Tazewell Co Obits

Portsmouth - Selma Doris Allison, 87, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2012. She was born in Tazewell, Va. on January 8, 1925 to the late Willetta Beavers and Harry Maxwell.  Being raised in the Great Depression, living through wartime, and battling through life's various struggles, Selma never lost her smile and her willingness to help as she could. Selma was a family-centered lady who cared about others with a great passion and fervor that became infectious to those that knew her. She is preceded by her husband Robert, her sister Catherine, and eldest daughter Ann and is survived by her youngest daughter Pat, her three grandchildren: Donnie, Milissa, and Tim, her two great-grandchildren: Darron and Tyler, and various friends and family who she loved dearly. Selma is being transported from her home in Portsmouth to Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Va. A graveside service will be held at Greenhills Memory Gardens in Cedar Bluff, VA on Monday at 10:30 a.m.
Published in The Virginian Pilot on February 4, 2012

 Betty Sue Sparks Asbury, age 74, of the Baptist Valley community in North Tazewell, Va. went to be with the Lord and her late husband, Bernard A. "Bunny" Asbury Friday, Dec. 2, 2011, at Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital in Tazewell. Born August 29, 1937, at Lick Branch in Tazewell County, Va., she was a daughter of the late John Irving Sparks and Crecie Rasnake Sparks. Betty attended Tazewell High School and worked in manufacturing, retail, and restaurant services. She was known by family, neighbors, and friends as a superb cook, homemaker, and tireless caregiver to her mother, mother-in-law, and husband. Betty was a lifelong member of the Linkous Freewill Baptist Church at Dry Fork and being a faithful servant of her Lord was her greatest calling. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Bernard A. "Bunny" Asbury; one sister, Vada "Jimmy" Brooks; one brother, Dallas R. Sparks. Left to celebrate her life and cherish her memory are her daughters, Susan M. White and husband, Ronnie of North Tazewell, Va. and Pamela K. Ray-Russell and usband, Monte of Marion, Va.; one son, Christopher Alan Asbury Sr. and wife, Kristie of Tazewell; three granddaughters, Misty J. Asbury, Lyndsie C. Asbury, and Stevie L. Asbury; three grandsons, Thurl "T.A."  Alexander Ray, Christopher Alan Asbury Jr. and Bradley Dennis Asbury; great-grandchildren, Todd A. Martin, Tristan Ray, Braylon Asbury, Abigail D. Ray, Harley Asbury, and Kaisyn Asbury; three sisters, Dixie M. Heath and husband, Earnest of Chilhowie, Va., Sarah A. Taylor and husband, Jack of Norfolk, Va. and Sadie S. Sykes of Tazewell; two brothers, Jonah P. Sparks and wife, Teresa of Tazewell and Billy "B.I." Sparks and wife, Connie of Abingdon; two "special" daughters, Peggy "Peg" Williams and Pamela "Pammy-Poo" White. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5, 2011, at Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home in Tazewell, where funeral services will be conducted by Dr. Thomas A. Conley at 8 p.m. Monday evening. Graveside services and interment will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, at the Sparks family cemetery at Lick Branch in Tazewell County. Pallbearers will be T.A. Ray, Bradley D. Asbury, Christopher A. Asbury Jr., Dee Brooks, Doug Martin, and Danny Williams. Those attending graveside services are asked to meet at Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home in Tazewell, by 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday. The family requests memorial donations be directed to the Senior Companion Program C/O Clinch Valley Community Action, Inc. P.O. Box 188, North Tazewell, VA 24630. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.peerystclairfuneralhome.com                        Published in Wytheville Enterprise on December 7, 2011

Clyde Randall "Bud" Asbury Born in Tazwell, VA on Oct. 26, 1938Departed on Feb. 10, 2009 and resided in Whiteford, MD.
Clyde Randall "Bud" Asbury of Whiteford died Tuesday, February 10 at Union Hospital in Elkton. He was 68.Born in Tazwell, VA he was the son of the late Irvin and Catherine (Matthews) Asbury. He was a retired farmer.Mr.Asbury is survived by two brothers and three sisters. In addition to his parents he was predeceased by one brother and one sister.              http://obit.tarringcargo.com/obitdisplay.html?id=633531&listing=All

