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...
John Edward Bazyk Sr.
Sep 28, 2013
John Edward Bazyk, Sr., age 76, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 28, 2013 at his home. He was born to the late John Stanley Bazyk and Anna Angeline Epsick Bazyk on August 19, 1937 in Acosta, PA. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and was retired from the Fairfax County Police Department...
Opal Marie Peirolo
Sep 28, 2013
Opal Peirolo, 83, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2013 at the Golden Living Center in Tucker, Georgia, where she was loved and well cared for by the fine caregivers and staff at the facility. Opal leaves behind three daughters, Charlene, Jeanne, and Linda; two sons-in-law, Joe Purdy and Michael Besal; two grandsons, Matthew and Brian Purdy, and several nieces and...
Angel Joy Grant McVey
Sep 27, 2013
Angel Joy Grant McVey, age 36, passed away on Friday, September 27, 2013 at her home. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her father, Timothy Leonard Grant; brother, Marshall Edward Grant; and nephew, Corey Andrew Ashley. She is survived by her mother, Gail Grant; her loving husband of 18 years, Charles H. McVey; son,...
Bonnie Galeski Combs
Sep 22, 2013
Bonnie Galeski Combs, age 79, passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2013. She was a native of Fleming, KY and a resident of Hampton, VA for many years. Bonnie was a loving homemaker whose focus was her husband and her five children. She retired from Maida Development. Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, and one brother....
Mary Elizabeth Nemeth
Sep 18, 2013
Mary Elizabeth Nemeth, age 65, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at the VITAS Inpatient Hospice Unit in Merritt Island, FL. Mary was born in Seattle, WA on March 20, 1948 and grew up in Chehalis, WA. Mary enjoyed working as a video department manager at Food City in Elizabethton following Campus Video in Johnson City, TN. Following...
Mary Ann Shumate Jessee
Sep 16, 2013
Mary Ann Shumate Jessee passed away on Monday, September 16, 2013 at Abingdon Health & Rehab Center. She was born on September 22, 1922 in Princeton, West Virginia to P. D. Shumate and Ida Spangler. She was preceded in death by her infant son, William David Walker; her brother, E. E. Shumate;and her sister, Mildred Shumate Lesher. She is survived...
Clara Grace Widener
Sep 16, 2013
Mrs. Clara Grace Widener, age 95, passed away Monday September 16, 2013, at Grace Healthcare in Abingdon, VA. She was a life-long resident of Washington County. She was a devoted wife, mother and homemaker who loved gardening and playing piano. Mrs. Widener was preceded in death by her husband Earnest E. "Bummy" Widener on August 27, 2013; daughter Kay Roark,...
Charles Christopher Curtis
Sep 15, 2013
Charles Christopher Curtis "Chip", age 47, passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2013 at Johnson City Medical Center. He was born to the late William Newell Curtis and Rubye Moore Curtis on December 10, 1965. He was a native of Bristol, TN and was a graduate of Tennessee High School. He was a construction worker by trade and enjoyed working...
Elsie Westine Caudell Sword
Sep 14, 2013
Elsie Westine Caudell Sword, well-known Abingdon resident, passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2013 at her home. She was born April 3, 1934 in Eaton, Weld County, Colorado. Westine was preceded in death by her father, Thomas Pendergraft; step-father Joseph Booth; brother Charlie Pendergraft; first husband, Billy R. Caudell, Sr.; second husband, Joseph P. Sword; and son Joseph W. Sword....
Claude Allen Asbury
Sep 14, 2013
Claude Allen Asbury, age 86, passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2013 in Bristol, TN. Born March 6, 1927 in Newhall, West Virginia, he worked for 36 years in the mining industry. He attended Bluefield State College where he studied electrical engineering. He was a resident of Washington County, Virginia for the past 55 years and was a member of...
Mary Lois Leonard Broyles
Sep 14, 2013
Mary Lois Leonard Broyles, age 78, went to be with the Lord Saturday, September 14, 2013 at the Wellmont Hospice House. She was born to the late Coy Leonard and Leona Leonard on September 4, 1935 in Appalachia, VA. In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by her brother, Ronny Leonard. She is survived by her...
Virgil Ray Carr
Sep 12, 2013
Virgil Ray Carr, age 63, passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2013 at the Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Elizabethton, TN, and lived in the area all of his life except for a short stent in California. While his health permitted, Virgil worked in the building industry. However, he is best known for his assistance around...
Elizabeth Aistrop
Sep 11, 2013
Mrs. Elizabeth "Belle" Aistrop, age 81, passed away on Wednesday September 11, 2013, in Maryville, TN. She was a former resident of Glade Spring, VA, and was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church. Mrs. Aistrop was predeceased by her husband, Lester Aistrop. She is survived by her son Larry and wife Monica of Maryville, TN; four brothers: James C....
Mark Berton DeBusk
Sep 11, 2013
Mark Berton DeBusk, age 52, passed on Wednesday, September 11, 2013, at his home. Mark was a member of Muncey Memorial United Methodist Church and is preceded in death by his father, Berton F. DeBusk, Jr. He will be remembered always for his vivacious personality and endless smile. Mark had a love of flying and was a pilot for twenty...
