Obituaries
Rosaella Tilson Barrett
Feb 12, 2016
Rosaella Tilson Barrett, age 68, of Meadowview, Va., peacefully went to be with the Lord surrounded by her family and friends on Friday, February 12, 2016, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Rosaella was born December 13, 1947, in Meadowview, Va. She was a 1966 graduate of Patrick Henry High School and worked in the food service industry at Emory and Henry...
James Henderson Nash
Feb 10, 2016
Dateline: Bristol, Va.- James Henderson Jim Nash, age 98, of Bristol, Va., passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2016, at Christian Care Center in Johnson City, Tenn. He was born to the late Thomas C. Nash and Lillie Mae Ball Nash on September 27, 1917, in Abingdon, Va. Jim was a veteran of the United States Navy having served during...
Nancy Reba Holbrook Herndon
Feb 10, 2016
AN ANGEL HAS ASCENDED NANCY REBA HOLBROOK HERNDON January 1st, 1947 --- February 10th , 2016 On February 10, in the Year of Our Lord, 2016, Nancy Reba Holbrook Herndon, beloved and cherished wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend ascended into heaven to find rest, peace, love, and happiness in the eternal embrace of our Heavenly Father. She will be...
Robert Edward Parmley
Feb 7, 2016
Abingdon, VA Robert Bob Edward Parmley, age 92, passed on Sunday, February 7, 2016, at his home. Bob was born and raised in West Point, MS to the late Edgar Parmley and Esta Buddenbaum Parmley. Mr. Parmley was a U.S. Army Veteran and served in the European Theater during World War II. Bob earned a Bachelors Degree in Engineering from...
Ruby Lee White
Feb 6, 2016
Ruby Lee White, age 88, of Glade Spring, Va., passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2016, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was born May 18, 1927, to the late Lee Henry Wright and Ada Loretta West Wright in Saltville, Va. She faithfully attended Glade Spring Baptist Church and was an avid flower gardener. Ruby was preceded in death by...
Nancy Debelius
Feb 6, 2016
Nancy Debelius, age 71, passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2016, at Valley Healthcare. She was a native of California, but had lived in Abingdon for a number of years. Nancy leaves behind a number of friends, who all identify her with her smile and wit. She attended Abingdon United Methodist Church, where she participated in Sunday School and Bible...
Thomas Louis Calandros
Feb 5, 2016
Piney Flats, TN U.S.A.F., SSGT Retired, Thomas Louis Calandros, age 81, passed on Friday, February 5, 2016 in Sycamore Shoals Hospital in Elizabethton, TN. Mr. Calandros was born and raised in Martins Ferry, OH to the late Louis and Calliope Calandros. He retired as a Staff Sergeant in the United States Air Force after serving as a Munitions Technician for...
James Edward McVey
Feb 4, 2016
James Edward Eddie McVey, age 61, passed on Thursday, February 4, 2016, at his home. Eddie was a graduate of Holston High School and Virginia Highlands Community College and also worked at Glenrochie Country Club as a young adult. He was a gun enthusiast, loved to hunt, fish, play the guitar and do taxidermy. He is preceded in death by...
Jackie Ramona Young
Feb 4, 2016
Jackie Ramona Young, age 80, passed on Thursday, February 4, 2016, in Smyth County Community Hospital. She is preceded in death by her parents, Robert Clifton Young and Mattie Jefferson Young; son, Bryant Young; sisters, Lillian Wheeler and Mary Elizabeth Woods, Anna Ruth Young, and Peggy Young; and son-in-law, Gordon Atkinson. She is survived by two daughters, Rebecca Atkinson of...
Marsha Via DeLong
Jan 31, 2016
Abingdon, VA - Marsha Via DeLong, age 64, died on Sunday, January 31, 2016, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was a 1970 graduate of Abingdon High School and a member of the Abingdon United Methodist Church. Marsha majored in Theatre Arts and minored in Home Economics at Virginia Tech. She worked as a professional stage manager for several years before...
David Allen Crist
Jan 31, 2016
Mr. David Allen Crist, 71, passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2016, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was born August 2, 1944 in Grandprairie, Minn., son of the late Noah and Florence Crist. David had lived in Lansing, Mich. and was the owner of Mid-Michigan Overhead Door Company for 35 years. He served in the United States Navy and was...
Mary Kaye Mulloy Morrison
Jan 29, 2016
Mary Kaye Mulloy Morrison, age 66, passed away on Friday, January 29, 2016, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She will be remembered as a fun-loving, Christian lady who loved to travel. Mary Kaye was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Kenneth G. Morrison; her beloved son, Marc Williams; two brothers, and a sister. She is survived by her son,...
Kim "K.D." Darr Bolling
Jan 27, 2016
Mr. Kim D. (K.D.) Bolling, 67, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2016 in Johnston Memorial Hospital. Kim was born January 24, 1949 in Bristol, Va. to the late Jamie V. Bolling and the late Evelyn J. Bolling. He attended the Bristol, Tenn. school system and was a graduate of ETSU in Johnson City. Kim retired from the Russell County School...
Betty June Barrett Browning
Jan 25, 2016
Betty June Barrett Browning, age 86, passed away on Monday, January 25, 2016, at Grace Healthcare. She was born June 10, 1929, in Saltville, Va. to the late Robert Lee Barrett and Elizabeth Clapp Barrett. Betty was a member of Shady Grove United Methodist Church and retired from Rex Shopping Center. In addition to her parents, Betty was also preceded...
Melvin Clark
Jan 23, 2016
Mr. Melvin Clark, age 78, passed away on Saturday January 23, 2016 in Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Washington County Virginia, but had lived in Bristol for a number of years. Melvin attended Christian Church in Bristol and was a veteran of the U.S Army, having served in El Paso, TX. He retired as a supervisor...
Jacquelene C. Counts
Jan 20, 2016
Jacquelene Couch Jackie Counts, age 76, passed away on Wednesday January 20, 2016 in Bristol Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Counts lived most of her life in Russell County before moving to Bristol where she was a Pharmacy Tech at Walgreens and Food City in Bristol and managed the Grace House in Wise County for several years. She was a veteran...
Norma Jean Wilson
Jan 18, 2016
ABINGDON Mrs. Norma Jean Wilson, age 83, went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 18, 2016 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born in Charleston, WV on August 19, 1932 to the late Mr. and Mrs. James M. Hutchinson Sr. She lived most of her life in Buchanan and Russell County, Va., before moving to Abingdon in 1980....
Leroy Jones
Jan 15, 2016
Leroy Jones, age 77, of Abingdon, Va. and formerly of Grundy, Va., passed away on Friday, January 15, 2016, at Abingdon Health and Rehab Center. He was born in Caretta, W.Va. a son of the late Roy Burl Jones and Cora Bell Jones. He was a graduate of Holston Valley High School, received a BS Degree in Education from Pikeville...
Charles Edward Lucas
Jan 15, 2016
Abingdon, VA Charles Edward Lucas went home to be with the Lord on Friday, January 15, 2016 at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. He was born November 16, 1940 to the late Estee and Lillian Evans Lucas in Elm City, NC. Mr. Lucas was a machinist for Ball Corporation for 25 years and attended Charles Wesley United Methodist Church. Charles...
Louise Gabbert Darlington
Jan 14, 2016
Glade Spring, Va. Louise Gabbert Darlington, 79, passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2016 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of West Virginia, but had lived in the Washington County,Va. area since 1965. She was very proud to have been an operator with CP Telephone Company in her early working life. However, as her family began, she was...
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