Ruby Faye (Tootsie) ALTIZER

Female 1928 - 2010  (82 years)


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  • Name Ruby Faye (Tootsie) ALTIZER 
    Born 18 Jan 1928  Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID 5D51A66F3E764A39B3E6664310AC47508FDC 
    Died 22 Feb 2010  Oakwood, Buchanan Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery, Richlands, Tazewell Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Published in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph on 2/24/2010

      Tootsie Matney, age 82, of Oakwood, Va., passed away Monday, February 22, 2010 at her home following a long illness. She was the daughter of the late Samuel W. and Essie Altizer.

      She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County, Va. where she was a homemaker who made her home a favorite place to gather for family, friends and neighbors. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister who taught her life experiences to others. She was also a charter member of the Garden High School Hall of Fame.

      In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband of 62 years, Robert Raymond Matney; two brothers, Willis Altizer and Wade Altizer; and one sister, Aileen Brown.

      She is survived by her son, Tony Raymond Matney and wife Sandee of Vansant, Va.; one grandson, Brandon Todd Matney of Surfside Beach, S.C.; three sisters, JoAnn Johnson of Keen Mountain, Va., Peggy Webb of Keen Mountain, Va. and Janie Coleman of Deel, Va.; one brother, Samuel Altizer of Abingdon, Va.; a very special niece, Kelli Hale of Deel, Va.; nephew, Chad Coleman of Lebanon; several other special nieces and nephews; and special friends, Bob and Cricket Moore and Danny Calhoun.

      Funeral services will be conducted at 12:00 p.m. Thursday, February 25, 2010 at Buchanan Funeral Service Chapel at Keen Mountain, Va. with Mr. Chris Webb officiating. Burial will follow in the Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery at Richlands, Va.

      Pallbearers will be Jeff Brown, Mark Johnson, Chad Coleman, Dean Curry, Mike Matney and Mike Webb. Honorary pallbearers will be Bob Moore, Danny Calhoun, Abe Hurt, Roger Coleman, John Webb, Sam Hale, Junior Williams, Jimmy Gillespie, Russell Rash and Scottie Browning.

      The family will receive friends after 10:00 a.m. Thursday at Buchanan Funeral Service. Buchanan Funeral Service is serving the Matney family.
    Person ID I173  Master File
    Last Modified 8 Sep 2012 

    Father Samuel Walker ALTIZER,   b. 2 Feb 1900, Tazewell Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1971, Richlands, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Essie ALTIZER,   b. 07 Jun 1901, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1978, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 12 Jun 1924  McDowell Co. W. Va Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F84  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Robert Raymond MATNEY,   b. 22 Jul 1927, Buchanan Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Sep 2009, Kingsport, Sullivan Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Family ID F70  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Jay Altizer Web site http://www.altizerfamily.com/TNG/index.php, Jay Altizer.