Obituaries

Betty Barron McCue

Betty Barron McCue

Jul 22, 2013

Betty Barron McCue, age 92, passed away on Monday, July 22, 2013 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She attended Columbia University and was a graduate of Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing in Troy, NY. She was a United States Army Veteran of World War II having served as a 1st Lieutenant in the Nurse Corps. She was a member of Sinking...

Lola Elizabeth Abel Hutton

Lola Elizabeth Abel Hutton

Jul 20, 2013

Lola Elizabeth Abel Hutton passed away on Saturday, July 20, 2013 at Holston Valley Medical Center. She was a member of Abingdon Baptist Church and was an avid gardener. She was born to the late David Alexander Abel and Rosa McCray Abel. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Ancel C. Hutton, Jr.; and sister, Ottolene Abel. She...

Mary Sue Davidson Bare

Mary Sue Davidson Bare

Jul 20, 2013

Mary Sue Davidson Bare, age 89, passed away on Saturday, July 20, 2013 at her home. She was born in Saltville, VA a daughter of the late Thomas Aker Davidson and Mintie Clear Davidson. Mrs. Bare was a graduate of William King High School Class of 1942. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband,...

Tommy Green Tiller

Tommy Green Tiller

Jul 16, 2013

Tommy Green Tiller, age 58, passed on Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Tommy was born and raised in the Mingo County area of West Virginia. He spent much time living in Beckley, WV and Welch, WV before moving to Washington County in 1980. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. Mr. Tiller is preceded in death...

Betty Faye St.John Heath

Betty Faye St.John Heath

Jul 15, 2013

Betty Faye St. John Heath, age 74, passed on Monday, July 15, 2013, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Betty loved spending time outside, loved animals, and loved spending time with with her granddaughter, Angela Faye, and dog, Prissy. She is preceded in death by her parents, Charles D. St. John and Ruth Virginia Thomas St. John; brothers, Sammy and Eddie...

Henry Dean Rowe

Henry Dean Rowe

Jul 15, 2013

Henry Dean Rowe, age 77, passed on Monday, July 15, 2013, at Holston Valley Medical Center. Henry was born and raised in Buchanan County, VA and moved to Abingdon in 1985. He was Veteran of the U.S. Army and loved to garden, fish, hunt, and spend time outdoors. Mr. Rowe was a self employed diesel mechanic and had also worked...

Ruby Violet Kestner Wynegar

Ruby Violet Kestner Wynegar

Jul 12, 2013

Ruby Violet Kestner Wynegar, age 96, passed on Friday, July 12, 2013, at her home on North Fork River Road. Ruby was a resident of Washington County her whole life and was a 1934 graduate of Hamilton High School in Mendota, VA. She was of the Baptist faith and was a member of Greendale Chapel. Mrs. Wynegar loved gardening, reading,...

Markcus Ray Salyers

Markcus Ray Salyers

Jul 10, 2013

Markcus Ray Salyers, age 76, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. He retired from Ford Motor Company after 36 years and 9 months and enjoyed woodworking. He was a member of Trigg Street Church of God. He will always be remembered as a wonderful Christian husband and a loving father. He was born to the...

David Charles Cole Jr.

David Charles Cole Jr.

Jul 8, 2013

David Charles Cole, Jr. passed away on Monday July 8, 2013 at his home. He was the world's greatest tree climber! David was born on December 26, 1958 in Elkton, MD and lived in Texas and Delaware before coming to Virginia. His lifelong work was a climber in the tree service business. He was preceded in death by his father...

Virginia Eileen Poston Smith

Virginia Eileen Poston Smith

Jul 5, 2013

Virginia Eileen Poston Smith, age 74, passed away at her home on Friday, July 5, 2013. She was born to the late Mason Fields and Virgie Martin Fields in Lebanon, VA on October 16, 1938. She is also preceded in death by her first husband, Roscoe Poston, as well as her second husband, Frank Smith; two brothers, Kenneth Fields and...

