Obituaries
Edith June Bowman Owens
Apr 14, 2018
Abingdon, VA – Edith June Bowman Owens, age 98, passed on Saturday April 14, 2018, in Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents, Oliver Bowman and Ella Sutherland Bowman; husband, Dudley Owens; sisters, Gladys Sykes, Marie Clay, Ruby Holyfield, Constance Addington, and Audrey Anderson; brothers, Cecil Bowman and Stanford Bowman; and grandson, Stephen Morgan. Mrs. Owens...
Emma D. Burke
Apr 14, 2018
Emma D. Burke, age 92, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 14, 2018, at Abingdon Health and Rehab Center. Emma was a native of Washington County, Va., and she retired from Harwood Manufacturing. She had three loves in her life; her church, her family, and cooking. Emma was predeceased by her parents, David and Sarah Kestner Dolinger;...
Gloria Jean Price
Apr 12, 2018
Bristol, VA – Gloria Jean Price, infant daughter of Eleanor Watkins and Eddie Price, Jr., passed before birth on April 12, 2018. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Larry Watkins, and maternal grandparents, Eddie Price, Sr. and Gloria Jean Price. In addition to her parents, she is survived by three sisters, Madayasia, Samarria, and Rose Marie; and maternal...
Novella Marie Kiser Thompson
Apr 12, 2018
Novella Marie Kiser Thompson, age 86, of Bristol, Va., went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 12, 2018, at the Wellmont Hospice House. She was born October 21, 1931, to the late Beverly B. Kiser and Alice Musick Kiser. She was a member of Fellowship Chapel and retired from Moore’s Quality Snack Foods after 27 years of service. In addition...
Elsie "Bren" Gray Burke
Apr 12, 2018
Elsie (Bren) Gray Burke, age 66, passed away on Thursday, April 12, 2018 at Bristol Regional Hospital. Bren had worked with numerous manufacturing companies in the area. She was of the Holiness faith, and loved the Lord, and her family. Her pastimes were reading and travelling. Bren was predeceased by her parents Clint and Ethel Jordan Burke; sisters Jeannette Cook...
John William Daniels, Jr.
Apr 10, 2018
Abingdon, VA – John William Daniels, Jr., age 75, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, in Holston Valley Medical Center. Mr. Daniels was a resident of Norton, VA before moving to Abingdon in 1975 and retired after 35 years of employment from the State of Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development. John was a...
Frank Ross Foster
Apr 3, 2018
Frank Ross Foster, age 76, of Abingdon, Va., went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. He was born May 23, 1941, to the late John Foster and Iretta Ross Foster. Frank was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a truck driver for Purity Bakery in Bristol and retired as a foreman from United Telephone...
Loreen Owens Powers
Apr 2, 2018
Abingdon, Va. Mrs. Loreen Owens Powers, 80, passed away Monday, April 2, 2018 in Abingdon, Va. She was born December 12, 1937 in Dickenson County, Va. to the late Tom and Lucy Owens. Loreen was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed gardening and canning food. She loved to spend time with her family especially during the holidays. Besides her parents she...
Whitley "Bo" Henderson, Jr.
Mar 30, 2018
Whitley B. “Bo” Henderson, Jr., 87, of Abingdon, Va., went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 30, 2018. Bo was born in Bluefield, W. Va. on January 17, 1931, to the late Whitley B. Henderson, Sr. and Hallie M. Henderson. He was a graduate of Welch High School and Concord College of Athens, W. Va. He was retired from Food Country,...
Gladys Tuggle Kestner
Mar 30, 2018
Saltville, Va. Gladys Tuggle Kestner, 91, passed away on Friday, March 30, 2018 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born on January 10, 1927 in Mercer County, W. Va., but has spent most of her life in Washington County, Va. Gladys was the oldest living member of the Brumley Gap Methodist Church. Many will remember her as the former secretary...
