Charles Lee Maiden Jr.
Apr 3, 2013
Charles "Charlie" Maiden, Jr., age 75, passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at the University of Virginia Hospital following a battle with melanoma cancer. Born on March 28, 1938, Charlie was a lifelong resident of Abingdon, VA. Graduating from William King High School in 1956, Charlie went on to enter the United States Army, serving for thirteen years in...
Margaret Broyles Akers
Apr 3, 2013
Margaret Broyles Akers, age 93, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at Hummingbird Retirement Villa in Lebanon, VA. Margaret was born in the Weaver community of Sullivan County, TN to the late William Orbin Broyles and Mertie Isabell Crumley Broyles. She lived most of her life in Bristol and Glade Spring,...
Georgia Kathryn Cox
Apr 2, 2013
Mrs. Georgia Kathryn Cox, 93, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born in Russell County, Virginia but had lived most of her life in Washington County. Mrs. Cox was a hardworking farmer's wife and devoted mother who ran her household with love and great skill. She was a wonderful cook and raised a large...
Ernest Leroy Duff
Apr 1, 2013
Ernest Leroy "Shorty" Duff, age 85, passed on April 1, 2013, at his home. He was born in Saltville, VA to the late Archie "Poppy Duff" and Leona Duff. He lived most of his life in Glade Spring, VA before moving to Abingdon in 1990. He served honorably in the U.S. Army during the occupation of Germany at the end...
Roger Allen Lawson
Mar 29, 2013
Mr. Roger Allen Lawson, age 55, passed away on Friday March 29, 2013 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was a native Floridian but had lived in Washington County, VA for the past 40 years. Roger was an outgoing prankster, who loved fishing and the outdoors. He was known to always take up for the "little guy." Roger loved to cook...
Lloyd Herman Duty
Mar 29, 2013
Lloyd Herman Duty, age 74, passed away on Friday, March 29, 2013 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was born on August 12, 1938 in Grundy, Virginia to the late Jonah and Kelsa Lou (Childress) Duty. He moved to Michigan at a young age. He met his wife, Mary Lou, in 1956 and they were married in 1959. God blessed them...
Timothy Leonard Grant
Mar 28, 2013
Timothy Leonard Grant, age 59, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 28, 2013 at his home. He was a member of Bethel Presbyterian Church. He was born to the late Lacy Marshall Grant and Eleanor Leonard Grant on July 24, 1953. He is also preceded in death by his son, Marshall Edward Grant; two brothers, John Grant...
Emit Marshall Boothe Jr.
Mar 28, 2013
Emit Marshall Boothe, Jr., age 54, passed on Thursday, March 28, 2013, at his home. Emit was born and raised in Lebanon, VA. He was an employee of AGC Glass Company for many years. Emit loved fishing, hunting, woodworking, gardening, and most importantly, spending time with his granddaughter, Mazzy and his loyal companion, Molly. He is preceded in death by...
Joseph Franklin Alexander
Mar 25, 2013
Joseph Franklin Alexander, 60, died Monday, March 25, 2013 at his home. He was born June 28, 1952, in San Bernardino, CA, son of the late Lawrence Melvin Alexander and Margaret Duff Alexander. Joe was a graduate of Cal State at Long Beach, and he had worked as Superintendent of the waste water treatment plant in Damascus, VA for thirty...
Deborah Ann Stipes
Mar 24, 2013
Deborah Ann Stipes, age 59, passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2013 at her home. She was born to the late Emmett Russell Barnes and Goldie Horne Barnes. She is also preceded in death by two brothers, Roy Barnes and Joe Barnes. She is survived by her loving husband of 22 years, Clyde Junior Stipes, two sons, Harry Shane Mason...
Mabel Virginia Dolinger Farmer Green
Mar 24, 2013
Funeral services for Mabel Virginia Dolinger Farmer Green will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 29, 2013 at the Main Street Chapel of Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon, VA. The family will receive friends from 10:00-11:00 a.m., Friday at the funeral home. Interment will follow at 1:45 p.m., Friday in the Mountain Home National Veteran's Cemetery. Mrs. Green passed...
James Ronald Looney
Mar 24, 2013
James Ronald Looney, Ph.D., age 78, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2013, at his home. He was born in Grundy, VA, son of the late Jennings and Callie Looney. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and had been stationed in Japan, working in communications. Following his military service, Jim earned his Ph.D. from Ohio University and...
Stephen G. Loggans
Mar 24, 2013
Stephen G. Loggans, age 63, passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2013, at his home. Stephen was born and raised in Concord, NC and moved to Virginia in 2004. He retired from Mitel Telecommunications and was owner of Riverside Campground on North Fork River Road in Abingdon. Stephen loved to farm, was a Scout Master for numerous years, and was...
Ezra Olen Greer
Mar 24, 2013
Ezra Olen "Slick" Greer departed this life on March 24, 2013 at his home in Abingdon, VA. He was married for almost 68 years to Jean Carter Greer. Ezra and Jean met as teenagers while both living in White Top, VA. Together they had a daughter, Carla Greer Proffitt of Abingdon, VA. Slick served in the United States Navy during...
Clarence Junior Lampkins
Mar 23, 2013
Clarence Junior Lampkins, age 78, passed on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at Johnson City Medical Center. Clarence was born in Russell County, VA and was of the Baptist faith. He was employed by VDOT for 18 years and farmed most of his life. Mr. Lampkins is preceded in death by his parents, Gilmer and Eliza Booth Lampkins, as well as...
William Reynolds
Mar 22, 2013
Mr. William "Charlie" Reynolds, age 69, passed away Friday, March 22, 2013, at his home. Charlie was a native of Washington County, VA and attended High Point Baptist Church. He will be remembered for being a jovial and loving friend to all. He dearly loved his family and held them close, even as his health waned. Charlie is survived by...
Peggy Moore Blackwell
Mar 19, 2013
Peggy Moore Blackwell, age 63, passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She graduated from Emory and Henry College with a B.S. in Psychology and received her M.A. in Human Behavioral Psychology from Radford University. Her life's work was helping women at Abuse Alternatives and recovering addicts at Frontier Health/Bristol Regional Counseling Center. She regularly attended...
Madge Candler Greer
Mar 19, 2013
Madge Candler Greer, age 95, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born in the Carterton section of Russell County to the late Janie Kiser Candler and Fitzhugh Lee Candler. She was preceded in death by her husband, Reverend John Franklin Greer, Jr.; sister, Clarice Estes; and brothers, Grady and Dr. Paul Candler. Madge was...
Timothy Mark Mahaffey
Mar 17, 2013
Timothy Mark Mahaffey, age 60, passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2013 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. He is preceded in death by his father, John Mahaffey; and brother, Michael Mahaffey. He is survived by his mother, Verna Mahaffey of Abingdon, VA; daughters, Victoria Mahaffey and Ann Mahaffey both of DeFuniak Springs, FL; brother, John Mahaffey and wife Beth of Abingdon,...
James Harold Sharrett Sr.
Mar 16, 2013
James Harold Sharrett, Sr. of Bristol, VA passed away at his home on Saturday March 16, 2013. He was 66 years old. Mr. Sharrett was a retiree of Sprint, where he was a 27 year employee, and was of Christian Faith. Mr. Sharrett is survived by his only child, James Harold Sharrett, Jr., age 39 of Bristol, VA; 2 brothers...
