Obituaries
Helen Jo (Coe) Perkins
Dec 21, 2018
Abingdon, VA – Helen Jo (Coe) Perkins, age 70, passed away at her home on Friday December 21, 2018. She was born to the late Robert and Mary Garland Coe on May 11, 1948. She is survived by her husband Danny; son Ron Miller of Kingsport, TN, daughter Tammy Sponaugle of Rosedale, MD; brother Earl Coe of Rosedale, MD;...
William Bert Owens
Dec 20, 2018
William Bert Owens, 89, of Bristol, Va., passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2018, at his home after a long illness. Bert was a native of Damascus, Va. and was the son of the late Clyde and Pearl Owens. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Robert and Jack, as well as by four...
Paul David Rowe
Dec 19, 2018
Paul David Rowe, age 48, of Bristol, Va., passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2018, at his home, in the arms of his loving family. He spent his entire working career with Air Gas Mid-America (Industrial Gas and Supply). Paul loved hunting and fishing, especially with his hunting buddy, Uncle Bob. He and his family are forever grateful for the...
Mary Magdalene Worley Mays
Dec 19, 2018
Abingdon, Va. Mary Magdalene Worley Mays, 84, passed on Wednesday, December 19, 2018, in Commonwealth Assisted Living. Mary was a graduate of Castlewood High School and lived in Russell County before moving to Abingdon in 1968. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church and was preceded in death by her parents, Countis and Maude Sproles Worley; six brothers, Dewey,...
Howard Ralph Keesee
Dec 16, 2018
II Timothy 4: 7“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” Bristol, VA – Howard Ralph Keesee, age 95, passed peacefully at his home on Sunday, December 16, 2018. Mr. Keesee was a U.S. Army WWII veteran and served in the European Theater. He received the Purple Heart for combat wounds and several...
Dr. Richard Stephen "Steve" Fulmer
Dec 15, 2018
Dr. Richard Stephen “Steve” Fulmer, 75, passed away December 15, 2018 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Steve was born September 29, 1943 in Orlando, Florida to the late Judson Fulmer and the late Shelley Todd Fulmer DeBusk. Steve was a graduate of Boone High School in Orlando, graduated Carson Newman University with a bachelor degree, Middle Tennessee State University with a master’s...
Timothy Walter Creasy
Dec 14, 2018
Glade Spring, Va. Timothy Walter Creasy, age 53, passed away at Johnston Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. He was born in Smyth County, VA, but had lived in Glade Spring for a number of years. He was a farmer and landscaper. True to his Southern roots, he loved to hunt and fish. He was predeceased by his father,...
Hattie Virginia White
Dec 13, 2018
Abingdon, Va. Hattie Virginia White, 88, of Abingdon, Va., passed away on Thursday, December 13, 2018 in Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born on April 8, 1930 in Washington County, Va., and she was a seamstress for over forty years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bill and Mammie Goodson; son, Ronnie Wilson; daughter, Debbie Wilson; sisters, Susie...
Evelyn Harman Tilson Hubble
Dec 12, 2018
Abingdon, Va. Evelyn Harman Tilson Hubble, 93, passed on Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at her home. Evelyn was born in the Nebo community of Smyth County on October 15, 1925 to Harmon Henry and Virginia Pruner Tilson. After graduating from Ceres High School in 1943, she married, and with her late husband, Robert Herman Hubble, moved to Baltimore in 1951,...
Raymond Kenneth Thomas
Dec 10, 2018
Raymond Kenneth “Bulldrum” Thomas, age 81, of Glade Spring, Va., passed away on Monday, December 10, 2018, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was born October 21, 1937, to the late Worley Thomas and Ethel Shew Thomas. Bulldrum was a talented athlete having played on the football team at Glade Spring. He was an active member of the community as a charter member...
