Evelyn Jones
Mar 13, 2011
Evelyn Joyce Henderson Jones, 83, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2011 in Grace Health Care. Longtime resident of Abingdon, she was born to the late Alton and Nora Henderson. She was a dedicated member of Abingdon First Assembly of God and she enjoyed knitting and crocheting and most of all enjoyed flowers. She is survived by her husband of 35...
Benjamin Wright
Mar 12, 2011
Benjamin "Frank" Wright, 93, was born December 6, 1917 and went to be with his Lord and Savior on March 12, 2011 at his home surrounded by his family. He was a well known carpenter/contractor and served as a marine in World War II. Mr. Wright was a faithful member of Greenwood Freewill Baptist Church where he served as Deacon...
Albert Luther Venable
Mar 12, 2011
Albert Luther Venable, 87, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2011, at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, Tennessee. Albert was born in Saltville, VA., to the late James and Della Venable. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and retired from U.S. Gypsum in Saltville after 40 years. He is preceded in death by his wife Edna Venable and...
Robert Wayne Neely
Mar 10, 2011
Robert Wayne Neely, 40, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2011. He was born May 26, 1970 and was a son of the late David Neely and Marie Neely Bennett. He is survived by his brothers, Kenneth Neely and wife, Patricia of Marion, VA and David Neely and wife, Trish of Tannersville, VA; Nieces, Tiffany, Tara and Alisha; nephew, David;...
Jesse Ray Williams
Mar 10, 2011
Jesse Ray Williams, 68, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2011. He was born March 3, 1943 in Alexandria, VA and was a son of the late Clarence Henry Williams and Edna Williams McClanahan. He was retired from Jewell Smokeless Coal Corp. and was a member of the American Legion Post #164. He was a member of Little Prater Church...
Conley Milton Warren
Mar 10, 2011
Conley Milton "C.M." Warren, 79, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2011 at his home. He was a lifelong resident of Abingdon and a farmer. Mr. Warren also enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a member of Walker Mountain Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his twin sister Thelma, sisters Katherine Self and Beatrice Johnson,...
Helen J. Shortt
Mar 9, 2011
Helen J. Shortt, 81, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2011 in Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of Herman and Ada Woodward and was raised in Washington County. She graduated from Wallace High School and attended Miss Mary Frey's Business School. She was a charter member of Pleasant View United Methodist Church and its' predecessors. She loved her church...
Carl W. Widener
Mar 4, 2011
Mr. Carl W. Widener, better known as "Bill", 78, passed away Friday, March 4, 2011 at his home. He was born on March 7, 1932 to the late John Henry and Maggie Nola Roark Widener and had been a carpenter all of his life. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter Brenda C. Colley...
Sheila Anne Urban Ryland
Mar 4, 2011
Sheila Anne Urban Ryland, age 74, passed away on March 4, 2011 in Richmond, Virginia. She was born in Ashland, Ohio, on July 19, 1936, the daughter of Hilda Maude Gallaway Urban and Amos Urban, who preceded her in death. She graduated from Ashland High School in 1954 and from Mt. Sinai Hospital School of Nursing, in Cleveland Ohio, in...
Frank L. Golightly
Mar 2, 2011
Frank Lamon Golightly, 84, of Fredericksburg, Virginia passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 2, 2011, at Mary Washington Hospital. He was born on June 24, 1926 in Hacket, Arkansas, to Rube and Flora Gartrell Golightly. Preceded in death in 2009 by his wife, Sylvia Duncan Golightly, he is survived by two step-children, Monecia Helton Taylor of Fredericksburg and William Helton...
Frank Preston
Mar 2, 2011
Dr. Frank C. Preston died on March 2, 2011 at Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol, Tennessee. Born in Monmouth, IL, Frank spent his life in service to God, and as such, a life of service to others. A Presbyterian minister, he served the faithful across the country from 1958 until 2008. Fittingly, the last congregation he served was his home...
Ellen Love Sproles
Mar 1, 2011
Ellen Love Sproles age 76 passed away Tuesday March 1, 2011 at her home. She was a life-long resident of Washington County Virginia and was preceded in death by her parents Richard Coy and Leila Brewer Love, her brother Richard K. (Dick) Love and her half brother Paul Love. Ellen was a member of Pleasant View United Methodist Church in...
Carla W. Goyarts
Feb 28, 2011
Carla Goyarts passed away at the age of 85 on Monday, February 28, 2011 at Grace Healthcare in Abingdon. Carla (Carolina Wilhelmina Maria Willemsen) was born March 11, 1925 in Arnhem, The Netherlands, was the daughter of Frans Willemsen and Ans Willemsen-Gribnau. Carla graduated from Den Bosch high school in Arnhem and immediately pursued employment. She met the love of...
Shirley Ann Ratcliff
Feb 28, 2011
Shirley Ann Ratcliffe , 71, of Glade Spring, VA passed away on Monday, February, 28, 2011 after a courageous battle with cancer. She spent her last days with the caring staff of Wellmont Hospice House and her loving daughters. She was a resident of Glade Spring, VA most of her life and was a member of First Church of God...
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
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
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
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.
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
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...
