Margaret "Madge" Epperson Via
Dec 30, 2017
Margaret “Madge” Epperson Via, age 95, of Abingdon, Va., passed away on Saturday, December 30, 2017, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born January 18, 1922, to the late Ernest Egbert Epperson and Bertha Susan Rowe Epperson. Madge was a member of Abingdon United Methodist Church and retired after 30 years as secretary of the probation office in Abingdon. In...
Donald C. Kiser
Dec 29, 2017
Donald C. Kiser, age 80, of Bristol, Va., passed away on Friday, December 29, 2017. He was a peacetime veteran of the United States Navy and retired from Reynolds Aluminum after 32 years. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and his brother-in-law, Ed Dockery, and his wife, Phyllis. He was preceded in death by his parents, Buford Kiser and...
Blaine Carlton Owens
Dec 28, 2017
Bristol, Va. Blaine C. Owens, 65, passed away Thursday, December 28, 2017 in Wellmont Hospice House, Bristol, Tenn. Blaine was a deacon in Rush Creek Primitive Baptist Church in Washington County, Va., and was a retired engineer from Tennessee Eastman. He enjoyed bluegrass music and also enjoyed playing various musical instruments. Blaine was preceded in death by his parents, Bascom...
Eveleen Gaye Fraley
Dec 27, 2017
Abingdon, Va. Mrs. Eveleen Gaye Fraley, age 79, passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2017 in Bristol Regional Medical Center. Eveleen was born September 14, 1938 in Russell County to the late Dwight Scott Kimberlin and the late Lena Lambert Kimberlin. She was a graduate of Greendale High School and attended Carvosso United Methodist Church. Eveleen enjoyed life and spending time...
Rebecca Joyce Atkinson
Dec 27, 2017
Abingdon, VA – Rebecca Joyce Young Atkinson, age 62, passed on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 in Valley Health Care Center. Rebecca was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister. She was preceded in death by her mother, Jackie Young; husband, Gordon Atkinson; and brother, Bryant Young. She is survived by two daughters, Tasha Young and Husband Fred Hill, Jr. of...
Shirley Ann Trent Coleman
Dec 26, 2017
Shirley Ann Trent Coleman, age 61, of Glade Spring, Va., passed away on Tuesday, December 26, 2017, at Valley Health Care Center. She was born June 2, 1956, to the late Jessie Fred Trent and Emma Doris Widener Trent. Shirley was a member of the Abingdon Church of Christ. She was a gracious hostess and frequently volunteered in the community....
Elsie Parsons Rector
Dec 25, 2017
Elsie Parsons Rector, age 95, of Bristol, Va., went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, December 25, 2017. She was born August 23, 1922, in Eola, Ky. to the late Arlie Parsons and Shirley Gladys Carey Parsons. Most of her adult life was spent in the Clinchburg Community of Washington County. Most recently, she resided in Bristol....
Ruth Anne "Fannie" Thompson Stanley
Dec 23, 2017
Glade Spring, VA – Ruth Anne “Fannie” Thompson Stanley, age 56, went to be with the Lord unexpectedly on Saturday, December 23, 2017, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Ruth was born on June 30, 1961 and was of the Baptist Faith. She was a 1979 Graduate of Patrick Henry High School and earned an Associate’s Degree at Virginia Highlands Community College....
Agnes Nadine Lester
Dec 19, 2017
Glade Spring, Va. Agnes Nadine Lester, age 88, passed away on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at her home. She was born on September 18, 1929 to Ernest and Viola Lester. Agnes will always be remembered for her famous biscuits and sweet tea, which she graciously offered to everyone who showed up for dinner. In addition to her parents, she was...
Elijah James McWilliams
Dec 18, 2017
Abingdon, VA – Infant Elijah James McWilliams, infant son of Scott and Jessica Shrader McWilliams, passed on Monday, December 18, 2017, in Johnson Memorial Hospital. Elijah is preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Curtis Shrader. In addition to his parents, he is survived by one brother, Jackson Shrader; one sister, Hannah McWilliams; paternal grandmother, Georgia Keen McWilliams of Marion,...
