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[ Return to Index ] [ Read Prev Msg ] [ Read Next Msg ] Virginia Obituary and Death Notice Archive GenLookups.com - Virginia Obituary and Death Notice Archive - Page 823 Posted By: GenLookups Date: Monday, 17 September 2012, at 7:59 p.m. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Donald Ratliff Donald Ratliff, 67, of Oakwood, Va., passed away Friday, Dec. 22, 2000, in a Richlands hospital following a short illness. Born in Buchanan County, Va., he was the son of the late John P. and Mary Katherine Jackson Ratliff, both Buchanan County natives. Mr. Ratliff was retired from Island Creek Coal Co., a disabled coal miner and operator, a member of the U.M.W.A. District 28, a member of the New Life Fellowship Church at Oakwood, Va., and, with his wife, owned and operated the Oakwood Tastee Freeze for many years. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Eldon Ratliff, Junior Ratliff and Garcel Ratliff; and two sisters, Marie Jackson and Ethel Russ. Mr. Ratliff is survived by his wife of 50 years, Mrs. Anne Ratliff; one daughter, Mrs. David (Marianne) Fletcher of Portsmouth, Va.; four sons, Mr. Stoney Ratliff and wife, Karen W., of Mooresville, N.C., Mr. Terry Ratliff and wife, Sandora, of Oakwood, Va., Mr. Johnny Ratliff and wife, Jasmin, of Oakwood and Mr. Bert Whitt and wife, Bonnie, of Seattle, Wash.; three brothers, Mr. Bill Ratliff, Mr. Ira Ratliff and Mr. Eugene (Shorty) Ratliff, all of Oakwood; three sisters, Mrs. Pauline Brown of Oakwood, Mrs. Mildred Smith of Hurley, Va., and Mrs. Elsie McGlothlin of Richlands, Va.; 11 grandchildren: Jeremy B. Ratliff, Joshua Williamson Ratliff, Elizabeth Michelle Ratliff, Jason Ratliff, Matthew Ratliff, Emily Ratliff, Stephanie Fletcher, Brittany Fletcher, Alisha Whitt, Joy Whitt and Zachary Whitt; special grandson, B.J. Winchester of Oakwood; special granddaughter, Stephanie Leonard of Hansonville, Va.; and everyone that knew him as granddaddy. Funeral service will be conducted 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2000, in the Buchanan Funeral Service Chapel at Keen Mountain, Va., with Rev. Jerry Wilson officiating. Burial will follow in the Ratliff Family Cemetery at Garden Creek, Va. Pallbearers will be: Shannon Ratliff, Andrew Leonard, Rick Jackson, Jeff Ratliff, Joe Smith and Mike Hughes. Honorary pallbearers will be: Craig Ratliff, Raymond Jackson, Keith Ratliff and Gary Ratliff. The family will receive friends at the Buchanan Funeral Service at Keen Mountain from 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2000. Buchanan Funeral Service at Keen Mountain is in charge of arrangements. Jennifer Lynn Kinser Street ROXBORO, N.C. -- Jennifer Lynn Kinser Street, 39, formerly of Buchanan County, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2000, in Durham Regional Hospital, Durham, N.C., following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was a daughter of the late Uless and Edith Dotson Kinser. She was a graduate of Grundy Senior High School, attended Southwest Virginia Community College and was a member of Vansant Church of Christ. She was an employee of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Insurance Company. Mrs. Street is survived by her husband: Cecil Monroe Street, Roxboro; two stepdaughters: Kay Street Rodriquez, Columbia, S.C., and Renee Simons, Columbia; two sisters: Judy Looney of Pelion, S.C., and Martha Owens, Vansant; four brothers: Fred Kinser, Richlands, Va., Rick Kinser, Hickory, N.C., Bill Kinser, Richlands, and Gerald Kinser, Vansant. Also, survived by three step-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, Dec. 29, 2000, at 11 a.m. at Grundy Funeral Home Chapel with Evangelist Jim Hill and Evangelist Michael Trent officiating with burial to follow in Mountain Valley Memorial Park, Big Rock, Va. Friends may call at Grundy Funeral Home Chapel Thursday evening at 6 p.m. Active pallbearers will be: D.C. Horton, Jack Owens, Robert Simons, Rodeny