Carrie Elizabeth Tiller
(Vansant)

  Carrie Elizabeth Wright Tiller, 83, of Vansant, died Thursday, June 22, 2006 at her home following an extended illness.
  Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Grover Cleveland and Mahalia Kansas Stiltner Wright. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County, was of the Regular Baptist faith and was a homemaker.
  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Muncie Rell Tiller, in 1976, three sisters and two brothers.
  She is survived by seven daughters, Mavis and husband, Roger Stacy and Donna and husband, Tolbert Adkins, all of Vansant, Arlene Howard of Culpepper, Loraine Adkins of Dumfries, Kay and husband, Jerry Brown, of Bedford, Anita and husband, Chester Donahue of Moneta and Audrey and husband, Jennings Boyd of Bishop; three sons, Dean and wife, Sandy Tiller of Vansant, Gary Tiller of Lebanon and Alvery Tiller of Abingdon; 33 grandchildren and 42 great-grandchildren.
  Services were held Sunday, June 25 at Grundy Funeral Home Chapel with Elder Roger Coleman officiating. Burial followed in the Wright Family Cemetery, Leetown curve, near Grundy.
  Active pallbearers were grandsons.
  Grundy Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Virgie Young
(Hurley)

  Virgie Young, 87, of Hurley, died Thursday, June 22, 2006 at Buchanan General Hospital, Grundy, following an extended illness.
  Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late James Basil and Daisy Dotson May. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County, a member of Sulphur Spring Primitive Baptist Church and was a homemaker.
  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Roosevelt Young, in 1997; one son, James Arthur Young; six sisters, Bertha May, Lucy Justus, Margie Ellen May, Minnie Hurley, Sarah Elizabeth May and Lydia Spencer; and four brothers, Howard, Theoda, Jessie and Joey May.
  She is survived by three daughters, Pearlie and husband, Tim Deel of Prater, Shirley Brown and Mary and husband, Harold Justus, all of Hurley; one son, Robert Young and fiance’, Sherry Justus, of Hurley; two brothers, Arthur May and Herbert May, both of Hurley; 11 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
  Services were held Sunday, June 25 at Sulphur Springs Primitive Baptist Church with Elders Shawn Dotson, Jeff Dotson, Brian Moore, Jimmy Lee Smith, Estil Hackney and others officiating. Burial followed in the May Family Cemetery on May Branch near Hurley.
  Active pallbearers were family and friends.
  Grundy Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

  Fay Fields Blankenship, 83, of Grundy, died Saturday, June 24, 2006 in Buchanan General Hospital, Grundy, following an extended illness.
  Born in Buchanan County, she was a daughter of the late George W. and Gracie McClanahan Fields. She was a life-long resident of Buchanan County and a member of the Grundy Church of Christ where she was actively working in the nursery, the Butterfly Ladies Group and the choir until her illness. She and her twin sister, Elsie, graduated from Mountain Mission School’s Class of 1941. During the World War II years, Fay and her dad operated a General Merchandise Store at the mouth of Lynn Camp Creek, Artia, Va. She married Virgil Blankenship in 1947 and became a homemaker with the exception of one year, where she taught at Lynn Camp Elementary School.
  She and her sister, Edith Yuhasz, shared a home for many years.
  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil R. Blankenship, April 9, 1966, and one brother, Dorse Fields.
  She is survived by one son, Gerald (Hank) and wife, Shirley Blankenship of Grundy; four sisters, Edith Yuhasz of Grundy, Opal Belcher of Ft. Myers, FL, Ruby Cline of Brevard, NC and Elsie Cline of Lynchburg; one sister-in-law, Fern Fields of Abingdon; one granddaughter, two nieces and five nephews.
  Services were held Wednesday, June 28 at Grundy Funeral Home Chapel with Evgs. Michael Trent and Mike Rife officiating. Burial followed in Mountain Valley Memorial Park, Big Rock.
  Active pallbearers were Ryan Mullins, David Yuhasz, Greg Raleigh, Travis Raleigh, Chris Dykes, Herb Fields, curtis R. Mullins and Larry Cline.
  Honorary pallbearers were Dr. James M. Swiney, Ricky Lee, Troy Viers, Jay Raleigh, Otis Elswick, Junior Jackson, Claude Ratliff, Tex Dales, Rusty Owens, Dr. J.G. Patel and Elders and deacons of Grundy Church of Christ.
  Grundy Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Rev. Joe Orvel Gross
(Whitewood)

