Clarence Edward

Mr. Clarence Edward Dye, age 62, of 201 Edgewater Drive, Cedar Bluff, Virginia, passed away Monday, September 27, 2004 in a Richlands, Virginia hospital following a lengthy illness. He was born in Richlands, Virginia and was the son of the late Howard C. and Dixie V. Hess Dye, both Russell County natives. He had made his home in the Cedar Bluff area most of his life and was a former employee of Bolton Screw Co. of Cleveland, Ohio and a former coal miner. He attended Honaker High School and was of the Holiness Faith. He was a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran and a member of the American Legion. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Ruby C. Dye and Omega Dye; and one brother, Luther Daniel Dye. Survivors are: His Wife: Connie Lee Sparks Dye Seven Daughters: Mrs. Tracy Page and husband, Jim of Cairo, Egypt Miss Amanda Dye of Richlands, Virginia Mrs. Joyce Shelton of Cedar Bluff, Virginia Mrs. Tammy Dingus and husband, Tim of Abingdon, Virginia Mrs. Judy Sisk and husband, Rick of Richlands, Virginia Mrs. Janet Bonney and husband, Roy of Claypool Hill, Virginia Mrs. Christy Masingo and husband of Morristown, Tennessee One Sister: Mrs. Delcie Dye Yates and husband, Miles of Lebanon, Virginia Three Brothers: Mr. Homer Dye and wife, Dorothy of Cedar Bluff, Virginia Mr. Jim Dye and wife, Sylvia of Cedar Bluff, Virginia Mr. Willie Dye and wife, Phyllis of Cedar Bluff, Virginia 10 Grandchildren and 1 Great Grandchild also survive Funeral services for Mr. Clarence Edward Dye will be conducted Friday, October 1, 2004 at 2:00PM at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands, Virginia with the Rev. Dennis White officiating. Interment will follow at the Hess Family Cemetery on Horton Ridge near Raven, Virginia. Pallbearers will be: Roy Bonney, Tim Dingus, Justin Baldwin, Freddie Dye, John Ball, Eugene Dotson, Denny Dye, and Jim Page. Honorary Pallbearers will be: Jackie Baldwin and Bill Rasnake. Members of Casey-Shortt VFW Post #9640 and Tazewell County Chapter #31 DAV will conduct military graveside rites. Friends may call after 6:00PM Thursday evening at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Virginia.

Clarence Edward

September 27, 1942 - September 27, 2004