Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Virginia

Garnett Fields

Garnett Fields

Jun 27, 2010

Garnett Fields, 78, died Sunday, June 27, 2010 at his home. He was predeceased by a son, Wayne Fields, a daughter, Debra Fields, a brother Doug Fields and several half-brothers and half-sisters. He is survived by a son, David Jeff Fields and wife Mandy of Meadowview, VA; two daughters Peggy Fox and husband Wayne of Bluff City, TN and, Judy...

David C. Fortner

David C. Fortner

Jun 23, 2010

David C. Fortner, 83, passed away on June 23, 2010 in Bristol Nursing Home. He was born to Mamie Estep Fortner and Rhudy A. Fortner on March 15, 1927, in Elizabethton, TN. He served in the United States Navy in World War II. He was employed at Larken Bakery in Elizabethton and Kerns Bakery in Bristol, VA. He was a...

John Wilson Taylor

John Wilson Taylor

Jun 22, 2010

John Wilson Taylor, 60, passed away Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at Smyth County Community Hospital. He was born February 12, 1950 in Danville, VA and was a son of the late Woodrow Wilson and Hazel Wall Taylor. He served with the U.S Army during the Vietnam War and was a decorated veteran having received a Bronze Service Star and Bronze...

Nettie Minnie Goodson

Nettie Minnie Goodson

Jun 22, 2010

Nettie Minnie Goodson, 91, passed away Tuesday, June 22, 2010 in the NHC Healthcare Center. She was a member of the Heavenly Rest Church and was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Denver Goodson and was employed with Imperial Reading. She is survived by her daughter Yvonne Ketchum Abingdon, VA, one grandchild, Larry Ketchum, two great grandchildren, Kevin Ketchum...

Jerry Wayne Senter

Jerry Wayne Senter

Jun 21, 2010

Jerry Senter, 73, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, June 21, 2010 following a long illness. He was born in Kentucky and was a son of the late Aldo and Omega Branham Senter of Clintwood, VA. He served with the U.S. Air Force from May of '54 to December of '57, and served two years in Alaska...

Mary Jane Mays McCracken

Mary Jane Mays McCracken

Jun 21, 2010

Mary Jane Mays McCracken, 94, passed away Monday, June 28, 2010 at the Grace Healthcare Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim McCracken; brothers Charles I. Mays, Homer W. Mays, and Dan K. Mays; sisters Hattie M. Mays, Martha Mays Alexander, and Lydia Mays Cox; and her niece, Peggy A. Hedrick and nephew, Dr. Greg M. Eades....

Sammy Levi Musser

Sammy Levi Musser

Jun 20, 2010

Sammy Levi Musser, 74, passed away Sunday, June 20, 2010 in Abingdon, Virginia. He was born October 30, 1935 in Washington County, VA and was a son of the late C.E. and Alta Pearl DeBusk Musser. He retired from Kern's Bakery where he worked as a mechanic for 33 years. He is survived by a son, Jeffrey Edward Musser and...

Ruth Crenshaw Harvey

Ruth Crenshaw Harvey

Jun 19, 2010

Ruth Crenshaw Harvey, a former primary teacher in Fairlington Elementary School, Arlington County, died on Saturday, June 19, 2010 at the Goodwin House Retirement Home in Alexandria, VA at the age of 93. Mrs. Harvey, a native of Abingdon VA, was a graduate of Radford University and did graduate work at the University of Virginia. She began teaching in Abingdon,...

Bonnie Lou Jane (Thomas) Hess

Bonnie Lou Jane (Thomas) Hess

Jun 17, 2010

Bonnie Lou Jane (Thomas) Hess Date of Birth: 12/12/52 - 06/17/10 She went home to be with Jesus and to rest in his arms. She fought for a long time. She was preceded in death by her Mother Junery Bill Lawson and Father Jessie Lee Thomas and her son Perry Lee Hess. Her survivors are: Daughter and son-in-law Doris and...

Tondra Anita Holley

Tondra Anita Holley

Jun 16, 2010

Tondra Anita Holley, 43, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born and raised in Suffolk, VA and had lived in Abingdon for the past 25 years. Survivors include Charles Jordan of Abingdon, two brothers, Sherman and Carlton Holley; one uncle, John Ray Holley; and several cousins. A graveside service...

Sarah Ellen Rudder

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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...

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