Obituaries
John Thomas Phipps, Jr.
Oct 10, 2015
Abingdon, Va. John Thomas Phipps, Jr. passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, October 10, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hazel Deadmore Phipps and John T. Phipps, Sr. John was a multi-generational Abingdon-Washington County resident who loved his hometown. Many will recall long discussions with him about the history of this area. His collection of local...
Danny Kermit McCoy
Oct 10, 2015
Danny Kermit McCoy, age 68, of Bristol, VA, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 10, 2015. He enjoyed building stock cars and was a skilled mechanic. He loved the Lord and listening to gospel music was his favorite pastime. Danny will be sadly missed, but we are thankful that his suffering is over and he is at...
Laura Sue Lester Comey
Oct 10, 2015
Laura Sue (Lester) Comey, 77, of Charlottesville, Va. passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2015, at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center. Laura Sue was born on December 3, 1937, in Washington County, Va. and was the daughter of John Carson and Vene Elizabeth (Stovall) Lester. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Linnie Arnett and Mary Francis Heinke; and four...
Herly Mullins
Oct 9, 2015
Mr. Herly Mullins, age 81 passed away on Friday, October 9, 2015, at his home. Herly had been sick for a lengthy period. Herly was born in Pound, Va. and moved to northern Virginia at the age of fifteen. He worked at George F. Warner for eighteen years, and then retired from Prince William County School System after seventeen years...
James Elbert Vannoy
Oct 5, 2015
Glade Spring, Va. James Elbert Vannoy 7/28/1942 – 10/5/2015 James Elbert Vannoy of Glade Spring, Va., passed away unexpectedly at his home on the 5th of October 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Franklin Vannoy and Della Heath Vannoy; his son, Timothy Brian Vannoy; brothers, John Vannoy, Jr., Frank Vannoy, George Vannoy, Jack Vannoy, and Billy...
Janet Nutter DeBord
Oct 5, 2015
Raleigh, N.C. Janet Nutter DeBord, 79, of Raleigh, N.C. and formerly of Abingdon, Va., passed away on Monday, October 5, 2015, at Sunrise at North Hills. She was one of five children born to the late Edward M. Nutter and Mary Prater “Exie” Nutter on February 22, 1936 in Saltville, Va. She was a graduate of Saltville High School, Emory...
Sonny Lee Hickman
Oct 5, 2015
Abingdon, VA Sonny Lee Hickman, 76, went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 5, 2015, at Holston Valley Medical Center. He was born to the late Hurtle Hickman and Etta Beatrice Miller Hickman on July 5, 1939 in Blountville, Tenn. A carpenter by trade, he was instrumental in building homes and infrastructure throughout the state. He was a...
June Sutherland Taylor
Oct 3, 2015
June Sutherland Taylor, 97, of Bristol, Va., died Oct. 3, 2015, at Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, Va. Born in Colley, Dickenson County, Va., Mrs. Taylor was the last surviving child of the 14 children of the late Prosper B. and Nancy Violet Sutherland. Her husband of 60 years, Aubra L. Taylor, died in 1997. She was preceded in death by...
Frank Albert Lawson, Jr.
Oct 3, 2015
Abingdon, VA - Frank Albert Lawson, Jr., age 83, passed on Saturday, October 03, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born March 13, 1932 in Tip Top, VA to the late Frank Albert Lawson, Sr. and Lola Marie Hager Lawson. Frank was a graduate of Tazewell High School and was employed by Betsy Ross Bakeries for...
Willie Ray Shazier
Oct 1, 2015
Willie Ray Shazier was born in Chilhowie, Virginia on July 2, 1938 to late Theodore and Arviley Shazier. On Thursday morning October 1, 2015 after a period of declining health Willie Ray Shazier who was 77 years old went home to be with Lord. He was preceded in death by his wife Mary Ellen Shazier; one sister Bessie Hall and...
James Mark Webb
Sep 30, 2015
Bristol, Tenn. – James Mark Webb, 50, passed on Wednesday, September 30, 2015, at Johnson City Medical Center. Mark was a 1983 graduate of Patrick Henry High School. After graduation, he attended Virginia Tech where he was nose tackle for the football team for four years and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology. Mark was an avid football and Virginia...
Bobby Herman Bumgarner
Sep 27, 2015
Abingdon, VA – Bobby Herman “Bob” Bumgarner, age 78, passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2015, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was the youngest of nine children born to the late Dave Bumgarner and Ida Eldridge Bumgarner on June 11, 1937. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and retired from the Abingdon Police Department after 36...
Dennis Keith Edmondson
Sep 27, 2015
Abingdon, VA – Dennis Keith Edmondson, age 52, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 27, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family. Dennis was a graduate of Holston High School and was a member of Damascus Road Baptist Church where he served as the Sunday School Superintendent and sound technician. He was a past police officer...
David Allen Kestner
Sep 22, 2015
David Allen Kestner, age 51, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 22, 2015, at his home. He was born August 9, 1964, the last of eight children born to the late Samuel Glen Kestner Sr. and Cora Elizabeth Rosenbaum Kestner. David was an employee of Bristol Compressors for 27 years and also worked as a general contractor. He was a...
Lucille Hensley Jones
Sep 18, 2015
Mulberry, Fl. Lucille Hensley Jones, age 75, died peacefully in Good Shepherd Hospice on Friday, September 18, 2015. Mrs. Jones was born in Pound, Va. on October 22, 1939 to the late Bascom and Alice Hensley; she married Robbie Willis Jones on March 3, 1956 in Aberdeen, Md. The Jones’ retired to Lakeland, Fl. in 2005 and are active members...
Raleigh "Cliff" Rasnake
Sep 16, 2015
Bristol, Va. Raleigh Clifford “Cliff” Rasnake, age 77, of Bristol, Va. and formerly of Oakland County, Mi., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 16, 2015, at the Wellmont Hospice House. He was born October 31, 1937, to the late Tandy Rasnake, Sr. and Mabel Rasnake in Buchanan County, Va. His smile and tenderness made everyone around him...
Beulah Lockhart O'Quinn
Sep 16, 2015
ABINGDON, VA Beulah Lockhart O’Quinn, age 96, of the South Holston Lake area of Abingdon, Va. and formerly of Buchanan County, Va., passed away at her home on Wednesday, September 16, 2015. She was the second of five children born to the late Wilburn Lockhart and Alta Jackson Lockhart in Haysi, Va. She was a member of Holston Valley Baptist...
Pearl Lilly Eades Simmons
Sep 16, 2015
Abingdon, VA Mrs. Pearl Lilly Eades Simmons passed away on September 16, 2015, joining her Heavenly Father, family members, and cherished friends who have gone on before. Pearl is survived by her daughter and son-in law, George and Doris Hearl of Abingdon, Virginia; her son Douglas Lilly of Seabrook, Texas; one sister, Mary Roark of West Grove, Pennsylvania; and several...
Rose Evelyn Riddle Wilkinson
Sep 16, 2015
Rose Evelyn Riddle Wilkinson, age 91, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 in Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was a lifelong resident of Washington County, Va. She had been a member of the Meadowview United Methodist Church for 64 years and was a member of the Emmaus Community. Evelyn was proud to have been a member of the Washington County...
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