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Jimmy Cook
(Vansant)
Jimmy Cook, 51, of Vansant, died Saturday, October 31,
2009 at his home following an extended illness.
Born in Tazewell County, he was the son of the late Alonzo
and Ruby Boyd Cook. He was a resident of Buchanan County
most of his life, a disabled coal miner and was of the
Christian faith.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by
two sons, Clinton Cook and Jared Cook, and one sister,
Lonia Lou Matney.
He is survived by two daughters, Katherine Cook, of Grundy
and Carla Jean Cook of Linden; two sisters, Brenda and
husband, Dennie Matney of Tazewell and Sue and husband,
Terry Long, of Paducah, KY; one brother, Jerry Cook of
Vansant; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Thursday, November 5 at Grundy
Funeral Home Chapel with Evg. Mike Rife officiating.
Burial followed in Forest Hills Cemetery in Abingdon.
Active pallbearers were Kenny Stiltner, Ricky Ratliff, Bob
Yates, Jeff Stiltner, Albert Cook, Terry Matney, Terry
Vandyke, Robert Fuller and Danny Looney.
Online condolences may be
sent to the family at www.grundyfuneralhome.com
Grundy Funeral Home of
Grundy was in charge of arrangements. |
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Malissa Kathleen
Stiltner
(Vansant)
Malissa Kathleen Robinson Stiltner, 84, of Vansant, died
Friday, November 13, 2009 at Buchanan General Hospital
following an extended illness.
Born
in Dickenson County, she was the daughter of the late Chris
and Stella O'Quinn Robinson. She resided in Buchanan County
most of her life, was an avid gardener and attended the Old
Regular Baptist Church.
In
addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her
husband, Elmer Stiltner, November 3, 1998; two sisters,
Marie Cox and Gaynell Jackson; and five brothers, Quentin,
Bonsel, Evans (Tom) Omar and Chris, Jr. Robinson.
She
is survived by four daughters, Janice and husband, Allen
Deskins, of Swords Creek, Jean and husband, Johnny Harper of
Malabar, FL, Stella Stiltner of Abingdon and Barbara Thomas
of Bristol, VA; two sons, Jack and wife, Sue Stiltner of
Vansant and Harold and wife, Judy Stiltner, of Powhatan; two
sisters, Irene Stiltner of Bristol, VA and Elgeva and
husband, Jesse Hagy, of Powhatan; five granddaughters,
Melissa and husband, Rob Branagh, Cindy and husband, Trevor
Pruitt, Amanda and husband, Chad Gibson, Amy and husband,
Joey Ramey and Carrie Thomas; four grandsons, Chris and
wife, Bobbie Stiltner, Michael and wife, Stacy Stiltner,
Jason and wife, Shannon Harper and John Allen and wife,
Sally Deskins; 14 great-grandchildren, Rusty Stiltner, Matt
Stiltner, Abby Pruitt, Colton Stiltner, Blake Pruitt,
Braydon Stiltner, May Deskins, Henry Deskins, Traeley
Branagh, Taylor Branagh, Riley Harper, Ethan Gibson, Brooke
Perry and Chase Ramey; several nieces, nephews and special
friends.
Funeral
services were held Monday, November 16 at Grundy Funeral
Home Chapel with Elders Roger Coleman and Howard Daniels
officiating. Burial followed in Mountain Valley Memorial
Park, Big Rock.
Active
pallbearers were grandsons.
Honorary
pallbearers were Dr. J.G. Patel, Mike Rife, Bill Neeley,
Stan Morefield, Eddie Sturgill, Raffael Farrow, James
Copenhaven and Lawrence Jackson.
Online
condolences may be sent to the family at www.grundyfuneralhome.com
Grundy Funeral Home of Grundy
was in charge of arrangements. |
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Jolene Ling
(Hurley)
Jolene Adkins Ling, 35, of Hurley, died Thursday, November
12, 2009 at Buchanan General Hospital following an extended
illness.
Born
in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of Herbert Lee May
of Hurley and the late Linda Adkins Ling Hager. She was a
lifelong resident of Buchanan County and a member of the
Kelsa Church of Christ. She was a graduate of Hurley High
School where she played baseball and was employed as a
waitress.
She
was preceded in death by her mother, Linda Adkins Ling
Hager; maternal grandfather, Estil Adkins; and two uncles,
Glen and Ralph Adkins.
In
addition to her father, she is survived by two sisters,
Amelia May and Lora May, both of Hurley; three brothers,
Jeremiah May and Kevin May, both of Hurley and William Ling
III of North Carolina; maternal grandmother, Thelma Adkins
of Hurley; paternal grandparents, Herbert and Bertie Lee
May, of Hurley; two aunts, Patricia Gail and husband, Danny
Jackson, of Hurley and Diane and husband, Ronald Artrip, of
Cleveland, VA; four uncles, Bobby and wife, Tammy May, Jeff
and wife, Bonnie May, Leslie May and Randy Joe May, all of
Hurley; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral
services were held Monday, November 16 at Kelsa Church of
Christ in Kelsa with Evg. Vernor Blankenship officiating.
