Roy Shannon Collier, 51, passed away on Thursday (Dec. 12, 2013.)
He was a member of the Andover church he carried those Christian values throughout his life. He coached little league and umpired junior league sports. He was a loving father, brother, husband, and friend.
He was preceded in death by his parents Bill and Jackie Collier, and his sister Mary Kate Collier.
He is survived by his wife Debra Collier, Son Michael-Shannon Collier, daughter- in- law Amelia Collier, his Aunt ;Willie Mae Turner, two brothers; Rusty Collier, and John Collier, Nephews Tommy Ray( wife) Christa Collier, Jerry (wife) Misty Collier, Great Nephew Jordan Collier, several other close relatives and friends.
A graveside service will be conducted on Friday (Dec. 20, 2013) at the Powell Valley Memorial Gardens at 2:00 p.m. with the Pastor Phillip Bates officiating.
Those wishing to attend the graveside service are asked to meet at Holding Funeral Home at 1:30 to go in procession to Powell Valley Memorial Gardens.
Family and Friends will serve as pallbearers
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Bobby Glen "The King" Raynor 5/19/44 -11/28/13
Gladys Ford Beahm 4/11/28 - 1/30/14
Gladys Ford Beahm, 85, of Madison, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2014, at her residence. Born on April 11, 1928, in Madison County, she was the daughter of the late William Harrison Ford and Mozelia Embrey Ford and wife of the late John Henry Beahm. Mrs. Beahm retired from Jefferson National Bank in Madison after 43 years and serving as a manager and she attended Beth Car Baptist Church. She is survived by her son, Troy Talbot Beahm and wife, Kim, of Orange; brother, Charles Embrey Ford and wife, Martha, of Aroda; and granddaughter, Amanda Beahm Rosenblatt and husband, Jessie of Charlottesville. A funeral service will be held 12 noon Monday, February 3, 2014, at Preddy Funeral Home Chapel in Madison, conducted by Pastor Josh Shifflett with interment in Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Oak Park. The family will receive friends one hour before the service from 11 a.m. until 12 p.m. on Monday, February 3, 2014, at the funeral home. Troy and Kim wish to express their sincerest thanks and appreciation for Gladys caregivers, who became like extended family over the past several years, Bonnie, Jessica, Barbara, Diane, Wanda, Crystal, Laura, and Amber. We appreciated your dedication, wisdom, compassion, grace and most of all, the love you showed her.
Dr. Elisabeth Kirstin Beahm - 3/07/13
Dr. Elisabeth Kirstin Beahm March 7, 2013, Houston, Texas, after a long illness. Dr. Beahm was Professor of Plastic Surgery at the University of Texas, M D Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Beahm made important contributions in breast and nasal reconstructive surgery and was a recognized world leader in her specialty. For the past 18 years, she tirelessly donated her skills and services for the benefit of crippled children in Puerto Rico. Admired and respected by colleagues, she was a beloved teacher and mentor to numerous medical students, residents in training, and fellows in reconstructive microsurgery. The consummate academic role model who "danced it backwards and in heels..." She is survived by her husband, Dr. Robert L. Walton, of Chicago, Illinois, and by her father, Mr. William J. Beahm, of Sacramento, California.
Friday, February 14, 2014
Lisa Whitley Cox 03/23/65 - 02/13/14
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Aaron Nicholson 1832 - 1911
Aaron Nicholson was said to be the self proclaimed "KING OF THE FREESTATE HOLLOW".
He married Tabitha Nicholson July 22, 1852. They had 10 children: John Russ, Mollie, Augustine Gustavus, James Howard, Belle, Edmonia, Catherine, Noah, Mary, and Blanche. After Tabitha's death Aaron married Alice E. Strother around 1897.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Sean Allen Collier
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"MIT has identified the police officer killed in the line of duty on Thursday evening as Patrol Officer Sean A. Collier, 26, of Somerville, Mass.
Collier had served as a member of the MIT Police since Jan. 9, 2012, following service as a civilian employee with the Somerville Police Department. He was single and a native of Wilmington, Mass.
“Sean was one of these guys who really looked at police work as a calling,” said MIT Police Chief John DiFava. “He was born to be a police officer.”
Collier was shot Thursday evening following an altercation at the corner of Vassar Street and Main Street in Cambridge, roughly between Building 32 (Stata Center) and Building 76 (David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research) on the MIT campus. He was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The MIT Police, Cambridge Police Department and Massachusetts State Police are continuing their investigation of the circumstances surrounding Collier’s death.
“The loss of Officer Collier is deeply painful to the entire MIT community,” MIT President L. Rafael Reif said. “Our thoughts today are with his family, his friends, his colleagues on our police force and, by all accounts, the many other members of our community who knew him. This is a senseless and tragic loss.”
