Obituaries
Jessica Austin Tuell
Mar 23, 2012
Jessica Austin Tuell, 28, passed Friday, March 23, 2012 at her home. Jessica was a 2002 graduate of Abingdon High School and loved to play softball. She attended Old Dominion University and Emory & Henry College. Jessica had a heart of gold and would help anyone with anything. She is preceded in death by her grandfather, Donald W. Tuckwiller and...
Ernest Copenhaver
Mar 23, 2012
Ernest E. Copenhaver, Sr., 80, passed away Friday, March 23, 2012. Mr. Copenhaver, along with his brother June, farmed livestock for over 62 years in the Lodi Community and had a great love for the beef industry. He served the Rock Spring Presbyterian Church as a Deacon and loved spending time with his grandchildren. Ernest was past president of Big...
Frances Tedder Duncan
Mar 22, 2012
Frances Tedder Duncan, 88, passed away Thursday, March 22, 2012 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Frances was born in Washington County, Va on December 8, 1923 to the late, Joseph Redman Tedder and Lula Mae Odum Tedder. She was a member of Yellow Springs Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, W. W. "Jack"...
Pheby Ellen Sailor
Mar 22, 2012
Pheby Ellen Sailor, 92, passed Thursday, March 22, 2012. Mrs. Sailor was a member of Bethel Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, David Sailor, son, Charles Sailor, parents, Joseph and Chloie Sheets Shaw, and grandson Tracey Sailor. She is survived by six sons, David "Buddy" Sailor, Raymond Sailor, Bobby Sailor, Jackie Sailor, Ricky Sailor, and Michael...
Mabel Irene Casteel
Mar 22, 2012
Mabel Irene Casteel, age 95, died on Thursday, March 22, 2012 in St. Augustine, FL. She was born to Ruth and Greek Patterson on February 1, 1917 in Abingdon, VA. On October 25, 1937 she married John Rhea Casteel, then moved to Marion, VA where she was a cosmetologist for 60 years. She had resided in St. Augustine, FL for...
Lottie Mae Robinson
Mar 21, 2012
Lottie Mae Robinson, age 81, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She is survived by her daughter, Tonyia Carroll and son-in-law Garry, of Abingdon; two granddaughters, Beth Carroll Grose and husband Sam and Brittany Carroll and special friend Bennie Ward, all of Richmond, VA; great granddaughters, Caroline Grose and Anna Grose; sister, Clara Powers, of Crown...
Sandy Bailey Gentry
Mar 18, 2012
Sandy B. Gentry went to be with his heavenly father on Sunday, March 18, 2012. He was 73. He has served as a deacon with the Seven Springs Presbyterian Church in Glade Spring, Va. He retired from Emory & Henry College where he served for more than 48 years. Emory & Henry College awarded him with the prestigious Earnest E....
Douglas Wayne Owens
Mar 18, 2012
Douglas Wayne Owens, 67, passed away after an extended illness on Mar. 18, 2012. Doug was born in Glade Spring, VA and has resided in Jonesboro for most of his life. He was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church and a U.S. Army Veteran. Doug loved his farm, riding horses, and trading mules with the Amish. Mr. Owens was preceded...
James Albert Stewart
Mar 16, 2012
James Albert Stewart, age 78, passed away on Friday, March 16, 2012 at Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Big Stone Gap, VA. He was born February 10, 1934 in Clinchco, VA to the late Albert Henry Stewart and Evelyn Cassell Stewart. James served in the United States Army; he enjoyed cooking, collecting old coins and acrylic painting. In addition to...
Blanche Louise Bott
Mar 15, 2012
Blanche Louise Bott, 95, went peacefully to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 15, 2012, after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Bott was born, September 18, 1916, in Abingdon, VA where she lived for 92 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Margret and James Foran; husband, Floyd K. Bott; daughter, Peggy F. Tolliver; great-granddaughter, Melissa Schaum and...
Blanche C. Vance
Mar 14, 2012
Blanche C. Vance, age 86, of 846 Panacella Dr. Abingdon, VA passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born in Benhams, Kentucky but considered Southwest Virginia her home. She was of the Protestant faith. As a graduate of Johnston Memorial School of Nursing in Abingdon, VA and Robert Packer School of Anesthesia in Sayre, PA....
Kathie Baldwin Belcher
Mar 14, 2012
Kathie Baldwin Belcher passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 after a short illness. She is the daughter of Ellis W. Baldwin and Allene M. Baldwin, formerly of Grundy, VA. She was a member of the Little Prater Church of Christ in Grundy, VA. Kathie leaves behind many friends and loved ones. She is survived by her special aunts, Yvonne...
Daniel Whitson Kestner
Mar 12, 2012
Daniel Whitson Kestner, 67, passed away Monday, March 12, 2012. Born in Abingdon, VA, he was a son of the late William McKinley Kestner and Kathleen Reedy Kestner. He served his country in the U.S. Army; and worked as a Corporate Advanced Systems Technician for Bell South until retirement. After retirement he was associated with Kestner Auto Repair until his...
Sandra L. Godsey Cowand
Mar 12, 2012
Sandra Lucile Godsey Cowand was born on October 8, 1938 to Fred C. and Leona Kemp Salyer Godsey in Bristol, TN, and died on March 12, 2012, also in Bristol, TN. Born with the voice of an angel, Sandra began to sing locally as a child. At the age of sixteen she won a local talent contest as a member...
James Adam Fields
Mar 9, 2012
James Adam "Jimmy" Fields, 70, born March 24, 1941, passed away on Friday, March 9, 2012. He was born in Russell County, VA but had spent most of his life in Abingdon. He had worked for Valleydale and had retired from Strongwell. He attended Barnes Chapel Church until he became home-bound. He was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy...
Richard C. Buchanan
Mar 5, 2012
Richard C. "Shrimp" Buchanan, born Aug.4, 1933, in Smyth County, Va., passed away on Monday, March 5, 2012. He was preceded in death by parents Raymond M. Buchanan, Sr., and Lila B. Buchanan and brothers, Patrick Buchanan and Tate Buchanan. He is survived by wife Lois B. Buchanan; sons Rick Buchanan and wife Pam and Jeff Buchanan and wife Becky;...
Peggy June Free Cole
Mar 3, 2012
Peggy June Free Cole, Age 75, went to be with the Lord on March 3, 2012 after a brief illness. Mrs. Cole was a member of Woodland Hills Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Josie Free; brothers, Wallace, Hugh, and Don Free; sisters, Patsy Rosenbaum and Betty Jo Hilton Tunnell. She is survived by...
Loretta Hayden McCauley
Mar 3, 2012
Loretta Hayden McCauley, passed Saturday, March 3, 2012 at Bristol Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and a member of Green Spring Presbyterian Church. Mrs. McCauley was a 1951 graduate of Wallace High School and was preceded in death by her parents, Edward Milton and Nora Elizabeth Booher Hayden; brothers; Arthur, Orville,...
James Kyle Lambert
Mar 3, 2012
James "Kyle" Lambert, Age 54, died Saturday, March 3, 2012 at his home after a long battle with cancer. Mr. Lambert was preceded in death by his father, Andrew Lambert and brother, Dr. Denny Ray Lambert. He is survived by his mother, Velva O'Quinn Lambert of Abingdon, VA; sister-in-law, Muoi Lambert; nephews, John Lambert of Bristol, TN and Will Lambert...
Josephine Addison Thompson
Feb 29, 2012
Josephine Addison Thompson "Granny Jo", 90, passed away at her home on Wednesday, February 29, 2012. She was born December 15, 1921; was a lifelong resident of Washington Co, VA and a daughter of the late Charles Allen and Mary Elizabeth Hockett Addison. She was an avid reader and enjoyed several community senior citizens groups. She was also a member...
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