20 Sep 1912:

CAPT. COLLEY DEAD:
Captain Joseph S. Colley died in Dickenson County a few days ago of pneumonia fever.
Captain Colley was one of Dickenson County's most prominent citizens; he was a captain in the Confederate army, and in 1870 he was elected a member of the House of Delegates from Wise and Buchanan counties, which counties at that time composed one legislative district and during the session of 1879-80 he secured the passage of an act forming the county of Dickenson out of parts of Buchanan, Wise and Russell. He was again a candidate for the House of Delegates last year in the district composed of Wise, Dickenson, but was defeated by a few votes by Hon. John W. Chalkley. Captain Colley was one of the most active men of his age in that county.