Obituaries
Theodora Ardery Mahon (Tam) McLaughlin
Oct 1, 2020
Glade Spring, Va. - Theodora Ardery Mahon (Tam) McLaughlin, 77, of Glade Spring, Va. passed away at her home on Thursday, October 1, 2020. She was born on July 30, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pa. to the late Joseph Keelor Mahon and Hannah Rhodes Mahon. “Tam” (Theodora) was a graduate of Cherry Hill West (N.J.) High School. She did Secretarial course...
Mary Alice Sowder
Sep 30, 2020
Mary Alice Sowder, age 71, passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at her home. She was a life-long native of Washington County, Va. Alice had just recently retired as a nurse at Valley Healthcare after 40 years of service. She loved her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren and enjoyed reading and spending time with her family. Alice was predeceased...
James Odell Morrison
Sep 28, 2020
Meadowview, Va. James Odell Morrison, age 87, passed on Monday, September 28, 2020, at his home. Mr. Morrison was a truck driver for W-L Motor Lines in Hickory, N.C. for 30 years and attended Damascus Road Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by his parents, Clyde Monroe Morrison and Ella Widener Morrison; wife, Almeda Virginia Ellis Morrison; son, James...
Jeffrey Alan Hutton
Sep 28, 2020
Jeffrey Alan Hutton, 66, of Meadowview, Va. died peacefully at home on Monday, September 28, 2020. He was born on May 18, 1954 in Abingdon, Va. to the late A.C. “Bud” and Lola Hutton. Jeff was a graduate of Abingdon High School, Class of 1973 and he served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Constellation during the Vietnam War....
Yvonne Goodson Ketchum
Sep 27, 2020
Abingdon, Va. – Yvonne Goodson Ketchum, age 85, of Abingdon, Va., passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2020, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born January 28, 1935, to the late Arthur Denver Goodson and Nettie Minnie White Goodson. Yvonne graduated from Greendale High School and worked as a seamstress for Caroline’s Manufacturing. She was strong in her faith, even...
Bertha Tweed Kitchens
Sep 27, 2020
Abingdon, VA Bertha Tweed Kitchens, age 91, passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2020 at Accordius Healthcare in Abingdon. Bertha was the daughter of the late Reuben and Josie Tweed and was born in Brumley Gap, Va. In addition to her parents, Bertha was predeceased by her husband, Craig Kitchens; brothers Carl Tweed, Arley Tweed, Sr., and James Tweed;...
Jean Marie Wheatley Johnson
Sep 27, 2020
Jean Wheatley LaVoie Johnson, formerly of York Road, Roanoke, Va. rose to glory on September 27, 2020 at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon, Va. Jean was a resident at English Meadows Assisted Living for the past 4 years. Jean was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on May 26, 1933 to John William and Addy Greaves Wheatley. As a child, her family...
Roger Smyth Minnick
Sep 26, 2020
Cordova, TN - Roger Smyth Minnick, age 81, passed on Saturday, September 26, 2020, in Germantown Methodist Hospital. Mr. Minnick was a graduate of William King High School and East Tennessee State University. He is preceded in death by his parents, Peg Boothe and Ed Yokley Minnick. Mr. Minnick is survived by his wife, Linda Wygal Minnick; son, John Whitney...
Billie Jean Lilly
Sep 25, 2020
Billie Jean McGhee Lilly passed away September 25, 2020, in Blountville, Tennessee. She was born February 8, 1937 and raised in Loudon County in the town of Philadelphia, Tennessee. She worked for many years at the Bristol Mall at Miller’s, Proffit’s, and Belk. Her fellow sales associates and clientele remember her style and humor. In her last years after retirement,...
Betty Jean Douglas Webster
Sep 25, 2020
Betty Jean Douglas Webster, age 92, of Abingdon, Va., passed away on Friday, September 25, 2020, at Johnston Memorial Hospital, from complications of Covid-19. She was born July 25, 1928, to the late Sammie Miller Douglas and Lettie Artemisa Isenberg Douglas in Sullivan County, Tenn. Betty enjoyed arts and crafts, gardening, knitting, orchids, and church activities. She and her late...
