obituaries
Recent Obituaries
The obituaries in the Dickenson County area reflect the region's diverse population, featuring individuals from a variety of ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Some were pioneers in their fields, while others dedicated their lives to community service or philanthropy. Their stories serve as a reminder of the richness and complexity of Clintwood, Virginia's history and identity.
The obituaries in the Dickenson County area reflect the region's diverse population, featuring individuals from a variety of ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Some were pioneers in their fields, while others dedicated their lives to community service or philanthropy. Their stories serve as a reminder of the richness and complexity of Clintwood, Virginia's history and identity.
Frances S. Dutton
Sep 23, 2009
Frances S. Dutton, age 67, died at Heritage Hall Health Care, Big Stone Gap, on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009 after a lengthy illness. She had lived most of her life in Dickenson County and was married to Avery Dutton. She was the daughter of the late Garfield and Ada Rose Stanley. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death...
Ollie S. Mullins
Sep 14, 2009
Ollie Stanley Mullins, 88, passed away at Norton Community Hospital on Monday, September 14, 2009. A lifelong resident of Dickenson County and a member of the Philadelphia Chapel Church, she was the daughter of Delmon and Princess Moore Stanley, and the widow of William Everett Mullins. Mrs. Mullins was preceded in death by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Delmon Stanley,...
Alice Standifur
Sep 12, 2009
Martha Alice Standifur, age 85, passed away September 12th, 2009 at Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, Tennessee. She was born the daughter of George N. and Martha Gilbert Mullins. She was a loving Mother and Grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents and a granddaughter, Heather Michelle Standifur. She is survived by her husband, Hiram Standifur, Sr. Clintwood;...
Winford R. Large
Aug 29, 2009
Winford R. Large, 73 died at Dickenson County Medical Center on Saturday, August 29, 2009 after a lengthy but sudden illness. He was a child of the late Morgan and Goldie Fleming Large and made his home on Hill Ridge in Dickenson County, VA. Other than from 1961-1971 he spent his entire life in Dickenson County going to church, singing...
Edna Moore Jones Coe
Aug 26, 2009
Edna Moore Jones Coe, formerly of Clintwood passed away August 27, 2009 at Kings Daughter Community Health, in Staunton. She was born on December 27, 1912, a daughter of William Patton and Molly Elizabeth Phipps Moore. Mrs. Coe was a retired school teacher and taught in the Smyth County and Dickenson County school systems. She was a member of the...
Delphia A. Baker
Aug 12, 2009
Delphia T. Baker, age 89 passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at the Indian Path Medical Center, Kingsport, Tennessee. Mrs. Baker was a loving wife, Mother, and homemaker. She was graduate of Radford University with a Bachelor of Science degree in education. She retired from Clintwood Elementary School where she taught the second grade and she attended Clintwood Baptist Church...
Virginia Ruth Rakes
Jul 16, 2009
Virginia Ruth Rakes, age 101, went home to be with the Lord Thursday - July 16, 2009 at Wexford House in Kingsport, TN. Ruth was born September 5, 1907 in Dickenson County, VA, a daughter of C.B. and Vadna Sutherland Edwards. She had lived in Clintwood for the past 30 years. Mrs. Rakes was a member of Solid Rock Old...
Catherine S. Gilbert
Jul 14, 2009
Catherine Allen Sutherland Gilbert, age 89, passed away July 14th, 2009 after a long illness. Mrs. Gilbert was the daughter of the late Simpson Holliday Sutherland and Pearl Rush Sutherland. Mrs. Gilbert attended public schools in Dickenson County and was a graduate of Berea College in Berea, Kentucky. She did post-graduate studies at Radford University. Mrs. Gilbert was a long-time...
Sheila Kay Moore
Jul 8, 2009
A private memorial will be held at a later date. Anyone wishing to express their sympathy to the family may come to the Valley View Baptist Church Reception Hall after 12:00 PM Saturday, July 11th.
Bonnie Yates
Jul 8, 2009
Bonnie Hale Yates, age 96, passed away at her home in Clintwood, Virginia on Wednesday, July 8, 2009. She was a lifelong resident of Dickenson County, and attended the Valley View Freewill Baptist Church. She was the widow of Luther Yates and the daughter of the late Fate and Maggie Stanley Hale. She was also preceded in death by her...
