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Local obituaries for the Gate City, Virginia area

Shirley McMurray

Shirley McMurray

Apr 12, 2009

Shirley McMurray Hiltons, VA | April 12, 2009 Shirley Juanita Laughlin McMurray, 63, entered into rest Sunday, April 12, 2009 at her residence. She was born in Sullivan County, TN August 3, 1945 to the late Lindsey Newland Laughlin and Willie Kate Ramey Laughlin. Including her parents, she was preceded in death by her nephew, Darrell Brian Laughlin and the...

Burin Lane Sr.

Burin Lane Sr.

Apr 10, 2009

Burin Lane, Sr. Ft. Blackmore, VA | April 10, 2009 Burin Lane, Sr. – Ft. Blackmore, VA I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: II Timothy 4:7. Mr. Burin B. Lane, Sr., 84, Ft. Blackmore, VA passed away, Friday, April 10, 2009 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Mr. Lane was...

Eula Page

Eula Page

Mar 31, 2009

Eula Page Gate City, VA | March 31, 2009 Eula Mae Page, 79, of West Jackson St., passed away on March 31, 2009 at her sister's residence in Big Stone Gap, VA. She was born September 24, 1930 and raised in Scott County. She was a member of Horton's Chapel Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest...

Lucky Compton

Lucky Compton

Mar 28, 2009

Lucky Compton Bristol, VA | March 28, 2009 Lucky Gene Compton, 75, went to be with Lord on Saturday, March 28, 2009 at his residence. He was born on November 26, 1933 to the late Garland and Zola Crisp Compton. He was born in Dungannon, VA and lived in Michigan for several years. After retiring from General Motors, he moved...

Alice Lucille Greear

Alice Lucille Greear

Mar 19, 2009

Alice Lucille Greear Dungannon, VA | March 19, 2009 Alice "Lucille" Greear Dungannon, VA – Alice "Lucille" Greear, 87, entered into rest March 19, 2009 at Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was born in Scott County, VA February 7, 1922 to the late Hobart M. Ramey and Nannie Ramsey Ramey. Including her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Jack Raby

Jack Raby

Mar 17, 2009

Jack Raby Rye Cove, VA | March 17, 2009 Jack Raby Rye Cove, VA – Jackie Albert Raby, 57, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 15, 2009 at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH due to complications from heart surgery. He was born on January 2, 1952, the son of Willie Mae Raby and the late Fred Albert...

Mabel Sturgill

Mabel Sturgill

Mar 13, 2009

Mabel Sturgill Duffield, VA. | March 13, 2009 Duffield, VA – Mabel Francis Sturgill, 68, went to be with the Lord Friday, March 13, 2009 with family by her side after a courageous battle with cancer. The prayer she held closest to her heart was the Serenity Prayer which reads, God grant me the serenity to accept the things I...

Laura Alley

Laura Alley

Mar 11, 2009

Laura Alley Gate City, VA | March 11, 2009 Laura Alley – Gate City, VA Mrs. Laura Davidson Alley, 75, Gate City, VA went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at the Lonesome Pine Hospital in Big Stone Gap, VA. Mrs. Alley was born in Scott County, VA on September 1, 1933 to the late Robert Desha...

Elsie Dougherty

Elsie Dougherty

Mar 9, 2009

Elsie Dougherty Nickelsville, VA | March 09, 2009 Elsie Dougherty – Nickelsville, VA Elsie Juanita Frazier Dougherty, 98 (18 days short of 99), of Nickelsville, VA died March 9, 2009 at Courtyard Nursing Home, Asheville, NC. Born March 27, 1910, she was the oldest child of the late James R. and Pearl McConnell Frazier of Nickelsville. She was also preceded...

Velvie McConnell

Velvie McConnell

Mar 9, 2009

Velvie McConnell Gate City, VA | March 09, 2009 Velvie N. McConnell – Weber City, VA Velvie N. McConnell, 81, Weber City, VA passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at the Brian Center, Weber City, VA. Born January 1, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Mary Hammonds Necessary. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Faye Templeton

Faye Templeton

Mar 7, 2009

Faye Templeton Kingsport, TN | March 07, 2009 Faye E. Templeton, 66, entered into rest Saturday, March 7, 2009 at her residence. She was born in Lee County, VA April 24, 1942. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bill and Bessie Littrell and foster parents, E.M. and Nell McConnell. She was devoted to the Lord and her family...