Clonnie Artis Lawson
Dec 9, 2018
Clonnie Artis Lawson, age 84, of Meadowview, Va., passed away on Sunday, December 9, 2018, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was born September 21, 1934, to the late Ira Lawson and Betty Hillman Lawson. In addition to his parents, Clonnie was also preceded in death by his wife of over 50 years, Mary Elizabeth Hurd Lawson; son, Roger Allen Lawson; and...
Noah Bruce Hale
Dec 7, 2018
Meadowview, Va. Noah Bruce Hale, 87, passed away on Friday, December 7, 2018 at Abingdon Health and Rehab. He was born in St. Paul and lived in Bristol, prior to moving to Meadowview. He was a lifelong barber, and he was a member of High Point Baptist Church. Noah was predeceased by his parents Sam and Bertha Church...
Nancy Blevins Brown
Dec 6, 2018
Abingdon, VA – Nancy Blevins Brown, 84, passed away, Thursday, December 6, 2018 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Nancy was born January 9, 1934, in Washington County, Virginia to the late Jacob A. Blevins and the late Gladys Wilson Blevins. Nancy graduated from Liberty Hall High School where she excelled and enjoyed playing basketball. She was a member of Abingdon United...
Dorothy Sue Wilson Wagner
Dec 4, 2018
Bristol, Va. Dorothy Sue Wilson Wagner, 69 and lifelong resident of Washington County, passed on Tuesday, December 4, 2018, in Bristol Regional Medical Center. Sue was a 1968 graduate of John S. Battle High School. She attended Shiloh Freewill Baptist Church, was a former member of Riverview Methodist Church, and a member of Bell-Walsh Chapter #65 Order of the Eastern...
Freida Eileen Callahan
Dec 4, 2018
Freida Eileen Callahan, 72, passed away at Select Specialty Hospital, Bristol, TN on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. She was a native of Saltville, Va., and moved to Abingdon 44 years ago. Freida was a registered nurse and worked at NHC in Bristol for 28 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dale and Ella Henderson; her husband, John Callahan;...
Lori Ann Maggart
Dec 3, 2018
Lori Ann Maggart, age 59, passed away at her home on Monday, December 3, 2018. Lori was a native of Hawthorne, Calif., and moved to Abingdon 20 years ago with her husband, Jere. She was an active member of Christ the King Catholic Church. There, she taught First Holy Communion Classes to the youth. Lori also worked for a number...
Juanita Lynn McBride
Dec 3, 2018
Juanita Lynn McBride, 71, passed away Monday, December 3, 2018 at Bristol Regional Hospital. She was born May 22, 1947 in Pennsylvania to the late James Arthur Bryant and the late Ida Mae Boyd Bryant. After retiring from the Washington County school system as librarian of Abingdon High School, Juanita traveled all across the United States and parts of Canada....
Mary C. Brewster
Dec 3, 2018
Abingdon, Va. Mary C. Brewster, 76, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2018 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Mary moved to Abingdon with her husband from Cucumber, W.V. She dedicated her life to raising her children and making a home for them and her husband. Mary was Catholic and taught her children accordingly. As her health began to fail, she enjoyed...
Lawrence "Larry" E. Gray
Dec 3, 2018
Bristol, Va. Lawrence E. “Larry” Gray, 84, went to join his wife, Louise Marie Buczynski, seven months after her passing, on Monday, December 3, 2018. Larry was born in Erie, Penn. and grew up in Lawrence Park. He lived in several places before settling in Bristol, Va. 40 years ago. Larry had a lengthy and distinguished career as a mechanical...
Brandy Nicole Compton
Dec 1, 2018
*SERVICE POSTPONED TO THURSDAY DUE TO WEATHER* Brandy Nicole Compton, 28, of Rosedale, Va., passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2018, at her home. She was born June 16, 1990, to Randall Byrd Compton and Barbara Lynn Compton. She was preceded in death by her father; infant son, Brantley Gavin Compton; fraternal twins who died in infancy, Ryker Aden Street...
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