Obituaries
Louis Dene
Sep 6, 2022
Abingdon, VA - Louis Dene departed this life peacefully and at home on September 6, 2022, following a brief illness. He was a constant and unwavering source of support, guidance, and inspiration to his family and friends.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy, his daughter, Hope Dene, his son Joseph F. Dene and wife Mary, his son Thomas Dene and...
Janet Cord Lambert
Sep 5, 2022
Janet Cord Lambert, age 96, of Abingdon, Virginia, passed away on Monday, September 5, 2022, at Commonwealth Senior Living in Abingdon, Virginia. She was born on October 14, 1925, in Radford, Virginia, to the late Mary Farrier Spiggle and the late James Arthur Cord. At an early age, she and her mother moved to her grandparents’ home in the Sinking...
Arbutus Fern Mullins
Sep 5, 2022
Meadowview, VA – Arbutus Fern Brooks Mullins, age 96, went to meet her Heavenly Father on Monday, September 5, 2022.She was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church and a very loving and devoted mother. She loved reading her bible and after her eyesight deteriorated and she became bed ridden – her bible was always right by her side.
Mrs. Mullins...
Peggy Joyce Gregory
Sep 4, 2022
Meadowview, VA – Peggy J. Gregory, age 87, passed on Sunday, September 4, 2022. Peggy was born in Abingdon, VA but lived most of her life in Meadowview. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wiley Gregory; son, Billy Gregory; and parents, Maxie G. Keesee and Charles Author Keesee.
Peggy is survived by her son, Allen Gregory; sister, Charlene Neese...
Helen Matthews Lewis
Sep 4, 2022
Helen Matthews Lewis died Sunday, September 4, 2022 in Abingdon, Virginia, of complications following COVID. She was born October 2, 1924 in Nicholson, Georgia, oldest child of Hugh and Maurie Harris Matthews. She is survived by her sister’s children and grandchildren.
Helen spent a lifetime as a radical educator and activist, working for justice from the Deep South to Appalachia and...
Helen Varelmann Buchanan Price
Sep 2, 2022
Helen Varelmann Buchanan Price, 84, of Abingdon, VA, died Friday, September 2, 2022 at her home following a brief illness.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 14, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Charles Adolf Varelmann and Dorothy Vernon Isphording Varelmann. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lee Price; and her former...
Jesse Howard Butler
Aug 30, 2022
Washington, D.C.
Jesse Howard Butler, 81, (09/10/1940 – 08/30/2022) passed away unexpectedly at his home in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday August 30, 2022. Jesse was born in Washington County, Va. and graduated from Douglas High School. In 1963 he enlisted in the U.S. Army, served 2 years and was honorably discharged in 1965. He moved to Washington, D.C. in that year...
Diane Marie Sack
Aug 28, 2022
Diane Marie Sack, age 58, of Abingdon, Va. went to be with the Lord on Sunday August 28, 2022. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband James A. Sack, and her father James N. Collins. Diane is survived by her loving son Joshua Sack, her mother Margaret Calcek Collins, sisters Denise King and Beth (Chris) Cidell, sister-in-law Carol...
Walter Halvard George
Aug 24, 2022
Walter Halvard George, age 73, passed away on Wednesday August 24, 2022 at the Hospice House in Bristol, TN. Walter was born in Richmond Heights, MO but had lived in the Abingdon area for many years. He was an automobile mechanic and a veteran of the United States Army. He attended Fellowship Chapel. Walt was an avid NASCAR fan and...
Ricky Dean Gilbert
Aug 24, 2022
Ricky Dean Gilbert, age 66, passed away on August 24, 2022, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Rick was born in Benham, KY on November 28, 1955. He was a graduate of Jenkins High School and attended Clinch Valley Community College. Rick worked for Jewell Ridge #12 mine from 1973 until 1983, and for Jewell Smokeless in Vansant...
Susana Patricia Herrera
Aug 22, 2022
Ashburn, VA / Abingdon, VA – Susana Patricia Fuentes Prado Herrera, age 69, passed on Monday, August 22, 2022, at her daughter’s home in Abingdon, VA. Susana was born and raised in Chile before moving to the United States as a young adult. She lived many years in the Northern Virginia area before recently relocating to Abingdon. Susana worked for...
Irene Rakes Counts
Aug 21, 2022
Irene Rakes Counts 97, of Lizella, Georgia went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 21, 2022, at Pruitt Health Nursing Home in Macon, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bertie and Ruth Rakes of Clintwood, VA.; her husband Vance Counts of Abingdon, VA.; and son Ralph Farmer of Westland, MI. Irene is survived by a...
Doris Evelyn Keene
Aug 20, 2022
Doris Evelyn Keene, age 89, formally of Pounding Mill, Virginia recently residing in Bristol Virginia died on August 20, 2022. Doris was born in Coeburn, Virginia on October 30, 1932 and was the daughter of the late Henry Esau Farmer and Della Evelyn Gaynes Farmer. After graduating from Grundy High School, Doris went to Johnston Memorial School of Nursing in...
Inez Byrd Walters
Aug 20, 2022
Chilhowie, Va. Inez Byrd Walters, age 88, passed away at her home on Saturday August 20, 2022. She was a native of Jenkins, KY and retired from the communications industry. Inez was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband Thomas Henry Walters; son Randy Walters of Glade Spring, Va.; nephew Steve Bistik of New...
William Bertram Campbell
Aug 18, 2022
William Bertram “Bert” Campbell April 1, 1964 - August 18, 2022 Bert Campbell passed away August 18, 2022, in Abingdon, Virginia. Bert was born and raised in Russell County, Virginia, and graduated high school a Lebanon Pioneer. While he spent most of his life in Virginia and Tennessee, Bert traveled the country trucking freight and cattle. His biggest passion was...
Connie Jean Powers
Aug 17, 2022
Abingdon, VA – Connie Jean Griffith Powers, age 65, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, in Johnston Memorial Hospital. Connie was a peer of Duncansville Church in Brumley Gap, wife of a logger and farmer, and a mother and granny to many. She will be missed. Connie was preceded in death by her parents, Roy...
Billie Lois Kennedy
Aug 16, 2022
Johnson City, TN Billie Lois Kennedy, age 92, passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at Agape Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Johnson City, TN. She was born in Steinman, VA to the late Charles H. Matherly and Florence Hill Matherly. Billie Lois enjoyed cooking and caring for her family. She was a member of the choir at Victory Baptist...
William Malcolm Sprinkle
Aug 14, 2022
William Malcolm Sprinkle, age 82, passed away at Bristol Regional Medical Center on Sunday, August 14, 2022. He was born in Saltville, Va. but spent most of his life in Washington County, Va. He received his Bachelors from King College and Masters Degree from East Tennessee State University. Malcolm was a long-time teacher at Sullivan East High School where he...
Michael Monroe Goad
Aug 13, 2022
Abingdon, VA – Michael Monroe Goad, age 49, passed on Saturday, August 13, 2022, in Johnston Memorial Hospital. Michael was a 1991 graduate of Abingdon High School and had a special love for animals. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, James Robert Dalton; paternal grandparents, Ray Goad and Ethel Rutherford; step grandfather, Wayne Rutherford; and several uncles....
Donald Wayne White
Aug 13, 2022
Abingdon, VA - Donald Wayne White, age 73, passed on Saturday, August 13, 2022, at the Mountain Home VA Community Living Center. After battling cancer for over ten years, he passed peacefully into Heaven, surrounded by loved ones while lifted up in prayer by his Christian brothers and sisters. He was born July 2, 1949, in Scott County to the...
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