Obituaries
Shirley Jean Garland
Mar 19, 2019
Shirley Jean Garland, 82, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2019 in Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was born in Russell County, Virginia to the late Henry Stapleton and the late Nola Saylers Stapleton. Besides her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Clay Garland; sister, Christine Kilgore; and brother, Bill Stapleton. Shirley graduated from Staunton School for the...
Lucy Virginia Self Houser
Mar 18, 2019
Lucy Virginia Self Houser, age 94, of Bristol, Va., went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 18, 2019, at her home. She was born to the late William Anthony “Bill” Self and Frances Sexton Self on October 9, 1924. She will be remembered as a wonderful mother to 13 children who was a skilled gardener and cook. ...
Garland Clarence Wolfe, Sr.
Mar 17, 2019
Abingdon, Va. Garland Clarence Wolfe, Sr., 90, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 17, 2019 at his home. Garland was a lifelong resident of Washington County, Va. and retired from the Town of Abingdon. He was a U.S. Army Korean War-era Veteran. Garland was a member of Gospel Tabernacle Church, where he served as an usher...
George Thurman Mitchell
Mar 16, 2019
Abingdon, Va. George Thurman Mitchell, 88, passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born October 27, 1930, to the late Jonathan J. Mitchell and Bertha Matney Mitchell in Buchanan County, Va. George was a veteran of the United States Army having served during the Korean Conflict in Germany. He served as a juvenile...
Kay S. Kuchan
Mar 14, 2019
Kay Sutherland Kuchan, 78, of Abingdon, Va., died Thursday, March 14, 2019, at her home. She was born Oct. 10, 1940, in Richlands, Va., to the late Ralph and Leafy Kiser Sutherland and lived the first few months of her life in Haysi, Va. She moved to Michigan with her family and returned to Haysi for five years when she...
Charles Blaine Rouse
Mar 10, 2019
Chilhowie, Va. Charles Blaine Rouse, 80, passed on Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Johnston Memorial Hospital. Mr. Rouse was a farmer his entire life and was preceded in death by his parents, James and Maggie Denny Rouse; daughter, Charlie Elaine Rouse; brothers, Oscar and John Rouse; and sisters, Connie Blevins and Lucille Dowell. He is survived by his wife of...
Ruth Elma West
Mar 10, 2019
Ruth Elma West, 93, passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2019 at Holston Manor, Kingsport, Tenn. Her first husband was Rev. Arthur McCray, Jr. Being the wife of a minister, she lived in Virginia, Florida, Tennessee and North Carolina. In all of these locations, she dedicated her work to the Assembly of God Church. Ruth was always a jokester, even...
Trever Clifton Counts
Mar 9, 2019
Trever C. Counts, age 89, of Abingdon, Va., completed his Earthly life surrounded by his family and went to his heavenly home on Saturday, March 9, 2019. He lived a Godly life evidenced by his commitment to God, his wife of 66 years, his family, his church family, and all he met. Trever relocated from Marion in 1972, where he...
Lonnie Gene Reynolds
Mar 2, 2019
Mr. Lonnie Gene Reynolds, age 80, of Abingdon, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2019. Lonnie was born January 28, 1939 in Washington County, Virginia to the late Charles Woodrow Reynolds and the late Trula Francis Rector Reynolds. Lonnie served in the United States Army serving in Germany. Lonnie retired from Bristol Products with 40 years of service. Lonnie enjoyed yard...
Rev. William Lavern Spann
Mar 2, 2019
Rev. William Lavern “Bill” Spann, 88, of Glade Spring, Va., went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 2, 2019, at Hillview Health Center in Elizabethton, Tenn. He was born October 25, 1930, to the late Floyd Spann and Verna Arnold Spann in Hartford, Ala. Bill was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He was a graduate...
