Obituaries
Jack Silvin Smith
Mar 20, 2014
Jack Silvin Smith, born in Saltville, VA and formerly of Glade Spring, VA, passed away in his Cherokee Lake home in Bean Station, TN on Thursday, March 20th. Jack was 80. Jack served in the U.S. Army in the Korean War. He later worked at Celanese Corporation, Turner Construction and Purolator Express. Jack is the builder and former owner of...
William Thomas Freeman
Mar 19, 2014
William Thomas "Tom" Freeman, age 78, passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at his home. He was born to the late Victor Harold Freeman and Ruby Mitchell Freeman on May 20, 1935. He was a lifelong resident of Washington County, VA and was a proud veteran of the United States Army having served in the Korean War. In addition...
Helen McClanahan Witt
Mar 10, 2014
Mrs. Helen McClanahan Witt, age 85, formerly of Grundy, went to be with her Heavenly Father Monday, March 10, 2014. Helen was born on September 6, 1928 in Roanoke, VA to the late A.D. McClanahan and Netta Tarter McClanahan and later moved to Grundy. While living in Grundy, she was a school teacher for several years. She was a member...
Samuel Vince Rasnake
Mar 9, 2014
Samuel Vince Rasnake went to be with the Lord and his paternal grandfather, David Rasnake, on Sunday, March 9, 2014. He is survived by his loving parents, Brian and Daisha Rasnake; three brothers, David Rasnake, Ben Rasnake, and Isaac Rasnake all of the home; paternal grandmother, Shirlene Rasnake of Mendota, VA; maternal grandparents, Fred and Jamie Gross of Bristol, VA;...
Teresangela Schiano
Mar 8, 2014
Teresangela Schiano, age 33, and formerly of Abingdon, VA, passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2014 in Eureka, CA. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather, Antonio Schiano, and her maternal grandmother, Helen Williams. She was born to Raymond Schiano and Donna Louise Odum Schiano on July 6, 1980 in Bristol, TN. In addition to her parents, she...
Margaret Harper Trayer
Mar 8, 2014
Peggy Trayer, 88, died Saturday, March 8, 2014 at the Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol, TN. Peggy was born in Pounding Mill, VA, a daughter of the late C. H. Trayer and Kate Harper Trayer. She is a graduate of Richlands High School and in 1946 received her degree in nursing from St. Luke's School of Nursing in Bluefield, WV....
Tommy Looney
Mar 7, 2014
Tommy Looney, age 67, passed on Friday, March 7, 2014, at his home. Tommy was born, raised, and worked in Buchanan County, VA before moving his family to Abingdon, VA in 1996. He was a coal miner for 45 years and a member of Highlands Fellowship Church. Tommy is preceded in death by his parents, Walter Muncey Looney and Vinia...
Robert Leonard
Mar 6, 2014
Click here to sign/view guestbook Robert Leonard, age 49, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2014 at his home. Mr. Leonard is under the care of Farris Funeral Service & Crematory, 427 East Main Street, Abingdon, VA 24210 (276) 623-2700.
Florence Arvella Riffe
Mar 6, 2014
Arvella Riffe, a devoted and loving mother and grandmother, age 82, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, March 6, 2014, at her home. Born in Wyoming County, WV, she was the daughter of the late Dorsey and Pearl Lester. She was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Arlington Riffe, Jr. Survivors include her two sons,...
Hester Smith
Mar 4, 2014
Hester Smith, age 94, passed on Tuesday, March 04, 2014, at Broadmore Assisted Living in Bristol, TN. Hester was born November 13, 1919 in Grundy, VA to the late William Jacob and Mary Rife Smith. Hester was raised in Buchanan County, VA, lived many years in Matewan, WV, and moved to Bristol, VA in 1972. She was a member of...
Hazel Katherine Barlow Inman
Mar 4, 2014
Hazel Katherine Barlow Inman, age 85, received her ultimate healing when the Lord called her home on March 4, 2014. Born September 1, 1928, Hazel grew up in Damascus, VA and moved to Abingdon after her marriage to Leslie Inman, whom she met while working at Cumbow China Decorating Company. Hazel worked as a nurses aide at Highlands Retirement Village...
Rachel Elizabeth Lowe Fields
Mar 2, 2014
Rachel Elizabeth Lowe Fields, age 72, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at Russell County Medical Center. She was born on February 8, 1942 to the late James Albert "Jim" Lowe and Cynthia Watson Lowe. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Arthur Fields; daughter, Carolyn...
Wanda Martin Kestner
Mar 2, 2014
Wanda Martin Kestner, age 80, went to be with the Lord early on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at the Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol, TN. She was born on February 25, 1934 to the late Homer and Elizabeth Martin. Mrs. Kestner was preceded in death by her husband Roy Kestner. She was also preceded in death by 2 brothers and...
Jewel Natalie Mobley Maiden
Mar 1, 2014
Jewel Natalie Mobley Maiden, 91 of Kingsport, TN and Abingdon, VA went to be with the Lord and her beloved husband George Allen Maiden on Saturday, March 1, 2014. She was born, the youngest of 6 children in Monroe, GA on January 5, 1923 to the late Albert Burton and Jeddie Graham Mobley. She lived most of her childhood in...
Henry Landon Price
Feb 28, 2014
Henry Landon Price, age 81, went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 28, 2014 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was born to the late Landon Roosevelt and Lona Faye Graybeal Price on November 21, 1932. He was an employee of Abingdon Tile for many years and eventually became a private subcontractor. In his free time he enjoyed playing...
Luther Lee Miller
Feb 27, 2014
Mr. Luther Lee Miller, age 87, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2014. He was born and raised in Konnarock, VA, son of the late Caney and Laura Hoppers Miller. Mr. Miller was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in the infantry during World War II in Germany and France. He retired from the Department of Transportation in the...
Mahlon Hobart Wyatt
Feb 27, 2014
Pastor Mahlon Hobart Wyatt, age 90, a beloved and well known minister, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, February 27, 2014, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Mr. Wyatt was the former pastor of several churches including Little Rock Baptist in Glade Spring, VA and South Chapel in Harr, TN. He was a member of High Point Baptist Church. Pastor...
Junior Fleming
Feb 23, 2014
Junior Fleming, age 87, passed on Sunday, February 23, 2014, at Grace Health Care. Mr. Fleming was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served during WWII. He was a coal miner for most of his life and is preceded in death by his parents, Melvin and Rena Willis Fleming; wife, Margaret Lewis Fleming; son, Vernon Fleming; and several siblings....
Thelma Lucille Taladay
Feb 23, 2014
Thelma Lucille Taladay, age 93, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2014 at her home where she lived independently until the time of her passing. She was born on May 23, 1920 to the late William Orville Viers and Margaret Mae Baker Viers in Clinchburg, VA. She was employed at the Nettie Lee Knitting Mill in Chilhowie, VA for many...
Nancy Hurt Kahle
Feb 22, 2014
Nancy Hurt Kahle, passed on Saturday, February 22, 2014, at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, TN. Nancy was born in Tazewell, VA to the late James Harmon Hurt and Gray Tartar Hurt. Mrs. Kahle and her first husband of 56 years, John B. Kahle, lived in Bluefield, VA before moving to Abingdon almost 50 years ago. Nancy attended Spring...
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