Grundy in Buchanan County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Buchanan County War Memorial

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 18, 2023

1. Buchanan County War Memorial Marker

Inscription.

Buchanan County War Memorial. . This tablet is placed in honor of all citizens of Buchanan County, Virginia who served their country for the preservation of democracy. Those who made the supreme sacrifice are enrolled below. , World War I. Army: Ellis Charles . Axley Compton . Charlie W. Deel . John H. Deel . Harmon Hargis . Silas Hess . Calip Horn . Granville M. Horn . William L. Justus . Alva J. Keen . Jessie J. Lester . Dave Matney . Ross Matney . George McClanahan . Teddy Owens . John F. Raines . John W. Ratliff . Willie H. Sisk . Navy: Samuel R. Taylor . Arthur B. Tony, World War II. Army: Perry Addison . Robert Addison . Harold Beller . George Beverly . George L. Bevill . Carl Clinton Bevins . Alwynn D. Blankenship . James Boyd . Lowey I. Boyd . Lawrence B. Breeding . Charles E. Brooks . Albert S. Brown . Homer L. Byrd . Claude Chambers . Draper J. Charles . Leonard L. Charles . Russell Childs . Delmar R. Clevinger . Bert Cole . Bev Cole . Charlie Cole . Luther E. Cole . Davis F. Coleman . Sherman Coleman . Andrew B. Colley . Paris E. Colley , Ira E. Compton . Tom A. Compton . Charles E. Cook . Townsend F. Dawson . Autie J. Deel . John H. Deel . Frank Dotson . Roy Dotson . Clint Elswick . Donald S. Evans . George T. Gentry . Hershell Hale . Clarence Hannah . Bruce Hayes . Dewey A. Hobson . Jarvis H. Holland . Henry H. Honaker . Sam Hurley . Charles W. Jackson . J.J. ‘Red’ Jackson . Charles P. Jewell . Ezra Justice . Floyd L. Justice, Jr. . Ova E. Kennedy . Cecil W. Kinser . Paul Kiser , Bascom B. Lee . Carson Lockhart . James T. Looney . Ralph Looney . Velmer Looney . Lundy McClanahan . Howard McGlothlin . Bascom Matney . Walter S. Matney . Russell R. Maynor . Arville M. Mooney . Joseph W. Mounts . Carvel Mullins . Carmen H. Newson . Beverly Osborne . Berlin Owens . David C. Powers . Elbert W. Presley . Garnice I. Puckett . Harold E. Quigley . Frenchman Ratliff . John F. Ratliff . John Franklin Ratliff . A.G. Hassell Rife . Johnny Rife . Alonzo D. Shortridge , Everett W. Smith . Reece B. Smith . Walter Smith . Burleson Spencer . James A. Stevens . Leon Stiltner . Charles E. Stump . Robert L. Sutherland . Slemp Sutherland . Dillo G. Sykes . Charles E. Tester . Hiram W. Tickle . Admiral D. Varney . Wiley W. Wagner . George E. Webb . Edward C. Whitt . Billy S. Wilburn . Floyd Yates . John H. Yates . Navy: James A. Davis . John H. Deel . Ralph Owens . Air Force: Ruey Feldon Owens . Elster Stiltner , Korean Conflict. Army: Frank Bostic . Laurence Bowling . Mose Boyd, Jr. . James Harvey Brown . Ernest A. Childress . Jack Coleman . Jimmie R. Cooper . Marshall E. Fletcher, Jr. . Raymond Lee ‘Knots’ Gilmore . Wayne George Hagy . Wayne G. Hagy . Herman F. Hale . Irvin Woodrow Hess . Earl Eugene Jewell . William A. Justice . John W. Ling . Kennis E. Lockard, Jr. . Paul S. Mullins . Lee Roy Musick . Cornell Owens . Ishmael Ratliff . Gene S. Rose . Viles C. Rowe . Robert Lee Stapleton . Bill Thomas Sizemore . Amos E. Toliver

This tablet is placed in honor of all citizens of Buchanan County,
Virginia who served their country for the preservation of democracy.
Those who made the supreme sacrifice are enrolled below.

