Hazel Widner Nelson
Jun 2, 2014
Abingdon, VA – Hazel Marie Widner Nelson, age 82, passed away on Monday June 2, 2014 at Grace Healthcare. Mrs. Nelson was a lifelong resident of Washington County, VA. She was Baptist in faith and constantly shared Psalm 23, as it was her favorite Bible verse. Her joys in life were her family, flowers, and gardening. She especially loved to...
Revonda M. Hollandsworth
Jun 1, 2014
Abingdon, VA – Revonda M. Hollandsworth, age 90, passed away on Sunday, June 1, 2014 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born in Washington County, VA on February 14, 1924. She attended the Abingdon Church of Christ. She was a homemaker and served as a minister’s wife meeting the needs of many people day or night. She was a true...
Vivian Blackburn Gentry
May 31, 2014
Abingdon, VA- On a beautiful spring day, May 31, 2014 Vivian Blackburn Gentry, age 92, passed peacefully from her home and earthly life to her heavenly reward and reunion with her beloved husband, Homer S. Gentry. Vivian was born October 10, 1921 to the late Reverend Edward E. and Ollie Clawson Blackburn of Todd, NC. She was preceded in death...
Lula Cox
May 31, 2014
Abingdon, VA – Lula Laken Cox, age 91, went to be with Jesus, on Saturday, May 31, 2014, at the home of her daughter, Mary Cox. Mrs. Cox was a native of Mendota, VA and was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Calvin Cox, and two daughters. Survivors include her sons, Bobby Cox, Donnie Cox, Jimmy Cox,...
Jerry Ann Ratcliff
May 30, 2014
Mrs. Jerry Ann Ratcliff, age 65, passed away on Friday, May 30, 2014 at the Wellmont Hospice House. She was a member of Grace Presbyterian Church in Glade Spring, VA, the Washington County Breast Cancer Support Group, and the Southview Estates Extension Club. She also volunteered for the American Cancer Society and Relay for Life. She was born to the...
Rebecca C. Larsen
May 29, 2014
Abingdon, VA - Rebecca Anne Collins Larsen, age 71, passed away Thursday, May 29, 2014, at Wellmont Hospice House. She was a native of Kannapolis, NC, daughter of the late Samuel L. Collins and Audrey Woodward Collins. She had an outstanding career as a pediatric nurse prior to starting her family, but her greatest life work was as a devoted...
Mary Tuell Bowers
May 28, 2014
Bristol, VA- Mary Tuell Bowers, age 81, went to join our Lord on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, and wife. She was a member of Maple Grove Presbyterian Church and attended Wyndale United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Floyd and Gladys Tuell; husband...
Berkley M. Davidson
May 28, 2014
Bristol, TN - Berkley M. Davidson, age 82, passed on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at his home. Berkley was born in Saltville, VA to the late L.L. “Monk” Davidson and Mae Cahill Davidson. Mr. Davidson moved his family to Bristol in 1960 and was a longtime member of Virginia Avenue United Methodist Church. Berkley retired from Raytheon after 34 years...
Katalou Johnson Hearl
May 28, 2014
Abingdon, VA – Katalou Johnson Hearl, age 84, passed on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at Grace Healthcare. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Hearl; parents, John B. Johnson and Millie Mae Carroll Johnson; brother, Garfield Johnson; two sisters, Betty Barrett and Nannie Johnson; and grandson, Travis Hearl. She is survived by her brother, Larry Johnson of NC;...
Thomas Vance Nunley
May 27, 2014
Bristol, VA- Thomas Vance “Tommy” Nunley, age 49, passed away on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was a graduate of Abingdon High School and was employed at the Bristol Workshop. He was a resident of the Sunhouse in Bristol, VA. He was preceded in death by his mother, Ruby Frances Nunley; paternal grandparents, Willie Vance...
Betty Crytzer
May 25, 2014
Altamonte Springs, FL In Loving Memory of Betty Cole Crytzer: May 24, 1939 – May 25, 2014. Betty had lived the last 35 years in Altamonte Springs, FL, where she was a school teacher. Prior to that, she taught five years at High Point Elementary School in Washington County, Virginia. She will be dearly missed by the many people whose...
Charles Xavier McHugh, Jr.
May 23, 2014
Weeki Wachee, FL- Charles Xavier “Chuck” McHugh, Jr., age 69, passed away on Friday, May 23, 2014 in Weeki Wachee, FL following a courageous battle with cancer during which he maintained a positive attitude and never gave up. He was born on July 4, 1944 the first of five children born to the late Charles Xavier McHugh, Sr. and Alice...
Chester Lee Mullins
May 23, 2014
Bristol, VA Mr. Chester Lee Mullins, age 89, passed away on Friday May 23, 2014, in the Christian Care Center of Johnson City, Tennessee. Mr. Mullins and his wife moved from Fairfax, VA in 1976 to become residents of the Bristol area, where he worked as a mechanic. He was an Army combat medic veteran during WWII and served his...
Robin Kelley Harman
May 21, 2014
Abingdon, VA – Robin Kelley Harman, age 48, passed away on Wednesday May 21, 2014 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Robin was a lifelong resident of Abingdon. She is remembered as being full of life and loving every minute of it. Time spent with her family and in the out of doors were the most special for her. She...
Pauline Jamison Cooper
May 21, 2014
Bristol, VA - Pauline Jamison “Polly” Cooper, age 96, beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother and great grandmother passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Polly was born in Washington County, Virginia on February 3, 1918, daughter of Etta Woodward Jamison and Allen Jamison, who were lifelong Washington County residents. She grew up in Lindell, Virginia and was Salutatorian of her...
Louise Christine Testerman Norris
May 21, 2014
Glade Spring, VA – Louise Christine Testerman Norris, age 63, passed on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Mrs. Norris was born in Glade Spring, VA to the late William and Danie Holdaway Testerman and spent the majority of her life there. Louise was a member of Grace Presbyterian Church and loved gardening, sewing, and...
Janne Bodenhorst Webb
May 20, 2014
Abingdon, VA- Janne Bodenhorst Webb, age 55, passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at her home. She was born on September 23, 1958 the third child of Piet Bodenhorst and Jan Osborn Bodenhorst. In addition to her parents, she is also survived by her husband of 15 years, Timothy Bryan Webb; son, Bryan Decaterina; four siblings, Jeoff Bodenhorst and...
Lonnie Wayne Pierce
May 19, 2014
Abingdon, VA- Lonnie Wayne Pierce, age 60, passed away on Monday, May 19, 2014 at his home. He was born on August 6, 1953 to the late Durwood Pierce and Ruby Caudill Pierce. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Ernest Pierce; and three sisters, Shirley Sailor, Mae Crouch, and Aleene Lewis. He is...
Martha Ellison Bailey
May 18, 2014
Martha Ellison Bailey, age 64, and formerly of Abingdon, VA, passed away on Sunday, May 18, 2014 in Monroeville, PA. Martha was born in Abingdon, VA to the late Charles and Ada Ellison. She was a devout Christian, a world traveler, and a member of the family-based Omega Ministries. However, nothing gave her greater joy than spending time with her...
Kenneth Lee Owens
May 18, 2014
Kingsport, TN – Kenneth Lee Owens, age 71, passed on Sunday, May 18, 2014, at Holston Valley Medical Center. Mr. Owens was born and raised in Grundy, VA and moved to the Tri-cities area in 1964 where he lived briefly in Bristol, VA and Abingdon, VA. He retired after 30 years of service with Sprint Phone Company and loved to...
