Obituaries

Joseph Edward Adkins

Joseph Edward Adkins

Oct 11, 2014

Jonesborough, TN Joseph Edward Adkins, age 57, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 11, 2014 at Johnson City Medical Center. He was formerly of Clintwood, VA but lived in the Jonesborough, TN area. He graduated from Clintwood High School, the Kentucky School of Mortuary Science, and Mountain Empire Community College where he earned a Registered Nursing Associate...

Jerry Dwight Crosswhite

Jerry Dwight Crosswhite

Oct 10, 2014

Meadowview, VA Mr. Jerry Dwight Crosswhite, age 61, passed away Friday, October 10, 2014 at his home after a brief illness. He was a native of Washington County VA. He spent his entire working life as a trucker and was most recently employed by Berry’s Iron and Metal. Dwight was predeceased by his parents Preston and Ethylene Crosswhite; brother Carl...

George Stanley Rorrer

George Stanley Rorrer

Oct 9, 2014

Bristol, VA- George Stanley Rorrer, age 48, passed away on Thursday, October 9, 2014 at his home. He was born to Dr. Gene Rorrer, Sr. and Glenda Stanley Rorrer on October 13, 1965 in Harrisonburg, VA. He graduated from Harrisonburg High School in 1984, attended ETSU, and received his bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Barrington University. Stan worked in...

Faye Anderson

Faye Anderson

Oct 5, 2014

Abingdon, VA- Faye C. Anderson, age 86, passed away on Sunday October 5, 2014 at Grace Healthcare. She was a native of Carter County TN, but had lived in Washington County VA since 1947. She was a member of the Macedonia Church of Christ and attended Woodland Hills Christian Church. Her entire working career was spent in the healthcare industry....

Loretta Smith Dye

Loretta Smith Dye

Oct 5, 2014

Bristol, VA – Loretta Smith Dye, age 82, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 5, 2014, at Abingdon Health & Rehab Center. She was born May 8, 1932 to late W.A. Smith and Tencie Smith. Loretta was a member of Reynolds Memorial Methodist Church in Bristol. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Marion J. Bryant

Marion J. Bryant

Oct 2, 2014

Abingdon, VA Mrs. Marion J. Bryant, age 79, passed away Thursday evening, October 2, 2014 in the Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Arkansas. However, being married to a serviceman, she lived in many parts of the country. She moved to Abingdon in 1974, where she has made her home since. Mrs. Bryant was of the Baptist faith....

Patrick Michael Murphy

Patrick Michael Murphy

Oct 2, 2014

Glade Spring, VA Mr. Patrick Michael “Mike” Murphy, age 63, passed away on Thursday, October 2, 2014 in the Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was born in West Virginia and had lived in Washington County, VA for more than thirty years. Mike was a carpenter and contractor and was known for his restoration work with cabins and old buildings. Aside from...

Mary Virginia Maiden

Mary Virginia Maiden

Sep 29, 2014

Meadowview, VA Mary Virginia Nunley Maiden died peacefully Monday, September 29, 2014. She was born April 7, 1924, in Abingdon, Virginia, the third child to the late Lonnie Dayton Nunley, Sr. and Inez Gibson Nunley. Mary Maiden was a graduate of William King High School, and she attended Virginia Intermont College and Mary Frye Business School. She lived most of...

Ruby Browning Hilt

Ruby Browning Hilt

Sep 26, 2014

Abingdon, VA- Ruby Browning Hilt, age 88, passed away on Friday, September 26, 2014 surrounded by her family and husband of 64 years. She was a lifelong member of Spring Creek Presbyterian Church. Ruby, a retired Washington County school teacher of 38 years, was preceded in death by her parents, James Edward Browning and Clara Thayer Browning; son, Mike Hilt;...

Kenneth Earl Gunther

Kenneth Earl Gunther

Sep 26, 2014

Abingdon, VA Mr. Kenneth Earl Gunther, age 90, passed away at his residence on Friday, September 26, 2014. He was a native of Michigan and spent most of his life working there as a mechanical engineer. He and his wife moved to Abingdon in the early 1990s. Mr. Gunther was a member of Sinking Spring Presbyterian Church. His activities included...

