Mrs Willie J. Davis
Funeral
services for Mrs.Willie Jane Davis, 65, who died Monday night[ 13 December 1955] at her home at Long Spur after an estended illness, will be held
Thursday at 2 p. m. from the Goshen Methodist Chruch with the Rev. L. N. Kegley officiating. Interment will follow in the
church cemetery. The body will remain at the residence until the hour of services.
She
is survived by her husband, Emmett Milton Davis; four sons, Elmer L. Davis, Herman M. and Charles N. Davis, all of Long
Spur, and Ernest M. Davis, of Pulaski; three daughters, Mrs. Virginia Bailey, of Pearisburg. Mrs. Elizabeth Palmer, of Draper,
and Mrs. Elsie Cox, of Long Spur; two brothers, Andrew M. Parsell, of Springfield, Ohio and Charles C. Parsell, of Pulaski;
one sister, Mrs. Ida Davis, of Wytheville, and eight grandchildren.
[Rebecca Cox
Sowers]
Elva Mae Hancock Amburn
age
67, of Wytheville, Virginia, died Monday, September 18, 2000, in the Birdmont Health Care Center. She was born May 24, 1933
in the Spur Branch area of Bland County the daughter of the late Sidney Edward Hancock and Bessie Pearl King Hancock. She
was preceded in death by a daughter, Joyce Faye Amburn. She is survived by three daughters and sons-in-law: Sheila Houchins
of Wytheville; Judy and John Jarrells of Goodview, VA; Barbara and Stevie Viars of Max Meadows, Va. Three sons and daughters-in-law:
Danny and Terri Amburn of Max Meadows, VA; Jerry and Debbie Amburn of Kannapolis, NC; and Ronnie and Leigh Amburn of Rural
Retreat, VA. A sister and brother-in-law: Mary Etta and Ernest Hamblin of Front Royal, VA; eleven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren
also survive.
Funeral
services will be held Wednesday, September 20, 2000, at 3:00 p.m. at the Wytheville Kingdom Hall Jehovah Witness's with Brother
Ross Bradley officiating. Interment will follow in the West End Cemetery. The body will be taken to the Wytheville Kingdom
Hall of Jehovah Witness's one hour before service time. The family will receive friends at the Barnett Funeral Home from 6:00
to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday. The family suggests that those who prefer may make memorials to the Wytheville Kingdom Hall of Jehovah
Witness's.
[Rebecca Cox Sowers]
Ina D. Lefler
published Aug, 30 1994
Southwest Times
Ina Davis Lefler, 92, of Lafayette Avenue, Pulaski,
and formerly of the Draper Community, died Monday Aug. 29,1994 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Helen Frazier.
Born July 3, 1902 in Bland County, she was the daughter of
the late Charles William Davis and Louisa Davis Davis. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles William Lefler;
three sons, William Dennis Lefler, Damon Cassell Lefler, and Raymond Issac Lefler; and a sister, Alberta Collins.
She was a memeber of the former Peak View Baptist Church, Draper.
Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Helen Frazier, Mrs.
Beatrice Gravely, Mrs. Delmer (Marie) DeHart and Beulah Shinault, all of Pulaski, and Mrs. Margaret Huff of Barren Springs;
two sons, Claude lefler, Jr. and James "Jimmy" Thomas Lefler, both of Draper; two half-sisters, Mrs. (Mildred) Richard Matz
of Bland County and Mrs. Arnold (Virgie) Hamblin of Roanoke; two hal-brothers, Marvin Davis or Bland County and Allen Davis
of Wytheville; 17 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren; four great-great grandchildren and three special friends; Mary and
Tommy Polle and Joyce Altizer, all of Pulaski.
The funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Bower Funeral Chapel,
Pulaski, with the Rev. Dale Akers and the Rev. Jerry Gregory officiatuing.
Burial will follow in the Thornspring Cemetery, Pulaski.
Visiting will be anytime today after 1 p.m and the family will
receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Bower Funeral, 1631 Bob White Blvd., Pulaski or anytime at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Helen Frazier, 416 Lafayette Ave., Pulaski.
Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski, is in charge of arrangements.
