Obituaries
Faye Anderson
Oct 5, 2014
Abingdon, VA- Faye C. Anderson, age 86, passed away on Sunday October 5, 2014 at Grace Healthcare. She was a native of Carter County TN, but had lived in Washington County VA since 1947. She was a member of the Macedonia Church of Christ and attended Woodland Hills Christian Church. Her entire working career was spent in the healthcare industry....
Loretta Smith Dye
Oct 5, 2014
Bristol, VA – Loretta Smith Dye, age 82, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 5, 2014, at Abingdon Health & Rehab Center. She was born May 8, 1932 to late W.A. Smith and Tencie Smith. Loretta was a member of Reynolds Memorial Methodist Church in Bristol. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Marion J. Bryant
Oct 2, 2014
Abingdon, VA Mrs. Marion J. Bryant, age 79, passed away Thursday evening, October 2, 2014 in the Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Arkansas. However, being married to a serviceman, she lived in many parts of the country. She moved to Abingdon in 1974, where she has made her home since. Mrs. Bryant was of the Baptist faith....
Patrick Michael Murphy
Oct 2, 2014
Glade Spring, VA Mr. Patrick Michael “Mike” Murphy, age 63, passed away on Thursday, October 2, 2014 in the Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was born in West Virginia and had lived in Washington County, VA for more than thirty years. Mike was a carpenter and contractor and was known for his restoration work with cabins and old buildings. Aside from...
Mary Virginia Maiden
Sep 29, 2014
Meadowview, VA Mary Virginia Nunley Maiden died peacefully Monday, September 29, 2014. She was born April 7, 1924, in Abingdon, Virginia, the third child to the late Lonnie Dayton Nunley, Sr. and Inez Gibson Nunley. Mary Maiden was a graduate of William King High School, and she attended Virginia Intermont College and Mary Frye Business School. She lived most of...
Ruby Browning Hilt
Sep 26, 2014
Abingdon, VA- Ruby Browning Hilt, age 88, passed away on Friday, September 26, 2014 surrounded by her family and husband of 64 years. She was a lifelong member of Spring Creek Presbyterian Church. Ruby, a retired Washington County school teacher of 38 years, was preceded in death by her parents, James Edward Browning and Clara Thayer Browning; son, Mike Hilt;...
Kenneth Earl Gunther
Sep 26, 2014
Abingdon, VA Mr. Kenneth Earl Gunther, age 90, passed away at his residence on Friday, September 26, 2014. He was a native of Michigan and spent most of his life working there as a mechanical engineer. He and his wife moved to Abingdon in the early 1990s. Mr. Gunther was a member of Sinking Spring Presbyterian Church. His activities included...
Arlie Gene Jobe, Sr.
Sep 23, 2014
Meadowview, VA- Arlie Gene Jobe, Sr., age 84, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at his home with his family at his side. He was born to the late John C. Jobe and Alberta Lee Marcum Jobe on February 23, 1930 in Catlettsburg, KY. He served the United States Army during the Korean War and...
James Carlton Baugh
Sep 21, 2014
Abingdon, VA- James Carlton Baugh, age 77, passed away on Sunday, September 21, 2014, at his home. He is preceded in death by his second wife, Dolores Widner Baugh; parents, George Ellis and Elsie Jessee Baugh Price; brother, Lee Baugh; and sister, Irene Amos. James grew up in Russell County, Virginia and lived in Washington County, VA most of his...
John Charles Morefield
Sep 21, 2014
Glade Spring, VA Mr. John Charles Morefield, age 82, went to his heavenly home on Sunday, September 21, 2014 in the Bristol Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. John was a native of Washington County, Virginia and was known for his laid back personality and his keen sense of humor. He and his wife were both cat lovers. During...
Helen Ruth Holmes Reedy
Sep 21, 2014
Bristol, VA Helen Ruth Holmes Reedy, age 80, passed away on Sunday, September 21, 2014 at Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol, TN. Mrs. Reedy was a native of Russell County, Virginia and had spent most of her adult life in the Washington, D.C. area. While in Washington, D.C. she worked as a budget analyst for the Department of Agriculture and...
Hazel C. Dolinger
Sep 20, 2014
Honey Brook, PA Hazel C. Dolinger, age 91, of Honey Brook, PA and formerly of Abingdon, VA, died on Saturday, September 20, 2014 at her home, while under the loving care of her family and hospice. She was born on June 8, 1923 in North Carolina. Hazel was the daughter of Dewey and Minni (Roop) Farmer. She was the wife...
David "D.J." Reynolds, II
Sep 19, 2014
Abingdon, VA – David Jasper Reynolds, II, age 42, passed on Friday, September 19, 2014, in Washington Court House, OH. D.J. was a 1992 graduate of John Battle High School and worked for Kelser Tank Company. He is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, William and Sarah Clark Reynolds; maternal grandmother, Lucy Caudill Miller; maternal aunt, Kathy Miller; and...
Donnie Ray Rosenbaum
Sep 19, 2014
Abingdon, VA – Donnie Ray Rosenbaum, age 60, passed on Friday, September 19, 2014, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Donnie served in the U.S. Army and loved to play the guitar and sing gospel music. He is preceded in death by his parents, Robert A. and Susie K. Rosenbaum; four brothers, and two sisters. He is survived by three brothers, Pete...
Hallie Stephenson White
Sep 18, 2014
Bristol, VA - Hallie Stephenson White, age 96, passed away at her residence on Thursday September 18, 2014. Mrs. White was born and raised in Glade Spring, VA and lived most of her life in Bristol where she was a member of Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, Hugh Andrew Stephenson and Lyda Boro...
Kathleen Riffle
Sep 18, 2014
Abingdon, VA – Kathleen Riffle, age 55, passed on Thursday, September 18, 2014, at her home. Kathleen was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Junior Riffle and Gloria Ann Buchanan Riffle; son, Shawn App; and grandson, Donovan Kennedy. She is survived by two daughters, Elaine Adkins and Amber Skeen; grandsons, Dustin Riffle and Cameron Ely; sisters, Becky Green, Lesha...
Nelson William Merchant
Sep 17, 2014
Bristol, TN – Nelson William Merchant, age 72, went to be with the Lord unexpectedly on Wednesday, September, 17, 2014, at his home. He was a member of the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army Air Corps and received two Purple Hearts as a result of injuries sustained in the Vietnam War. Nelson owned and operated The Muffler...
Lawrence "Shorty" Rasnick, Sr.
Sep 15, 2014
Bristol, VA – Lawrence “Shorty” Rasnick, Sr., age 87, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 15, 2014, at the Cambridge House in Bristol, TN. Mr. Rasnick was born in Wilder, VA to the late Benjamin Harrison Rasnake and Tiny Alafair Barton Rasnake. Lawrence served in the U.S. Army during WWII and retired as a coal miner with Pittson Coal after...
Carolyn Beckham
Sep 10, 2014
Glade Spring, VA- Carolyn Rachel Parker Beckham, age 83, passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was born to the late Kelly Parker and Eva Hutton Parker on May 25, 1931 in Marion, VA. Carolyn owned and bred miniature poodles alongside her husband, Dick. Together they raised an International Champion and a British Champion....
Nellie Eileen Wolfe Fields
Sep 10, 2014
Lebanon, VA- Nellie Eileen Wolfe Fields, age 79, passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at her home. She was born to the late Oca Wolfe and Madeline Spriggs Wolfe on May 4, 1935. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Allen Fields, Sr.; brother, Clyde Wolfe; sister, Geneda Reynolds; and great grandson who...
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