“The MIT Police serve all of us at the Institute with great dignity, honor and dedication,” said Israel Ruiz, MIT’s executive vice president and treasurer. “Everyone here — those who knew Officer Collier, and those who did not — are devastated by the events that transpired on our campus last night. We will never forget the seriousness with which he took his role protecting MIT and those of us who consider it home.”
‘He loved us, and we loved him’
DiFava said Collier was highly involved with MIT’s student population. “In a very short period of time, it was remarkable how engaged he was with students,” DiFava said.
“He wanted to get to know students — he wanted to understand us,” senior Michele Pratusevich said. “And he did it; he knew which students he was protecting every day when he came to work. By getting to know students, by talking to us, by sharing memories with us, by hiking with us, by dancing with us, by listening to music with us, he knew his community. He loved us, and we loved him.”
Maddie Hickman ’11 recalled Collier’s frequent stops by MIT’s student center while on his shift — and his dancing of the Lindy Hop.
“At first, some of the dancers were nervous at the ‘police presence’ in the room, but Sean made friends quickly,” she said. “In the spirit of trying new things, he even started taking swing-dancing lessons in his time off, so he could participate in future dances ‘without being embarrassed,’ as he said.”
‘He truly was an asset to our campus’
Dozens of other students and alumni who met Collier in his 15 months at MIT described him as “dedicated,” “cheerful,” “personable,” “charming” and “kind.” Many encountered him through his involvement with MIT-EMS, the Institute’s ambulance service — which transported the wounded officer to Massachusetts General Hospital last evening.
“Many on campus knew him because he was just so friendly,” junior Max Tang recalled. “I had known of him for many months before having the pleasure of meeting him. … He was always smiling, always had a funny story to tell, and he would always remember what I was up to last time we spoke and would ask about it. … He truly was an asset to our campus.”
“He inherently cared about this campus, and the people in this community,” Lawrence Wong, a graduate student in aerospace engineering, said. Sophomore David Hou described Collier as “a friendly and down-to-earth kind of guy that you would want to be friends with.”
The young officer, MIT senior Noel Morales said, was a regular presence at student events — and one who would always introduce himself to students, ask their names, and crack jokes. “He was always really fun to hang out with,” Morales said.
‘A joy to be around’
Even students who had only just met Collier felt drawn to him.
“I met Sean just a week ago,” sophomore Jennifer Plotkin said. “After the events at the Marathon on Monday, Sean Facebook-messaged me to tell me that he was glad I was OK. … He was extremely kind, caring and a joy to be around.”
“In the short time I knew him it was obvious that Sean cared deeply about his job, his friends and family, and anyone around him, even if he had just met them,” MIT-EMS member Kat Goldsmith said. “He assisted and protected me even before he knew my name, even going out of his way to follow my all-female squad on calls (even when he knew we could take care of ourselves). That was just the kind of person he was — quick to go out of his way to help others, make a joke and smile.”
‘Never seen a star rise as fast’
Collier was also active with the MIT Outing Club (MITOC), joining students in hiking — especially winter hiking.
“During one hike, we tried to make it ‘retro-MITOC-themed,’ including yodeling,” Pratusevich recalled. “Sean claimed he wasn’t much of a singer, but was one of the first to try his hand at the elusive art of yodeling. Hearing his deep voice crack over those yodels definitely made that hike (we didn't reach the top) one of the more fun hikes I’ve been on. He was eager to strut his plaid flannel, yodel off the sides of a mountain, enjoy eating his chocolate and pepperoni, and be happy and cheerful even with our exceedingly slow pace.”
Others were amazed by Collier’s rapid embrace of winter hiking in New Hampshire’s White Mountains — home to some of the nation’s most brutal weather.
“Sean was a MITOC all-star,” mechanical engineering graduate student Matthew Gilbertson ’08 said. “In my nine years with MITOC, I have never seen a star rise as fast as Sean’s.”
‘An altruist’s heart’
“The thing that impressed me about Sean was how enthusiastically he took the plunge into winter hiking, how quickly he mastered it, and how rapidly he made friends,” Gilbertson added. “Sean’s first big winter hike was in January, and just a few weeks later, he was already climbing Mount Washington in winter — one of the toughest outdoor feats in the eastern United States.”
“He was the kind of person who would willingly offer help, even at inconvenience to himself, without having to be asked,” MITOC member Andrew Ding added. “It’s easy to understand why he became a police officer. He gave me the strong impression he had an altruist’s heart.”
Ding said that a few months ago, he and Collier were involved in a car accident while driving to the White Mountains for a MITOC trip. “Sean was the first out of our car to go check and see if the [other driver] was OK,” Ding said. “It would be exceedingly difficult to imagine him not stepping up and doing the right thing when he had the chance, which unfortunately he did last night.”
