Obituaries
Elbert Lincoln Umberger
Sep 26, 2012
Elbert Lincoln Umberger, age 88, passed on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Elbert was born and raised in the Crockett and Wytheville Virginia area and is the last of seven children in his family. As a young man, Elbert moved to the Abingdon, VA area to work for Carter Bros. Trucking. Mr. Umberger also worked at Westinghouse,...
Clifford Jason Hancock
Sep 25, 2012
Clifford Jason Hancock, age 36, passed away on Tuesday, September 25, 2012. Jason attended Patrick Henry High School and was previously an employee of VDOT. He was a Little Panther Football coach and referee and was preceded in death by his grandparents, Clifford Widener, John Tuggle and Georgia Tuggle. He is survived by his wife, Vicki Hancock; three daughters, Kelsey,...
Myrtle Fain Keith
Sep 25, 2012
Myrtle Fain Keith, age 69, passed away on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at Grace Healthcare. She was a mother to 14 foster children and a member of Denton Valley Baptist Church. She was known in the community as a longtime Avon Sales Representative. She was active in the Green Spring Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary while her health permitted. During the...
Nancy Ann Skeen
Sep 24, 2012
Nancy Ann Skeen, age 79, passed away on Monday, September 24, 2012 at NHC Healthcare Bristol. She was born to the late Dewey Evans and Minnie Belle Pennington Evans in Portsmouth, OH. She worked as an O.R. Nursing Supervisor for 43 years, and was a member of St. John Lutheran Church. She is also preceded in death by four brothers...
Evelyn Moore Barnett
Sep 23, 2012
Evelyn Moore Barnett passed away into the arms of Jesus on September 23, 2012. She died at Harton Medical Center in Tullahoma, TN after many weeks of terrible pain from the complications of a colonoscopy. Evelyn was born in Meadowview, VA in 1932 to the late Miles and Myrtle Moore. She graduated from Meadowview High School in 1950 with honors;...
Lois Leana Gillespie
Sep 15, 2012
Lois Leana Gillespie passed away 9/15/2012 at Grace Healthcare of Abingdon. Born July 16th, 1940 in Annville, Kentucky, she was the daughter of George W. Davidson, Jr. and Verna Parrett Davidson who preceded her in death. Lois is survived by her loving husband of 52 years, Dr. Robert L. Gillespie; and two sons, Barry Lee Gillespie and wife Janice; Stephen...
Edith Maiden Hatcher
Sep 14, 2012
Edith Maiden Hatcher, age 100, passed away at Grace Healthcare on September 14, 2012. Edith was born in Abingdon on May 1, 1912 and was one of five daughters of Warren Aston Maiden and Susie Lucas Maiden. She graduated from William King High School and attended VI College, where in 2006 she was awarded an honorary BA Degree. For forty...
Phyllis Kohler
Sep 13, 2012
Phyllis Celia Kohler, age 91, passed away on Thursday, September 6, 2012 at Abingdon Manon. She was born, November 12, 1920 in Chicago, IL to the late Francis Kohler and Maud Phyllis Gutteridge Kohler. She was preceded in death by her sister, Florence M. Beck of Mesa, AZ. A graveside service will be held on at 10 a.m., Wednesday, September...
Mary Rutledge Worley
Sep 13, 2012
Mary Louise Rutledge Worley, age 69, passed away Thursday, September 13, 2012 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Henry Worley. Survivors include three sons, "John Boy" Worley (Sheila), Ronnie Worley (Melba), and Don "Tater" Worley (Sarah); one daughter, Goldie Mae Fletcher (Chuck); two sisters, Bonnie Barr (Fred), and May Barr (Bill); four...
Myrna Jean Skeen
Sep 13, 2012
Myrna Jean Skeen, age 69, who departed us on Thursday, September 13, 2012 at Johnston Memorial Hospital, is at peace. May her gracious spirit be with us forever! Jean was born December 7, 1942 in San Francisco, CA and resided in the New Orleans, LA area where she was a manager in the Sears Corporation. After moving to Abingdon, she...
