Obituaries

Robert Wesley "Wes" Crabtree

Robert Wesley "Wes" Crabtree

Aug 13, 2015

Dateline: Meadowview, VA- Robert Wesley “Wes” Crabtree, age 47, of Meadowview, VA, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2015, from injuries sustained in a tragic automobile accident. Wes was a devoted husband, father, papa, son, brother, and friend. He was a kind, gentle spirit with a loving heart. His time here was much too short, but he made a lasting impression...

Dessie Stamper

Dessie Stamper

Aug 13, 2015

Meadowview, VA Mrs. Dessie Stamper, age 88, passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2015 at her home. She was born in Grayson County, Virginia, daughter of the late Andy and Minnie Blevins. Dessie had worked as a cook at Abingdon High School and Mt. Rogers School. She was a beautiful lady and a great mother who enjoyed taking care of...

James David Montgomery

James David Montgomery

Aug 11, 2015

James David Montgomery, Sr., age 50, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2015. He is survived by his father, Charles Edgar Montgomery, Jr. and wife Linda of Kingsport, TN; mother, Sandra Noyes Warfield of Sebring, FL; son, Jamie Montgomery and wife Jessica of Damascus, VA; daughter, Amanda Arden and husband Joey of Meadowview, VA; brother, Richard Montgomery and wife Karen...

Kathie Marie Walker Walton

Kathie Marie Walker Walton

Aug 10, 2015

Dateline: Abingdon, VA- Kathie Marie Walker Walton, age 68, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2015, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was the third of four children born to the late Elmer Butch Walker and Virginia Blair Walker on June 11, 1947 in Monroe, MI. She was a loving and devoted wife to her husband of 49 years, Charles Wesley...

Virginia Alice Sweat

Virginia Alice Sweat

Aug 9, 2015

Abingdon, VA Virginia Alice Sweat, age 88, passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2015 at Abingdon Health and Rehab. Left behind to cherish her memories are sons: Preston, Joseph, Rodney, Roger, and Gary Jackson; daughters Virginia Counts and Stella Pakacki; and a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A graveside service for Virginia Alice Sweat will be held at 2:00 PM...

Nina Kay Thomas

Nina Kay Thomas

Aug 8, 2015

Meadowview, VA – Nina Kay Thomas, age 72, loving wife of 50 years, loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away on Saturday August 8, 2015 in the Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was surrounded by her loving family. Kay was born in Meadowview and resided there all of her life. She was a member of the Lebanon United Methodist...

Virgie Faye Adams

Virgie Faye Adams

Aug 4, 2015

Mrs. Virgie Faye Adams, age 66, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 4, 2015. She was born September 24, 1948 to the late Caney and Edna Mitchell Blackwell. Virgie enjoyed nature and spending time with her family. Besides her parents, Mrs. Adams is preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Lacey Adams; two sons, Matthew Adams...

Ruby Evelyn Fullen

Ruby Evelyn Fullen

Aug 3, 2015

Meadowview, VA – Ruby Evelyn Fullen, age 72, passed on Monday, August 3, 2015, at the home of her daughter in Bristol, TN. Ruby was a former employee of Virginia Highlands Community College and lived in Johnson City, TN for 12 years before moving back to Meadowview, VA. She is preceded in death by her parents, Frank Fullen and Eliza...

Ralph Eugene (Gene) Anderson

Ralph Eugene (Gene) Anderson

Aug 3, 2015

Ralph Eugene (Gene) Anderson, age 84, of Abingdon, VA and formerly of Waterford, MI, went to be with the Lord on August 3, 2015. Gene was born in Grundy, VA on November 22, 1931 and was preceded in death by his parents Robert and Mae Anderson, his brother Edward Anderson, and his sister Helen (Paul) Shepherd. He is survived by...

Maribel Sutherland Elton

Maribel Sutherland Elton

Aug 2, 2015

Abingdon, VA - Maribel Sutherland Elton, 87, died August 2, 2015, with her family by her side in Leesburg, Virginia. She was born July 15, 1928, in Clintwood, Virginia, to Joshua Hoge Tyler and Emma Sutherland. Her early years were spent in Clintwood and Bedford, Virginia. She graduated from Mary Washington College and received a Master’s Degree in Library Science...

