Obituaries
Beulah Ann McVey Bellamy
Feb 27, 2012
Beulah Ann McVey Bellamy, age 78, went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 28, 2012. She was a member of the Eagle Soars Ministry Church of God. Mrs. Bellamy was preceded in death by her husband James Scott (Smokey) Bellamy and grandson David Wayne Bellamy. She is survived by her three sons, Leonard Scott (Jo Anna) Bellamy...
Carrie Lee Widener
Feb 25, 2012
Carrie Lee Widener, 73, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at her home. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother and was a daughter of the late James and Grace Moody. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Carl "Bill" Widener, a daughter, Brenda C. Colley...
Lewis Preston Stevens Sr.
Feb 23, 2012
Lewis Preston Stevens, Sr., age 82 of Abingdon, VA, died Thursday, February 23, 2012 at Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City, TN. Born October 21, 1929 in Washington County, VA, he was a son of the late J.M. and Maude Stevens. He had served with the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He was a little league baseball...
Isabel Saunders Kelsey
Feb 23, 2012
Isabel Saunders Kelsey, age 99, of Abingdon, Virginia, passed away February 23, 2012, at Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie, VA, after a long illness. Isabel S. Kelsey passed away February 23, 2012 and Paul V. Kelsey preceded his wife of 67 years in death on November 30, 2002 She was born at the family home, Bleak Hill, in Franklin...
John H. Rigby
Feb 21, 2012
John H. Rigby of Abingdon, VA, formerly of Chazy, NY and Chicago, IL, passed away February 21, 2012 at Johnson City Medical Center following an extended illness. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Catherine Jarosack Rigby. He is survived by his wife, Janice Charles Rigby of Abingdon, VA; one son, Erick Rigby of Washington, PA; one daughter,...
Hettie Mae McClure
Feb 17, 2012
Hettie Mae McClure, 91, of Abingdon, formerly of Chilhowie, VA went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 17, 2012 at Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol, TN. She was born January 6, 1921 to William Henry Lester and Sarah Loma Crigger Lester. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, James Millard McClure, granddaughter, Whitney McClure...
Eddie Benton
Feb 16, 2012
Eddie Benton,63, of Abingdon, VA, died Thursday, February 16, 2012. Mr. Benton was a U.S. Army Veteran and served his country during the Vietnam War. Eddie was a member of the NRA, loved to hunt and fish and was owner of Benton's Taxidermy. He is preceded in death by his parents, George and Nunie Benton, and sister, Charlotte Davis. He...
Dwayne Bruce Jones
Feb 15, 2012
Dwayne Bruce Jones, 45, born February 17, 1966 passed away on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 in Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Varnum and Rosie Jones and Bruce and Annie Arnold; brother, Dennis Jones; uncle, Freddie Jones and aunt, Flo Brewer. Survivors include his parents, Raymond and Janet Jones; his children, Breke Jones,...
Evelyn Carole King
Feb 13, 2012
Evelyn Carole King, 69, passed away on Sunday, February 13, 2012, at Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol, TN. Survivors include two daughters, Leigh Johnson Kimberlin and her husband, Don of Abingdon, VA, and Lesley Johnson Jeter of Nashville, TN; one granddaughter, Shea DeForest; one brother, Larry Rowe and his wife, Jenny of FL; and several nieces and nephews. The family...
Margaret Hicks
Feb 11, 2012
Margaret "Peggy" Hicks, age 85, of Glade Spring, Virginia, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 11, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Marvin and Elizabeth Goodman Blevins of Marion, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Irvin C. Hicks; daughter, Janet Sue Heishman, and great-grandson, Daniel Hughes. She is survived by a...
Hartford Shelton
Feb 10, 2012
Hartford Shelton, 66, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2012 in Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was born in North Carolina on December 9, 1945 and grew up around Greeneville, TN. For the past 8 years he has been a resident of Abingdon. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jeff and Leva Shelton; brother, Ernie Shelton; sister, Katherine Shelton;...
George Frank Brewer
Feb 10, 2012
George Frank Brewer, 87, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2012 in Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born in Pickens, SC and had lived in North and South Carolina until retiring to Florida where he lived until moving to Abingdon five years ago. He was a proud Navy veteran of WWII, was awarded the WWII Victory Medal, EUR-African-MidEast...
Rita Sharon Ross
Feb 8, 2012
Rita Sharon Ross, age 49, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at Johnson City Medical Center. She was a lifelong resident of Abingdon, daughter of the late John Robert Ross, Sr. and Hazel Mae Gentry Ross. She graduated from Abingdon High School in 1980 and had worked for Burger King for twenty-six years, serving in management with the Abingdon Burger...
Trelma Estelle York
Feb 8, 2012
Trelma Estelle York, 69, passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 in Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents, George Densmore and Myrtle Sizemore; sister, Catherine Lampkins and brother, Fred Densmore. Survivors include two sons, Jessie Lampkins of Bristol, VA, Gary Lampkins of Abingdon; two daughters, Pamela Martin of Richmond, VA and Judy Rosenbaum of Abingdon;...
Howard Dean Harless
Feb 7, 2012
Howard Dean Harless, 70, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, February 7, 2012. Howard was a wonderful, loving husband, father, brother and friend. He was a devoted man of God who enjoyed working and singing for the Lord. He was a member of High Point Baptist Church . He graduated from Bulls Gap High School in...
Claude Samuel Rosenbalm
Feb 7, 2012
Claude Samuel "Sam" Rosenbalm, 64, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2012 at Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center . Sam was born February 8, 1947 in Abingdon , VA , the son of the late William and Cora Gentry Rosenbalm. He served with the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1968, stationed in Germany . Sam worked as a mechanic for...
Charles E. Parsons Jr.
Feb 7, 2012
Charles E. Parsons, Jr., 39, passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 in Nashville , TN. He was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents and his mother, Linda Jean Parsons. Survivors include his father, Charles E. Parsons, Sr.; his wife, Gloria; his children, Briana , Victoria , Carlos, Nicholas and Lucas; sister, Patricia A. Mitchem; mother-in-law, Edith...
Jacob Harrison Lowe
Feb 6, 2012
Jacob "Jake" Harrison Lowe, age 83, passed away at his home on Monday, February 6, 2012. Jake was born in Washington County , Virginia on June 17, 1928 to the late and Almeada Campbell and William McKinley Lowe. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death two brothers, William McKinley (Mac) Lowe, Jr. and Charles Leonard Lowe. Mr....
Victoria Nebraska Burleson Norris
Feb 6, 2012
"For our heart shall rejoice in Him, because we have trusted in His Holy Name." Psalms 33:21. Victoria Nebraska Burleson Norris, 90, went peacefully to be with her heavenly Father on Monday, February 6, 2012 in Leesburg , FL. She was born in Grundy , Virginia , the daughter of William Grover Burleson and Nellie Jane Ratliff Burleson. She was...
Jackie Lee Saddler
Feb 4, 2012
Jackie Lee Saddler, age 77, passed away at his home on Saturday, February 4, 2012, surrounded by his loving family. Jackie was born in Goodwill, WV on January 9, 1935 to the late George Presley and Sarah Elzina Price Sadler. Jackie loved the military and enjoyed living in several beautiful areas during his 20 years in the United States Air...
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