Obituaries
Claude Allen Asbury
Sep 14, 2013
Claude Allen Asbury, age 86, passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2013 in Bristol, TN. Born March 6, 1927 in Newhall, West Virginia, he worked for 36 years in the mining industry. He attended Bluefield State College where he studied electrical engineering. He was a resident of Washington County, Virginia for the past 55 years and was a member of...
Mary Lois Leonard Broyles
Sep 14, 2013
Mary Lois Leonard Broyles, age 78, went to be with the Lord Saturday, September 14, 2013 at the Wellmont Hospice House. She was born to the late Coy Leonard and Leona Leonard on September 4, 1935 in Appalachia, VA. In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by her brother, Ronny Leonard. She is survived by her...
Virgil Ray Carr
Sep 12, 2013
Virgil Ray Carr, age 63, passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2013 at the Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Elizabethton, TN, and lived in the area all of his life except for a short stent in California. While his health permitted, Virgil worked in the building industry. However, he is best known for his assistance around...
Elizabeth Aistrop
Sep 11, 2013
Mrs. Elizabeth "Belle" Aistrop, age 81, passed away on Wednesday September 11, 2013, in Maryville, TN. She was a former resident of Glade Spring, VA, and was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church. Mrs. Aistrop was predeceased by her husband, Lester Aistrop. She is survived by her son Larry and wife Monica of Maryville, TN; four brothers: James C....
Mark Berton DeBusk
Sep 11, 2013
Mark Berton DeBusk, age 52, passed on Wednesday, September 11, 2013, at his home. Mark was a member of Muncey Memorial United Methodist Church and is preceded in death by his father, Berton F. DeBusk, Jr. He will be remembered always for his vivacious personality and endless smile. Mark had a love of flying and was a pilot for twenty...
Thurman Theola Ball
Sep 10, 2013
Thurman Theola Ball, age 82, passed away on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at his home. Mr. Ball was born in Russell County, VA on September 1, 1931 the son of the late King Ball and Cordova Ray Ball. He lived most of his adult life in Abingdon, VA. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his...
Barbara Kestner
Sep 9, 2013
Barbara "Ann" Kestner, age 72, passed away on Monday, September 9, 2013 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jird Love and Ruth Eve Hodge Love; husband, Ronald Eugene Kestner; son, Jerry "Fred" Lloyd Thomas; two brothers; and four sisters. She is survived by her daughter, Dolly Jane Keith and husband Jackie of Bedford,...
Charles DeWayne Tuggle
Sep 7, 2013
Charles DeWayne Tuggle, age 35, passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2013, at Indian Path Medical Center in Kingsport, TN. Wayne attended Patrick Henry High School and worked many years as a roofer and a mechanic. Wayne loved to fish, camp, and spend time outdoors. He is survived by his mother, Anna O'Quinn of Meadowview, VA; father, Charles Tuggle and...
Bessie M. Stiltner
Sep 6, 2013
Mrs. Bessie M. Stiltner, age 91, passed away on Friday September 6, 2013. She was a native of Buchanan County Virginia and lived there until moving to Abingdon 32 years ago. Mrs. Stiltner was employed by and retired from the Grundy Hospital; Grundy, VA. She was a member of the Holston Valley Baptist Church; Abingdon, VA. As long as her...
Michael Dean Nelson
Sep 4, 2013
Michael Dean Nelson, age 41, passed away on Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at his home. "Let not your heart be troubled: You believe in God believe also in me." John 14:1 He was a native of Bristol, TN and graduated from Tennessee High School Class of 1990. He later received his Bachelors in Psychology from the University of Tennessee and...
Justine Johnston Crigger
Sep 4, 2013
Justine Johnston Crigger, age 93, passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at Johnston Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was born March 9, 1920 in Filbert, WV to the late Della McThenia Johnston and Henry Benjamin Johnston. She lived most of her life in Washington County, VA and was a charter member of Pleasant View United Methodist Church. In...
Harry A. Gunter
Sep 4, 2013
Harry A. Gunter, age 89, passed on Wednesday, September 4, 2013, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Harry served as gunner on destroyers in the U.S. Navy in the Europian Theatre during WWII. He was born in Pineville, WV and lived in Kentucky and Southwest, VA before moving to Abingdon 27 years ago. Mr. Gunter retired from Island Creek Coal Company as...
Genevieve Raders Herrell
Sep 3, 2013
Genevieve Raders Herrell, age 96, passed away on Tuesday, September 03, 2013, at Asbury Place at Baysmont in Kingsport. She was born to the late Edwin Raders and Margaret Gaffney Raders on September 22, 1916 in Lena, IL. She was a civilian nurse for the United States Army. She worked at the White House from 1952-1977 assisting in the care...
Fredrick Charles Thompson
Sep 2, 2013
Fredrick Charles Thompson, age 84 and lifelong resident of Bristol, VA, passed on Monday, September 2, 2013, at his home. Fred served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a member of Fellowship Chapel and worked many years at Malcolm's Meat Service in Bristol, VA. Mr. Thompson is preceded in death by his parents,...
James Earl Fleenor
Sep 2, 2013
James Earl Fleenor, age 88, was received into the arms of his Savior on Tuesday, September 2, 2013 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Born on March 21, 1925, he was the son of the late Robert and Dorothy Fleenor. Mr. Fleenor served his country in the United States Navy during WWII, stationed in the Philippines. He retired from Valleydale in 1986...
Gladys Clear
Sep 1, 2013
Gladys Mable Clear, age 96, passed away on Sunday, September 1, 2013 at Valley Health Care Center. She was born to the late David Wilbur Wagner and Margaret Bell Stout Wagner. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her loving husband of 67 years, Marvin Deward Clear, Sr.; four brothers; and three sisters. She is survived...
Robert Joseph Browning
Aug 30, 2013
Robert Joseph "Bobby" Browning, age 53, passed away on Friday, August 30, 2013 at the Wellmont Hospice House. He was born on September 21, 1959 in Columbus, OH to Joseph Browning, Jr. and Beatrice Kirk Browning. He is preceded in death by his brother, Claude Browning. In addition to his parents Bobby is survived by his brother, Kenny Browning; twin...
A. J. Lambert
Aug 27, 2013
A.J. Lambert, age 80, passed away on Tuesday, August, 27, 2013 at the Wellmont Hospice House. He was born in Nora, VA the son of the late George Lambert and Frances Sutherland Lambert. After graduating from Lincoln Memorial University in 1956 he returned to Dickenson County, VA to assist in managing the family coal operations, serving as the President of...
Earnest E. Widener
Aug 27, 2013
Mr. Earnest E. "Bummy" Widener, age 88, passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Mr. Widener was a lifelong resident of Washington County VA. He was a retired employee of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), where he worked for over 40 years. His greatest joy was on the banks of a stream casting a line or...
Jack Calvin Harris
Aug 27, 2013
Jack Calvin Harris, age 88 and formerly of Bristol, TN died on Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at MedStar Washington Center Hospital after a brief illness. He was preceded in death by his parents, Artie Calvin Harris and Agnes Etta Baker Harris; and his beloved sister, Eleanor Harris Robins. After graduating from Glade Spring High School, Jack served in the United...
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