Ernest Millier (Sonny) Davis
DAVIS, Ernest Miller (Sonny), 74, of Roanoke, died
Saturday, November 14, 1992 in a Salem nursing home. He was a member of Trinty United Methodist Church and a retired
employee of Roanoke Electric Steel. Surving are his devoted wife of 47 years, Mabel King Davis; two daughters and
sons-in-law, Shirley and Tom Craddock, Hardy, and Ernestine and Garu Wingfield, Roanoke, four grandchildren, Anthony Craddock,
Kimberly Peregoy, Kathleen Custer and becky Wingfield, five great grandchildren; three sisters, Virginia Bailey, Pearisburg,
Elizabeth Farmer [Palmer], Chesapeake, and Elsie Cox, Pulaski. Funeral services will be at the graveside, noon, Tuesday,
November 17, 1992 in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friens at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel, Monday from
6 to 9 p.m.. The family suggest memorial contributions to be made to Alzhiemer's Disease, P.O. Box 5014, Roanoke, Va.
24012.
[Rebecca Cox Sowers]
Clifford William King
Pulaski--Clifford Wwilliam King, 76, of 4322 King
Harmon lane, Pulaski, died Sunday morning, Jan. 6, 2002 in the Pulaski Community Hospital.
He was born in Bland County on April 26, 1925 and was the son
of the late Wilbur King and Grace Tucker King.
Surviving are his wife of 50 years, June Morris King, Pulaski;
sons, Michal J. King and Jeffrey K. King, both of Pulaski; daughter, Jodene Cardoza of Pulaski and Robert Cardoza of Pulaski;
granddaughters, Mary Ann King, Pulaski, Christine Cardoza, Pulaski and Jannelle Cardoza, Pulaski; his twin brother, Hugh King,
Pearisburg; twin brothers, Herbert King, Midland, Va. and Hubert King, Tampa, Fla.; sister, Mrs. james (Louise) Caldwell,
Pearisburg and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. from the
Stevens Funeral Chapel, Pulaski with Minister Eddie Callahan officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Memory Gardens,
Dublin.
Visiting will be this evening at Stevens Funeral Home where
the family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m.
Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Inc. of Pulaski.
[Rebecca Cox Sowers]
Robert Newton Morehead Sr.
Robert Newton Morehead, Sr., 70, of Bland, went to
be with the Lord Sunday, February 20, 2005 at his home, with his family by his side. He was born July 5, 1934 in Bland County,
Va., the son of the late Robert Lee and Eula Catherine Davis Morehead.
He was a member of the Stoney Fork Community Church, Wytheville.
He is survived by his wife, Lola Tolbert Morehead; two daughters
and son-in-law, Robert M. Hickman, Bland, Catherine M. and Todd Parker, Bland; one son and daughter-in-law, Robert, Jr. and
Judy Morehead, Bland; six grandsons, Nehemiah and Jeremiah Hickman, Derek and Michael Parker, Trey and Dakota Morehead; great-grandson,
Jonathan Morehead; special friends, Kayla and Brittany Windell.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the A. Vest
& Sons Funeral Home, White Gate, with the Rev. Carl Paulley officiating. Burial in the R. N. Morehead Cemetery, Bland.
Visitation will be Tuesday after 1 p.m. at the funeral home and the family will receive friends form 6 to 8 p.m.
Annie Grey Whitaker Davis
age 98 of Bland, Virginia, died Tuesday, September 26, 2000,
in the Wythe County Community Hospital. She was born in Giles County the daughter of the late Joseph and Rosa Duncan Whitaker
and was a member of the Greenhill Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Deco G. Davis and six
brothers. She is survived by - a son and daughter-in-law R. Randolph and Lois P. Davis; a granddaughter and spouse Pam and
Mark Hill; a grandson Robert W. Davis; a great-granddaughter Emily Claire Hill; special care-givers Audery Hounshell and Linda
Davis, all of Route 1, Bland and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held Friday, September 29, 2000, at
2:00 p.m. at the Newberry Funeral Chapel in Bland with the Rev. Doug Hyndrich officiating. Interment will follow in the Davis
Family Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the Newberry Funeral Home
from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday. The family suggests that those who prefer may make memorials to the Bland County Rescue Squad,
P.O. Box 10, Bastian, VA 24314.
