Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Virginia

Rev. John Cecil Clifton

Rev. John Cecil Clifton

Aug 24, 2010

Rev. John Cecil Clifton, age 80, was carried by the angels to his eternal rest on Tuesday, August 24, 2010. He was a lifelong resident of Washington County, son of the late Arthur Curtis Clifton and Lilly Cunningham Clifton. Rev. Clifton was pastor at several churches and evangelized in many churches in the area. He had worked as a carpenter...

Wilmer J. Osborne

Wilmer J. Osborne

Aug 23, 2010

Wilmer J. Osborne, 75, passed away at his home on Monday, August 23, 2010. Jake was born January, 5, 1935 in Ash, NC and lived in Maryland for 43 years prior to moving to Abingdon 15 years ago. He enjoyed working with wood and was an incredible carpenter. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bradley and Ruth Osborne;...

Helen Jean Crabtree Stinson

Helen Jean Crabtree Stinson

Aug 22, 2010

Helen Jean Crabtree Stinson, 72, went to her heavenly home on Sunday, August 22, 2010. Helen was born in Appomatox, VA on August 20, 1938 to the late Estes James and Carrie Jane Mullins Crabtree. She lived most of her life in Dickenson County and had resided in Bristol for the past 15 years. She attended Living Faith Freewill Baptist...

Kreg Steven Thayer

Kreg Steven Thayer

Aug 21, 2010

Kreg Steven Thayer, 35, passed away at his home on Feathernest Drive in Abingdon, Virginia on August 21, 2010. Kreg was born in Abingdon, Virginia on April 30, 1975, and has lived in the Watauga area his entire life. He was a member of Mountain View United Methodist Church for the past 21 years. After graduating from Abingdon High School,...

Edward Lee Lyles

Edward Lee Lyles

Aug 21, 2010

Edward Lee Lyles, 57, passed away on Saturday, August 21, 2010 at Johnson City Medical Center. He was born July 16, 1953, to the late Carl Edward and Ruby Juanita Lyles. Survivors include one son, Jason Lyles, Haysi, VA; four daughters, Kelly Winters, Brenda Anderson, Christina Lyles all of Abingdon and Melissa Phillippi of Damascus; and several nieces and nephews....

Timothy Christopher Chapman

Timothy Christopher Chapman

Aug 20, 2010

Timothy Christopher Chapman, 31, passed away Friday, August 20, 2010. He was born March 23, 1979 in Abingdon, VA. He was a special little angel and had always been loved and cared for by his mother. His mother, Kathy Johnson survives, as well as a brother, Cody Johnson; sister, Amanda Jo Ramiro and husband, Munoz all of Meadowview; maternal grandparents,...

Elizabeth C. Turner

Elizabeth C. Turner

Aug 15, 2010

Elizabeth C. Turner, 90, of Blountville, TN passed away Sunday, August 15, 2010. She was born Elizabeth C. Wheeler on February 9, 1920. She lived in Abingdon for many years before moving to Tennessee. She was a member of Cassidy United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her first husband, E.K. Price; her second, LeRoy Scott and her...

Preston Profitt

Preston Profitt

Aug 11, 2010

Preston "Sonny" Profitt, 71, passed away Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at his home. He was born March 15, 1939 and was a son of the late Clarence and Mary Snead Profitt. He was U.S. Air Force Veteran who served during the Korean War and was a coal miner and owner/operator of Top Equipment; a mining equipment repair business. He was...

Carolyn Barrows May

Carolyn Barrows May

Aug 10, 2010

Carolyn Barrows May, 84, passed away on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 in Bristol, TN. She was born August 3, 1926 in Huntington, WV and was the daughter of the late Fred Austin and Josephine Walker Barrows. She had lived in Charlotte, NC before moving to Abingdon in 1996, where she made her home with her daughter, Susan Copeland, and grandchildren,...

Marie Pierce

Marie Pierce

Aug 4, 2010

Marie Pierce, 73, passed away Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at her home. She was born in Meadowview, Virginia and was a daughter of the late Charles and Sallie Mae Henegar. After her marriage to her first husband, Robert Edward Pierce she moved to Maryland where she lived until the early 70's when she returned to Washington County. She retired from...