Bobby Joe Deel
Jul 6, 2009
Bobby Joe Deel, age 68, passed away July 6, 2009 at the Dickenson Community Hospital. He was a retired coal miner from the Consol Coal Company. Mr. Deel was preceded in death by his father, Burns Deel. Mr. Deel is survived by his wife, Janice Hawley Deel and mother, Nevalee Adkins Deel. Other survivors include two sons and two daughters;...
Carmella Pizzuto Dotson
Jul 2, 2009
Carmella Pizzuto Dotson age 94, passed away Thurs. July 2, 2009 at Heritage Hall Health Care, Clintwood, VA. She is the daughter of the late Gaetiano and Rosalia Gullotti Pizzuto, Her parents came to Clintwood in 1907 from Sicily, Italy. Her father worked as a stone mason, Mr. Pizzuto was integral to the construction of the town of Clintwood and...
Cobern Rasnick
Jun 25, 2009
Cobern Rasnick, age 78, passed away June 25, 2009 at Wellmont Hospice House, Bristol, TN. A lifelong resident of Dickenson County, a retired coal miner, and a member of the Clintwood Masonic Lodge. Mr. Rasnick attended Peuther Chapel Church on Caney Ridge. He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Ethel Rasnisk, his wife Helen Clay Rasnick, son...
Ronald Edward Adkins
Jun 23, 2009
Ronald Edward Adkins passed away Tuesday June 23, 2009 at the Wellmont - Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, Tennessee. He was born Dec. 23, 1944 the son of the late Kenneth B. and Edna Mullins Adkins. He is preceded in death by his parents and brothers Kenneth Ried and Larry Wayne Adkins. He was a graduate of Clintwood High School...
Inez Mullins
Jun 16, 2009
Laura Inez Mullins departed this life on Tuesday, June 16, 2009. She was born April 6, 1928, in Dickenson County, where she lived all of her life. She was a member of Flemingtown Freewill Baptist Church and a graduate of Bluefield Business College. She enjoyed sewing, making crafts, cooking and canning, and spending time with family and friends. She was...
Nancy Y. Adkins
Jun 10, 2009
Nancy Yates Adkins, age 61, passed away Wednesday, June 10th, at the Dickenson Community Hospital. She was born to the late Thomas and Lillian Yates. She was a 1966 graduate of Clintwood High School and a former employee of the Dickenson County Sheriffs Office. She was preceded in death by her parents, step-mother, Nanny Lee Rasnick, brother Charles Carroll Yates...
Ethel R. Anderson
Jun 9, 2009
Ethel Riggs Anderson, age 94, passed away Tuesday, June 9th, at Holston Manor, Kingsport, Tennessee following a brief illness. She was born in Wise County to Edwin and Virgie Melissa Riggs and moved to Clintwood, Virginia as a teenager and attended Dickenson Memorial High School. Preceding her in death were her parents, three brothers, two half- brothers, two half-sisters, her...
Shawna Michele Keith
May 28, 2009
Shawna M. Keith, 36, passed away at her home on Thursday, May 28, 2009 after a sudden illness. She was a graduate of the Clintwood High School class of 1991, and worked as an LPN nurse for many years, and her joy in life was being a mother her son Parker. She is preceded in death by mother, Grace Darlene...
Grace Darlene Mullins
May 26, 2009
Grace Darlene Stanley Mullins, age 55, passed away Tuesday May 26, 2009. She was the daughter of the late Joseph C. and Dollie I. Stanley. She had a career in nursing and was a member of the National League of Nursing. She was a member of the Dickenson County VFW Ladies Auxiliary and always very patriotic. Her joys in life...
Myrtle A. Vanover
May 21, 2009
Myrtle Ailliene Vanover, 63, passed away at Johnson City Medical Center on Thursday, May 21, 2009 after a brief illness. She was born in Wise County, VA, the son of the late Roy L. and Jane Belcher Vanover and of the Freewill Baptist Faith. She enjoyed her many friends and the companionship of her family. A sister, Joann Vanover, and...