Michael Shawn Neal
Mar 29, 2018
Abingdon, Va. Michael Shawn Neal, age 60, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2018 in Holston Valley Medical Center. Micheal was born March 27, 1958 in Castlewood, Va. and graduated from Castlewood High School. Michael was a United States Marine Corps veteran with 18 years of service and was a member of the Abingdon V.F.W. Post 1994. He attended Riverside Baptist Church in...
Michael Dwayne Smith
Mar 28, 2018
Michael Dwayne Smith, age 55, of Damascus, Va., passed away on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at his home. He was born April 8, 1962, to Ralph Dean Smith and Elsie Virginia Pendergrass Smith in Bristol, Va. Mike was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Earl and Beulah Smith; maternal grandparents, Albert and Ruth Pendergrass; and sister, Sharon Edson. In...
Ola Mae Plummer Cook
Mar 27, 2018
Abingdon, Va. Ola Mae Plummer Cook, 96, passed on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at her home. Mrs. Cook was a lifelong resident of Washington County and formerly attended Mt. View United Methodist Church. At age 10 she wrote President Franklin D. Roosevelt asking for help for the poor people in Washington County. He responded to her letter telling her that...
Michael Scott McCoy, II
Mar 27, 2018
Abingdon, Va. Michael Scott McCoy, II, 42, passed away at his home on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. Scott is survived by his parents, Michael Scott and Cheri Cole McCoy of Abingdon, and his paternal grandfather Max "Hezzie" McCoy of Grundy. His request was that no services would be held. Those wishing to express sympathy online may do so by visiting...
Ilda Lampkins Shortt
Mar 27, 2018
Abingdon, Va. – Ilda Christine Lampkins Shortt, 86, passed on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in Abingdon Health & Rehab Center. Ilda was born in St. Paul, Va. to the late Henry and Cleo Suit Lampkins. She was a 1950 Graduate of St. Paul High School. As a young adult she and her husband, Jack, lived in Williamsburg, Va. for many...
David Leon Rhoten
Mar 23, 2018
Damascus, Va. David Leon Rhoten, age 65, passed away Friday, March 23, 2018 in Johnston Memorial Hospital. David was born February 25, 1953 in Washington County, Va. David was national service manager for Royal Building Products and had been employed by the company for nineteen years. He was a member of One Way Ministries in Damascus, Va. and...
Freddie Lynn Wilson
Mar 23, 2018
Freddie Lynn Wilson, age 57, of Abingdon, Va., went to be with the Lord and was reunited with his parents, Fred Holmes Wilson and Norma Jean Hutchinson Wilson, on Friday, March 23, 2018. He had accepted the Lord as his Savior and was an avid Virginia Tech and Atlanta Braves fan. Freddie is survived by his wife, Polly Anna O’Quinn...
William "Bill" (Nu-Nu) Thomas Blevins, Jr.
Mar 21, 2018
Abingdon, VA.- William “Bill” (Nu-Nu) Thomas Blevins, Jr., age 96, passed away at his home on Wednesday, March 21, 2018. Bill was employed by Piggly Wiggly in Abingdon as a master butcher. He later moved to Baltimore, MD, and worked for Safeway Stores. In 1991, he and his wife, Cletus, returned to Abingdon. Bill was a U.S. Army Veteran of...
Wanda Jean Walton Wright
Mar 21, 2018
Bristol, TN – Wanda Jean Walton Wright, age 56, passed on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Wanda was a graduate of Marion Senior High School and was also the former owner of Little Bit’s Pizza and Wright Field Restaurant in Marion, VA. She was employed as a registered nurse for Baptist Hospital in Nashville,...
Maxie Evelyn Hayes Jackson
Mar 20, 2018
Abingdon, VA – Maxie Evelyn Hayes Jackson, age 81, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. Born in Raven, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Marion and Marie Hubbard, and was a member of the Mill Creek Primitive Baptist Church. She was a resident of the area most of her life until she...
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