Smyth County, Virginia, Obituaries: Delbert C. Goetzinger Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Bristol Herald Tribune http://www.bristolnews.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=TRI/Page/TRI_FrontPage ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities, when written permission is obtained from the contributor, so long as all notices and submitter information are included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bristol Herald Tribune Thursday, November 21, 2002 Delbert C. Goetzinger SUGAR GROVE, Va. -- Delbert Clifford Goetzinger, 78, died Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2002, at his home. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ora Richardson Goetzinger. He was born Jan. 13, 1924, in Dedham, Iowa, to the late Anton and Martha Mauer Goetzinger. Mr. Goetzinger was a member of Sugar Grove Baptist Church and was a veteran having served in the U.S. Army as a master sergeant during the Korean Conflict. He was a dairy farmer in Smyth County for over 50 years. He is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, H.C. and Olyvia Goetzinger and Bill and Charlotte Goetzinger, all of Sugar Grove; one stepdaughter and husband, Doris and Jeff Ratliff of Speedwell, Va.; four grandchildren, Matilda Brewer of Morganton, N.C., and Michael, Kayla and Charlie Goetzinger, all of Sugar Grove; three sisters, Jeanette Hagedorn of Omaha, Neb., Darlene Hatchett of Pleasant Hills, Iowa, and Betty Klocke of Carroll, Iowa; one brother, Bill Goetzinger of Council Bluffs, Iowa; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Friday, Nov. 22, 2002, at 11 a.m. at Sugar Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Kenny Price officiating. Burial will follow at Hutton-Cox Cemetery, Sugar Grove, where military rights will be conducted by the Francis Marion VFW Post 4667. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 7 until 9 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel. Flowers will be appreciated or contributions may be made to Hutton-Cox Cemetery, c/o R.G. Shupe, 5873 Sugar Grove Highway, Sugar Grove, VA 24374 or to Sugar Grove Life Saving Crew, c/o Carol Choate, 788 Teas Road, Sugar Grove, VA 24375. Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is serving he Goetzinger Family.