Burial followed in the Adkins Cemetery on Punchin Camp Creek
Road near Hurley.
Active
pallbearers were family and friends.
Online
condolences may be sent to the family at www.grundyfuneralhome.com
Grundy Funeral Home of
Grundy was in charge of arrangements. |
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Faye B. Nuckles
(Davenport)
Faye B. Nuckles, 77, of Davenport, died Tuesday, November
10, 2009 in a Lebanon hospital.
Born
September 22, 1932 in Davenport, she was a daughter of the
late Rev. Elijah Ferrell and Lillie Mae Lockhart Boyd. A
lifelong resident of the Davenport area, she was a 1949
graduate of Council High School and attended Hiwassee
College. She was a former elementary school teacher, having
been employed by the Buchanan County School System. She
attended Tiller Town Freewill Baptist Church.
In
addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one
son, Michael Nuckles, and one daughter, Betty Jo Harman.
She
is survived by her husband of 55 years, Arthur Nuckles; two
daughters, Linda Hale and husband, John, of Council and
Becky Johnson and husband, Ken, of Castlewood; one son,
Larry Nuckles and wife, Wanda, of Davenport; son-in-law, C.H.
Harman of Council; daughter-in-law, Trish Nuckles of
Vansant; three sisters, Garnie Elswick of Davenport, Ruth
Johnson of Culloden, WV and Geraldine Rowe of Abingdon; six
brothers, Kenneth Boyd of Georgia, Elbert Boyd of Killen,
TX, Harlan Boyd and Quillan Boyd, both of Davenport, Cyrus
Boyd of Abingdon and Ronnie Boyd of Harrisonburg; 11
grandchildren, Artie Nuckles, Lori Nuckles, Fabian Owens,
Cindy Ball, Cass Harman, Amber Harman, Brad Nuckles, James
Nuckles, Daniel Nuckles, Kendra Johnson and Mariah Johnson;
great-grandchildren, Ethan Jerry Owens, Lydia Dawn Owens,
Jackson Henry Ball and Gracie Jo Ball; step-grandchildren,
Clifford Breeding, Bobby Breeding and Billy Breeding; one
expected great-grandchild; 10 step-great-grandchildren;
several nieces and nephews.
Funeral
services were held Sunday in Honaker with the Revs. Kyle
Ratliff and Ken Johnson officiating. Interment followed in
the Hess-Nuckles Cemetery on Fletcher's Ridge.
Pallbearers
were Artie Nuckles, Fabrian Owens, Cass Harman, Brad Nuckles,
James Nuckles, Daniel Nuckles, C.H. Harman and Barry
Sutherland.
Honorary
pallbearers were John Hale, Jackie Ball, David Rasnake and
Charlie Sexton. |
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Joseph B. Barnett
(Paw Paw, KY)
Joseph Barnes Barnett, 71, of Paw Paw, KY, died Friday,
November 13, 2009 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center
following a brief illness.
Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late
William Wallace and Oprah Mae Stiltner Barnett. He was a
retired coal miner and member of the Mill Fork Freewill
Baptist Church, Paw Paw, KY.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by
his wife, Phyllis Barnett, October 25, 2001; one son,
Jimmy Michael Barnett; and one brother, Ron Keith Barnett.
He is survived by his daughter, Teresa, and husband, Yahia
Abdelaty, of Bluefield, WV; two sons, Ricky and wife,
Annette Barnett, of Paw Paw, KY and Barry Joe and wife,
Tammy Barnett, of Matewan, WV; one sister, Kathlene and
husband, Frank Sturgill, of Florence, SC; one brother,
Denver and wife, Juanita Barnett, of Vansant; four
grandchildren, Amanda and husband, Shannon Lee, of Hurley,
Meghan Young of Bluefield, WV, Brooklyn Barnett of Matewan,
WV and Joseph Matthew Barnett, of Paw Paw, KY; three
great-grandchildren, Adriel Lee, Courtney Lee and
Cassandra Lee.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, November 17 at Mill
Fork Freewill Baptist Church at Paw Paw, KY with Elders
Michael Casey, Willie Coleman and Ronnie Hurley
officiating. Burial followed in the Hurley Family
Cemetery, Upper Elk Creek, near Hurley.
Active pallbearers were family and friends.
Online condolences may be
sent to the family at www.grundyfuneralhome.com
Grundy Funeral Home
of Grundy was in charge of arrangements. |
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Juanita Horne
(Honaker, VA)
Juanita “Netia” Meadows Horne, 88, of Honaker, died
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at the home of her daughter.
