Obituaries
Robert Curtis Harris
May 17, 2023
Robert Curtis Harris (Curtis), age 82, passed away on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at Johnson City Medical Center. He was born in Tumbling Creek, VA to the late Guy Harris and Susie Jackson Harris on May 23, 1940. Curtis worked as a carpenter for many years. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He enjoyed fishing and spending time...
Charles Lamar Lockard
May 16, 2023
Charles Lamar Lockard, “Dobbs”, age 76, passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. He was born in Harlan, KY to the late Keenus Lockard and Cora Belle Stewart Lockard on August 10, 1946. Charles worked for Island Creek Coal Co. for many years. He was a loving husband and father. He enjoyed fishing and spending time outdoors.
In addition to...
Dorothy A. Worley
May 16, 2023
Abingdon, VA – Dorothy Jane Arden Worley, age 73, passed on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Ballad Hospice House. Dorothy worked for Washington County Public Libraries for many years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Claude Junior Arden and Joyce Eileen Clark Troitino; stepfather, Joe Troitino; and brothers, William Joe Arden and David Wayne Arden.
Dorothy is survived...
Mildred Marie Anderson Lee
May 16, 2023
Mildred Marie Anderson Lee, 87, passed from this life on May 16, 2023, at Commonwealth Senior Living in Abingdon, where she had resided for six years. She was born on May 29, 1935, on a farm in the Poor Valley section of Washington County, Virginia, to her late parents, Luther David and Nannie Pearl Musick Anderson.
Millie is survived by...
Mona L. Thomas
May 12, 2023
Mona L. Thomas, age 67, went to be with her Father in heaven on Friday, May 12, 2023. She was born on May 4, 1956. She was preceded in death by her father William Sheppard; daughter, Ruthie Tolbert; and her granddaughter, Elizabeth Rose Clay. She was followed in death by her mother, Elizabeth Prater Sheppard on May 13, 2023.
Mona...
Betty S. Emerson
May 12, 2023
Betty S. Emerson, age 85, passed away on Friday, May 12, 2023. She was born in White Top, Virginia to the late Dewey Farmer and Minnie Roop Farmer on January 24, 1938. Betty was a member of Victory Baptist Church. She enjoyed her flower garden and always had beautiful flowers.
In addition to her parents, Betty is preceded in death...
Barbara Lee Burks
May 10, 2023
Barbara Lee Burks, age 75, passed on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, in Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was preceded in death by her father, Edwards Tolley; and husband, Danny Burks.
Barbara is survived by two sons, Edward Burks and wife Tenna of Morganton, NC, and Joseph Burks and wife Sandrine of Abingdon, VA; her mother, Irene Hale Steele of Morganton, NC;...
Maude Ingle Woodyard
May 9, 2023
Maude Ingle Woodyard, age 95, passed on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Maude grew up in Abingdon, VA and was a graduate of Greendale High School. She moved to Northern Virginia as a young adult and was a longtime employee of the United Mineworkers Association. Maude was preceded in death by her parents, Willis and Ella McCroskey Ingle, and husband, Howard...
James Glenn Gammon
May 7, 2023
James Glenn Gammon, born on October 27th, 1956 in Prince George County, Virginia to the late James Lee Gammon and Reba Jean Pomeroy. He passed away peacefully at his residence in Bristol, Virginia on May 7th, 2023.James was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend. He is survived by his loving wife of many years Lisa Gammon; his...
Mary F. "Susie" Morrison
May 7, 2023
Mary Susie Morrison, age 76, passed away Sunday, May 7, 2023, at Deer Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Abingdon, VA. Prior to this Ms. Morrison resided in Damascus, VA.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Leslie “John” Stallard and Evelyn McClarry Stallard; husband, William “Bill” Morrison; two sisters, Emma Stallard and Gloria L. “Beanie” Russell and one...