Newberry Funeral Home in Bland, Virginia is in charge of
the arrangements.
[Rebecca Cox Sowers]
Mary Loraine Talbert
BLAND, Va. - Mary Loraine Talbert, 74, of the Mechanicsburg
community, Bland, passed away Monday, April 12, 2004 at Wythe County Community Hospital.
She was born Dec. 26, 1929 at Pulaski County, Va., the daughter
of the late Orsen Wylie and Maggie Leona Hamblin Chewning. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Emory Lane Talbert.
She was a member of the Bland Bible Church.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Charles and
Janet Talbert of Craigsville, Va.; four grandchildren, Tonya T. Sarver, Melanie McGhee, Travis and Todd Talbert; two step-grandchildren,
Ginger McClain and Timmy Kehrer; three great-grandchildren, Charles McGhee III, Brooklyn and Caleb McClain; four sisters and
husbands, Janie and Chester Wright of Dublin, Va., Martha and Bud Pruitt of Bland, Edna Mae Collins of Winston-Salem, N.C.,
Nellie Brooks of Wytheville, Va.; one brother and his wife, Earl and Betty Chewning of Pulaski, Va.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at
the A. Vest & Sons Funeral Home in White Gate, Va. with the Rev. DeWayne Martin officiating. Burial in the Mechanicsburg
Cemetery, Mechanicsburg, Va.
Visitation will be at the funeral home today after 1 p.m.
and the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
Bluefield
Daily Telegraph
Tuesday, April 13, 2004
[Rebecca Cox Sowers]
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Emmett
M. Davis
Pulaski,
Dec. 13--Emmett Milton Davis, 71, of Long Spur died today in a Marion hospital.
Surviving
are three sons, Herman Davis, Long Spur; Ernest Davis, Pulaski; Charles N. Davis, Cincinnati; three daughters, Mrs. Virginia
Bailey, Springfield, Ohio; Mrs. Elizabeth Palmer, Chicago; Mrs. Elsie Cox, Long Spur; a brother, Claude Davis, Long Spur;
four sisters, Mrs. Ella Williams, Petersburg; Mrs. Texie King and Mrs. Eula Morehead, Bland; Miss Sallie Davis, Roanoke.
Funeral
will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Goshen Methodist Church at Long Spur with burial in the Goshen Cemetery. The body will
be at Thomas M. Seagle and Sons Funeral Home until 7 p.m. Wednesday, when it will be taken to the residence. It will
be taken to the church at 1 p.m.
The
Roanoke Times
[Rebecca Cox
Sowers]
Ruby Irene Davis
LEWISTOWN
- Ruby Irene Davis, 82, a resident of Beverly Healthcare-William Penn, formerly of Burgard Apartments, Lewistown, died at
5:37 p.m. Friday, July 21, 2000, at Beverly Healthcare-William Penn.
Born
June 12, 1918 in Bland County, Va., she was a daughter of the late Albert T. and Laura (Millirons) Meadows. Her husband Norman
H. Davis preceded her in death.
Surviving
are: children, Mrs. Ralph (Irene) Roope, Pulaski, Va., Mrs. David (Faye) Webb, 400 Yale St., Lewistown, Mrs. Frank (Eunice)
Bartlett, Galay, Va., brothers and sisters; Miller C. Meadows and Juanita Melton, both of Dublin, Va., and Audrey Nuckolls,
Pulaski, Va., nine grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Earl and Kyle Meadows.
She
was a homemaker.
She
was a life member of Goshen Methodist Church, Dublin, Va.
A
graveside service will be held at a later date at Goshen Cemetery, Bland County, Dublin, Va.
There
will be no public viewing.
[Rebecca
Cox Sowers]
Margaret Ellen Davis
Margaret Ellen Davis, 73, of Salem, Va., formerly of the Little
Creek section of Bland County, Va., died Tuesday, May 1, 2001, at Lewis-Gale Hospital in Salem, Va.
Graveside services were held Friday, May 4, at 2 p.m., in
the Hidden Valley Cemetery in Little Creek section of Bland County, Va. with the Rev. Doug Hyndrich officiating.