Shirley Ann Ray Fields
Sep 12, 2012
Shirley Ann Ray Fields, age 66, passed away on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at Grace Healthcare. She attended Emmanuel Baptist Church. She was born to the late James Hurt Ray and Bessie Edith Belcher Ray. She is survived by her loving husband of 46 years, Calvin M. Fields; son, Darby Fields of Atlanta, GA; daughter, Paula Hayter and husband Michael...
Thomas A. Counts
Sep 11, 2012
Thomas "Tom" A. Counts, Sr. passed away unexpectedly at his home in Abingdon, Virginia on September 11, 2012. He was born May 23, 1931 and was 81 years old at the time of his death. Tom was preceded in death by his father Earl C. Counts, Sr., mother Trula Fleenor Counts, brother Earl C. Counts, Jr., sisters Evelyn Counts Jessee...
Sandra Sue Sollien
Sep 11, 2012
Sandra Sue Sollien went to be with the Lord on September 11, 2012 at her home. Ms. Sollien was born and raised in Grundy, VA and moved to Abingdon in 1978. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church and was preceded in death by her parents, Stanley and Gladys Sollien, brother, Casey Sollien, and dear friend, Mr. Felix....
Helen Frances Thomas Johnson
Sep 7, 2012
Helen Frances Thomas Johnson, age 69, went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 7, 2012 at Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol, TN with her family by her side. She was a member of Fellowship Chapel and helped with the local food bank. Helen retired from Food City and later was owner of Helen's Beauty Shop in Bristol, VA....
Jacob Joseph (Yarber) Kallal
Sep 7, 2012
Jacob Joseph (Yarber) Kallal, age 28, passed away on Friday, September 7, 2012, at his home. Jacob was a U.S. Navy Veteran and was a student at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He loved sports and weightlifting. Jacob was preceded in death by his father, Dennis Wayne Yarber, Sr.; grandparents, Stan and Beulah Yarber and John Victor Kallal; and aunt, Jackie...
Jewell Dunn Davis
Sep 6, 2012
Jewell Dunn Davis passed away peacefully in her home on Thursday, September 6, 2012. She was born January 10, 1922, the daughter of the late Charles Franklin and Callie Atwell Dunn. She was the last remaining member of her immediate family having been preceded in death by three brothers, Charles, Ellis and Ewell Dunn and one sister, Christine Dunn Ogle....
Roland Preston Lester
Sep 5, 2012
Roland Preston Lester "Pappy", age 89, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at his home with family. He was born to the late Ernest Minter Lester and Elizabeth Viola Ratliff Lester in Glade Spring, VA. He retired from Brunswick Corporation in 1988 to work full time on the dairy farm with his brothers. He was...
Jack Wayne Nidiffer
Sep 5, 2012
Jack Wayne Nidiffer, age 71, passed on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Mr. Nidiffer was a member of Trinity Baptist Church and worked at Bristol Metals for over 27 years. He is preceded in death by his parents, John and Nola Beatrice Wyatt Nidiffer and stepson, Randall Fitzgearld. He is survived by his loving wife, Shirley Woods...
Charles Paul Sturgill
Sep 5, 2012
Charles Paul Sturgill, age 65, passed Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at his home. Mr. Sturgill was a 1967 graduate of Patrick Henry High School, where he played football. He is also a Veteran of the U.S. Army and was formerly employed by Byrd & Goff Construction. Charles is preceded in death by his parents, Robert Paul Sturgill and Norma Jean...
Helen J. Holliday
Sep 4, 2012
Helen J. Holliday, age 94, passed away at Wellmont Hospice House, Bristol TN, on Tuesday, September 4, 2012. She was a native of Abingdon but after suffering a stroke in 2010 had resided at NHC Healthcare, Bristol, VA. She was the daughter of the late Lee Roy and Susie Hockett Johnson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
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