Polly Jane Parish

Polly Jane Parish

Jul 3, 2013

Polly Jane Parish, age 86, passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2013, at Johnson City Medical Center. Born in Grundy, Virginia, on June 17, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Julia Stiltner and was a 1946 graduate of Grundy High School. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William G....

Margaret Inez Long Eades

Margaret Inez Long Eades

Jul 3, 2013

Margaret Inez Long Eades, age 86, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 3, 2013, at Abingdon Health & Rehab Center. Ms. Eades was employed as a payroll attendant at Bristol Memorial Hospital and also worked at Zimmerman's Hallmark. She was a member of Pleasant View United Methodist Church and loved gardening. Inez is preceded in death by...

Keith Nathaniel Harrell

Keith Nathaniel Harrell

Jul 2, 2013

Keith Nathaniel Harrell, age 32, passed away at his home in Bristol, VA on Tuesday, July 2, 2013. He was a native of Northern Virginia and had only recently relocated to Southwest Virginia where he was studying at UVA Wise. He is preceded in death by his father, William James Harrell. He is survived by his mother, Arnette Lenae Ashley...

John Benjamin Mink

John Benjamin Mink

Jul 2, 2013

John Benjamin Mink "Ben", age 27, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Ben was a 2003 Graduate of Virginia High School. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the United States Army and was deployed to Iraq. After his discharge from the military, Ben attended the Golf Academy of America in Myrtle Beach, SC. He loved...

Glenna Reeve Baumgardner Barnousky

Glenna Reeve Baumgardner Barnousky

Jun 27, 2013

Glenna Barnousky, age 91, beloved mother and friend, went to be with our Lord on Thursday, June 27, 2013 at the home of her eldest daughter with family at her bedside. She was preceded in death by husband, Joseph John Barnousky; parents, the Reverend A. R. Baumgardner and Mary Gussie Baumgardner; sister, Frances Florine Jones; and brothers, Morris Baumgardner and...

William Glenn Widner

William Glenn Widner

Jun 23, 2013

William Glenn Widner, age 76, passed on Sunday, June 23, 2013, at his home. William retired after 24 years of service from the United States Army where he served two tours of duty in Korea and one tour in Vietnam. He was a member of Carvossa United Methodist Church and was a 32nd Degree Mason. William is preceded in death...

Patricia Laverne Long Johnson

Patricia Laverne Long Johnson

Jun 23, 2013

Patricia Laverne Long Johnson, age 59, passed away Sunday, June 23, 2013, at Abingdon Health & Rehab Center. She is preceded in death by her father, Ralph Long. She is survived by her husband, Johnny Johnson; mother, Lottie Childress Sheffield of Abingdon, VA; brothers, Gary Long of Abingdon, VA and Glenn Long of Bristol, VA; sisters, Tina Norris of Bristol,...

Jeffery Allen Owens

Jeffery Allen Owens

Jun 20, 2013

Jeffery Allen Owens, age 15, passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2013. He was an incoming sophomore at Abingdon High School who loved playing baseball, working on his truck, watching wrestling on TV, playing his Xbox, and fishing. He is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Carl Owens and Carrie Owens; two uncles, Garland Owens and David Widner; and...

Lillian Mullins Beverly

Lillian Mullins Beverly

Jun 20, 2013

Lillian Mullins Beverly, age 89, passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2013. She was a member of Shady Grove United Methodist Church in Abingdon, VA. She was a native of Dickenson County, born October 26, 1923. She was preceded in death by her parents, Kedric Mullins and Tilda Fuller Mullins; son, James "Jim" Beverly; and an infant daughter, Diane Beverly....

Yvonne J. Molino

Yvonne J. Molino

Jun 20, 2013

Mrs. Yvonne J. Molino, age 70, passed away at her home surrounded by family on Thursday, June 20, 2013 after a short illness. Mrs. Molino was born in Yorkshire, England and moved to the Philadelphia, PA area at age 4. She moved with her husband and family to Abingdon, VA in 1976 and soon began calling it home. Family and...