Obituaries
Katherine Frances Baker
May 12, 2017
Katherine Frances “Auntie” Baker, age 102, passed away on Friday May 12, 2017 at her home. She was a native of Washington County, VA and was a long standing member of the Charles Wesley United Methodist Church. Extravagant kindness was the trait that best described her. Her glow and kind giving heart drew people to her. Friends and family flocked...
Bobby Wayne Carver
May 11, 2017
Bobby Wayne Carver, age 79, of Meadowview, VA, passed away Thursday, May 11, 2017 in the Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born in Bristol, Va., a son of William and Mary Carver, and lived many of his years in South Bend, IN. He served four years in the United States Air Force and retired from the Iron Workers Local...
Mary Christine Barrett Humphrey
May 10, 2017
Mrs. Mary Christine Barrett Humphrey, 74, passed away on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at her home. She was a native of Washington County, Virginia, and had lived in Pennsylvania for 44 years prior to moving to Alabama ten years ago. She had attended Meadowview Pentacostal Holiness Church prior to moving to Pennsylvania. Mary was known for her delicious cooking, especially...
John David Bonham
May 7, 2017
Abingdon, VA – John David Bonham, age 81, passed on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Grace Health Care. David was born and raised in Chilhowie, VA to the late Samuel Lee Bonham and Roberta Draper Bonham. In his early years, after graduating from Virginia Tech as a member of Tau Beta Pi with a degree in chemical engineering, he worked...
Lundy Harold Stiltner
May 7, 2017
Lundy Harold Stiltner, age 86, passed away on Sunday May 7, 2017 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Lundy was a native of Grundy, but had lived in Abingdon for the past 25 years. He was a member of Central Baptist Church and was a retired coal miner. Lundy loved the outdoors and often took his sons fishing and hunting. He had...
John C. Widener
May 5, 2017
John C. Widener, age 76, passed away Friday, May 5, 2017 in Abingdon. John is survived by two sons, Steve Widener of Abingdon and David Widener of Glade Spring; one brother, Henry Widener of Abingdon; four grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. The family wishes to express their gratitude to the staff of Hometown Hospice and Abingdon Manor...
Hazel Orfield Harris
May 4, 2017
Abingdon, VA - Hazel Orfield Harris went to be with the Lord on May 4th, 2017. She was born on September 26, 1921 in Abingdon, Virginia, to Morgan W. Orfield and Fannie Harris Orfield. Hazel lived over forty years in Johnson City, Tennessee, where she was a housewife and business owner with her husband, Elmer Harris, who preceded her in...
Carol L. Deel
May 3, 2017
Carol L. Deel, age 87, of Abingdon, Va., passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at Johnston Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born to the late Lacy S. Owens and Maxie Viers Owens in Dickenson County, Va. on March 6, 1930. She was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, Carol was also preceded...
Tomi Wortham Short
Apr 26, 2017
Tomi Wortham Short, age 84, of Abingdon, Va. and formerly of Midlothian, Va., Virginia Beach, Va., and Washington, D.C., took her final bow, on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, the curtain has closed and she has gone to heaven to dance with the love of her life. She was born to the late Varval “Dick” Wortham and Helen Bashe Wortham on...
Arch Leslie Epling
Apr 26, 2017
Dateline: Glade Spring, Va. Mr. Arch Leslie Epling, age 91, passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2017, in Valley Health Care Hospice. Mr. Epling was born March 10, 1926, in Dickenson, County, Va. to the late Sampson Parkis Epling and the late Dixie Mullins Epling. Mr. Epling was a United States Navy veteran having served aboard the U.S.S. Alcor AR-10. He...
Thomas Eldridge Merrihue
Apr 25, 2017
Emory, VA Thomas Eldridge Merrihue, age 80, passed from this life, at his home, on Tuesday April 25, 2017. He was both proud and happy to serve the Meadowview Community as a teacher and principal of Meadowview Elementary School. Tom was preceded in death by his parents Louise Addison Merrihue and Melvin Eldridge Merrihue. He is survived by cousins Linda...
John Clarence Miller, Jr.
Apr 24, 2017
Abingdon, VA – John Clarence Miller, Jr., age 74, passed on Monday, April 24, 2017, at his home. John was a U.S. Army Veteran and retired from Bristol Compressor’s after 30 years of employment. He was also a member of Trigg Street Church of God. John is preceded in death by his parents, John Clarence Miller, Sr. and Kay Cornette...
John Walter (Sean) Sullivan
Apr 23, 2017
John Walter (Sean) Sullivan, age 95, of Abingdon, VA, died peacefully Sunday morning, April 23,2017. Born in Malden, MA, May 4,1921, he was the son of Patrick Joseph (PJ) and Anna Gilman Sullivan. His wife, Anne, predeceased him in 2000. He is survived by his two daughters, Anne Ward (Richard) of New Canaan, CT, Louise Bagby (Charles) of Hopatcong, NJ,...
Curtis Edwin Gray
Apr 23, 2017
Abingdon, VA – Curtis Edwin Gray, passed on Sunday, April 23, 2017, in Bristol Regional Medical Center. Mr. Gray was a lifelong resident of Washington County and a farmer all of his life. Visitation with the family will be held 2-3 p.m. Sunday, April 30, 2017, at Bethel Presbyterian Church. Funeral services will follow at 3:00 p.m. with Pastor Jim...
Louella Hawkins Woodward
Apr 22, 2017
Louella Hawkins Woodward, of Abingdon, Va., died on Saturday, April 22, 2017, at her home. She was born in Washington County, Va., the daughter of the late W.B. Hawkins and Una Fraley Hawkins. She received her education at Greendale High School; Emory and Henry College; Radford University; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.; Columbia University, New York, N.Y.; and the University...
Barbara A. Baldwin
Apr 18, 2017
Barbara A. Baldwin, age 82 of Abingdon, VA, peacefully departed this life for an everlasting one on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, surrounded by her loving daughter, granddaughter, and son-in-law. Barbara was born on June 19, 1934 to Cornell and Vilma Vasian at Logan, WV. She grew up in Logan, WV, where she attended school, graduating from Logan High School in...
Helen Marie Lucas Thornton
Apr 18, 2017
Abingdon, VA - Helen Marie Lucas Thornton, 82, passed away on April 18, 2017, at Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, Virginia. Born April 23, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Stella Lucas of Radford, Virginia. A graduate of Radford College, she served the Commonwealth for 36 years as an elementary school teacher, special education teacher, and assistant...
Preston Stevens
Apr 17, 2017
Preston Stevens, age 83, passed away on Monday, April 17, 2017, at Grace Healthcare. He was a veteran of the United States Army and his cremated remains will be laid to rest at the Mountain Home Cemetery in Johnson City, Tenn.
Eddie Trogdon
Apr 17, 2017
Edmund Daniel “Eddie” Trogdon, Jr. age 90, of Meadowview, Va., passed away on Monday, April 17, 2017, at English Meadows. He was born December 9, 1926, in Fayetteville, N.C. to the late Edmund Daniel Trogdon, Sr. and Lalar Barfield Trogdon. Eddie was a United States Navy Veteran having served during World War II in the European Theater. He retired from...
Thomas Andrew Williams
Apr 16, 2017
Bristol, VA – Sergeant Thomas Andrew Williams, age 33, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 16, 2017, at his home. Andy was a 2001 graduate of Patrick Henry High School and earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Administration of Justice from the University of Virginia at Wise. He began his career with the Virginia State Police in 2006...
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