Patty Sue Taylor Scott
Sep 20, 2016
Abindgon, VA Patty Sue Taylor Scott, age 54, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, September 20, 2016, at her home after a long illness. Pat was a blessed member of Cedar Bluff Church where she loved to praise, sing, and serve the Lord with her time, work, tithes, and love. She also loved working with the...
Tammy Martin
Sep 20, 2016
Abingdon, Va. Tammy Jane Martin , 49, of Abingdon, Va., passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born on May 2, 1967 in Washington County, Va. to the late Charles June Martin and Virgie Lucille Roark Martin. Tammy was a graduate of Abingdon High School and had worked as a nurse at Grace Health...
Russell Utah Owens
Sep 19, 2016
Russell Utah Owens went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 19, 2016. Russell, a long-time resident of Washington County, Virginia and a member of Abingdon Baptist Church, passed away at English Meadows Assisted Living in Washington County where he most recently resided with his wife of 40 years, Joanna Maiden Owens. His family will remember him as a...
Earl C. Widner
Sep 17, 2016
Glade Spring, Va.- Earl C. Widner, age 75, passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2016 in Johnston Memorial Hospital. Earl was a Washington County, Va. native and a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a retired machinist from Kennametal and he attended Rosedale Baptist Church. He was known to be a practical jokester, who enjoyed the outdoors; camping, cooking,...
Arthur P. Price
Sep 17, 2016
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Isaiah 40:31 Bristol, VA Master Sergeant Arthur P. Price, United States Marine Corps, Retired, age 84, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 17, 2016,...
John Roy Hess
Sep 16, 2016
Abingdon, VA John Roy Hess, age 75 and of the Brumley Gap Community, passed on Friday, September 16, 2016, at Ridge Crest Manor in Duffield, VA. He is preceded in death by his parents, Roy Lee Hess and Beula Hunt Hess, and daughter, Polly Ann Testment. He is survived by his wife, Alma Stables Hess; brother, William Lee Hess; sister,...
James Kermite Salyers, Sr.
Sep 10, 2016
James Kermite Salyers, Sr., age 72, of Abingdon, Va., passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2016, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was born to the late Maynard Salyers and Alma Head Salyers on March 12, 1944, in Bandy, Va. Kermite was an established trim carpenter in Washington County for over 30 years and was well-respected in the community. In addition...
Vivian Jenkins Bryant
Sep 8, 2016
Vivian Jenkins Bryant, age 72, of Chilhowie, Va., went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 8, 2016, at her residence. She was born on May 14, 1944, to the late Zeke Jenkins and Emma Oliver Jenkins. Vivian will be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother. She attended Lincoln Hill Baptist Church and retired from K-VA-T Food...
Dallas Cecil McFaddin
Sep 8, 2016
Bristol, TN Dallas Cecil McFaddin, age 79, passed on Thursday, September 8, 2016, at Elmcroft Assisted Living in Kingsport, TN. Dallas was raised in Dunbar, VA by the late Charlie Scott Sox McFadden and Lucy Meade McFadden and moved to Bristol in the early 1960s. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy where he served aboard the MSO-423 U.S.S....
Clarence A. Martin
Aug 29, 2016
Meadowview, VA - Clarence A. Martin, age 87, went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 29, 2016 at his home surrounded by family and friends. He was born in Martinsville, VA but resided in Meadowview, VA most of his life. Clarence was a long time employee of the textile industry and upon retiring from Eastman Chemical Company, he...
Philip Spencer Horn, Jr.
Aug 29, 2016
Philip Spencer Horn, Jr., age 30, of Hansonville, Va., passed away on Monday, August 29, 2016, at his home. He was the second child born to Philip Spencer Horn, Sr. and Mary Denice Simmons Decie Horn on December 15, 1985, in Jackson, Miss. He was a 2005 graduate of Abingdon High School where he was named most athletic in his...
Judith Lee "Judy" Silvis
Aug 28, 2016
Judith Lee Judy Silvis, age 72, passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2016 at Grace Healthcare in Abingdon, Va. Judy was a native of Buchanan County, Va., and had lived in San Rafael, Cal. for 24 years. She and her family moved to Abingdon 17 years ago, after the death of her husband Hugh. She attended the Episcopal Church and...
Patricia Ann Hay Taylor
Aug 27, 2016
Patricia Ann Hay Taylor, 74, loving wife, mother, sister, friend, and Grammy, passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2016, due to complications from lymphoma. Pat is survived by her husband, Cecil Charles Taylor, Jr.; sons, Cecil Charles Taylor III and Clark Christopher Taylor; daughters-in-law, Elizabeth Rose and Jayme Pavia Taylor; grandchildren, Hayley, Christopher, Shelby, and Kathryn Taylor; brother, Thomas Hay;...
Gary Allen Hilton
Aug 27, 2016
Abingdon, VA Gary Allen Hilton, age 73, passed on Saturday, August 27, 2016, at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. Gary lived most of his life in Coeburn, VA before moving to Abingdon in 1989. He was a U.S. Army Veteran. Gary owned and operated the Swift Thrift on Highway 58 for over 20 years and was a member...
Oleta Belle Woolwine Smith Stephenson
Aug 23, 2016
Oleta Belle Woolwine Smith Stephenson, age 86, of Glade Spring, Va., passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2016, at Holston Valley Medical Center. She was born to the late Buford Woolwine and Mattie Leonard Woolwine on April 11, 1930, in Galax, Va. Oleta taught Sunday school at Glade Spring Baptist Church from 1971-2005. She was a member of the Church...
Kenneth Glover Mathews
Aug 19, 2016
Abingdon, VA- Kenneth Glover Mathews, a former coach, principal and member of the Washington County Board of Supervisors, died Friday August 19. 2016 in an Indianapolis hospital due to complications from a stroke suffered in July. He was 91. Ken, a longtime resident of Abingdon, was preceded in death in 2014 by Betsy, his wife of 66 years. A native...
Christina Omega Ellison
Aug 19, 2016
Christina Omega Ellison, age 64, of Abingdon, Va., went home to be with the Lord on Friday, August 19, 2016, in Louisville, Ky. She was born to the late Charles Ellison and Ada Clouden Ellison on September 5, 1951, in Abingdon, Va. Christina graduated from Berea College in Kentucky with a degree in Engineering. She owned her own company, Omega...
Ernestine Reynolds Cooper
Aug 19, 2016
Ernestine Cooper, age 63, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2016, at her home. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest O. Reynolds and Lyda Sue Bucy Reynolds; daughter, Eda Sue Cooper; and sister, Amanda Faith Fields.Ernestine is survived by her husband Marvin B. Cooper; son, Bernis Dowd; daughter, Katrina Dowd; four sisters, Margie Burris, Polly Sue Harris...
Marcus King
Aug 18, 2016
Blountville, TN - Marcus King, age 79, passed away peacefully on Thursday morning August 18, 2016. By his side was his loving lady friend, Donna Fleenor. Marcus was a researcher, collector, and dealer of antiques. He was field researcher for the Cultural Heritage Project for over 3 years at the William King Museum of Arts. He was involved as consultant...
Clara Alice Hatfield Myers
Aug 17, 2016
Abingdon, VA Clara Alice Hatfield Myers, age 66, passed on Wednesday, August 17, 2016, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Clara was raised in Mingo County, WV, raised her family in Grapevine Hollow in McDowell County, WV, and moved to Abingdon, VA in 2002. She was a member of Fall Hill Apostolic Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, Ted...