She was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Jordon and Claire
Long Powers; a brother, Shannon Powers; and her husband, Charles Davis.
Survivors include three sisters, Nancy Richardson of Kings
Mt., Ky., Hazel Obenshain of Salem, Va., and Shirley Adkins of Newport, Ky.; and several nieces and nephews.
Newberry Funeral Home in Bland, Va., was in charge of the
arrangements.
Minnie Alberta Davis Collins
December 24, 1992
Minnie Alberta Davis Collins 77, of Route 3, Mt.
Olivet Toad Pulaski died early Thursday morning in he Pulaski Community Hospital.
Born April 10, 1915 in Bland County, she was the daughter of
the late Charles William Davis and Louisa Davis, She was preceeded in death by her husband, Woodrow Wilson Collins and
a daughter, Betty Collins Pendleton.
She was a member of The Mt. Olivet Methodist Church and Treasurer
of the Mt. Olivet United Church Women. She was also a member of Truth Rebekah Lodge #94 Pulaski. She was an employee
of the former Sadler Hosiery Mill and also worked for the Pulaski Salvation Army Pulaski.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Dean (Lucille) Burse, Franklin,
NC; one son, Douglas W. Collins, Radford, five grandchildren, Russell Collins, Radford, Tamara Stephenson, Priceton, W. Va.,
Deborah Hildebrand, Casseleberry, Florida, Crystal Burse, Athens, Georgia, and April Collins, Radford; three great grandchildren;
sister, Ina Lefler, Pulaski; two half sisters, Mildred Matz, Little Creek, Virgie Hamblin, Roanoke, Marvin Davis, Little Creek
and Allen Davis, Wytheville.
Funeral service will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at the Mt. Olivet
United Church with the Rev. Ramon Torres III officiating. Interment will follow in the Highland Memory Gardens, Dublin.
Visiting will be anytime Sunday after 1 p.m and the family will receive friends from 7-9 Sunday evening at the Bowers Funeral
Chapel 1631 Bob White Blvd. Pulaski.
Mrs. Collins will be placed in the church at 10 a.m Monday
morning to lie instate until the hour of service.
Bower Funeral Chapel Pulaski is handling the arrangements.
Clarence Alfred “Doc” Millirons
Dublin--Clarence Alfred "Doc" Millirons, 84 of
Highland Ridge Rehap Center, Dublin died Sunday morning March 24, 2002 in the Pulaski Community Hospital.
He was born in Pulaski County on May 19, 1917 and
was the son of the late Hugh Millirons and Rebecca Fortner.
He was also preceeded in death by his wife, Myrtlis
L. Millirons.
He was a former employee of Pulaski Furniture Corp.
Surviving are a daughter, Mary Jane Turpin, Pulaski;
two grandsons; a brother, Johnathan Millirons, Pulaski and two sisters, Gladys Donnie Redman, Natural Bridge and Daisy Gosnell,
Dublin.
Funeral service will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m.
from Stevens Funeral Chapel with Rev. Billy Akers officiating. Burial will follow in the Cox Family Cemetery, Pulaski
County.
Visiting will be this evening from the funeral
home where the family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m.
The family will also meet at the home of
the daughter, Mary Jane Turpin at 101-A Meadowview Apartments at any other time.
Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Pulaski
[Rebecca Cox Sowers]
Louella Sue Noble
Louella Sue Noble, 81, of Hidden Meadows in Pearisburg died Monday
morning, February 21, 2005 at her home. Born in Bland Co. on May 1, 1923 she was a daughter of the late Edgar Palmer and Texie
Davis King. She was a member of Pearisburg Baptist Church and was retired from Celanese Celco Plant at Narrows with 42 years
service. She was preceded in death by a sister, Dorothy King. She leaves to cherish her memory her husband, Robert Mason Noble
Tessie Robertson King
age 88, of Crockett's Cove Road, Wytheville, Virginia passed
away Saturday, October 20, 2001 in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born November 10, 1912 in Lamar, West Virginia,
the daughter of the late Elby and Lucinda Thornton Robertson.
She was a member of Goshen United Methodist Church and was preceded
in death by her husband, Charles Caxton King and a son-in-law, Charlie R. Jones.
