Obituaries
Maude Carol Watson Garland
May 26, 2012
Maude Carol Watson Garland, age 86, passed away on Saturday, May 26, 2012 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Maude was born on May 18, 1926 in Sullivan County, TN to the late Garfield and Rachel Widener Watson. She was a life-long resident of Washington County, VA. Maude was a loving mother that enjoyed cooking, gardening, traveling and spending time with...
George Helton Henderson
May 25, 2012
George Helton Henderson, age 82, passed away on Friday, May 25, 2012 at Miami VA Healthcare. He was born to the late William Henderson and Lula Helton Henderson on March 14, 1930 in Richlands, VA. He is also preceded in death by one sister, Anna Sue Boardwine. He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Bonnie Henderson of Tavernier,...
George V. Brewster
May 24, 2012
George V. Brewster, age 69, passed away on Thursday, May 24, 2012 at Valley Health Care in Chilhowie, Va. George was born July 14, 1942 in Newhall, WV, to the late Carl and Mary Lee Graham Brewster. He had lived in Abingdon for the past twenty years, coming from Cucumber, WV. George served in the U.S. Army and was a...
Diane Isaacs Pendergrass
May 22, 2012
Diane Isaacs Pendergrass, age 65, passed away on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, Donelly Ray Isaacs and Dorothy Isaacs Snead; and her brother, Charles Snead. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, William Doug Pendergrass; sons, Thomas Pendergrass...
Jacqueline L. Hoy
May 22, 2012
Jacqueline L. Hoy, a potter who gained a wide following for her whimsical ceramic art, died Monday, May 21, 2012 at her home in Abingdon, VA, following a lengthy illness. She was 61. Ms. Hoy was an accomplished ceramicist who learned her craft at the University of Virginia. She exhibited her work in studios and craft shows around the Northeast...
Judy Dollar
May 21, 2012
Judy Skeen Dollar, 66, passed away Monday, May 21, 2012 at Augusta Health & Rehabilitation Center in Fishersville, VA. Mrs. Dollar was a member of High Point Baptist Church in Meadowview and enjoyed being a volunteer for the Abingdon Little League for numerous years with her husband. Judy is preceded in death by her parents, Ray and Augusta Paris Skeen,...
Leah Marie Dye
May 21, 2012
Leah Marie Dye, age 2, passed away on Monday, May 21, 2012 at her home. She was a smart, precious little blonde who had a beautiful smile and loved life. Leah brought joy to everyone she was around. Leah loved Elmo and loved to sing and dance. Survivors include her parents, Kayla Dye and Marcus Vandagriff; one brother, Noah Dye;...
Haynes JJ Wright
May 21, 2012
Haynes JJ Wright, age 88, passed away on Monday, May 21, 2012 at NHC HealthCare in Bristol, VA. Born to the late Allen Jesse Wright and Girdie Bell McEwen Wright at the home in Crandull, Johnson County, Tennessee Haynes was raised on a Century Farm the youngest of seven children. Haynes worked his way through college earning a bachelor's degree...
Betty Jane Singleton Burchette
May 18, 2012
Betty Jane Singleton Burchette, age 80, passed away May 18, 2012 in Nashville, TN. Preceded in death by husband, Beldon Burchette; granddaughters Racheal Leigh Randazzo and Heather Leigh Burchette. Survived by son Barry R. (Debra) Burchette; daughters Melissa Jean Burchette and Martha Conwell; grandchildren Bridget Ann Campbell and Jas Davidson; great-granddaughter Mila Tahereh Davidson. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m Tuesday,...
Mildred Faye Gallagher Morrison
May 17, 2012
Mildred Faye Gallagher Morrison, 86, passed away on Thursday, May 17, 2012. Mildred was a life-long resident of Barnesville, OH and has resided with Carol and Ron Mink in Abingdon over the last year. She attended Pleasant View United Methodist Church. Survivors include two daughters from Abingdon, Carol (Ron) Mink and Jackie (Eugene) Lohman; and two children that reside in...
Winfreid Burke Fleenor
May 17, 2012
Winfreid Burke Fleenor, age 92, passed away on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She attended Kingsway Baptist Church. She was born to the late Robert Lee Miller and Hallie Lillie Stockton Miller on March 3, 1920. She is also preceded in death by three brothers, Lawrence K. "Bud" Miller, Robert L. Miller, Jr., and Hubert Russell Miller;...
Aaron Broch Pope
May 15, 2012
Aaron Broch Pope, age 32 and formerly from Abingdon, VA, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at his residence in Blacksburg, VA. Aaron was a 1997 graduate of Abingdon High School and was a member of First Christian Church in Abingdon, VA. He later graduated from Virginia Tech in 2002 where he was a cheerleader. After college, Aaron worked at...
M. Gladys Hockett
May 15, 2012
M. Gladys Hockett, age 90, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2012 after an extended illness. Gladys was a faithful Christian and a member of High Point Baptist Church in Meadowview where she attended faithfully until her health began to fail. She was born on July 8, 1921, and lived in Meadowview all her life. She is preceded in death by...
Jimmy D. Thompson Sr.
May 11, 2012
Jimmy D. Thompson, Sr., age 82, passed away on Friday, May 11, 2012 at Bristol Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born to the late James Vernon Thompson and Bessie Crenshaw Thompson on November 28, 1929. Having driven for Super Service and Time DC he was a proud recipient of the Million Mile Safe Driving Award. He was a member...
Marquerette Emmering
May 8, 2012
Marguerette Emmering, age 87, passed away on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at Johnson City Medical Center. She is preceded in death by her adoptive father, John Farner. She is also preceded in death by her husband of 39 years, John Henry Emmering; and one daughter, Carole Untinen. She is survived by one son, John Emmering and wife Chyrl of Sugar...
Edwin Johnston McCauley
May 8, 2012
Edwin Johnston McCauley, 74, passed away May 8, 2012 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Mr. McCauley was born March 19, 1938 to the late Samuel Howard and Ethel Johnston McCauley in Rochester, PA. After serving in the U.S. Air Force, Edwin settled in Santa Barbara County, CA where he retired as a detective from the Santa Barbara County Sherriff's Office. In...
Janet Kaye Hamilton Runyon McKinney
May 6, 2012
Janet Kaye Hamilton Runyon McKinney, age 59, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2012 at her home. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and sister. Janet was a "larger than life" figure, living life as if having an endless capacity for love, caring, tolerance and forgiveness. She touched lives in ways not always understood or known by others. Never critical, she...
Dale Echols Winship
May 6, 2012
Dale Echols Winship, age 94, of Bristol, VA, died Sunday, May 6, 2012 in Abingdon, VA. Dale was born in Staunton, VA on July 27, 1917, the daughter of Lemuel and Mattie Echols. Dale met her husband, Pat Winship, at the University of North Carolina in 1940. She served as an officer in the United States Navy during World War...
Frances E. Diviak Price
May 4, 2012
Frances E. Diviak Price, 81, went to be with her heavenly father, whom she loved and served all her life, on Friday, May 4, 2012, after a brief illness. Heaven now has a beautiful new angel in it's choir. She was an inspiration to everyone who knew her and she will be greatly missed. Frances was born November 24, 1930...
Betty Jane Barker Pannell
May 4, 2012
Betty Jane Barker Pannell, age 87, passed away Friday, May 4, 2012 at her home. She was born in Granite City, Illinois to the late Loomis Culver Barker and Marie Antoinette Strunge Barker on July 1, 1924. Betty grew up in Alton, Illinois and graduated from Alton High School. She attended Urseline Academy and Shurtleff College. Betty was very involved...
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