Obituaries
Thomas Warren Orr Jr.
Oct 19, 2013
Mr. Thomas Warren Orr, Jr., age 68, passed away Saturday October 19, 2013 at Valley Healthcare Center. Mr. Orr was born November 21, 1944 in Newport News, VA to the late Thomas Warren Orr, Sr. and Helen Trussell Orr. Tom spent much of his time searching for Indian relics and loved American Civil War history. He is survived by his...
Martha Ann Singleton Williams
Oct 17, 2013
Martha Ann Singleton Williams, age 62, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 17, 2013 at her home. Martha attended Woodland Baptist Church and the "Open the Eyes of My Heart" Bible Study at Faith Baptist Church. Mrs. Williams was born and raised in Abingdon, VA and lived numerous places throughout her life including living 20 years in...
Corbett Lee Hunt
Oct 15, 2013
Corbett Lee Hunt, age 43, passed away on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. The family of Corbett Lee Hunt is being cared for by Farris Funeral Service & Crematory, 427 East Main Street, Abingdon, VA 24210 (276-623-2700).
Mary Jewell Sowards
Oct 13, 2013
Mrs. Mary Jewell Sowards, age 88, passed away on Sunday October 13, 2013 at the Hospice House in Bristol, TN. She had lived in St. Augustine, FL prior to moving to Bristol, TN 5 years ago. Her faith was Baptist. Mrs. Sowards was predeceased by her husband James Sowards and son Jimmy Sowards. She is survived by 2 daughters; Joyce...
Gilmer Smith Sr.
Oct 12, 2013
Gilmer Smith, Sr., age 75, passed away Saturday, October 12, 2013 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN surrounded by his wife and children. He was born to the late John Albert Smith and Eliza Arnold Smith in 1937 in Abingdon, VA. For the last many years he was a resident of Bristol, VA. He was retired from the...
Mary A. Ray
Oct 12, 2013
Mary A. Ray, age 67, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 12, 2013 at Valley Health Care Center with her husband and her daughter by her side. She was of the Church of God Faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mildred and Lucille Rose Steffey; infant daughter, Kristina Ray; brother, Reece Jackson Steffey; and...
Waynoka Davis
Oct 11, 2013
Mrs.Waynoka "Duke" Dyer Davis, age 86, of Keene, NH and formerly of Abingdon, VA., New Canaan, CT, Coconut Creek, FL, Huntington, WV, and Allen, KY, went to meet her Maker on October 11, 2013, at Maplewood Nursing Home in Westmoreland, NH. She passed after a brief period of decline. Duke was born December 6, 1926, in Hueysville, KY to the...
Christy Michelle Lewis
Oct 9, 2013
Christy Michelle Lewis, age 37, passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2013. She was born to David Lee Lewis, Jr. and Barbara Faye Lewis on December 13, 1975. She was a talented artist who enjoyed sketching. She is preceded in death by her brother, Chad E. Lewis. In addition to her parents she is survived by her daughter, Lakin Lewis...
Stanley Bill Wagoner
Oct 9, 2013
Mr. Stanley Bill Wagoner, age 79, passed away Wednesday October 9, 2013 in the Valley Healthcare Facility; Chilhowie, VA. Mr. Wagoner had been employed by Appalachian Power for 10 years. He was best known as the owner/operator of the Cleveland Supermarket in Cleveland, VA. He was a graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and was a member of the Anglican Catholic...
Ray Allen Warner
Oct 8, 2013
Ray Allen Warner went from his earthly home to his heavenly home on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at 11:30 p.m. He was born in Akron, OH on February 17, 1926 to Tom and Grace Warner. He graduated from Houser High School in Akron and later from Goodyear Industrial Trade School, also in Akron, with honors. Ray spent two years in...
Rose Ann Sebo
Oct 7, 2013
Rose Ann Sebo, age 78, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2013 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was a former Worthy Matron with the Norton Chapter of the Eastern Stars and served as a Den Mother for the Council for Job's Daughters in Pomeroy, OH. She was a volunteer at the Senior Center in Abingdon for many years and she...
William Robert Hunt
Oct 7, 2013
William Robert "Bill" Hunt, 68, passed away Monday, October 7, 2013, at University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. He was born in Bronx, NY on July 30, 1945, to the late Bob and Anne Hunt. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Barbara. Bill was a retired accountant, having owned his own...
Mose Calvin Hammer
Oct 6, 2013
Mose Calvin Hammer, age 80, passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2013 at his home. He was a cowboy whose passion was fulfilled in the saddle. If there was a ride he was riding. He was a volunteer at Leg Up Therapeutic Riding Center that helped handicapped children. He was employed by Westinghouse for 20 years and was a member...
Christopher Nathaniel Necessary Sr.
Oct 5, 2013
Mr. Christopher Nathaniel Necessary, Sr., age 53 passed away at his home on Saturday October 5, 2013, surrounded by his loving family. He was a native of Havre de Grace, MD, but moved to Meadowview, VA 21 years ago. Mr. Necessary was employed as a concrete finisher during his working years. He was a member of the Deer Valley Baptist...
Brian David Bowers
Oct 4, 2013
Brian David Bowers, age 52 and life long resident of Glade Spring, VA, passed on Friday, October 4, 2013 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Mr. Bowers was an employee at General Dynamics for 26 years and was preceded in death by his parents, Howard Ernest Bowers and Hazel Shirley Hawthorne Bowers, and brother-in-law, Mike St. John. He is survived by...
Linda Sue O'Quinn Daniels
Oct 3, 2013
Linda Sue O'Quinn Daniels, age 70, passed away at her home on Thursday, October 3, 2013 following a brief illness. She was a member of the Holston Valley Baptist Church of Abingdon, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her father, Roley O'Quinn. She is survived by her mother, Beulah Lockhart O'Quinn of Abingdon, VA, and her loving husband of...
Harold Burns Mullins Sr.
Sep 29, 2013
Harold Burns Mullins, Sr., age 77, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by loving family members on Sunday, September 29, 2013. Harold was born on April 4, 1936 in Clintwood, VA the son of the late Edna Crabtree Mullins and Archie Mullins. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by many members of the Mullins and...
Stella Mae Hay Fields
Sep 29, 2013
Stella Mae Hay Fields, age 75, passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at her home. Stella was born December 24, 1937 in Haysi, VA to the late Oakley Hay and Velva Edwards Hay and moved to Abingdon in 1947. She worked at Sperry Univac for 19 years and was a member of Greendale Chapel. In addition to her parents,...
Robert B. Baldwin
Sep 28, 2013
Robert B. (Bob) Baldwin, age 84, peacefully departed this life for an everlasting one on Saturday, September 28, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. Bob was born on February 4, 1929 to William and Ida Baldwin at Holden, WV. He grew up in Logan, WV where he attended school, graduating from Logan High School in 1946. Upon high school graduation...
Douglas Eugene DeBusk
Sep 28, 2013
Douglas Eugene DeBusk, age 81, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 28, 2013 at the Mountain Home VA Medical Center in Johnson City, TN. He was born on March 21, 1931 to the late Hobert Timothy DeBusk and Virginia DeBusk. He retired from the United States Army as a Staff Sergeant having served his country for 24...
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