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
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
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
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
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
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...
Lawrence "Shorty" Rasnick, Sr.
Sep 15, 2014
Bristol, VA – Lawrence “Shorty” Rasnick, Sr., age 87, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 15, 2014, at the Cambridge House in Bristol, TN. Mr. Rasnick was born in Wilder, VA to the late Benjamin Harrison Rasnake and Tiny Alafair Barton Rasnake. Lawrence served in the U.S. Army during WWII and retired as a coal miner with Pittson Coal after...
Carolyn Beckham
Sep 10, 2014
Glade Spring, VA- Carolyn Rachel Parker Beckham, age 83, passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was born to the late Kelly Parker and Eva Hutton Parker on May 25, 1931 in Marion, VA. Carolyn owned and bred miniature poodles alongside her husband, Dick. Together they raised an International Champion and a British Champion....
Nellie Eileen Wolfe Fields
Sep 10, 2014
Lebanon, VA- Nellie Eileen Wolfe Fields, age 79, passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at her home. She was born to the late Oca Wolfe and Madeline Spriggs Wolfe on May 4, 1935. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Allen Fields, Sr.; brother, Clyde Wolfe; sister, Geneda Reynolds; and great grandson who...
Kaitlynn Elizabeth Ray
Sep 10, 2014
Meadowview, VA – Kaitlynn Elizabeth Ray, infant daughter of Charles and Tasha McCracken Ray, went to be with the Lord shortly after birth on Wednesday, September 10, 2014, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She is preceded in death by her great-grandparents Dorothy and Lewis Snead, Mary and Silas McCracken, and Henry Ray; uncle Perry Hess; and cousin Makayela Gomez. In addition...
Audrey "Granny" Seymore
Sep 8, 2014
Abingdon, VA – Audrey “Granny” Seymore, age 94, was lead peacefully by the hand of the Lord to her heavenly home on Monday, September 8, 2014 at Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie, VA just one day shy of her 95th birthday. She was born to the late P. H. McVey and Blanche Barlow McVey. She faithfully attended Pilgrim Baptist...
William Thomas Reames, Jr.
Sep 8, 2014
Glade Spring, VA- William Thomas Reames, Jr., age 86, went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 8, 2014, at his home with his wife by his side. Born May 13, 1928, he was the son of the late W.T. and Rachel Clark Reames and a lifelong resident of Glade Spring, VA. He was a member of Providence Presbyterian...
Lee H. Reiff
Sep 6, 2014
Lee H. Reiff - Surrounded by his family, Lee H. Reiff, son of T. E. and Ione Austin Reiff, died peacefully at home on September 6, 2014, in Bristol, Virginia. Born July 6, 1929, in Newton, Kansas, he graduated from Newton High School and received a Pepsi-Cola National Scholarship for his college education. He attended the University of Kansas for...
Eleanor Widener Honaker Sheffey
Sep 5, 2014
Abingdon, VA Mrs. Eleanor Widener Honaker Sheffey, age 85, passed away at her home on Friday, September 5, 2014. She was a member of the Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church. She had been a fourteen-year employee of Appalachian Power and a five-year employee of Altemose Construction. Mrs. Sheffey was predeceased by her parents, Hugh Henderson and Lillian Catherine Widener; husbands, Jack...
Charles Washington Johnson, Jr.
Sep 5, 2014
Abingdon, VA,- Mr. Charles Washington Johnson, Jr., age 82 passed away on Friday September 5, 2014 in the Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County VA; being born in the Hayter’s Gap Community. Charlie spent his entire working life in the construction business and was president of Cherokee Construction Company. He was a...
Herman McCoy
Sep 5, 2014
Glade Spring, VA – Herman McCoy, age 91, passed on September 5, 2014. Mr. McCoy was born in West Virginia to the late Rome McCoy and Margaret Blankenship. He was raised and spent most of his life in Hurley, VA before moving to Glade Spring 25 years ago. Herman was a coal miner, loved to spend time in his garden,...
Margaret Grace Ferreira
Sep 4, 2014
Abingdon, VA Margaret Grace (Chadwick) Ferreira, died peacefully on September 4, 2014 in Abingdon, VA. Margie was born on July 24, 1925 in Bronx, NY; she was the daughter of the late George W. and Elizabeth (McElheney) Chadwick. Margie enjoyed listening to the 40’s, 50’s and today’s music, Elvis, and especially watching old movies and Elvis movies. She loved to...
Vivian Willie Anne Watkins Santona
Sep 3, 2014
Bronx, NY- Vivian Willie Anne Watkins Santona “He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.” Psalm 23:3 KJV Vivian Willie Anne Watkins Santona was called home by our Heavenly Father on the 3rd of September 2014 at Calvary Hospital in Bronx, NY after a short illness. She was a member of Zion...
Duncan A. Parsons
Sep 3, 2014
Abingdon, VA- Duncan Allen Parsons, Abingdon, Va., beloved husband of Charlotte, died Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC, following a courageous battle with leukemia. He was 59. Duncan grew up in Wolfeboro, NH, where he developed a love of nature. His father took him and his brothers on annual ski trips, one of many activities...
Raymond D Tolliver
Sep 1, 2014
Glade Spring, VA Raymond D. Tolliver, age 69, went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 1, 2014, at his home. Raymond was born December 20, 1944, in Raleigh County, WV to the late William Audry Tolliver and Lola Sizemore Tolliver. Mr. Tolliver was a U.S. Army Veteran and previously employed by Ingersoll-Rand and Marion Composites. In addition to...
