Sullivan County, Tennessee, Obituaries:  Zelma W. Smalling

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Bristol Herald Courier
Sunday, January 5, 2003

Zelma W. Smalling
    ABINGDON -- Mrs. Zelma Witt Smalling died suddenly early Friday morning at
Bristol Nursing Home following a small stroke complicated by an Alzheimer's-
like dementia. She was 89.
    Mrs. Smalling's career in fashion merchandising took her first from the
family home in Lynchburg, then to Bristol in the late 1930's, where she met
her future husband, George Smalling.
    The two were married in 1944, after the future Mrs. Smalling had become
reacquainted with Mr. Smalling in World War II in Shreveport, La. She was a
fashion model and he a celestial navigator specializing in P-38 aircraft for
the Army Air Corps.
    The Smallings returned to the Mountain Empire in 1965, when George
Smalling accepted a professorship at Emory & Henry College, until his
retirement in 1981 and death in 1986. Mrs. Smalling moved to Abindgon in 1989.
    Until her confinement for dementia five years ago, Zelma Smalling had
supported a wide number of charities and civic causes, including the Emory and
Abingdon United Methodist churches, the American Cancer Society and the
Virginia Federation of Women' Clubs, on which she served as president.
    She is survived by one sister, Mabel Witt Dove of Lynchburg; and one son,
Allen Smalling of Chicago.
    The family will receive friends Sudnay afternoon from 3-5 p.m. at Farris
Funeral Service in Abingdon.
    A committal service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Mausoluem Chapel
of Glenwood Cemetery in Bristol Tennessee. Rev. Bill Rowland will officiate.
    The funeral procession will assemble Monday at 12:30 p.m. at Farris
Funeral Service.
    In lieu of flowers, Mrs. Smalling had requested that donations be made to
Abingdon United Methodist Church, 101 E. Main St., Abingdon, VA 24210.
    Those wishing to express their condolences online may do so by visiting
www.farrisfuneralservice.com.
    Farris Funeral Service is serving the Smalling family. 


Bristol Herald Courier
Monday, January 6, 2003

Zelma W. Smalling
    ABINGDON -- A graveside funeral service for Mrs. Zelma Witt Smalling will
be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Mausoluem Chapel of Glenwood Cemetery in
Bristol Tennessee. Rev. Bill Rowland will officiate.
     The funeral procession will assemble Monday at 12:30 p.m. at Farris
Funeral Service.
     In lieu of flowers, Mrs. Smalling had requested that donations be made to
Abingdon United Methodist Church, 101 E. Main St., Abingdon, VA 24210.
     Those wishing to express their condolences online may do so by visiting
www.farrisfuneralservice.com.
     Mrs. Smalling, 89, died Friday at Bristol Nursing Home.
     Farris Funeral Service is serving the Smalling family.