She is survived by: two sons and daughters-in-law - Charles and
Joyce King and Richard "Dickie" and Naomi King, all of Wytheville, VA; six daughters and sons-in-law - Helen and Emory Roope
pf Wytheville, Peggy and Ronald Smith of Charlotte, NC, Joan and G.R. Stuart of Wytheville, Barbara and Tim Cline of Sharpsburg,
GA, Edna and Tommy Vaught and Charlotte and Terry Smelser all of Wytheville, VA; eighteen grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren;
two half-sisters - Dollie Blankenship and Irene Brunk, both of Wytheville, VA.
Funeral services will be held Monday, October 22, 2001 at 11:00
a.m. at the Barnett Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Doug Stuart officiating. Interment will follow in the Patterson Cemetery
in Crockett's Cove.
The family will receive friends at the Barnett Funeral Home from
6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Sunday. The family suggests that those who prefer may make memorials to the Wythe County Rescue Squad, PO
Box 389, Wytheville, VA 24382. Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville, Virginia is in charge of the arrangements.
Lorine D. Matz
Lorine D. Matz, 71, of Bland County,
Va., peacefully entered into the Kingdom of Heaven on January 16, 2004. She was born in the Little Creek section of Bland
County on November 11, 1932 to Claude and Gladys Davis, who both preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by
a sister, Lois Wichael of Jessup, Md. She was a lifelong resident of Little Creek, and due to progressive illness was residing
at Asbury Place in Wytheville, Va. Mrs. Matz spent many years as an active member of the Davis United Methodist Church and
other civic organizations. She will be greatly missed by those who encountered her kindness and willingness to help whenever
possible.
She is survived by her beloved husband, Joseph S. Matz of Bland County;
one daughter and son-in-law, Joanne and Dr. Tony Benavides of Harlingen, Texas; the great joys of her life, her grandson,
Ryan, and granddaughter, Allyson of Harlingen, Texas. She is also survived by a wonderful loving family, sister, Edith Wright
of Wytheville, Va.; brother-in-law, Joe Wright, who spent many hours visiting and bringing treats while she resided at Asbury
Place; sister, Marie Lambert (Robert) of Pulaski, Va.; sister, Alleta Bowman (Edward) of Roanoke, Va.; and brothers, Franklin
and Gerald Davis of Little Creek, Bland County. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held Monday, January 19, 2004 at 11 a.m. in
the Barnett Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Larry Williams officiating. Interment will follow in the West End Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the Barnett Funeral Home from 6 to
8 p.m. Sunday. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in her memory to the Bland County Rescue Squad,
P.O. Box 436, Bland, Va. 24315. The family offers a special thanks to the staff of Unit C at Asbury Place in Wytheville.
Barnett Funeral Home, Wytheville, is in charge of arrangements.
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Robert Lee Chewning Sr.
MECHANICSBURG, Va. - Robert Lee Chewning
Sr., 67, of the Mechanicsburg community, Bland, passed away Friday, Oct. 24, 2003 at his home.
He was born in Bland
County, Va. on Feb. 2, 1936, and was preceded in death by his parents, Orsen Wylie and Leona Hamblin Chewning; a daughter,
Patricia Lovern; brothers, Bill, Fred and Wallace Chewning.
He was a member of Byrnes Chapel United Methodist Church
and was a retired correctional officer from Bland Correctional Center with 32 years service.
He is survived by his
wife, Annie Morris Chewning; three sons and daughters-in-law, Robert Jr. and Cathy Chewning of Bland, Va., Clifford Chewning
of Marion, Va., Jerry and Carol Chewning of Marion; one daughter and son-in-law, Mary Jane and Larry Sarver of Rocky Gap,
Va.; two stepsons and wife, Danny and Terry Kingrea of Christiansburg, Va., David Kingrea of Christiansburg; one stepdaughter,
Patti Palmer of Radford, Va.; five sisters and husbands, Janie and Chester Wright of Dublin, Va., Martha and Bud Pruitt of
Bland, Edna Mae Collins of Winston-Salem, N.C., Nellie Brooks of Wytheville, Va., Mary Lorraine Talbert of Mechanicsburg;
one brother and wife, Earl and Betty Chewning of Pulaski, Va.; 11 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at the A. Vest & Sons Funeral Home, White Gate, Va. with the
Rev. Donald White officiating. Burial will follow in the Hoges Chapel Cemetery, Bland.
