Charlotte Ivalee Widener Roberts
Jun 1, 2012
Charlotte Ivalee (Widener) Roberts, 88, passed away Friday, June 1, 2012, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 23, 1923, to the late Thomas Elmer and Lillie Cordella Widener. She was a lifelong resident of the Widener's Valley Community and a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church. She loved to garden, and she especially loved...
Nora Ann Ruth & Eva Lynn Bell Carroll
May 31, 2012
Nora Ann Ruth Carroll and Eva Lynn Belle Carroll, infant twins of Elizabeth and Jeffrey Carroll, went to be with the Lord shortly after birth on May, 31, 2012 at Johnson City Medical Center. They are preceded in death by their grandfather, Claude "Dub" Carroll and great-grandfather, John W. "Tobe" Bowers. Survivors include parents, Elizabeth Jordan Carroll and Jeffrey Carroll...
Beulah Jane Jordon Salyer
May 30, 2012
Beulah Jane Jordon Salyer, 75, passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Salyer was employed at Bristol Memorial Hospital for over 30 years and was preceded in death by her husband, John W. Salyer. She is survived by two sons, John R. Salyer and James David "Red" Salyer both of Blountville, TN; four sisters, Velma...
James Edgar Roark
May 30, 2012
James Edgar Roark- Please join for the celebration of his eternal life as Jim received a forever "Good Morning" and his wings from the angels in heaven on Wednesday, May 30, 2012. Mr. James "Jim", "Dad" Roark, passed away with his family at his side after enduring the last few chemo treatments that offered a glimmer of hopefulness. Jim's smile...
Charles Henry Simpson
May 29, 2012
Charles Henry Simpson, age 66, passed away on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at his home. He was born to the late William Simpson and Delores C. Simpson on March 17, 1946 in Bristol, VA. He was a member of the 1965 graduating class of John F. Slater High School in Bristol, TN. He retired from the United States Army as...
Crystal Dawn Coe Helton
May 28, 2012
Crystal Dawn Coe Helton, 41, passed away Monday, May 28, 2012 after injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Crystal was a Sunday School Teacher at Gospel Tabernacle Church and was preceded in death by her mother, Joyce Gregory Coe; paternal grandparents, Lucille and Les Coe; and maternal grandparents, Mary and Mance Gregory. She is survived by her husband, George Helton;...
Ethel Marie Widener Arnold
May 28, 2012
Ethel Marie Widener Arnold, 82, passed away Monday, May 28, 2012 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Arnold was a member of Shady Grove Pentecostal Church and worked at Harwood in Abingdon for over 18 years. She is preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Isabelle Frances Anders Widener; husband, Hugh "Doc" Arnold; special grandson, Brian Arnold; three sisters and...
Shirley Jean Hinchey Johnson
May 27, 2012
Shirley Jean Hinchey Johnson, 74, passed away at her home on Sunday, May 27, 2012. Mrs. Johnson worked at Harwood in Abingdon for over 30 years and attended Cleveland Presbyterian Church. Shirley was also a familiar face at the Exit 14 Shell Station where she worked for over eight years and was preceded in death by her parents, Fletcher and...
Maude Carol Watson Garland
May 26, 2012
Maude Carol Watson Garland, age 86, passed away on Saturday, May 26, 2012 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Maude was born on May 18, 1926 in Sullivan County, TN to the late Garfield and Rachel Widener Watson. She was a life-long resident of Washington County, VA. Maude was a loving mother that enjoyed cooking, gardening, traveling and spending time with...
George Helton Henderson
May 25, 2012
George Helton Henderson, age 82, passed away on Friday, May 25, 2012 at Miami VA Healthcare. He was born to the late William Henderson and Lula Helton Henderson on March 14, 1930 in Richlands, VA. He is also preceded in death by one sister, Anna Sue Boardwine. He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Bonnie Henderson of Tavernier,...
