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Spurlin obituaries: Virginia

An index of 23 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.

Sourcing: mixed 20 news · 14 genealogy

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 Spurlin—13 July 1941near IndependenceAlleghany Star-Times (via DigitalNC, North Carolina Newspapers)[1]; The Alleghany News (via DigitalNC, North Carolina Newspapers)[2]
Emeline Spurlin—Apr 1943former resident of Alleghany County, NCThe Alleghany News and Star-Times (via DigitalNC, North Carolina Newspapers)[3]

1950–1999

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Maggie (Spurlin) Reeves—4 Feb 1953The Alleghany News and Star-Times (via DigitalNC, North Carolina Newspapers)[4]
William Dean Spurlin—11 July 1959GalaxThe Grayson Star (Independence, Va.), via Virginia Chronicle, Library of Virginia[5]
Iva M. Spurlin—4 Apr 1965ArlingtonNorthern Virginia Sun, via Virginia Chronicle, Library of Virginia[6]
Gertrude Louise Spurlin—10 Nov 1998MechanicsvilleHerald-Progress (Ashland, Va.), via Virginia Chronicle, Library of Virginia[7]
Grace Spurlin White—26 Dec 1999Yorktownco-owner of Warwick Printing Co., Newport News; native of Ellenboro, N.C.York Town Crier, via Virginia Chronicle, Library of Virginia[8]

2000–2009

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Mattie Lou (Spurlin) Harmon5 June 19268 Dec 2009GalaxVaughan-Guynn Funeral Home[9]; The Galax Gazette (pmg-va.com)[10]

2010–2019

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Virginia Ruth (Smith) Spurlin14 Apr 19244 Apr 2011GalaxReins-Sturdivant Funeral Home[11]; The Declaration (pmg-va.com)[12]
Ricky Lee Spurlin25 Apr 19597 June 2012GalaxHigh Country Services Funeral & Cremations[13]; The Declaration (pmg-va.com)[14]
Janie (Spurlin) Gore8 June 19272 May 2013Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home[15]
Eugene Horton Spurlin1 Sept 192311 Jan 2014Galaxmilitary rites by Grayson County VFW Post 7726Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home[16]; The Roanoke Times (roanoke.com)[17]
Lala Blanche (Smith) Spurlin22 May 192530 Oct 2014Galaxhomemaker; member of Meadow Creek Baptist ChurchVaughan-Guynn Funeral Home[18]; The Roanoke Times (roanoke.com)[19]
Laura Beatrice (Spurlin) Polk25 Feb 192330 Dec 2015New MarketFree Press (Shenandoah County, Va.), via Virginia Chronicle, Library of Virginia[20]
Herbert "Hub" Cooper Spurlin10 Feb 194219 Nov 2016GalaxVaughan-Guynn Funeral Home[21]
Alvin Lindford Spurlin, Jr.7 May 19647 July 2017BlacksburgHickory Daily Record[22]; The Morganton News Herald[23]; Lincoln Times-News[24]
Judy Garland (Spurlin) Bennett1 Oct 195526 Aug 2017IndependenceOffice clerk, Rite Aid Distribution CenterMcComas Family Funeral Homes[25]

2020–present

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Wanda (Carico) Spurlin Caudell31 Dec 193315 Mar 2020FriesVaughan-Guynn Funeral Home[26]
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[27]
Ronnie Gene Spurlin Sr.13 Apr 19513 Feb 2022Independenceauto-collision business owner, Galax; U.S. Army veteran (Vietnam)Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home[28]; The Galax Gazette (pmg-va.com)[29]
Victoria Lynn (Stanley) Spurlin25 July 196822 Mar 2023GalaxHigh Country Services Funeral & Cremations[30]
Angela Kay "Sissy" (Spraker) Spurlin1 Oct 196425 July 2023FriesVaughan-Guynn Funeral Home[31]; The Galax Gazette (pmg-va.com)[32]
Danny Dean Spurlin10 Nov 195323 July 2024FriesVaughan-Guynn Funeral Home[33]; The Galax Gazette (pmg-va.com)[34]

See also

  • Spurlin obituary index · Genealogy strong
    An archival index of 710 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. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ 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
  5. ↑ 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
  6. ↑ 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
  7. ↑ 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
  8. ↑ York Town Crier, 5 January 2000, page 2 — York Town Crier, via Virginia Chronicle, Library of Virginia; obituary; heading Grace S. White News
  9. ↑ Mattie Lou Harmon Obituary — Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home Genealogy
  10. ↑ Obituaries for 12/11/09 — The Galax Gazette (pmg-va.com); compiled obituaries page News
  11. ↑ Virginia Ruth Spurlin Obituary — Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home Genealogy
  12. ↑ Virginia Ruth Spurlin, 86 — The Declaration (pmg-va.com); published Apr 7, 2011 News
  13. ↑ Ricky Lee Spurlin Obituary — High Country Services Funeral & Cremations Genealogy
  14. ↑ Ricky Spurlin, 53, of Galax — The Declaration (pmg-va.com); published Jun 13, 2012 News
  15. ↑ Janie Spurlin Gore Obituary — Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home; Born at Fries, VA; residence not stated, state taken from the funeral home; burial at Piney Creek, NC Genealogy
  16. ↑ Eugene Horton Spurlin Obituary — Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home Genealogy
  17. ↑ SPURLIN, Eugene Horton — The Roanoke Times (roanoke.com); death notice, Jan 13, 2014; gives age 89 (funeral-home dates imply 90) News
  18. ↑ Lala B. Spurlin Obituary — Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home Genealogy
  19. ↑ Spurlin, Lala Blanche — The Roanoke Times (roanoke.com); death notice, Nov 1, 2014 News
  20. ↑ 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
  21. ↑ Herbert "Hub" Cooper Spurlin Obituary — Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home; Born in Alleghany County, NC Genealogy
  22. ↑ Spurlin, Alvin — Hickory Daily Record; arrangements by Jenkins Funeral Home, Newton, NC News
  23. ↑ Spurlin, Alvin — The Morganton News Herald News
  24. ↑ Obituaries— 7-12-17 — Lincoln Times-News; published 2017-07-12 (obituary roundup) News
  25. ↑ Judy Garland Bennett Obituary — McComas Family Funeral Homes; Born in Fork, MD Genealogy
  26. ↑ Wanda Spurlin Caudell Obituary — Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home; born Carico; obituary printed under the name Wanda Spurlin Caudell Genealogy
  27. ↑ George Cable Spurlin, Jr. Obituary — Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home Genealogy
  28. ↑ Ronnie Gene Spurlin Obituary — Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home Genealogy
  29. ↑ Spurlin Military Funeral — The Galax Gazette (pmg-va.com); news photo of his military burial honors, Feb 2022 News
  30. ↑ Obituary information for Victoria Lynn Stanley Spurlin — High Country Services Funeral & Cremations Genealogy
  31. ↑ Angela "Sissy" Kay Spurlin Obituary — Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home Genealogy
  32. ↑ Angela Kay Spurlin, 58 — The Galax Gazette (pmg-va.com); published Jul 31, 2023 News
  33. ↑ Danny Dean Spurlin Obituary — Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home Genealogy
  34. ↑ Danny Dean Spurlin, 70 — The Galax Gazette (pmg-va.com); published Jul 26, 2024 News

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