Born February 19, 1921 in Clell, she was a daughter of the
late Toy and Carrie Jane Hurt Meadows. She had lived most
of her life in the Buchanan and Russell County areas. She
attended Finney Baptist Church, Free Christian Church and
Finney Senior Citizens.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by
her husband, Harvey Willard Horne; one brother, Dexter
Meadows; and two sisters, Dorothy Hale and Peggy Avis
Meadows.
She is survived by three daughters, Joyce Baldwin and
husband, the Rev. Wayne Baldwin and Wilma Honaker and
husband, Garland, all of Honaker and Judith Fuller and
husband, Ron, of Seymour, TN; two sisters, Roxie Meadows
of Hickory, NC and Dulcie Hale of Cleveland, OH; one
brother, Raymond Meadows and wife, Billie, of Oakwood;
four grandchildren, Harvey Eugene Honaker and wife, Tonya,
Larrina Carol Osborne and husband, Steve, Sara Denise
Fuller and Jessie Alyssa Fuller; three
great-grandchildren, David Kennith Osborne, Carla Jean
Osborne and Easton Chase Honaker; two special friends,
Grace Ann Keen and Alice Faye Street; several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were held Saturday in Honaker with the
Revs. Stephen Musick, Edward Tiller and Ancil Childress
officiating. Interment followed in Ketron Memorial
Gardens, Lebanon.
Pallbearers were Harvey
Honaker, Steve Osborne, Jeffery Meadows, Jamie Meadows,
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Sudie M. Dotson
(Marion, IN)
Sudie M. (Stiltner) Dotson, 64, of Marion, IN, died Friday,
November 13, 2009.
Born in Grundy, she was the daughter of the late Ira and Eva
Stiltner. She married Charles Dotson on November 28, 1965.
He preceded her in death June 20, 2004. She worked at Marion
General Hospital in the patient accounts department for 43
years and was a member of Unity Christian Church. She was an
avid cook and reading enthusiast.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in
death by two siblings.
She is survived by one daughter, Bethany (Christopher)
Reeves of Indianapolis, IN; one son, Jon (Jennifer Lybrook)
Dotson of Marion; one brother, Buddy Stiltner of Oliver
Springs, VA; three grandchildren, Kaitlyn Lybrook, Kyleigh
Lybrook and Gage Dotson.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, November 18 at
Needham-Storey-Wampler Funeral Service North Chapel in
Marion with the Rev. Jerry Curtis officiating. Burial
followed in Grant Memorial Park, Marion.
Memorials may be directed to
Fresenius Medical Center. Online condolences may be made at www.nswcares.com
Needham-Storey-Wampner
Funeral Service North Chapel was in charge of arrangements. |
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Wendell Wilkie
Harrison
(Lebanon, VA)
Wendell Wilkie "Mule" Harrison, 68, of Lebanon,
formerly of Buchanan County, died Monday, November 16, 2009
at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, TN, following
an extended illness.
Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Luther
and Bessie Breeding Harrison. The youngest of 12 children,
he was a resident of Buchanan County most of his life and
attended Word of Victory Fellowship Church in Lebanon. He
was a sergeant in the United States Army during the Vietnam
Conflict and was a member of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 25th
Infantry Brigade out of Hawaii. He was a retired truck
driver for Buchanan Oil in Grundy.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one
sister, Millie; four brothers, Buster, Jim, Guy and Samuel;
and two infant siblings.
He is survived by two daughters, Michelle, and husband,
James Bunting of Nashville, TN and Wendy, and husband, Kevin
Waugh, of Lebanon; fiance', Shirley Ball of Lebanon; three
sisters, Mary Ann Seibernaler of Bryan, OH, Rusty Wade
Harrison of Baltimore, MD and Leona Evans of Florida; one
brother, Luther Harrison Jr. of Big Rock; 11 grandchildren,
Brandon Harrison, Zantara Harrison, Hank Max Harrison, Dylan
Waugh, Jamie Lynn Bunting, Brooke Bunting, Jacob, Alexis,
Aiden, Lucas and Morgan.
Funeral services will be held Friday, November 20 at 11 a.m.
at Grundy Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Rod Wicker
officiating. Burial will follow in Mudlick Cemetery at
Harman. Friends may call at Grundy Funeral Home Chapel
Thursday evening from 6-9 p.m. Military rites will be
conducted at the cemetery by members of John Ratliff Post
No. 164 of the American Legion.
Active pallbearers will be Brandon Harrison, Kevin Waugh,
James Bunting, Dylan Waugh, Heath Harrison, Tony Harrison,
Travis Peck and Nick Stiltner.
Honorary pallbearers were nephews and employees of Buchanan
Oil.
Online condolences may be
sent to the family at www.grundyfuneralhome.com
Grundy Funeral Home of
Grundy was in charge of arrangements. |
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