Stacy, Virlo Stiltner and Clancy Dotson. There will be a song service at the funeral home chapel Thursday evening at 7 p.m. Grundy Funeral Home of Grundy is in charge of all arrangements. Mr. Charles Jackson Brown Jr. GRUNDY, Va. -- Mr. Charles Jackson Brown Jr. died Thursday, Dec. 28, 2000, in the Valley Health Care Center, Chilhowie, Va. He had been a resident of Buchanan County and had lived at the Valley Health Care Center since September 2000. He was a member of Friendship Baptist Church, Lodi, Va., a 50-year member of the Sandy Valley Masonic Temple, Grundy, and a 42-year employee of Appalachian Power Company. He was a sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II from 1941 to 1945, serving in the Pacific campaigns. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Clarice Rachel Widener Brown who died in 1950; his second wife of 40 years, Verneda Dickens Brown who died in 1991; his parents, Charles J. Brown Sr. and Martha Widener Brown of Washington County; and brothers, Forrest Brown and Morton Brown. Survivors: his wife, June W. Brown of Grundy; son and daughter-in-law, Charles J. Brown III and Jonnie S. Brown, both of Corona del Mar, Calif.; brother and sister-in-law, Tom and Lenora Brown of Chilhowie; grandchildren: Courtney S. Brown, Whitney L. Brown and Ross A. Brown; and nephews, Conley Brown, Arden, N.C., and Mark Brown, all of Chilhowie. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, Dec. 30, 2000, at 11:30 a.m. in the Farris Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in the Green Hills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill. The family will receive friends Friday from 6-8 p.m. in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the American Heart Association, c/o Penny Howard, 126 W. Valley St., Abingdon, VA 24210. Farris Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements. Bobby Deel HAYSI -- Bobby Deel, 61, of Route 2, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 1999, in Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born in Buchanan County, a son of the late Noah and Cora Oquinn Deel. He was a retired coal miner with Clinchfield Coal Co., a member of UMWA Local 2888 and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are his wife, Margaret Ann Deel; two sons, Ronald Deel of Haysi and Greg Deel of Birchleaf, Va.; two daugthers, Tammy Deel of Lincolnton, N.C., and Donna Edwards of Cartersville, Ga.; two sisters, Bonnie Oquinn and Trula Oquinn, both of Haysi; and seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 1 p.m. in Haysi Funeral Home Chapel. Elders Frank Newsome, Toby Bailey and Johnny Paul McClanahan will officiate. Burial will be in Bud Deel Cemetery, Route 2. Pallbearers will be Roger Oquinn, Dennis Oquinn, Matthew Oquinn, Jeff Oquinn, Ricky Jackson, Albert Boyd, Harold Woods and Gary Oquinn. Honorary pallbearers will be Clyde Hill, Buster Oquinn, Farrell Boyd, Jerry Owens, Sammy Owens and Kenny Hamilton. The family will receive friends after 5 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home, where a service will be held at 6 p.m. Haysi Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Polly Louisa O'quinn PRATER, Va. -- Polly Louisa O'quinn, 85, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 1999, in Buchanan General Hospital. She was born in the Greenbrier section of Buchanan County, a daughter of the late Miles Harvey and Mary Elizabeth Coleman Deel. She was the widow of Rufus Paul Oquinn and was a member of Paw Paw Old Regular Baptist Church. Surviving are two daughters, Leona O. Church of Clintwood and Ledna O. Bunn of Big Sandy, Tenn.; three sons, Jess Oquinn of Hudson, Fla., Casby Oquinn of Clinchco, Va., and Terry Oquinn of Prater; 24 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; 13 great-great-grandchildren; and six step-great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 11 a.m. in Paw Paw Old Regular Baptist Church by Haysi Funeral Home. Elders Frank Oquinn, David