Penny Lynn Ball
Jan 12, 2022
Penny Lynn (Underwood) Ball, of Vasant, Va., passed away at Bristol Regional Medical Center on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, following a brief illness, at the age of 58. Penny was born in Rome, N.Y. on June 30, 1963, to the late William and Joyce Underwood. She married Jerry Ball on June 28, 1998. In addition to her loving husband, Penny...
Douglas Gordon Myatt
Jan 10, 2022
Douglas Myatt, age 53, of Meadowview, Virginia went to be with the Lord at his home on Monday, January 10, 2022 after a long battle with cancer. Douglas was born on January 28, 1968 in Norwalk, Connecticut to Gordon Myatt Jr. and the late Sarah Belle Dugger Myatt. In addition to his mother he was preceded in death by his...
Joe Buff Edward Roark
Jan 8, 2022
Joe Buff Edward Roark, age 55, of Washington County, Va., met his hunting friends in Heaven after leaving the comfort of his home on Saturday, January 8, 2022. Joe was the practical jokester and prankster of his family. If he wasn’t picking on you, he just didn’t like you. He was selfless, caring, and the fixer of difficult situations. He...
Phyllis H. Price
Jan 8, 2022
Mrs. Phyllis H. Price, 81, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022. She was born and raised in Washington County, Va. and graduated from Meadowview High School. Phyllis was employed at Maxine’s in Abingdon, Va. for 37 years. After her retirement, Phyllis was a volunteer at Johnston Memorial Hospital, providing more than 18,000 volunteer hours. In 2012, Phyllis was recognized as...
William "Bill" Duncan Andrews
Jan 5, 2022
William “Bill” Duncan Andrews, age 77, passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, while in hospice care at Commonwealth Senior Living at Abingdon, from a brave private battle with dementia. Bill was born and raised in Salem, Va. where he graduated from Roanoke Catholic High School. He was a star athlete and honor student, going on to attend Washington and...
Jeffrey Allen Whittaker
Jan 5, 2022
Abingdon, VA – Jeffrey Allen Whittaker, age 61, passed on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at his home. Mr. Whittaker was a 1978 Graduate of Abingdon High School and retired from Kroger after nearly 40 years of employment. He was preceded in death by his mother, Nancy Alice McCormick Whittaker. He is survived by his father, Jack Edward Whittaker; sister, Jackie...
Levonda (Lee) Duncan McDaniel
Jan 5, 2022
Levonda (Lee) McDaniel, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and friend passed away at Commonwealth Senior Living in Abingdon on Wednesday, January 5th, 2022. She was 92. She was born and raised in the Duncansville Community of Washington County, Va. She graduated from Greendale High School and went on to graduate with a diploma in nursing from the University of Virginia...
William Gilmer "Billy" Murray
Jan 4, 2022
William Gilmer “Billy” Murray, age 69, of Abingdon, Va., passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at his residence. His parents, William Emory Murray and Nora Parks Murray, welcomed triplets on January 29, 1952. In addition to Billy’s parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife of over 40 years, Nancy Louise Poston Murray; and twin brothers, Johnny...
Bertha Joy Rampley
Jan 2, 2022
Bertha Joy Rampley, age 84, of Meadowview, Virginia passed away at her home on Sunday, January 2, 2022 Joy was born in Excelsior, West Virginia on April 2, 1937 to the late Robert and Rosella Hagerman Pruitt. Joy and Charles met in Michigan and raised their family there. After retiring they moved back to Virginia. Joy was a lifelong member...
Leslie Clarence Glover
Jan 1, 2022
Abingdon, VA – Leslie Clarence Glover, age 66 and formerly of Cedar Bluff, VA, passed on Saturday, January 1, 2022, in Johnston Memorial Hospital. Leslie lived nearly all of life in Tazewell County, VA before moving to Abingdon in 2020. He was a graduate of Tazewell High School and a U.S. Marine Corps Veteran. Leslie retired as a conductor with...
