Obituaries
David M. Payne
May 5, 2019
Abingdon, Va. David M. Payne, 73, passed on Sunday, May 5, 2019, in Johnston Memorial Hospital. David was a long-time employee of Brown Dairy Farms and is preceded in death by his wife, Judy Payne; parents, J.R. Payne and Lula Ellen Surcy Payne; and sister, Sarah Huntington. He is survived by two sons, Wayne Payne and wife Beth of Bristol,...
Molly Matney Rife
May 4, 2019
Molly Matney Rife, age 84, of Abingdon, Va., went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 4, 2019, at her home. She was born March 19, 1935, to the late John Matney and Lilah Justice Matney in McDowell County, W.Va. She was a member of the Little Dove Old Regular Baptist Church in Guess Fork, Va. In addition...
Mamie Delores Plyler
May 2, 2019
Mamie Delores Plyler, age 96, of Bristol, Va., went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 2, 2019, at the Ballad Health Hospice House. She was born August 11, 1922, to the late Mose Lane and Arizona Spears Lane. Mamie retired in 1989 from Bristol Memorial Hospital where she worked in dietetics for 24 years. She was a member...
Mae Hamner Turner
Apr 25, 2019
Mae Hamner Turner was born in Glade Hill, Va., on June 25, 1921 to Richard Cleve and Licia Rosabelle Dillon Hamner. On April 25, 2019, she passed from this life at almost 98 years young. Mae was first and foremost a life partner and loving wife of John Floyd Turner and a wonderful, devoted mother of her two children, Robert Walter...
Suzanne Donell Miller Spirup
Apr 25, 2019
Suzanne Donell Miller Spirup, 64, went home to be with her Lord on Thursday evening, April 25, 2019. Best friend and much-beloved wife of James Michael Spirup, and mother to their only daughter, Helen Marie Spirup Ottinger, Sue and Jim met while they were both Music/Music Education majors at The College of Idaho of Caldwell, Idaho. They were married on...
Tommy Kathryn "Kat" Shultz
Apr 25, 2019
Tommy Kathryn “Kat” Shultz, age 75, of Abingdon, Va., entered the heavenly gates on Thursday, April 25, 2019, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born October 11, 1943, to the late George Murray and Aline Bradley Murray. In addition to her parents, Kat was also preceded in death by her soulmate of 27 years, Johnny Harvey Franklin Delp; and three...
Charles H. Bordwine
Apr 25, 2019
Charles H. Bordwine, age 76, of Emory, Va., went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 25, 2019, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was born May 18, 1942, in Plasterco, Va. to the late Charlie King Bordwine and Katie Mae Bordwine. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and retired from Lowe’s after a lengthy career. ...
Daniel Clinton "D.C." Walker
Apr 24, 2019
Chilhowie, Va. Daniel Clinton “D.C.” Walker, 79, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, in Johnston Memorial Hospital. D.C. was born July 16, 1939 in Quarry, Va. to the late Virginia and Lindsey “Happy” Walker. He was the co-founder of W-L Construction and Paving Inc., which started with only one dump truck. D.C. loved tobacco and...
Edgar Lee "Tommy" Rosenbaum, Jr.
Apr 22, 2019
Edgar Lee “Tommy” Rosenbaum, Jr., age 91, of Bristol, Tenn. and formerly of Granite Falls, N.C., went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 22, 2019, at the Ballad Hospice House. He was born January 24, 1928, to the late Edgar Lee Rosenbaum, Sr. and Sallie Elizabeth Puckett Rosenbaum in Abingdon, Va. Tommy retired in 1993 from Hamrick’s Furniture...
Lois Geneva Martin
Apr 22, 2019
Meadowview, VA Lois Geneva Martin, age 88, went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 22, 2019, surrounded by family and friends. She was born in Meadowview, VA and resided there most of her life. In her early years she was employed by Hanes Knitting and Gordon Garments before starting a life long career as a florist. Lois, along...