Oquinn, Freelin Yates and Danny Yates will officiate. Burial will be in A.F. Deel Cemetery, Route 2, Haysi. Mrs. Oquinn was also preceded in death by a son, Billy Oquinn; and three daughters, Vicey Perkins, Martha Oquinn and Lorene Oquinn. The family will receive friends after 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the funeral home, where a service will be held at 7 p.m. Haysi Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Paul Evans Kiser ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Paul Evans Kiser, 89, of 59 Lynwood Circle, formerly of Bluefield, Va., died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 1999, in Brian Center Nursing Home. He was born in Buchanan County, a daughter of the late Elbert and Matilda Stacey Kiser. He lived in Bluefield, Va., for 32 years prior to moving to Asheville, N.C., in 1990. He retired in 1972 as sales manager with Peoples Life Insurance Co. He was a member of Abernathy United Methodist Church in Asheville and a former member of Virginia Avenue United Methodist Church in Bluefield, Va. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Berwind, W.Va., a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a member of the VFW and American Legion in Bluefield, W.Va. Surviving are his wife, Jacqueline T. Kiser; two sons, Paul David Kiser of Carson City, Nev., and Donald Malcolm Kiser of Asheville; a daughter, Janice Rebecca Kiser of Lawrenceville, Ga.; a stepson, Steven Michael Summey of Asheville; four sisters, Dorcas Overbey and Ocie Jaber, both of Cleveland, Tenn., Alice Smith of Chattanooga and Frances Turpin of Newark, Del.; two brothers, Hubert Kiser of Pensacola, Fla., and Ralph Kiser of Kingsport; and six grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 1 p.m. in Dudley Memorial Chapel in Bluefield, Va. The Rev. Larry Ramey will officiate. Entombment will be in Woodlawn Park Mausoleum in Bluewell. Among survivors are grandchildren, Valerie M. Kiser, Steven Michael Summey II, Jason Lee Summey and Matthew Lawrence Summey, all of Asheville, and Cody Z. Kiser and Cheyenne Kiser, both of Carson City, Nev. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the services Tuesday in Dudley Memorial Mortuary. Memorial contributions may be sent to Virginia Avenue United Methodist Church, 1900 Virginia Ave., Bluefield, VA. Stella Mae Boyd RAVEN -- Stella Mae Boyd, 80, of Route 1, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999, in a Bluefield, W.Va., hospital. She was born in Buchanan County, a daughter of the late Washington and Bessie Osborne. She was a member of Pilgrim Knob Church of God and the Keen Mountain Pentecostal Holiness Church. Surviving are her husband, Cloyd Boyd; three daughters, Mrs. Dallas (Anna Ruth) Horne and Mrs. Jim (Mary) Keen, both of Clifton Fork, Va., and Mrs. Bill (Ellen) Gray of Conway, S.C.; a son, John Boyd of Clifton Fork; three sisters, Ora Foran of Cedar Bluff, Cora Arnold of Raven and Ollie Ward of Chincotague Island, Va.; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 1 p.m. in Buchanan Funeral Service Chapel in Keen Mountain, Va. Don Smith and the Rev. Randy Webb will officiate. Burial will be in Greenhills Memory Gardens in Claypool Hill, Va. Mrs. Boyd was also preceded in death by a son, Michael Boyd; and three brothers, Milton, Jeff and Beverly Osborne. Among survivors are a daughter-in-law, Wilma Boyd of Clifton Fork; and special children of Hal and Naomi Clifton. Pallbearers will be J.R. Horne, Tracy Gray, Cloyd Clifton, Dwayne Keen, Paul Hackworth, Sonny Lane, David Clifton and Timmy Osborne. