Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, January 5, 1993 TAG: 9301050303
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: COLLINSVILLE LENGTH: Short
CHITWOOD, GEORGE W.
CHITWOOD, George W., 97, of 221 Kings Mountain Rd., Collinsville, died
Monday, January 4, 1993, in Memorial Hospital of Martinsville. Born in
Franklin County, April 21, 1895, he was the son of the late Julia Ann Wray and
Steven Chitwood. He was retired from Stanley Furniture Co., and was a member
of Koehler Baptist Church. Surviving are three daughters, Edna Doyle of Snow
Creek, Gladys Hicks of Rocky Mount, Dorothy Combs of Danville; five sons,
roscoe Chitwood of Collinsville, Lawrence Chitwood of Stuart, James Chitwood
of Columbus, Ohio, Eugene Chitwood of Martinsville, Randolph Chitwood of
Bassett; thirty-six grandchildren, fifty-eight great-grandchildren and
twenty-five great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted 2
p.m. Wednesday, January 6, at Tabernacle Baptist Church, Bassett, with
interment in Roselawn Burial Park. The family will receive friends from 7
until 9 p.m. Tuesday at Collins Funeral Chapel, Bassett. Memorial
contributions may be made to a rescue squad of donor's choice.
by Bhavesh Jinadra
by CNB