Obituaries
Robert Lee Neeley
Jul 26, 2021
Abingdon, Va. – Robert Lee Neeley, age 86, went to be with the Lord on Monday July 26, 2021, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born June 4, 1935, to the late Omar Lee Neeley and Edna Deel Neeley Shortridge, in Murphy, Buchanan County, Virginia. He was a graduate of Grundy High School and National Business College, with an...
Donald Wayne Hinchey
Jul 23, 2021
Donald Wayne Hinchey, age 79, of Abingdon, Virginia, passed peacefully surrounded by his family on July 23, 2021. Don, better known as Grand by his family and friends, was born in Abingdon, Va. on July 17, 1942, and was the youngest of seven siblings. After retiring from the Air Force in 1964, Don was a well respected Game Warden for...
Timothy Dean Johnson
Jul 21, 2021
Glade Spring, VA – Timothy Dean Johnson, age 53, passed on Wednesday, July 21,2021, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Tim was a 1986 graduate of Patrick Henry High School and a member of Clinch Mountain Fire Dept. for over 35 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bobby Ray Johnson and Nancy Loudell Johnson; brother, Robbie Johnson; and sister,...
Carolyn Kay Carter (Cece) Kline
Jul 20, 2021
Bristol, Tn. - Carolyn (Cece) Carter Kline went to be with the Lord on July 20, 2021, at Ballad Hospice House, after a brief illness. She was born December 31, 1961, to the late Frank and Joane Carter, in Washington County, Virginia, and lived most of her life in Bristol, Tennessee. Cece had a big personality and lots of friends....
Darrell Ramon McComas
Jul 20, 2021
Darrell Ramon McComas, 68, of Bristol, Va., passed away peacefully at home on July 20, 2021, with his devoted family by his side. He was born December 18, 1952, in Huntington, W.Va. to Mildred and Hersel McComas. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Anne Harbour. He is survived by his wife of 49...
Dennis Levin Belcher
Jul 19, 2021
Dennis Levin Belcher, age 61, of Glade Spring, Va. and formerly of Baltimore, Md., went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 19, 2021, at his home. He was born in Baltimore, Md. on November 25, 1959, to the late Carl Henry Belcher and Jane M. Glass Belcher. Dennis retired from his career in construction in 2005. He enjoyed...
Eric Dwayne Odum
Jul 19, 2021
Eric Dwayne Odum, age 35, of Meadowview, Va., passed away on Monday, July 19, 2021, at Johnson City Medical Center. He was born June 7, 1986, to Thomas Richard Odum and Patricia Lynn Odum, in Manassas, Va. Eric was preceded in death by his father. In addition to his mother, Eric is also survived by two brothers, Thomas Richard Odum...
Lawrence Edward Rasnick, Jr.
Jul 16, 2021
Bristol, VA – Lawrence Edward Rasnick, Jr., age 70, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 16, 2021, at his home in Bristol, VA. Lawrence was a graduate of Haysi High School, Southwest Virginia Community College and Bristol Business College. He worked in Product Development at Universal Fibers (CAMAC) and retired in 2009 after a rewarding 37-year career. He was a...
Ezekial Martin Johnson, Jr.
Jul 15, 2021
Our Daddy, Our Pappa, Our Hero, MSGT Ezekiel Martin Johnson Jr., U.S.A.F. Retired, made his journey home to be with the Lord on July 15, 2021. Ezekiel was born in Glade Spring, Virginia on October 12, 1934. He was the son of Ezekiel Johnson Sr. and Vivian Blevins Johnson. He graduated from Douglas High School and soon after joined the...
Beulah "Boots" Stanley Lambert
Jul 14, 2021
Boots Lambert went home to be with her Lord and Savior on July 14, 2021. Beulah Vivian Stanley was born on March 23, 1926, in Dickenson County, Va. She was the youngest, and last surviving, of nine children born to Ollie and Markus Stanley. Boots married the love of her life, Carter Lambert, in 1946. The couple lived in Dickenson...
