Kathleen McCloud Neal
Apr 11, 2015
EMORY, Va. Kathleen "Kay" McCloud Neal, 101, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2015, at her home in Emory, Virginia. Born on March 29, 1914, on Hart's Creek in Logan County, West Virginia, Kathleen was the eldest child of her father, Garfield McCloud, and her mother, Belle Wallen McCloud. While growing up in a small house in the Island Creek...
Michael L Kopp
Apr 10, 2015
Dateline: Abingdon, VA- Michael L. Kopp, age 58 of Abingdon, died unexpectedly at home on Friday, April 10, 2015. He is survived by his mother and his brother. At his request, there will be no visitation or service. The family of Michael L. Kopp is being cared for by Farris Funeral Service & Crematory, 427 East Main Street, Abingdon, VA...
Nina Trivette Elmore
Apr 8, 2015
Bristol, VA – Nina Trivette Elmore, age 86, passed away on Wednesday, April 08, 2015, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Nina was a native of Bristol, TN but lived 20 years in the western states travelling with her husband, Charles Elmore. Ten of those years were spent in Loveland, CO, until June 1992, when she and her husband retired to...
Alan Welles Grantham
Apr 7, 2015
Dateline: Abingdon, VA- Dr. Alan Welles Grantham, age 88, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at the Wellmont Hospice House. He was born to the late James Grantham and Helen Little Grantham in Cook County, IL on February 1, 1927. Alan grew up in Evanston where he attended Evanston Township High School. He enlisted in the Navy, serving in...
John Berry Thomas
Apr 6, 2015
Abingdon, VA- John Berry Thomas, age 92, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2015 at Commonwealth Assisted Living. He was born to the late Fred Thomas and Alice Berry Thomas on May 26, 1922 in Washington County, VA. John was a veteran of World War II having served in the Army Air Corps as a mechanic. He retired from the...
Patricia Ann Locklear
Apr 4, 2015
Dateline: Abingdon, VA- Patricia Ann Locklear, age 63, passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2015 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was formerly employed as a production worker at Tri-Tube, Inc. of Abingdon, and worked as a security officer. She was preceded in death by her parents, Vincent Schrickel and Donna Marie Price Schrickel Fulton. Patricia is survived by two...
Audra Jeane Kidd
Apr 3, 2015
Hansonville, VA - Audra Jeane Reynolds Kidd, age 83, went to her heavenly home on Friday, April 3, 2015. Audra was born September 15, 1931 to the late Samuel Patton and Lillie Vina Self Reynolds. She was of the Baptist faith and was a member of Mountain View Baptist Church. Mrs. Kidd worked for several businesses as a bookkeeper and...
Delma Taylor Dye
Apr 3, 2015
Belfast, VA – Delma Francis Taylor Dye, age 92, passed on Friday, April 3, 2015, at Abingdon Health & Rehab Center. Delma was born June 2, 1922 to the late Robert Lee Taylor and Virginia Hagy Taylor and was raised in the Richlands, VA area. She and her husband moved to Cincinnati, OH as young adults and remained there for...
Haga Statzer
Apr 2, 2015
Haga Brittian Statzer Sr. 78, of Morristown, was reunited with his loving wife Mary and his Savior Thursday, April 2, 2015, after a long illness. He was of the Baptist faith. He retired from Mahle, Inc. after 25 years of service. He had a jovial personality and was an avid golfer. He cherished the time he spent with his children...
Shirley Landreth
Apr 2, 2015
Abingdon, VA - Shirley June Grubb Landreth completed the final chapter of her ‘Journey of Life on Earth’ on Thursday, April 2, 2015. Jesus greeted her with open arms as one of His angels that made the journey to Heaven’s Gate. She is now enjoying the ‘Spiritual Journey of Life in Heaven’ with the Love of her life, her husband...
Charlotte Anne Hale
Mar 30, 2015
Abingdon, VA – Charlotte Anne Hale of Abingdon, Virginia passed away on Monday, March 30, 2015 at Johnson City Medical Center. Charlotte was born on December 31, 1947 in Clifton, Virginia to the late William Henry Sprouse and Anna Elizabeth Fletcher Sprouse. In addition to her parents, Charlotte was preceded in death by two brothers, Eddie Sprouse and Ronnie Sprouse;...
Shirley Frances Boyd Stallard
Mar 30, 2015
Bristol, VA- Shirley Frances Boyd Stallard, age 79, passed away on Monday, March 30, 2015 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born on January 23, 1936 the sixth of eleven children born to the late Homer Clark Boyd, Sr. and Lacy Dare Woodward Boyd. Shirley and her husband, Frank, owned and operated Bristol Castings for over 40 years. She will...
Ethel Gere Rose Moore
Mar 28, 2015
Fredericksburg, VA Ethel Gere Rose Moore, age 87, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2015 in the Fredericksburg Chateau. She was born and raised in Kentucky but spent most of her adult life in Meadowview, VA. To be closer to her daughters, she moved to Richmond in 2010 and Fredericksburg in 2011.Ethel was a Baptist and was a member of...
Maggie Mullins Matney
Mar 26, 2015
Abingdon, VA – Maggie Mullins Matney, age 76, passed on Thursday, March 26, 2015, at her home. Maggie was born in Paynesville, WV to the late Walker Mullins and Oma Allen Mullins. She was a strong believer in Christ and a member of Souls Harbor Church. Maggie was a loving mother and grandmother and will be missed by all who...
Richard Gail Findley
Mar 26, 2015
Abingdon, VA – Senior Master Sergeant U.S.A.F. Retired, Richard Gail Findley, age 77, passed on Thursday, March 26, 2015, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Richard was born and raised in Meadowview, VA to the late Gail Vincent Findley and Regina Mae Blackwell Findley. Mr. Findley enlisted in the U.S. Air Force at the age of 18 and served in the...
Kimberly Dawn Stacy Wilson
Mar 25, 2015
Abingdon, VA- Kimberly Dawn Stacy Wilson, age 37, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born to Walter “Ray” Stacy and Kathy Church Stacy on June 14, 1977. Kimberly was a 1995 graduate of Grundy Senior High and attended Southwest Virginia Community College. She became a registered nurse and worked at Johnston Memorial Hospital...
Ruth Woodward Finley
Mar 24, 2015
Orlando, FL Mrs. Ruth Woodward Finley passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2015. Ruth was born July 20, 1911 in Spokane, Washington, and moved to the Abingdon area as a small child. She graduated from Greendale High School and began working as a bookkeeper in Abingdon. She later moved to Welch, West Virginia to work at the local hospital, where...
Claudia Smith Duffy
Mar 21, 2015
Emory, VA Claudia Smith Duffy - Viewed from afar it seems a full but ordinary life: cheerleader in high school, college student who never finished, mother to three, long time secretary, and beloved wife. But viewed through a more powerful lens, it’s not so ordinary at all: housefellow and surrogate mother to hundreds of students in a dorm at Vassar...
Jay Ralph McCallum
Mar 21, 2015
Abingdon, VA Mr. Jay Ralph McCallum, age 76, passed on Saturday, March 21, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. Jay and his family moved to Abingdon 17 years ago; coming from Grundy, VA. He was born in Mesquite, TX; however, he lived and was schooled in Montana. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Montana State University in Billings....
Charles David Stepp
Mar 18, 2015
Bristol, VA Charles David Stepp, age 77, died on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. David was a U.S. Army Reserve Veteran and retired from Raleigh’s Department Store in Washington, D.C. He is preceded in death by his wife, Nancy Ann Dean Stepp; his parents; three brothers; and one sister. He is survived by special brothers-in-law and...
