Betty Eleanor Hughes Huffman
Jun 19, 2021
Castlewood, VA – Betty Eleanor Hughes Huffman, age 81, passed on Saturday, June 19, 2021, in Commonwealth Senior Living. Betty was a life-long resident of Russell County and worked as a seamstress in several textile plants. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Hyter Hughes and Nannie Wallace Hughes; husband, Billy Joe Huffman; daughter, Tammy Vicars; and several...
Martha Lou Lung "Marty" Diamond
Jun 19, 2021
Bristol, Va. – Martha Lou Lung “Marty” Diamond went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 19, 2021, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was born in West Plains, Missouri, on October 27, 1940, to the late Herbert Luther and Iva Mae Billups Lung. Through a chance encounter at the local IGA, Marty met Allen Lee Diamond (Al)....
Vernon Ray Hancock
Jun 19, 2021
Vernon Ray Hancock, a long-time resident of Emory, Va., passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 19, 2021. Ray was born on July 10, 1926, in Baltimore, Md. to Wheeler Hancock & Rebecca (Helm) Hancock, the second of four sons: Frank, Earl, and Carl. While still attending Baltimore Polytechnic High School, Ray enlisted in the United States Army in October of...
Carol Ann Vestal Barr
Jun 19, 2021
Damascus, VA – Carol Ann Vestal Barr of Damascus answered her final call on June 19, 2021. Carol was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Charles Ray Barr, her parents Georgia Ann Elliott Vestal and Andy Lee Vestal Sr. Siblings Andy (Buddy) Vestal Jr, Mary Vestal Parker and Robert (Bobbie) Glenn Vestal. She is survived by two...
Debra Ellen Widener Harrison
Jun 18, 2021
Abingdon, Va. - Debra Ellen Widener Harrison, age 66, of Abingdon, Virginia, went to be with the Lord on Friday, June 18, 2021 in the comfort of her home, after a long battle with chronic illnesses. She was a 1973 graduate of John S. Battle High School, where she served as the first female president of the Future Farmers of...
Rev. Robert S. Thornton
Jun 16, 2021
Rev. Robert S. Thornton, 88, passed away on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, after a short illness. Born in 1933, he graduated from Radford High School and served as a medic in the U.S. Army. He served as a minister for nearly 50 years. He was an honorably retired minister of the Presbyterian Church (USA), Abingdon Presbytery. He was preceded in...
Ballard Miller
Jun 14, 2021
Abingdon, VA – Ballard Miller, age 84, passed on Monday, June 14, 2021, at his home. Ballard was a farmer for many years as well as a minister of the Word of God. He was preceded in death by his parents, Graham and Bertha Gobble Miller; son, Ted Miller; and siblings, Ruby Reynolds, Beulah Reynolds, Sylvester Miller, Maynard Miller, and...
Charles "Eddie" Edward Blevins
Jun 14, 2021
Saltville, Va. - Charles Edward Blevins, Jr., age 78, passed away on Monday, June 14, 2021, at home. Eddie raised tobacco for years and worked on his farm, which he loved doing. He enjoyed his family, children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Edward Blevins, Sr. and Margaret Elizabeth Blevins; and his brothers,...
Dr. Clayton Jarvis Brinson
Jun 10, 2021
Dr. Clayton Jarvis Brinson, age 66, of Abingdon, Va., went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, June 10, 2021. He was born to the late Wesley Perkins Brinson and Gwendolyn Jarvis Brinson in Waynesboro, Ga. Dr. Brinson earned his B.S., M.S. and his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Georgia. He was a co-founder...
James Roger Addair
Jun 10, 2021
James Roger "Cush" Addair, age 77, of Meadowview, Va., passed away on Thursday, June 10, 2021, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was born May 12, 1944, in Lex, W.Va. to the late Noah McKinley Addair and Bessie Ruth Hughes Addair. He enlisted in the United States Army at the age of 17 and served three years. Roger subsequently enlisted in the...
