Obituaries
Ret. Msgt. James N. Kestner
Jul 25, 2018
Ret. Msgt. James N. Kestner, age 94, of Abingdon, Va., passed away on Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at NHC HealthCare Bristol. He was born April 22, 1924, to the late Reverend Luther Kestner and MaryAnn McFadden Kestner. Jim retired from the United States Air Force having served honorably and proudly during WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. He traveled the world and...
Sherrie Hughes Stuart
Jul 23, 2018
Sherrie Hughes Stuart, age 57, of Meadowview, Va., went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 23, 2018, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born on September 17, 1960 in Richlands, Va. to Edgar Dean Hughes and the late Ruth Ann Hughes. Sherrie was a member of Highlands Fellowship Church where she enjoyed serving in the HF Kids Ministry. She worked...
Josephene Smith Johnsey
Jul 23, 2018
Glade Spring, Va. Josephene Smith Johnsey, Ph.D., 77, passed on Monday, July 23, 2018, in Valley Health Care Center. Josephene was raised in Jasper, Ala. and lived in several areas of the country before moving to Glade Spring in 1977. She attended many universities and earned nine doctoral degrees. Josephene served as a college professor and gave music lessons for...
Robert Glenn Vestal
Jul 20, 2018
Robert Glenn Vestal, age 71, of Abingdon, Va., passed away on Friday, July 20, 2018, at his residence. Robert was a well-known musician and piano tuner by trade. He was born to the late Andy Vestal and Georgia Elliott Vestal. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Brenda Lloyd Vestal; brother, James Vestal of Denver, Col.; sister, Carol Barr of Damascus,...
James Howard Gregory
Jul 20, 2018
Holden Beach, NC – James Howard “Jim” Gregory, age 71 and formerly of Abingdon, VA, passed on July 20, 2018 after a brief illness. Jim was the former owner of Gregory Moving & Storage, head coach of Girls Basketball, Junior Varsity Boys Basketball, and Baseball at Abingdon High School. His passion for baseball started as an adolescent and extended through...
Robert Marion Craig, Jr.
Jul 17, 2018
Bristol, Va. Robert Marion Craig, Jr, was born January 29, 1947 and passed on July 17, 2018. Bob was born in Greenville, S.C. He graduated in 1965 from Port St. Joe High School in Port St. Joe, Fla. He played football at Clemson University and graduated from Clemson in 1969. In 1973, Bob discovered the Appalachian region and fell in...
Donald Willis Coe
Jul 15, 2018
Bristol, Va. Donald Willis Coe, 76, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2018. He was born April 26, 1942 in Smyth County, Va. He loved spending time with family and friends, and loved to sing as an Elvis tribute artist. Donald was a retired car salesman. Donald was preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Pauline Coe; one granddaughter, Shaina Berry,...
Ruth Bunts Warner
Jul 15, 2018
Ruth Bunts Warner, age 97, of Greenwood, S.C., passed away on Sunday, July 15, 2018. She was born December 28, 1920, to the late Rev. Dr. Walton Matthew Bunts and Elizabeth Leona Goodpasture Bunts. Ruth grew up in Galax, Va. She attended Greensboro College in Greensboro, N.C. Following her graduation, she married and made her home in Greenville, S.C. After the death...
Alexis Brittney Harless
Jul 14, 2018
Alexis Brittney “Lexie” Harless, age 24, of Bristol, Va., went to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 14, 2018, at Bristol Regional Medial Center. She was a 2015 graduate of Abingdon High School and participated in activities with Highlands Community Services. Lexie was a member of Temple Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandmother, Charlotte Harless. Lexie is...
Fount O'Dell Taylor
Jul 10, 2018
Fount O’Dell Taylor, 78, of Abingdon, Va., went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 10, 2018. He was born to the late Ira Edgar Taylor and Aldie Kirk Taylor in Russell County, Va. Fount was a veteran of the United States Army. He was a cattle and tobacco farmer and later became a private contractor. Fount was a member at Highlands...
