Obituaries
Marvin Rowe
Nov 24, 2018
Abingdon, VA – Marvin Rowe, 86, departed this life on Saturday, November 25th following a lengthy illness.Marvin was preceded in death by his parents, Dewey and Florence Compton Rowe, brother, Vivian Rowe, and sister, Marie Pack. Marvin is survived by his wife of 61 years, Clarice Lamb Rowe of Abingdon, VA, daughter, Margie Rowe of Arlington, VA, son, Chris (Trina)...
James Henry Counts
Nov 22, 2018
James “Jim” Henry Counts, 80, of Bristol, Va. and formerly of Russell County, Va., passed away on Thursday, November 22, 2018, at Dominion Senior Living in Bristol, Tenn. He was born June 5, 1938, to the late James F. Counts and Helen Johnson Counts in Coeburn, Va. Jim attended the First Assembly of God in Bristol, Va. and was a member of...
Nancy Carmack Mink
Nov 21, 2018
Abingdon, Va. Nancy Carmack Mink, 67, passed away on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at Abingdon Health and Rehab. Nancy was a lifelong resident of Abingdon and was a graduate of Abingdon High School. She attended First Christian Church of Abingdon. Nancy’s calling was to care for children; not only the young ones that she nurtured in her home, but also...
John David Heath
Nov 21, 2018
John David Heath, age 87, of Glade Spring, Va., passed away on Wednesday, November 21, 2018, at Valley Health Care Center. He was born September 2, 1931, to the late Rube Heath and Maggie Powers Heath. John was a member of Chilhowie Baptist Church and served his country in the United States Army. In addition to his parents, he was...
Bobby "Bob" Mont Eades
Nov 21, 2018
Abingdon, Va. Mr. Bobby Mont Eades, 77, passed away on Wednesday, November 21, 2018, from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was a life-long resident of Washington County, Va., son of the late Alexander Mont Eades and Elizabeth Roena Callahan Eades. Bob was a graduate of Greendale High School, and he attended East Tennessee State University and Tennessee Wesleyan...
Catherine Peckham Walden
Nov 20, 2018
Abingdon, VA – Catherine Peckham Walden, age 65, passed on Tuesday, November 20, 2018, in Johnson City Medical Center after a brief illness. Catherine grew up in Newburgh, NY where she graduated high school from Newburgh Free Academy. She earned her art degree from the University of Arizona and was a self-employed artist her entire adult life. Catherine lived in...
Jerlene Baker Mullins
Nov 19, 2018
Bristol, VA – Jerlene Baker Mullins, age 86, passed away at her home on Monday, November 19, 2018. She was from Clintwood, and had moved to Bristol 18 years ago. Jerlene was a faithful Christian and loved her church, First Free Will Baptist Church of Bristol. She worked most of her life making a home for her husband and children....
Betty Zane Davidson
Nov 18, 2018
Bristol, TN – Betty Zane Davidson, 90, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 18, 2018 surrounded by her family. Betty was born in Saltville, Va. to the late Albert and Madge Henegar, and married the late John Gipson Lamie. Widowed when she was only 30 years old, Betty overcame loss to raise her three young children. She was soon blessed...
Ella Annette Singleton
Nov 16, 2018
"And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity." Colossians 3:14 Ella Annette Singleton was a woman of strong faith who looked forward to the eternal life she knew awaited her. On Friday, November 16, 2018, at 90 years of age, her faith became sight as she left this world and went...
Dennis Bernard "Denny" Wright
Nov 16, 2018
Abingdon, VA Dennis Bernard “Denny” Wright, age 80, passed away at his home on Friday, November 16, 2018 after a lengthy illness. He will be remembered as a multi-talented man that could “fix” most anything. He was also a very talented musician. Denny proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. The greatest love in his life was his children....
