Obituaries
Rev. Rutherford Earl Layne
Sep 15, 2015
Rev. Rutherford Earl Layne, age 87, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at Holston Manor, Kingsport, Tn. He was born in Dickenson County, Va. and graduated from Dickenson Memorial High School. He and his wife Lois moved to Northern Virginia in 1964 and to Warsaw, Va. in 1983, and lived there until returning to Abingdon in 2002. In 2010,...
Ronald Kevin O'Quinn
Sep 15, 2015
Bristol, TN Ronald Kevin O’Quinn, age 43, of Bristol, Tn., passed away at Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center on Tuesday, September 15, 2015. He was born on March 27, 1972 in Richlands, Va. Kevin was the son of Ronnie and Linda O’Quinn of Bristol, Tn. He was a 1990 graduate of Interlachen High School in Florida. Kevin was also a...
William Douglas "Doug" Sykes
Sep 14, 2015
Bristol, Va. William Douglas Sykes, age 52, passed away on Monday, September 14, 2015, at Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center. Doug was a 1981 graduate of Virginia High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science at Emory & Henry College. He was an engineer for Bristol Virginia Utilities and an IT Manager for VDOT for 25 years. Doug...
Lucille C. Harless
Sep 11, 2015
Elizabethton, Tn. Mrs. Lucille Counts Harless, age 92, passed away Friday, September 11, 2015 in Pine Ridge Care Center. Mrs. Harless was born June 16, 1923 to the late Stuart and Iva Seyphers Counts. She was a retired receptionist for Olin Mills and she was of the Baptist faith. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...
Dr. Dorris Alvin Cunningham
Sep 10, 2015
Dr. Dorris Alvin Cunningham, age 92, passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2015, at his home. He was born to the late Robert Calvin Cunningham and Cora Alice Gregory Cunningham in Lee County, VA on October 12, 1922. Dr. Cunningham was a graduate of Emory & Henry College and the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He was a member...
Shawn L. Conklin
Sep 10, 2015
Shawn L. Conklin, age 44, passed away on September 10, 2015. At Shawn's request, a celebration of life cookout will be held October 24th at 12:30 p.m. at the old Conklin homeplace on Bear Branch Road in Mouth of Wilson, Va.
Thomas Jackson
Sep 9, 2015
Bristol, VA – Thomas Franklin Jackson, Sr., age 65, passed on Wednesday, September 9, 2015, at his home. Mr. Jackson loved to fish and hunt and was an employee of American Longwall for over 30 years. He is preceded in death by his parents, Raymond Jackson, Sr. and Avis Singleton Jackson, and brother, David Jackson. He is survived by his...
Ola C. David
Sep 8, 2015
Abingdon, VA Ola C. David, age 93, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at her home. She was of the Baptist faith and had been retired for thirty years from U.S. Tobacco. Ola was born to the late William Clark and Josephine Lester “Josie” Clark. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Evelyn June Thomas Ryburn
Sep 4, 2015
Abingdon, VA Mrs. Evelyn June Thomas Ryburn, age 85, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2015 at the Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol, TN. She was born in Glade Spring, VA, but had lived for many years in Palatine, IL, before moving to Abingdon in 1996. June was a member of the Byars Cobbs Memorial United Methodist Church. She took...
Allen E. Baumgardner
Sep 3, 2015
Mercer, Pa. Allen E. Baumgardner, age 82, of Mercer, Pa. and formerly of Alvarado, Va., passed away September 3, 2015, at the home of his daughter Sherry Grunthaner. He was born November 7, 1932, to the late Burg and Pearl Blevins Baumgardner. Allen was preceded in death by one sister, Nell Baumgardner; one infant brother, Jacob Baumgardner; one infant sister;...
Rhoda "Janie" Stuart
Sep 2, 2015
Meadowview, Va. Mrs. Rhoda Jane “Janie” Stuart, age 79, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 2, 2015, in Abingdon Health and Rehab Center after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Mrs. Stuart was a daughter of the late Walker and Mary Wright Sweet. She had lived in the Meadowview area all her life and was owner of Stuart’s...
Angel Danielle Collins Boyd
Aug 31, 2015
Damascus, VA - Angel Danielle Collins Boyd, age 25, passed on Monday, August 31, 2015, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident while traveling in Texas. Angel was a dear sister, beloved daughter, and amazing aunt. Her laughter was infectious and will live on forever in the hearts of all who knew her. Sharing a birthday with her beloved neice,...
Nannie Sue Hedden Benson
Aug 30, 2015
Johnson City, TN – Nannie Sue Hedden Benson, age 91, passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2015, at Franklin Woods Community Hospital in Johnson City, TN. She was born in Hiawassee, GA to the late Jeff Hedden and Eula Mae Crawford Hedden of Sylva, NC. Sue lived in Western North Carolina for most of her life where she was a...
Sharon Smith Hembree
Aug 28, 2015
Dateline: Abingdon, VA- Sharon Smith Hembree, age 64, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2015, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was a daughter of the late Jewell “Judy” Garland Smith and Jack Smith, founder of K-VA-T Food Stores and parent company of Food City. Sharon spent her career in nursing at various private practices, as well as, the Washington County...
M. Wayne Thomas
Aug 28, 2015
Dateline: Abingdon, VA- Mansfield Wayne Thomas, age 81, passed on Friday, August 28, 2015, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was the first of six children born to the late Clayton Thomas and Edna Snodgrass Thomas. Wayne was a veteran of the United States Air Force, was a member of Trigg Street Church of God, and retired from Raytheon as an...
Carl Roberts Houser
Aug 27, 2015
Abingdon, VA Mr. Carl Roberts Houser, age 85, passed away Thursday, August 27, 2015 at Grace Healthcare in Abingdon. He was lifelong resident of Washington County, Va., son of the late John R. and May Osborn Houser. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his siblings and was the last surviving member of his immediate family....
Tommy Eddie Bryant
Aug 25, 2015
Abingdon, VA – Tommy Eddie Bryant, age 79, passed on Tuesday, August 25, 2015, at Lakebridge Health Care Center in Johnson City, TN. Mr. Bryant was born and raised in Arkansas to the late Gilbert and Edith Norris Bryant. He served in the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and the U.S. Army Reserve. Tommy was a police officer for the...
Ionia Honaker "Peggy" Wheelock
Aug 24, 2015
Dateline: Abingdon, VA- Ionia Honaker “Peggy” Wheelock, age 89, passed away on Monday, August 24, 2015, at Clinch Valley Medical Center. She was born on April 19, 1926, in Honaker, VA and was the first born child of the late Ivan Curtis Honaker, Sr. and Mary Ellen Lockhart Honaker. After high school, she moved to Kingsport, TN where she was...
Lois Ann Compton Hughes
Aug 23, 2015
Abingdon, VA Lois Ann Compton Hughes, age 73, passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2015. She was of the Pentecostal Holiness faith. She was preceded in death by her father, Maven Howard Compton; husband, Ralph Allen Hughes; two sons, Timothy Allen Hughes and James Richard Hughes; brother, Maven McKinley Compton; sister, Terry Lee Harris; and grandson, Christopher Allen Hughes. She...
Harold Greer
Aug 22, 2015
Mr. Harold Ulyssess Greer, age 80, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at Commonwealth Assisted Living. He was a native of Smyth County, VA and had lived in the Chilhowie area for many years. He was a member of the Chilhowie Baptist Church. After his marriage to Fannie Millsap Greer, he moved to Abingdon and attended Greendale Chapel. Harold...
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