  The Rev. Joe Orvel Gross, 68, of Whitewood, died Thursday, June 22, 2006 in a Richlands hospital following an extended illness.
  Born in Bartley, WV, he was the son of the late Jacob Kent and Stella B. Estep Gross, both Bartley, WV natives. He had made his home in the Whitewood area most of his life and was the pastor of Rosa Cole Pentecostal Holiness Church at Jewell Valley.
  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Sue Adair, and one brother, Jim Gross.
  He is survived by his wife, Shirley Dorothy Gross; one daughter, Donna Osborne and husband, Ricky, of Lebanon; two sons, Michael Gross and wife, Pam and Keith Gross and wife, Linda, all of Whitewood; five sisters, Katherine Bowman of War, WV, Gladys Akers of Raven, Margaret Tolliver of Raysal, WV, Beatrice Fay Christian of Eckman, WV and Brenda Linkous of Beckley, WV; 12 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
  Services were held Sunday at Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands with the Revs. Jimmy Justice and Bobby Smith officiating. Interment followed in the White Jewell Cemetery on White Mountain near Jewell Valley.,
  Pallbearers were friends and family members.
  Hurst-Scott Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Virginia F. Elswick
(Deskins)

  Virginia F. (Jenny) Elswick, 89, of the Deskins section of Vansant, died Monday, June 26, 2006 in Pikeville Methodist Hospital, Pikeville, KY, following an extended illness.
  Born in Buchanan County, she was a daughter of the late George and Ema Yates Mullins. She was a life-long resident of Buchanan County, was of the Baptist faith, was the last surviving member of her immediate family and a homemaker.
  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Rell Elswick; one daughter, Georgia Lane; one son, Dewey Elswick; one brother and three sisters.
  She is survived by five daughters, Patsy and husband, Clayton Deel, of Vansant, Darlene and husband, Bill Stiltner, of Harman, Lillian Daugherty of Spring City, TN, Lois Stiltner of Miller Creek, NC and Ollie Stump of Richlands; three sons, Leon and wife, Ruby Elswick, of Grundy, Theodore Elswick of Palmetto, FL and James and wife, Lillian Elswick of Warren, MI; 18 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, eight great-great-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren.
  Services will be held Friday, June 30 at 1 p.m. at Grundy Funeral Home Chapel with Evg. Jim Hill officiating. Burial will follow in the Elswick Cemetery on Devil’s Branch at Deskins. Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday afternoon at 5 p.m. with evening services set for 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday.
  Active pallbearers will be grandsons.
  Honorary pallbearers will be the nursing staff of Mountain View Nursing Home.
  Grundy Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Rocky D. Lane
(Tazewell, VA)

  Rocky D. Lane, 47, of the Thompson Valley section of Tazewell, formerly of Grundy, died Thursday, June 22, 2006 in Buchanan County.
  Born in Grundy, he was a son of the late Estil and Kathleen Mullins Lane. He was of the Baptist faith.
  He is survived by his wife, Deborah J. Lane; one son, Chadrick Lane of Charlottesville; two sisters, Diane Dotson and husband, Doug, and Stephanie Stiltner and husband, Johnny, all of Grundy; two brothers, Jerry Lane of Grundy and Curtis Lane and wife, Patricia, of Tazewell; several nieces and nephews.
  Services were held Monday, June 26 at Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home Chapel in Tazewell with the Revs. Charles Poteat and Margie Poteat officiating. Burial followed in the Clevinger Cemetery at Belcher’s Fork.
  Family and friends, including special friend, James Osborne, served as pallbearers.