Obituary Archive
Carl Roy Allison (07-03-2009)
Carl Roy Allison, of Pulaski VA. son of the late Thornton and Macie Gunter Allison, and husband to wife of fifty years, Sonya O'Dell Allison, just entered the gates of heaven to walk on streets of gold, put his feet in the soft grass, and crystal waters with his two children Benny and Shanna, after living on this earth 73 years, after a long illness and a hard fought battle with cancer. Left to grieve the loss of his love and guidance, son and daughter-in-law Scott and Debbie, daughter and son-in-law Robyn and Jeff. Six grand-daughters Cristina, Trisha, Chelsi, Jonna, Kristen, and Victoria. Three Grandsons, Eric, Brent, and Zachary. Eight great grandsons and three great grand-daughters. Three brothers Donnie, Harold, and Gilmer. Two sisters Martha Ann and Mildred. Carl kept a lot of people around warm and cool as he had his ownheating and air business for more than thirty eight years. He was a long time member of the Bob White Blvd. Church of God.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 8:00 p.m. from the Bob White Blvd. Church of God with the Rev. Jerry Collins officiating. Visitation will be Thursday from the church where the family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until the service hour. A graveside service will be held Friday at 2:00 p.m. from the Allison cemetery, Allisonia VA. with Pulaski V.F.W. Post #1184 conducting the military graveside rites.
Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Pulaski.
Carl Roy Allison (07-02-2009)
Carl Roy Allison, of Pulaski VA. son of the late Thornton and Macie Gunter Allison, and wife of fifty years, Sonya O'Dell Allison, just entered the gates of heaven to walk on streets of gold, put his feet in the soft grass, and crystal waters with his two children Benny and Shanna, after living on this earth 73 years, after a long illness and a hard fought battle with cancer. Left to grieve the loss of his love and guidance, son and daughter-in-law Scott and Debbie, daughter and son-in-law Robyn and Jeff. Six grand-daughters Cristina, Trisha, Chelsi, Jonna, Kristen, and Victoria. Three Grandsons, Eric, Brent, and Zachary. Eight great grandsons and three great grand-daughters. Three brothers Donnie, Harold, and Gilmer. Two sisters Martha Ann
and Mildred. Carl kept a lot of people around warm and cool as he had his ownheating and air business for more than thirty eight
years. He was a long time member of the Bob White Blvd. Church of God.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 8:00 p.m. from the Bob White Blvd. Church of God with the Rev. Jerry Collins officiating. Visitation will be Thursday from the church where the family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until the service hour. A graveside service will be held Friday at 2:00 p.m. from the Allison cemetery, Allisonia VA. with Pulaski V.F.W. Post #1184 conducting the military graveside rites.
Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Pulaski.
Joshua Andrew Rosenbaum (07-02-2009)
Joshua Andrew Rosenbaum, age 19 of Pulaski passed away Saturday, June 27, 2009 at his home. Born October 31, 1989 in Pulaski, he is the son of Teresa Ann King. Joshua was a 2008 graduate of Pulaski County High School. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He loved the outdoors. Surviving are his mother Teresa Ann King, Pulaski, sister Stephanie Nicole Rosenbaum & his special niece, Alyssa Nicole Collins, Pulaski, half-sister Lisa Marie Rosenbaum, Newport, half-brother Alan Dale Rosenbaum, Wytheville, maternal grandparents Joseph Conway King & Phyllis Ann King-Pulaski, aunts JoAnn Peck & husband, James, Shiloh, Gayle Shortt & husband David, Dublin, cousins Jessica Jo Peck, Rural Retreat, Lori Beth Shortt, Pulaski, and numerous other family and friends.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday 8:00 P.M. at the Bower Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. G.E. Stike officiating.
A private family interment will be held Thursday at Highland Memory Gardens, Dublin. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening 6 :00-8:00 p.m. prior to service time at the funeral home.
To send online condolences to the family, visit www.bowerfuneralhome.com.
Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski is handling the arrangements for the family.
