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...
James Carter Lambert
Nov 26, 2015
Abingdon, Va. Carter Lambert went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, November 26, 2015. He was born on April 20, 1925 to Rassie Lambert in Dickenson County, Va. Carter enlisted in the Navy in 1943 and fought in World War II in the South Pacific where he participated in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest Navy...
Edna Gladys Snead
Nov 25, 2015
Abingdon, VAEdna Gladys Snead passed away on Wednesday, November 25, 2015 in the Johnston Memorial Hospital. Gladys was proud to have been born in Greendale, Va. She was full of life and was always looking for new adventures. With the onset of WWII, she and a few friends travelled to Detroit, Michigan, where she became employed by Ford Motor Company....
Stella Janney Camp
Nov 23, 2015
Dateline: Abingdon, Va.- Stella Janney Camp, age 95, went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 23, 2015, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born to the late George Lee Janney and Martha Elizabeth Porter Janney in Mohegan, W.Va. She was a devoted housewife and knew the Lord as her Savior. In addition to her parents, Stella was also...
Alice Mae Blankenship
Nov 20, 2015
Abingdon, Va.Alice M. Blankenship, 84, passed away Friday, November 20, 2015, at Abingdon Health and Rehab. She was born in McDowell County, W.Va., daughter of the late Charles Phillips and Myrtle Blaylock Phillips Strickland. Alice loved to fish, cook, and play cards. She attended Rosedale Baptist Church services at Abingdon Health and Rehab Center.In addition to her parents, she was...
Susan Thompson Nease
Nov 17, 2015
Dateline: Abingdon, Va.- Susan Thompson Nease, age 57, passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2015, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was born to the late Harry Newton Thompson and Wanda Richardson Thompson on May 11, 1958, in Bluefield, W.Va. Sue was raised in the Lutheran Church and maintains her membership at St. John Lutheran Church in Abingdon, Va. She...
Vernon Rose
Nov 15, 2015
Mr. Vernon Rose, age 85, passed away on Sunday, November 15, 2015 in Abingdon, VA. Mr. Rose was born October 29, 1930 in Dickenson County, VA to the late Walden D. Rose and Minda Sheckler Rose. Vernon graduated from Haysi High School and served in the United States Air Force; he had a long career in the grocery industry. Mr....
Leslie Lynn Ciaccia
Nov 14, 2015
Leslie Lynn Ciaccia, age 48, passed away at her home on Saturday, November 14, 2015. She loved to attend Woodland Hills Christian Church, where the congregation and ministerial staff provided her with great comfort and encouragement. Leslie was always outgoing, caring and positive. She is survived by her mother and step-father Carmen and Willis Blevins; two sons, Michael and Nicholas...
Charles "Bob" Robert Puckett
Nov 14, 2015
Bristol, VA Charles (Bob) Robert Puckett died peacefully Saturday, November 14, 2015, at Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol, Tennessee. He was born August 13, 1929, in Lynndale, Virginia. After serving in the U.S. Air Force from 1951-1955, he settled in Bristol, Virginia. He had attended Fellowship Chapel. Bob was an avid motorcyclist. He competed in endurance riding and at one...
Bessie "Josie" Gobble
Nov 13, 2015
Bessie “Josie” Gobble, 72, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2015 in Johnston Memorial Hospital. Josie was a native of Washington County, Va. and was of the Christian faith. While she was able to work, she was employed in healthcare in North Carolina. She enjoyed all types of crafts and had several pen pals with whom she loved to communicate....
Una Dale Pippin Leonard
Nov 13, 2015
Meadowview, VA – Una Dale Pippin Leonard, 91, left us on Friday, November 13, 2015, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born to the late Luther King and Lucy Lee Hearl Pippin. She was a lifelong resident of Washington County, Va., a lifetime member of Wyndale United Methodist Church, and a member of the Eastern Star. In addition to her...
John (JB) Berkely Holloway
Nov 13, 2015
Abingdon, Va. John Berkely (JB) Holloway, 73, of Abingdon, Virginia, passed away Friday, November 13, 2015, at Abingdon Health and Rehab after a long illness of heart disease. He was preceded in death by his parents, Berkely and Thelma Billie Holloway of Broadford, Virginia, and his sister Vickie McCall of Abingdon. He was born on January 5, 1943 in Saltville,...
Kathy Hurley Bailey
Nov 13, 2015
Kathy Hurley Bailey, age 67, went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on Friday, November 13, 2015, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Kathy retired after many years of employment from Shoney’s in Abingdon. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Worth Hurley and Bessie Kate Hawthorne Hurley; three sisters, Mary Spriggs, Nora Lee Bailey, and Linda Pope;...
Phillip Rader Minnick
Nov 12, 2015
Abingdon, Va. Phillip Rader Minnick, 65, passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2015, at Johnson City Medical Center. He was a lifelong resident of Washington County, Virginia. Phil served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He had worked as a car salesman, and he was a member of Green Spring Presbyterian Church. Phil enjoyed playing golf and spending...
James "Vern" Hill Eggers
Nov 10, 2015
Meadowview, VA – James “Vern” Hill Eggers, age 61, passed peacefully at his home on Tuesday, November 10, 2015. He is survived by the love of his life, Frances Stapleton of the home; children, Melinda Ann Eggers and Jamie Ray Eggers, both of Mt. City, Tenn.; step-children, Deborah Stapleton of Elizabethton, Tenn. and Randy Stapleton of Duffield, Va.; siblings, Wiley...