Arlie Gene Jobe, Sr.

Arlie Gene Jobe, Sr.

Sep 23, 2014

Meadowview, VA- Arlie Gene Jobe, Sr., age 84, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at his home with his family at his side. He was born to the late John C. Jobe and Alberta Lee Marcum Jobe on February 23, 1930 in Catlettsburg, KY. He served the United States Army during the Korean War and...

James Carlton Baugh

James Carlton Baugh

Sep 21, 2014

Abingdon, VA- James Carlton Baugh, age 77, passed away on Sunday, September 21, 2014, at his home. He is preceded in death by his second wife, Dolores Widner Baugh; parents, George Ellis and Elsie Jessee Baugh Price; brother, Lee Baugh; and sister, Irene Amos. James grew up in Russell County, Virginia and lived in Washington County, VA most of his...

John Charles Morefield

John Charles Morefield

Sep 21, 2014

Glade Spring, VA Mr. John Charles Morefield, age 82, went to his heavenly home on Sunday, September 21, 2014 in the Bristol Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. John was a native of Washington County, Virginia and was known for his laid back personality and his keen sense of humor. He and his wife were both cat lovers. During...

Helen Ruth Holmes Reedy

Helen Ruth Holmes Reedy

Sep 21, 2014

Bristol, VA Helen Ruth Holmes Reedy, age 80, passed away on Sunday, September 21, 2014 at Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol, TN. Mrs. Reedy was a native of Russell County, Virginia and had spent most of her adult life in the Washington, D.C. area. While in Washington, D.C. she worked as a budget analyst for the Department of Agriculture and...

Hazel C. Dolinger

Hazel C. Dolinger

Sep 20, 2014

Honey Brook, PA Hazel C. Dolinger, age 91, of Honey Brook, PA and formerly of Abingdon, VA, died on Saturday, September 20, 2014 at her home, while under the loving care of her family and hospice. She was born on June 8, 1923 in North Carolina. Hazel was the daughter of Dewey and Minni (Roop) Farmer. She was the wife...

David "D.J." Reynolds, II

David "D.J." Reynolds, II

Sep 19, 2014

Abingdon, VA – David Jasper Reynolds, II, age 42, passed on Friday, September 19, 2014, in Washington Court House, OH. D.J. was a 1992 graduate of John Battle High School and worked for Kelser Tank Company. He is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, William and Sarah Clark Reynolds; maternal grandmother, Lucy Caudill Miller; maternal aunt, Kathy Miller; and...

Donnie Ray Rosenbaum

Donnie Ray Rosenbaum

Sep 19, 2014

Abingdon, VA – Donnie Ray Rosenbaum, age 60, passed on Friday, September 19, 2014, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Donnie served in the U.S. Army and loved to play the guitar and sing gospel music. He is preceded in death by his parents, Robert A. and Susie K. Rosenbaum; four brothers, and two sisters. He is survived by three brothers, Pete...

Hallie Stephenson White

Hallie Stephenson White

Sep 18, 2014

Bristol, VA - Hallie Stephenson White, age 96, passed away at her residence on Thursday September 18, 2014. Mrs. White was born and raised in Glade Spring, VA and lived most of her life in Bristol where she was a member of Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, Hugh Andrew Stephenson and Lyda Boro...

Kathleen Riffle

Kathleen Riffle

Sep 18, 2014

Abingdon, VA – Kathleen Riffle, age 55, passed on Thursday, September 18, 2014, at her home. Kathleen was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Junior Riffle and Gloria Ann Buchanan Riffle; son, Shawn App; and grandson, Donovan Kennedy. She is survived by two daughters, Elaine Adkins and Amber Skeen; grandsons, Dustin Riffle and Cameron Ely; sisters, Becky Green, Lesha...

Nelson William Merchant

Nelson William Merchant

Sep 17, 2014

Bristol, TN – Nelson William Merchant, age 72, went to be with the Lord unexpectedly on Wednesday, September, 17, 2014, at his home. He was a member of the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army Air Corps and received two Purple Hearts as a result of injuries sustained in the Vietnam War. Nelson owned and operated The Muffler...