Sept. 24, 1975 --
CHARLES WILLIAM STUMP -- Charles William (Will) Stump, 80, of Rt. 1 Swords
creek died Friday afternoon in a Richlands hospital following
a brief illness. A life long resident of Russell County, he was a son of the late Mike and
Ida Lee Stump. His wife, Mrs. Sarah Lester Stump preceded him in death in Feb.
1971. Survivors include six daughters, Mrs. Mamie
Plaster of Swords creek, Mrs. Louise Stillwell of Raven, Mrs. Charity Dingess of Mrs. Myrtle Teats, both of Cleveland, Oh, Mrs.
Mae Earls of Bluefield and Mrs. Ida Crawford of Brooksville, FL.; two sons,
Herbert Stump of Swords Creek and Claude Stump of Doran; six sisters, Mrs. Mamie Peck of Honaker,
Mrs. Rosie Hurt of Doran, Miss Gertie Stump of
Tazewell, Mrs. Rebecca Hawkins of Hurley, Mrs. Myrtle Matney
of Ohio, and Mrs. Gracie Peck of Swords Creek; 22 grandchildren and 14 great
grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Monday at 2pm at the Honaker Funeral Home Chapel
in Honaker, with Rev. Harley Dye and Rev. Clyde Richardson officiating. Burial
followed in the Greenhills Memory Gardens at Claypool Hill. Pallbearers were
Randall Plaster, Michael Stillwell, Bruce Steele, Danny Steele, Robert VanDyke and Bill VanDyke.
MRS. IDA BILLINGS -- Mrs. Ida Mae Billings, 85, of Rt. 1 Cedar Bluff, died
early Friday in a Richlands hospital
following a long illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was a daughter of the late
Jack and Annie Blackman Wagner, both Buchanan County natives. She was a lifelong
resident of the Cedar Bluff and Bandy areas and was preceded in death by her
husband, Joe Billings, in 1940. She was the late surviving member of her
immediate family. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Dan (Ora)
Altizer of Squire, Mrs. Hattie M. Harman of Rt. 1,
Cedar Bluff, and Mrs. Ronald (Ruth) Shrader of North Tazewell; three sons,
Charlie Billings of Bandy, Carl Billings of Manassas, and Rev. John L. Billings
of North Tazewell; 12 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren and one
great great grandchild. Funeral services were held at
2pm
Sunday at the Hurst Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands
wth Rev. Carter Wells officiating. Burial followed in
Grandview Memory Gardens on the Bluefield Tazewell Road. Grandsons were pallbearers.
MRS. GUSSIE A. KWASS -- Mrs. Gussie A. Kwass, 89,
member of a pioneer Bluefield family, died Tue. morning at a Bluefield hospital. She had resided at
Glenwood Park Nursing home, where she suffered various
illnesses, for more then six years. Coming to Bluefield with her parents, Samuel and Ceclia Klush Aaron, in 1893, she
attended all Bluefield School then in existence. She was
long active in community, and religious service organizations, was a member of
the Congregation Ahavath Sholom
and a past president of its sisterhoods. During WWII she cited as a volunteer
Red Cross worker. Her husband, Joseph I. Kwass,
member of a pioneer Pocahontas family, died in 1952. Besides her husband
and parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, and a brother.
Survivors include two sons, local attorney Sidney J. Kwass,
Meyer Kwass of
Charleston; two sisters, Mrs. A. N. (Sara) Schlossberg of Bluefield, Mrs. Louis (Jennie) Schwartz of
Columbus, OH; three grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral services were
conducted at Mercer Funeral Home Thursday at 3:30 pm by Rabbi Jay B. Heyman
of Temple Isral, Charleston.
DANIEL NUNLEY -- Daniel Nunley, 59, of Martinsville, formerly of Horsepen,
died at his home Friday afternoon
following a brief illness. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Jean McClure Nunley; four daughters, Mrs. Clinton Pratt of
Christiansburg, Mrs. Ustice Perry of Tazewell, Mrs.
Michael Simpkins of Dublin, and Miss Sue Nunley of
the home; five sons, Russell Nunley of Bluewell, WV; Victory Nunley
of Martinsville, Daniel E. Nunley of Bluewell, WV, Ernest Nunley of
Bishop and Larry Nunley of Abbs
Valley; four brothers, Oscar Nunley, Walter Nunley and Davide Nunley all of
Martinsville and Wade Nunley of Brewsterdale;
four sisters, Mrs. Davis Bowman of Brewsterdale, Mrs. Cora Moore of Baltimore, MD, Mrs.
Josephine Cox of Independence. and Mrs. Ray Arnold of Volney, and 12 grandchildren. Funeral services were
conducted Tuesday at 2pm at the church of Jesus Christ in Brewsterdale
with REv. Russell Booth officiating. Burial followed
in the church cemetery. Shumate-Newman Funeral Home in Pocahontas,
was in charge of the arrangements. |