Obituaries
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...
Lucille P. Kilgore
Sep 10, 2020
Abingdon, Va. Lucille P. Kilgore, age 87, passed on Thursday, September 10, 2020. She was born in Creston, N.C. to the late Amon and Rosa Pope. Lucille was a member of Damascus Road Baptist Church and was an employee of Dixie Pottery for 35 years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Kilgore;...
Wilma JoAnne (Meade) Booher
Sep 10, 2020
High Point, NC – Wilma JoAnne Meade Booher, 69, passed away on September 10, 2020 after a short bout with cancer. She was born on January 10, 1951 to Roy Meade and Dorothy Altizer Meade in Lebanon, VA. JoAnne retired with 30 years of service from Advance Home Care. Joel Mills, the CEO, liked to say, “She had a lot...
Lenna Jean McConnell
Sep 10, 2020
Lenna Jean McConnell, age 79, of Abingdon, Va., passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2020, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was born on October 11, 1940, in Washington County, Va. She was a member of One Way Ministries in Damascus, Va. Lenna was preceded in death by her father, Harry Willis McConnell; and three sisters, Arliss Barr, Barbara Barr,...
Dr. Edward E. "Gene" Rorrer, Sr.
Sep 10, 2020
Dr. Edward E. “Gene” Rorrer, Sr., age 88, of Abingdon, Va., passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 10, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born July 16, 1932, in Squire, W. Va. He grew up in Coeburn, Va. and graduated Coeburn High School in 1950. He attended Hiwassee College in Tennessee, Union College in Kentucky, and...
Edith G. Sutherland
Sep 9, 2020
Abingdon, Va. Edith G. Sutherland, age 78, passed on Wednesday, September 9, 2020, in Bristol Regional Medical Center. Edith was born April 14, 1942 in Tangier Island, Va. to the late Matthew and Eunice Crockett Gaskins. Left to cherish Edie’s memory is her husband, Jessee C. Sutherland; son, Kevin Sutherland and wife Teresa; daughter, Jennifer Hawley and husband Gregory; grandson,...
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