Obituaries
James Farley Tweed
Jul 4, 2012
James Farley Tweed, 84, passed and received his freedom on July 4, 2012 at his home. Mr. Tweed was a U.S. Army Veteran and served in Germany after the end of WWII. He was a member of Chestnut Grove Community Church and sang in the Faith Quartet. Jim worked at Abingdon Dodge for many years and retired from Crabtree Buick....
Margaret Thompson Snavely
Jul 4, 2012
Margaret Thompson Snavely, 80, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at NHC in Bristol, after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born in Tazewell, Virginia, the daughter of the late Mary Grace Lester Thompson and Floyd Lee Thompson. Margaret and her husband Sam were avid bowlers, having won numerous awards and other recognition in...
Sammy G. Smith Sr.
Jul 3, 2012
Sammy G. Smith, Sr., 65, passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at his home. Mr. Smith was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Vietnam War and a member of Midway Church of the Living God. He is preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Melster Skeens Smith, and three brothers. He is survived by two sons, Christopher Smith of...
Ruth Crewey Alley
Jun 29, 2012
Ruth Crewey Alley, age 92, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Friday, June 29, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Alley was born in Saltville, VA and was employed by the U.S. Army Signal Intelligence Service as a civilian during WWII. Ruth married Dwight Alley in 1948 and spent the first 28 years of her married life...
Theresa Lynn Warner Wells
Jun 28, 2012
Theresa Lynn Warner Wells, 54, was called home to be with her heavenly father on June 28, 2012. Theresa was born in Akron, OH and reared in Talmadge and Marysville, OH as well as Waukegan, IL. Theresa eventually settled in Ohio where she graduated in 1986 from the Hi-Point Career Center Nursing Program in Bellefontaine, OH. Upon graduation, she began...
James William McVey
Jun 26, 2012
James William "J.W." McVey, 76, passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Mr. McVey was retired from the Washington County School System but had previously worked at People Incorporated, Emory & Henry College, and the Glenrochie Country Club. J.W. farmed for many years and was of the Baptist Faith. He is preceded in death by his...
Volney Street
Jun 23, 2012
Volney "Bob" Street, age 90, passed away on Saturday, June 23, 2012 at his home. He was born to the late George Dewey Street and Pearl Williamson Street in Deskins, Virginia on September 21, 1921. He was retired from the Federal Government where he worked as a Machinist and Metal Tradesman at the Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland. He...
Maudie Lee Harmond Harless
Jun 22, 2012
Maudie Lee Harmond Harless, 81, passed away Friday, June 22, 2012 at the home of her daughter, Ella Sue Jones, with loving family by her side. Maudie was born Nov. 8, 1930 in Lebanon, VA and grew up in Elk Garden, VA. Mrs. Harless also lived in Shawnee, OK for several years before returning to Virginia where she settled in...
Noah Jackson Buchanan
Jun 22, 2012
Noah Jackson Buchanan, 88, passed away Friday, June 22, 2012. Mr. Buchanan was a member of Grundy Baptist Church and a member of Sandy Valley Lodge No. 17 F & A.M. and a Shriner. He also served in the U.S. Air Force during WWII where he participated in operations in Rome, Arno, Normandy, France, Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe. Mr....
Nell Elizabeth Selfe Lilly
Jun 22, 2012
Nell Elizabeth Selfe Lilly, 79, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, June 22, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, Burl J. Lilly. They had a wonderful life together enjoying daily competitive rounds of gin rummy, crossword puzzles and trying to out-guess the other on weather predictions. Nell was a matriarch of the Selfe family; insuring...
Earnest Bertram Alexander
Jun 17, 2012
Earnest Bertram Alexander, age 68, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 17, 2012 at his home. Mr. Alexander worked as an electrician in the coal mines for 44 years and constructed Greenway Creek Golf Club with the help of his son-in-law, Jeff Casey. He worked at the clubhouse and as superintendent for 19 years. He was a...
Annabelle Allen Galeotti
Jun 17, 2012
Annabelle Allen Galeotti was born to John G. and Rosa B. (Grubb) Allen in Miami, Oklahoma on November 18, 1919 and departed this life in Abingdon, Virginia on June 17, 2012 at the age of 92 years, 6 months and 29 days. Annabelle grew up in Miami, OK and graduated from Miami High School in 1938 and received her associate's...
Gloria Ann Hodges Corcoran
Jun 16, 2012
Gloria Ann Hodges Corcoran, 76, died peacefully on Saturday June 16, 2012 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She is preceded in death by her parents, Virgil and Muriel Betterton Hodges as well as her daughter, Carolyn Koller. Mrs. Corcoran moved to Abingdon in 1970 and worked as a legal secretary before pursuing a career in radio. She will be best remembered...
Helen Louise Phillips Booher
Jun 15, 2012
Helen Louise Phillips Booher, age 88, passed away on Friday, June 15, 2012. She was a member of Pleasant View United Methodist Church. She was born to the late William Kyle Phillips and Lillie Vance Phillips in Bristol, TN. She is survived by her husband of 65 years Jack Milton Booher; two daughters, Anita Carrol Booher of Salt Lake City,...
Sloan Whitmire Southerlin
Jun 15, 2012
Sloan Whitmire Southerlin, Jr., age 85, respected citizen and retired educator, died on Friday, June 15, 2012 at his home. A native of Greenville, South Carolina, he was the eldest of three children, born to Sloan W. Southerlin, Sr. and Gaynelle Seay Southerlin. Survivors include wife of 57 years, Doris "Lucy" Southerlin; one daughter, Paige Thompson and husband Gale of...
Brandon Tyler Lord
Jun 13, 2012
Brandon Tyler Lord, age 12, passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Brandon was a member of the Washington County 4-H Livestock Club, Highlands Wrestling Club, and had just completed the sixth grade at E.B. Stanley Middle School. Brandon also enjoyed farming and recreation at the Coomes Recreation Center in Abingdon. He is survived by his...
Sarah Littleton Gibson
Jun 13, 2012
Sarah Littleton Gibson, age 48, passed away on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at her home. She was preceded in death by her father, Howard "Red" Littleton. Survivors include her mother, Mary Littleton of Bristol, VA; two sons, Samuel "Breck" Gibson and his wife, Katie of Bluff City, TN, and Taylor Gibson of Abingdon; one daughter, April "Nikki" Lunsford and her...
William H. Smith
Jun 10, 2012
William H. "Bill" Smith, 84, passed away Sunday, June 10, 2012 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Mr. Smith was born in Coeburn, VA and later moved to Abingdon where he worked at the ABC store for over 30 years. Bill was a U.S. Army Veteran and served in the Korean War. He was a member of Abingdon V.F.W Post 1994 and...
Thomas Jerrell Parker
Jun 10, 2012
Thomas Jerrell "T.J." Parker, 65, passed away June 10, 2012. Mr. Parker was born in Leeds, AL and grew up in the Birmingham, AL area. Tom joined the U.S. Air Force in 1964 and served eight years during the Vietnam Era before starting a career with the civil service from which he retired. Mr. Parker and his wife lived and...
Verna May Brown
Jun 9, 2012
Verna May Brown, age 94, passed away at her home on Saturday, June 9, 2012. She was a lifelong resident of Washington County, VA, born January 2, 1918 to the late John and Gertie Stout Osborne. Mrs. Brown was a lifetime member of Green Spring Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary and a member of Denton Valley Baptist Church. "Granny Brown"...
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