Buchanan County, Virginia, Obituaries:  Myrel Justus

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Bristol Herald Courier
Friday, December 13, 2002

Myrel Justus

HURLEY, Va. -- Myrel Hall Estep Justus, 94 years of age, of the Pounding 
Mill Branch section, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002, at the Heritage 
Hall Nursing Home in Grundy following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan 
County, she was the daughter of the late Madison Hall and Polly Lester Hall 
Blankenship. She was a member of the Sulphur Springs Regular Baptist Church 
for 54 years, a graduate of the Presbyterian Church School in Hurley and 
Radford Teachers College. She was a former school teacher for the Buchanan 
County School System. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alford Justus.

Mrs. Justus is survived by one daughter, Mattie Estep Dotson of Hurley; one 
son, Albert Estep of Mississippi; two sisters, Georgia Robair West of 
Abingdon and Lydia Roberts of Wolford, Va.; a special granddaughter, Sherry 
Estep of Detroit; 15 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by one daughter; three sons; one sister; and two 
brothers.

Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, Dec. 14, 2002, at 1 p.m. at the 
Grundy Funeral Home Chapel with Evangelist Michael Trent officiating with 
burial to follow in the Levi Lester Cemetery on Pounding Mill Branch near 
Hurley.

Friends may call at the Grundy Funeral Home after 5 p.m. Friday and there 
will be an evening service at 7 p.m.

Active pallbearers will be nephews, grandsons and friends.

Honorary pallbearers will be Charles Blankenship, Chris Shortridge, Earl 
Gibbs, Keaster Shortridge, Rosie Thomas and Juanita Lester.

Grundy Funeral Home of Grundy is in charge of all arrangements.