Smyth County, Virginia, Obituaries:  Elwanda Virginia "Wanda" Widener

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Notices for March 12, 2005

Smyth County News
Wednesday, March 16, 2005

These are the obituary notices published in the March 12, 2005 Smyth County News
& Messenger.

Widener

Elwanda Virginia "Wanda" Widener, 67, of Damascus, died Tuesday, March 8, 2005,
at Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol, Tenn.

She was born in Chester County, Pa., and was the daughter of the late Vance and
Lockie Pennington Barlow. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death
by her husband, Ralph Dean Widener and a sister, Clara Alice Pennington.

She had lived in Pocahontas for many years prior to moving to Washington County
in 1991. She was of the Baptist Faith.

Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca Ann and Bobby Moore of
Glade Spring; two granddaughters, Taylor Brooke Moore and Lauryn Nichole Moore,
both of Glade Spring; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Lillian Wyatt of
Chilhowie, Polly and Willis Gilley of Marion and Betty Wylene and Bobby Coe of
Sugar Grove; one brother and sister-in-law, Marvin and Renee Barlow of Bristol,
Tenn.; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were conducted Friday evening, March 11, 2005, in the Garrett
Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Gary Ritchie and the Rev. Warren Wilson officiated
the ceremony. The committal service and interment will be at 12 noon, Saturday,
March 12, 2005, at Sunset Memorial Park in Damascus.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be sent to
the National Kidney Foundation, 2601 Willard Rd., Suite 103, Richmond, Va.
23294. Online condolences may be expressed to the family and a memorial video
tribute may be view at www.garrettfuneralhome.com.

The family received friends Friday evening, March 11, 2005, prior to the funeral
service.

Garrett Funeral Home in Damascus is in charge of arrangements.