Joshua Andrew Rosenbaum (07-01-2009)
Joshua Andrew Rosenbaum, age 19 of Pulaski passed away Saturday, June 27, 2009 at his home. Born October 31, 1989 in Pulaski, he is the son of Teresa Ann King. Joshua was a 2008 graduate of Pulaski County High School. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He loved the outdoors. Surviving are his mother, Teresa Ann King, Pulaski; sister Stephanie Nicole Rosenbarum and his special niece, Alyssa Nicole Collins, Pulaski, Half-Sister, Lisa Marie Rosenbaum, Newport;
Half Brother, Alan Dale Rosenbaum, Wytheville, maternal grandparents Joseph Conway King & Phyllis Ann King, Pulaski;
Aunts JoAnn Peck & Husband, James, Shiloh; Gayle Shortt & husband, David, Dublin; Cousins Jessica Jo Peck, Rural Retreat,
Lori Beth Shortt, Pulaski, and numerous other family and friends.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday 8:00 P.M. at the Bower Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. G.E. Stike officiating.
A private family interment will be held Thursday at Highland Memory Gardens, Dublin. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening 6 :00-8:00 p.m. prior to service time at the funeral home.
To send online condolences to the family, visit www.bowerfuneralhome.com.
Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski is handling the arrangements for the family.
Carl R. Allison (07-01-2009)
Carl R. Allison, of 725 Matthews Court, Pulaski, Va., died early Tuesday morning, June 30, 2009 at his home.
Arrangements pending by Stevens Funeral Home, Inc., Pulaski.
William Jasper Peters III, Capt. USNR (Retired) (06-29-2009)
Captain William (Bill) Jasper Peters III, age 75, USNR (Retired) joined his Lord and Savior at 8:50PM, June 24, 2009. Since his marriage in 2007, Bill had lived with his wife, Mary Sue Newsome in Pulaski, Va. The earthly cause of Bill's passing was lung disease, which had caused him to reside in the Pulaski Community Hospital intermittently for the last six months.
Born in Bluefield, W. Va., Bill traveled and lived in various locations with his parents before settling in his mother’s south-western Virginia town of Richlands where he attended Richlands High School and graduated in 1952. He next attended the University of Richmond for 2 years before entering the United States Naval Academy where he graduated in 1958 with a degree in General Engineering.
Upon graduation, Bill was commissioned as an Ensign USN, married Carolyn Holmes of Alexandria, VA and deployed aboard a Norfolk based Navy supply ship. He was accepted into the submarine program and transferred to New London, CT to undergo training. After submarine school, Bill was assigned to the USS Carp. Serving three years of active duty on The Carp in which he held several progressively responsible positions, Bill shifted to the Naval Reserve to pursue a civilian career working on and with the Submarine Navy.
Back in civilian life, Bill accepted a position as an engineer specializing in submarine navigation with the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) of The Johns Hopkins University. He remained in the employ of APL for the next 36 years, pursuing a myriad of different submarine related projects. Evaluation of the navigation subsystem of the Polaris Submarine fleet was his first assignment. His efforts here were rewarded by his appointment as the project supervisor. Wearing a double hat as supervisor, Bill also became the project manager for LONARS (LOran NAvigation Receiving System), a task that Bill dearly loved and enjoyed. LONARS enabled the Loran C Navigation system, state of the art signal processing, and improved navigation accuracy by a factor of five. Thus enabling Naval ships to more precisely know their position and enabling civilian vessels to better perform many under-seas charting functions.
The second half of Bill’s career at APL centered on an evolving series of submarine ballistic weapon system - evaluation program management assignments, starting with the Polaris and Poseidon systems and culminating with the overall direction of the APL Trident I and Trident II evaluation programs. Linked with this latter effort was another of Bill’s fun jobs, a job that he truly enjoyed. That was the management of the United Kingdom Polaris and Trident II DASO (Demonstration And Shakedown Operations) tests and evaluation efforts. These operations take place at Cape Canaveral, FL and in limited scope in the waters off the United Kingdom. Based on verifying that each submarine is ready in all aspects to deploy on an operational patrol, Bill thoroughly enjoyed working with the officers and men of the British Navy and applying lessons learned on the US systems to similar but different systems that were built in the United Kingdom.
During his early days at APL, Bill managed to make time available while working, traveling and raising his family to acquire a Masters Degree in Numerical Science from The Johns Hopkins University. Based on his performance at APL, he was recognized by The Johns Hopkins University as a member of APL’s Principal Staff, which is the equivalent of being an Associate or Full professor on the University staff. While pursuing his career in the Naval Reserves, Bill progressed upwards, retiring in 1988 as a Captain.
