Obituaries
Betty Ray Gentry
Oct 18, 2020
Glade Spring, Va. - Betty Ray Gentry, age 79, of Glade Spring, Va., passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2020, at Valley Health Care Center. She was preceded in death by her parents, Millard Lee Steffey and Mary Lucille Rose Steffey; and two husbands, Walter Ray and T.C. Gentry. She is survived by four children: Patricia Thomas and husband, Paul, of...
Sonia Colleen Colley
Oct 17, 2020
Sonia Colleen Edwards Colley, age 65, of Damascus, Va., passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2020, at Johnson City Medical Center. She was born to the late Earl Edwards and Della Sutherland Edwards on May 18, 1955, in Dickenson County, Va. Sonia was the light of her family. Her top priority was to ensure that others were loved and taken...
Larry Lynn McCroskey
Oct 15, 2020
Bristol, Va. Larry Lynn McCroskey, age 76, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, October 15, 2020. He was born in Bristol, Va. and spent most of his working life in automotive sales. Most recently, he served customers at Courtesy Chevrolet in Kingsport. Larry loved the Lord and served Him as a member of Beaver View Baptist...
Marjorie Nell Phillips McCall
Oct 14, 2020
Abingdon, Va. - Marjorie Nell Phillips McCall, age 82, passed away at Johnston Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, October 14, 2020. She was born in Laurens, South Carolina, before moving with her family to Greenville, South Carolina, where she attended Greenville High School. Marjorie worked as a seamstress at a carpet mill in South Carolina before moving to Abingdon, Virginia, where...
Irene Casey Dye
Oct 13, 2020
Bristol, Va. Irene Casey Dye, age 85, passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at her home. She was a lifelong resident of Washington County, Va. and spent many years working at Raytheon Corporation. Irene continued her education by earning an Associate’s Degree in Social Work from Virginia Highlands Community College. Her family remembers her love for gardening and canning...
Mary Belle Jackson
Oct 13, 2020
Mary Belle Jackson, age 95, of Bristol, Va., departed this Earth on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was born to the late George Washington Roberts and Francis Arvaline Thornsbury Roberts. Mary Belle was a devout member of the St. Anne’s Catholic Church. Her church, her religion, and everyone and everything associated with it was very...
Ian St. John Patterson
Oct 12, 2020
Meadowview, Va. Ian St. John Patterson, age 34, passed away on Monday, October 12, 2020 at Bristol Regional Hospital. Ian was a life long resident of Washington County Virginia graduated from Abingdon High School. He was a professional painter. Ian, too, was an artist and musician. He was preceded in death by his grandmother Shirley Abell. Ian is survived by...
Roger Lee Shortridge, Sr.
Oct 11, 2020
Roger Lee “Puncher” Shortridge, Sr., age 71, died Sunday, October 11, 2020, at his home in Abingdon, Va. Mr. Shortridge was born June 10, 1949, in Hurley, Va. to Luther Shortridge and Opal Sullivan Shortridge. He served in the United States Army and gave his life to the Lord. He enjoyed spending time with his wife, kids, and grandkids. He...
Donna Whittaker Fields
Oct 11, 2020
Meadowview, Va. Donna Whittaker Fields, age 57, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2020 at her home. Donna was a lifelong resident of Washington County, Va. and made her career in food service with Washington County School System. She attended the Gospel Tabernacle Church. Donna’s joy was making a home for her family. She is survived by her husband Perry...
Paul James Ervin, Jr.
Oct 10, 2020
Abingdon, Va. - Paul James Ervin, Jr., age 74, of Abingdon, Va., passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2020, at his home. A lifelong resident of Southwest Virginia, Paul was born in Glade Spring, and attended Douglass High School in Bristol, Va., before starting his career as a concrete finisher. He attended Mount Calvary United Holy Church in Glade Spring,...