Visitation will be at the funeral
home today after 1 p.m. and the family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Saturday, Oct. 25, 2003
[Rebecca
cox Sowers]
Andrew Wayne Crisco
BLUEFIELD - Andrew Wayne Crisco, 74, of 1911 E. Franklin St.,
Bluefield, died on Wednesday, June 26, 2002 at this residence.
Born on April 3, 1928, in Bluefield, he was a son of the late
Adam McKinley Crisco and Minnie Elizabeth Davis Crisco Rorrer.
Mr. Crisco had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and was
a retired contractor. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving during the Korean conflict, attended the First Church of the
Nazarene in Bluefield and was an avid hunter and fisherman.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by grandsons,
Adam and Aaron Riffe; a sister, Evelyn Allen; and a brother, Calvin Crisco.
Survivors include wife, Betty Woodyard Crisco of Bluefield;
sons, Ronald Crisco and wife, Carolyn of Salem, Va., Randall Crisco and wife, Jeannie of Princeton, and Donald Crisco and
wife, Carmen of Charleston; daughters, Donna Cox and companion, Thelma Farley of Bluefield, Beverly Riffe and husband, Thomas
of Bluefield, Sharon Farley and son, Andrew Crisco III of the home; sisters, Glenna Vance of Bluefield and Elizabeth Simmons
of Bluefield; brothers, Donald L. Crisco of Bluefield, Marion M. Crisco of Windsor, N.C., and Orrin Lee Crisco of Windsor;
eight grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and one step-great-grandson.
Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Friday at the
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home in Bluewell with Pastor Louis W. Staubs officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Park
Cemetery in Bluewell where the children, a granddaughter, Rebecca Kessler and a grandson, Andrew Crisco II will serve as pallbearers,.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home
from 6-8 p.m. today.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Thursday, June 27, 2002
[Rebecca
Cox Sowers]
Waucella Mae Gregory
ROCKY GAP, Va. - Waucella Mae Gregory of Rocky Gap,
passed away Sunday, April 14, 2002.
She was preceded in death by one son, Harry; and four
brothers, Charles, Paul, Zelmer, and John Jr.
Survivors include daughter and husband, Mary and Eugene
Hull of Rocky Gap; sons and wives, James and Beulah Millirons of Winston Salem, N.C., Douglas and Harriet Millirons of DeWitt,
Va., and Charlie and Deloras Gregory Jr. of Bastian, Va.; 13 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday
at Newberry Funeral Home in Bland, Va. Internment will follow at the Grandview Memory Gardens, Bluefield, Va.
Family will receive friends at the funeral home from
6-8 p.m. Wednesday.
Tuesday, April 16, 2002
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
[Rebecca Cox Sowers]
Lucreasey Carver Banes
LITTLE CREEK — Lucreasey Carver Banes, age
91 of the Little Creek section of Pulaski Co., died Saturday January 31, 2004 in Pulaski Community Hospital. Born December
14, 1912 in Bland County, Virginia, daughter of the late Martha Tabor Carver and Samuel David Carver. In addition to her parents,
she was preceded in death by her husband, William Drayton “Joe” Banes, a son Ellis Wilbur Banes, four grandchildren
and two great grandchildren.
She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Edith Virgie
Roope of Pulaski and three sons; William David “Bill” Banes, Edgar A. “Ed” Banes and Ernest Drayton
Banes all of Little Creek. Also survived by 20 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren, and 5 step-great grandchildren, and
many special friends.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 3,
2004 at 2:00 p.m. at Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral Home with the Rev. Darlene Marshall and the Rev. Larry Williams officiating.
Interment will follow in the Goshen Cemetery. Visiting
will be anytime after 5:00 p.m. Monday at the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Due to
the inclement weather conditions, in addition to the visiting at the funeral home, the family will receive friends at all
of their homes.
Arrangements by Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral
Home, Pulaski.