Throughout his career, Bill was known as a hard working, conscious, persistent worker and supervisor with a fair and gracious attitude towards peers and subordinates. Throughout his life, he was known as a person with a warm heart and a man of his word.
Bill is survived by his loving wife, Mary Sue Newsome-Peters, of Pulaski, Va.
Bill was predeceased by his first wife, Carolyn, and is survived his daughter Virginia Tadvick of Mooresville, NC, her husband Gary and their children Jonathan and Elizabeth; his step daughter Susan Lundy and her husband, Kenny of Pulaski, VA ,their daughter Tara and husband Jason Batten and two Great grandchildren, Conner and Zach Batten; his step son, Brooks Newsome and his wife Alyson of Fairhope, AL and their children Jacob and Blayne.
Visitation will be be held at Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral Home in Pulaski from 6:00 -8:00 pm Saturday, June 27, 2009. Funeral Services will be held at First United Methodist Church on Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. with the Reverend Hugh Kilgore officiating. Reception at the church Family Life Center to follow. Final Burial services will be held at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his memory to the First United Methodist Church Missions Fund. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.seaglefuneralhome.com Arrangements by Thomas M. Seagle & Sons, Pulaski.
Jeff S. Cole (06-29-2009)
Jeff S. Cole, age 27, of Pulaski died early Friday morning, June 26, 2009 at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete with Thomas M. Seagle & Sons, Pulaski.
Sadie Quesenberry Slate (06-29-2009)
Sadie Quesenberry Slate, 86, of Pulaski, passed away Thursday afternoon, June 25, 2009 in the Pulaski Community Hospital. Born in Pulaski, August 2, 1922 she was the daughter of the late Fred B. and Mae Simpkins Quesenberry. She was the widow of Graham B. Slate, Sr. and also preceded in death by sisters and brothers. She was a member of the Max Creek Baptist Church. Surviving are her daughter and son-in-law Jean and Dennis Doyle, sons and daughters in law Graham B., Jr. and Karen Slate, Richard D., Sr. and Sharon Slate, Douglas A. Slate; daughter in law Patricia Slate, sisters Kate French, Vivian Rigney, Lena Mitchell, 11 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 2 p.m. from the Stevens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mike Coleman officiating. Burial will follow in the Quesenberry Cemetery, Max Creek. Visiting will be Saturday evening from 6-8 PM at the funeral home.
Stanley Eugene Taylor (06-29-2009)
Stanley Eugene Taylor, age 80 of Hiwassee passed away Thursday, June 25, 2009 at the Pulaski Health and Rehab Center.Arrangements pending by Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski.
Anna Lee Marshall Goodman (06-29-2009)
Anna Lee Marshall Goodman, age 92 of old Route 11, Dublin passed away Friday, June 26, 2009 at the home.
Born July 10, 1916 in Tazewell County, she was the daughter of the late Grover Lee Marshall and Nancy Mae Addison Marshall. She was also preceded by her husband of 67 years, Rev. Charlie Hugh Goodman; one daughter, Nancy Lee Goodman; one son, Ellis Melvin Goodman; four brothers, Robert, James, Thomas and Kelly Marshall and two sisters; Virginia Lee and Inez Smith.
She was of apostolic faith. She was a devoted minister's wife for 67 years.
Surviving are: two daughters and sons-in-law, Helen Marie and Gene Keen of Dublin, Lois Kathleen and James Lukie Prescott of Dublin; sons and daughters-in-law, James Edward and Edna Goodman of Dublin, Thomas Samuel "Sammy" and Lana Goodman of Dublin;12 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, three great-great grandchildren; daughter-in-law, Doris D. Goodman of Dublin.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Bower Funeral Home Chapel, Pulaski with Pastor Michael Collins and Rev. Dale Akers officiating.
Interment will follow in Greenhill's Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Va. at 3:30 p.m., where the family will receive friends prior to committal service in the Greenhill's Mausoleum Chapel with the Bishop Dean Livingston officiating.
The family will receive friends Monday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski.
To send online condolences to the family, visit www.bowerfuneralhome.com.