Charlotte Marie Sutherland
Oct 10, 2020
Abingdon, VA - On October 10, 2020, Charlotte Marie Scott Sutherland passed away at the age of 76. She died peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones. Charlotte is survived by her devoted husband of 57 years, Rhett Sutherland, as well as her loving children, Kimberly Sturgill of Abingdon, VA and Dr. Kevin Sutherland of Richmond, VA and their spouses, Rick Sturgill and Pam Sutherland....
Dave Allen Coleman
Oct 10, 2020
Dave Allen Coleman, age 68, of Glade Spring, Va., passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2020, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Dave worked at Bristol Compressors for 20 years until ill health forced his retirement. He loved to talk and was a friend to all. Daily walks became his pass time. Dave was preceded in death by his parents, Issac and...
Herbert N. Duncan
Oct 8, 2020
Abingdon, VA – Herbert N. Duncan, age 92, passed on Thursday, October 8, 2020, at his home. Herbert was a former employee of Sterling Casket Hardware Company, a farmer, contractor, and school bus driver for Washington County Virginia Public Schools. He was a member of Rosedale Baptist Church and attended Fellowship Chapel in Bristol, VA. Herbert is preceded in death...
Margaret Forrest Mullins Fern
Oct 7, 2020
Margaret Forrest Mullins Fern – Abingdon, Va. – Passed away peacefully on October 7, 2020.Born March 3, 1934 in Wise County, Va., she attended Coeburn High School and Clinch Valley College. From 1953 through 1956, she was a teacher at the Big Oak School, a one-room school in the community of Smith Ridge, Dickenson County, Va. She retired in 1999, after...
Steven "Cowboy" Larmon
Oct 7, 2020
Glade Spring, VA - Steven “Cowboy” Larmon, 64, died October 7, 2020, at his home in Glade Spring, Virginia. Mr. Larmon was born May 27, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois to Robert and Roberta (Bishop) Larmon. He attended Rich Central High School in Olympia Fields, Illinois, served in the military as a Staff Sergeant in the Army, and was an accomplished...
Charlie Young
Oct 6, 2020
Abingdon, VA - On Tuesday, October 6, 2020, Charlie Young, loving husband and father, passed away at age 67 at his home in Abingdon, VA. Charlie was born on March 11, 1953 in Jellico, TN to Willard and Blanche Young. Charlie is proceeded in death by his parents, brothers Spencer and Jerry Young, sisters Billy Siller, June Lloyd and Helen Mitchell. ...
Dr. Thomas E. Roatsey
Oct 6, 2020
Dr. Thomas E. Roatsey of Bristol, VA (raised in Thorpe, WV), left this world unexpectedly on October 6th at only 64 years of age. A devoted and loving husband, father, son, friend/brother, mentor, and healer, Dr. Roatsey lived his life with a mischievous sparkle in his eye, a positive outlook, and a sense of wonder and adventure, always in the...
Bonnie Louise Widener
Oct 4, 2020
Bonnie “Lou” Widener, age 56, of Abingdon, Va., gained her wings on Sunday, October 4, 2020, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was born to the late Bill Widener and Carrie Lee Moody Widener on September 11, 1964, in Washington County, Va. She was employed as a housekeeper at Country Inn and Suites in Abingdon. She was a nature enthusiast...
Pauline Angels Billingsley Cordell
Oct 2, 2020
Atkins, Va. - Pauline Angels Billingsley Cordell, age 76, passed away on Friday, October 2, 2020 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She had been a resident of Washington County, Virginia since relocating from Maryland, where she had attended a one-room schoolhouse in her youth, having to walk a mile each way. She had worked on a dairy farm, but she is...
Lacy Franklin Denton, Sr.
Oct 2, 2020
Lacy Franklin Denton, Sr., age 91, of Bristol, Va., passed away on Friday, October 2, 2020, at Bristol Reginal Hospital. He was born in Clinchburg, Va. but had spent most of his life in Baltimore, Md. There, he worked for Bethlehem Steel as an electrician. Following retirement in 1987 from Bethlehem Steel, he moved to the Bristol area. Lacy was...
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