Irma Eileen Anderson Berry
Oct 8, 2010
Irma Eileen Anderson Berry, 53, passed away Friday, October 8, 2010 at her home. She was a lifelong member of Abingdon Church of Christ. She served as a cook at High Rock Bible Camp and taught children's Bible classes for over thirty years. She had also worked on the family farm for many years. She is preceded in death by...
Elmer Harris
Oct 5, 2010
Elmer Harris passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2010. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clark Thompson Harris and Tina Burleson Harris and brothers, Robert, Wiley and Edsel and sister, Gertrude Lowe. He was born on March 1, 1919 and was a life-long resident of Jonesboro, TN. Elmer is survived by his wife, Hazel Orfield Harris, of over...
Andrew Jackson
Oct 2, 2010
Andrew Jackson "Jack" Collier, 95, went home to be with the Lord on October 2, 2010. Jack was born on July 28, 1915, in Osaka, Virginia, and later moved with his family to Stonega, Virginia, where he lived during his school years. Jack was the youngest and last surviving child of the late Creed and Ethel Stewart Collier. He was...
Mae Leslie Farmer Taylor
Oct 2, 2010
Mae L. Taylor, 84, of Bristol, VA, died Saturday, October 2, 2010 at the home of her grandson, Dean Long. She was a native of Ashe County, NC and had lived in Manassas, VA before moving to Bristol in 1971. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband James E. "Bud" Taylor....
Edgar Leon Baker
Sep 28, 2010
Edgar Leon Baker, 80, of Bristol, VA died on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at the Wellmont Hospice House, from a lengthy illness. He was born on June 3, 1930 in Pound, VA and was the son of the late Isaac Winfred Baker and Ida Ruth Baker. Mr. Baker was a veteran of the United States Air Force. From 1952 until...
Randolph B. Robertson
Sep 27, 2010
Mr. Randolph B. Robertson, age 73, passed away Monday, September 27, 2010, at his home. Mr. Robertson was born on November 5, 1936 in West Virginia to the late Earl Lee and Queenie Justice Robertson. He served in the United States Air Force and was of the Baptist faith. He and his wife both taught school and treasured their time...
Steve Robert Wise
Sep 27, 2010
Steve Robert Wise, 95, died at his home at 111 West Main Street on Monday September 27, 2010, from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Mr. Wise was born in Washington County in 1915, the second son of ten children of George Wiley and Emma Roberts Wise. He began work at the age of eight with his brothers, pulling wool off sheep...
Lillian Louise Wilson
Sep 20, 2010
Lillian Louise Wilson, 92, passed away Monday, September 20, 2010 in Abingdon. She was born in Chicago, IL and lived there until moving to Abingdon in 1998. She had attended Christ the King Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, August and Estella Sitarski Arendt; her husband, Joseph Nance Wilson; brothers, Joe, Henry and Richard Arendt and...
Sidney Allen Meade
Sep 19, 2010
Sidney Allen Meade, age 84, went to be with the Lord on September 19, 2010. Allen was born January 18, 1926 to Joseph "Pete" and Easter Meade of Dickenson County, Virginia. Allen was the fifth of ten children. He was preceded in death by siblings Jaylie Bond, Bertha Massey, Mary Bowlin, Arvil Meade, Earnest Meade, Willie Meade and Jim Meade....
Virgil Lispkington Noonkester
Sep 17, 2010
Virgil Lispkington Noonkester, 98, died September 17, 2010 in Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon, Virginia. Born in Washington Co., VA on July 7, 1912, Virgil was the son of the late John Michael Noonkester and Nannie Jackson Noonkester. He lived all of his adult years in Washington County but lived part of his childhood in Ola, Arkansas, and in 1924...
Bynum Fields Goodman
Sep 17, 2010
Bynum Fields "B.F." Goodman, 96, passed away Friday, September 17, 2010 in Bristol Nursing Home. Born October 29, 1913, he was a son of the late James W. and Sallie Church Goodman. He was a lifelong resident of Washington County and had attended Singingwood Baptist Church. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by wives, Gertie Roe...
Emma V. Umbarger
Sep 16, 2010
Emma Virginia (Cole) Umbarger, 88, died peacefully on Thursday, September 16, 2010. A loving wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, her beautiful smile and gentle touch will be missed by many. Emma was born October 9, 1921 and grew up in Abingdon. She and her husband, Leland raised six children on the farm they owned near Greendale. A...
Betty Craft Henderson
Sep 14, 2010
Betty Craft Henderson, 91, passed away on the morning of Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at Grace Healthcare in Abingdon. She was born in Itmann, WV to the late Walter and Amy Craft. She attended Concord College and was president of Xi Zeta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority and also held the title, "Girl of the Year." She shared ownership...
Esther Bailey
Sep 13, 2010
Esther Bailey, 99, passed away on Monday, September 13, 2010 in Fredericksburg, VA at the Woodmont Nursing Center. She was born in Washington County, VA the daughter of the late James and Calla Gilley. Mrs. Bailey was preceded in death by her husband Clarence Bailey, sister, Ocie Price and brothers Delmar and James â??Jr.' Gilley. Mrs. Bailey is survived by...
Betty Jane Hammonds Holmes
Sep 13, 2010
Betty Jane Hammonds Holmes passed away Monday, September 13, 2010 at NHC HealthCare in Johnson City, Tennessee. She was born February 22, 1929, the only child of James Fletcher Hammonds and Ethel White Hammonds. She grew up in the Plasterco community of Washington County, Virginia, and graduated salutatorian of the 1946 class of Glade Spring High School. She attended Radford...
Sherman L. Reynolds
Sep 13, 2010
"Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy Lord." Matthew 25:21 Sherman L. Reynolds, age 72, went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 13, 2010. He was a lifelong resident of Abingdon, born March 3, 1938,...
Robert W. Smith
Sep 11, 2010
Robert W. Smith, 95, passed away September 11, 2010 in Nevada. He was born April 13, 1915 in Maryland and was a son of the late Rufus and Annie Thrift Smith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Banie Ophelia Smith. He is survived by grandson, Harvey Smith, Jr. of Las Vegas, NV; nieces,...
Sybil E. McNew
Sep 10, 2010
Sybil E. McNew, 95, passed away Friday, Sept. 10, 2010, in Valley Healthcare. She was born August 13, 1915, and was a daughter of the late Sidney and Lucy Mullins. She was a member of Mahanaim United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Lawrence McNew; and two brothers, Ted and...
John Howard Smith
Sep 9, 2010
John Howard Smith, 79, passed away Thursday, September 9, 2010 at Brookhaven Manor in Kingsport, TN. He was born in Washington County, VA to the late James A. and Ona Stevens Smith. John served in the United States Army during the Korean War. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Gary Lynn Smith; his...
Donald "Don" Beach
Sep 3, 2010
Donald "Don" "Gene" Beach, 73, passed away at his home on Friday, September 3, 2010. Don served his country 20 years in the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Navy during the Korean and Vietnam wars. He was also a life member of V.F.W. Post #1994 and American Legion Post #12 and was proud owner of Don's Garage in Abingdon...
