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...
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,...