Peggy Ruth McReynolds Roberts
Sep 24, 2020
Abingdon, VA – Peggy Ruth McReynolds Roberts, age 90, passed on Thursday, September 24, 2020, in Johnston Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Roberts was a graduate of Cleveland High School and of the Baptist Faith. She moved to Buchanan County as a young adult and later to Abingdon in 1979. She was preceded in death by her husband, William A. Roberts,...
Kyle Douglas Coe
Sep 24, 2020
Kyle Douglas Coe, age 72, of Kingsport, Tenn., went to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 24, 2020, at Holston Valley Medical Center. He was born December 7, 1947, to the late Samuel Leslie Coe and Annie Lucille Thomas Coe. Kyle was a veteran of the United States Army having served in the Vietnam War and was awarded a...
Peggy Overbay Sawyer
Sep 20, 2020
Stuart, VA - Peggy O. Sawyer, age 80, passed away peacefully after a short illness on Sunday, September 20, 2020, at the Lower Cape Fear Lifecare Center in Wilmington, North Carolina. She will be laid to rest Saturday, September 26, 2020, 12:00 noon at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Glade Spring, Virginia. Peggy was born March 26, 1940 to Eula (Wyatt)...
Margaret Louise Jaffee
Sep 19, 2020
Meadowview, VA – Margaret Louise Jaffee, age 95, passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at Valley Healthcare. Margaret was a member of Rosedale Baptist Church. She was a military wife and accompanied her husband to duty stations around the world. She was a professional secretary and worked at the various locations where they were stationed. Margaret was predeceased...
Linda Ruth Landey Saliba
Sep 17, 2020
Linda Ruth Landey Saliba, passed in Leesburg, Virginia, after a long illness. She is survived by her loving children; Samira Saliba Phillips (Mark), David Saliba (Gina), and Juliet Huffman (Jeremy); brother, H. Max Landey Jr. (Anne); grandchildren, Laila Phillips, John, Holly, Sophie and Andrew Saliba, Alex Hylton, and Anna, Emory and Grace Huffman, as well as treasured nieces, nephews, cousins,...
Peggy J. Johnson
Sep 17, 2020
Peggy J. Johnson, age 86, passed away on September 17, 2020, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, following a brief illness. She was born in Abingdon, Virginia on August 1, 1934, to the late Luther Preston and Pauline Repass Johnson, and spent most of her life in the Abingdon area. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Sharon Thorpe Matthews
Sep 15, 2020
Abingdon, Va. Sharon Thorpe Matthews, age 64, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was born in Alexandria, Va., but had lived in Abingdon for a number of years. Sharon was a member of Fleenor’s Memorial Church. She found peace and joy working with her flowers and her crafts. Sharon was predeceased by her...
Garry Wayne Jackson
Sep 14, 2020
Bristol, TN – Garry Wayne Jackson, age 67, passed away on Monday, September 14, 2020 at Bristol Regional Hospital. He was a native of Abingdon, Va. and he was a 1973 graduate of Abingdon High School. Garry was formerly employed by Abingdon Auto Auction. He was predeceased by his parents Ray Edward, Sr., and Mary Katherine Carr Jackson; brothers...
Cleta Inette Gilmore
Sep 14, 2020
Cleta Inette Gilmore, age 85, of Abingdon, Va., went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 14, 2020, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born June 7, 1935, to the late Leslie Joseph Robinson and Louie Evelyn Bolling Robinson in Dickenson County, Va. In her younger years, Cleta resided in Baltimore, Md. and returned to Southwest Virginia in 1970. ...
Patricia Anne Norris Hall
Sep 11, 2020
Abingdon, Va. - Patricia Anne Norris Hall, age 78, passed away on September 11, 2020, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born on August 11, 1942, in Washington County, VA, to James Edward Norris and Josephine Riffery Norris. Patricia worked as an Assembler at Bristol Compressors. She attended Glade Spring Church of God of Prophecy and loved her family. In...
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