U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Hazel T. Powers
MARION -- Hazel Taylor Powers, 89, of Route 5, died Sunday, Jan. 5, 1997, in Smyth County Community Hospital.
She was a native of Ashe County, N.C., and had lived most of her life in Smyth County.
She was the widow of Vaughn J. Powers and a member of the Parkers Chapel.
Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Bud (Ethel B.) Ashby, Chilhowie; six sons, Howard Richardson, Earl G. Powers, the Rev. Joe D. Powers, Jessie Blain Powers and V.J. Powers, all of Marion, and Ronnie F. Powers, Chilhowie; two sisters, Blanche Stamper, Chilhowie, and Grace Martin, Chicago, Ill.; 37 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Barnett's Funeral Home, Marion, is in charge.
Azel Scott
SALTVILLE, Va. -- Azel "A" Scott, 75, died Monday, Jan. 6, 1997, in Johnston Memorial Hospital.
He was a resident of the Hayter's Gap Community, where he operated the A.E. Scott Grocery for many years.
He served with the U.S. Army during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Jean Kennedy Scott; one daughter, Mitzi J. Burkett, Mesa, Ariz.; three brothers, Sunshine Scott and Clyde Scott, both of Abingdon, and Bascom Scott, Palmyra, Va.; two sisters, Cleo Mays and Shirley Hagy, both of Abingdon; and one granddaughter.
Farris Funeral Service, Abingdon, is in charge.
Thomas T. Smith
MARION -- Thomas Taylor Smith, 83, formerly of Marion, died Sunday, Jan. 5, 1997, in the South Fulton Hospital, Atlanta, Ga.
He had lived most of his life in the Marion area before moving to Atlanta for the past year and a half.
He was a graduate of Bluefield State College.
He worked as a brickmason in the Marion and Wytheville areas, having been a part of the construction of many buildings in the downtown area.
Survivors include his wife, Rosalie Smith, Atlanta; two daughters, Sandra Moody and Tomasina Barnes, both of Atlanta; two grandchildren, Karen Barnes, and Shelli Barnes, both of Atlanta; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Barnett's Funeral Home, Marion, is in charge.
Mollie D. Tester
BLUFF CITY -- Mrs. Mollie Denton Tester, 79, of 727 Egypt Road, died Sunday, Jan. 5, 1997, in Bristol Regional Medical Center.
She was a native of Sullivan County, Tenn., and a member of First Baptist Church, Bluff City.
Survivors include her husband, Ulysses E. Tester; two sons, Ronnie Denton, Blountville, and Sid Tester, Bluff City; one daughter, Mrs. William (Peggy Denton) Simons, Bristol Tennessee; one brother, William "Bill" Hyatt, Bristol Tennessee; four granddaughters; two grandsons; two great-granddaughters; two great-grandsons; and several nieces and nephews.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Bluff City Chapel, Bluff City, is in charge.
Carson Thompson
HONAKER -- Carson Thompson, 84, of the Town Square Apartments, died Monday, Jan. 6, 1997 at his home.
He was a native of Russell County and had lived in the Honaker area most of his life.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
Honaker Funeral Home is in charge.
Mary M. Ward
NEW LEBANON, Ohio -- Mary Magdalene Stanley Ward, died Saturday, Jan. 4, 1997.
She had lived in Keokee and Exeter, Va., and most recently in New Lebanon with her daughter, Bobbie Johnson.
She was of the Pentecostal faith.
She was the widow of Ode Ward.
Survivors include one daughter, Bobbie Johnson, one grandson, one granddaughter; one great-granddaughter; one great-grandson; five sisters, Elizabeth Bledsoe, Juanita Blair, Dixie Garrison, Ruby
Williams and Lillie Clark; one brother, Hobert Stanley; and several nieces and nephews.
Holding Funeral Home is in charge.
Ruth J. Whitaker
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Johnson Whitaker, 76, of 1212 Holston Ave., Bristol, Tenn., died Sunday, Jan. 5, 1997, at her home.
