Obituaries

Gladys Marie Poulos

Gladys Marie Poulos

Feb 27, 2011

Gladys Marie Poulos, 77, passed away Sunday, February 27, 2011 in NHC in Johnson City, TN. She was born August 10, 1933 and was a daughter of the late Fullen Wise and Mandy Wise Tignor. She was a native of Washington County but had spent most of her years in Florida. There, she had attended the Greek Orthodox Church in...

Naomi O. Crosswhite

Naomi O. Crosswhite

Feb 26, 2011

Naomi O. Crosswhite, 92, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2011 in Bristol Nursing Home. She was born February 14, 1919 in Russell County, VA but had spent most of her life in Abingdon, VA where she had worked and retired from Abingdon Laundry and Cleaners. Mrs. Crosswhite was a member of Damascus Road Baptist Church. She was a wonderful and...

Gladys Aileen Hinkle Eller

Gladys Aileen Hinkle Eller

Feb 25, 2011

Gladys Aileen Hinkle Eller, 94, passed away Friday, February 25, 2011 in Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born September 4, 1916 in Tazewell County, VA and was a daughter of the late Henry and Manza Harmon Hinkle. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Howard L. Eller; three grandchildren, one brother and three sisters. She was a member...

Sophia Griffith Smith

Sophia Griffith Smith

Feb 24, 2011

Sophia Griffith Smith, 84, passed away on Thursday, February 24, 2011. Born to the late Frank W. Griffith and Tilda Kinder Griffith in Kentucky, and moving to Abingdon over 45 years ago, she was the widow of Stuart H. Smith. Sophia was a longtime member of the Church of Christ in Abingdon and had retired as an operating room nurse....

George Lewis Moore Jr.

George Lewis Moore Jr.

Feb 24, 2011

George Lewis Moore, Jr., 74, passed away Thursday, February 24, 2011 in Valley Health Care in Chilhowie, VA. He was born October 30, 1936 in Washington County, Virginia and was the son of the late George Lewis and Margaret Moore and preceded in death by two brothers, Ronald Lee Moore and Billy Sanders Moore. He worked at the Abingdon Piggly...

Ellamae Ryburn Dowdy

Ellamae Ryburn Dowdy

Feb 24, 2011

Mrs. Ellamae Ryburn Dowdy, age 92, died Thursday, February 24, 2011 at the home of her niece, Katherine Ryburn Pitt, in Powhatan, VA with whom she had made her home for the past 3 years. She had previously resided in Lynchburg, VA She was a graduate of William and Mary College and received her nursing degree from Lynchburg General Hospital...

Virgil L. Bailey

Virgil L. Bailey

Feb 23, 2011

Virgil L. Bailey, 91, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at his home. He was a faithful soldier of God and a prayer warrior for all lost and hurting souls. He was a faithful member of Spoon Gap Freewill Baptist Church for many years. He loved God and God's children and all those he prayed would...

Dorothy Lee Bryan Addair

Dorothy Lee Bryan Addair

Feb 22, 2011

Dorothy Lee Bryan Addair, 67, passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center after a brief period with cancer. She was born August 14, 1943 in Meadowview and was the daughter of the late Newton Warren "Bud" Bryan and Myrtle Frances Minnick Bryan. She attended M.V. School and was in the first graduating class from Patrick...

Janie Faye Holmes

Janie Faye Holmes

Feb 22, 2011

Janie Faye Holmes, 63, passed away, Tuesday, February, 22, 2011 at her home. She was born June 2, 1947 in High Point, NC and was the daughter of the late Jasper (2005) and Mary (1984) Holdaway. Her passion in life was caring for others and she had dedicated many years of her life in service at Cambridge House in Bristol,...

Stewart Coleman Nelson

Stewart Coleman Nelson

Feb 21, 2011

Stewart Coleman Nelson, 59, of Abingdon, Virginia died at his home on Monday, February 21, 2011. Stewart was a 1970 graduate of Abingdon High School and a 1972 graduate of Hiwassee College, Madisonville, TN. Stewart was preceded in death by his parents Rachel Dye Nelson and Palmer Howard Nelson, his maternal Grandparents Doshia Thomas and Corbett Dye, Abingdon and paternal...