BLUEFIELD, Va. — Haynes Luther Belcher, 89, of Bluefield, Va., died Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012 at Heritage Hall Nursing in Tazewell, Va. He was born in Bluefield and was a son of the late William Belcher and Ella Osborne Belcher. He was retired from US Steel after 30 years of service, having worked at Gary Old 14 Saw Pit Shop and was a member of the UMWA. He attended the Midway Christian Church in Bluefield. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters, Mary Ruth Porterfield and Irene Hinkle;  brother, Roy Belcher; great-grandchildren, Ava, William, and Stacy Spainhour.

Left to cherish his memory are, his wife, Ella Remines Belcher; daughters, Carolyn Cook and husband, Doug of Bluefield, Va., and Judy Robertson of King, N.C.; grandsons, Robbie Cook, Paul Bowling, Douglas Cook and Mike Cook; granddaughter, Michelle Spainhour, great-granddaugher, Cheyenne Bowling; great-grandsons, Robert Cook, Tim Cook, Jacob Spainhour, Trevor Cook and Alex Cook.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012 at 1 p.m. at the Dudley Memorial Chapel in Bluefield, Va. with Pastor Dan Webb officiating. Burial will follow in the Grandvew Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Robert Cook, Tim Cook, Bruce Remines, Steve Remines,Shannon Remines and Marvin Hinkle.

Friends may visit with the family today from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, Central and Western Chapter of Virginia, 2728 Colonial Ave., Suite 2, Roanoke, VA 24015.     Dudley Memorial Mortuary in Bluefield, Va. is serving the Haynes Luther Belcher family. http://bdtonline.com/obituaries/x913136490/Haynes-Luther-Belcher

Amherst New Era Progress (VA) - October 5, 2011

James Henry "Papa Jim" Bogle, 82, of Madison Heights, passed  away Sept. 18 at his residence. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Lorraine G. Bogle. Born in North Tazwell Sept. 3, 1929, he was a son of the late Sam B. Bogle and Audrey Mae Collins Bogle.  He was retired from the Lynchburg Foundry after 29 years of service. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and was a member of Eternal Baptist Church. Papa Jim loved the out- doors, he especially loved planting and growing flowers around his home and he loved people always welcoming friends into his home.  In addition to his wife, he is survived by three sons, Paul Bogle and his fiancée‚ Kathleen Evans, of Madison Heights, James H. "Jimmy" Bogle Jr. and his wife, Wendy, of Evington, and Timothy John Bogle of Madison Heights; two sisters, Minnie Osborne of Bandy, and Kaye Carpenter of Lebanon; a very special couple, Jessica and Tim Stickel, of St. Augustine, Fla.; five grand- children, Brooke Bogle, Lauren Bogle, Seth Bogle, Gabriel Stickel and Elliott Stickel. Papa Jim was also a very special uncle to many nieces and nephews.  A funeral service was conducted Sept. 21 at Whitten Monelison Chapel with the Rev. Sidney Wade officiating. Interment followed in Briarwood Memorial Gardens with military honors by the American Legion Post 16. The family received friends at the funeral home and at other times at the residence.  Those wishing to make memorial contributions are asked to consider the Eternal Baptist Church Building Fund, 623 Thomas Road, Madison Heights, VA 24572; or a charity of your choice.

Vernon S. BRINEGAR

Fayetteville Observer, The (NC) - August 8, 2011
FAYETTEVILLE — Retired Army Staff Sgt. Vernon St. Clair
Brinegar, 85, of Fayetteville, passed away Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011, in Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital. Mr. Brinegar was born Feb. 13, 1926, to the late Winter Brinegar and Helen Burress Brinegar of Tazewell County, Va . He is survived by his wife, Margaret Brinegar of the home; a son, Daniel Brinegar and wife Jacque of St. Louis; a daughter, Cindy Davis and husband Mike of South English, Iowa; four grandchildren, Samantha, Sabrina, Michael and Barbara; and seven great-grandchildren. Visitation was Sunday at Rogers and Breece Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 12:30 p.m. today, Monday, Aug. 8, 2011, in the funeral home chapel. Interment will follow in Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery in Spring Lake with full military honors. Services entrusted to Rogers and Breece Funeral Home of Fayetteville.