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday in Buchanan Funeral Service. Roland Howard Deel Jr. OAKWOOD, Va. -- Roland Howard Deel Jr., 38, of Garden Creek, died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 1999, at his home from injuries sustained from a house fire. He was born in Buchanan County, a son of Roland Deel Sr. of Vansant and Florette Bentley Deel of Oakwood. He was a disabled coal miner and was of the Holiness faith. Surviving, besides his parents are, a daughter, Ashley Page Deel of Vansant, Va.; a sister, Teresa Lynn Deel of Fort Pierce, Fla.; and two nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 1 p.m. in Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home Chapel in Grundy. The Revs. James Chapman and Dewey Ward will officiate. Burial will be in Bentley Cemetery on 620 Mile Branch in Grundy. Mr. Deel was preceded in death by paternal grandparents, Ezra and Gertha Deel; and maternal grandparents, Genesee and Gracie Bentley. Among survivors are nephews, Richard Lee Deel and Robert Lee Deel, both of Oakwood. Pallbearers will be family and friends. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home, where a service will be held at 7 p.m. Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Ida Belle Hackney Stewart TAZEWELL, Va. -- Ida Belle Hackney Stewart, 94, formerly of Wardell, Va., died Wednesday, Dec. 8, 1999, in a Tazewell hospital. She was born in Cleveland, Va., a daughter of the late George and Rachel Nash Hackney, both Buchanan County natives. She lived in the Wardell area for the past 24 years. She was a graduate of Cleveland High School and a member of First Baptist Church in Knoxville. Surviving are six nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. in Russell Memorial Cemetery in Lebanon by Hurst-Scott Funeral Home of Richlands. The Rev. Leonard Ferguson will officiate. There will be no visitation. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Ethel Aleen Ratliff Russ CEDAR BLUFF -- Ethel Aleen Ratliff Russ, 79, formerly of Oakwood, Va., died Friday, Dec. 10, 1999, in a Richlands hospital. She was born in Mount Heron, Va., a daughter of the late John P. and Mary K. Jackson Ratliff. She was a member of Garden Baptist Church and a retired teacher's aide and bus driver for Buchanan County Public Schools. She was the widow of Claude Lee "Cobb" Russ. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. James Shelby (Jo Ann) Jewell; four brothers, Don Ratliff, Ira Ratliff, Bill Ratliff and Eugene Ratliff, all of Oakwood, Va.; and three sisters, Elsie McGlothlin of Richlands, Mildred Smith of Hurley, Va., and Pauline Brown of Oakwood; three grandchildren; and three great-granddaughters. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. in Buchanan Funeral Service Chapel in Keen Mountain, Va. The Rev. Ancil Childress will officiate. Burial will be in Greenhills Memory Gardens in Claypool Hill, Va. Mrs. Russ was also preceded in death by a son, James Lee "Cobb Jr." Russ; three brothers; and a sister. Among survivors are grandchildren, Mrs. Louie (Rhonda) Mullins of Rosedale, James Lee "Rusty" Russ Jr. of Oakwood and Jamia Leigh Russ of Kernersville, N.C.; great-granddaughters, Leigh Ann, Ashley Dawn and Billee Jo Mullins, all of Rosedale; and two special caregivers, Rosie Price and Martha Dunford. Pallbearers will be nephews. The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday in Buchanan Funeral Service. W.A. "Bill" Combs LOUISA, Ky. -- W.A. "Bill" Combs, 88, of 605 North Lock Ave., died Friday, Dec. 10, 1999, in Three Rivers Medical Center. He was born in Knott County, Ky., a son of the late Shade Combs and Sarah Ritchie Combs. He was a longtime resident of Buchanan County, a retired office manager with United Coal Co. and was of the Baptist faith. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. Surviving are his wife, Gayle Mitchell Combs; two sons, William M. Combs of Jacksonville, Fla., and Lloyd W. Combs of Cedar Bluff; three grandchildren, Willard Vinson Combs, Harold Lawrence Combs and Victoria Combs Chester; and six great-grandchildren, Cody Chester, Mitchell Combs, Michelle Combs, Melissa Combs, Christopher Combs and Matthew Combs. Funeral services will be held Monday in Louisa. Wilson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 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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