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Spurlin obituaries: Virginia

An index of 25 published obituaries and death notices for people named Spurlin, by birth or marriage, who lived in Virginia, with dates, towns and links to the original notices.

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This page is part of the Spurlin obituary index. Each row gives only the person's name, dates, town and a link to the published obituary, which is the place to read the full notice. The index does not copy obituary text or list survivors. To correct or remove a listing, see Contribute.

1900–1949

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Matilda Spurlin28 May 185913 July 1941near IndependenceAlleghany Star-Times (via DigitalNC, North Carolina Newspapers)[1]; The Alleghany News (via DigitalNC, North Carolina Newspapers)[2]; Find a Grave[3]
Emeline Spurlin—4 Apr 1943near Old Town, VA (at a daughter's home)former resident of Alleghany County, NCThe Alleghany News and Star-Times (via DigitalNC, North Carolina Newspapers)[4]

1950–1999

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Maggie (Spurlin) Reeves5 May 18784 Feb 1953The Alleghany News and Star-Times (via DigitalNC, North Carolina Newspapers)[5]; Find a Grave[6]
William Dean Spurlin1 June 192811 July 1959GalaxThe Grayson Star (Independence, Va.), via Virginia Chronicle, Library of Virginia[7]; Find a Grave[8]
Richard Reece Spurlin—15 Jan 1965WoodlawnThe Alleghany News and Star-Times (DigitalNC)[9]
Iva May (Mitchell) Spurlin1 June 18834 Apr 1965ArlingtonNorthern Virginia Sun, via Virginia Chronicle, Library of Virginia[10]; Find a Grave[11]
Wesley Spurlin—1982GalaxThe Blue Ridge Sun (DigitalNC)[12]
Eura Lee (Spurlin) Moxley—1 Feb 1983Independenceworked 28 years at Hanes in Sparta, N.C.The Blue Ridge Sun (DigitalNC)[13]; The Blue Ridge Sun (DigitalNC)[14]
Gertrude Louise (Zimmer) Spurlin28 Feb 191310 Nov 1998MechanicsvilleHerald-Progress (Ashland, Va.), via Virginia Chronicle, Library of Virginia[15]; Find a Grave[16]
Grace Melrose (Spurlin) White11 July 190426 Dec 1999Yorktownco-owner of Warwick Printing Co., Newport News; native of Ellenboro, N.C.York Town Crier, via Virginia Chronicle, Library of Virginia[17]; Find a Grave[18]

2000–2009

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Mattie Lou (Spurlin) Harmon5 June 19268 Dec 2009GalaxVaughan-Guynn Funeral Home[19]; The Galax Gazette (pmg-va.com)[20]

2010–2019

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Virginia Ruth (Smith) Spurlin14 Apr 19244 Apr 2011GalaxReins-Sturdivant Funeral Home[21]; The Declaration (pmg-va.com)[22]
Ricky Lee Spurlin25 Apr 19597 June 2012GalaxHigh Country Services Funeral & Cremations[23]; The Declaration (pmg-va.com)[24]
Eugene Horton Spurlin1 Sept 192311 Jan 2014Galaxmilitary rites by Grayson County VFW Post 7726Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home[25]; The Roanoke Times (roanoke.com)[26]
Lala Blanche (Smith) Spurlin22 May 192530 Oct 2014Galaxhomemaker; member of Meadow Creek Baptist ChurchVaughan-Guynn Funeral Home[27]; The Roanoke Times (roanoke.com)[28]
Laura Beatrice (Spurlin) Polk25 Feb 192330 Dec 2015New MarketFree Press (Shenandoah County, Va.), via Virginia Chronicle, Library of Virginia[29]; Find a Grave[30]
Herbert "Hub" Cooper Spurlin10 Feb 194219 Nov 2016GalaxVaughan-Guynn Funeral Home[31]; Find a Grave[32]
Alvin Lindford Spurlin, Jr.7 May 19647 July 2017BlacksburgHickory Daily Record[33]; The Morganton News Herald[34]; Lincoln Times-News[35]
Judy Garland (Spurlin) Bennett1 Oct 195526 Aug 2017IndependenceOffice clerk, Rite Aid Distribution CenterMcComas Family Funeral Homes[36]; Find a Grave[37]

2020–present

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Wanda (Carico) Spurlin Caudell31 Dec 193315 Mar 2020FriesVaughan-Guynn Funeral Home[38]; Find a Grave[39]
George Cable Spurlin Jr.10 Oct 193210 June 2021GalaxU.S. Air Force (Korea) and 20-year U.S. Navy veteran; electronics technicianVaughan-Guynn Funeral Home[40]; Find a Grave[41]
Ronnie Gene Spurlin Sr.13 Apr 19513 Feb 2022Independenceauto-collision business owner, Galax; U.S. Army veteran (Vietnam)Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home[42]; The Galax Gazette (pmg-va.com)[43]
Victoria Lynn (Stanley) Spurlin25 July 196822 Mar 2023GalaxHigh Country Services Funeral & Cremations[44]
Angela Kay "Sissy" (Spraker) Spurlin1 Oct 196425 July 2023FriesVaughan-Guynn Funeral Home[45]; The Galax Gazette (pmg-va.com)[46]
Danny Dean Spurlin10 Nov 195323 July 2024FriesVaughan-Guynn Funeral Home[47]; The Galax Gazette (pmg-va.com)[48]

