Obituaries

Brad Latham

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

Herly Mullins

Herly Mullins

Oct 9, 2015

Mr. Herly Mullins, age 81 passed away on Friday, October 9, 2015, at his home. Herly had been sick for a lengthy period. Herly was born in Pound, Va. and moved to northern Virginia at the age of fifteen. He worked at George F. Warner for eighteen years, and then retired from Prince William County School System after seventeen years...

James Elbert Vannoy

James Elbert Vannoy

Oct 5, 2015

Glade Spring, Va. James Elbert Vannoy 7/28/1942 – 10/5/2015 James Elbert Vannoy of Glade Spring, Va., passed away unexpectedly at his home on the 5th of October 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Franklin Vannoy and Della Heath Vannoy; his son, Timothy Brian Vannoy; brothers, John Vannoy, Jr., Frank Vannoy, George Vannoy, Jack Vannoy, and Billy...

Janet Nutter DeBord

Janet Nutter DeBord

Oct 5, 2015

Raleigh, N.C. Janet Nutter DeBord, 79, of Raleigh, N.C. and formerly of Abingdon, Va., passed away on Monday, October 5, 2015, at Sunrise at North Hills. She was one of five children born to the late Edward M. Nutter and Mary Prater “Exie” Nutter on February 22, 1936 in Saltville, Va. She was a graduate of Saltville High School, Emory...

Hugh Able

Hugh Able

Oct 5, 2015

Hugh Able passed away on Monday, October 5, 2015.

Sonny Lee Hickman

Sonny Lee Hickman

Oct 5, 2015

Abingdon, VA Sonny Lee Hickman, 76, went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 5, 2015, at Holston Valley Medical Center. He was born to the late Hurtle Hickman and Etta Beatrice Miller Hickman on July 5, 1939 in Blountville, Tenn. A carpenter by trade, he was instrumental in building homes and infrastructure throughout the state. He was a...