Obituaries
Everett Wayne Fleming
Oct 27, 2019
Everett Wayne Fleming, age 80, of Abingdon, Va. passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2019, at Abingdon Health and Rehab Center. He was born February 27, 1939, to the late Leonard Fleming and Hattie Counts Fleming in Dickenson County, Va. He was a veteran of the United States Army and a member of Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church. Wayne retired with...
Harold Preston "Howie" Yates, Jr.
Oct 26, 2019
Bristol, VA – Harold Preston “Howie” Yates, Jr., age 55, passed on Saturday, October 26, 2019, at his home. Howie was a 1982 graduate of Grundy High School and was a talented artist, carpenter, mechanic, and auto body repairman. He was preceded in death by his father, Harold Preston “Pres” Yates, Sr. Howie is survived by his mother, Mary Ann Yates...
Anna Christine Cutshall
Oct 23, 2019
Meadowview, Va. Anna Christine Cutshall, July 17, 1961 – October 23, 2019. “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.” Anna Christine Cutshall, 58, went home to see her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, October 23, 2019. She was preceded in death by her father, Floyd J. Boardwine. As a loving...
Marshall Roy Fuqua
Oct 23, 2019
Marshall Roy Fuqua departed this life on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at Holston Valley Hospital. Marshall was preceded in death by his parents, Marshall T. Fuqua, Jr. and Verna Fuqua Fullen. Marshall was born March 8, 1964, in Abingdon, Va. and was a graduate of Abingdon High School. Shortly after graduating high school, he began working at Eastman Chemical Company...
Helen Mae Stout
Oct 22, 2019
Meadowview, VA Helen Mae Stout, age 81, passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Helen was born in Oakwood, VA and graduated from Garden High School in 1957. She had lived in Meadowview since 1976. Helen was a member of Macedonia Church of Christ. She was predeceased by her parents Frank and Carrie Stout; sisters...
Randy Eugene Wampler
Oct 22, 2019
Kingsland, Ga. Randy Eugene Wampler, 65, passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at Hospice of the Golden Isles in Brunswick, Ga. He was born in Abingdon, Va. to Eugene Pierce Wampler and Erma Jane Mowery Wampler. He and his father worked side-by-side for nearly 40 years as the owner/operators of Wampler’s Sunoco. After retiring from the family business, Randy and...
Opal Edwards Harrison
Oct 18, 2019
Opal Edwards Harrison, age 91, of Abingdon, Va., went to be with the Lord on Friday, October 18, 2019. She was a member of Jackson Memorial Church for over 40 years and retired from Bristol Memorial Hospital. Opal was preceded in death by her father, Basil Edwards; and her mother, Ellen Barton Edwards Harrison and husband, Earl. She was also...
Jane M. Glass Belcher
Oct 16, 2019
Jane M. Glass Belcher, age 82, of Meadowview, Va. passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2019. Jane was a member of the Landmark Baptist Church in Glade Spring, Va. She loved her church family and her heart’s desire was for everyone to give their life to the Lord. When talking with Jane she let you know quickly that she loved...
Fred Minter Lester
Oct 14, 2019
Glade Spring, Va.- Surrounded by his family, Fred Minter Lester, age 80, peacefully passed away on Monday, October 14, 2019. A lifelong resident of Glade Spring, Fred was a dedicated husband, father, brother, uncle, and friend. His love of farming began at a very early age and developed into the creation of Lester Brothers Dairy in 1957 with his brothers,...
Edward Joseph Brick
Oct 14, 2019
Abingdon, VA Edward Joseph Brick, age 77, passed away at his home on Monday, October 14, 2019. Ed was born in Pittsburgh, PA and moved with his family to Abingdon in 1962. He was a long-time employee of Food Country USA in Abingdon. After the death of his father, Ed dedicated his time to caring for his mother. He was...
