SALENA FAYE MULLINS died in Richmond

GRUNDY -- Claude S. "Butch" Armes Jr., 59 years of age, passed away Friday, Sept. 19, 2003, in Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center following an extended illness.

Born in Buchanan County, he was a son of the late Claude S. "Red" and Masil Mogan Armes. He was a life-long resident of Buchanan County and attended the Church of Christ. He was a graduate of Grundy High School, attended Clinch Valley College and was a bookkeeper. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family.
Mr. Armes was preceded in death by his parents, Claude S. "Red" and Masil Morgan Armes, one brother, Jimmy Armes, seven aunts and 11 uncles.

He is survived by three aunts, Hazel Morgan Wyatt, Grundy, Faye Morgan Harrison, Statesville, N.C., and Lettie Morgan Cox, Grundy.

Betty Sue Denny Keene 53 years of age,passed away Sunday, February, 19, 1997, in the University of Virginia Hospital, Charlottesville, VA. following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was a daughter of the late James Marvin (Red) and Theo Lilliam Lonney Denny. She was a life-long resident of Buchanan County, a member of the Tookland Pentecostal Church, a graduate of Grungdy Senior High School-Class of 1963 and a homemaker. Mrs. Keene is survived by her husband, Billy J. Keene, Buchanan County Treasurer, Vansant, Va., one daughter, Mrs. Carloine Keene Whited of Vansant, VA. One sister, Lagatha Denny Compton of Pigeon Forge, TN. Two brothers < James Edward and Robert Lynn Denny, both of RT. 2 Grundy, Va. THREE GRANDCHILDREN TABATHA, KAITLIN AND CHRISTOPHER WHITED. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR BETTY SUE DENNY KEENE WILLBE CONDUCTED, THURSDAY, FEB. 20, 1997 AT 1;00 P.M. AT GRUNDY FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL WITH REV. BUFORD SMITH AND REV. RONNIE PARKS OFFICIATING WITH BURIAL TO FOLLOW IN MOUNTAIN VALLY MEMORIAL PARK, BIG ROCK, VA. THE BODY WILL REMAIN AT THE GRUNDY FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL WHERE FRIENDS MAY CALL TUESDAY EVENING AT 6;00 P.M.. THERE WILL BE AT THE FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENINGS AT 7;00 P. M. ACTIVE PALLBEARERS WILL BE; CHUCK KEENE, JOHN DAVID KEENE, TOMMY EMRICK, TONY EMRICK, FRENNIE JUSTICE, ROGER YATES, PRESTON YATES, MIKE HAGY , TIVIS OQUINN AND CURTIS ELSWICK. HONORARY PALLBEARS WILL BE; BILL LESTER, ROGER DANIELS,BASIL MATNEY JOE SNEED, SR. HARRISON MEADOWS, EDWARD BAKER, EDD SHORTRIDGE, BOBBY YATES, GARY VIERS , JESSIE FOSTER, J. H. CHILDRESS, CARL ANDERSON, ERVIN RAMEY, ALDEN WARD AND KENNITH JACKSON. THE FAMILY SUGGEST THAT EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY BE MADE IN THE FORM OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO ; LIVING FAITH MINIISTRIES, C/O T. V. STATION WLFG CHANNEL 68, P. O. BOX 151, VANSANT, VA. GRUNDY FUNERAL HOME OF GRUNDY IS IN CHARGE OF ALL ARRANGEMENTS.

Stephen Randolph Elgin GRUNDY, Va. Stephen Randolph Elgin, Age 63, passed away Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009, at Duke University Medical Center , Durham , N.C. Born May 25, 1946, in Buchanan County , he was the son of the late Edward Franklin Elgin and Lillian Agnes Coleman Elgin. He was self-employed and owned 21st Century Computers. Survivors, his wife, Sandra Elgin, Grundy, Va.; one son, Stephen Randolph Elgin II and wife Tebie, Florence, S.C.; one daughter, Sarah Katherine Billips and husband Bryan Walter of Grundy, Va.; three grandchildren, Savannah, Heather and Stephen Elgin III. Funeral services for Stephen Randolph Elgin will be held Monday, Sept. 14, 2009, 11 a.m. at the Grundy Baptist Church at Grundy, Va with Rev Donald Tittle Officiating with burial to follow in the Greenhills Memory Gardens at Claypool Hill, Va. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Sunday evening at the church. Masonic Rites and A service will be held at 7 p.m. Pallbearers will be family and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be members of Sandy Valley Lodge No. 17. Virginia Funeral Home of Grundy is in charge of arrangements.