She was a native of Hartford, Conn., and had lived in Bristol for more than 50 years.
She was a retired employee of Sperry-Univac and a member of First Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Dr. Sidney Whitaker; one daughter, Mrs. Harold H. (Barbara Johnson) Holt, Kingsport; two sons, Thomas Edward Johnson, Bristol Virginia, and Charles Harold Johnson, Phoenix, Ariz.; one sister, Esther Richards, West Hartford, Conn.; seven grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Akard Funeral Home is in charge.
Ruth E. Wilson
Mrs. Ruth E. Wilson, 85, of Bristol Virginia, died Monday, Jan. 6, 1997, in Johnston Memorial Hospital.
She was currently a resident of Westhaven Retirement Living in Abingdon.
She was a native of Mocksville, N.C., but had lived most of her life in Washington County, Va.
She was a longtime member of Rosedale Baptist Church and was the widow of Summers Wilson.
Survivors include two sons, Rex Wilson, Raleigh, N.C., and Jerry L. Wilson, Bristol Virginia; three daughters, Emma Kate Cook, Hendersonville, Tenn., Roma Baker, Bristol Virginia, and Doris Crawford, Richmond; three brothers; and four sisters; 12 grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.
Farris Funeral Service, Abingdon, is in charge.
Henry A. Arington Jr.
LYNCHBURG -- Henry Abraham Arington Jr., 75, of 115 Warfield Road, died Sunday, Dec. 29, 1997, at his home.
He was a native of Lynchburg.
He was a graduate of E.C. Glass High School and attended Lynchburg College.
He was inducted into the 38th Infantry, U.S. Second Division, where he served during World War II in the European Theater and was a member of the Rangers.
He was a lifelong member and former deacon at First Christian Church.
He retired after 45 years of service as a sales representative with the Noland Co.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Bierbaum Arington; one daughter, Mrs. L. Edward (Carol Ann Arington) Garnett Jr., Madison Heights; one sister, Mrs. E. Garrison (Jean Arington) Wood, Lynchburg; one granddaughter; three nephews; five nieces; nine great-nephews; and one great-niece.
A graveside service was held Jan. 2 in Lynchburg.
Diuguid Funeral Service, Lynchburg, Va., is in charge.
Reba C. Dennison
BIG STONE GAP -- Reba Chandler Dennison, 77, died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 1997, in Norton Community Hospital.
She was of the Freewill Baptist faith and was the widow of Charles Roscoe Dennison Sr.
Survivors include seven daughters, Linda Pratt, Carters Valley, Tenn., Wilma Hurley, Charlotte, N.C., Ruby Anderson, Big Stone Gap, Rita Bishop, Duffield, Va., Janet Barker, Gray, Tenn., Pamela Kay McNew, Clinchport, Va. and Kathy Johnson, Irondale, Va.; three sons, John Henry Dennison, Canton, Ohio, Charles Ray Dennison, Quire, W.Va. and Harold Wayne Dennison, Virginia; one brother, Perl Chandler, Surgoinsville, Tenn.; three sisters, Corina Wagner and Hazel Gilley, both of Big Stone Gap, and Clara Yates, Appalachia; 26 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
Sturgill Funeral Home, Wise, is in charge.
Clara F. Dinsmore
CASTLEWOOD -- Clara F. "Billie" Dinsmore, 75, died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 1997, in Russell County Medical Center.
She was the widow of French Dinsmore.
She was a member of Clinch Valley Chapter No. 152 Eastern Star.
Survivors include one brother,
Carter Windham, Placerville, Calif.; three nieces, Billye Chrismon, Tulsa, Okla., Reba Lou Lovelace, Chesterfield, Mo., and Betty Hicks, Miami, Okla.; two nephews, Leroy Windham, Pennsylvania, and William Windham, Florida.
Huff-Cook Funeral Home, Castlewood, is in charge.
