Obituaries
Dorothy Mills
Jan 28, 2017
Abingdon, Va. Dorothy Mills, 82, passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2017, at Greendale Home for the Aged. She was born on November 21, 1934 in West Virginia and had been a resident at Greendale Home since 1993. Dorothy was a very fun-loving, outspoken person who loved baby dolls. Her family was her loving friends at Greendale, and she will...
Mary Frances Carberry
Jan 26, 2017
Mary Frances Carberry 9/16/1936 - 1/26/2017 On the morning of January 26, 2017 Mary Frances Carberry, age 80, passed from this earth into the eternal care of the universe. She is lovingly survived by Stephen J. McBrien, her devoted husband and spiritual soul mate of more than 30 years. She is also survived by her sister Clare Carberry. One of...
Jaime Kay Carter
Jan 26, 2017
Bristol, VA – Jaime Kay Carter, age 39, passed on Thursday, January 26, 2017. Jaime was born and spent most of her life in Gillette, WY before moving to Bristol in 2011 where she worked as a probation officer for the State of Virginia. She was a Graduate of Campbell County High School in Wyoming and received a Bachelor’s Degree...
Betty Lou Stout Shortt
Jan 26, 2017
Abingdon, VA – Betty Lou Stout Shortt, age 79, passed on Thursday, January 26, 2017, in Jefferson City Health & Rehab Center in Jefferson City, TN. Betty was a member of Woodland Baptist Church and was preceded in death by her husband, William Edward Shortt; son, William Edward “Tiger” Shortt, II; brother, Roy Stout; and sister, Mary Evelyn Jackson. She...
William Allen Stovall
Jan 26, 2017
William Allen Stovall, age 84, of Glade Spring, Va., passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2017. He was born to the late James Newton Stovall, Sr. and Bina Josephine Norris Stovall on July 9, 1932, in Washington County, Va. He was a United States Navy Veteran of the Korean War. He served as a fireman for Norfolk and Western Railway...
Annistyn Aven Street
Jan 25, 2017
Annistyn Aven Street, born to Brandy Whited and Teddy Street on Wednesday, January 25, 2017, 9:49 a.m. passed peacefully in the arms of her family two hours later. She will forever live on in our hearts and memories. Annistyn is survived by her parents, Brandy Whited and Teddy Street; sister, Ella Whited; twin brother, Ryker Street.; maternal grandmother, Barbara Compton;...
William Hassell Smith
Jan 25, 2017
Glade Spring, Va. William “Bill” Hassell Smith, 67, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2017. Bill was born in Stacy, Va., but had lived in Glade Spring for a number of years. He was a man of many talents: HVAC, builder, remodeler, electrician, plumber. However, he was best known to be a loving husband, father and grandfather. Bill loved the...
Hassie Woodward Webb
Jan 24, 2017
Hassie Lee McCray Woodward Webb, of Abingdon, Va., went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at Abingdon Health and Rehab. Born July 11, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Dale McCray and Ruby Johnson McCray. She was preceded in death by her first husband of 37 years, Samuel Preston Woodward; her second husband, Raymond...
Ruby Helen Jackson Gill
Jan 22, 2017
Abingdon, VA – Ruby Helen Jackson Gill, age 88, passed on Sunday, January 22, 2017, at her home. Ruby was a lifelong resident of Washington County and a former employee at Monroe Calculators. She is preceded in death by her parents, Alfred and Mary Boyd Jackson; and sister, Evelyn “Tina” Blackwell. She is survived by her husband of 65 years,...
Daniel Eugene Potter, Sr.
Jan 21, 2017
Saltville, VA – Daniel Eugene Potter, Sr., age 76 and of the Hayter’s Gap Community, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Saturday, January 21, 2017. Daniel and his family lived in Maryland many years before moving to Virginia in 1986 where he became a life member of Valley Rescue Squad. He is preceded in death by...