Dallas Guy "Butch" Epling was born on March 7, 1944, and died on May 13, 1965. Guy

died in an automobile accident in Salem Virginia. At the time of his death, he was a rising junior at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, majoring in civil engineering. While at Grundy High School, he played basketball and was very active in several clubs. Guy's parents are Guy Epling of Abingdon, Virginia, and the late Martha Jane Lockhart Epling of Bristol, Tennessee, who passed away on June 25, 2002. Guy is survived by one sister, Carol Epling McGlothlin of Bristol, Tennessee, one brother, David Lewis Epling, an attorney in Grundy, one niece, Martha McGlothlin Gayle, an attorney in Bristol, Virginia, and one nephew, Justin Grosfelt of Concord, New Hampshire. Guy was preceded in death by one brother, Walter Darrell Epling in November, 1955.

MAXIE, Va. – Mary Sue Lane Hackney, 61 years of age, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2005, in Buchanan General Hospital following a short illness.
Born in Buchanan County, she was a daughter of the late Carrie D. and Eveline Clevinger Lane. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County, a member of Bull Creek Old Regular Baptist Church for 38 years and was an employee of Buchanan County Middle School as a custodian. She was a devoted wife, loving mother and grandmother and was a wonderful homemaker.
Mrs. Hackney is survived by her husband, Leon Hackney, Maxie; one daughter, Vicki and husband Darrell Stiltner, Maxie; six sisters, Jean and husband (Kyle) Oliver, Fort Washington, Md., Edith Dotson, Grundy, Judy and husband Paul McClanahan, Grundy, Betty and husband Lew Mohler, Fort Valley, Ga., Sarah and husband Larry Kemmey, Wetumpka, Ala., and Joyce Anderson, Grundy; two brothers, James and wife Mar Lane, Middleville, Ohio, and Bobby and wife Judy Lane, Roseann, Va.; and two grandchildren, Justine Lee Stiltner and Dustin DeJay Stiltner, Maxie.
She was preceded in death by one sister, Nelgie Street and one brother, Jessie Lane.
Funeral services for Mary Sue Lane Hackney will be conducted Sunday, April 24, 2005, at 1 p.m. at Bull Creek Old Regular Baptist Church, Maxie, with Elders Howard Daniels, Roger Coleman, Larry Puckett, Harold Ramey, Mark Justice, Toy Looney and Kermit Wright officiating, with burial to follow in Mountain Valley Memorial Park, Big Rock, Va.

Thomas Allen Layne, 59, of Oakwood, died Friday, March 5, 2004, at his home. He was born in Buchanan County, and he was the son of Eunice Coleman Layne Roberts of Abingdon and the late Lawrence Leon Layne. He was a life-long resident of Buchanan County, attended Grundy High School, and was a self-employed auto mechanic.

In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his step-father, Jim Roberts; one daughter, Maraquite Dunlop; and one brother, Larry Joseph Layne.

In addition to his mother, he is survived by three daughters, Tammy Walker of Grundy, Marie Layne of Florida, and Crissie Layne, of Detroit, Michigan; two sons, Jeffery Layne of Detroit, Michigan, and Pete Layne of Florida.

Services were held Monday, March 8, at Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home Chapel in Grundy, and burial followed in Mountain Valley Memorial Park, Big Rock. This information printed in the Virginia Mountaineer, Thursday, March 11, 2004, Page 2A

OMA LEE LOONEY (SWINEY) died on May 15, 2002, at Buchanan General Hospital, Grundy, of heart problems. She was a homemaker, and lived at the Breaks, VA. She was survived by her husband Edward Swiney and two daughters (Donna Swindall of Elkhorn City, Kentucky, and Dianna Mullins of Bristol, Tennessee). Oma Lee was buried at the Deel Cemetery on Bull Mountain.

TERRY LEE MATNEY, 60 years of age of the Slate Creek section of Grundy, VA, passed away Thursday, August 17, 2006 following an apparent heart attack. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Richard and Magdalene Layne Matney Jr.

