U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Mary E. Grayson
MOUNTAIN CITY -- Mary Everett Grayson, of 228 West Hillcrest Drive, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 1998, in Watauga Medical Center, Boone, N.C.
She was a housewife, an alumna of Furman University and a member of First United Methodist Church. She was a member of the Wednesday Music Club and the DAR.
Survivors include her husband, Thomas R. Grayson; a son, Thomas "Todd" Grayson, Mountain City; three daughters, Kimberly Grayson-Stout, Mountain City, Eve Grayson-Vaughn, Gastonia, N.C., and Sally Grayson Watson, Winston-Salem, N.C.: her mother, Mrs. Sally Everett, Mountain City; two brothers, Robert Everett, Newark, Del., and James Everett, Richardson, Texas; four grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Percy-Hux Funeral Home, Mountain City, is in charge.
Zola M. Hess
LEBANON -- Zola Mae Hess, 85, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 1998, in Salem Help and Rehabilitation Home.
She was the widow of Bennie Hess and was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Thomas (Sue) Bragg, Salem, Va.; five sons, Joe Hess, Indiana, Coy Hess, Lebanon, Conley Hess, Rosedale, Louis Hess, Lake City, Fla., and Bill Hess, Salem, Va.; 19 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Lebanon funeral Home is in charge.
Alice S. Hicks
Alice Stout Hicks, 76, of 203 Blueridge Drive, Bristol, Tenn., died Monday, Nov. 2, 1998, in Bristol Regional Medical Center.
She was a native of Butler, Tenn., and had lived in the Bristol area for 70 years.
She was a member of Tennessee Avenue Baptist Church, where she sang in the choir, was involved in all church activities and was a nursery worker for several years.
She was the widow of Columbus Hicks.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. J.D. (Doris) Vance, Bristol Tennessee, Mrs. Dan (Nancy) Collopy, Phoenix, Ariz., Mrs. Darryl (Karen) Knowles, U.S. Air Force, Germany; a son, Jerry Hicks, Lakenheath, England; two sisters, Bonnie Vance and Hazel Vance; three brothers, Henry Stout, Elmer Stout and Bill Stout; ten grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge.
Allen F. Layne
GRUNDY -- Allen Ford Layne, 74, of the Poplar Creek section, died Monday, Nov. 2, 1998, in Buchanan General Hospital.
He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County, a member of the Old Regular Baptist Church and a disabled miner.
Survivors include his wife, Vernie Deel Layne; two daughters, Ruth Layne, Grundy, and Barbara O'quinn, Haysi; a son, John David Layne, Grundy; three sisters, Mary Kirkpatrick and Margie Bish, both of Grundy, and Ethel Wilson, La Follette, Tenn.;. two brothers, Burnis Layne and Willard Layne, both of Grundy; and three grandchildren.
Grundy Funeral Home is in charge.
A.T. McCamey
ST. PAUL -- A.T. "Arthur" McCamey, 90, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 1998, at his home.
He was a native of Wise County, a retired miner, a member of UMWA Local No. 7950, for 65 years, and a member of the Assembly of God Church, St. Paul, for 61 years, where he served as a deacon, trustee, Sunday School superintendent and bus driver.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Bessie Glovier McCamey.
Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. D.J. (Kathy) Osborne, Wise, Mrs. H.L. (Bea) Simmons, St. Paul, Mrs. Bobby (Sue) Hobbs, Cleveland, Va., and Ms. Carol Price, Manassas, Va.; two sons, Donald McCamey, Castlewood, and Omar Jack McCamey, Trenton, Mich.; 13 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge.
Grover J. Meade
CASTLEWOOD -- Grover J. Meade, 80, died Monday, Nov. 2, 1998, in Russell County Medical Center, Lebanon.
He was a native of Russell County and was preceded in death by his wife, Pearl Meade.
Survivors include three daughters, Phyllis Sims and Mrs. Elmer (Sue) Hurd, both of Castlewood, and Mrs. Bill (Syble) Flythe, Church Hill, Tenn.; six sons, Henry Meade and Grover Meade Jr., both of Nickelsville, Oakley Meade and Tommy Meade, both of Castlewood, Bobby Meade, Kingsport, and Farley Meade, Church Hill; two brothers, Hoover Meade, Roanoke, and Clarence Meade, Castlewood; 22 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge.
