Obituaries
Stanford Oren Johnson
Dec 10, 2009
Stanford Oren Johnson, age 71, was called home to be with the Lord, December 10, 2009 surrounded by his family. Mr. Johnson was born in Castlewood, VA to the late Nat and Pearl Johnson. He was preceded in death by one son, Michael Johnson, three sisters, Mary Ellen Johnson, Thelma Irene Johnson and Lorraine Johnson. Survivors include his wife, Martha...
Guy Clarence Davidson Sr.
Dec 8, 2009
Guy Clarence Davidson, Sr., 72, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2009 in Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon. He was born March 18, 1937 in Wise County, Virginia and was a son of the late Earl and Nannie Mae Jordan Davidson. He was raised in Scott County and attended Rye Cove School where both his parents taught. Guy graduated from Virginia...
Dorothy Ellen Clark Leonard
Dec 8, 2009
Dorothy Ellen Clark Leonard, age 81, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at Grace Healthcare. She was born March 19, 1928 to the late Hal and Ellen Talbert Clark and lived most of her life in Washington County, although she did spend seventeen years in Dungannon, Virginia. She graduated from William King High School in Abingdon. Dorothy was a member...
Edna Mae Jackson
Dec 7, 2009
Mrs. Edna Mae Jackson, 80, went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 7, 2009. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dennis and Maggie Barlow Widener; her brother, Charles J. Widener and her husband, William Fred Jackson. She attended the Victory Family Center and enjoyed gardening and canning. Mrs. Jackson was employed with Holiday Inn for nineteen...
Robert Deel
Dec 2, 2009
Robert Deel of Abingdon, VA, age 90, passed away December 2, 2009, at Johnston Memorial Hospital surrounded by family. He was born in Buchanan County, Virginia on May 4, 1919 to the late Emory Floyd and Nancy Jane Deel. Prior to moving to the Abingdon area, he lived in Haysi and Richlands, Virginia. He was a retired coal miner, having...
Mattie Josephine Trent Heath
Dec 2, 2009
Mrs. Mattie Josephine Trent Heath, age 82, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2009, at Bristol Nursing Home. She was a lifelong resident of Washington County, Virginia, and was a member of Chilhowie Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ben Heath Sr.; by her parents, Sam McKinley Trent and Mary Elizabeth Callahan Trent; two sisters: Rebecca Riffle...
James Carson Fletcher
Nov 28, 2009
James Carson Fletcher, 64, loving husband, father, and grandfather passed Sunday, November 29, 2009 at his home, with his family by his side. He had fought a courageous battle with cancer for four years. He was born December 30, 1944 in Buchanan County, VA and was a son of the late Everett and Virgie Mary Hess Fletcher. He met and...
Pauline Edna Poston
Nov 27, 2009
Pauline Edna Poston, age 81, passed away on Friday, November 27, 2009 at her home. She was born September 15, 1928 to the late Wyndom and Edna Johnson in Washington County, VA. Pauline enjoyed solving puzzles and watching television. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Poston, Sr., one daughter, Jeanie Helton, one...
Lillie Mae Duff Snead
Nov 24, 2009
Mrs. Lillie Mae Duff Snead, 92, widow of Roy G. Snead passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at her home. She was a longtime member of the Valley View Assembly of God Church, Saltville, VA. She was preceded in death in death by her parents, Archie and Leona Duff, her only sister, Mary Ruth Eastridge, brothers, Clarence, Carl, Garnet, Eugene,...
Dora Mae Price
Nov 23, 2009
Dora Mae Price, 77, went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 23, 2009. She resided at Serenity Adult Care in Meadowview, VA and was a longtime member of Temple Baptist Church in Abingdon, VA. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clark and Gracie Baumgardner Price, her brother Clayton Price and her sister Uclea Simmers. She is...
Margaret Leota Shepherd Singleton
Nov 23, 2009
Margaret Leota Shepherd Singleton, age 77, went to be with her Lord and Savior on November 23, 2009. Born May 31, 1932, in Dungannon, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late, Roy Shepherd and Enola Nave, and step daughter of Harry Nave. Margaret spent a lifetime taking care of her family and giving to others. She was a loving...
Halford Leonard Honaker
Nov 23, 2009
Halford Leonard Honaker, 66, a loving and devoted husband, father and papaw, passed away on Monday, November 23, 2009. He was born August 9 1943 in Honaker, VA but spent most of his life in Fairfax County, VA. Halford was self employed as BH&W Carpentry Contractors for 40 years. He took great pride in and was dedicated to his work....
John Robert Mahala
Nov 20, 2009
John Robert Mahala, 69, a loving husband, father, and #1 Papaw, passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at his home following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born May 3, 1940 in North Carolina but had spent most of his life in Washington County, Virginia. John loved his family and was a great dad and papaw. He also...
Iris Gobble Henley
Nov 20, 2009
Iris Gobble Henley, 68, passed away Friday, November 20, 2009 in Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her father, George Gobble; her husband, Walter Henley; and brothers, Jack and Delmar Henley. Survivors are her mother, Rebecca Gobble; children, Terry Fields of Bristol, VA and Craig Henley of Rural Retreat, VA; her grandchildren, David Robinette, Johnathan...
Helen Marie Yarber Widener
Nov 18, 2009
Mrs. Helen Marie Yarber Widener, 66, heard her Lord and Savior whisper sweet peace to her on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, "my child come home". She was a precious loving wife, Momma, MaMaw, great Mamaw, sister and friend. She was preceded in death by the love of her life, husband Paul Jackson Widener, mother, Alice Yarber Patrick, father Jess Yarber,...
Robert E. Sullins Sr.
Nov 18, 2009
Robert E. Sullins, Sr, 72, passed away peacefully Wednesday, November 18, 2009 in Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born June 3, 1937 in Washington County and was a son of the late Charles and Virginia Gobble Sullins. He was an honorary board member of Bristol Little League and Sullins Plumbing has sponsored a little league team for 27...
Sylvia Duncan Golightly
Nov 17, 2009
Sylvia Duncan Golightly, 72, of Fredericksburg passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 17, 2009, at Mary Washington Hospital. She was born Feb. 18, 1937, in Meadowview, VA to Mollie and Gordon Duncan. She worked for many years as a dedicated secretary, bookkeeper and medical transcriptionist. She was a member of the Smyth Chapel United Methodist Church in Meadowview. She is...
Dewey "Shorty" Whitehead
Nov 16, 2009
Dewey "Shorty" Whitehead, 95, passed away Monday, November 16, 2009 in Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was born June 21, 1914 in Carter Co., TN and was a son of the late Lloyd and Hedi Ward Whitehead. He was a U.S. Army veteran having served during World War II. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his...
Marie Tate
Nov 13, 2009
Marie Tate died Friday, November 13, 2009 at her home in Bristol, VA surrounded by family and caregivers. She was the daughter of John Vanover and Mae Deel Vanover. Born in Russell County, Virginia, November 8, 1920, she spent most of her life in Dickenson, County, Virginia where she taught in the public school system. The past thirty years she...
Hugh Clark Smyth
Nov 11, 2009
Hugh Clark Smyth passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at Fairfax Hospital after a heart attack. Beloved husband of Pamela C. Mack, loving father of Steven H. Smyth, doting grandfather of Jacob, Mackenzie and Morgan Smyth. Hugh was born in Marion, VA, on June 18, 1945 and had lived in Burke, VA for the last twenty-six years. He was preceded...
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