Joyce Ann "Toby" Sproles
Mar 2, 2019
” The song is ended, but the melody lingers on...” – Irving Berlin Mendota, Va. - Joyce Ann Sproles (Toby), 84, passed away on March 2, 2019, at Abingdon Health and Rehabilitation Center, following a courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Toby was born in Wise County, Va. but made her home in Mendota, Va. after marrying her soulmate, Edgar, in...
Darlene Briggs Thomas
Mar 1, 2019
Glade Spring, Va. Darlene Briggs Thomas, 70, passed away on Friday, March 1, 2019 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Darlene was a member of the Marion Church of God. She worked at and retired from Food City in Chilhowie after nearly 20 years of service. Those remembering Darlene think of her as one of the friendliest people that they’d ever met....
Norman Lorne Elliott
Feb 28, 2019
Norman Lorne Elliott, 91, passed away February 28, 2019 in Johnson City Medical Center. Norman was born June 25, 1927 to the late Roy and Julia McCloud Elliott. Upon graduating high school, Norman joined the United States Navy, and he retired with thirty-five years of service from Trailways Bus Company as a driver. Following retirement, he worked as a property...
Flossie Ray Rasnake Fields
Feb 28, 2019
Abingdon, Va. Flossie Ray Rasnake Fields, 97, passed on Thursday, February 28, 2019, in Johnston Memorial Hospital. Flossie was a native of Buchanan County before moving to Abingdon in 1969. She is preceded in death by her parents, William L. Ray and Patsy Catherine McGlothlin Ray; her first husband who was the love of her life, Howard Taft Rasnake; second...
Marty Dewayne Smith
Feb 27, 2019
Bristol, Va. Marty Dewayne Smith, 61, passed on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, in Bristol Regional Medical Center. Marty was born December 22, 1957 in Saltville, Va. to the late Albert and Ruth Smith. He was a graduate of R.B. Worthy High School, a U.S. Army Veteran, and an employee of Strongwell for over 20 years. Marty enjoyed riding motorcycles, hockey,...
Zachary Levi Arms
Feb 27, 2019
Zachary Levi Arms, age 29, formerly of Abingdon, Va., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, in Shanghai, China, where he taught Geography at NVTCN Zhangjiagang and served as head coach and defensive tackle for the Shanghai Nighthawks. Zach was born April 10, 1989, to Timothy Lee Campbell and Deborah Lynne Arms-Campbell in Tazewell County, Va. ...
Jack Dempsey Shortt
Feb 25, 2019
Abingdon, Va. – Jack Dempsey Shortt, 83, passed on Monday, February 25, 2019, in Abingdon Health & Rehab Center. Mr. Shortt was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was a truck driver for many years. He is preceded in death by his parents, Eugene and Edith Campbell Shortt, and wife Ilda Lampkins Shortt. Jack is survived by three sisters, Sylvia...
Arthur James "Jim" Sisk
Feb 25, 2019
Bristol, Va. Arthur James “Jim” Sisk, 78, passed away on Monday, February 25, 2019, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Jim was born in Washington County, Va., and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1958. He served for 22 years and retired in 1980. Jim was stationed in Frankfurt, Germany, where he met Inge, his wife of 56 years. His Army...
Jane Pratt Rasnick
Feb 21, 2019
Abingdon, Va. Jane Pratt Rasnick, 83, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 21, 2019. She was born in Pulaski, Va., daughter of the late Samuel Pratt and Ruth Sloan Pratt. Jane graduated from Montreat College and later taught school at John Hancock Academy. She moved to Abingdon in 1977 and was a member of Meadowview United Methodist...
Merlie B. "Chubby" Johnson
Feb 20, 2019
Bristol, Va. Mrs. Merlie B. “Chubby” Johnson, 78, passed away on Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Lebanon, Va., daughter of the late Walter B. Hubble and Beulah Robinson Hubble. She attended Fellowship Chapel in Bristol. Chubby loved to read and play cards with her friends. She is survived by her husband...
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