Obituaries
Franklin Howard Rasnake
Dec 28, 2015
Dateline: Abingdon, Va.- Franklin Howard Frank Rasnake, age 92, went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 28, 2015, at his home. He was born on March 7, 1923, to the late Samuel Rasnake and Nancy Barton Rasnake in Buchanan County, Va. Frank was a lifelong farmer raising tobacco and cattle on his familys farm. He was later employed...
Marie Blevins Billings
Dec 27, 2015
Abingdon, VA - Marie Blevins Billings, age 93, passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2015, at Abingdon Health and Rehab Center. Born on March 18, 1922, in Smyth County, VA, she was the fourth of six children born to the late Victor Lonzo Blevins and Sarah Widener Blevins. Marie was a member of Chilhowie Baptist Church and attended Trinity Baptist...
Greg Stroup
Dec 26, 2015
Meadowview, VA Greg Stroup, age 43, passed on Saturday, December 26, 2015, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Greg was a 1992 graduate of Patrick Henry High School. He attended Emmanuel Baptist Church and was a retired truck driver. Greg is preceded in death by his father, William Louis Stroup. He is survived by his mother, Betty Fields Stroup of Meadowview, VA;...
Elliott Eugene Stiltner
Dec 26, 2015
Abingdon, VA Elliott Eugene Stiltner, age 87, passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2015 in the Johnston Memorial Hospital. Born in Dickenson County, Virginia on November 19, 1928, he was the son of the late Josie and Rufus Stiltner. He was a Veteran of the United States Army, having served in Germany. Eugene was a retired coal miner and was...
Clara Novella Reed Alley
Dec 25, 2015
Abingdon, VA Clara Novella Reed Alley, ago 80, passed away on Friday December 25, 2015 at the home of her daughter. She was born in Richlands, but had spent most of her life in Abingdon. Novella was a homemaker and loved caring for her children and family. She was a long time member of the Free Pentecostal Assembly, where she...
Harry Lee Justice
Dec 22, 2015
Abingdon, VA Harry Lee Justice, age 67, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at his home. He was born in Buchanan County, VA and moved to Abingdon after graduating high school. Harry was an employee of Westinghouse for 24 years and was an evangelist for many years. He enjoyed music and fishing. He is survived by his wife of...
Richard Whittington Miller
Dec 21, 2015
Kingsport, TN Richard (Dick) Whittington Miller, age 79 passed away December 21, 2015 after fighting a brave battle with a prolonged illness. He was born December 19, 1936 in Bonifay, Florida. Dick embraced life to the fullest. Nothing brought a smile more to his face than being out on the water fishing. He could not drive by a lake or...
Earnest Clay Norris
Dec 19, 2015
Dateline: Abingdon, Va. Earnest Clay Norris, age 84, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 19, 2015, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was retired from Roberts Tire and was a member of Highland Chapel Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edgar Norris and Bessie Rush Norris; and three brothers, Charles, Herman, and Graham Norris. He...
John William Mitchell
Dec 16, 2015
Mr. John William Mitchell, age 80 of Stuart, Va passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at his home. He was born in Abingdon on February 15, 1935 to the late Wyndom and Margie Cumbo Mitchell.In addition to his parents, Mr.Mitchell was preceded in death by twelve brothers and sisters. He was retired from General Motors and Rural Services. He was...
Patsy Sweet
Dec 14, 2015
Mrs. Patsy D. Sweet, age 68, passed away Monday, December 14, 2015 at her home. She was born January 13, 1947 in Washington County to the late Charles Musick and the late Hazel Brown Musick South. Patsy retired from the Washington County Bank where she had worked as a bookkeeper. She loved dogs, cats, and spending time with family and...
Erma Virginia Crum Deel
Dec 13, 2015
Dateline: Abingdon, Va.- Our sweet Mommy, Erma Virginia Crum Deel, age 89, entered her heavenly home on Sunday, December 13, 2015, after a lengthy illness. She was a devoted Christian and a wonderful loving mother who carried on through five generations of family. Erma was born in Woodman, Ky., and lived most of her life in Prater, Va. until she...
William Eugene Moore
Dec 12, 2015
Charlottesville, VA William Eugene Moore, age 70, passed on Monday, December 12, 2015. Gene was born and raised in Washington County, VA to the late James Samuel and Carrie Belle Moore. He attended the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind and retired from the Virginia Department of the Visually Handicapped. He was a member of Colonial Baptist Church for...
Ernest F. "Junior" Shrader
Dec 10, 2015
Hayters Gap, Va. Ernest F. Junior Shrader, 85, passed away in Haines City, Florida on December 10, 2015. He was born August 16, 1930 in Washington County, Va. to Hassie Lee Counts and William Ernest Shrader. Junior was raised in Hayters Gap, Va. until joining the United States Army in 1948. He was stationed in Alaska for most of his...
Charles Frederick Eaton, Sr.
Dec 8, 2015
Dateline: Bristol, Va.- Lt. (Ret.) Charles Frederick Fred Eaton, Sr., age 81, of Bristol, Va., went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born near Bane, Giles County, Va. on August 11, 1934, a son of the late Charlie Cook Eaton and Elizabeth Stafford Eaton. Fred graduated from Pearisburg High...
Hank Jerome Wright, Jr.
Dec 3, 2015
Dateline: Marion, Va.- Mr. Hank Jerome Wright, Jr. age 33, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2015. Hank was born July 28, 1982, in Bristol, Tenn. Hank enjoyed fishing, NASCAR, and riding his bicycle. He is preceded in death by his grandmother, Margaret Peggy Steele. Hank is survived by his mother, Pamela B. Terry and husband, Kris of Butler, Tenn.; his...
Richard "Dick" Goodpasture
Dec 1, 2015
Dateline: Bristol, Va.- Richard E. "Dick" Goodpasture, age 73, ended his watch on Tuesday, December 1, 2015, to meet his Lord and Savior. He was preceded in death by his parents, Williard Goodpasture and Grace Tilson Goodpasture, and his brother, Bill Goodpasture. He is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Sharon Tindell Goodpasture; two sons, Tom Goodpasture and...
Amanda Breann Moore
Nov 30, 2015
Dateline: Abingdon, Va.-Amanda Breann Moore, age 28, went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 30, 2015, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born in Big Stone Gap, Va. on July 3, 1987, the third of four daughters born to Steven Gary Moore and Regenia Cooper Moore. She grew up in Abingdon, Va. and spent the past five years...
Jimmy Dean Thomas
Nov 28, 2015
Glade Spring, VA Jimmy Dean Thomas, age 57, passed on Saturday, November 28, 2015, at his home. James was a life-long resident of Washington County and was a farmer. He is preceded in death by his parents, Roy Reece Thomas and Dallas Frances Owens Thomas; and brothers, Roger, Robert, and David Thomas. He is survived by his wife, Reba Doss...
Avery Edward Bartley
Nov 27, 2015
Abingdon, Va. Avery Edward Bartley, born May 19, 1931, went to be with the Lord, surrounded by his loving family, on November 27, 2015. He was born to the late Euna Salyers of Coeburn, Va. He retired as a coal miner in 1977 and moved to Abingdon in 1979, where he lived with his loving wife of 60 years, Wilma...
Doris Otey Johnson
Nov 26, 2015
Abingdon, Va.Doris Otey Johnson, 84, passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2015, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Washington County, Va., daughter of the late Levi Otey Sr. and Hazel Lane Otey. Doris graduated from Radford University with a bachelors degree in education and from East Tennessee State University with a masters degree in education. She was...
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