U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Parks
Polly Mae Blevins Parks, age 62, of Sugar Grove, died Monday, Jan. 13, 1997 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was born in Chilhowie, the daughter of the late Velt and Ethel Sweeney Blevins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Luther Lewis Parks.
She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Debbie and Carl Wilson of Sugar Grove, and Patricia and Kenneth Neely of Marion; two sons, Jesse Parks and James Parks, both of Sugar Grove; eight grandchildren: Daniel Parks, James Parks Jr., Luther Lewis Parks II, Jerry Truckenmiller, Brandy Truckenmiller, Tara Parks, Alisha Parks, and David Neely.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, Jan. 16, at 1 p.m. at Barnett's Funeral Chapel in Wytheville with the Rev. Bill Hinton officiating. Interment will follow in the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home tonight from 6 to 8 p.m.
Barnett's Funeral Home in Wytheville is in charge of arrangements.
Slate
Louise Wolfe Slate, age 89, widow of Troy Slate, died Friday, Jan. 10, 1997 in Smyth County Community Hospital after a sudden illness. She was one of the founders of the Saltville Baptist Church and was a member of the United Daughters of Confederacy. Mrs. Slate was an active member of the Marion Baptist Church where she was a Sunday School teacher and a member of the Women's Missionary Union.
She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Peggy Moser Slate of Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Funeral services were held Sunday, Jan. 12, 1997 at 2 p.m. at the Marion Baptist Church with Dr. William A. Slater officiating. Private burial was in Mt. Rose Cemetery, Glade Spring. Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to Marion Baptist Church, 1258 N. Main St., Marion, VA 24354, or Marion Life Saving Crew, P.O. Box 784, Marion, VA 24354.
Seaver-
Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
Bowers
Bessie Fisher Bowers, age 84, of Rural Retreat, died Wednesday, Jan. 15, 1997 in the Francis Marion Manor. She was born in Wythe County on Nov. 6, 1912, the daughter of the late Ellis and Mackie Sutherland Fisher. She was preceded in death by her husband, Quincy E. Bowers, and a brother, Dale Fisher.
She is survived by one son, Rodney Bowers, Rural Retreat; one sister, Maxine Humphreys of Rural Retreat; three brothers, Shaylor Fisher of Monterey, Tenn., Dr. James Fisher of Knoxville, Tenn., and Arleigh Steele Fisher of Wytheville; an aunt, Thelma Fisher Phillippi of Rural Retreat; a friend and caregiver, Dr. John W. Boettzer, Washington D.C.
Funeral services will be held today, Jan. 18, at 2 p.m. at Asbury United Methodist Church with the Rev. Patricia-Dover-Edwards and the Rev. Robert E. Billingsley officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family requests that those who prefer may make memorials to the Asbury United Methodist Church Cemetery Endowment Fund.
Lindsey Funeral Home in Rural Retreat is in charge of arrangements.
Clinemyer
John J. (Buster) Clinemyer died Wednesday, Jan. 15, 1997 in Marion.
Mr. Clinemyer was a native of Pennsylvania, and a member of the St. Brigids Catholic Church in Lilly, Penn. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force having served in the Korean War. He was a former president of the Blair and Bedford Counties Central Labor Council. He was employed at the Blue Ridge Job Corp Center in Marion at the time of his death.
Survivors include four daughters: Sandra Mangold, Ebensburg, Penn., Denise Boylin and Jacqueline Myers, both of Lilly, Penn., and Michelle Casado, Clover, Penn.; three sons, John J. Clinemyer III, Gallitzin, Penn., William Clinemyer, Jasper, Penn., and James Clinemyer, Duncansville, Penn.; two sisters, Barbara Bender, Hagerstown, Md., and Charles Clinemyer, Salem; 12 grandchildren.
A mass of Christian burial will be held later in Pennsylvania.
Barnett's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Howell
Robert Lee "Bobby" Howell, age 41, died Monday, Jan. 13, 1997 in Baggs, Wyo.
Mr. Howell was formerly of Marion and had lived in Baggs, Wyo., for many years. He was preceded in death by his father, Bryan Howell.
He is survived by his wife, Anita King Howell of Baggs, Wyo.; two daughters, Barbara Howell and Crystal Howell, both of Baggs, Wyo.; one son, Matthew Howell of Baggs, Wyo.; his mother, Dwade Coe Howell of Chilhowie; three sisters, Dessie Sadler of Chilhowie, Mary Goodman of Marion, and Charlotte Felts of Fries; three brothers, Dean Howell of Rawlings, Wyo., Charles Howell of Chilhowie, and Duane Howell of Atkins; several nieces, nephews, uncles and aunts.
