Obituaries
Ira Earl Griffith, Jr.
Feb 26, 2016
Ira Earl Griffith, Jr., age 84, of Bristol, Va., passed away on Friday, February 26, 2016, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Having served in United States Marine Corps during the Korean War, Ira was the recipient of the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal, and the United Nations Service Medal. He was a reservist in the National Guard...
Raymond Eugene Sailor, Sr.
Feb 26, 2016
Raymond Eugene Sailor, Sr., age 68, of Abingdon, Va., passed away on Friday, February 26, 2016, at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center. He was born to the late David Preston Sailor and Phoebe Ellen Shaw Sailor in Washington County, Va. Mr. Sailor served in the United States Army for 20 years and retired as an E-7. He was...
Lloyd Douglas Patzke
Feb 22, 2016
Lloyd Douglas Patzke, age 59, of Meadowview, Va. and formerly of Michigan and California, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February, 22, 2016. He was born to Frank Albert Patzke and Evelyn Louise Keaner Patzke on December 14, 1956, in Port Huron, Mich. He was a motorcycle enthusiast, was employed as a butcher at several grocery stores, and was a member...
Mamie Keene Barrett
Feb 20, 2016
Abingdon, VA Mamie Keene Barrett, age 86, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 20, 2016, at Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol, TN. She was born in Rowe, VA on August 28, 1929 to the late Lazarus and Grace Hale Keene. Mrs. Barrett was a member of Victory Baptist Church and was an employee of Bristol Bag Company for many years....
Christine C. Schrader
Feb 19, 2016
Christine C. Schrader, age 68, passed away on Friday, February 19, 2016, at Johnston Memorial Hospital.
Wanda R. Mallory
Feb 18, 2016
Wanda R. Mallory, age 65, passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2016, at Wellmont Hospice House. She had lived for a number of years in Georgia, but moved to Abingdon nine years ago. Wanda loved the Lord and expressed her faith until the time that she died. When her health permitted, she attended Covenant Fellowship Church. She lived a very...
Carl McCall
Feb 18, 2016
Carl McCall passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2016. He was born October 19, 1936 to the late Paul McCall and Gay Price McCall. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother, Roger McCall. Carl is survived by three daughters, Cathy Wheeler of Richmond, Va., Bev Sears of Nashville, Tenn., and Aimy Bradley of Roanoke,...
Lois Grey Rose
Feb 17, 2016
Lois Grey Rose, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at Maple Grove Health Care Center in Lebanon, Va. She and her twin sister, Lorraine, were born to the late Simon Sutherland and Snoda Silcox Sutherland on September 22, 1931. Lois had been a resident of Abingdon since 1978 and was retired from Pittston Coal Company. She was...
Donna Marie Fields
Feb 15, 2016
Emory, VA Donna Marie Fields, age 52, went to be with the Lord on February 15, 2016, at Frances Marion Manor. Donna was a member of Calvary Church of Southwest Virginia in Chilhowie. She loved to knit, color, listening to gospel music, reading her Bible, and her church family. She is preceded in death by her parents, Marvin Neal Jessee...
Virginia Leidig Sutherland
Feb 13, 2016
Dateline: Abingdon, Va.- Virginia Leidig Sutherland, age 93, of Abingdon, Va. and formerly of St. Paul, Va., passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2016, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born on July 7, 1922, in Waverly, Tenn. to the late Rev. Daniel Gsell Leidig, Sr. and Arta Evans Leidig. Though she was a graduate of Emory and Henry College,...
Lawrence Thurman "L.T." Copley
Feb 13, 2016
Mr. Lawrence Thurman L.T. Copley, Jr., 72, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, February 13, 2016, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. L.T. was born in Williamson, W.Va. to the late Lawrence Thurman Copley, Sr. and late Mildred Varney Copley. L.T. moved to Virginia Beach where he met his wife Shirley. He later moved to Abingdon where he lived most...
Rosaella Tilson Barrett
Feb 12, 2016
Rosaella Tilson Barrett, age 68, of Meadowview, Va., peacefully went to be with the Lord surrounded by her family and friends on Friday, February 12, 2016, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Rosaella was born December 13, 1947, in Meadowview, Va. She was a 1966 graduate of Patrick Henry High School and worked in the food service industry at Emory and Henry...
James Henderson Nash
Feb 10, 2016
Dateline: Bristol, Va.- James Henderson Jim Nash, age 98, of Bristol, Va., passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2016, at Christian Care Center in Johnson City, Tenn. He was born to the late Thomas C. Nash and Lillie Mae Ball Nash on September 27, 1917, in Abingdon, Va. Jim was a veteran of the United States Navy having served during...
Nancy Reba Holbrook Herndon
Feb 10, 2016
AN ANGEL HAS ASCENDED NANCY REBA HOLBROOK HERNDON January 1st, 1947 --- February 10th , 2016 On February 10, in the Year of Our Lord, 2016, Nancy Reba Holbrook Herndon, beloved and cherished wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend ascended into heaven to find rest, peace, love, and happiness in the eternal embrace of our Heavenly Father. She will be...
Robert Edward Parmley
Feb 7, 2016
Abingdon, VA Robert Bob Edward Parmley, age 92, passed on Sunday, February 7, 2016, at his home. Bob was born and raised in West Point, MS to the late Edgar Parmley and Esta Buddenbaum Parmley. Mr. Parmley was a U.S. Army Veteran and served in the European Theater during World War II. Bob earned a Bachelors Degree in Engineering from...
Ruby Lee White
Feb 6, 2016
Ruby Lee White, age 88, of Glade Spring, Va., passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2016, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was born May 18, 1927, to the late Lee Henry Wright and Ada Loretta West Wright in Saltville, Va. She faithfully attended Glade Spring Baptist Church and was an avid flower gardener. Ruby was preceded in death by...
Nancy Debelius
Feb 6, 2016
Nancy Debelius, age 71, passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2016, at Valley Healthcare. She was a native of California, but had lived in Abingdon for a number of years. Nancy leaves behind a number of friends, who all identify her with her smile and wit. She attended Abingdon United Methodist Church, where she participated in Sunday School and Bible...
Thomas Louis Calandros
Feb 5, 2016
Piney Flats, TN U.S.A.F., SSGT Retired, Thomas Louis Calandros, age 81, passed on Friday, February 5, 2016 in Sycamore Shoals Hospital in Elizabethton, TN. Mr. Calandros was born and raised in Martins Ferry, OH to the late Louis and Calliope Calandros. He retired as a Staff Sergeant in the United States Air Force after serving as a Munitions Technician for...
James Edward McVey
Feb 4, 2016
James Edward Eddie McVey, age 61, passed on Thursday, February 4, 2016, at his home. Eddie was a graduate of Holston High School and Virginia Highlands Community College and also worked at Glenrochie Country Club as a young adult. He was a gun enthusiast, loved to hunt, fish, play the guitar and do taxidermy. He is preceded in death by...
Jackie Ramona Young
Feb 4, 2016
Jackie Ramona Young, age 80, passed on Thursday, February 4, 2016, in Smyth County Community Hospital. She is preceded in death by her parents, Robert Clifton Young and Mattie Jefferson Young; son, Bryant Young; sisters, Lillian Wheeler and Mary Elizabeth Woods, Anna Ruth Young, and Peggy Young; and son-in-law, Gordon Atkinson. She is survived by two daughters, Rebecca Atkinson of...
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