Dorothy Christine Brewer Duncan

Dorothy Christine Brewer Duncan

Aug 2, 2015

Abingdon, VA- Dorothy Alice “Christine Brewer” Duncan, age 72, passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2015, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was born to the late William Duncan and Fannie Stella Wise on July 24, 1943. Christine was a faithful member of the Falls Hill Apostolic Church of Jesus. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in...

Imogene Ruth Webb Davis

Imogene Ruth Webb Davis

Aug 1, 2015

Abingdon, VA Imogene Ruth Webb Davis went to be with the Lord on August 1, 2015. She was born on January 5, 1929, and has been a lifelong resident of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. She was preceded in death by her mother Naomi Ruth Davis, her father A.H. Webb, and her loving husband Bert W. Davis. She is survived...

Virginia Ann Taylor Kincheloe

Virginia Ann Taylor Kincheloe

Jul 31, 2015

Dateline: Abingdon, VA- Virginia Ann Taylor Kincheloe, age 75, passed away Friday, July 31, 2015. She was born August 5, 1939, to the late Scott Hyder Taylor and Mary Groseclose Taylor in Damascus, VA. She was retired from Washington County School System as a Choral Director and English teacher in all four county high schools and several elementary schools. She...

James "Jay" A. Henderson, Jr.

James "Jay" A. Henderson, Jr.

Jul 30, 2015

Glade Spring, VA James A. “Jay” Henderson, Jr., age 66, passed on Thursday, July 30, 2015, at Bristol Regional Medical Center surrounded by his immediate family. He died due to complications from cancer. Jay was born in Knoxville, TN and graduated from Knoxville Central High School. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Geology at East Tennessee State University and later...

Beverly June Avis Walton

Beverly June Avis Walton

Jul 29, 2015

Abingdon, VA – Beverly June Avis Walton, age 65, passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at Johnson City Medical Center. She was member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Bristol, VA. She was the first of three children born to the late James O. Avis and Betty Vasian Avis on February 2, 1950, in...

Jessie Miller

Jessie Miller

Jul 28, 2015

Abingdon, VA Jessie Lee Love Miller, age 87, passed away on Monday July 27, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Miller was a lifelong resident of Washington County, Virginia having lived in the Wallace and Whites Mill communities. Mrs. Miller worked at Cedar Lawn and Stuckey’s and was a volunteer at the Abingdon Senior Center. Mrs. Miller was preceded in death...

Robert James McMullin

Robert James McMullin

Jul 27, 2015

Meadowview, VA- Robert James “Bob” McMullin, age 71, passed away on Monday, July 27, 2015, at his home. He was born to the late James Henry McMullin and Mable Hamilton McMullin on March 28, 1944 in Philadelphia, PA. Bob loved people and never met a stranger. He was loved by everyone who knew him. Bob was employed by Sterling Casket...

Donald Pat Wirt

Donald Pat Wirt

Jul 26, 2015

Abingdon, VA – Donald Pat “Don” Wirt, age 74, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2015, in Abingdon, VA. He was born March 11, 1941, the second of three children born to the late Earnest Paul Wirt and Toy Lee Altizer Wirt in Radford, VA. Don was a veteran of the United States Navy having served from April of 1958-January...

Sonja Ruth Clark

Sonja Ruth Clark

Jul 26, 2015

Sonja Ruth Clark, age 86, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2015 in Abingdon, Virginia. Mrs. Clark was born in Berlin, Germany, April 8, 1929. She met her husband Charlie Clark in Germany while he served in the United States Military. Mrs. Clark moved to Abingdon with her husband in 1969. Mrs. Clark loved to play bingo and loved her poodles....

Wanda L. Bott Blair

Wanda L. Bott Blair

Jul 25, 2015

Bristol, TN “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” Wander Lucille “Wanda” Bott Houser Blair, age 85, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 25, 2015. She was born on June 17, 1930 to Luther and Sally Bott in Washington County, VA. She was of the Baptist Faith. Wanda...