Obituaries
Larry Melvin Addair Sr.
Dec 27, 2012
Larry Melvin Addair, Sr., age 65, passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2012 at his home. He was employed as a coal miner for 37 years at U.S. Steel in Gary, WV. He also enjoyed hunting and fishing. He is preceded in death by his parents, Willard Melvin Addair and Para Lee Hughes Addair; brother, Bernard Lee Addair; and sister,...
Ned Yokley Hayter
Dec 26, 2012
Ned Yokley Hayter, age 83, passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was a veteran of the United States Navy having served on the U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was retired from Southern States of Abingdon and was an owner of Royster-Hayter Fertilizer Company in Meadowview. He was a member of Meadowview United Methodist Church....
Cheyenne Desiree & Brianna Pauline
Dec 23, 2012
Cheyenne Desiree and Brianna Pauline Sweet, identical twins of Jennifer Smith and Jessie Sweet, passed at birth on Sunday, December 23, 2012 at Johnson City Medical Center. In addition to their parents, they are survived by their maternal grandparents, David and June Ashley; paternal grandpapa, Roger Sweet; paternal great-grandmother, Opal Hess; maternal great-grandma, Betty Ashley; special friend and caregiver, Renee...
Lillian Virginia Young Wheeler
Dec 21, 2012
Lillian Virginia Young Wheeler, age 84, passed away on Friday, December 21, 2012 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Lillian was born March 29, 1928 in Abingdon to the late Robert Clifton Young and Mattie Jefferson Young. She was a loving Christian woman and always put others first. She enjoyed photography, writing, reading and attending church. Lillian and her late husband, Melvin...
Ernest Lagree Farmer
Dec 21, 2012
Ernest Lagree Farmer, age 86, passed away on Friday, December 21, 2012 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. He was a veteran of the United States Navy having served aboard the CV-32 Leyte. He was also a member of the York No.12 Masonic Lodge and the Jericho Shrine Temple No. 180. He was a member of Shiloh Christian...
Marie Lena Restivo Pirrello
Dec 19, 2012
Marie Lena Restivo Pirrello, age 88, passed on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie, VA. Mrs. Pirrello resided in Florida for most of her life where she was a retired school teacher. She recently moved to Virginia and is preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Rosie Camarata Restivo, husband, James Raymond Pirrello, and...
James David Vanover
Dec 18, 2012
James David Vanover, age 81, passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at Valley Health Care Center. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He was born to the late Winston Ferry Vanover and Della Payne Vanover in Mountain City, TN. He is also preceded in death by two sisters, Bonnie Lewis and Elizabeth Vanover. He is survived by...
Sara Faustina Jackson
Dec 17, 2012
Sara Faustina Casanova Jackson, age 76 and formerly of Bristol, VA, passed on Monday, December 17, 2012 in Pembroke Pines, FL after a long illness. Mrs. Jackson was born in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to the late Benito and Carmen Casanova. She married her late husband, Kenneth Lee Jackson, on July 16, 1957 in Havana, Cuba, before moving to the United...
Helen Henderson Harris
Dec 11, 2012
Helen Henderson Harris, Born Nov. 21, 1917 in Washington County, VA, died Tuesday, December 11, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter J. Harris, grandson, Mitchell David Harris, brothers, Bolling, Fount and William "W.P." Henderson. Helen graduated from Greenfield High School in 1934, moved to Western, NC in 1953 and returned to Abingdon 25 years later after...
Thelma Lakie Widener Alexander
Dec 11, 2012
Thelma Lakie Widener Alexander, age 72, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol, TN. She was the wife of the late Caney Dewey Alexander. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who will be greatly missed. She was born to the late Elliott Widener and Myrtle Thomas Widener....
Robert Vance
Dec 9, 2012
Robert Vance, age 93, of 846 Panacella Drive, Abingdon, VA 24210, passed away on Sunday, December 9, 2012 at Grace Healthcare. He was raised in St. Paul, VA. He served in the Merchant Marines and as a Chief Engineer in the United States Coast Guard. He was of the protestant faith. He is preceded in death by his parents, Tilman...
Irene Campbell Odum
Dec 8, 2012
Irene "NaNa" Campbell Odum, 81, went peacefully to be with the Lord and to have a joyous reunion with her husband, James Edward Odum, and her parents, Robert Lee and Mary Annie Campbell on Saturday, December 8, 2012. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her infant sister, Sylvia. Irene was born on August...
Isaiah Allen Marvin
Dec 6, 2012
Isaiah Allen Marvin infant son of Matthew Daniel Marvin and Tosha Bentley Marvin passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2012 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. In addition to his parents, survivors include his sister, Hailey Jewel Miller; brother, Matthew Daniel Marvin, Jr.; maternal grandmother, Brenda Carol Tackett; maternal grandfather, Curtis Allen Bentley; and paternal grandparents, Sandra Gay and Richard Allen Marvin....
John Franklin Sheffield
Dec 4, 2012
John Franklin Sheffield, age 89, passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Mr. Sheffield was born in Glade Spring, VA the son of the late Gordon C. Sheffield and Hettie Franklin Sheffield. He served our nation in the United States Army Air Corp in WWII in the European Theater and later in the Army Reserves. He...
Irene Dixon Cowan
Dec 3, 2012
Irene Dixon Cowan, age 94, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2012 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was born in Holston on January 14, 1918 to the late Floyd and Nora Counts Dixon. Mrs. Cowan taught in the Washington County school system for 25 years. She and her late husband, Robert Sutton Cowan, farmed in the Mendota Community for...
Odell Bailey Shortt
Dec 3, 2012
Odell Bailey Shortt, age 86, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2012 at Wellmont Hospice House. She was born in Hawkins County, TN on June 13, 1926 to the late Samuel and Willie Etna Christian Bailey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Sammy Shortt; six siblings, Colvin and Elwood Bailey, Margaret Artis, Lois...
Oscar William Lawson
Dec 2, 2012
Oscar William "Bill" Lawson, age 82, passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2012 at the Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol, TN. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of the late Oscar William Lawson, Sr. and Susan Hughes Lawson. He retired from Westinghouse in 1994 with 46 years of service, was a member of both the York #12 Masonic...
Jessie Columbus Stanley
Dec 1, 2012
Jessie Columbus Stanley, age 80, passed on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Mr. Stanley was born, raised and resided in Clintwood, VA before moving to Abingdon 10 years ago. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and served two tours of duty in the Korean Conflict and was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star. Jessie attended...
Norma Jean Perkins McAllister
Nov 30, 2012
Norma Jean Perkins McAllister, age 79, passed away on Friday, November 30, 2012 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She retired from Anthony Spangler Elementary School in Milpitas, CA where she was an Assistant Manager of the Cafeteria. She was a member of Abingdon Bible Church. She was born to the late John Milton Perkins and Ethel Elizabeth Taylor Perkins. She is...
Annabella Rose Thomas
Nov 30, 2012
Annabella Rose Thomas, infant daughter of Heather Thomas, passed shortly before birth on Friday, November 30, 2012 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her grandparents, Ruby Roark and Jimmy Riley; and three brothers, Josh Thomas, Jeremiah Thomas and James McCune. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, December 3, 2012...
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