World War I Army: Ellis Charles • Axley Compton • Charlie W. Deel • John H. Deel • Harmon Hargis • Silas Hess • Calip Horn • Granville M. Horn • William L. Justus • Alva J. Keen • Jessie J. Lester • Dave Matney • Ross Matney • George McClanahan • Teddy Owens • John F. Raines • John W. Ratliff • Willie H. Sisk • Navy: Samuel R. Taylor • Arthur B. Tony

World War II Army: Perry Addison • Robert Addison • Harold Beller • George Beverly • George L. Bevill • Carl Clinton Bevins • Alwynn D. Blankenship • James Boyd • Lowey I. Boyd • Lawrence B. Breeding • Charles E. Brooks • Albert S. Brown • Homer L. Byrd • Claude Chambers • Draper J. Charles • Leonard L. Charles • Russell Childs • Delmar R. Clevinger • Bert Cole • Bev Cole • Charlie Cole • Luther E. Cole • Davis F. Coleman • Sherman Coleman • Andrew B. Colley • Paris E. Colley

Ira E. Compton • Tom A. Compton • Charles E. Cook • Townsend F. Dawson • Autie J. Deel • John H. Deel • Frank Dotson • Roy Dotson • Clint Elswick • Donald S. Evans • George T. Gentry • Hershell Hale • Clarence Hannah

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• Bruce Hayes • Dewey A. Hobson • Jarvis H. Holland • Henry H. Honaker • Sam Hurley • Charles W. Jackson • J.J. ‘Red’ Jackson • Charles P. Jewell • Ezra Justice • Floyd L. Justice, Jr. • Ova E. Kennedy • Cecil W. Kinser • Paul Kiser

Bascom B. Lee • Carson Lockhart • James T. Looney • Ralph Looney • Velmer Looney • Lundy McClanahan • Howard McGlothlin • Bascom Matney • Walter S. Matney • Russell R. Maynor • Arville M. Mooney • Joseph W. Mounts • Carvel Mullins • Carmen H. Newson • Beverly Osborne • Berlin Owens • David C. Powers • Elbert W. Presley • Garnice I. Puckett • Harold E. Quigley • Frenchman Ratliff • John F. Ratliff • John Franklin Ratliff • A.G. Hassell Rife • Johnny Rife • Alonzo D. Shortridge

Everett W. Smith • Reece B. Smith • Walter Smith • Burleson Spencer • James A. Stevens • Leon Stiltner • Charles E. Stump • Robert L. Sutherland • Slemp Sutherland • Dillo G. Sykes • Charles E. Tester • Hiram W. Tickle • Admiral D. Varney • Wiley W. Wagner • George E. Webb • Edward C. Whitt • Billy S. Wilburn • Floyd Yates • John H. Yates • Navy: James A. Davis • John H. Deel • Ralph Owens • Air Force: Ruey Feldon Owens • Elster Stiltner

Korean Conflict Army: Frank Bostic • Laurence Bowling • Mose Boyd, Jr. • James Harvey Brown • Ernest A. Childress • Jack Coleman • Jimmie R. Cooper • Marshall E. Fletcher,

Buchanan County War Memorial closeup image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 18, 2023

2. Buchanan County War Memorial closeup

Jr. • Raymond Lee ‘Knots’ Gilmore • Wayne George Hagy • Wayne G. Hagy • Herman F. Hale • Irvin Woodrow Hess • Earl Eugene Jewell • William A. Justice • John W. Ling • Kennis E. Lockard, Jr. • Paul S. Mullins • Lee Roy Musick • Cornell Owens • Ishmael Ratliff • Gene S. Rose • Viles C. Rowe • Robert Lee Stapleton • Bill Thomas Sizemore • Amos E. Toliver

Erected 1965 by Buchanan County Board of Supervisors • Childs-Gentry Post 7360, Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 37° 16.661′ N, 82° 5.967′ W. Memorial is in Grundy, Virginia, in Buchanan County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Walnut Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street. Memorial is on the Main Street side of the Buchanan County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1012 Walnut St, Grundy VA 24614, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southwest Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Buchanan County Confederate Memorial (here, next to this marker); Buchanan County Vietnam War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Grundy (a few steps from this marker); Buchanan County / Kentucky (approx.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 18, 2023

3. Buchanan County War Memorial closeup

8.8 miles away); Buchanan County / Dickenson County (approx. 8.8 miles away); The Crooked Road (approx. 10.4 miles away); Mill Rock Point Overlook (approx. 10.4 miles away); Mill Rock Point (approx. 10.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grundy.

Buchanan County War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 18, 2023

4. Buchanan County War Memorial

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Credits. This page was last revised on July 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 552 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 17, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 18, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.