Smyth County, Virginia, Obituaries:  Roy E. Mize

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Bristol Herald Tribune
Monday, November 18, 2002 

Roy E. Mize

     MARION -- Roy Edward Mize "The Telephone Man", 63, died Sunday, 
Nov. 17, 2002, at his home. He attended Rowland Creek Church of the Brethren. 
Mr. Mize retired from Sprint Telephone with 36 and a half years of service. 
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was granted lifetime membership in the 
Marion Life Saving Crew after over 25 years of volunteer service. Mr. Mize 
was a charter member of White Rock Hunting Club. He was preceded in death by 
his parents, Ryburn and Celia Mize; one brother, Frank Mize; and his wife, 
Maevell Tolliver Mize. Mr. Mize is survived by two daughters, Amy Hunt and 
husband, Robert of Marion, Teresa Mize and fiancÈ, Clay Giles of Greeneville, 
Tenn.; three special cousins, Auther Sherwood, Willie Sherwood and Gaye 
Moore, all of Marion; a special companion, Dreama Wilkinson; and several 
nieces and nephews.
     Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2002, at 11 a.m. at 
Seaver-Brown Chapel with Pastors Fred Parker and Chuck Herrell officiating. 
Burial will follow in Troutdale Cemetery, Troutdale, Va. The family will 
receive friends Monday evening from 7 until 9 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel. 
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is serving the Mize Family.