Robert Raymond MATNEY

Male 1927 - 2009  (82 years)


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  • Name Robert Raymond MATNEY 
    Born 22 Jul 1927  Buchanan Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 7E3608B243864F928487A88F2B7ED3E2B8DC 
    Died 27 Sep 2009  Kingsport, Sullivan Co. TN 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 
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    • Published in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph on 9/29/2009

      Robert Raymond Matney, age 82, of Oakwood, Va., passed away Sunday September 27, 2009 at Holston Valley Hospital in Kingsport, Tenn. Born July 22, 1927 in Buchanan County, Va. he was the son of the late Lawson and Lona Matney.

      He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and a retiree of Island Creek Coal Company. He was a United States Navy Veteran serving during World War II at Pearl Harbor. He was also a Shriner.

      Raymond was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Tootsie Matney; one son, Tony Raymond Matney and wife, Sandee of Vansant; one grandson, Brandon Todd Matney of Surfside Beach, S.C.; three sisters, Mattie Mae Curry of Swords Creek, Va.; Nancy Davis of Richlands, Va. and Joyce Elswick of Kingsport, Tenn.; three brothers, Leonard (L.C.) Matney of Johnson City, Tenn., Kyle Matney of Abingdon, Va. and Don Matney of Richlands, Va.; a very special niece, Kelli Hale of Deel, Va.; several other nieces and nephews; and special friends, Bob and Cricket Moore and Danny Calhoun.

      Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 30, 2009 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 Mark Johnson, Jeff Brown, Chad Coleman, Pat Browning, Dean Curry, Cranston Patrick, Mike Matney and Mike Webb. Honorary pallbearers will be Bob Moore, Danny Calhoun, Abe Hurt, Roger Coleman, John Webb, Sam Hale, Samuel Altizer, Junior Williams, Jimmy Gillespie, Dr. Ramesh Kabaria and the Staff of Preferred Health Care.

      The family will receive friends after 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at Buchanan Funeral Service at Keen Mountain, Va. Buchanan Funeral Service is serving the Matney family.
    Person ID I298  Master File
    Last Modified 8 Sep 2012 

    Family Ruby Faye (Tootsie) ALTIZER,   b. 18 Jan 1928, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 2010, Oakwood, Buchanan Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Family ID F70  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart