Paul Barker Harris Sr.
Jul 14, 2012
Paul Barker Harris, Sr., 94 of Wytheville, VA and formerly of Abingdon, VA, peacefully departed this life on Saturday, July 14, 2012. Paul proudly served his country during World War II aboard the U.S.S. Cebu in the Pacific Campaign. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, brother, paw-paw, great-paw-paw and uncle. Paul will be greatly missed. He is preceded...
Deborah Fields
Jul 14, 2012
Deborah Fields, 55, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 14, 2012 at Specialty Select Hospital in Bristol, TN. Mrs. Fields was born in Richlands, VA and spent the first 48 years of her life in Tazewell, VA before moving to Glade Spring. Deborah was a service leader at the Highland's Fellowship Church Country Tent, member of the...
Douglas Randell Jones
Jul 13, 2012
Douglas Randell "Randy" Jones, 45, passed away Friday, July 13, 2012 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Randy was a well known citizen of the Widener's Valley and Green Spring Communities. He worked for Washington County at the Green Springs Solid Waste Dept. for 16 years and was preceded in death by his grandparents, Charles and Lennie Hayes and Mae and Gilbert...
Joe T. Phipps
Jul 13, 2012
"The Mayor", Joe T. Phipps, 92, was reunited in Heaven with his beloved "Jenny" on Friday, July 13, 2012. Joe was born on October 16, 1919, to the late Edward L. and Rosa Thompson Phipps. Growing up on the family farm in the Rich Valley area of Smyth County, Joe developed a love of horses and community at an early...
Katherine Lee Sasey
Jul 12, 2012
Katherine Lee Sasey, age 52, passed away on Thursday, July 12, 2012 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She is preceded in death by her parents, Danny St. John, Sr. and Frances Hahn St. John. She is survived by her husband of 25 years, Tom Sasey; one son, Robert Hahn of Abingdon, VA; one step-son, Alan Blevins of Roanoke, VA; two brothers,...
Lewis Jefferson Blackwell
Jul 12, 2012
Lewis Jefferson "Jeff" Blackwell, 57, passed away Thursday, July 12, 2012 at Johnston Memorial Hospital after a brief battle with cancer. Jeff was born July 2, 1955 in Saltville, VA the son of Mack and Patty Blackwell. He was a graduate of Abingdon High School, The University of Georgia and The University of Georgia School of Pharmacy. He is preceded...
Ruby Hearl Kestner
Jul 10, 2012
Ruby Hearl Kestner, age 84, passed away on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was of the Protestant faith and attended various military chapels during her husband's military career. She was born to the late George W. Hearl and Trula Minnick Hearl. She is also preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. She is survived...
Janet Hogston Rose
Jul 7, 2012
Janet Lanett Hogston Rose, age 48, passed away July 7th, 2012 at Marquette General Hospital in Marquette, MI. Janet was born July 7th, 1964 in Saltville, VA, a daughter of Roger & Dorothy Hogston. With a kind, compassionate heart and unconditional love, Janet spent much of her time helping others through depression and anxiety in online support groups worldwide. Because...
David Allen McCauley
Jul 6, 2012
David Allen McCauley, age 46, passed away Friday, July 6, 2012. The family will receive friends at the Main Street location of Farris Funeral Service on Wednesday, July 11, 2012, from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., and a memorial service will follow. The family of David Allen McCauley is in the care of Farris Funeral Service and Crematory, 427 East Main...
Rochell Denise Foster
Jul 5, 2012
Rochell Denise Foster, age 43, passed away on Thursday, July 5, 2012. She was born to Solomon Clarence Foster and Ada Lucille Simpson Foster on November 8, 1968 in Bristol, TN. She was a graduate of Virginia High School Class of 1986 and was a faithful member of Kingdom Life Ministries in Bristol, TN. She is preceded in death by...
Ernestine Gregory Davis
Jul 5, 2012
Ernestine Gregory Davis, 81, of Roxboro, died Thursday, July 5, 2012. Born in Washington County, VA, Mrs. Davis was the daughter of the late Ewell and Mary Parris Gregory and wife of the late Harold K. Davis. Mrs. Davis was a homemaker. She is survived by her children, Roger A. Davis, Sr. and wife Debbie, of Taylors, SC, Harold Randall...
Margaret Elizabeth Ferguson Osborne
Jul 5, 2012
Margaret Elizabeth Ferguson Osborne, 91, died Thursday, July 5, 2012, at Countryside Manor Retirement Center in Stokesdale, NC. Margaret, the daughter of Will and Bessie Ferguson! Was born in Cleveland, VA in 1920, and, even though she and Jack lived in several other places during their marriage, Cleveland was always the place she considered home. Margaret was preceded in death...
James Farley Tweed
Jul 4, 2012
James Farley Tweed, 84, passed and received his freedom on July 4, 2012 at his home. Mr. Tweed was a U.S. Army Veteran and served in Germany after the end of WWII. He was a member of Chestnut Grove Community Church and sang in the Faith Quartet. Jim worked at Abingdon Dodge for many years and retired from Crabtree Buick....
Margaret Thompson Snavely
Jul 4, 2012
Margaret Thompson Snavely, 80, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at NHC in Bristol, after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born in Tazewell, Virginia, the daughter of the late Mary Grace Lester Thompson and Floyd Lee Thompson. Margaret and her husband Sam were avid bowlers, having won numerous awards and other recognition in...
Sammy G. Smith Sr.
Jul 3, 2012
Sammy G. Smith, Sr., 65, passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at his home. Mr. Smith was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Vietnam War and a member of Midway Church of the Living God. He is preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Melster Skeens Smith, and three brothers. He is survived by two sons, Christopher Smith of...
Ruth Crewey Alley
Jun 29, 2012
Ruth Crewey Alley, age 92, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Friday, June 29, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Alley was born in Saltville, VA and was employed by the U.S. Army Signal Intelligence Service as a civilian during WWII. Ruth married Dwight Alley in 1948 and spent the first 28 years of her married life...
Theresa Lynn Warner Wells
Jun 28, 2012
Theresa Lynn Warner Wells, 54, was called home to be with her heavenly father on June 28, 2012. Theresa was born in Akron, OH and reared in Talmadge and Marysville, OH as well as Waukegan, IL. Theresa eventually settled in Ohio where she graduated in 1986 from the Hi-Point Career Center Nursing Program in Bellefontaine, OH. Upon graduation, she began...
James William McVey
Jun 26, 2012
James William "J.W." McVey, 76, passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Mr. McVey was retired from the Washington County School System but had previously worked at People Incorporated, Emory & Henry College, and the Glenrochie Country Club. J.W. farmed for many years and was of the Baptist Faith. He is preceded in death by his...
Volney Street
Jun 23, 2012
Volney "Bob" Street, age 90, passed away on Saturday, June 23, 2012 at his home. He was born to the late George Dewey Street and Pearl Williamson Street in Deskins, Virginia on September 21, 1921. He was retired from the Federal Government where he worked as a Machinist and Metal Tradesman at the Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland. He...
Maudie Lee Harmond Harless
Jun 22, 2012
Maudie Lee Harmond Harless, 81, passed away Friday, June 22, 2012 at the home of her daughter, Ella Sue Jones, with loving family by her side. Maudie was born Nov. 8, 1930 in Lebanon, VA and grew up in Elk Garden, VA. Mrs. Harless also lived in Shawnee, OK for several years before returning to Virginia where she settled in...