Helen Davidson

Helen Davidson

Mar 2, 2009

Helen Davidson Dungannon, VA | March 02, 2009 Helen Davidson Dungannon, VA – Helen Frances Davidson, 82, entered into rest Monday, March 2, 2009 at the Wexford House. She was born in Scott County, VA September 15, 1926 to the late Albert Sargent and Gladys Wolfe Sargent. Including her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Clarice Sargent...

Charles "Charlie" Bray

Charles "Charlie" Bray

Mar 1, 2009

Charles "Charlie" Bray Duffield, VA | March 01, 2009 Charles "Charlie" Edward Bray, 54, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2009 at his residence. He was born July 18, 1954 in Kingsport, TN. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Ballard and Virgie Bray, David and Cynthia Fritz. Including his grandparents, he was preceded in death by his uncles, Coy...

Clyde Everette Webb. Jr.

Clyde Everette Webb. Jr.

Feb 28, 2009

Clyde Everette Webb. Jr. Ft. Blackmore, VA | February 28, 2009 Clyde Everette (C.E.) Webb, Jr. Ft. Blackmore, VA Clyde Everette (C. E.) Webb, Jr., 67, passed into a far better life on February 28, 2009 at 12:15 a.m. in his home in the Alley Valley area of Ft. Blackmore, VA. He was loved and liked by all he came...

Otis Herron

Otis Herron

Feb 24, 2009

Otis Herron Weber City, VA | February 24, 2009 Otis Odell Herron, 77, went to be with his Heavenly father Tuesday, February 24, 2009 after an extended illness ? leaving behind a host of family and friends who will miss him greatly in the forth coming days. Otis was employed by Eastman Kodak until he retired in 1993 after 26...

Michael Hackler

Michael Hackler

Feb 20, 2009

Michael Hackler Gray, TN | February 20, 2009 Michael Hackler Gray, TN Michael Leo Hackler, 56, Gray, TN passed away Friday, February 20, 2009 in Illinois in an automobile accident. Mr. Hackler was born in Sullivan County, TN on November 28, 1952 to Ella Sue Newton Hackler and the late Leo H. Hackler. Mike graduated from Gate City High School...

Ray Lucas

Ray Lucas

Feb 19, 2009

Ray Lucas Dungannon, VA | February 19, 2009 Ray Lucas ? Nickelsville, VA Lemuel Ray Lucas, 86, a lifelong resident of the Dungannon community, passed away February 19, 2009 at the Brian Center, Weber City, VA. Mr. Lucas was born in Scott County, Virginia on December 27, 1922, a son of the late Grover Cleveland and Easter Ellen Cox Lucas....

Bobby Gene Wallen

Bobby Gene Wallen

Feb 19, 2009

Bobby Gene Wallen Duffield, VA | February 19, 2009 Bobby Gene Wallen ? Duffield, VA Bobby Gene Wallen, 62, Robinette Valley, passed away, Thursday, February 19, 2009. Bobby was born in Sullivan County, TN on October 12, 1946, the son of Junior Wallen and the late Alice Eula Gillenwater Wallen. He was a graduate of Gate City High School and...

Joan Peters

Joan Peters

Feb 16, 2009

Joan Peters Gate City, VA | February 16, 2009 Joan Peters Gate City, VA ? Joan Amelia Peters, 72, entered into rest Monday, February 16, 2009 at her daughter's residence. She was born in Savage, Maryland October 12, 1936 to the late Bedford Daniel Curry, Sr., and Elizabeth Reilly Curry. Including her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Margret Fugate Templeton

Margret Fugate Templeton

Feb 8, 2009

Margret Fugate Templeton Gate City, VA | February 08, 2009 Margret Templeton ? Gate City, VA Margret Ella "Peggy" Fugate Templeton, 74, Gate City, VA passed away Saturday, February 8, 2009 at her home surrounded by her children, grandchildren, and other family members. Mrs. Templeton was born in Hiltons, VA on February 11, 1934, the daughter of the late Thomas...

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