Donald William Johnson
Jun 10, 2021
Abingdon, VA – Donald William Johnson, age 85, passed on Thursday, June 10, 2021, at his home. Don raised tobacco for many years and was the owner of his own shrubbery business. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Clyde “W.C.” and Mammie Bailey Johnson; wife, Shirley Johnson; son, Roger Johnson; and brothers, Charlie, Jim, Carl and Douglas...
Eugenia Summers Phillips
Jun 10, 2021
Abingdon, VA - Eugenia Summers Phillips passed away peacefully while at home with her husband, Thomas C. Phillips, Jr., and in the care of hospice and home health care, on Thursday, June 10, 2021. In addition to her husband, Eugenia is survived by her four children, Ellen Phillips Smith and husband, Stephen Smith; Thomas (Ted) C. Phillips, III, M.D., and...
James Chadwick (Chad) Adkins
Jun 9, 2021
Glade Spring, Va. – James Chadwick (Chad) Adkins, age 41, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. He was born in Smyth County, Virginia and was a lifelong resident of Washington County, Virginia, where he attended Patrick Henry High School. Chad worked as a plumber for a time, but the career he liked best was landscaping,...
John Curtis Dickenson, Sr.
Jun 8, 2021
Mr. John Curtis Dickenson, Sr., age 84, of Bristol Va., was reunited with his wife of 62 years on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in his home, surrounded by family. He was employed by Kern's Bakery for over 30 years. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing, he was hard-working, he adored his grandchildren, and he loved his...
James Everett Combs
Jun 5, 2021
Abingdon, VA - James Everett "Jim" Combs, age 80, of Abingdon, Va., passed away on Saturday, June 5, 2021, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born May 9, 1941, to the late Cecil Combs and Jacqueline Hobson Combs in Lebanon, Va. Jim was an Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War and attained his Ph.D. in political...
Louis Ledeliey "Lee" Hatfield
Jun 5, 2021
Louis Ledeliey "Lee" Hatfield, age 83, of Abingdon, Va., passed away on Saturday, June 5, 2021, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was born to the late Louis A. Hatfield and Dorothy O. Knight Hatfield in New York. Lee was a veteran of the United States Army and served in Korea and the Vietnam War as a helicopter flight engineer. He relocated to...
Avery Patterson "Pat" Crouse
Jun 3, 2021
Avery Patterson "Pat" Crouse, age 66, of Abingdon, Va., passed away on Thursday, June 3, 2021, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary "Tootie" Barr Crouse; parents, Ray Crouse and Vettie Victoria Harold Crouse; four brothers, Jessie Kevin, Donald, John Ray, and Ronnie Crouse; and a sister, Ina Grace Royall. Pat is survived...
Timothy Arthur Hunter
Jun 2, 2021
Abingdon, VA – Timothy Arthur Hunter, age 73, passed on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at his home. Mr. Hunter served in the U.S. Army for 16 years and was a veteran of the Vietnam War, a native of Maine, he served as the store manager for several Service Merchandise stores before moving to Virginia. He is preceded in death by...
Christopher Wade Counts, Jr.
May 29, 2021
Meadowview, Va. – Christopher Wade Counts, Jr., age 32, was called home on May 29, 2021, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He had served his country with the United States Air Force, and worked as a machine fabricator. He leaves behind the heavy hearts who will never forget the love and joy he brought to them. He is survived by...
James D. "Jimmy" Gillenwater, Jr.
May 28, 2021
James D. "Jimmy" Gillenwater, Jr., age 37, of Abingdon, Va., passed away on Friday, May 28, 2021, at his residence. He was born on Christmas Day 1983 to James D. "Jim" Gillenwater, Sr. and Constance Scyphers "Connie" Gillenwater in Bristol, Tenn. He was the President of Abingdon Propane Exchange, Inc. and was a member of Pleasant View United Methodist Church. ...