Earnest Jerry Hicks
Jul 9, 2018
Earnest Jerry Hicks, age 74, of Abingdon, Va. and formerly of Welch, W.Va. and Riner, Va., passed away on Monday, July 9, 2018, at the Select Specialty Hospital of Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born December 4, 1943, in McDowell County, W.Va. Jerry was a veteran of the United States Navy during the Vietnam Era and served during the Cuban Missile...
Monnie Oma Reynolds Poole
Jul 8, 2018
Abingdon, Va. Monnie Oma Reynolds Poole, 76, entered into the presence of the Lord on Sunday, July 8, 2018, at her home. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Mozell Nunley Reynolds; and beloved husband, Ray Poole, Jr. She is survived by three daughters, Kim Mann and husband Jim, Donna Cutshall and husband Junior, and Sherry Adams...
F. Winton Lackey
Jul 5, 2018
F. Winton Lackey, 86, of Glade Spring, Virginia and formerly of Marion, Ohio, passed away suddenly Thursday, July 5, 2018 at the Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol, Tennessee. He was born on June 13, 1932 in Appalachia, Virginia to the late Fred and Alice M. (Cubine) Lackey. A gifted athlete, he graduated from Pocahontas High School. In 1955 he...
Melissa Lynn Crosswhite Wix
Jul 5, 2018
Chilhowie, Va. Melissa entered this world on November 6, 1963 and departed to her eternal home on July 5, 2018 after a lengthy battle with a chronic illness. Melissa is preceded in death by her parents Wayne and Mildred Crosswhite; sister Patricia; and grandparents, Lawry and Grace Crosswhite and Monroe and Roxie Widner. She is survived by her sister Wanda...
Douglas Randall Barnes
Jul 4, 2018
Douglas Randall “Randy” Barnes, age 67, of Abingdon, V.A. and formerly of Chateaugay, N.Y., passed away suddenly after a long illness on Wednesday, July 4, 2018, at his home. He was a 1968 graduate of Chateaugay Central School and graduated from welding school in 1970. He operated a welding shop in Chateaugay and then went to work as a welder...
Sheliah Dotson Church
Jul 3, 2018
Abingdon, Va. Sheliah Dotson Church, 60, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 3, 2018, in Russell County Medical Center. Sheliah was born and raised in Hurley, Va. to the late James E. and Gartha Perry Dotson before relocating to Abingdon in 1979. She was a graduate of Hurley High School and worked as a hairdresser for many...
Leonard (Lon) Edward Bowerman
Jun 30, 2018
Abingdon, Va. Leonard (Lon) Edward Bowerman died peacefully at home on June 30, 2018. Lon was born on July 20, 1937 in Memphis, Tenn., the eldest of two boys of the late Leonard W. and Edna A. Bowerman. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Brenda; his daughter Carrie, married to Mr. Robert A. Barnes of Sevierville, Tenn.;...
Weaver Thomas Widener
Jun 28, 2018
Weaver Thomas Widener, 85, of Glade Spring, Va., went to be with the Lord on June 28, 2018 on the farm. He was born November 12, 1932, to the late Colonel Joel Widener and Josephine Thomas Widener. Weaver was a lifelong tobacco and cattle farmer who enjoyed riding horses. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by four...
Teddy "Ted" Mack Latham
Jun 25, 2018
Bristol, Va. Teddy (Ted) Mack Latham, 70, of Bristol, Va., died peacefully at home on Monday, June 25, 2018 after a bravely fought battle with cancer. Ted was the youngest child of William Jennings Bryan (Ray) and Wilmetta Combs Latham of the Halls Bottom Community in Washington County, Va. Ted graduated from John Battle High School, Hiwassee College and East...
Margaret "Maggie" Margerum
Jun 24, 2018
Abingdon, Va. Margaret (Maggie) Margerum, a longtime resident of Abingdon, was born June 13, 1923 and passed away June 24, 2018. She was born in Audobon, N. J. to Violet Puff and Earl McDonough. She was a faithful member of Green Spring Presbyterian Church in Abingdon. Margaret was the matriarch of five generations and she never tired of spending time...
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