Obituaries
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...
Kaitlynn Elizabeth Ray
Sep 10, 2014
Meadowview, VA – Kaitlynn Elizabeth Ray, infant daughter of Charles and Tasha McCracken Ray, went to be with the Lord shortly after birth on Wednesday, September 10, 2014, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She is preceded in death by her great-grandparents Dorothy and Lewis Snead, Mary and Silas McCracken, and Henry Ray; uncle Perry Hess; and cousin Makayela Gomez. In addition...
Audrey "Granny" Seymore
Sep 8, 2014
Abingdon, VA – Audrey “Granny” Seymore, age 94, was lead peacefully by the hand of the Lord to her heavenly home on Monday, September 8, 2014 at Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie, VA just one day shy of her 95th birthday. She was born to the late P. H. McVey and Blanche Barlow McVey. She faithfully attended Pilgrim Baptist...
William Thomas Reames, Jr.
Sep 8, 2014
Glade Spring, VA- William Thomas Reames, Jr., age 86, went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 8, 2014, at his home with his wife by his side. Born May 13, 1928, he was the son of the late W.T. and Rachel Clark Reames and a lifelong resident of Glade Spring, VA. He was a member of Providence Presbyterian...
Lee H. Reiff
Sep 6, 2014
Lee H. Reiff - Surrounded by his family, Lee H. Reiff, son of T. E. and Ione Austin Reiff, died peacefully at home on September 6, 2014, in Bristol, Virginia. Born July 6, 1929, in Newton, Kansas, he graduated from Newton High School and received a Pepsi-Cola National Scholarship for his college education. He attended the University of Kansas for...
Eleanor Widener Honaker Sheffey
Sep 5, 2014
Abingdon, VA Mrs. Eleanor Widener Honaker Sheffey, age 85, passed away at her home on Friday, September 5, 2014. She was a member of the Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church. She had been a fourteen-year employee of Appalachian Power and a five-year employee of Altemose Construction. Mrs. Sheffey was predeceased by her parents, Hugh Henderson and Lillian Catherine Widener; husbands, Jack...
Charles Washington Johnson, Jr.
Sep 5, 2014
Abingdon, VA,- Mr. Charles Washington Johnson, Jr., age 82 passed away on Friday September 5, 2014 in the Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County VA; being born in the Hayter’s Gap Community. Charlie spent his entire working life in the construction business and was president of Cherokee Construction Company. He was a...
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