, May 4, 2008 at the home of her daughter following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late David L. and Florence Ester Vanover. She was a lifelong... MORE
LINDA ADKINS LING HAGER, 52 years of age of Hurley, VA, passed away Sunday, May 4, 2008 at the home of her mother following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of Thelma Prater Adkins, Hurley, VA, and the late Estil Adkins. She... MORE
LEISHA BETH SALYER CHARLES, age 26, born September 15, 1981, passed away Friday, May 2, 2008, in Columbus, OH. Leisha is the daughter of William (Bill) and Mary Rife Salyer of Grundy, VA. Leisha is a graduate of Whitewood High School and attended Bluefield... MORE
BESSIE IRENE KEENE VANDYKE, 70 years of age of the Contrary Section of Raven, VA, passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at her home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Squire William and Lillie C. Horn Keene... MORE
HAROLD R. RATLIFF, 79 years of age of North Tazewell, VA, passed away Sunday, April 27, 2008 at the Tazewell Community Hospital, Tazewell, VA, following an extended illness. Born in Pike County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Ray Thomas and Olba Ratliff... MORE
EARNEST EDWARD FLETCHER, 76 years of age of the Watkins Branch area of Grundy, VA, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2008 at his home following a brief illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Ishmael and Pearl Clevinger Fletcher. He was a... MORE
SIDNEY ARTHUR CLEVINGER, 79 years of age of the Harman Area of Grundy, VA, passed away Sunday, April 20, 2008 at the Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, TN, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Lewis and Gracie... MORE
RALPH D. (HARRY) STILTNER, 71 years of age, of Maxie, VA passed away Saturday, April 19, 2008 at Buchanan General Hospital, Grundy, VA following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County he was a son of the late James Dewey and Flora Daugherty Stiltner. He... MORE
POLLY ANN YATES O’QUINN McCLANAHAN, 72 years of age of Painter Lick Branch, near Haysi, VA, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, April 17, 2008 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of... MORE
NORMA JEAN OQUINN GILBERT, 65 years of age, of the Slate Creek area of Grundy, VA passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2008, at her home following an extended illness. Born in Wyoming County, WV, she was a daughter of the late Ola Walter and Margaret Bishop... MORE
VELVIA HURLEY COLEMAN, 81 years of age, of Mohawk, WV passed away Monday, April 7, 2008, in Welch Community Hospital, WV following a short illness. Born in Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late Harrison and Febie Blankenship Hurley. She had been a... MORE
NATHANIEL LEE MARRS, 25 years of age, of Hurley, VA passed away Saturday, April 5, 2008, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Buchanan County he was a son of Tony and Vonda Duty Marrs. Hurley, VA He was a life-long resident of Buchanan... MORE
JAMES LARRY (BUFFY) DUTY, 45 years of age, of Hurley, VA passed away Saturday, April 5, 2008 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Buchanan County, he was a son of Blanche Rakes Duty, Grundy, VA and the late Clell Duty. He was a life-long... MORE
MAE RATLIFF McCOWAN, 82 years of age of Vansant, VA, passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at her home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late William and Wincey Boyd Ratliff. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan... MORE
TERRY LUTHER DAVIS, 52 years of age of Cedar Bluff, VA, formerly of Buchanan County, passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at the Tazewell Community Hospital, Tazewell, VA, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of Ted Gene... MORE
MARY MAGDALENE LESTER JUSTUS ADKINS, 84 years of age of the Lester’s Fork Section of Grundy, VA, passed away Monday, March 24, 2008 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Joe... MORE
WILLIAM RAY (BUTCH) STACY, 45 years of age of Hurley, VA, passed away Sunday, March 23, 2008 at the Buchanan General Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Elkton, MD, he was the son of Jeanette Michael Stacy, Hurley, VA and the late William Clifford Stacy... MORE
ELIZABETH GRIFFITH McCLANAHAN, 75 years of age of Grundy, VA, went to be with our Heavenly Father Sunday, March 23, 2008 at her home following a brief illness. Born in McDowell County, WV, she was the daughter of the late Wiley B. and Christina Day Griffith... MORE
JANE MIDKIFF CHANEY, 100 years of age of Abingdon, VA, passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at her home following an extended illness. She was a former resident of Buchanan County. She was of the Christian faith, a homemaker, a loving mother and grandmother... MORE
IMOGENE MULLINS, 63 years of age of Keen Mountain, VA, passed away Monday, March 17, 2008 at the Tazewell Community Hospital, Tazewell, VA, following a brief illness. Born in Dickenson County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Kemper and Ollie Mullins... MORE
LUCY BALL CARVER, 99 years of age of Patterson, VA, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2008 at Buchanan General Hospital, Grundy, VA following an extended illness. Born in Russell County, VA she was the daughter of the late John Adams and Cora Boyd Ball. She... MORE
OCIE TAYLOR LESTER, 91 years of age of Big Rock, Virginia, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2008 at the Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, TN following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Garfield and Melissa Lester... MORE
RALPH JAMES DAUGHERTY, 70 years of age of the Poplar Creek section of Grundy, VA, went to be with the Lord, Monday, March 10, 2008 at his home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Hise and Ada Justus Daugherty. He... MORE
VIRGIL CLYDE LAYNE passed away on March 9, 2008, at the age of 97. He was a well- known and respected retired merchant who lived on Dismal River Road, near Patterson Virginia. Clyde was born on August 21, 1910 on Hurricane Creek of Johns Creek in Pike County... MORE
SANDFORD CLIFTON (SANDY) BLANKENSHIP, 50 years of age of the Stone Coal section of Grundy, VA, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2008, at his home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of Sanford (Sampie) Blankenship of... MORE