James Arthur "Jim" Sack
Jul 13, 2021
James Arthur “Jim” Sack, age 73, of Abingdon, Va. and formerly of Buffalo, N.Y., went peacefully to be with the LORD on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. He was the beloved son of the late Arthur and Grace Sack. After receiving an honorable discharge from the United States Marine Corps as a Corporal, Jim began his lifelong career in the automotive...
Ellen Lola Marie Matherly Meadows
Jul 13, 2021
Bristol, Va. – Ellen Lola Marie Matherly Meadows, age 64, passed away at her home on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. She was born March 1, 1957 in Bristol, Tennessee. She was a graduate of Richlands High School. She worked as a self-employed Home Health Aide as long as her health permitted. She enjoyed crafts and football. She was a fan...
Harry Estill Waters
Jul 9, 2021
Abingdon, Va – Harry Estill Waters, age 72, went to be with the Lord on July 9, 2021. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Barbara Kay Waters; two sons, Harry Waters (Joyce), and Scott Waters; seven grandchildren; three great grandchildren; one sister; two brothers; several nieces and nephews. He was a wonderful man and he was a...
Ronald Franklin Brittenham
Jul 8, 2021
Ronald Franklin Brittenham was born April 16, 1931, in Rocky Gap, Bland County, Virginia to Andy Frank Brittenham and Ina French Brittenham. He passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family. On July 8, 2021, he reunited with the true love of his life, Margaret “Kitty” Brittenham. As a young man, he enjoyed many adventures, including working as a set carpenter...
Rosa Keeler Slavik
Jul 7, 2021
Abingdon, Va. – Rosa Keeler Slavik, age 62, passed away at Johnson City Medical Center on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. She was born June 18, 1959 in Winchester, Virginia to the late Charles Henry and Margaret Lucille Wilkinson Keeler of Middletown, Virginia. Rosa earned her B.S. and Master’s degrees in Ag Extension Tech Education at Virginia Tech; she taught for...
Fred Dowell Roberts
Jul 6, 2021
Abingdon, Va. - Fred Dowell Roberts, Age 77, went to be with his Lord and Savior on July 6, 2021. Fred is preceded in death by his parents, Clyde and Maude Roberts; and his twin brother, Edgar Howell Roberts, He is survived by his Wife of 56 years, Florence; his Son, Anthony "Tony" Roberts and his wife, Reneé; two grandchildren,...
Herman C. Snead
Jul 4, 2021
Herman C. Snead, age 82, of Abingdon, Va., went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 4, 2021, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was born January 25, 1939, to the late Clarence Snead and Nana Elizabeth Blevins Snead. Herman was a CWI and Nuclear Inspector for the former Carolina Steel Company. He volunteered alongside his brother and brother-in-law with the...
Velva I. O'Quinn Lambert
Jul 3, 2021
Abingdon, Va. – Velva I. Lambert, age 90, passed away at Grace Healthcare on Saturday, July 3, 2021. She was born August 12, 1930 in Bee, Virginia to the late Walter and Vernie O’Quinn. Velva will always be remembered as sweet and independent. She enjoyed quilting and gardening; she also loved flowers and birds. A devoted, lifelong homemaker, she dearly...
Margaret Marie Felty Nelson
Jul 2, 2021
Abingdon, VA – Margaret Marie Felty Nelson, age 84, passed on Friday, July 2, 2021, at her home. She was preceded in death by her parents, Woodrow Wilson Felty and Beulah Victoria Carbary Felty, and husband, Charles Bud Nelson. Mrs. Nelson is survived by her children, Debbie (Wayne) Brittenham of Bristol, VA, Junior (Donna) Cutshall of Abingdon, VA, Jimmy (Vickie)...
James William "Jim" Keyser, Sr.
Jul 2, 2021
Abingdon, VA – James William “Jim” Keyser, Sr., age 85, born November 5, 1935, in Alleghany County, VA, passed on Friday, July 2, 2021, in Bristol Regional Medical Center. Jim attended Greenbrier Military Institute in Lewisburg, WV. Following Greenbrier, he attended the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA where he excelled at playing football, receiving awards in 1956 for...
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