Linda Jean Parsons

Linda Jean Parsons

Feb 21, 2011

Linda Jean Parsons, 57, of Abingdon, passed away on Monday, February 21, 2011. She was a daughter of the late Kyle Smith Kennedy, Sr. and Bessie Cleo Childress. She was a lifelong resident of Washington County, VA Survivors are her husband of 43 years, Charles E. Parsons, Sr.; daughter, Patricia A. Mitchem of Damascus, VA; son, Charles E. Parson, Jr....

Jerry Clifton Daniels

Jerry Clifton Daniels

Feb 19, 2011

Jerry Clifton Daniels, 65, of Abingdon, VA passed away in Saturday, February 19, 2011 in Grundy, VA. He was born August 5, 1945 and was the son of the late Ples and Emma Daniels. Jerry was a veteran of the U.S. Army, an active member of the VFW Post 1790, member of the Masonic Lodge, Grundy, VA, and retired from...

Gladys Rice Minga

Gladys Rice Minga

Feb 17, 2011

Gladys Rice Minga, 96, passed away Thursday, February 17, 2011 in Bristol. She was born April 23, 1914 and was the daughter of the late Hugh Paschal and Lilly White Rice. She attended City Business College and had worked for the National Directory Service before marrying. After her marriage to Perry Minga, she and her husband became the owners and...

Kenneth Wayne Keene

Kenneth Wayne Keene

Feb 13, 2011

Kenneth Wayne Keene, 54, passed away Sunday, February 13, 2011. He was born June 15, 1956 in Abingdon and was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a farmer and had worked 21 years for American Commercial Inc. He had also worked at Branson Body Works for thirteen years. He was a former member of Jackson Memorial. He was...

Shirley Ann Rosenbalm Belcher

Shirley Ann Rosenbalm Belcher

Feb 11, 2011

Shirley Ann Rosenbalm Belcher, 69, went to be with the Lord Friday, February 11, 2011 at Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol, TN after a battle with cancer. She was born July 7, 1941 and was the daughter of the late William and Cora Gentry Rosenbalm. She was in the last class to graduate from William King High School. She is...

Joe Rhea Byington

Joe Rhea Byington

Feb 10, 2011

Joe Rhea Byington, 71 passed away in the Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol, TN of Thursday, February 10, 2011. Joe graduated from Wallace High School and attended Emory and Henry College. He was the plant manager at Necessary Oil Company at the time of his death. He was a member of Wyndale United Methodist Church. He was a kind and...

Hugh G. McCall

Hugh G. McCall

Feb 8, 2011

H. G. McCall, Jr., 74, passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 in Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie. He was a dedicated farmer his entire life. He was preceded in death by his wife of 37 years, Charlotte McCall and his parents, Hugh and Vivian McCall. He is survived by his daughter, Glenda McCall of Abingdon; grandson, David McCall;...

Jerry A. Brown

Jerry A. Brown

Feb 6, 2011

Jerry A. Brown, 68, walked gleefully into Heaven on February 6, 2011, at the Wellmont Hospice House after a long illness. He is survived by his beloved wife and best friend, Nancy; two sons: Jerry Alan Brown II and wife Diane, and Chad J. Chalfont and wife Chrissi; and by his grandson, Austin Matthew Brown, who was the apple of...

Roger Dale Neal

Roger Dale Neal

Feb 6, 2011

Roger Dale Neal, 67, respected Abingdon physician for over thirty-five years, passed away at his home in Abingdon on February 6, 2011. Dr. Neal was preceded in death by his father, Hubert Neal, and by his brother, Pat Neal. He is survived by his mother, Etta Spriggs Neal of Abingdon. Additional survivors include his wife, Linda G. Neal of Abingdon;...

Glenn F. Roark

Glenn F. Roark

Feb 6, 2011

Glenn F. Roark, age 81, was called home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 6, 2011. Glenn was born in Bristol, TN, and was lifetime resident of Abingdon. He is preceded in death by his father and mother, Wint Roark and Ella Mae Roark, and his brother, Winford Roark, Jr, all of Abingdon, Virginia. He is survived by...