In the years 1930 and 1931 the Richlands Funeral Company, Inc. of Richlands, Virginia was established with the following stockholders, directors, and officers being duly elected: Roy T. White, M.L. Wagner, L.H. Hunter, J.F. White, Nina F. White,...
Funeral Homes in Whitewood, VA
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Zip codes in the city: 24657.
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In the years 1930 and 1931 the Richlands Funeral Company, Inc. of Richlands, Virginia was established with the following stockholders, directors, and officers being duly elected: Roy T. White, M.L. Wagner, L.H. Hunter, J.F. White, Nina F. White,...
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Facts about the city
Whitewood is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the Whitewood area had a population of 485. It is located along the Dismal River, which is part of the watershed of the Big Sandy River.
Whitewood Obituaries
It was reported by Bristol Herald Courier on July 21st, 2021 that Ruby Jewell Keen (Fuller) passed on in Whitewood, Virginia. Ms. Keen was 92 years old. Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Ruby Jewell's life.
It was revealed by Bristol Herald Courier on May 18th, 2020 that Hobart McKinley Honaker passed away in Whitewood, Virginia. Honaker was 87 years old. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Hobart McKinley's life.
It was revealed on August 29th, 2018 that Louise D Smith (Smith) passed away in Tipp City, Ohio. Ms. Smith was 94 years old and was born in Whitewood, VA. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Louise D's life.
It was disclosed on May 20th, 2018 that Henry Andrew Horn passed on in Johnson City, Tennessee. Horn was 81 years old and was born in Whitewood, VA. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Henry Andrew's life.
It was written on June 18th, 2017 that James "Shelby" Jewell perished in Whitewood, Virginia. Jewell was 79 years old. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor James "Shelby"'s life.
It was revealed on February 24th, 2016 that Katie Bertha Cooper (Boyd) passed on in Whitewood, Virginia. Ms. Cooper was 87 years old. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Katie Bertha's life.
It was reported on November 19th, 2015 that Arvil Rife perished in Millry, Alabama. Rife was 81 years old and was born in Whitewood, VA. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Arvil's life.
It was reported by The People's Defender on October 3rd, 2012 that Carmen Payne (Cooper) passed on in Ripley, Ohio. Ms. Payne was 79 years old and was born in Whitewood, VA. Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Carmen's life.
History
The community was initially settled in the early 1900s by lumber companies that arrived to log the forests of the surrounding hills.
In September 2008, Whitewood High School, built in 1940, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. . The settlement was named Whitewood, supposedly after the color of the lumber, shortly after the first lumber mill was established in 1905. .
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