Obituaries
Frank Rhea Carter
Aug 12, 2014
Bristol, TN- Frank Rhea Carter, age 81, of Bristol, TN, formerly of Meadowview, VA, went to be with the Lord, August 12, 2014, at his home after a lengthy illness. His family has lost a dedicated father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He was born on November 8, 1932 in Saltville, VA to the late Hubert and Florida Dye Carter. Frank was...
Arvil Lee Colley
Aug 10, 2014
Abingdon, VA- Mr. Arvil Lee Colley, age 71, passed away at his home on Sunday August 10, 2014. Mr. Colley was born in Dickenson County, VA and moved to Indiana as a young adult and later lived briefly in Vansant, VA and Tazewell County, VA before moving to Abingdon in 2006. Arvil was a member of Barnes Chapel Church. He...
Lottie Anne Fields Randolph
Aug 10, 2014
Abingdon, VA – Lottie Fields Randolph, age 70, passed on Sunday, August 10, 2014, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Lottie was born and raised in Honaker, VA to the late Elder Otis Garnett Fields and Ruth Steele Fields. Lottie and her husband moved to Abingdon nearly 30 years ago during which she was the owner/operator of The Hair Shop. In addition...
Anna Rasey Elliott
Aug 7, 2014
Abingdon, VA – Anna Rasey Elliott, age 91, passed away on Thursday, August 7, 2014 at her home. She was born the third daughter of the late Carl Rasey and Lethia Mae Moon Rasey on October 16, 1922 in Otsego, MI. She attended Western Michigan College in Kalamazoo, MI where she received her bachelor’s degree. Following graduation, Anna served in...
Anne Elizabeth Good
Aug 5, 2014
Abingdon, VA– Anne Elizabeth Gobble Good, age 73, passed away on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at Valley Health Care Center. She was born the third child of the late Earl Gobble and Cleo Whitt Gobble on January 7, 1941. Anne was a graduate of Greendale High School and received her B.A. in English from Radford College in 1961. She was...
Lillian Beatrice Wagner
Aug 4, 2014
Meadowview, VA–Lillian Beatrice Hite Wagner died on Monday, August 4, 2014. The first-born daughter of the late Dewey Wilburn and Fannie Dell Mitchell Hite, Lillian was born on June 3, 1928, in Brumley Gap, Virginia. She was a 1945 graduate of Meadowview High School and lived in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and Bristol, Virginia, before returning to Washington County where she...
Betty Lou Ramey
Aug 3, 2014
Abingdon, VA – Betty Lou Raines Ramey, age 76, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 3, 2014, at NHC in Bristol, VA, following an extended illness. She was surrounded by her loving family to the very end. Mrs. Ramey was born in Dickenson County, VA and had lived most of her life in Grundy, VA and later...
Dorothy Mae Reynolds
Aug 2, 2014
Abingdon, VA – Dorothy Mae Reynolds went to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 2, 2014, at her home. She was of the Free Pentecostal faith and was a member of Corner House Church. Dorothy was employed as a nurse’s aide at both Bristol Memorial Hospital and Johnston Memorial Hospital. Following her retirement she continued her ministry by sitting...
Ray Edward Jackson, Jr.
Aug 1, 2014
Abingdon, VA – Ray Edward Jackson, Jr., age 70, passed on Friday, August 1, 2014, at the Wellmont Hospice House. Ray was a member of Abingdon Church of Christ and was employed at Light’s Milling Company for 36 years. He is preceded in death by his parents, Ray Edward Jackson, Sr. and Katherine Carr Jackson; and one brother, Danny Jackson....
Billy Wayne Watson
Jul 30, 2014
Abingdon, VA – Billy Wayne Watson, age 72, passed away on Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at the Mountain Home Veterans Affairs Hospital in Johnson City, TN. He was born to the late Spencer Washington Watson and Evelyn Charmie Cross Watson on October 6, 1941 in Bristol, VA. He was a decorated veteran of the United States Army having served in...