Mr. Matney was a 1963 graduate of Grundy High School, a charter member of the Slate Creek Fire Department and presently served as Fire Chief. He was a Chief Maintenance Supervisor for the Brooks Run Mining a subsidiary of Alpha Natural Resources. He was trained in Heating and Cooling and had received several certificates from the Southwest Virginia Community College. He received his Electrical training at the Washington County Electrical School. Mr. Matney had been a Coalminer for the past 30 years and he was a member of the Grundy Church of Christ where he served as a Sunday School Teacher for the Men’s Class

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SALENA FAYE MULLINS died in Richmond, VA, on February 26, 2002; she was buried in Sanston, VA. Before her death, Salena had an extended battle with cancer; she also suffered from a stroke and kidney failure. The kidney failure was what eventually caused her death. She was the mother of four children--two sons (Kelly and Chris Pugh) and two daughters (Melissa Pugh and Amanda Worley). Salena also had two grandchildren.

KERMIT HOBBS LOONEY of Charlotte, North Carolina, died on September 28, 2002. Kermit was born September 15, 1945, in Grundy, Virginia; he was the son of Iris Hobbs Looney and the late Paris Kermit Looney. Funeral services for Kermit were held on Wednesday, October 2, 2002, at the graveside at Forest Lawn East Cemetery. Kermit is survived by his wife, Gail Levin Looney; his children, Tama Paige Looney, Jared Ray Looney, Samuel Morgan Looney, and Kendra Mae Looney Wallace and her husband, Dave; his mother Iris Looney; and a granddaughter, Kaylie Elizabeth Robinson. Kermit received his Bachelor's degree from Milligan College, Johnson City, Tennessee, and his Master of Business Administration degree from Montreat College. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam Conflict, and he spent 17 years with GE Capital Corporation. Later, he formed his own firm specializing in business technology and management consulting of information technology. He loved helping others and volunteered time delivering meals for Friendship Trays. Sports were his passion, and he loved both golf and tennis. He umpired softball for ASA Charlotte and also refereed basketball for the Siskey YMCA and Charlotte Parks and Recreation. He was a member of St. Francis United Methodist Church

Dallas Clayton Owens died at his home in Gray, Tennessee, on Saturday, August 23,

2003, following an extended illlness with lung cancer. Dallas grew up mostly at Home Creek, Virginia (Buchanan County). He honorably served his country for 20 years in the U.S. Army, serving three tours of duty in Vietnam. He retired from the Army in 1982; he was a member of the Captain Lynn H. Folsom VFW Post # 2166. He loved playing pinochle and was a coin collector. Dallas is survived by his wife, Patricia Ann Wood Owens, a daughter (Shelia Mowdy), and three sons (Glen, Barry, and Steven Owens); he is also survived by eight grandchildren. A Celebration of Life service was held for Dallas on August 25, 2003, in the Sunrise Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Services. Jimmy Moore, Ronnie Beavers, Elmer Lester, and Willard Owens officiated at the service. Music was under the direction of Hope Primitive Baptist Church choir. The committal service was held in the chapel with military honors conducted by the Charles Dewitt Byrd VFW Post #3382 of Kingsport, Tennessee.

CHILHOWIE, Va. -- Robert Noell Porterfield, 56, passed away Friday, Oct. 12, 2001, at his residence. Mr. Porterfield, a Christian, was a member of the Joy Baptist Church and was an elder of the Red Bank Presbyterian Church. He attended Greenbriar Military Academy and was a veteran of the Vietnam War, having served in the U.S. Air Force.

Mr. Porterfield retired from the Tennessee Valley Authority with 30 years of service and was an Eagle Scout, having been awarded the Order of the Arrow. He was an amateur radio operator and an avid fly fisherman. Survivors include his wife, Kathryn R. Porterfield, Chilhowie, Va.; his mother, Ellen Craig Porterfield, Glad Spring, Va.; his sister and brother-in-law, Rachel Porterfield Worrell and Bill Worrell, both of Hillsville, Va.; mother-in-law, Shirley Price Reichelt; his dog, Clementine; nieces and nephews, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Worrell, Mr. and Mrs. Craig Worrell, Kimberly Lloyd, Robert Reichelt III, Kara Reichelt; great-nieces and nephews, Jacob, Jordan and Emily Worrell, Preston and Alli Worrell; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lloyd, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reichelt Jr.

Claude S. Armes Jr.