Obituaries
Thomas Wilburn Beavers
Jul 28, 2017
Thomas Wilburn Beavers, age 86, died July 28, 2017, at the Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol, Tenn. with his daughter, Jamie, at his side. He had fought a long courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease for many years. “Wilburn” was the firstborn of Thomas Albert and Beulah Beavers on March 26, 1931, in Dallas, Ga. Siblings included brother, Don, whom he...
Jackie Ronald Crabtree, Sr.
Jul 27, 2017
Bristol, VA – Jackie Ronald Crabtree, Sr., age 68, passed on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Jackie was the owner of Jackie Crabtree Trucking and is preceded in death by his parents, Estes James Crabtree and Carrie Jane Mullins Crabtree, and sister, Helen Jean Stinson. He is survived by three sons, Jackie Ronald Crabtree, Jr. of Stuarts Draft, VA, James Sherer...
Franklin R. Barrett
Jul 27, 2017
Meadowview, Va. Franklin R. Barrett., 84, passed away on Thursday, July 27, 2017, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Frank was a native of Washington County, Va. and farmed most of his life. He was a member of the Greenfield Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon. Frank was a U.S. Army veteran, having served during the Korean Conflict. He...
Gina Maria Brooks
Jul 25, 2017
Gina Maria Brooks, age 51, of Abingdon, Va., went to be with our Lord Jesus Christ on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at her home. She attended Harvest Fellowship Church and Impact International. Gina will be remembered as a wonderful wife, mother, and friend. She was preceded in death by her father, Gene Bennett Adkins. Gina is survived by her husband...
Josie Lillian Roberts Sullins
Jul 23, 2017
Bristol, VA Josie Lillian Roberts Sullins, age 98, passed away at her home on Sunday July 23, 2017. She was born in Washington County, VA on October 29, 1918 to the late George and Frances Roberts. Josie was a member of the Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church. In addition to her parents, Josie was predeceased by her husband Clifford Sullins. She...
Marion Cecil Skeens
Jul 22, 2017
Bristol, VA – Marion Cecil Skeens, age 73, died peacefully on Saturday, July 22, 2017, in Bristol Regional Medical Center. Mr. Skeens live most of his life in Buchanan County, VA, and spent the last 28 years of his life in Bristol, VA. He was employed as a coal miner for over 30 years. He is preceded in death by...
Kenneth Dale Hawkins
Jul 22, 2017
Meadowview, Va. Mr. Kenneth Dale Hawkins, age 38, passed away Saturday, July 22, 2017. He was born July 26, 1978, in Washington, County, Va. to the late James William Hawkins and the late Polly Helton Hawkins. Kenneth was a 1997 graduate of Patrick Henry High School. He was a loving father and enjoyed playing guitar, hunting, and was a skilled...
Gregory Wayne Cook
Jul 17, 2017
Bristol, VA – Gregory Wayne Cook, age 48, passed on Monday, July 17, 2017. Greg was a former employee of the Town of Abingdon and is preceded in death by his father, John Turner Cook, Jr; and step father, Claude Ray Allison. He is survived by his daughter, Santanna Cook and fiancée Don Hause, III of Bristol, VA; mother, Eileen...
Mollie Cleo McGlone Midgett
Jul 17, 2017
Abingdon, VA - Mollie Cleo McGlone Midgett, died July 17, 2017 at her home in Washington County, Virginia. She was surrounded by those that she loved, including her devoted caregiver, Kelly Ferguson. She was born April 12, 1927 in Greenup, Kentucky. She was preceded in death by a son, Ray, and her husband, William. She is survived by a daughter,...
Mary Evelene Muncy
Jul 16, 2017
Mary Evelene Muncy, age 82, of Abingdon, Va., went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, July 16, 2017. She was born June 19, 1935, to the late James H. Mullins and Vicie Jones Mullins in Avondale, W.Va. Mary met the love of her life, Lewey Muncy, in Jolo, W.Va. in 1959. She and Lewey worked hard to...
