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...
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...