DAVID ELMER WARD, 69 years of age of the Slate Creek area of Grundy, VA, passed away Friday, March 7, 2008 at his home following a brief illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late John W. and Ollie Blankenship Ward. He was a lifelong resident of... MORE
ARTHUR CARLOS WHITT, 89 years of age of the Deskins Section of Vansant, VA, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2008 at his home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late John Terry and Mary Ellen Stiltner Whitt. He... MORE
SCOTT JACKSON, 80 years of age of Lafayette, TN, formerly of Buchanan County, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, March 6, 2008 at the Sumner Regional Medical Center, Gallatin, TN, following a brief illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Joseph... MORE
EZRA E. HAMON, 76 years of age of Vansant, VA, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at the Johnson City Medical Center, Johnson City, TN. following an extended illness. Born in Dickenson County, he was the son of the late Ezra L. and Cora Holbrook Hamon. He was... MORE
BILLY RAY MULLINS, 50 years of age of State Line Ridge #2, near Jolo, WV, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, VA, following an extended illness. Born in McDowell County, WV, he was the son of the late Manuel... MORE
LYDIA MAE FOSTER PRATER, 64 years of age of Abingdon, VA, formerly of Buchanan County, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at her home. Born September 9, 1943 in Grundy, VA, she was the daughter of Marie Stiltner Foster Wood, Abingdon, VA, and... MORE
EARSEL HARDIN, 87 years of age of Stopover, KY, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at the South Williamson Appalachian Regional Hospital, South Williamson, KY, following an extended illness. Born in Argo, KY, he was the son of the late Melvin... MORE
PLENNA AUTRY RAMEY, 71 years of age of Mouth Card, KY, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at his home following a brief illness. Born in Pike County, KY, he was the son of the late Van and Vicy Hackney Ramey. He was a lifelong resident of Pike... MORE
ELVIA BEATRICE LESTER BLANKENSHIP, 75 years of age of Rural Retreat, VA, formerly of Mohawk, WV, passed away Sunday, February 24, 2008 at the Wythe County Hospital, Wytheville, VA, following a brief illness. Born March 18, 1932, she was the daughter of... MORE
SONNY DEWEY RATLIFF, 64 years of age of Vansant, VA, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, February 24, 2008 at the Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, TN, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Tom and... MORE
LEON HACKNEY, 64 years of age of Maxie, VA, passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at the Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, TN, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Landon and Dida Deel Hackney. He... MORE
BETTY LOUISE BOND ARRINGTON, 47 years of age of Elkton, MD, passed away Monday, February 18, 2008 at the Christiana Hospital in Newark, DE, following a brief illness. Born in Elkton, MD, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Amos and Emogene Day Bond... MORE
BONNIE (AUNT BONNIE) DEEL WOODS, 86 years of age of Prater, VA, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, February 17, 2008 at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin Pierce... MORE
RAYMOND ELLIS IRON, 87 years of age of Grundy, VA, went to be with the Lord, Friday, February 15, 2008, at his home following a brief illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Robert McCoy and Myrtle Smith Iron. He was a lifelong resident of... MORE
WILLIAM (BILLY) McARTHUR MULLINS, 36 years of age of Paynesville, WV, passed away Thursday, February 7, 2008 at his home following a brief illness. Born in Maryland, he was the son of Earl Thomas and Harriett Anita Hurd Mullins, Paynesville, WV. He was a resident... MORE
ANTHONY STEVEN MATNEY, 29 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2008. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of Beulah Nickels Matney, Grundy, VA, and the late Delford Matney. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was a... MORE
ROBERT VIRLO GRIFFITH, 34 years of age of Miami Beach, FL, formerly of Buchanan County, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, February 3, 2008 at the home of his parents following a lengthy battle with cancer. Born at an Army Hospital in Nuremburg, Germany, on November... MORE
MAE MATNEY RATLIFF, 77 years of age of Vansant, VA, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2008 at the Buchanan General Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Miles and Jane Cantrell Matney. She was a lifelong resident... MORE
TRESEA ANN CHURCH LEE, 46 years of age of Rt. 1, Vansant, VA, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, February 2, 2008 at the Bristol Wellmont Hospice House, Bristol, TN, following a brief illness. Born in Buchanan County she was the daughter of Martha Ann Duty... MORE
JERRY WAYNE LANE, 44 years of age of Rt. 2, Grundy, VA, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2008 at the Johnson City Medical Center, Johnson City, TN. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Estil Foundy and Kathleen Mullins Lane. He was a lifelong... MORE
KEISTER LOCKHART, 47 years of age of North Tazewell, VA, formerly of Buchanan County, passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at the Clinch Valley Medical Center, Richlands, VA, following a brief illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of Roosevelt and... MORE
JERRY (WHIZ) BLANKENSHIP, 59 years of age of Rt. 1, Grundy, VA, passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at the Buchanan General Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Nicodemus and Virginia Lester Blankenship... MORE
AVON F. PHIPPS, 90 years of age of Vansant, VA, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at the Buchanan General Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Dickenson County, VA, he was the son of the late Teamous and Grace Kelly Phipps. He was a resident of Buchanan... MORE
LEAH RACHEL YATES KEENE, 87 years of age of Vansant, Virginia, passed away Friday, January 18, 2008 at the Buchanan General Hospital fol