See also

  • Spurlin obituary index · Genealogy strong
    An archival index of 793 published obituaries and death notices for people named Spurlin, by birth or marriage, from 1850 to 2026, arranged by state with links to the original funeral-home and newspaper notices.
  • Spurlin cemeteries · Places weak
    A roundup of burial grounds named for the Spurlin family on Find a Grave: eight Spurlin cemeteries in Arkansas, Tennessee, Indiana, Kentucky and North Carolina, plus Spurlington- and Spurling-named cemeteries and the graves of notable Spurlins.
  • Spurlin research resources · Genealogy mixed
    A roundup of free online tools for researching Spurlin families: collaborative trees, the Spurlin Y-DNA project, surname forums, digitized county histories and newspapers, federal land patents, cemetery and historical-marker databases, and military and African American records.

References

  1. ↑ Alleghany star-times. (Sparta, Alleghany Co., N.C.) July 17, 1941, Image 1 — Alleghany Star-Times (via DigitalNC, North Carolina Newspapers) News
  2. ↑ The Alleghany news. (Sparta, N.C.) July 18, 1941, Page FOUR, Image 4 — The Alleghany News (via DigitalNC, North Carolina Newspapers); printed as 'Miss Miltilda Spurlin, 81, of near Independence' News
  3. ↑ Matilda Eveline "Tilda" Spurlin (1859-1941) — Find a Grave; born 28 May 1859 in Grayson County, Va.; died 13 Jul 1941 at Elk Creek, Grayson County (aged 82; newspapers say 81); buried Henry McDaniel Crouse Cemetery Genealogy
  4. ↑ The Alleghany news and star-times. (Sparta, N.C.) April 08, 1943, Image 1 — The Alleghany News and Star-Times (via DigitalNC, North Carolina Newspapers); died 'Sunday' at a daughter's home near Old Town, Va. News
  5. ↑ The Alleghany news and star-times. (Sparta, N.C.) February 19, 1953, Image 1 — The Alleghany News and Star-Times (via DigitalNC, North Carolina Newspapers); died at a cousin's home near Galax, Va.; residence not stated News
  6. ↑ Maggie Spurlin Reeves (1878-1953) — Find a Grave; 5 May 1878 - 4 Feb 1953 (aged 74); buried Robert Lee Crouse Cemetery, Sparta (the 1953 newspaper names the Toliver cemetery) Genealogy
  7. ↑ The Grayson Star, 16 July 1959, page 1 — The Grayson Star (Independence, Va.), via Virginia Chronicle, Library of Virginia; front-page news report of his death on Saturday, July 11, 1959; no formal obituary found News
  8. ↑ William Dean Spurlin (1928-1959) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 1 Jun 1928; died 11 Jul 1959 (aged 31); burial Monta Vista Gardens, Galax, Va. Genealogy
  9. ↑ The Alleghany News and Star-Times (Sparta, N.C.), January 21, 1965, Image 1 — The Alleghany News and Star-Times (DigitalNC); Front-page report of his death the previous Friday in Alleghany County, N.C. News
  10. ↑ Northern Virginia Sun, 5 April 1965, page 2 — Northern Virginia Sun, via Virginia Chronicle, Library of Virginia; obituary; died Sunday, April 4, 1965; burial in Indiana News
  11. ↑ Iva May Mitchell Spurlin (1883-1965) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 1 Jun 1883; died 4 Apr 1965; burial Brookside Cemetery, Windfall, Tipton County, Ind. Genealogy
  12. ↑ The Blue Ridge Sun (Sparta, N.C.), November 10, 1982, Image 6 — The Blue Ridge Sun (DigitalNC); Glade Creek community column reporting that he died the previous week News
  13. ↑ The Blue Ridge Sun (Sparta, N.C.), February 9, 1983, Image 4 — The Blue Ridge Sun (DigitalNC); Area obituary for Mrs. Eura Lee Moxley; died Tuesday at Twin County Community Hospital, Galax News
  14. ↑ The Blue Ridge Sun (Sparta, N.C.), February 9, 1983, Image 9 — The Blue Ridge Sun (DigitalNC); Glade Creek community column names her Eura Lee Spurlin Moxley News
  15. ↑ Herald-Progress, 12 November 1998, page A-2 — Herald-Progress (Ashland, Va.), via Virginia Chronicle, Library of Virginia; obituary; died at home in Mechanicsville; burial in Scranton, Pa. News
  16. ↑ Gertrude L. Zimmer Spurlin (1913-1998) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 28 Feb 1913, Scranton, Pa.; died 10 Nov 1998, Virginia (aged 85); burial Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton; widow of William Floyd Spurlin (m. 1933) Genealogy
  17. ↑ York Town Crier, 5 January 2000, page 2 — York Town Crier, via Virginia Chronicle, Library of Virginia; obituary; heading Grace S. White News
