Obituaries
Lonnie Lincoln Keith, Sr.
Oct 30, 2015
Meadowview, VA – Lonnie Lincoln Keith, Sr., age 78, passed on Friday, October 30, 2015, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Lincoln was a lifelong resident of Washington County and a carpenter. He is preceded in death by his parents, James Garfield Keith and Nettie Hughes Keith; wife, Mary Francis White Keith; son, Darrell Keith; daughter, Carolyn Ann Taylor; brother, James Keith;...
Joan Lassiter Lucille Moormans
Oct 30, 2015
Joan Lucille Lassiter Moormans passed away unexpectedly in her home in her sleep on Friday morning, October 30, 2015. God graciously granted her desire to leave this life peacefully and without suffering. She was 81 and had been in the care of her son, Mark, and her daughter-in-law Andrea since 2008. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, their...
Belvia Riddle
Oct 29, 2015
Chilhowie, VA Belvia Riddle, age 91, passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2015 in Valley Healthcare. She was born in Wilder, VA and had lived in Chilhowie for a number of years. She was a Christian and attended Victory Baptist Church. Belvia was predeceased by her husband Theodore “Ted” Riddle; her parents Eddy and Annie Bott Caudill; granddaughter Robin Riddle...
Omer Mason Bunn
Oct 28, 2015
Abingdon, Va. Omer Mason Bunn, 93 years of age, of Abingdon, Virginia and formerly of Grundy, Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2015. He was born June 30, 1922 on Beech Fork in Lavalette, West Virginia, the son of Eris and Ina Davis Bunn. Omer was married 61 years to Sadie Fry Bunn until her passing in 2003. Omer...
Samuel Kenneth Tate
Oct 25, 2015
Samuel Kenneth Tate, age 84, of Wilmington, N.C., passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2015, at Azalea Health and Rehab. He was born December 30, 1930, in Meadowview, Va. the youngest of eleven children born to the late Berry Hill Tate and Bessie Mae Farris Tate. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force having served in the...
Brad Latham
Oct 25, 2015
Richmond, VA - William Bradley “Brad” Latham, age 39 and formerly of Abingdon, VA, passed on Sunday, October 25, 2015, in Richmond, VA. Brad was a graduate of Abingdon High School and received his Bachelor’s Degree from Radford University in Occupational Therapy. He was preceded in death by his brother, John Michael Latham, and mother, Cynthia Latham Hughes. Surviving family...
Bly Wilcox Gobble Barger
Oct 24, 2015
Bly Wilcox Gobble Barger went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 24, 2015 in Johnston Memorial Hospital. Bly was a member of Mt. Carmel Christian Church and a former employee of Harwood Manufacturing and the Abingdon Burger King. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Holly Gobble and David Barger, her parents Author and Annie Wilcox, six...
John Brandon Gilbert
Oct 24, 2015
John Brandon Gilbert, age 39, passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2015, at Johnston Memorial Hospital.
Junior Winford Addison
Oct 24, 2015
Junior W. Addison, age 79, of Bristol, Va., passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2015, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was the firstborn son of Harless W. Addison and Cora Hawkins Addison born on November 23, 1935, in Russell County, Va. J.W. was a talented, lifelong cultural heritage musician. He was a proud veteran of the Korean War having...
Martha Sue White
Oct 23, 2015
Mrs. Martha Sue White, age 67, passed away Friday, October 23, 2015 at her home. Mrs. White was born in Russell County, Va. to the late Ralph Dotson and Mary Dye Dotson. She had retired from Lebanon Apparel with forty-one years of service. Besides her father she is preceded in death by one brother, Calvin Dotson. Mrs. White is survived...
Anna Louise Weaver Farmer
Oct 21, 2015
Anna Louise (Weaver) Farmer, age 82, died on Wednesday, October 21, 2015, at her home. She was born March 9, 1933, to the late Harry R. Weaver, Sr. and Faye Church Weaver in Grayson County, Va. Louise was a member of Abingdon Baptist Church and the Eastern Star. She retired from Bristol Compressors after 20 years of service and was...
Violet Genevieve Glass Walden
Oct 19, 2015
Abingdon, VA – Violet Genevieve Glass Walden, age 88, passed on Monday, October 19, 2015, at her home. Violet attended Trinity Baptist Church and retired after 26 years of employment as a dietary cook from Johnston Memorial Hospital. She is preceded in death by her parents, Henry McKinley Glass and Betty Gladys Humphreys Glass; son, Lewis Walden, Jr.; and brothers,...
John Frazier Jones, Jr.
Oct 18, 2015
John Frazier Jones, Jr., age 91, of Abingdon, Va. and formerly of Grundy, Va., passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2015, at his home. He was born December 6, 1923, in Benham, Ky. to the late John Frazier Jones, Sr. and Mary Stella McCarty Jones. He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Layuna Stiltner Jones; son,...
Jerry Moore
Oct 13, 2015
Abingdon, VA – Jerry Don Moore, age 57, passed on Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Jerry was raised in and spent most of his life in Arkansas before moving to Abingdon in 2004. He was a truck driver for nearly 30 years before he and his wife acquired and operated Serenity Assisted Living in Meadowview, VA....
Claude Cecil Shortt
Oct 12, 2015
Abingdon, Va. – Mr. Claude Cecil Shortt, age 92, went to be with the Lord on Monday October 12, 2015 after a brief illness, surrounded by his loving family. Claude was born on October 24, 1922 in Washington County, Va. He had been a member of Woodland Baptist Church for over 40 years, where he served as a deacon and...
Ann Kiser Colley
Oct 11, 2015
Ann Kiser Colley, born May 11, 1922, at the family home in Russell County, Virginia, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2015, at English Meadows in Abingdon, Virginia. Ann attended Washington County Schools and graduated from the former Johnston Memorial School of Nursing. She served in the Army Nurse Corps as 2nd Lieutenant during WW II. She continued her career in...
Evelyn Naomi Griffitts Hilt
Oct 11, 2015
Evelyn Naomi Griffitts Hilt, age 88, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2015, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born to the late Roy Lee Griffitts and Nancy Mitchell Griffitts on November 16, 1926, in Tannersville, VA. She graduated from Rich Valley High School. As a young woman, Evelyn moved to Kingsport, TN and was employed in the sales department...
John Thomas Phipps, Jr.
Oct 10, 2015
Abingdon, Va. John Thomas Phipps, Jr. passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, October 10, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hazel Deadmore Phipps and John T. Phipps, Sr. John was a multi-generational Abingdon-Washington County resident who loved his hometown. Many will recall long discussions with him about the history of this area. His collection of local...
Danny Kermit McCoy
Oct 10, 2015
Danny Kermit McCoy, age 68, of Bristol, VA, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 10, 2015. He enjoyed building stock cars and was a skilled mechanic. He loved the Lord and listening to gospel music was his favorite pastime. Danny will be sadly missed, but we are thankful that his suffering is over and he is at...
Laura Sue Lester Comey
Oct 10, 2015
Laura Sue (Lester) Comey, 77, of Charlottesville, Va. passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2015, at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center. Laura Sue was born on December 3, 1937, in Washington County, Va. and was the daughter of John Carson and Vene Elizabeth (Stovall) Lester. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Linnie Arnett and Mary Francis Heinke; and four...
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