Brent Eugene Lockhart
Dec 29, 2021
Brent Eugene Lockhart, age 59, of Abingdon, Va., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 29, 2021. He was born to George Lockhart and Karen Collins Lockhart in Havre, Montana. Brent was Professor of Anatomy and Physiology as well as Microbiology at Northeast State Community College and was a member of Highlands Fellowship Abingdon Campus. He was passionate...
Millard Alex "M.A." Bryant
Dec 28, 2021
Millard Alex “M.A.” Bryant, age 83, of Chilhowie, Va., passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was a retired dairy farmer and a veteran of the United States Army. M.A. is survived by four sons: Timothy Bryant and wife, Beverly; Stanley Bryant and wife, Tanja; Mark Bryant; and Glen Bryant and wife, Joanna; two...
Linda Marie Fisher
Dec 28, 2021
Chilhowie, VA – Linda Marie Fisher, age 73, passed on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, in Valley Health Care Center. Linda was raised in New York and a graduate of Carthage High School. She was preceded in death by her parents, Herman and Beatrice Charbonneau; brothers, Roger and Rene Charbonneau; sister, Cheryl Taylor; and special friend. Maynard Fisher. She is survived...
Ernest Wayne Heath
Dec 28, 2021
Abingdon, VA – Ernest Wayne Heath, age 81, passed on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, in Bristol Regional Medical Center. Mr. Heath was a U.S. Army Veteran and a member of Rush Creek Primitive Baptist Church. He retired from many years of employment from VDOT and loved to hunt and fish. He was preceded in death by his parents, Vernie and...
James Judson Blackley Worth
Dec 27, 2021
James Judson Blackley Worth, age 94, of Abingdon, VA, passed away on December 27th, 2021, peacefully, in his home. He was a graduate of Augusta Military Academy in Fort Defiance, Va., and a veteran of WWII who served in the Army Air Corps from 1945 to 1947. James earned a BS degree in Meteorology from Pennsylvania State University, and an...
Audrey Jane Counts
Dec 27, 2021
Glade Spring, VA – Audrey Jane Wise Counts, age 78, passed on Monday, December 27, 2021, in Johnston Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Counts was preceded in death by her parents, Howard and Rose Reynolds Wise; husband, Claude Counts, Sr.; son, Claude Counts, Jr.; grandson, Eric Odum; son-in-law, Thomas Odum; and several siblings. She is survived by three daughters, Angela (Jesse) LeMaire,...
Patsy Jackson Carbary
Dec 26, 2021
Patsy Jackson Carbary, age 80, of Abingdon, Va., went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 26, 2021, at Valley Health Care Center. She was born April 21, 1941, to the late Sanford Leroy “S.L.” Jackson, Jr. and Margaret Lee Neaves Jackson. Patsy was a devoted wife and mother who touched the lives of the many children who she...
Juanita Jean Price
Dec 26, 2021
Abingdon, VA - Juanita Jean Price, age 87, went home to be with the Lord and her beloved husband Ralph L. Price on Sunday, December 26, 2021. Her Christian faith sustained her throughout her life and gave her great comfort through these last years. Jean was a devoted wife and mother that loved her family. She worked for 50 years...
James Edward Prater
Dec 26, 2021
James Edward Prater, age 95, of Meadowview, Va., passed away peacefully at home of Parkinson’s disease, with his love, Debbie by his side, on December 26, 2021. He was born to the late Helen Davis Thompson, on April 9, 1926, in Washington County, Va. He was a longtime sports enthusiast. He and Debbie loved traveling all over the world and...
Ronnie Glenn Wolfe
Dec 25, 2021
Ronnie Glenn Wolfe, age 63, of Abingdon, Va., passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2021, at his home. He was born September 24, 1958, to the late Oca Wolfe and Madeline Spriggs Wolfe and was raised in the Hayter’s Gap Community. Ronnie was a former employee of Moore’s Quality Snack Foods, Inc. and attended Pine Hill Community Church. In addition...