Funeral services will be held today, Jan. 18, at 2 p.m. at Grants Mortuary in Craig, Colo. Burial will follow in Craig, Colo. A local memorial service will be held today at 2 p.m. in Freedom Tabernacle Baptist Church with the Rev. Mike Sage officiating. Friends may call at the home of his mother, Dwade Coe Howell, in Chilhowie.
Seaver-
Brown Funeral Service is in charge of local arrangements.
Lamie
Garland Lamie, age 78, died Tuesday, Jan. 14, 1997 at his home in Glade Spring.
He was retired from the U.S. Gypsum Company, Plasterco, and was of the Apostolic faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joe and Ersula Lamie, Chatam Hill; one daughter, Irene Lamie Pittman.
Survivors include his wife, Hester Lamie; one son and daughter-in-law, George "Bud" and Revonda Lamie, Bland; two daughters and sons-in-law, Betty Ruth and Melvin Penland, Broadford, and Norma and Garry Thompson, Glade Spring; one brother, Norman Lamie, Broadford; one sister, Agnes Lamie, Hannibal, N.Y.; six grandchildren; one great-grandson.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, in the D.R. Henderson Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Hamm officiating. Burial followed in the Ridgedale Cemetery.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville was in charge of arrangements.
Lawson
Larry Lawson, age 41, died Monday, Jan. 13, 1997 at his home
in Seven Mile Ford.
He is survived by one daughter, Jessica Lawson of Marion; one son, Johnthan Lawson of Marion; his mother, Zella Henderson Lawson; three sisters, Elizabeth Dunbar of Richmond, Ind., Betty Lundy of Sugar Grove, and Peggy Duncan of Charlottesville; six brothers: Pete Watkins of Salem, James Lawson of Richmond, Ind., Dallas Lawson and Roger Lawson, both of Glade Spring, David Lawson of Canadian, Okla., and Samuel Lawson of Zionville, N.C.; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Thursday, Jan. 16, at 11 a.m. at Seaver-
Brown Chapel with the Rev. Otis Barker officiating. Private burial followed in Wassum Cemetery.
Seaver-
Brown Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
McConnell
Wayne Garrett McConnell, age 79, died Monday, Jan. 13, 1997.
He was a native of Washington County and a member of the Damascus United Methodist Church. He was a member and former captain of the Damascus Volunteer Fire Department and was a retired employee of the Pet Milk Company and Washington Motor Company.
Survivors include his wife, Hazel Miller McConnell; one daughter, Vicki M. Gentry, Damascus; two grandsons, Robbie Wayne Vannoy and David Nelson Vannoy, both of Damascus; two sisters, Teeny Staub and Louise Jones, both of Abingdon; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Thursday, Jan. 16, at 11 a.m. in Damascus United Methodist Church with the Rev. Benny Huguely officiating. Interment was in the Sunset Memorial Park. The family requests that memorial donations be made to the American Heart Association, 8940 Cumberland St., Bristol, VA 24201 or to the American Cancer Association, 167 E. Main St., Abingdon, VA 24210.
Johnson Funeral Home in Damascus was in charge of arrangements.
Privett
Wiley Wilson Privett, age 82, died Monday, Jan. 13, 1997 in the Francis Marion Manor.
Mr. Privett was a native of Grayson County but had lived most of his life in Smyth County. He was retired from the Brunswick Corporation and was a member of the Comers Creek Baptist Church. Mr. Privett was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Brenda Murray.
Survivors include his wife, Bessie Sullivan Privett, Marion; two daughters, Margaret Campbell, Marion, and Elizabeth Jones, Aberdeen, Md.; one son, Johnny Privett, Bel Air, Md.; six sisters: Hazel Catron, Lake Wells, Fla., Bessie Brown, Piney Creek, N.C., Alice Powers, Marion, Ruby Noonkester, Bel Air, Md., Virgie Privett, Mullins, W.Va., and Carrie Tolliver, Princeton, W.Va.; one brother, Roby Privett, Troutdale; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews including a special niece, Margie Shelton of Maben, W.Va.
Funeral services were held Thursday, Jan. 16, at 8 p.m. in Barnett's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Billy Moorefield and the Rev. Phillip Duvall officiating. Burial was held at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 17, at the Young Cemetery.
Barnett's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