  18. ↑ Grace Melrose Spurlin White (1904-1999) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 11 Jul 1904; died 1999; burial Peninsula Memorial Park, Newport News, Va.; memorial gives Spurlin as her maiden name Genealogy
  19. ↑ Mattie Lou Harmon Obituary — Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home Genealogy
  20. ↑ Obituaries for 12/11/09 — The Galax Gazette (pmg-va.com); compiled obituaries page News
  21. ↑ Virginia Ruth Spurlin Obituary — Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home Genealogy
  22. ↑ Virginia Ruth Spurlin, 86 — The Declaration (pmg-va.com); published Apr 7, 2011 News
  23. ↑ Ricky Lee Spurlin Obituary — High Country Services Funeral & Cremations Genealogy
  24. ↑ Ricky Spurlin, 53, of Galax — The Declaration (pmg-va.com); published Jun 13, 2012 News
  25. ↑ Eugene Horton Spurlin Obituary — Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home Genealogy
  26. ↑ SPURLIN, Eugene Horton — The Roanoke Times (roanoke.com); death notice, Jan 13, 2014; gives age 89 (funeral-home dates imply 90) News
  27. ↑ Lala B. Spurlin Obituary — Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home Genealogy
  28. ↑ Spurlin, Lala Blanche — The Roanoke Times (roanoke.com); death notice, Nov 1, 2014 News
  29. ↑ Free Press, 7 January 2016, page 6 — Free Press (Shenandoah County, Va.), via Virginia Chronicle, Library of Virginia; obituary printed as Laura B. Polk; born in Kentucky to Spurlin parents News
  30. ↑ Laura Beatrice Spurlin Polk (1923-2015) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 25 Feb 1923, Madison County, Ky.; died 30 Dec 2015, Harrisonburg, Va. (aged 92); burial details unknown Genealogy
  31. ↑ Herbert "Hub" Cooper Spurlin Obituary — Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home; Born in Alleghany County, NC Genealogy
  32. ↑ Herbert Cooper "Hub" Spurlin (1942-2016) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 10 Feb 1942; header gives death as 19 Oct 2016 but the transcribed Vaughan-Guynn obituary on the page says Nov. 19, 2016; burial Glade Creek (Baptist) Cemetery Genealogy
  33. ↑ Spurlin, Alvin — Hickory Daily Record; arrangements by Jenkins Funeral Home, Newton, NC News
  34. ↑ Spurlin, Alvin — The Morganton News Herald News
  35. ↑ Obituaries— 7-12-17 — Lincoln Times-News; published 2017-07-12 (obituary roundup) News
  36. ↑ Judy Garland Bennett Obituary — McComas Family Funeral Homes; Born in Fork, MD Genealogy
  37. ↑ Judy Garland Bennett (1955-2017) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 1 Oct 1955; died 26 Aug 2017 (aged 61); burial Bel Air Memorial Gardens, Bel Air, Md. Genealogy
  38. ↑ Wanda Spurlin Caudell Obituary — Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home; born Carico; obituary printed under the name Wanda Spurlin Caudell Genealogy
  39. ↑ Wanda Beatrice Carrico Caudell (1933-2020) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 31 Dec 1933, Providence, Grayson County, Va.; died 15 Mar 2020, Fries, Va. (aged 86); burial Providence Cemetery, Fries Genealogy
  40. ↑ George Cable Spurlin, Jr. Obituary — Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home Genealogy
  41. ↑ George Cable Spurlin Jr. (1932-2021) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 10 Oct 1932, Grayson County, Va.; died 10 Jun 2021, Roanoke, Va.; burial Pleasant Home Union Baptist Church Cemetery, Vox, N.C. Genealogy
  42. ↑ Ronnie Gene Spurlin Obituary — Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home Genealogy
  43. ↑ Spurlin Military Funeral — The Galax Gazette (pmg-va.com); news photo of his military burial honors, Feb 2022 News
  44. ↑ Obituary information for Victoria Lynn Stanley Spurlin — High Country Services Funeral & Cremations Genealogy
  45. ↑ Angela "Sissy" Kay Spurlin Obituary — Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home Genealogy
  46. ↑ Angela Kay Spurlin, 58 — The Galax Gazette (pmg-va.com); published Jul 31, 2023 News
  47. ↑ Danny Dean Spurlin Obituary — Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home Genealogy
  48. ↑ Danny Dean Spurlin, 70 — The Galax Gazette (pmg-va.com); published Jul 26, 2024 News

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