Elizabeth E. Branson

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WAGNER, Elizabeth
"The Tomahawk," Wednesday, January 23, 1963
Mrs. Elizabeth Wagner, 84,
died at the home of a son Malcolm F. Whiteaker, Sunday morning after a brief illness.
She was a native of Washington County, Va., and had lived at Mountain City for 44 years before going to Aingdon[sic] 6 weeks ago to make her home with her son.
Surviving besides the son are stepson, Paul M. Wagner, Dallas, Tex.; three step-daughtres[sic], Mrs. Edith Ball, Middlesburg, Va., Mrs. Lucille Thomas, Mountain City and Mrs. Kathleen Mast, Damascus, Va.; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on Monday in the Campbell Funeral Home Chapel at Abingdon, Va., with Dr. W.R. Rollins officiating. Burial was in Knolkreg Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Joe Branson, Joe Whiteaker, Bill Rush, Gilbert Wilson, Joe Moore, Charlie Marsh, Henry Satterwhite and Marshall Lowe.
Campbell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Elizabeth married Joseph Franklin Whiteaker on 2 Dec 1896 in , Brunswick County, Virginia Colony, . Joseph (son of Jeremiah "Jerry" Whiteaker and Martha Emily Faulkner) was born on 24 Jul 1874 in Saltville, , , Virginia; died on 12 Oct 1916 in , Brunswick County, Virginia Colony, ; was buried about 15 Oct 1916 in , Brunswick County, Virginia Colony, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Charles Matthias Wagner before 1920 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Charles (son of Noah Jacob Wagner and Nellie Irvine King) was born on 31 Jul 1870 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 3 Nov 1947. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Malcolm married Lossie L. Reece about 1917 in Washington County, , , Virginia. Lossie was born on 2 Aug 1897 in Washington County, , , Virginia; died on 6 Mar 1990 in Washington County, , , Virginia; was buried in Knollkreg Memorial Cemetery, , Washington County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Doris Emerson passed away peacefully on June 1, 2015, at The Devonshire. She was born in Abingdon, Virginia, on January 11, 1919. She graduated from Virginia Intermont College in Bristol, Virginia and then continued her studies at the University of Virginia School of Nursing. Upon her graduation as an RN she moved to Connecticut to work as a psychiatric nurse at a hospital. It was there that she met her future husband, Joseph Emerson, who was also working there. They were married September 4, 1942 and Doris followed Joe as he served in the Army Air Corps as a meteorologist. They lived in Edmonton, Canada, and later moved to Hampton, Virginia, in 1946 when Joe took a job at NACA, Langley AFB, and served in the Air Force Reserve.

Doris was an active member of the Langley Officers' Wives Club for many years. She also was active in her church, Central UMC in Hampton. Doris and Joe enjoyed traveling the world and visited 86 countries in all their years together.

Doris was preceded in death by Joe, who was her lifetime tour guide. She is survived by her only child, her son, Malcolm, his wife Anne, and their three children, Amy and her husband Bill, Clay and his wife Jill, and Wendy and her husband Adam. She is also survived by her three dear great-granddaughters, Claire, Ella, and Brooke, who brought her much joy and many smiles.

Her family would like to thank the staff at The Devonshire for nearly a decade with them. Many thanks to the hospice caregivers who made her last two years pleasant and comfortable. We would like to especially thank Earnestine, Gloria, and all the other caregivers who loved her and cared so beautifully for her for almost a decade.

Doris married Joseph Brown Emerson on 4 Sep 1942 in Connecticut, , , . Joseph (son of Edward B. Emerson and Jessie F. (Emerson)) was born on 28 Oct 1919 in Washington County, , , Pennsylvania; died on 26 May 1999 in Newport News, , , Virginia; was buried in Knollkreg Memorial Cemetery, , Washington County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]