Dr. Jim Stanley
May 5, 2023
Dr. Jim Stanley, age 88, passed away on May 5th, 2023. He was born Oct. 15, 1934, in Clintwood, VA to the late E.B. Stanley and Buena Reedy Stanley. He attended Dickenson Memorial High School in Clintwood, where he played on two state championship basketball teams. He then attended Emory & Henry College and the Medical College of Virginia School...
Dr. Walter Woods Wolfe, Jr.
May 1, 2023
Dr. Walter Woods Wolfe, age 87, passed away on Monday, May 1, 2023, at his home in Abingdon, VA. He was born on July 3, 1935, to the late Walter and Ruth Clark Wolfe of Parkersburg, WV.
Walter was a graduate of West Virginia University and the Medical College of Virginia. During his life he practiced medicine as a physician...
Doris Buckles Quintana
May 1, 2023
Doris Buckles Quintana, age 80, passed on Monday, May 1, 2023, at her home. Doris was born in Meadowview, VA and graduated from high school in Beckley, WV. She worked for Norfolk Southern Railroad and for the Bristol Virginia State Police Office for many years.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Claude Leeman Buckles and Nancy Wohlford Buckles;...
Jeanne Margery Patterson
Apr 30, 2023
Jeanne Margery Ross Patterson died on April 30, 2023 in Abingdon, VA. Jeanne was born in Asheboro, NC in 1948, to the late Margery Edwards Ross and Arthur Ross, Jr. She attended Salem College for 2 years before transferring to Duke University, where she earned a BS in Nursing.
Jeanne enjoyed a 32-year nursing career, working in hospitals in 4...
Helen Frances Bryan
Apr 29, 2023
Helen Frances Bryan, 84, passed away Saturday, April 29, 2023 at Abingdon Health and Rehab Center. She was born March 20, 1939, in Meadowview VA to the late Newton Warren (Bud) Bryan and Myrtle Frances Minnick Bryan. She was a graduate of Meadowview High School, Class of 1956. Helen was a member of Pleasant View Methodist Church and worked at...
Nancy Lilly
Apr 28, 2023
Nancy Joan Lennon Lilly, age 88, passed away on Friday, April 28, 2023, at Valley Nursing & Rehab in Taylorsville, NC, surrounded by her loving family. Nancy was born on September 4, 1934, in Columbus Co., NC, to the late John Pritchard Lennon, Sr and Minnie Bert Thomas Lennon. She was a member of Belle Meadows Baptist Church in Bristol....
Ginger Marie Crenshaw
Apr 26, 2023
Ginger Marie Sanders Crenshaw, age 67, passed away at her home on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. She was born on October 28, 1955, to the late Ellison Leroy Sanders and Dora Lee Birch Sanders. Ginger was a member of Yellow Springs Church. She worked at Johnston Memorial Hospital for 27 years in the neo-natal unit. She loved all animals, loved...
Jayne Warren Clark
Apr 26, 2023
Jayne Warren Clark, age 74, passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at Abingdon Health and Rehab.
She was born to the late Fred Warren and Pauline Wann Warren in Abingdon, VA on February 14, 1949. She attended John Battle High School and graduated from Abingdon High School. She worked at Harwood, then Dutt and Wagner and went to Camac Industries...
Mildred Akers Johnson
Apr 23, 2023
Mildred Johnson, age 93 of Hayters Gap Community and a resident of Grace Health Care of Abingdon, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 23, 2023. She was a lifelong member of Lindell Church of Christ.
She is preceded in death by her parents, John Akers and Maggie Henderson Akers; husband, Otis Johnson; daughter, Joan Bowes; son,...
Donald Eugene Helton
Apr 23, 2023
Donald Eugene Helton, age 85, passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at Commonwealth Senior Living. He was born on November 22, 1937, to the late Henry Moses Helton and Mary Ann Scott Helton. Don graduated from Glade Spring High School in 1954, he received his undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech and Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the University...
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