Obituaries
Jack Hugh Able
May 17, 2016
Jack Hugh Able, age 81, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was born January 4, 1935, to the late William Redwin Able and Cora Dona Nichels Able. Jack was a retiree of the United States Army having served in the Vietnam War in the 1st Infantry Division. He was of the protestant faith. In...
William "Bill" Rush
May 15, 2016
William Bill Rush, age 69, passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2016, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born September 4, 1946, to the late William Victor Rush and Golda Mae Swift Rush. He was a proud veteran of United States Air Force. Bill worked in the banking industry for many years, sold cars for 35 years, and was...
Robert Lee Mabe
May 13, 2016
Abingdon, VA Robert Lee Bob Mabe, age 77, passed on Friday, May 13, 2016 in Johnston Memorial Hospital. Bob was a U.S. Army Veteran and a member of Gospel Tabernacle. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and spending time with his family. He is preceded in death by his parents, Grady and Carrie Holmes Mabe; brothers, Walter Mabe and Tommy Mabe; and...
Beulah Mae Sword
May 13, 2016
Abingdon, VA Beulah Mae Sword, age 79, passed away on Friday May 13, 2016 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was a long time resident of Abingdon. Beulah attended Shiloh Primative Baptist Church when her health permitted. However, she dedicated herself to reading her Bible daily. She loved gardening, flowers, yard sales and the beaches in Florida. But, most of all,...
Robert David Vessey
May 11, 2016
Meadowview, VA -Robert David Bob Vessey, age 81, passed away on May 11, 2016 at home with family by his side. He was born to the late John William Vessey and Katherine Roche Vessey on December 31, 1934. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Donald, sisters Jane, Marion, Barbara. He is survived by his wife of 31...
Sharon Elaine Kestner
May 8, 2016
Sharon Elaine Kestner, age 64, of Abingdon, Va., passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2016, at the Wellmont Hospice House following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born to the late Clarence Banner Kestner and Clara Mae Tate Kestner on December 31, 1951. Sharon was a lifelong member Chestnut Grove Community Church. She was the heart of her family...
Magdalene "Maggie" Manicure
May 6, 2016
Magdalene Maggie Manicure, age 87, closed her eyes on this earth , in Maryville TN., Friday, May 6, 2016 and opened them to see her Lord and Savior. She was preceded in death by her parents, Nick Carrello and Pearl Hall Carrello, her husband, Eugene W. Manicure, brothers, Victor , Frank and Henry Carrello, sisters, Gloria DeSimone and Mary Holland,...
Donald David White, Sr.
May 2, 2016
Donald D. White, Sr. passed away peacefully in his sleep on May 2, 2016 at the age of 87. Beloved husband of the late Anna (nee Warnock). Devoted father of Donald D. Jr. (Dana), Philip J. (Susan), Catherine A. (Nick) Cavros and the late James F. Dear brother of William White and Nancy Storm. Also survived by his seven grandchildren,...
Gene Carl Hawthorne
May 2, 2016
Mr. Gene Carl Hawthorne, age 86, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 2, 2016 at Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol, Tn. Gene was born October 29, 1929 in Huntington, WVa. To the late Carl and Oralee Wheeler Hawthorne. He served in the United States Army in Korea and was a member of Fellowship Chapel in Bristol, Va....
Nita Lawson Bays
May 2, 2016
Nita Lawson Bays, age 97, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2016, at Grace Healthcare in Abingdon, Va. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carlton Bays; grandson, Jimmy Baird; parents, Robert and Dora Lawson; three brothers; and two sisters. Nita is survived by two daughters, Jeanette Smith and Marlene Upchurch and husband Billy of Bristol, Va.; granddaughter, Stacey...
Robert Cornell White
Apr 30, 2016
Dateline: Troutdale, Va.- Robert Rob Cornell White, 61, passed away at midnight on April 30, 2016, at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon, Va. following a cancer diagnosis in January of this year. Rob was creative, tenacious, resourceful, and independent. He had a brilliant mind and dreamed of making the world a better place. A natural born adventurer and outdoorsman who...
Walter L. Howell
Apr 29, 2016
Meadowview, VA Walter L. Howell, age 79, passed on Friday, April 29, 2016, in Johnston Memorial Hospital. Walter was a employee of Kerns Bakery for 23 years and of Moores Snack Foods for 20 years. He is preceded in death by his parents, Ted Howell and Clara Pearl Widener Howell. Walter is survived by one son, Walter Howell, Jr. of...
Margaret Juanita Beavers Boothe
Apr 27, 2016
Abingdon, Va. Margaret Juanita Beavers Boothe, 88, of Abingdon, Va., has been reunited with her parents, two brothers, a sister, husband and two sons. Granny was always a hard worker, being married to a farmer, Emit M. Boothe, Sr., for 40 years and raising seven kids. She had lived the past 33 years on the Fogleman Farm in Abingdon, where...
Kirby H. Owens
Apr 24, 2016
Glade Spring, VA Kirby Herbert Owens, age 57, passed on Sunday, April 24, 2016, in Johnson City Medical Center. He is preceded in death by his sister, Sharon Ann Mullins. Kirby is survived by his wife of 40 years, Delores Ann Fugate Owens; son, Wesley Owens and fiance Shelly McCune of Glade Spring, VA; daughter, Nikki Deese and husband James...
Reba Faye Coomer Anderson
Apr 23, 2016
Dateline: Abingdon, Va.- Reba Faye Coomer Anderson, age 80, passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2016, at English Meadows Senior Living Community. She was born July 12, 1935, to the late Marshall John Coomer and Laura Mae Fannon Coomer in Lee County, Va. She retired after 30 years of nursing with the State of Virginia. Her love for nursing also...
Roscoe Carson Sherfey
Apr 23, 2016
Roscoe Carson Sherfey, age 64, of Glade Spring, Va., passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2016, at his home. He was born to the late Carson Columbus Sherfey and Rosa Lee Williams Sherfey on September 11, 1951. He was also preceded in death by his son, Curtis Dwayne Sherfey; and three siblings. Roscoe is survived by his wife of 42...
William Anthony Kemp
Apr 22, 2016
William Anthony "Tony" Kemp, age 64, passed away on Friday, April 22, 2016, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was a well-loved resident of Greendale Home for the Aged.
Marita Lee McLean Ball
Apr 19, 2016
Mrs. Marita Lee McLean Ball, age 74, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, in the Maple Grove Health Care Center, Lebanon, Va. She was a native of Lenoir, N.C. and had lived in Bristol, Va. for the past 58 years. Marita was a graduate of Virginia Highlands Community College, where she studied office management and made that her career...
June Bess Anderson
Apr 18, 2016
On Monday, April 18, 2016, June Bess Anderson departed her earthly garden at Bristol, Va. She was predeceased by her parents, Gilbert and Verona Bess; brother, Gilbert; and sister, Barbara. She leaves her devoted husband, Paull; son, Kim; daughters, Carla, Melissa, and Sandy; and their families. June was a retired, highly respected and distinguished English teacher who was appointed a...
Mark Brady Caruthers
Apr 18, 2016
Abingdon, VA Mark Brady Caruthers, a wonderful and loving husband, father and grandfather, age 59, went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 18, 2016, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Mark was raised in Otsego, MI and was a U.S. Navy Veteran. He moved to Southwest Virginia in 1984 and was employed by CGI Federal as a senior IT consultant....
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