Harry Hammond Price Jr.

Harry Hammond Price Jr.

Jul 30, 2010

Dr. Harry Hammond Price, Jr., 78, passed away Saturday, July 31, 2010 in Knoxville, TN. He was born November 26, 1931 in Pulaski, VA and was a son of the late Harry Hammond and Anna Pratt Price. He was a graduate of Greenbrier Military Academy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and the University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine. He began his...

Betty McNew Lampkin

Betty McNew Lampkin

Jul 30, 2010

Betty McNew Lampkin, 89, passed away Friday, July 30, 2010 in Jonesborough. She was born in Washington County, VA and was a daughter of the late Floyd Kestner and Frances Gentry Kestner. She was an excellent homemaker and cook and was well known for her sewing and cooking. She had attended Chestnut Grove Community Church. In addition to her parents,...

Palmer Mullins

Palmer Mullins

Jul 30, 2010

Palmer Mullins, 89, passed away Friday morning, July 30, 2010. He was born in Dickenson County, VA and was a son of the late Frank and Polly Arrington Mullins. He had retail stores in Grundy, Abingdon and several other towns in the area before he retired to Myrtle Beach. He returned to Abingdon to make his home a few years...

James Howard Blevins Sr.

James Howard Blevins Sr.

Jul 30, 2010

Mr. James Howard Blevins, Sr. age 91, passed away Friday, July 30, 2010, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was a lifelong resident of this area, son of the late James Clayborne Blevins and Laura Sifers Blevins. Mr. Blevins served in the United States Army during World War II and was a proud member of VFW Post 6975. He worked...

Raymond E. Dollinger Jr.

Raymond E. Dollinger Jr.

Jul 28, 2010

Raymond E. Dollinger, Jr., 68, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at his home. He was born April 25, 1942 in Washington County and was a son of the late Raymond E. Dollinger Sr. and Lillian Stanfield. He grew up in the Goose Pimple Junction area and had lived in Abingdon for the past 15...

Waltenis Percy Rowe

Waltenis Percy Rowe

Jul 27, 2010

Waltenis "Walt" Percy Rowe, 79, died Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at the Valley Healthcare Center in Chilhowie. Mr. Rowe was a native of Buchanan County, VA and moved to Bristol in 1986. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp and served during the Korean Conflict. He attended the Shakesville Church of Christ and was a minister his...

Anthony Clayton Mullins

Anthony Clayton Mullins

Jul 27, 2010

Anthony Clayton Mullins, 37, passed away Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at home. He was born in Fairfax, VA and was a son of Coralena Mullins and the late Roger Clayton Mullins. In addition to his mother, Coralena, survivors are his wife, Treana Mullins; daughters, Maranda, Alexis, Kaitlynn and Koralena Mullins; step son, Braeden Stanley; his grandmother, Clersie Short; half brother,...

Charlie Robert Duff

Charlie Robert Duff

Jul 24, 2010

Mr. Charlie Robert Duff, 91, passed Saturday, July 24, 2010 in the Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was a member of the Abingdon First Assembly of God Church and was a Veteran of the U.S Army Air Force having served in Okinawa, Japan during World War II. Charlie was preceded in death by his parents, Archie and Leona Shepherd Duff. Survivors...

Roxie Thomas Hughes

Roxie Thomas Hughes

Jul 22, 2010

Mrs. Roxie Thomas Hughes, 80, went peacefully to be with her Lord on Thursday, July 22, 2010, at Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol, TN. She was preceded in death by her precious daughter, Vivian Louise Musick. Roxie was the last of her generation of the seven children of Tyler and Martha Thomas. She is survived by her loving husband of...

Lloyd Walker

Lloyd Walker

Jul 19, 2010

Lloyd Walker, 77, passed away Monday, July 19, 2010 in Abingdon, VA. He was born in Johnson County, TN and was a son of the late Walter and Melissa Arnold Walker. He was of the Baptist faith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Phyllis Moore Walker; a son, Rick Walker; brother, Walter Coy...

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