Edgar Eurben Crockett, 80, of Roanoke, passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2012, at Lewis Gale Medical Center. Ed was born in Tazewell County on April 26, 1931, to Gene and Mabel Crockett who preceded him in death. Ed moved to Roanoke in 1956 from Richmond where he graduated from The Medical College of Virginia School of Pharmacy. He was a pharmacist and co-owner of Williamson Road Pharmacy and owner of Brambleton Drug. Ed dearly loved his work and felt his ministry was serving others as their pharmacist and friend. Ed was a member of Roanoke First Baptist Church for 27 years where he served as a teacher for fifth grade boys, as a counselor for Junior Camp, and was chairman of the ushers for many years. In 2004, Ed and Bonnie became members of Bonsack Baptist Church and the Seekers Sunday School Class.
In addition to his parents, Ed was preceded in death by his brothers, Dr. E.V. Crockett (Pearle), Jack Crockett, Sedwyn Crockett, T.J. Crockett, and Hargus Crockett (Mary Jane).  

 Mrs. Nannie "Nan" Elswick Dunford, 69, of Claypool Hill, Va., passed away Friday February 21, 2014, in Bristol, Tenn.  Born in Tazewell County, Va., Nan was the daughter of the late William "Bill" Henry Elswick Sr. and Grace Hearld Elswick. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William "Bill"  Vance Dunford Jr.;two brothers ,William "Billy", Henry Elswick Jr., and, John Oscar Elswick; one sister in law, Drema Elswick;and one niece, Anita  Dawn Elswick. Nan retired as the Business Manager from  Southwest  Virginia Community College after being employee for 38 years. She was a  member of the Red Hatter's and the Richlands Women's Club. Nan attended  the Richlands First United Methodist Church and was a member of the  Friendship Circle. She was a tremendous mother, grandmother and friend  and was an avid NASCAR fan.
   Nan is survived by one son, Jeffrey Vance Dunford and wife,  Joanna of Miramar Beach, Fla.;one granddaughter, Zoe Grace Dunford;one
grandson, Alexander "Alex" Vance Dunford;caregiver and cousin, Trena  Marrs of Tazewell, Va.;and lots of cousins, co-workers and friends.
 Funeral services for Mrs. Nannie "Nan" Elswick Dunford will be conducted 11 a.m. Wednesday February 26, 2014, at the Singleton Funeral Service  Chapel in Cedar Bluff, Va., with the Rev. Larry Ramey and the Rev. Betzy  Elifrits Warren officiating. Burial will follow at the Greenhills
Memory Gardens Cemetery at Claypool Hill, Va. Family and  friends will serve as pallbearers. The Family will receive friends from 6 until 9  p.m. Tuesday, February 25, 2014, at the Singleton Funeral Service in  Cedar Bluff, Va.
  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to either one of Nan's  favorite charities; Bluefield Salvation Army, 300 Princeton Ave,  Bluefield, WV 24701; American Cancer Society, 230 Charwood Dr., Abingdon, VA 24210, or the Good Samaritan Food Pantry, 106 Veterans Drive,  Richlands, VA 24641. Online condolences may be sent to the family by going to  www.SingletonFuneralService.com  Singleton Funeral Service in Cedar Bluff, Va. is serving the Dunford Family.                   Bristol Herald Courier (VA) - February 25, 2014

Corrine May Earls
Born in Tazewell, Virginia on Jan. 11, 1935
Departed on Aug. 6, 2011 and resided in Aberdeen, MD.