Ralph D. Pruett
RICHLANDS -- Ralph D. Pruett, 61, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 1998, at his home.
He was a native of Tazewell County, a retired miner employed with Pittson Coal Company, Seaboard No. 1, and a member of the UMWA. He was a member of Richlands First Assembly of God Church and a member of the deacon board.
Survivors include his wife, Jean Reedy Pruett; a daughter, Mrs. Duane (Melissa) Horn, Richlands; three sons, Tim Pruett, Pounding Mill, John Pruett, Claypool Hill, and Mark Pruett, Richlands; his mother, Ocie Pruett Hankins, Cedar Bluff; three sisters, Mrs. Carlos (Joan) Hamm and Mrs. Homer (Azilee) Carter, both of Cedar Bluff, and Mrs. Marie Hurley, Baltimore; seven grandsons; and a granddaughter.
Singleton Funeral Service, Cedar Bluff, is in charge.
Danny Smith
SWORDS CREEK, Va. -- Danny Smith, 72, died Monday, Nov. 2, 1998, in a Tazewell hospital.
He was a native of Russell County.
Survivors include a brother, Fred Smith, Swords Creek; four sisters, Mrs. Clara Evans, Mrs. Pauline Putnam and Mrs. June Hale, all of Virginia Beach, and Mrs. Joann Stiltner, Raven.
Singleton Funeral Service, Cedar Bluff, is in charge.
Ina M. Trimmer
MARION -- Ina Mae Atwell Trimmer, 78, formerly of Richmond, died Monday, Nov. 2, 1998, in Smyth County Community Hospital.
She retired from A.T. Massey Coal Company and was a member of the Branches Baptist Church, in Richmond.
Survivors include her husband, Lewis S. Trimmer; two sisters, Helen Burroughs, Savannah, Ga., and Sue Hoplins, Virginia Beach; six nieces; six nephews; 11 great-nieces; five great-nephews; five great-great-nieces; and five great-great-nephews.
Newberry Funeral Home, Chilhowie, is in charge.
Juanita Wallace
HONAKER -- Mrs. Juanita Wallace, 74, died Monday, Nov. 2, 1998, in Northeast Medical Center, Concord, N.C.
She was the widow of Robert Wallace.
Honaker Funeral home is in charge.
Fred A. Weatherly
Fred Allen Weatherly, 77, of 729 Island Road, Bristol, Va., died Monday, Nov. 2, 1998, in Bristol Regional Medical Center.
Akard Funeral Home is in charge.
Ronald B. Weaver
Johnson CITY -- Ronald B. Weaver, 90, of 505 Magnolia Ave., died Monday, Nov. 2, 1998, in
Johnson City Medical Center.
He was a lifelong resident of
Johnson City, retired from Eastman in 1973, with 40 years of service, and was a member of Sinking Creek Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Sophia Shortridge Weaver; two sons, Ronald H. Weaver,
Johnson City, and Charles Weaver, Kingsport; two daughters, Mrs. Tommy (Debbie Weaver) Leonard, Bluff City, and Dolores Buck, Elizabethton; ten grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Appalachian-Hartman Funeral Home,
Johnson City, is in charge.
Ronnie H. Blankenship
PETERSTOWN, W.Va. -- Ronnie Harold Blankenship, 54, of Bristol Virginia, formerly of Peterstown, died Monday, Nov. 2, 1998, at his home.
He was a native of Narrows, Virginia, and was employed in the maintenance department of All American Realty, Bristol Virginia.
Survivors include two sons, Shannon Blankenship, Peterstown, and Jody Blankenship, Lewisburg, W.Va.; a brother, Dexter Blankenship, Florida; two sisters, Mrs. Larry (Becky) Ganoe, Narrows, Va., and Mrs. Nelson (Bonnie Blankenship) Hawley, Christiansburg, Va.; and four grandchildren.
Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home is in charge.