George "Bud" Russ
Jul 15, 2017
Mr. George Daniel “Bud” Russ, age 68, passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017 in his home. George was born June 12, 1949 in Bristol, Va. to the late Claude Rust and the late Margaret Harrison Rust. George was a retired truck driver with over 30 years of service and farmer for the last fifteen years.. He was a United States...
Danny Lee Cromer
Jul 15, 2017
Abingdon, VA – Danny Lee Cromer, age 69, passed on Saturday, July 15, 2017, in Wellmont Hospice House. Danny was a retired coal miner and attended Trinity Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by his parents, James and Lucille Cromer; first wife, Linda Smith Cromer; and brother, Paul Cromer. He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Nancy...
Shirley Wilson
Jul 14, 2017
Shirley Newell Wilson, age 86, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2017. She was born on April 23, 1931, in San Francisco, to Fayette Burks Newell and Jesse Albert Newell. After graduating from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in Zoology, she met and married the love of her life, Leonard B. Wilson, Jr., in August of...
Annie Lee Taylor Overbay
Jul 7, 2017
Glade Spring, Va. – Annie Lee Taylor Overbay, age 87, passed away on Friday, July 7, 2017, in Bristol Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Overbay was born in Broadford, Va. to the late Walter Lee Taylor and Bertie Mae Vanhoozer Taylor and was a 1947 graduate of Rich Valley High School. Annie Lee was a member of Glade Spring Baptist Church...
Sue Taylor Thayer
Jul 5, 2017
Abingdon, Va. Sue Taylor Thayer, 77, passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at her residence. Sue was born in Saltville, Va., daughter of the late Robert Henry Taylor and Eleanor Grace Lawson Taylor. She attended Johnston Memorial Nursing School and worked as a registered nurse in the community for many years, first as a public health nurse with Washington County...
Troy Lee Jackson "Jack" Heath
Jul 5, 2017
Glade Spring, VA – Troy Lee Jackson “Jack” Heath, age 74, passed on Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at his home. Jack was a graduate of Liberty Hall High School and retired from VDOT after 40 years of service. He is preceded in death by his parents, Delmer Lee Heath and Mae Watson Heath, and brother, Delmer William “Bill” Heath. Jack...
Richard Thomas "Ricky" Wilson
Jul 3, 2017
Abingdon, Va. – Richard Thomas Wilson, 63, passed away on Monday, July 3, 2017, in Johnston Memorial Hospital. Richard was born in Tipton County, Tenn. to the late Emmett William Wilson and Effie Downey Wilson. He traveled the globe working as a contractor where he supervised the construction of the Casa Caribe Resort in Belize and also tasks in Russia....
Kami Taylor "Tay Tay" Harless
Jul 3, 2017
Bristol, Va. – Kami Taylor "Tay-Tay" Harless, 39, passed away on Monday, July 3, 2017, at her home. Kami was a 1996 graduate of John S. Battle High School and received her nursing degree from Virginia Highlands Community College. She was the former director of nursing at Total Home Healthcare and Hospice and attended Rock Hill Baptist Church. She is...
James Edward "Jim" Barnes
Jul 2, 2017
Abingdon, VA - James Edward “Jim” Barnes, Sr. passed away July 2nd, 2017 at Johnson Memorial Hospital. He was 77 years old, born October 2nd, 1939. Jim and his wife, Audrey, owned and operated The Office Place in Abingdon for 26 years. Jim was a member of Highlands Fellowship and a former member of the Highlands Honor Guard. In addition...
Anna Mullins
Jul 1, 2017
Anna Kathryn Crabtree Mullins, age 70, of Abingdon, Va., went to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 1, 2017, at the University of Virginia Medical Center. She was a 1965 graduate of Clintwood High School and a 1966 graduate of Virginia Ferrell Beauty School in Michigan. Ann sang in the choir and was a member of the Ladies Faith...
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