GRUNDY, Buchanan County, VA
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Jamie Frank Justus, 65, of the Roseann area of Route No. 1, passed away Monday, Jan. 8, 2001, at Buchanan General Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was a son of the late Boyd Justus and Mary Ramsey Justus Lieby of Dover, Del. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and a member of the Presbyterian church. He attended Hurley High School and served in the U.S. Air Force from 1953 to 1962 assigned to the 4751st Air Defense Squadron Missile ADC, receiving several medals, including the National Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal. At the time of his separation, he was stationed with the Tachikawa Air Base, Honshu, Japan. He was a member of John Ratliff Post No. 164 of the American Legion. He was a former employee of Pet Milk Company and was chief mechanic for Twinstar Mining Company.
Mr. Justus is survived by his wife of 43 years: Judith Fay Howell Justus, Route No. 1, Grundy; three daughters: Virginia Lee Justus Popowicz and husband, Bill Popowicz, Goldsboro, N.C., Teresa Ann Justus and friend, Keith Larsen, Baltimore, Md., and Barbara Sue Justus Carr and husband, Eddie Carr, Las Vegas,. Nev.; two sons: Jamie Frank Justus Jr. and wife, Patsy Justus, Hurley, Va., and Curtis Boyd Justus and wife, Jerri Justus, Roseann, Va.; two brothers: Carter Justus, Cincinnati, Ohio, and George Justus, Dover, Del. He is also survived by three grandsons; eight granddaughters; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one sister: Myrtle Justus Pleasco; and one brother: Monroe Irvin Justus.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday, Jan. 12, 2001, at 1 p.m. at the Clark Memorial Presbyterian Church, Roseann, Va., with Rev. Joel Thornton and Evangelist Mike Rife officiating with burial to follow in the Justus Family Cemetery on Peeled Poplar at Roseann, Va. Full military rites will be conducted at the cemetery by members of John Ratliff Post No. 164 of the American Legion. Active pallbearers will be: Terry Wolford, Willie Stacy, Steve Wolford, Donald Stacy, Hassell Bailey, Tim Prater, L.C. Justus and Ronald Conrad. Honorary pallbearers will be: co-workers of Twinstar Mining Company. There will be services at the church Thursday evening at 7 p.m. Grundy Funeral Home of Grundy is in charge of all arrangements.