Obituaries
Sarah Ellen Rudder
Jun 15, 2010
Sarah Ellen Rudder, 89, passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at her home in Abingdon. She was a lifelong resident of Washington County and was a daughter of the late Henry Craig and Bessie Mae Woodby Lowe. She had worked as a seamstress at Big Jack Sewing and later at Empire Restaurant. She was a member of Rosedale Baptist Church....
Frances Irene Findley Ryan
Jun 12, 2010
"Grey hair is a crown of splendor. It is attained by a righteous life." Proverbs 16:31 Frances Irene Findley Ryan, God's gift to her family and friends since her birth on January 22, 1920, entered into the home she for which she longed, on June 12, 2010, surrounded by her children and grandchildren, at Valley Healthcare in Chilhowie, VA. She...
Kathy Lynn Inscore York
Jun 11, 2010
Kathy Lynn Inscore York, 51, passed away at her home on Friday, June 11, 2010. Kathy was born, August 12, 1958, in Washington County, VA to the late Robert and Kansas Taylor Inscore. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Madge Inscore and her brother Ronnie Inscore. Survivors include three brothers Gene Inscore and...
Jennifer Rose Villar
Jun 10, 2010
Jennifer Rose Villar, 2 ½ months, passed into the loving arms of her heavenly Father on Thursday, June 10, 2010. She was met at Heaven's gate by her maternal grandfather, Jerry Bert Wolfe. She is survived by her parents, Dana Harton and Isaias Aleiandro Villar; brother, Ryan Jesse Lane; sister, Zoe Elizabeth Harton; maternal grandmother, Joan Wolfe of Bristol; paternal...
Dorothy Ann Wise
Jun 10, 2010
Dorothy Ann Wise, 51, passed away Thursday, June 10, 2010 in Abingdon. She was born September 16, 1958 and was a daughter of the late James Davis and Frances Davis Cumbus. She was a caring, loving person who enjoyed her family. She was a member of Falls Hill Chapel Church. Survivors are her husband, Ernest Wise; a son, James Sailor...
Peggy Ann Shepherd
Jun 8, 2010
Peggy Ann Shepherd, 75, passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2010, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ancil and Ruth Hayes Shepherd, and by a brother, Bill Shepherd. Survivors include three sisters: Fran Anderson and husband Gene, Freida Keene and husband Ralph, and Betty Richardson; two brothers: Ron Shepherd and wife Cindy, and Paul Shepherd...
Agustus Mack Hurd Sr.
Jun 4, 2010
Mack Hurd, Sr., 78, passed away Friday, June 4, 2010 at his home. He was born in Russell County, VA and was a son of the late James Walter and Nannie Belle Marshall Hurd. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley; one brother, June Hurd and one sister, Virginia Robinson. Survivors are two...
Virginia Louise DeBusk Taylor
Jun 4, 2010
Louise Taylor, 91, died June 4, in NHC Healthcare following a short illness. She was born in Clinchburg, VA and lived in Broadford, VA before moving to English, WV and later to Abingdon, VA. She moved to Bristol, TN in 1980. She was living at Westhaven Retirement Living in Abingdon, VA at the time of her death. Louise was a...
Samuel E. Miller M.D.
Jun 3, 2010
Samuel E. Miller, M.D., 95, passed away Thursday, June 3, 2010 at his home. He was born July 29, 1914 in Greeneville, TN and was a son of the late Will and Sue Lemming Miller. He graduated Greene County High School and then Tusculum College in 1934. He joined the armed services and achieved the rank of Major in the...
Marie Lillian McCracken Miller
May 31, 2010
Marie Lillian McCracken Miller, age 83, passed away on Monday, May 31, 2010 at Abingdon Manor. She was a life long resident of Washington County, VA. She was preceded in death by her parents George A. and Lettie Moore McCracken; her husband Scott Paul Miller, and brothers, Charles McCracken, James McCracken and Samuel McCracken. Survivors include her step grandson, Ron...
John Edgar Lambert
May 30, 2010
Mr. John Edgar Lambert, age 70, passed away Sunday, May 30, 2010, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was born in Fries, Virginia, son of the late William Kent and Katherine Heldeth Lambert. He attended Men with a Vision Ministry. John enjoyed restoring cars, especially Ramblers, and frequently attended tractor shows. He also loved motorcycles. He is survived by his wife,...
Carl Edward Farris
May 30, 2010
Carl Edward Farris, 72, passed away Sunday, May 30, 2010 at Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born May 24, 1938 in Washington County, Virginia and was a son of the late Fred W. and Roxie Jane Scott Farris. He was a graduate of Emory and Henry College and received his Master's Degree from Radford University. He taught school...
Deborah Kay Fields Gobble
May 28, 2010
Deborah Kay Fields Gobble, 54, passed away Friday, May 28, 2010 at her home. She was a lifelong resident of Washington County, VA and was preceded in death by her parents, Guy and Pauline Fields and a brother-in-law, Bill Felty. She is survived by her husband, Kenny Gobble, a son and his fiancee', Bradley Gobble and Renai Berry all of...
Angel Fields
May 26, 2010
Angel Fields went to Heaven on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at the Smyth County Community Hospital. She is survived by the parents, Johnny and Crystal Perry Fields, brothers, Damien Little and Gideon Fields, a sister, Nevaeh Fields, all of Glade Spring, VA, grandparents, John and Fredia Fields, Glade Spring, VA and Louis and Peggy Perry, SC, great grandparents, Katie Lerendu,...
Betty Gobble
May 24, 2010
Betty "Ruth" Gobble, age 81, a lifelong resident of Abingdon, passed away Monday, May 24, 2010, at Valley Healthcare after an extended illness. Betty was the widow of Lewis Gobble and daughter of the late Bessie Nash. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Patricia and Wayne Terry of Abingdon; grandsons Justin Terry of Roanoke and Johnathan Terry of...
Madeline H. Rowe
May 23, 2010
Madeline H. Rowe, 81, passed away at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, May 23, 2010 at Abingdon Manor after a lengthy illness. She was born January 23, 1929, to her parents the late John V. and Mary L. Hay. She was preceded in death by her husband, Othnie Rowe; two sisters, Trula Turner and Phyllis Norris; one niece, Peggy Norris; three brothers-in-law,...
Billy Marvin Stinson
May 22, 2010
Billy Marvin Stinson, 75, passed away Saturday, May 22, 2010 at his home. He was born in West Virginia and was a son of the late Walker and Mayme Ray Stinson. He attended Living Faith and Shiloh Freewill Baptist Churches and was also preceded in death by two sisters, Edith Lell and Carol Ball and a brother, Raymond Stinson. Survivors...
Harriet D. Fulbright
May 22, 2010
Harriet D. Fulbright, 86, Bristol, VA, passed away May 22, 2010. She was born and raised in Abingdon, and was a daughter of the late Samuel Fred and Nannie Dolinger. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, James H. Fulbright, two brothers, Andy Dolinger and Samuel Fred Dolinger, Jr., and a...
Maye Jackson Davis
May 19, 2010
Maye Jackson Davis, age 94, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband Boyd Tracy Davis and her parents Alex and Matilda Street Jackson. She was the oldest living member of Rosedale Baptist Church where she served as the Women's Missionary Union Leader, taught Sunday...
Albert Edison Dye
May 19, 2010
Albert Edison Dye, age 89, passed away on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at his home following an extended illness. He was born in Russell Co, VA on June 27, 1920, to the late Roy and Ida Dye. Albert and his wife have lived in Washington Co., VA since 1946. He was a member of Pleasant View United Methodist Church. Albert...
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