Bower Funeral Home, Pulaski is handling arrangements for the family.
Stanley Eugene Taylor (06-29-2009)
"A Celebration of Life"
Grieve not, nor speak of me with tears
But laugh and talk of me as though I were beside you.
Smile—open your hearts and minds to all of life's possibilities
Take care of one another.
I loved you all so— it was heaven being here with you.
Stanley Eugene Taylor, age 80 of 2506 Julia Simpkins Road, Hiwassee passed away Thursday, June 25, 2009 at the Pulaski Health and Rehab Center.
Born November 2, 1928 in Hiwassee, he was the son of the late Eugene Thomas Taylor and Mary Kemp Taylor.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in World War II. He was a man of many talents— an engineer, an inventor, a farmer and had previously served on the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors. Most of all he was a beloved husband, father and grandfather. He was highly a privileged individual, a gentleman and a gentle man who only asked that you strive to do your best. Stanley Taylor was a giant in his family's eyes and hearts. He was our hero.
Surviving are:
his wife of 61 years, Bonnie Taylor, Hiwassee; son, William "Billy" Eugene Taylor of Rockwell, N.C.; daughter and son-in-law, Patricia "Gail" Taylor Moliver and husband, Dr. Donald Moliver, Rumson, N.J.; five grandchildren, Derrick Taylor and wife, Robin, Rockwell, N.C.,
Brady DeHart and wife, Karli, Salem, Candy Brown and husband, Jamie, Waretown, N.J., and McKenzie T. Moliver and Harrison Moliver, both of Rumson, N.J.; six great-grandchildren, Miranda and Mia DeHart, John Hammond and Katherine Hammond, Lily Sage Taylor and Jacob Brown; sister, Hattie James of Dublin and her children; Tommy Marshall of Dublin and Sherrie Hurst of Winston Salem, N.C. and numerous other nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in Bower Funeral Home Chapel, Pulaski with Elder Jay Harris and Elder Don Singleton officiating. Interment will follow at Highland Memory Gardens, Dublin with full military honors conducted by the Pulaski VFW Post # 1184.
The family received friends Saturday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Bower Funeral Home.
To send online condolences, visit www.bowerfuneralhome.com.
Bower Funeral Home, Pulaski is handling the arrangements for the family.
Jeffrey Shawn Cole (06-29-2009)
Jeffrey Shawn Cole, age 27 of Pulaski, died early Friday morning June 26, 2009 at his residence. He was born April 15, 1982 in Radford. Jeffrey was employed by Goodwill Industries of Radford. He was preceded in death by a brother, Greg Cole. He is survived by his parents, Debbie Stilwell Cole and Ronnie Darnell Cole, both of Pulaski; a sister, Melissa Cole Mooney and her husband Joe of Pulaski; a grandmother, Dorothy Richardson Smith of Pulaski. He is also survived by two nieces, Amanda and Amy Mooney, along with several aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Funeral services will be held Monday June 29, 2009 at 11 a.m. at Thomas M. Seagle & Sons with the Rev. Scott Rupe officiating. Interment will follow in Highland Memory Gardens in Dublin. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 6 until 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.seaglefuneralhome.com.
Arrangements by Thomas M. Seagle & Sons, Pulaski.
Sadie Quesenberry Slate (06-29-2009)
Sadie Quesenberry Slate, 86, of Pulaski, passed away Thursday afternoon, June 25, 2009 in the Pulaski Community Hospital. Born in Pulaski, August 2, 1922 she was the daughter of the late Fred B. and Mae Simpkins Quesenberry. She was the widow of Graham B. Slate, Sr. and also preceded in death by a son, Ronald Wayne Slate, sisters and brothers. She was a member of the Max Creek Baptist Church. Surviving are her daughter and son-in-law Jean and Dennis Doyle, sons and daughters in law Graham B., Jr. and Karen Slate, Richard D., Sr. and Sharon Slate, Douglas A. Slate; daughter in law Patricia Slate, sisters Kate French, Vivian Rigney, Lena Mitchell, 11 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 2 p.m. from the Stevens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mike Coleman officiating. Burial will follow in the Quesenberry Cemetery, Max Creek. Visiting will be Saturday evening from 6-8 PM at the funeral home.