Mabel Harris Tuell
Nov 15, 2018
Glade Spring, VA - Mabel Virginia Harris Tuell, age 92, passed away on Wednesday, November 15, 2018 at English Meadows Senior Living Community. She was a native of Smyth County, VA, and had worked for over 25 years at Olin Mathieson Corp., and Berry Home Center in Chilhowie, VA. Mabel was a member of Glade Spring Presbyterian Church at Old...
Laura Sue Blevins Barker
Nov 12, 2018
Laura Sue Blevins Barker, age 86, of Abingdon, Va., went home to be with the Lord on Monday, November 12, 2018, while residing at English Meadows. Mrs. Barker was a member and, as health permitted, faithfully attended Pilgrim Baptist Church in Abingdon. She graduated as a registered nurse from Johnston Memorial School of Nursing in 1952. She worked at Bristol Memorial Hospital and...
Robert Ashworth Kilgore
Nov 11, 2018
Robert Ashworth Kilgore passed away on November 11, 2018, at the age of 86. Robert was born in Coeburn, Virginia to Carl and Lucile Kilgore. He graduated from Emory & Henry College (1955) with a B.S. in Physics and Mathematics, the College of William & Mary (1963) with an M.A. in Physics, and the University of Southampton, England (1974) with...
Donald Eugene Worley
Nov 11, 2018
Abingdon, VA – Donald Eugene “Donny” Worley, age 46, passed on November 11, 2018. Donny worked as a roofer for many years and was preceded in death by his father, Boyden Luther Worley. He is survived by two children, Taylor Worley and Gunner Worley; mother, Annis Marie Thomas Worley; sister, Crystal Spiva and fiancée William Wheeler; niece, Destiny Spiva; nephew, Hunter...
Ernest Lowell "Cotton" Hensdill
Nov 6, 2018
Gettysburg, Penn. Ernest Lowell “Cotton” Hensdill left this Earth November 6, 2018. He was born in 1935, in Kingsport, TN. Ernie lived much of his life in the Abingdon, VA area. Cotton was one of the starters of the Bethel High School basketball team winning the 1953 Virginia State Championship. Ernie served with pride in the US Army as an...
Debra Lynne Thompson
Nov 6, 2018
Debra Lynne Thompson, age 56, of Abingdon, Va., passed away on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, at her home. She was born July 3, 1962, to Cannie Evertt Caudill and the late Wanda Kestner Caudill. In addition to her mother, Debra was also preceded in death by an infant son, Bradley Matthew Thompson; and her long-time companion, James Beeman. In addition to...
Roger Allen Goodson
Nov 3, 2018
Roger Allen Goodson, age 50, of Glade Spring, Va., went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 3, 2018, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was preceded in death by his father, Richard Goodson. Roger is survived by his wife of 27 years, Cynthia Annette Goodson; mother, Doris Gay Smith and husband, Vernon, of Abingdon, Va.; two half-brothers, Christopher Smith...
Margaret Josephine Shuttle Hutchinson
Nov 3, 2018
Bristol, Va. Mrs. Margaret Josephine Shuttle Hutchinson, age 80, passed away November 3, 2018 in Bristol Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Hutchinson was born May 23, 1938 in Washington County, Va. to the late George Houston Shuttle and the late Maude Felty Shuttle. She was a member of First Assembly of God of Bristol, Va. Mrs. Hutchinson loved spending...
Virginia Faye Williams
Nov 3, 2018
Virginia Faye Williams, age 77, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, November 3, 2018, at her home. She was born November 12, 1940, to the late William Robert Wright and Avis Blanche Phillippi Wright in Wythe County, Va. Faye will be remembered as a passionate Christian who never met a stranger and was lovingly devoted to her...
Hannah Jane Mann
Nov 2, 2018
Hannah Jane Mann, age 32, passed away Friday, November 2, 2018 in Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born in Abingdon and loved to spend time with her children and her family. Hannah was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Allen Wells and her grandmother, Mamie Mann. Hannah is survived by her father, Tim Harless and wife, Kristen of Baltimore; mother,...
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