Corrine M. (Maxfield Osborne) Earls, age 76 of Aberdeen, passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2011 in her home. She was born in Tazewell, VA. In her younger years, she worked in several electronics plants, helping to bring in the space age. Corrine also worked at Bata Shoe Company, Bel
Air Nursing Home as a supervisor for the Laundry department, and lastly as a Walmart people greeter in Aberdeen for 15 years. She enjoyed
gardening, fishing and cooking.  Corrine is survived by three sons, Harlen E. Osborne, Jr. and his wife Joyce of Edgewood, James D. Osborne
of White Marsh, and Timothy W. Osborne and his wife Patricia of Aberdeen. She is also survived by four grandchildren, Christine M. Osborne of Havre de Grace, John E.H. Osborne of Edgewood, Jacob T. Osborne and Charles E. Osborne, both of Aberdeen, and great-grandchild Kylie Osborne of Havre de Grace.Family will receive friends in the family owned Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home, P.A. of Aberdeen on Tuesday, August 9 from 6-8pm. A funeral service officiated by Pastor Ben Cordle will promptly follow at 8pm. Interment service will be Wednesday, August10 at 10am in Baker Cemetery of Aberdeen.
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William Grieve Forster, Jr., 87, of Lynchburg, died, Thursday, March 11, 2010.  He was the husband of Rowena Allen Forster.
Mr. Forster was born March 4, 1923 in Pocahontas, Virginia, a son of the late William G. Forster and Ida Forster.  He served as a platoon leader with the 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division achieving the rank of First Lieutenant.  He participated in the Battle of the Bulge and was awarded the Silver Star and the Purple Heart. He was a graduate of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets in 1947, after service in World War II.
Following the war and graduation from Virginia Tech, he went to work for U.S. Steel as a Metallurgist working out of the Youngstown, Ohio mill.  He retired to New Bern, North Carolina and following the death of his first wife in 1997, he remarried and moved to Lynchburg.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Cathy James of Lexington and husband, Bob; Stepdaughters, Lana Sue Rice of Lynchburg and husband, Melvin; Sandy Thompson of Rustburg and husband, Steve; Sharon Williams of Virginia Beach and husband, Don; and step-son, William Allen of Pace, FL and wife, Paulette; and sister, Betsy Ratcliffe of Blowing Rock, NC and husband, Buddy. He has a grandson, Rob James of Falls Church, and a granddaughter, Heather Finney of Fairfax, and husband, Steve and a great granddaughter, Shea Finney.  He has three step granddaughters and three step grandsons. He was preceded in death by wife Nancy Stephens Forster and his son William Stephens Forster.A graveside service, with full military honors, will be held at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets, VTCC Alumni, Inc., 143 Brodie Hall, (0213), Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, or the Hospice of the Hills, 3300 Rivermont Avenue, Lynchburg, VA 24503.   Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, 434-237-9424. http://www.tharpfuneralhome.com/obituaries-a-condolences/item/143-william-grieve-forster-jr 

Thomas Cale Givens Jr., 61, of Tazewell, formerly of Pearisburg, went to be with the Lord on February 1, 2012, at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, W.Va. Tom was born on June 3, 1950, in Pearisburg, and was the son of the late Thomas Cale Givens Sr. and Betsy Knight Givens Haskins. Tom graduated from Giles High School in 1968. In 1972, he received a B.A. degree from the University of Richmond, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He earned his law degree from the University of Virginia in 1975. Tom practiced law for 31 years in Tazewell, and retired from Gillespie, Hart, Altizer, and Whitesell in 2006. Among his law partners through the years were Jack Chambers, Fred Combs, Carl Gillespie Sr., Carl Gillespie Jr., Harris Hart, Robert Altizer, Eric Whitesell, Brad Pyott, Buck Brittain, Richard Patterson and Chip Hurley. He was a lifelong member of First United Methodist Church of Pearisburg. Since 1975, he was an active member of the Tazewell Lions Club. He also served as President of the Tazewell Area Chamber of  Commerce, and the Tazewell County Bar Association. The Tazewell Rotary Club honored him as a Paul Harris Fellow. Tom's foremost passion was the Tazewell Torpedoes Swim Team, which he coached for 35 years. He was proud to have helped more than 1000 boys and girls grow into adulthood. His teams won the Highlands Swimming Association championship 14 times.
Tom founded the Highlands Swimming Association, and served as its first president. He also coached the Giles Swim Team for five years before he moved to Tazewell. Tom is survived by his sister, Louise Barrow andher husband, Malvern Barrow, both of Richmond; and his nieces, Macon Barrow, of New York City, N.Y., and Ashley Barrow, of Richmond. He is also survived by two aunts; an uncle; and nine first cousins; as well as Shawn Hamlin, (who was like a son). Funeral Services will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday, February 4, 2012, at the Givens Funeral Chapel in Pearisburg, with the Rev. Tom Conley officiating, with burial following in the Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg. The family will
receive friends Friday evening at the Peery St Clair Funeral Home in Tazewell, from 6 to 8 p.m., and before the funeral service at the Givens Funeral Home from 12:30 to 2 pm. Friends are invited to contribute to a church of their choice or to the American Kidney Fund at 6110 Executive Blvd., #1010, Frederick, MD 20851. Online condolences can be sent to the family at givensfuneralhome.com.                     Published in Roanoke Times on February 3, 2012