Annabelle Dean Keener
Dec 18, 2017
Abingdon, Va. – Annabelle Dean Keener, age 94, passed away on Monday, December 18, 2017 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Annabelle was born in Oklahoma and lived in many locations before moving to Emory, VA in 1972 from Tullahoma, TN. She worked as a secretary for over 30 years during which time she was employed by Boeing and Emory & Henry...
Bruce Edward Denton
Dec 16, 2017
Bruce Edward Denton passed away December 16th at Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC. Bruce was born in Fort Lauderdale, FL to Morris James Denton and Marcelle Wooddell but grew up in Abingdon, VA and Bristol, TN and had recently moved back to the area from Candler, NC. Bruce is survived by his wife of 36 years, Teresa, two daughters,...
Robert H. Gray
Dec 12, 2017
West Chester, OH - Robert H. Gray, age 77, passed away on December 12, 2017 in Cincinnati, OH. He was born in Abingdon, VA on January 24, 1940 to Harry and Nell Gray. Mr. Gray leaves behind his wife of 50 years, Carole; son, Dr. Steven R. Gray of Raleigh, NC; sister, Patty (John) Clark of Abingdon, VA; sister-in-law, Yvonne...
Richard Alan Beckham
Dec 11, 2017
Mr. Richard Alan Beckham, age 83, passed away Monday, December 11, 2017, at home. Mr. Beckham was born February 18, 1934 in St. Louis, Missouri to the late Forest C. Beckham and the late Bertha Louree Meadows Beckham. Mr. Beckham was a veteran of the United States Air Force and was a member of the Masonic Lodge and of the...
Gilbert Clyde Roberts
Dec 8, 2017
Abingdon, VA – Chief Machinist’s Mate, Gilbert Clyde Roberts, U.S. Navy Retired, age 86 and of the Alvarado Community, passed on Friday, December 8, 2017, in Mt. Home Veterans Affairs Hospital. Gilbert retired after 22 years of service in the United States Navy where he served in Korea, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and Vietnam. Gilbert also had the unique experience...
Mary Joanna Helms Price
Dec 5, 2017
Glade Spring, VA – School is dismissed; our beloved teacher closed her books for the last time. Mary Joanna Helms Price departed this world on Wednesday, December 5th, 2017 at the home she and her husband, Russell, built for their family in the early 1960’s. It was always a home filled with family, friends, great food, love, laughter and music....
Mary Terry Chilton
Dec 3, 2017
Abingdon, Va. Mary Terry Chilton, 77, passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2017, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born in Washington County, Virginia, a daughter of the late Watson Terry and Molly Fields Terry. She had been employed by the Empire Restaurant and the Martha Washington Inn. Mary was a member of Pleasant View United Methodist Church. In addition...
Ronald Howard "Neshi" Reynolds
Dec 2, 2017
Mr. Ronald Howard “Neshi” Reynolds, 70, passed away Saturday, December 2, 2017, in Blountville, Tenn. Ronnie was born February 23, 1947 in Washington County, Va. to the late William Reynolds and the late Sarah Clark Reynolds. Ronnie was well known in Abingdon for riding his bicycle. Besides his parents, he is preceded in death by three brothers, William Junior Reynolds,...
Norman Cowan
Nov 30, 2017
Abingdon, Va. Norman Cowan, 77, passed away on Thurday, November 30, 2017, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was born in Saltville, Va., son of the late Thad T. Cowan and Lucille Campbell Cowan. Norman retired from Reynolds Metals. He was a member of Abingdon United Methodist Church, Abingdon Masonic Lodge #48, Kazim Temple of Roanoke, and Scottish Rite of Roanoke....
Ruby Jackson Dolinger
Nov 30, 2017
Bristol, Tenn. Ruby Jackson Dolinger, 89, went to be with the Lord at her home on Thursday, November 30, 2017. Ruby was a devoted Christian and attended Victory Baptist Church. Her church life and home life were one in the same, both filled with dedication and love. She cooked, cleaned, sewed and read her Bible daily, working hard to make...
