Obituaries

Wilbert Earl Farmer

Wilbert Earl Farmer

Dec 31, 2014

Abingdon, VA Wilbert Earl Farmer, age 84, passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2014 in the Bristol Regional Medical Center. Earl was a native of Washington County, VA and was a dairy farmer for a number of years. Most recently he was employed by the State of Virginia. He was Pentecostal and attended the Gospel Tabernacle Meadowview, VA. Earl was predeceased...

Patrick James Mannix

Patrick James Mannix

Dec 31, 2014

Bristol, VA Patrick J. Mannix was called home by Our Loving Father on Wednesday, December 31, 2014. He is deeply, deeply mourned by adored wife Catherine (Hughes); son Patrick and son Timothy and wife Alex; the blessed gift who is grandson, Michael James; brothers, sister, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends here and in Ireland. As Catherine held Pat’s hand here,...

Dorothy Mae Street

Dorothy Mae Street

Dec 27, 2014

Abingdon, VA Mrs. Dorothy Mae Fletcher Street, age 87, passed away at her home on Saturday, December 27, 2014. Mrs. Street was a native of Buchanan County, VA, and had lived in Abingdon for the past 37 years. Mae was a housewife and never worked outside the home. Her primary purpose in life was to care for her home and...

Betsy Ross Waid Mathews

Betsy Ross Waid Mathews

Dec 27, 2014

Abingdon, VA Betsy Ross Waid Mathews, 88, of Abingdon, Va., died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014, at Grace Healthcare in Abingdon. Born in Rocky Mount, Va., Betsy was a true Southern lady. She was a graduate of Radford College and taught music in Covington, Va., schools before marrying Kenneth Glover Mathews on Dec. 18, 1948. In 1953, she and her husband...

Virginia Teague Saunders

Virginia Teague Saunders

Dec 26, 2014

VIRGINIA TEAGUE SAUNDERS Abingdon, VA A memorial service will be conducted for Mrs. Virginia Teague Saunders at the Abingdon Baptist Church at 2 pm on Saturday, January 24th, 2015. Dr. Steven W. Pollard will officiate. Mrs. Virginia Saunders died on December 26th, 2014. She was 91. Born in York, Pennsylvania, on September 12th, 1923, she was the daughter of Tracy...

Estelle Willie Beverly

Estelle Willie Beverly

Dec 26, 2014

Glade Spring, VA – Mrs. Estelle “Bug” Beverly, went to be with her Lord and Savior on December 26, 2014. She was born on March 3, 1929 to the late Beulah Porter. She was a lifelong resident of Glade Spring, VA. Estelle was a very special woman and will be greatly missed. She was a dedicated member of Ebenezer United...

Mary Jacqueline "Jackie" Blevins Sandoe Hartselle

Mary Jacqueline "Jackie" Blevins Sandoe Hartselle

Dec 26, 2014

Largo, FL Mary Jacqueline “Jackie” Blevins Sandoe Hartselle, born August 20, 1931 in Washington County, VA, passed away peacefully Friday, December 26, 2014 in Largo, FL, following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Jackie was preceded in death by her husband, Harry Sandoe; brothers Jim and Phillip Blevins; sister Allen Lewis; and great-granddaughter Callie Cornely. She is survived by her...

Carl Edward Zahrndt, Jr.

Carl Edward Zahrndt, Jr.

Dec 26, 2014

Abingdon, VA – Carl Edward “Chopper’ Zahrndt, Jr. died suddenly on Friday, December 26, 2014. He was born on July 30, 1970 to Carl Edward Zahrndt, Sr. and Janet Shepard Zahrndt. He was raised in Myakka City and Sarasota, FL. He loved making music and surfing. He was predeceased by his father, Carl Edward Zahrndt, Sr. and his mother-in-law, Christine...

June Ball Singleton

June Ball Singleton

Dec 25, 2014

Abingdon, VA June Ball Singleton, age 88, passed away on Thursday, December 25, 2014 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was the youngest child born to the late L. D. Ball and Polly Yates Ball on March 30, 1926 in Dickenson County, VA. June is survived by her loving husband of 66 years, William J. “Bill” Singleton; two sons, Randy Singleton...