Peggy Carol Belcher Ratliff
Apr 21, 2019
Abingdon, Va. Peggy Carol Belcher Ratliff, 81, passed on Sunday, April 21, 2019, in Johnston Memorial Hospital. Peggy was a graduate of Hurley High School, earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Pikeville University, and later earned her Master’s Degree from the University of Virginia. She was an elementary educator for 31 years during which time she taught at...
Joel "Joe" William Stringer
Apr 20, 2019
Joel “Joe” William Stringer, 93, passed away in his home in Bristol, Va. on Saturday, April 20, 2019. Joe was born Feb. 20, 1926 in Meadowview, Virginia. He was the son of the late Thomas Henderson Stringer, Jr. and America Virginia Booth Stringer. He was also proceeded in death by five brothers and one sister. Joe is survived by his...
James Guy Broyles
Apr 20, 2019
Abingdon, Va. James Guy Broyles, 86, passed away at his home on Saturday, April 20, 2019. He was born to the late James Andrew and Martha Belle Broyles on July 16, 1932, in Wise, Va. Guy worked as a machinist and had retired from Bristol Compressors. He was of the Baptist faith. When family members are asked about Guy, their...
Mildred Anne "Millie" Woody
Apr 19, 2019
Mildred Anne “Millie” Woody, age 92, of Abingdon, Va., passed away on Friday, April 19, 2019, at Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie, Va. She was born July 1, 1926, to the late Fred Pickens Edwards and Lula Jones Edwards in Asheville, N.C. After relocating to Bluefield, W.Va., Millie attended Beaver High School where she was active in her school...
Pastor Floyd Donald Nelson
Apr 19, 2019
Abingdon, Va. Pastor Floyd D. Nelson, born in Sullivan County, Tenn. on November 11, 1936, went on his flight in the arms of Jesus to his heavenly home on Friday, April 19, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert M. and Garnet R. Nelson, five sisters and two brothers, several nieces and nephews, several sisters- and brothers-in-law,...
Harry Leslie Smith
Apr 17, 2019
Harry Leslie Smith, age 87, passed away, Wednesday, April 17, 2019 in the Christian Care Center of Bristol, TN. Harry was born in Belmont, New York on December 14, 1931 to the late Harry Whitney Smith and the late Martha Zeigler Smith. He was retired from the United States Air Force with twenty years of service and he also...
Gene Kelly Greer, Sr.
Apr 15, 2019
Gene Kelly Greer, Sr., age 72, of Bristol, Tenn., went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 15, 2019, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born May 23, 1946, to the late Hobert B. Greer and Etta Mae Widner Greer in Washington County, Va. Gene resided most of his life in Denton’s Valley where he raised cattle and...
Sharon Ann Tindell Goodpasture
Apr 15, 2019
Sharon Ann Tindell Goodpasture of Bristol, Va., went to be with the Lord on April 15, 2019. She was met by her husband of 51 years, Richard “Dick” Goodpasture, as well as her parents, Thomas Wylie and Mary Lucille Tindell and her brother Thomas. She is survived by two loving and dedicated sons, Richard Thomas “Tom,” of Hanover, Va....
John B. Beasley, Jr.
Apr 13, 2019
Abingdon, Va. John B. Beasley, Jr., 59, passed on Saturday, April 13, 2019, in Ballad Hospice House after a long battle with cancer. John was a graduate of Graham High School in Burlington, N.C . and was of the Methodist faith. He was an employee of Dean Foods where he served as a branch auditor for over 30 years, and...
Kimbrilee Mae Parrigan
Apr 13, 2019
Meadowview, VA – Kimbrilee Mae Parrigan, age 19, went home to be with Jesus on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Kimbrilee loved music, especially Elvis Presley, stars, her teddy bears, Joy and Hippo, and her dog, Prince. She is preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Corina Parrigan, and aunt, Susie Parrigan. Kimbrilee is survived by her mother,...
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