Obituaries
Earnest Clarence Tedder
Aug 20, 2015
Abingdon, VA – Earnest Clarence Tedder, age 84, passed on Thursday, August 20, 2015, at the Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol, TN. Mr. Tedder was a lifelong resident of Abingdon, VA and attended River of Life Baptist Church in Piney Flats, TN. He was a farmer his entire life and loved working with horses, cows, and tractors. He is preceded...
Ina Mae Weddle
Aug 19, 2015
Ina Mae Dotson Weddle, age 85, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2015 in Johnston Memorial Hospital. Mae was born in Dickenson County, Virginia to the late Lee and Ada Ann Dotson. Mae had lived in Washington County for the past forty-six years. She loved spending time with her family. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Mae enjoyed Elvis...
Dorothy Vanover Hess
Aug 18, 2015
Meadowview , VA - Dorothy May Vanover Hess, age 66, passed away on Tuesday, August 18,2015, at her home. She was the daughter of the late Arie and Hattie Vanover. Mrs. Hess was a member of Glade Hills Church of God. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by four brothers. She is survived by her husband...
James Edward Bellamy
Aug 17, 2015
Abingdon, VA James Edward Bellamy, age 78 and life-long resident of Washington County, VA, passed away on August 17, 2015, in Johnston Memorial Hospital after complications with dementia. He was born October 18, 1936 to the late Carl Franklin Bellamy and Mary Ryburn Bellamy. James was a graduate of Meadowview High School and served in the U.S. Army. He was...
George S. Horn
Aug 16, 2015
Abingdon, VA - George Stuart Horn, age 83 of Abingdon, VA and formerly of Bradshaw, WV, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2015, at his home. Mr. Horn was born, raised, and resided in West Virginia most of his life before moving to Abingdon in 1987 after retiring as coal miner after 35 years of employment. He was a veteran...
Karl Terry
Aug 15, 2015
Karl Troy Kennedy Terry, formerly of Meadowview, VA, passed away on Saturday August 15, 2015 in Nashville, TN. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday August 21, 2015 at Forest Hills Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the Forest Hills Chapel of Farris Funeral Service; 19415 Lee Highway; Abingdon, VA from 12:30 PM until...
Billy Junior "June" Otey, Sr.
Aug 15, 2015
Billy Junior “June” Otey, Sr., age 79, passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2015, at his home. Born March 30, 1936, he was the last of six children born to the late John Lindsey Otey and Mamie Mann Otey. In addition to his parents and siblings, June was also preceded in death by his grandson, Ray Newcomb, Jr. He is...
Marie B. Weaver
Aug 13, 2015
Meadowview, VA- Mrs. Marie B. Weaver, age 78, passed away on Thursday August 13, 2015 in the Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Washington County, VA. Marie retired from Harwood Manufacturing Corporation and she was a member of the Washington Chapel United Methodist Church. She will be remembered as a caring, giving and loving person, who always put...
Robert Wesley "Wes" Crabtree
Aug 13, 2015
Dateline: Meadowview, VA- Robert Wesley “Wes” Crabtree, age 47, of Meadowview, VA, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2015, from injuries sustained in a tragic automobile accident. Wes was a devoted husband, father, papa, son, brother, and friend. He was a kind, gentle spirit with a loving heart. His time here was much too short, but he made a lasting impression...
Dessie Stamper
Aug 13, 2015
Meadowview, VA Mrs. Dessie Stamper, age 88, passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2015 at her home. She was born in Grayson County, Virginia, daughter of the late Andy and Minnie Blevins. Dessie had worked as a cook at Abingdon High School and Mt. Rogers School. She was a beautiful lady and a great mother who enjoyed taking care of...
James David Montgomery
Aug 11, 2015
James David Montgomery, Sr., age 50, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2015. He is survived by his father, Charles Edgar Montgomery, Jr. and wife Linda of Kingsport, TN; mother, Sandra Noyes Warfield of Sebring, FL; son, Jamie Montgomery and wife Jessica of Damascus, VA; daughter, Amanda Arden and husband Joey of Meadowview, VA; brother, Richard Montgomery and wife Karen...
Kathie Marie Walker Walton
Aug 10, 2015
Dateline: Abingdon, VA- Kathie Marie Walker Walton, age 68, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2015, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was the third of four children born to the late Elmer Butch Walker and Virginia Blair Walker on June 11, 1947 in Monroe, MI. She was a loving and devoted wife to her husband of 49 years, Charles Wesley...
Virginia Alice Sweat
Aug 9, 2015
Abingdon, VA Virginia Alice Sweat, age 88, passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2015 at Abingdon Health and Rehab. Left behind to cherish her memories are sons: Preston, Joseph, Rodney, Roger, and Gary Jackson; daughters Virginia Counts and Stella Pakacki; and a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A graveside service for Virginia Alice Sweat will be held at 2:00 PM...
Nina Kay Thomas
Aug 8, 2015
Meadowview, VA – Nina Kay Thomas, age 72, loving wife of 50 years, loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away on Saturday August 8, 2015 in the Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was surrounded by her loving family. Kay was born in Meadowview and resided there all of her life. She was a member of the Lebanon United Methodist...
Virgie Faye Adams
Aug 4, 2015
Mrs. Virgie Faye Adams, age 66, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 4, 2015. She was born September 24, 1948 to the late Caney and Edna Mitchell Blackwell. Virgie enjoyed nature and spending time with her family. Besides her parents, Mrs. Adams is preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Lacey Adams; two sons, Matthew Adams...
Ruby Evelyn Fullen
Aug 3, 2015
Meadowview, VA – Ruby Evelyn Fullen, age 72, passed on Monday, August 3, 2015, at the home of her daughter in Bristol, TN. Ruby was a former employee of Virginia Highlands Community College and lived in Johnson City, TN for 12 years before moving back to Meadowview, VA. She is preceded in death by her parents, Frank Fullen and Eliza...
Ralph Eugene (Gene) Anderson
Aug 3, 2015
Ralph Eugene (Gene) Anderson, age 84, of Abingdon, VA and formerly of Waterford, MI, went to be with the Lord on August 3, 2015. Gene was born in Grundy, VA on November 22, 1931 and was preceded in death by his parents Robert and Mae Anderson, his brother Edward Anderson, and his sister Helen (Paul) Shepherd. He is survived by...
Maribel Sutherland Elton
Aug 2, 2015
Abingdon, VA - Maribel Sutherland Elton, 87, died August 2, 2015, with her family by her side in Leesburg, Virginia. She was born July 15, 1928, in Clintwood, Virginia, to Joshua Hoge Tyler and Emma Sutherland. Her early years were spent in Clintwood and Bedford, Virginia. She graduated from Mary Washington College and received a Master’s Degree in Library Science...
Dorothy Christine Brewer Duncan
Aug 2, 2015
Abingdon, VA- Dorothy Alice “Christine Brewer” Duncan, age 72, passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2015, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was born to the late William Duncan and Fannie Stella Wise on July 24, 1943. Christine was a faithful member of the Falls Hill Apostolic Church of Jesus. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in...
Imogene Ruth Webb Davis
Aug 1, 2015
Abingdon, VA Imogene Ruth Webb Davis went to be with the Lord on August 1, 2015. She was born on January 5, 1929, and has been a lifelong resident of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. She was preceded in death by her mother Naomi Ruth Davis, her father A.H. Webb, and her loving husband Bert W. Davis. She is survived...
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