Carl Clifton Sinclair
Jul 28, 2014
Bristol, TN- Carl Clifton Sinclair, age 61, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 28, 2014, at his home. He was born on February 22, 1953, to Henry “Hank” Sinclair and the late Lettie Russell Sinclair. He retired from Kerns Bakery in Bristol, VA after 22 years of service. In addition to his father, Carl is survived by his loving wife...
Lois Mullins Layne
Jul 24, 2014
Kingsport, TN – Lois Mullins Layne, age 88, passed on Thursday, July 24, 2014, at her daughter’s home. Mrs. Layne was born and raised in Dickenson County, VA to the late James Russell Mullins and Dephia Ratliffe Mullins. Lois lived in Manassas, VA and Warsaw, VA for many years and moved to Abingdon, VA in 2002. She and her husband...
Annie B. Talbert
Jul 24, 2014
Mrs. Annie B. Talbert passed away peacefully at Dubose Health Center in Chapel Hill on July 24, 2014. She was ‘Mom’ to three children, ‘Mizz Talbert’ to thousands of junior high school students, ‘Coach’ to hundreds of young athletes, and ‘Annie B.’ to friends and family. Annie B. spent her youth on the family dairy farm in Meadowview, Virginia with...
Daniel C. Ball
Jul 23, 2014
Abingdon, VA Daniel C. “Dan” Ball, age 80, passed on Wednesday, July 23, 2014. Dan was born in Raven, VA to the late James Clayton Ball and Joe Ella Boyd and grew up in Pine Creek, VA. After graduating high school, he served in the U.S. Army. Dan lived in Coeburn, VA for many years where he served as the...
Sherman Epperson Woods
Jul 18, 2014
Abingdon, VA – Sherman Epperson “Jim” Woods, age 89 and of the Brumley Gap Community, passed on Friday, July 18, 2014, at the Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol, TN. Jim was a U.S. Army Veteran and was awarded the Bronze Star during WWII. He was a member of Brumley Gap Methodist Church and loved to farm and fish. Jim is...
Charles Steven Brown
Jul 18, 2014
Bristol, VA Mr. Charles Steven Brown, age 42 and beloved husband and father, passed away at his home on Friday July 18, 2014. Mr. Brown had been employed as a produce manager at Food City prior to his illness. He was a member of the Antioch Baptist Church. Mr. Brown is survived by his loving wife Cathy O’Neal-Brown; father Charlie...
George Dean Greer
Jul 16, 2014
Bristol, TN George Dean Greer, age 78, passed away on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at Abingdon Health and Rehab Center. Dean lived in the Denton’s Valley Community his entire life and was a member of Denton’s Valley Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing, farming, raising tobacco, and hunting. Dean worked for the Strong-Robinette Company for 22 years. He is preceded in...
Harry F. Hearl
Jul 16, 2014
Bristol, VA Harry F. Hearl went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at his home. He was a Korean Era War veteran of the United States Army where he served in the 327th Communications Reconnaissance Company. Harry retired from Necessary Oil Company where he was a truck driver, and he served his community as a former...
Helen Bernice VanHoose
Jul 14, 2014
Abingdon, VA- Helen Bernice Casey VanHoose, age 73, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 14, 2014 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was a member of the Trigg Street Church of God. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby VanHoose. Helen is survived by her son, David VanHoose of Abingdon, VA; two daughters, Linda Herndon of...
Imogene Hilton Adkins
Jul 11, 2014
Abingdon, VA- Imogene Hilton Adkins, age 91, went to be with the Lord on July 11, 2014 at Grace Healthcare; Abingdon, VA She was born in Leck, VA; a daughter to James R. and Minnie Kiser Hilton. Imogene was also the stepdaughter of Annie Adkins Hilton. She was preceded in death by her husband J. Arcus Adkins, her parents, stepmother,...
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