Washington County, Virginia, Obituaries:  Howard H. Sandefur

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Bristol Herald Courier
Sunday, Nov. 23, 2003

Howard H. Sandefur

GLADE SPRING - Mr. Howard "Erk" Harrison Sandefur, age 85, died Saturday, 
Nov. 22, 2003, in Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon.

Mr. Sandefur was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, four 
sisters and his first wife, Pearl Mercer Sandefur. He was a member of the 
461st AAA AW Battalion. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII, a retired 
employee of 32 years with Sprint Telecommunications and a member of the 
former Plasterco United Methodist church where he served in various 
capacities and also a member of the Washington Springs United Methodist 
Church. Mr Sandefur was a member of the Glade Spring Masonic Lodge # 236.

Survivors include his wife, Maxine Moon Marrs Sandefur; one daughter, Judy 
and Ken Elledge of Cleveland, Tenn.; one stepson, Randy and Carole Marrs of 
Asheville, N.C., and three grandchildren, Jared Elledge and Aaron Elledge, 
both of Cleveland, and Sarah and Jay Webb of Harrisonburg, Va. Also surviving 
are several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services for Mr. Sandefur will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, 
Nov. 25, 2003, at Henderson Funeral Home, with Rev. Larry Lusk officiating. 
Burial will follow in the Mount Rose Cemetery, with the Glade Spring Masonic 
Lodge #236 conducting Masonic rites. The family will receive friends Monday 
evening from 6-9 p.m. at the funeral home. D.R. Henderson Funeral Home of 
Saltville is serving the Sandefur family.