Obituaries
Louise Christine Testerman Norris
May 21, 2014
Glade Spring, VA – Louise Christine Testerman Norris, age 63, passed on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Mrs. Norris was born in Glade Spring, VA to the late William and Danie Holdaway Testerman and spent the majority of her life there. Louise was a member of Grace Presbyterian Church and loved gardening, sewing, and...
Janne Bodenhorst Webb
May 20, 2014
Abingdon, VA- Janne Bodenhorst Webb, age 55, passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at her home. She was born on September 23, 1958 the third child of Piet Bodenhorst and Jan Osborn Bodenhorst. In addition to her parents, she is also survived by her husband of 15 years, Timothy Bryan Webb; son, Bryan Decaterina; four siblings, Jeoff Bodenhorst and...
Lonnie Wayne Pierce
May 19, 2014
Abingdon, VA- Lonnie Wayne Pierce, age 60, passed away on Monday, May 19, 2014 at his home. He was born on August 6, 1953 to the late Durwood Pierce and Ruby Caudill Pierce. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Ernest Pierce; and three sisters, Shirley Sailor, Mae Crouch, and Aleene Lewis. He is...
Martha Ellison Bailey
May 18, 2014
Martha Ellison Bailey, age 64, and formerly of Abingdon, VA, passed away on Sunday, May 18, 2014 in Monroeville, PA. Martha was born in Abingdon, VA to the late Charles and Ada Ellison. She was a devout Christian, a world traveler, and a member of the family-based Omega Ministries. However, nothing gave her greater joy than spending time with her...
Kenneth Lee Owens
May 18, 2014
Kingsport, TN – Kenneth Lee Owens, age 71, passed on Sunday, May 18, 2014, at Holston Valley Medical Center. Mr. Owens was born and raised in Grundy, VA and moved to the Tri-cities area in 1964 where he lived briefly in Bristol, VA and Abingdon, VA. He retired after 30 years of service with Sprint Phone Company and loved to...
Neil Easley, Sr.
May 16, 2014
Saltville, VA – Mr. Neil Easley, Sr., age 63 and resident of North Fork River Road, passed on Friday, May 16, 2014, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Neil was born and raised in Ohio and moved with his family to Pennsylvania as a young teenager. He later moved to Saltville, VA in 1976 and worked as a carpenter and farmed for...
Addie Brannon Henderson
May 15, 2014
Glade Spring, VA- Addie Brannon Henderson, age 98, passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2014 at her home. She was a lifelong resident of Washington County, daughter of the late Robert Cummings Brannon and Etta Hopkins Brannon. She moved to Glade Spring in 1949 and lived in the same house until her death. Mrs. Henderson was a member of Byars...
Robert "Danny" Whicker
May 14, 2014
Bristol, VA – Robert Daniel Whicker, age 59, passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at his home. He was a member of Maple Grove Presbyterian Church and worked for Federal Pacific Transformers for nearly 40 years as a winding supervisor and a training supervisor. He also enjoyed raising cattle on his farm. He was preceded in death by his...
Bobby Dean Wilburn
May 13, 2014
Bristol, VA – Bobby Dean Wilburn, age 87, passed away on Tuesday May 13, 2014, at the Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol, TN. Mr. Wilburn was born in West Frankfort, IL to the late Claude and Aline Karnes Wilburn. He is also preceded in death by his step-mother, Ruth Wilburn, who helped raise him after his mother passed when he...
David Michael Taylor
May 12, 2014
Meadowview, VA- David “Mike” Taylor, age 63, went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 12, 2014 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was born to the late Clyde C. Taylor and Clara Ann Kestner Taylor on November 13, 1950. Mr. Taylor was a veteran of the United States Army having served in Germany and Korea. He was an employee...
Kathy Miller
May 11, 2014
Meadowview, VA Kathy Jean Miller, age 52, passed on Sunday, May 11, 2014, at Johnson City Medical Center. Kathy attended Highlands Day Support where she had many friends. She loved the beach, traveling, and shopping. Kathy was an avid fan of wrestling, Virginia Tech and Emory & Henry Football. She is survived by her loving and caring father, Maynard Miller...
Billy Ashford Witt
May 11, 2014
Abingdon, VA Billy Ashford Witt, age 90, formerly of Grundy, VA, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Sunday, May 11, 2014, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Bill was born on October 5, 1923, in Bramwell, WV to the late Frank and Lydia Witt. Bill was a WWII veteran and served in England, France, Germany, and Belgium. After serving his...
Rodney Lewis Chapman
May 11, 2014
Abingdon, VA- Rodney Lewis Chapman, age 55, passed on Sunday, May 11, 2014, in Murrells Inlet, SC. Rodney was born and raised in Roanoke, VA and moved to Abingdon, VA 23 years ago after meeting his wife. He was employed at Xpedx for several years and was a member of Glenrochie Country Club. In his younger years he enjoyed playing...
William Darrell Cline
May 10, 2014
Glade Spring, VA- William Darrell Cline, age 67, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born to the late William Kemper Cline and Nancy Wilma Cox Cline on May 12, 1946. He was a member of Old Glade Spring Presbyterian Church and worked as an asphalt technician for VDOT...
Jeffrey Warren McCray
May 10, 2014
Abingdon, VA- Jeffrey Warren McCray, age 54, passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, TN. He was born to Warren William McCray and Imogene Anderson McCray on March 15, 1960 in Bristol, TN. He attended Abingdon High School where he lettered in baseball, football, and basketball. He graduated from Newberry College...
Margaret Swift McCarty
May 10, 2014
Abingdon, VA- Margaret Swift McCarty, age 88, passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at the Wellmont Hospice House. She was a lifelong member of Suburban Christian Church in Bristol, VA where her parents were founding members. As a member of the church she taught Sunday school, served as a deaconess and treasurer, and was involved in the Ladies Group...
Sandra Eileen Doss Colley
May 8, 2014
Mt. Carmel, TN - Sandra Eileen Doss Colley, age 59, passed away on Thursday May 8, 2014 at her home. She was formerly employed at McDonald’s in Abingdon, VA where she held the position of “Star” for 10 years coordinating birthday parties and special promotions at the restaurant. Later she worked as a janitor at Sullins Academy in Bristol, VA...
Betty Jo Deel
May 7, 2014
Bristol, VA - Betty Jo Ramey Deel, age 83, went home to be with her Lord and husband on May 7, 2014. Mrs. Deel was born in 1930 and raised in Buckeye Hollow in Buchanan County. She moved to Bristol, VA in 1979 where she lived the remainder of her life. Mrs. Deel belongs to the Old Regular Baptist Church....
Ruby French Sonner
May 7, 2014
Bristol, VA- Ruby F. Sonner, age 79, passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was born to the late Rufus French and Minerva French on May 15, 1934. She is survived by her son, Stephen L. Sonner of Bristol,VA; daughter, Brenda Sonner Fox of Montgomery, AL; sister, Ethel Stanley of Johnson City, TN; and...
Elizabeth Ann Nunley Rosenbaum
May 6, 2014
Abingdon, VA – Elizabeth Ann Nunley Rosenbaum, age 60 and a friend to all she met, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at Johnson City Medical Center. Ann worked in the Greendale Elementary School Cafeteria for 20 years and later served as a Deputy for the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Animal Shelter. She loved to...
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