[Rebecca Cox Sowers]
Walter H. Brunk
Walter Herbert Brunk, 75, died early today in Pulaski Hospital after a lengthy illness.
Born in Pulaski County and preceded in death by his wife, Nannie Bane Brunk, he is survived
by four sons, Albert Brunk, Athens, W. Va.; Charlie Brunk, Wytheville; Floyd Brunk, Lashmeet, W. Va.; Thomas Brunk, Salem;
five daughters, Mrs. Gordon Leslie, Richmond; Mrs. Eva Davis, Long Spur; Mrs. G. L. Millirons, Pearisburg; Mrs. F. F. Corder,
Pulaski; Mrs. George Sink, Mechanicsburg; two brothers, Kelly Brunk, Wytheville; Houston Brunk, Long Spur; one sister, Mrs.
Bertha Burton, Pulaski.
Funeral service will be held at Thursday at 2 p. m. from the Goshen Methodist Church,
with Rev. Clifton Anderson officiating. Burial will follow in the Goshen Cemetery.
The body will remain at Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral Home until one hour before
service.
Southwest Times Newspaper,
Tuesday, February 27, 1962
[Rebecca Cox Sowers]
Mary Brunk Meadows
Mary Brunk Meadows, 71, of the Little Creek community of Bland
County, Va., died Sunday, Sept. 26, 2004. Funeral service will be held Tuesday, Sept. 28, at 7:30 p.m. at the Grubb Funeral
Home Chapel in Wytheville, Va., with the Rev. J.P. Hale officiating.
Graveside service will be held Wednesday, Sept. 29, at 1 p.m.
at Goshen Cemetery.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Houston and Genoa
Davis Brunk; two brothers, Junior Brunk and Marvel Brunk; and a sister, Opal Brunk. Survivors include her husband, Allen Meadows
of Little Creek community of Bland County, Va.; a daughter and her fiancé, Joyce Meadows and Jack Snider of Little Creek community
of Bland County, Va.; two sons and daughter-in-law, Randall and Carolyn Meadows and Jerry Meadows, all of Little Creek community
of Bland County, Va.; sisters and brothers-in-law, Viola and Luther Wilson of Little Creek community of Bland County, Va.,
Betty Wolfe of Little Creek community of Bland County, Va., Grace Hamblin of Little Creek community of Bland County, Va.,
Myrtle Stiener of Canton, Ohio, Hazel and Vivian Vaughan of Pulaski, Va., and Ben Meadows of Bland, Va.; two brothers and
sisters-in-law, Vance and Naomi Brunk of Pulaski, Va., and Robert Brunk of Bedford, Va.; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren;
and several nieces and nephews
The family will receive friends Tuesday, Sept. 28, from 6 to
7:30 p.m. at Grubb Funeral Home. Grubb Funeral Home in Wytheville, Va., is in charge of arrangements.
Wytheville Enterprise
[Rebecca Cox Sowers]
78, of Bland County "Little Creek" Community passed away Tuesday,
October 12, 2004. She was the daughter of the late Lewis and Annie Pearl Neely. She was a member of the Goshen United Methodist
Church and she was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Baxter Davis; and three brothers and one sister.
She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Elaine and
James Chandler, Linda and Earl Adams, all of Pulaski; sons and daughters-in-law, Louis and Patricia Davis, of Little Creek,
Terry and Debra Davis, of Bland; sister and brother-in-law, Audrey and Weaver Rogers of Bradenton, Fla.; grandchildren, Jamie
Hatcher, Julia Davis, Benjamin Davis, Albert Davis, Laura Adams, and Jason Adams; great-grandchild, Briana Fields.
Funeral service will be Thursday 7:30 p.m. in the Grubb Funeral
Home Chapel conducted by Rev. Brad Lewis with a graveside service Friday at 11 a.m. in the Goshen Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at Grubb Funeral Home Wednesday
from 6 to 7:30 p.m. or at the home of Mrs. Davis anytime.
In lieu of flowers, memorials donations may be made to Little
Creek Volunteer Fire Department or to the Goshen United Methodist Church. Grubb Funeral home is in charge of arrangements.
Published on 10/14/2004
The Roanoke Times
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