Portsmouth - Beulah Harris Hagy, 97, passed away Feb. 11, 2012.  Mrs. Hagy, a native of Tazewell, Va., was the widow of James B. Hagy since his death in 1985. She was a long time member of Park View Christian Church. Besides her husband, she was predeceased by her daughter-in-law, Nancy B. Hagy.Survivors include her son, William A. Hagy of Portsmouth; two grandchildren, Lee Ann Padgett and husband John of Norfolk; James Hagy and wife Beverly of Portsmouth; and five great-grandsons, Kyle, Sam, Ben, Noah and Isaiah.A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14 in Park View Christian Church, 3201 Western Branch Blvd., Chesapeake, Va. 23321. Viewing and visitation
with the family will be at church one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Olive Branch Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial  donations may be made to Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, 601 Children's Lane, Norfolk, Va. 23507. Foster Funeral Home,  Portsmouth, is handling arrangements. Condolences may be registered at
www.bwfosterfuneralhome.com.               Published in The Virginian Pilot on February 12, 2012

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Nola Marie Thompson "Punk" Miller, 86, of Richlands, Va., passed away Friday, August 23, 2013, in Tazewell, Va. She was born in 1927, in Richlands to the late Luther and Cora Bell Baugh Thompson. She married Basil Miller in 1949 whom preceded her in death in 1973. Marie was a member of the Richlands Presbyterian Church and a graduate of Richlands High School Class of 1946. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her sister, Vivian Thompson. Those who survive her are two daughters, Gene Harrison and husband, Ted of Roanoke, Va., and Anne Webb and husband, Joel of Edmund, Okla.; two sons, Basil "Sam" Miller and wife, Jo Ann of Vansant, Va., and Robert "Tom" Miller and wife, Missy of Richlands, Va.; grandchildren, Shane Amburgey and wife, Sara of Owasso, Okla.,Letitia Miller of Cedar Bluff, Va., Meridith Saunders and husband, Robbin of Edmond, Okla., Tracy Webb and wife, Melody of Elizabethton, Tenn.; six great-grandchildren, Olivia, Lauren, Aiden, Logan, Rylan and Everett; two sisters in law, Betty Simmons Dunn and husband, Joe of Roanoke, Va., and Janet Simmons Catsonis of Charleston, W.Va.; two nieces; five nephews; and a host of family and friends. Special Caregivers were the Total Home Care Hospice, Heritage Hall of Tazewell, Tazewell Community Hospital, CVMC in Richlands, Legacy Ambulance Service, Helping Hands Home Health Care, Kristen Thompson Whitt, Joan Fugate and all of those who cared for her and came to love her. A Celebration of Life service for Nola Marie Thompson "Punk" Miller will be conducted 11 a.m. Friday, August 30, 2013, at the Richlands Presbyterian Church in Richlands, Va. with the the Rev. Dennis Hoffman officiating. Ms. Miller will be taken to the Church one hour prior to service. Interment will follow at the Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery in Richlands, Va. Pallbearers will be Shane Amburgey, Tracy Webb, Larry Thompson, Dave Thompson, Richard Smith and Ted Harrison. Honorary pallbearers will be Randy Elswick, Bob Nassif, Bo Harris, Paul Lester, Gene Whitt and Joel Webb. The family will receive friends 6 until 9 p.m.. Thursday, August 29, 2013, at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Richlands Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 446, Richlands, VA 24641 or the , 1816 Jefferson St., Bluefield, WV 24701 Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Va. is in charge of arrangements and those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at http://www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com/.