Sandra Sue Sollien
Sep 11, 2012
Sandra Sue Sollien went to be with the Lord on September 11, 2012 at her home. Ms. Sollien was born and raised in Grundy, VA and moved to Abingdon in 1978. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church and was preceded in death by her parents, Stanley and Gladys Sollien, brother, Casey Sollien, and dear friend, Mr. Felix....
Helen Frances Thomas Johnson
Sep 7, 2012
Helen Frances Thomas Johnson, age 69, went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 7, 2012 at Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol, TN with her family by her side. She was a member of Fellowship Chapel and helped with the local food bank. Helen retired from Food City and later was owner of Helen's Beauty Shop in Bristol, VA....
Jacob Joseph (Yarber) Kallal
Sep 7, 2012
Jacob Joseph (Yarber) Kallal, age 28, passed away on Friday, September 7, 2012, at his home. Jacob was a U.S. Navy Veteran and was a student at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He loved sports and weightlifting. Jacob was preceded in death by his father, Dennis Wayne Yarber, Sr.; grandparents, Stan and Beulah Yarber and John Victor Kallal; and aunt, Jackie...
Jewell Dunn Davis
Sep 6, 2012
Jewell Dunn Davis passed away peacefully in her home on Thursday, September 6, 2012. She was born January 10, 1922, the daughter of the late Charles Franklin and Callie Atwell Dunn. She was the last remaining member of her immediate family having been preceded in death by three brothers, Charles, Ellis and Ewell Dunn and one sister, Christine Dunn Ogle....
Roland Preston Lester
Sep 5, 2012
Roland Preston Lester "Pappy", age 89, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at his home with family. He was born to the late Ernest Minter Lester and Elizabeth Viola Ratliff Lester in Glade Spring, VA. He retired from Brunswick Corporation in 1988 to work full time on the dairy farm with his brothers. He was...
Jack Wayne Nidiffer
Sep 5, 2012
Jack Wayne Nidiffer, age 71, passed on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Mr. Nidiffer was a member of Trinity Baptist Church and worked at Bristol Metals for over 27 years. He is preceded in death by his parents, John and Nola Beatrice Wyatt Nidiffer and stepson, Randall Fitzgearld. He is survived by his loving wife, Shirley Woods...
Charles Paul Sturgill
Sep 5, 2012
Charles Paul Sturgill, age 65, passed Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at his home. Mr. Sturgill was a 1967 graduate of Patrick Henry High School, where he played football. He is also a Veteran of the U.S. Army and was formerly employed by Byrd & Goff Construction. Charles is preceded in death by his parents, Robert Paul Sturgill and Norma Jean...
Helen J. Holliday
Sep 4, 2012
Helen J. Holliday, age 94, passed away at Wellmont Hospice House, Bristol TN, on Tuesday, September 4, 2012. She was a native of Abingdon but after suffering a stroke in 2010 had resided at NHC Healthcare, Bristol, VA. She was the daughter of the late Lee Roy and Susie Hockett Johnson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Gary Daniel Frank
Sep 4, 2012
Gary Daniel Frank, 55, passed away on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon. Gary was born December 31, 1956, in Johnson City, TN to the late Harold "Bud" Frank and Daryl Mae Sterner Frank. Gary was the former owner of Abingdon Bookstore and Gallery. Survivors include his wife, Marie Manning Frank, two sons, Matthew Frank of...
Allen Lee Rasnake
Sep 4, 2012
Allen Lee "Chip" Rasnake, age 65, passed away on September 4, 2012 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born to the late Earnest Lee Rasnake and Mildred Stoots Rasnake in Lebanon, VA. He was a 1965 graduate of Lebanon High School and retired after 42 years of service from General Shale where he worked as an accountant. He was...
Betty June Doane Weaver
Sep 2, 2012
Betty June Doane Weaver, age 79, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2012 at her home. Betty was a member of Smyth Chapel United Methodist Church. She was an avid animal lover her whole life and had a special fondness for her cat, Uglee. Mrs. Weaver was preceded in death by her parents, William Marshall Doane and Florence E. Clapp Doane,...
Ohlene C. Forrester
Sep 2, 2012
Ohlene C. Forrester went to be with the Lord at her home on Sunday, September 2, 2012 with her loving family and care givers by her side. She attended the Victory Baptist Church Bristol, Virginia and worked as a Beautician for 35 years in Abingdon, Virginia. Mrs. Forrester was preceded in death by her parents, Everette and Geneva Cornett; a...
Barbara Ellen Mabe Wise
Aug 31, 2012
Barbara Ellen Mabe Wise, age 71, passed away on Friday, August 31, 2012 at Abingdon Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born to the late Grady Mabe and Carrie Holmes Mabe. She is also preceded in death by two brothers and one sister. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, J.C. Wise; three sons, Ricky Wise and wife...
Thomas McNeer Wise
Aug 28, 2012
Thomas McNeer Wise "Tom", age 89, passed away on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born on October 17, 1922, the oldest son of Herbert L. and Leaphy Kiser Wise. Mr. Wise was born on Hazel Mountain in Dickenson County, lived most of his life in the Greensprings area near Abingdon, and most recently in...
Margaret Haworth Replogle
Aug 27, 2012
Margaret Haworth Replogle, age 85, passed away at her daughter's home in Abingdon VA, Monday, August 27, 2012. She was born to the late Harry Hopkins Haworth and Esther Miles Haworth in Pasadena, CA. She earned her BS in Nursing at Whittier College in CA, her masters in guidance counseling from Marywood University in PA, and gained her school nursing...
Donald M. Mills
Aug 26, 2012
Donald M. "Donnie" Mills, age 57, passed on Sunday, August 26, 2012 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Donnie was born November 1, 1954 in Harlan, KY and grew up in Lebanon, VA. He was the owner/operator of Appalachian Belt Service, Inc. and was a dedicated bass fisherman. He is preceded in death by his parents, Woodrow and Mary Hill Mills,...
Jessie Margaret Saltz
Aug 26, 2012
Jessie Margaret Saltz, age 91, passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2012 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was born to the late Robert Odell Hamby and Maudie Belle Sage Hamby in North Carolina. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Ray Saltz; one son, Bobby David Saltz; four brothers, Cupid Hamby, Odell Hamby, Burl Hamby, and...
Michael Richard Dovel
Aug 21, 2012
Michael Richard Dovel, age 71, passed away on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at Johnson City Medical Center. Michael Dovel served in the Corps of Cadets, graduating from Virginia Tech with a degree in Geology. Having a passion for Mother Earth, Michael worked as a Geologist with the Department of Environmental Quality for more than twenty years. Michael also had a...
Godfrey Morris Curd
Aug 19, 2012
Godfrey Morris Curd, 65, went home to meet the Lord on Sunday, August 19, 2012 after a long battle with cancer. Mr. Curd was a U.S. Army Veteran and served in Germany during the Vietnam Era. Morris was a member of River Bend Church of God and was preceded in death by his parents, Mose and Mattie Terry Curd; three...
Hazel Louise Hall
Aug 18, 2012
Hazel Louise Hall, age 77, passed away on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at Indian Path Medical Center. She was preceded in death by three sons, James Hall, Jr., Jimmy Hall, and Bobby Lee Hall; two daughters, Pauline Hall and Janice Hall; and four siblings. She is survived by her daughter, Margie Bailey-Potter and Ernest of Bristol, TN; son, Danny K....
