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DATE: WEDNESDAY, December 29, 1993                   TAG: 9312290232
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: MARION                                LENGTH: Short


OBIT OVERBEY, CHARLES O.

OVERBEY, Charles O., ("Sonny"), 59, of Marion, died Tuesday morning, December 28, 1993, in the Smyth County Community Hospital. He was a life member of the Marion Lifesaving Crew, the United Commercial Travelers, the Loyal Order of the Moose #1004, and a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Thompson Lodge #88. Mr. Overbey was the founder and an officer of Better Homes of Southwest Virginia, Inc., and was on the Board of Directors for the Virginia Manufactured Housing Association and was a member of the National Rifle Association. Mr. Overbey was an avid car enthusiast, belonging to the Antique Automobile Club of America and the Early Ford V-8 Club. Survivors include his wife, Wilma Nicewonder Overbey, Marion; two sons, John Dallas "Jay" Overbey, Marion, Charles O. "Chuck" Overbey Jr., Richmond; one granddaughter, Rosemary Orlena Overbey, Richmond. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday in Barnett's Marion Funeral Chapel with Rev. Neville Mozingo officiating. Burial will follow in the Rose Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 4040 8th Street, N.E., Suite C., Charlottesville, Va. 22902, or the American Heart Association, C/O Nancy Thompson, P. O. Box 550, Marion, Va. 24354. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Barnett's Funeral Home.



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