Ernest Monroe Belcher
Oct 14, 2019
Glade Spring, VA – Ernest Monroe Belcher, age 78, passed on Monday, October 14, 2019. Mr. Belcher was raised in Abingdon, VA and moved to Baltimore, MD as a young adult. In Baltimore, he was an employee of General Motors for 30 years and moved to Glade Spring in 1992 after retirement. He was preceded in death by his parents,...
Walter Marvin "Fuzzy" Burke, Jr.
Oct 11, 2019
Abingdon, VA – Walter Marvin “Fuzzy” Burke, Jr., age 50, passed on Friday, October 11, 2019, at his home. Walter was a life long resident of Washington County and a former employee of Sandvik Tool. He is preceded in death by his father, Walter Marvin “Bud” Burke, Sr.; step father, Don Brannon; maternal grandparents, Dave and Janie Reynolds; and paternal...
Claude James White
Oct 11, 2019
Powdersville, SC Claude James White, age 46, of Powdersville, SC formerly of Bristol, TN passed away on Friday, October 11, 2019 in Greenville, SC. Mr. White was born January 30, 1973 in Sullivan County, TN to the late Ralph J. White and Theda Combs White. He was a member of Gospel Baptist Church of Bristol, VA. Mr. White was preceded...
Wanda Elaine Baldwin Pugh
Oct 9, 2019
Wanda Elaine Baldwin Pugh, 76 and 1/2, of Abingdon, Va., passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2019, after a brief illness. Wanda, the youngest of 13 children born to William Eugene Baldwin and Viola Blanche Marsh Baldwin, grew up on the family dairy farm in Ashe County, N.C. Wanda graduated from Beaver Creek High School and attended Berea College for...
Deloris Ann Osborne
Oct 6, 2019
Abingdon, VA Deloris Ann Osborne, age 81, passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2019 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born in Castlewood, VA, but had lived for many years in Richmond, VA. She moved to Abingdon in 2001. Deloris spent most of her working years with Fidelity Life Company. She was of the Baptist faith. Deloris was an avid...
Caroline Kenney
Oct 3, 2019
Bristol, TN Caroline Sue Kenney, age 62, passed away October 3, 2019. She was born August 1, 1957 in Columbus, OH to Joseph and Beatrice Browning. She is survived by her father Joseph two children Ryan and Nicole with her 9 grandsons and her siblings Mary and Ken. She is now reunited with her mother and brothers Claude and Robert....
Clarence Elmer Baldwin
Oct 1, 2019
Clarence Elmer Baldwin, age 82, of Meadowview, Va., passed away on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, at his home, following a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born August 6, 1937, to the late James Sheffie Baldwin and Mary Ethel Childress Baldwin. Elmer was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church. He enjoyed working outside and riding his John Deere tractor. ...
Donald Wayne Maiden
Oct 1, 2019
Abingdon, Va. Donald Wayne Maiden, age 81 and formerly of Bristol, Va., passed on Tuesday, October 1, 2019. Mr. Maiden was an employee of Burlington Industries for over 40 years and retired from Electorlux. He is preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Lucille Garvey Maiden; and sisters, Bonnie Cunningham and Dorothy Stowe. Mr. Maiden is survived by...
Rev. Samuel Edward Slemp, Sr.
Sep 29, 2019
Meadowview, VA- Rev. Samuel Edward Slemp, Sr. of Meadowview, Virginia entered into his eternal home on September 29, 2019 surrounded by his family whom he loved with all his being. He was 79 years old. He was born on September 30, 1939 to Joseph Glenn and Cora Collins Slemp in Wise County, Virginia. He married the love of his life,...
Willie "Billie" Nickels Stringer
Sep 27, 2019
Bristol, Va. Willie “Billie” Nickels Stringer, age 96, passed away at her home on Friday, September 27, 2019. Billie was born October 7, 1922, in Mendota, Va. She was the daughter of the late William Wolfe Nickels and Martha Shufflebarger Nickels. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Joel William Stringer, two brothers,...
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