Collier’s family has requested that gifts in his memory go to The Jimmy Fund. "
(source: Steve Bradt, MIT News Office)
Friday, April 12, 2013
Retta Nicholson Thorpe Simpson 4/15/28-3/25/13
Retta Nicholson Thorpe Simpson, 84, of Front Royal, died Monday, March 25, 2013 in the Warren Memorial Hospital.A funeral service will be held on Friday, March 29, at 2:00 p.m. at Maddox Funeral Home with Pastor Tom Robinson officiating. Interment will follow in the Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Simpson was born April 15, 1928 in Nethers Mill, Virginia, daughter of late Andrew P. and Lou B. Corbin Nicholson. She retired from Aileen, Inc.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, John H. Thorpe.
Surviving are her husband, William "Bill" Simpson; two daughters, Betty A. Jenkins of Front Royal and Kathy L. Drain of Front Royal; two sons, David H. Thorpe of Front Royal and Johnie L. Thorpe of Stanley; one brother, James Nicholson of Manassas; one sister, Mary Frances Swithenbank of Linden; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by six sisters, Alice J. Perdue, Louise Dressler, Eunice Taylor, Mildred Nicholson, Reva Nicholson and Ethal Nicholson; and two brothers, Andrew Warren Nicholson and Ernest Edward Nicholson.
Pallbearers will be grandsons, Jason Thorpe, Joshua Jenkins, Amos Jenkins, Denver Drain and Christopher Drain.
The family will receive friends two hours prior to the service at the funeral home.
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Published in Northern Virginia Daily on March 28, 2013
American Country Music Singer: EASTON CORBIN
Easton Corbin (born April 12, 1982) is an American country music singer. He signed to Mercury Records Nashville in 2009 and released his self-titled debut album in March 2010, featuring the two Number One hits "A Little More Country Than That" and "Roll With It", as well as the top 15 hit "I Can't Love You Back". Corbin's second album, All Over the Road, was released on September 18, 2012. Its first single, "Lovin' You Is Fun", was released in February. The album's second single, "All Over the Road", was released in January 2013.
Easton Corbin is a native of Gilchrist County, Florida. He lived on his grandparents' farm following his parents' divorce, and was introduced to country music-themed television programs such as Hee Haw. After taking guitar lessons from session musician Pee Wee Melton at age fourteen, Corbin joined a band, which won an opening slot at a music festival, followed by opening slots for Janie Fricke and Mel McDaniel.
Corbin later attended the University of Florida's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and earned an agribusiness degree, before marrying his wife, Briann, on September 2, 2006. He and Briann then moved to Nashville, Tennessee, on October 14, 2006,[3] where he worked at an Ace Hardware store and performed at writers' nights. A distant cousin, who is a professor of entertainment management, recommended Corbin to contacts in Nashville, Tennessee.[4]
source: Wikipedia\
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Thursday, October 11, 2012
Hugh Billy Collier 8/31/31-9/10/12
Hugh Billy Collier
 Hugh Billy Collier, (Bill), 81, of Stanardsville, passed away Monday, September 10, 2012, at The Harbor at Renaissance in Stanardsville. He was born August 31, 1931, in Barboursville, Virginia, to the late Boggie and Mamie Morris Collier. He is survived by two sisters; Lucille Walls of Fredericksburg and Betty and husband John Herndon of Barboursville, and three brothers; Molay (Buck) and wife Minnie Collier, Herbert and wife Frances Collier, and William (Poo) and wife Linda Collier, all of Barboursville. He was preceded in death by brother-in-law China Walls.
Fifty-nine years ago, he married Willie Jean Monger and together they had three children; a daughter, Patricia Ann who is married to Gary Myers, and sons John Hugh (Butch) and Robert Wade Collier, all of Stanardsville. Bill is also survived by eleven grand children; Melinda Collier of Stanardsville, Tabatha Myers and husband Paul of Waynesboro, Christie Spencer and husband Albert of Louisa, Heather Daniels and husband Bryan of Madison, Jennifer Flores and husband Able of Juarez, Mx., Sandra Collier and friend Val of Charlottesville, Robert Jr. (Robbie) and fiancé Heather of Stanardsville, Christopher Collier of Gordonsville, Christopher Wolfe of Stanardsville, Travis Wolfe of Locust Grove, and Amber Faith Collier of Stanardsville, and fourteen great grand children. Also he is survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
Bill worked a number of years for the Southern Railroad and as a supervisor at the Webster Brick Company of Somerset. He later retired to his life’s second love, full-time farming. Bill loved nature, the land, and tending his cattle.
The family will welcome friends at First Bible Baptist Church Map at Ruckersville on Thursday, September 13, 2012 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
A service of remembrance celebrating Bill’s life will be held on Friday, September 14, 2012 at 11 a.m. at First Bible Baptist Church Map with the Reverend James E. Wood presiding.
Burial will follow in Elk Run Cemetery, Elkton Map.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a memorial donation be given to First Bible Baptist Church, PO Box 42, Ruckersville, Virginia 22968.
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Ryan Funeral Home of Ruckersville, VA is handling the arrangements.
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