Wise County, Virginia, Obituaries: Margaret G. Richmond Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Bristol Herald Courier 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 Courier Sunday, November 24, 2002 Margaret G. Richmond KINGSPORT -- Margaret Gibson Richmond, 83, of Mt. Carmel passed away Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002, at her home following a sudden illness. Mrs. Richmond was born in Appalachia on Aug. 1, 1920, daughter of John C. and Anna Holloman Gibson. She graduated from Appalachia High School in 1939, and attended Lincoln Memorial University in 1939 and 1940. Margaret was a former employee of Interstate Railroad office in Andover, Va., and Latimer- Looney Chevrolet Co. in Kingsport. She retired from the Industrial Relations Department of Holston Defense Corporation after 30 years of service. Margaret was an active member of the Lynn Garden Evangelical Presbyterian Church where she was an organist and pianist for over 30 years until recently. Mrs. Richmond was preceded in death by her parents, John C. and Anna H. Gibson; two sisters, Rosa Mae Gibson Dunn and Anna June Gibson Reasor; and two brothers, Joseph and Samuel J. Gibson. Survivors include her husband, T. Ray Richmond of the home; one daughter, (Thyra) Ann Richmond Bowlin and husband Fred at Mt. Carmel; four sons, Thomas R. Richmond Jr. and wife Mary of Charleston, W.Va.,. John Randall Richmond and wife Sharon of Mobile, Ala., Samuel J. Richmond and wife Leslie of Indian Springs, Tenn., and Frank Toby Richmond and wife Vicky of Bluff City; four granddaughters; four grandsons; two great-granddaughters; one great-grandson; two sisters, Mary Ruth Gibson Covey of Culpeper, Va., and Gennie Sue Gibson Tucker of Greensboro, N.C.; and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be Sunday, Nov. 24, 2002, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Oak Hill Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Sunday, Nov. 24, 2002, at 1 p.m. in the Oak Hill Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jon Schwartz officiating. Graveside services will be held Sunday at 2:45 p.m. in the American Legion Cemetery in East Stone Gap, Va. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Lynn Garden Evangelical Presbyterian Church's music fund or the Holston United Methodist Home for Children, Greeneville, TN 37744. An online guest book may be signed at www.legacy.com. Oak Hill Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Richmond.