Jasper Elijah Justice

Jasper Elijah Justice

Dec 25, 2014

Mendota, VA- Infant Jasper Elijah Justice passed away on Thursday, December 25, 2014. He was 9lbs., 15.4 oz., and 21.5 in. long. He is survived by his parents, Justen Lee Justice and Isabella Renee Shaffer; paternal grandparents, Jay Justice and Lisa Statzer; maternal grandparents, Rebekah R. Cox and Joie Shaffer; aunt, Brittany Justice; uncle, McKinley Shaffer; and two cousins, Rylan...

Norma Powers Nuckles

Norma Powers Nuckles

Dec 23, 2014

Manassas, VA – Norma Powers Nuckles, age 87 and formerly of Abingdon, VA, passed on Tuesday, December 23, 2014, at the home of her son. Norma was born in Buque, VA and lived in Herndon, VA, Manassas, VA, and Amissville, VA before moving to Abingdon in 1990. Mrs. Nuckles retired as a building supervisor for Fairfax County Public Schools and...

Raymond William Jones

Raymond William Jones

Dec 23, 2014

Bristol, TN – Raymond William Jones, age 77, passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2014, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born to the late Varnum Spencer Jones and Rosie Belle Price Jones on May 28, 1937. Raymond was a bluegrass musician who often played the banjo at music festivals and revivals. He attended Alvarado Bible Church. In addition...

Geneva Tate Hicks

Geneva Tate Hicks

Dec 22, 2014

Geneva Tate Hicks, age 90, passed away Monday, December, 22, 2014, in Front Royal, VA where she resided with her son. She was born to the late R.C. Laney and Myrtle Stallard Laney in Wise County, VA. Geneva relocated to Washington County, VA in 1952 where she was a member of Revival Center Baptist Church and retired after 28 years...

Jane Brownlee

Jane Brownlee

Dec 22, 2014

Jane Ellis Powers Brownlee, age 94, passed away on Monday, December 22, 2014 in Bristol, TN. She lived with her daughter, Ingrid Davis, for the last three years in Abingdon, VA. A native of Portsmouth, she was predeceased by her husband of 44 years, Gibson Brownlee; parents, Martha Leah Creecy Powers and Alton Cridlin Powers, Sr.; sisters, Laura Powers Thom...

William Kenneth Combs

William Kenneth Combs

Dec 21, 2014

Hampton, VA - William Kenneth Combs, 83, passed away on Sunday, December 21, 2014. Kenneth was a native of Abingdon, VA and a resident of Hampton for many years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and retired from the Newport News Shipyard after 38 years of employment. Kenneth was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years,...

Tony Ross Casey

Tony Ross Casey

Dec 18, 2014

Hillsville, VA- Tony Ross Casey, age 45, passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2014. He was born to the late Walker Martin Casey and Anna Mae Callahan Casey on August 26, 1969. He attended Fletchers Chapel. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by three brothers, Charlie Casey, Donald Casey, and Walter Casey. Tony is survived...

Irene Nunley

Irene Nunley

Dec 17, 2014

Abingdon, VA - Irene Nunley, born June 2, 1916 and a resident of Commonwealth Assisted Living of Abingdon, passed on Wednesday, December 17, 2014, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Irene was of the United Methodist Faith. She is preceded in death by her parents, Lonnie Dayton Nunley, Sr. and Inez Gibson Nunley; brother, Harold G. Nunley; and sister, Mary V. Nunley...

Nancy Carol Bradley

Nancy Carol Bradley

Dec 13, 2014

Abingdon, VA – Nancy Carol Bradley, age 82, passed on Saturday, December 13, 2014, at Abingdon Health & Rehab Center. Nancy lived most of her life in Russell and Wise County, VA, particularly St. Paul, before moving to Abingdon 21 years ago. She worked many years at Lebanon Apparel and attended Trinity Baptist Church. Nancy was a loving mother and...

Gladys Berniece McNew

Gladys Berniece McNew

Dec 12, 2014

Blountville, TN – Gladys Berniece McNew, age 72, passed away at her home on Friday, December 12, 2014. Mrs. McNew, formerly of Abingdon, had lived in Blountville for the past 35 years. Gladys was known to be a strong woman of the Lord who deeply loved her family. She would rather be out of doors gardening or caring for the...

Larry W. Baugher

Larry W. Baugher

Dec 10, 2014

Meadowview, VA- Larry W. Baugher, age 72, of Meadowview, died at Johnston Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, December 10, 2014. He was the son of the late Raleigh and Olga McDaniel Baugher, of Greene County, VA. He was a veteran and worked for the United States Postal Service in Baltimore, MD most of his working life, retiring at age 55. He...