Obituaries
Shirley Ann Rosenbalm Belcher
Feb 11, 2011
Shirley Ann Rosenbalm Belcher, 69, went to be with the Lord Friday, February 11, 2011 at Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol, TN after a battle with cancer. She was born July 7, 1941 and was the daughter of the late William and Cora Gentry Rosenbalm. She was in the last class to graduate from William King High School. She is...
Joe Rhea Byington
Feb 10, 2011
Joe Rhea Byington, 71 passed away in the Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol, TN of Thursday, February 10, 2011. Joe graduated from Wallace High School and attended Emory and Henry College. He was the plant manager at Necessary Oil Company at the time of his death. He was a member of Wyndale United Methodist Church. He was a kind and...
Hugh G. McCall
Feb 8, 2011
H. G. McCall, Jr., 74, passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 in Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie. He was a dedicated farmer his entire life. He was preceded in death by his wife of 37 years, Charlotte McCall and his parents, Hugh and Vivian McCall. He is survived by his daughter, Glenda McCall of Abingdon; grandson, David McCall;...
Jerry A. Brown
Feb 6, 2011
Jerry A. Brown, 68, walked gleefully into Heaven on February 6, 2011, at the Wellmont Hospice House after a long illness. He is survived by his beloved wife and best friend, Nancy; two sons: Jerry Alan Brown II and wife Diane, and Chad J. Chalfont and wife Chrissi; and by his grandson, Austin Matthew Brown, who was the apple of...
Roger Dale Neal
Feb 6, 2011
Roger Dale Neal, 67, respected Abingdon physician for over thirty-five years, passed away at his home in Abingdon on February 6, 2011. Dr. Neal was preceded in death by his father, Hubert Neal, and by his brother, Pat Neal. He is survived by his mother, Etta Spriggs Neal of Abingdon. Additional survivors include his wife, Linda G. Neal of Abingdon;...
Glenn F. Roark
Feb 6, 2011
Glenn F. Roark, age 81, was called home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 6, 2011. Glenn was born in Bristol, TN, and was lifetime resident of Abingdon. He is preceded in death by his father and mother, Wint Roark and Ella Mae Roark, and his brother, Winford Roark, Jr, all of Abingdon, Virginia. He is survived by...
Jewell D. Montgomery
Feb 6, 2011
Mrs. Jewell D. Montgomery, 78, died Sunday, February 06, 2011 at her home. She was a member of South Chapel Baptist Church. She loved reading her Bible, word search puzzles, watching TV, taking care of her grandchildren. She was a former owner of Montgomery & Sons Minnow farm and grocery and worked for Gordon Garments for a number of years....
Nathaniel Haynes Jones
Feb 4, 2011
Nathaniel Haynes Jones, 94, died Friday, February 4, 2011 at Grace Healthcare in Abingdon. Mr. Jones was a native of Bristol, VA and a member of the Rosedale Baptist Church since 1952. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II having served in the African and European theaters. He was preceded in death by his wife, Beatrice Millsap...
Edwin Jessie Brown
Feb 4, 2011
Edwin Jessie Brown, age 99, died Friday, February 4, 2011 in Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Brown was retired from Vance Supply Co after a lifelong career in the hardware business, and a well known Green Springs farmer. He was a member of the Sinking Springs Presbyterian Church and past President and charter member of the Abingdon Lion's Club. He...
Della Mae McCormick Arnold
Feb 4, 2011
Mrs. Della Mae McCormick Arnold, age 77, departed this world to await the resurrection on Friday, February 4, 2011, in Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born in Washington County, Virginia, daughter of the late Frank McCormick and Roxie McCracken McCormick. She was a member of the United Church of God and had retired from work as a Licensed Practical Nurse...
Sue Buchanan Clark
Feb 3, 2011
Sue Buchanan Clark, 82, passed away Thursday, February 3, 2011 in Johnston Memorial Hospital. Sue was born in Smyth Co. VA to the late Wilson and Haller Buchanan. She attended King College, graduated from Shenandoah Conservatory of Music and was a retired school teacher. She was a member of Rich Valley Presbyterian Church and attended Green Spring Presbyterian Church. In...
Coy Hubert Haworth
Feb 2, 2011
Coy Hubert Haworth, 73, passed away on Wednesday, February 2, 2011, at Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol, TN. Hubert served in the Army as a Paratrooper in the 11th Airborne Division. He worked in transportation for over forty-four years. He started as a dispatcher in Bristol, VA, and later transferred to Greeneville, TN, where he opened and was the Manager...
Andrew John Mears
Feb 2, 2011
Andrew John Mears, 78, passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at his home. He was born October 20, 1932 in Newark, OH and was the son of the late Chester and Kathryn Mears. He had moved to Abingdon 18 years ago, and had worked at Kaiser Aluminum and was a member of the Creeper Trail Club. He served his country...
Anna Foster Smith
Feb 1, 2011
Anna Foster Smith, 88, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, February 1, 2011 in Johnson City, TN. She was born July 23, 1922 to the late James W. Foster and Mary Rachel Cato Foster of Emory, VA. She was a member of The First Baptist Church of Chilhowie, VA, where she served as assistant superintendent, superintendent; teacher of...
Janice Marie Walker
Jan 30, 2011
Mrs. Janice Marie Walker, 72, passed away Sunday, January 30, 2011. She was born June 12, 1938 in Johnson City, TN and was a daughter of the late George A. St John and Felicia D. Jones. She received a Bachelor's Degree from Evangel College in Springfield, MO and had lived in Bristol since 1963. She was the General Accounting Manager...
Betty Ruth Murray
Jan 29, 2011
Mrs. Betty Ruth Murray, 78, passed away Saturday, January 29, 2011 at her home. She was born December 24, 1932 in Washington County, VA and is preceded in death by her mother, Lucille Jane Tolliver; a brother, Jack Tolliver; sister, Helen Casteel; great granddaughter, Regina Eutsler; father-in-law, Gilmer Murray, Sr.; brother-in-law, Donald Murray and a daughter-in-law, Sabrina Murray. Survivors are...
Mary Nell Goodman Wesson
Jan 28, 2011
Mary Nell Goodman Wesson, age 78, passed away Friday, January 28, 2011, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was born in Washington County, Virginia, a daughter of the late Millard Goodman and Martha J. Hinchey Goodman. She was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Theola M. Goodman. She is...
Jackie Onlee King Henley
Jan 23, 2011
Jackie Onlee King Henley passed away on January 23, 2011. She was born on June 10, 1934 in Benham , KY to N.B. and Martha Ellen Jenkins King. She graduated from Whitesburg High School and attended Lincoln Memorial University . While in college, she participated in the choir and was a cheerleader. On August 13, 1955, she married Dr. William...
Judy Belle Stacy Blankenship
Jan 21, 2011
Judy Belle Stacy Blankenship, 63, passed away Friday, January 21, 2011, at Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, VA following a brief illness. Judy was born in Buchanan County, VA, the daughter of the late Arthur and Rosie Stacy of Wolford, VA. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she...
Harold Wilbert Boothe
Jan 20, 2011
Harold Wilbert Boothe, Sr., 61, passed away Thursday, January 20, 2011 in Grace Healthcare in Abingdon. He was preceded in death by his father, Emit Marshall Boothe. Survivors are his mother, Juanita Beavers Boothe; his wife, Zelma Boothe; his son, Harold Boothe, Jr. and wife, Emily of Bristol, VA; his daughter, Jessica Boothe and boyfriend, Bob Cress of Chilhowie, VA;...
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