Tracy Crystal Brockwell
Jan 18, 2017
Abingdon, Virginia Tracy Crystal Brockwell, age 47, passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2017. Tracy was preceded in death by her father, Danny Adkins. She is survived by her mother, Debra Matney; two children, Allen Clevinger and wife, Danielle and Zachary Clevinger; grandchildren, Kaitlyn, Andrew, and Sarah Beth; brother, Todd Adkins and wife, Dawn; sister, Misty Caudill and husband, Willie;...
Sarah E. McFadden Pippin Warren
Jan 17, 2017
Abingdon, Va. Sarah E. McFadden Pippin Warren, 91, passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born in Russell County Va., but had lived in the Abingdon area for most of her life. Sarah attended Flat Rock Community Church. During her working years, she worked as an aid at Johnston Memorial Hospital and she retired...
Angelia Kay McKinney Copley
Jan 17, 2017
Abingdon, VA - Angelia Kay McKinney Copley, 74, died peacefully at Johnston Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, January 17th, 2017 in Abingdon, Va. following a lengthy illness. Angie was preceded in death by her parents, Ruth and Obra McKinney, grandparents, Nannie and Clyde Browning, and a grandson, David Alexander Copley. Angie is survived by her loving husband and caregiver, Alfred, of...
Michael Allen Price
Jan 16, 2017
Abingdon, VA – Michael Allen Price, age 66, passed on Monday, January 16, 2017, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Michael was a graduate of Abingdon High School, attended Virginia Highlands Community College and Virginia Commonwealth College. He was a former manager at Auto Zone. He is survived by his parents, Ralph and Jean Blevins Price of Abingdon, Va.; daughters, Abril Dawn...
Doris Wright Buchanan
Jan 16, 2017
Doris Wright Buchanan, 87, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2017 in Abingdon, Va. after a brief illness. Doris was an Abingdon native and graduate of William King High School. She retired from the Sears Catalogue Store in Abingdon, and she was a longtime member of Sinking Spring Presbyterian Church. Smiling and active is how friends and family remember her....
Dora Lee Brown
Jan 13, 2017
Dora Lee Brown, age 78, of Abingdon, Va., went to be with the Lord at 5:33 p.m. Friday, January 13, 2017, at her home. She was of the Pentecostal Faith and attended Friends Fellowship Pentecostal Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Newton “Ben” Rosenbaum and Olivene Doss Schaffer; husband, Charlie William Brown, Sr.; daughter, Reginia Ann...
Jewel Diane Booher
Jan 13, 2017
Jewel Diane Booher, age 63, passed away Friday, January 13, 2017 in her home. She was born October 24, 1953 in Bristol, Virginia. Mrs. Booher had worked as a bus driver for the Washington County Public School System for twenty-three years. She loved doing arts and crafts and enjoyed painting. Mrs. Booher was of the Christian faith. Mrs. Booher is...
Emma Doris Trent
Jan 13, 2017
Mrs. Emma Doris Trent, age 82, passed away Friday, January 13, 2017 in Johnston Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Trent was born November 21, 1934 in Washington County, Virginia to the late Elliott Widener and Myrtle Thomas Widener. Mrs. Trent had worked at American Furniture for twenty-six years and was a member of Abingdon Church of Christ. Besides her parents she was...
Paul Ammack Fisher
Jan 12, 2017
Bristol, Va. - Paul Ammack Fisher of Bristol, Va. passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017 in the Bristol Regional Hospital Hospice Care after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was born on November 4, 1937 in Ithica, N.Y. to the late Frank Daniel and Elvena Fisher. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers...
William Samuel Ryburn, Sr.
Jan 12, 2017
Abingdon, Va. William Samuel Ryburn, Sr., 84, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2017, at Wellmont Hospice House. He lived his entire life in Washington County, Va., and graduated from Liberty Hall High School. Mr. Ryburn was a lifelong member of Rock Spring Presbyterian Church where he had served as an elder and deacon. He had been a farmer for...
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