George V. Brewster
May 24, 2012
George V. Brewster, age 69, passed away on Thursday, May 24, 2012 at Valley Health Care in Chilhowie, Va. George was born July 14, 1942 in Newhall, WV, to the late Carl and Mary Lee Graham Brewster. He had lived in Abingdon for the past twenty years, coming from Cucumber, WV. George served in the U.S. Army and was a...
Diane Isaacs Pendergrass
May 22, 2012
Diane Isaacs Pendergrass, age 65, passed away on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, Donelly Ray Isaacs and Dorothy Isaacs Snead; and her brother, Charles Snead. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, William Doug Pendergrass; sons, Thomas Pendergrass...
Jacqueline L. Hoy
May 22, 2012
Jacqueline L. Hoy, a potter who gained a wide following for her whimsical ceramic art, died Monday, May 21, 2012 at her home in Abingdon, VA, following a lengthy illness. She was 61. Ms. Hoy was an accomplished ceramicist who learned her craft at the University of Virginia. She exhibited her work in studios and craft shows around the Northeast...
Judy Dollar
May 21, 2012
Judy Skeen Dollar, 66, passed away Monday, May 21, 2012 at Augusta Health & Rehabilitation Center in Fishersville, VA. Mrs. Dollar was a member of High Point Baptist Church in Meadowview and enjoyed being a volunteer for the Abingdon Little League for numerous years with her husband. Judy is preceded in death by her parents, Ray and Augusta Paris Skeen,...
Leah Marie Dye
May 21, 2012
Leah Marie Dye, age 2, passed away on Monday, May 21, 2012 at her home. She was a smart, precious little blonde who had a beautiful smile and loved life. Leah brought joy to everyone she was around. Leah loved Elmo and loved to sing and dance. Survivors include her parents, Kayla Dye and Marcus Vandagriff; one brother, Noah Dye;...
Haynes JJ Wright
May 21, 2012
Haynes JJ Wright, age 88, passed away on Monday, May 21, 2012 at NHC HealthCare in Bristol, VA. Born to the late Allen Jesse Wright and Girdie Bell McEwen Wright at the home in Crandull, Johnson County, Tennessee Haynes was raised on a Century Farm the youngest of seven children. Haynes worked his way through college earning a bachelor's degree...
Betty Jane Singleton Burchette
May 18, 2012
Betty Jane Singleton Burchette, age 80, passed away May 18, 2012 in Nashville, TN. Preceded in death by husband, Beldon Burchette; granddaughters Racheal Leigh Randazzo and Heather Leigh Burchette. Survived by son Barry R. (Debra) Burchette; daughters Melissa Jean Burchette and Martha Conwell; grandchildren Bridget Ann Campbell and Jas Davidson; great-granddaughter Mila Tahereh Davidson. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m Tuesday,...
Mildred Faye Gallagher Morrison
May 17, 2012
Mildred Faye Gallagher Morrison, 86, passed away on Thursday, May 17, 2012. Mildred was a life-long resident of Barnesville, OH and has resided with Carol and Ron Mink in Abingdon over the last year. She attended Pleasant View United Methodist Church. Survivors include two daughters from Abingdon, Carol (Ron) Mink and Jackie (Eugene) Lohman; and two children that reside in...
Winfreid Burke Fleenor
May 17, 2012
Winfreid Burke Fleenor, age 92, passed away on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She attended Kingsway Baptist Church. She was born to the late Robert Lee Miller and Hallie Lillie Stockton Miller on March 3, 1920. She is also preceded in death by three brothers, Lawrence K. "Bud" Miller, Robert L. Miller, Jr., and Hubert Russell Miller;...
Aaron Broch Pope
May 15, 2012
Aaron Broch Pope, age 32 and formerly from Abingdon, VA, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at his residence in Blacksburg, VA. Aaron was a 1997 graduate of Abingdon High School and was a member of First Christian Church in Abingdon, VA. He later graduated from Virginia Tech in 2002 where he was a cheerleader. After college, Aaron worked at...
