William Zane Vanhook

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OBITUARY

W.Z. Vanhook Sr. 79, formerly of Big Stone Gap, VA, died Saturday, Dec. 27, 1997, at Mercy Hospital South, Pineville, NC.

Born in Washington County, VA, Mr. Vanhook was a son of the late William Carson and Frances Minerva Kaylor Vanhook. He lived most of his life in Big Stone Gap, VA, but had lived in York for the past six years. He was retired from the Interstate & Southern Railroads with over 45 years of service. He was a US Army veteran of WWII, a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion, and was of the Christian faith.

Mr. Vanhook was preceded in death by his wife, Easter Tate Vanhook, a son, Marvin R. Vanhook, and a granddaughter, Laura Vanhook Lemmon.

Survivors include sons, William Z. Vanhook Jr. and Charles T. Vanhook, both of York, and Ret. Cmdr. Robert J. Vanhook of Pensacola, FL; daughter, Linda Gay Carter of Albemarle, NC; brothers, Maurice Vanhook Sr. of Big Stone Gap, VA, and Gilbert Vanhook of Barstow, CA; sisters, Gaynelle Phillips and Joyce Giles, both of Big Stone Gap, VA, and Edna Hayes of Barstow, CA; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

Funeral is 11 a.m. Wednesday in Holding Funeral Home Chapel, Big Stone Gap, VA, with the Rev. Hugh Bowers officiating. Burial is in Powell Valley Memorial Gardens. Family will serve as pallbearers. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. today at Holding Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to Beth Shiloh Presbyterian Church Project Park, 1184 N. Shiloh Rd., York, SC 29745.

Holding Funeral Home, Big Stone Gap, VA, is in charge of arrangements.



Birth:
Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: William Z Vanhook
SSN: 718147942
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 Feb 1918
Birth Place: Benhams Wash, Virginia
Father Name: William C Vanhook
Mother Name: Francis M Kaylor
Death Date: 27 Dec 1997
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Jan 1937: Name listed as WILLIAM Z VANHOOK; 31 Dec 1997: Name listed as WILLIAM Z VAN HOOK

Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: William Zane Vanhook
Birth Date: 18 Feb 1918
Birth Place: Washington Co. VA

Buried:
Grave location and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=96684015

Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: William Z. Van Hook
SSN: 718-14-7942
BORN: 18 Feb 1918
Died: 27 Dec 1997
State (Year) SSN issued: Railroad Board (Issued Through) (Before 1951)

William married Belva Easter TATE 29 Jun 1940, Lee Co. VA. Belva (daughter of Joel Peter TATE and Laura Ellen GILLEY) was born 08 Apr 1912, Wise Co. VA; died 11 Mar 1995, York Co. SC; was buried , Powell Valley Memorial Gardens, Big Stone Gap, Wise Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

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York, SC - Charles Thomas Vanhook, 65, of 3011 Vanhook Drive, York, SC, died Friday (September 7, 2012) at Carolinas Medical Center, Pineville, NC.

Charles spend the first part of his life in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. He was the son of the late W.Z. Vanhook and Easter Tate Vanhook. He graduated from Powell Valley High School and from East Tennessee State University. He worked for the Virginia Division of Mined Land Reclamation. Charles had been a dedicated member, deacon and member of the choir at Oak Grove Baptist Church in Big Stone Gap, and he was an active member in the Big Stone Gap Lion's Club.

He is survived by his son, Charles Thomas Clements (Gerri) and four grandchildren of Prior Lake, MN; sister, Linda Vanhook Carter (Conrad) of Albemarle, NC; brothers, William Z. Vanhook, Jr. (Patsy) of York, SC and Robert Joseph Vanhook (Susan) of Suffolk, VA; and a sister-in-law Ann Vanhook (wife of the late Marvin Vanhook) of Kingsport, TN.

The family will receive friends from 12:00 noon until 2:00 p.m. on Monday (Sept. 10, 2012 at Holding Funeral Home (17 E. 3rd St., N.) in Big Stone Gap, VA.

The funeral service will begin at 2:00 pm on Monday in the funeral home chapel with The Rev. Mike Jones, pastor of Oak Grove Baptist Church, will be officiating.

Burial will follow at Powell Valley Memorial Gardens in Big Stone Gap, VA.

Holding Funeral Home is honored to serve the Vanhook family.

Buried:
Grave location, portrait, and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=96659537

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Suffolk - Robert Joseph Vanhook , 64, passed away at home, on Friday, December 28, 2012 after a 5 year battle with Pancreatic cancer.

Bob was born on August 31, 1948 to Easter and W.Z. Vanhook in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. Bob graduated from Virginia Tech in 1970.

After graduation, Bob joined the United States Navy, where after 25 years of service to his country as a naval aviator, Commander Vanhook retired in 1995.

He was a loving husband, devoted father & grandfather, brother, brother-in-law, uncle and son. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Susan, sons Nicholas Vanhook, & Jay Glover (Teresa), grandson Hayden Glover, mother-in-law Carole Sebastian, sister Linda Carter (Conrad), brother William Zane Vanhook, Jr., brother-in-law Dan Sebastian (Marcy), sister-in-law Ann Vanhook, nephews Adam Carter, Jeff Vanhook (Stacy), William Zane Vanhook,, III (Michelle), Danny Sebastian (Michelle), Brian Sebastian (Jackie), niece Dr. Kelly Nelson (Keith), great nephews Trevor Sebastian, Patrick Lemmon, William Zane Vanhook IV, great nieces Kathleen Lemmon, Brynn Sebastian & Mia Sebastian.

Bob was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Charles & Marvin, sister-in-law Patsy Vanhook, niece Laura Lemmon, grand niece Whitley Vanhook.

Bob and Susan were married 23 years. His love of duck hunting, woodworking, golf, and time spent with sons, grandson, and loving family members made his life blessed. He will be terribly missed.

A celebration of Bob's life will be held at the Nansemond River Baptist Church, 2896 Bridge Road, Suffolk, VA on Saturday, January 26, 2012 at 1 pm. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer research, 1111 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage, NY 11714 or Lustgarten.org.


Buried:
Memorial, portraits, and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=102774645

Robert married Susan Sebastian. [Group Sheet]

Teresa married Jay Glover. [Group Sheet]