Wythe County, Virginia, Obituaries:  Arvel Newberry

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Bristol Herald Courier
Sunday, Nov. 23, 2003

Arvel Newberry

SPEEDWELL, Va. - Arvel James Newberry, age 75, passed away Friday, Nov. 21, 
2003, at his home.

He was born in Richlands on June 24, 1928, the son of the late Stuart and 
Ethel Palmer Newberry. Mr. Newberry was a retired miner with the UMWA and a 
retired mine inspector with the state of Virginia. He was a member of the 
Peach Bottom Primitive Baptist Church in Grayson County, Va., and was 
preceded in death by a son, Larry James Newberry.

He is survived by his wife, Eva Arnold Newberry of the home; two sons, Dwight 
Newberry and spouse Darlene and Allen Newberry, all of Raven, Va.; one 
sister, Frances Dye of Tazewell, and one brother, Mervin Newberry of 
Lynchburg, Va. Five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren also survive.

Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 24, 2003 at the Barnett 
Funeral Chapel, with elder Terry Wilson and elder Curtis Hash officiating. 
Interment will follow in the West End Cemetery.

The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 6-8 p.m. at the Barnett 
Funeral Home.

Barnett Funeral Home, Wytheville, Va., is in charge of arrangements.