William Leander Roberts
Jan 8, 2011
William Leander Roberts, age 81, went to be with the Lord Saturday, January 08, 2011 at Johnston Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Mr. Roberts was born and lived his entire life in Washington County, Virginia. He was a graduate of Bethel High School. He was an employee of the Virginia Department of Highways for 36 years serving as inspector...
Faye Harley Worley
Jan 7, 2011
Faye Harley Worley, age 89, went to be with the Lord on January 7, 2011 at NHC Healthcare after a brief illness. She was a member of Maple Grove Presbyterian Church, a 25 year member of the Bristol Chapter #28, Order of Eastern Star, and a retiree of Raytheon Manufacturing Company. She was the daughter of the late Grant L....
Dr. Catherine Woods Richard Smith
Jan 7, 2011
Dr. Catherine Woods Richard Smith, age 98, passed away peacefully on January 7, 2011. She was born on August 2, 1912, the 5th child of James Edgar Richard and Annie Lockhart Richard, at Mountain Falls, Virginia. Dr. Smith was a graduate of Handley High School in Winchester, VA, and attended Virginia Intermont College in Bristol, VA, before graduating from the...
Claude H. "Bud" McCloud
Jan 6, 2011
Claude H. "Bud" McCloud, age 87, of Bristol, Virginia died Thursday, January 6, 2011, at Franklin Woods Medical Center in Johnson City, Tennessee. He was born in Lebanon, Virginia, the son of George M. and Sylvia Puckett McCloud. After graduating from Lebanon High School, Bud enlisted in the Army Air Corp and was stationed in the South Pacific during World...
Rosemary C. Snader
Jan 6, 2011
Rosemary C. Snader passed away on January 6, 2011 in Abingdon, Virginia. She was born Rosemary Coleman in Lewistown, Montana. She received her B.A. from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. where she majored in economics. She had a successful modeling career in New York, becoming one of the original John Robert Powers models. She then moved back to California...
Margaret Henderson Williams
Jan 3, 2011
On January 3, 2011, Mrs. Margaret Henderson Williams joined her loving husband, Kenneth N. Williams, in a new journey with the Lord. Some of her greatest joys late in life were volunteering at Johnston Memorial Hospital, Faith in Action, and the Food Bank. She was a member of the Hayters Gap Senior Citizens. She also faithfully attended Fellowship Baptist Church....
Gene Lindberg Lilly
Jan 2, 2011
Gene Lindberg Lilly, 84, died Sunday, January 2, 2011 at his home. Mr. Lilly was a life-long resident of Washington County, Virginia and retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 20 years. He was a member of the Belle Meadows Baptist Church. Gene was a talented singer and enjoyed singing at church. Gene liked fishing, hunting and repairing small electronics....
Donald Snead
Jan 2, 2011
Donald Snead, 68, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2011 at his home. Donald was a life-long resident of Washington County, VA and a member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife Lois Otey Snead; three daughters, Sadie Glass, Elizabeth Glass and Jennifer Kennedy; one brother, Sammy Snead; one sister, Joann Hill; nine grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews....
Susanna Snead Pendergrass
Jan 2, 2011
Susanna Snead Pendergrass, 90, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2011, in Grace Healthcare in Abingdon. She was born January 19, 1920, in Washington County, VA and was a daughter of the late Thomas B. Snead, Sr. and Margie D. Harris Snead. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Abingdon. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Susanna Snead Pengergrass
Jan 2, 2011
Susanna Snead Pendergrass, 90, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2011, in Grace Healthcare in Abingdon. She was born January 19, 1920, in Washington County, VA and was a daughter of the late Thomas B. Snead, Sr. and Margie D. Harris Snead. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William M. Pendergrass; daughter, Linda Miller;...
Margaret Bowers Humphreys
Jan 2, 2011
Margaret Bowers Humphreys, a well-known resident of Country Club Estates in Abingdon, died Sunday, January 2, 2011, in Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born December 22, 1930, to the late Paul Bowers and Effie G. Bowers. She was a graduate of Meadowview High School and Johnston Memorial Hospital Nurses School, Registered Nursing Class of 1951. She had worked as a...
Christeene Blevins Sheets
Jan 1, 2011
Christeene Blevins Sheets, 80, passed away Saturday, January 1, 2011 in Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born May 17, 1930 and was a daughter of the late Banner and Nine Elizabeth Blevins. Mrs. Sheets received vocational certification through Virginia Polytechnic Institute and retired from the Washington County School System after teaching for 35 years. In addition to her parents, she...
Sanford Ray Botts
Dec 31, 2010
Sanford Ray Botts, 83, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, December 31, 2010. He was born on June 24, 1927. He was the son of Henry J. Botts and Cora Mae Stata Botts. He was a life-long resident of Washington County, where he was an avid farmer and loved his hunting. He retired with 22...
Harold Warren Counts
Dec 31, 2010
Harold Warren Counts, 63, passed away at his home on December 31, 2010. He was born May 1, 1947 in Washington County, VA and was a son of the late Ralph and Ruby Stallard Counts. Mr. Counts had retired from a career with AEP with 30 years of service. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Charles Glenford Boardwine
Dec 29, 2010
Charles Glenford Boardwine, age 97, passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at Valley Healthcare in Chilhowie. Charles was born in Saltville, VA on September 1, 1913 and lived most of his life in Abingdon. He was preceded in death by his wife, Rosa Holmes Boardwine, and sons, Wayne and Ronald Boardwine. Survivors include his daughter, Vickie B. Powers, Chattanooga, TN;...
Isabella Maybre Kinard
Dec 26, 2010
Isabella Maybre Kinard, infant daughter of Jason L and Teresa L. Kinard passed away on December 26, 2010. Other family members include grandparents, Paul and Rachael C. Lee, Pamela Sage and Edwin L. Kinard; great grandmother, Virginia Elizabeth Carter; aunts, Jessica Delp and Jessica Cole and several great aunts and uncles and cousins. The family will gather at Farris Funeral...
Ray Burns
Dec 26, 2010
Ray Burns, 90 passed away on Sunday, December, 26, 2010 in Bristol, VA. Mr. Burns was a veteran who served his country as an officer in the Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theater. He had also worked as a plant manager for several dairy bottling plants during his career. He is preceded in death by his wife,...
Margaret Duff Alexander
Dec 23, 2010
Margaret Duff Alexander, born July 12, 1915, died December 23, 2010. Surviving are her three sons and their families: David M. Alexander and Dorothy Alexander and their sons Brian and Jason Alexander; Robert D. Alexander and wife Shiiko; Joseph F. Alexander and wife Pamela Alexander and their children Skye and husband Seth Pickholtz, Nova and husband Will Collins, and Hope...
Ella Mae McFadden
Dec 21, 2010
Ella Mae McFadden, 81, passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2010 in Valley Health Care. She was born December 19, 1929 in Washington County, VA and was a daughter of the late Roberts Cummings Brannon and Etta Hopkins. Mrs. McFadden loved to go to the Senior Citizen's Centers in Glade Spring and Clinchburg, VA; had worked as a beauty assistant in...
Mark E. Pratt Sr.
Dec 20, 2010
Mr. Mark E. Pratt, Sr., age 71, passed away Monday, December 20, 2010, at his home, surrounded by his family, after a short battle with cancer. He was born in Jackhorn, KY on November 22, 1939, second son of J.C. and Anna Pratt. He retired in 2000 from Marion Correctional Center as Building and Grounds Superintendent. For forty years he...
