Obituaries
Barbara Lee Burks
May 10, 2023
Barbara Lee Burks, age 75, passed on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, in Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was preceded in death by her father, Edwards Tolley; and husband, Danny Burks.
Barbara is survived by two sons, Edward Burks and wife Tenna of Morganton, NC, and Joseph Burks and wife Sandrine of Abingdon, VA; her mother, Irene Hale Steele of Morganton, NC;...
Maude Ingle Woodyard
May 9, 2023
Maude Ingle Woodyard, age 95, passed on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Maude grew up in Abingdon, VA and was a graduate of Greendale High School. She moved to Northern Virginia as a young adult and was a longtime employee of the United Mineworkers Association. Maude was preceded in death by her parents, Willis and Ella McCroskey Ingle, and husband, Howard...
James Glenn Gammon
May 7, 2023
James Glenn Gammon, born on October 27th, 1956 in Prince George County, Virginia to the late James Lee Gammon and Reba Jean Pomeroy. He passed away peacefully at his residence in Bristol, Virginia on May 7th, 2023.James was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend. He is survived by his loving wife of many years Lisa Gammon; his...
Mary F. "Susie" Morrison
May 7, 2023
Mary Susie Morrison, age 76, passed away Sunday, May 7, 2023, at Deer Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Abingdon, VA. Prior to this Ms. Morrison resided in Damascus, VA.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Leslie “John” Stallard and Evelyn McClarry Stallard; husband, William “Bill” Morrison; two sisters, Emma Stallard and Gloria L. “Beanie” Russell and one...
Dr. Jim Stanley
May 5, 2023
Dr. Jim Stanley, age 88, passed away on May 5th, 2023. He was born Oct. 15, 1934, in Clintwood, VA to the late E.B. Stanley and Buena Reedy Stanley. He attended Dickenson Memorial High School in Clintwood, where he played on two state championship basketball teams. He then attended Emory & Henry College and the Medical College of Virginia School...
Dr. Walter Woods Wolfe, Jr.
May 1, 2023
Dr. Walter Woods Wolfe, age 87, passed away on Monday, May 1, 2023, at his home in Abingdon, VA. He was born on July 3, 1935, to the late Walter and Ruth Clark Wolfe of Parkersburg, WV.
Walter was a graduate of West Virginia University and the Medical College of Virginia. During his life he practiced medicine as a physician...
Doris Buckles Quintana
May 1, 2023
Doris Buckles Quintana, age 80, passed on Monday, May 1, 2023, at her home. Doris was born in Meadowview, VA and graduated from high school in Beckley, WV. She worked for Norfolk Southern Railroad and for the Bristol Virginia State Police Office for many years.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Claude Leeman Buckles and Nancy Wohlford Buckles;...
Jeanne Margery Patterson
Apr 30, 2023
Jeanne Margery Ross Patterson died on April 30, 2023 in Abingdon, VA. Jeanne was born in Asheboro, NC in 1948, to the late Margery Edwards Ross and Arthur Ross, Jr. She attended Salem College for 2 years before transferring to Duke University, where she earned a BS in Nursing.
Jeanne enjoyed a 32-year nursing career, working in hospitals in 4...
Helen Frances Bryan
Apr 29, 2023
Helen Frances Bryan, 84, passed away Saturday, April 29, 2023 at Abingdon Health and Rehab Center. She was born March 20, 1939, in Meadowview VA to the late Newton Warren (Bud) Bryan and Myrtle Frances Minnick Bryan. She was a graduate of Meadowview High School, Class of 1956. Helen was a member of Pleasant View Methodist Church and worked at...
Nancy Lilly
Apr 28, 2023
Nancy Joan Lennon Lilly, age 88, passed away on Friday, April 28, 2023, at Valley Nursing & Rehab in Taylorsville, NC, surrounded by her loving family. Nancy was born on September 4, 1934, in Columbus Co., NC, to the late John Pritchard Lennon, Sr and Minnie Bert Thomas Lennon. She was a member of Belle Meadows Baptist Church in Bristol....
Ginger Marie Crenshaw
Apr 26, 2023
Ginger Marie Sanders Crenshaw, age 67, passed away at her home on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. She was born on October 28, 1955, to the late Ellison Leroy Sanders and Dora Lee Birch Sanders. Ginger was a member of Yellow Springs Church. She worked at Johnston Memorial Hospital for 27 years in the neo-natal unit. She loved all animals, loved...
Jayne Warren Clark
Apr 26, 2023
Jayne Warren Clark, age 74, passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at Abingdon Health and Rehab.
She was born to the late Fred Warren and Pauline Wann Warren in Abingdon, VA on February 14, 1949. She attended John Battle High School and graduated from Abingdon High School. She worked at Harwood, then Dutt and Wagner and went to Camac Industries...
Mildred Akers Johnson
Apr 23, 2023
Mildred Johnson, age 93 of Hayters Gap Community and a resident of Grace Health Care of Abingdon, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 23, 2023. She was a lifelong member of Lindell Church of Christ.
She is preceded in death by her parents, John Akers and Maggie Henderson Akers; husband, Otis Johnson; daughter, Joan Bowes; son,...
Donald Eugene Helton
Apr 23, 2023
Donald Eugene Helton, age 85, passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at Commonwealth Senior Living. He was born on November 22, 1937, to the late Henry Moses Helton and Mary Ann Scott Helton. Don graduated from Glade Spring High School in 1954, he received his undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech and Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the University...
Paige Lee Buckles
Apr 22, 2023
Kingsport, TN - Paige “Lee” Buckles, age 57, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2023, at Holston Valley Medical Center. She was born in Buncombe Co, NC, October 30, 1965, to the late David Luckadoo and Emily Chope. She was a loving “DanDan” whose favorite thing was spending time with her grandchildren, raising chickens, and cooking for her family.
She is...
Ina Hodge Hicks
Apr 20, 2023
Ina Ruth (Hodge) Hicks, 78, of Abingdon, Virginia, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 20, 2023. She was reunited with her husband of 24 years, Charles Edward Hicks, her parents, Universal Counts Hodge and Jerry I. Hodge, and siblings Nancy Konieczny, Jackie Ivan “Jack” Hodge, and Verna Sue Hibler.
Ina is survived by her daughter, Tammie and...
Shirley J. Davenport
Apr 19, 2023
Shirley J. Davis Davenport, age 85 and of the Hayter’s Gap Community, passed on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at her home. Shirley was a 1955 Graduate of Meadowview High School and a member of Blackwell Chapel United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert E. Davis and Fannie Henderson Davis; and eight siblings.
She is survived...
Goldie Lee Price
Apr 18, 2023
Goldie Lee Price was called home on April 18, 2023. She was a life long resident of Washington County, VA. She worked at Johnston Memorial Hospital for 29 years.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Maude, and father, Scott Scyphers, her husband, Elwood Price and son Curtis Wade Cox.
She is survived by her son Steve Price,...
Jack Vann
Apr 15, 2023
Jack Vann passed away in his sleep early on Saturday morning, April 15th. He is now with his Lord & Savior in Heaven. “Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.” (2 Corinthians 5:8) Jack was born on February 24, 1940 in Abingdon, Virginia. Jack and Kathie...
Trula "Kitty" Kate Harless
Apr 14, 2023
Trula “Kitty” Kate Harless, age 89, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2023, at NHC in Bristol. She was born in Washington Co, VA, May 30, 1933 to the late Luther Bott and Sally Ingle Bott. She was a graduate of Wallace High School and worked as a harness fabricator at Univac (Sperry).
In addition to her parents, Trula was...
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