David Neil Shockley
May 26, 2021
David Neil Shockley, 51, of Abingdon, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 with his wife and daughters by his side. He is survived by his wife of nearly 20 years, Kate Shockley; three daughters, Rachel, Emma, and Hope; mother, Cheryl Skinner and husband Jim; father, David William Shockley and wife Hazel; three brothers, Brian Shockley and wife Jennifer,...
Mary Virginia Jones
May 23, 2021
Mary Virginia Jones went to be with her Lord at age 75, on May 23, 2021, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was active in her community and enjoyed playing sports and singing in gospel choirs. Mary was an avid traveler and liked to spend her time in new places with her beloved family and friends. She was a member...
Fred Eugene Gross
May 22, 2021
Fred Eugene Gross, age 71, of Bristol, Va., went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 22, 2021, at the Select Specialty Hospital of Bristol Regional Medical Center. He retired from People, Inc. after 28 years of service as the Weatherization Coordinator. Fred was also a talented woodworker who did carpentry on the side. He was a member of...
Laura Ruth Vaughan Roe
May 22, 2021
Abingdon, Va. – Laura Ruth Vaughan Roe, age, 91, passed away at Johnston Memorial Hospital on Saturday, May 22, 2021. She was born October 18, 1929 in Galax, Virginia to the late John and Bertha Vaughan. A lifelong resident of Southwest Virginia, Ruth was a devoted homemaker who enjoyed needlework in her spare time. She was of the Methodist faith....
Richard David Fuller
May 19, 2021
Richard David Fuller, age 33, passed away on May 19, 2021. He was born on January 13, 1988, to Susan Hamlin and the late Richard Morgan Fuller. He had a career in sales of wireless communications devices, and he liked to draw and read. In addition to his father, Richard David was preceded in death by one uncle, Larry Dean...
Viola Marie Morgan
May 18, 2021
Bristol, VA – Viola Marie Morgan, born June 28, 1933 to the late Edward and Susie Mitchell Marsh, passed on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at her home. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Earl Morgan; brother, Hobert Marsh; sister, Nancy Clifton; nieces, Judy Rock Harris and Della Raye Marsh; and nephew, Robert...
Rev. Charles Conrad McNeer
May 18, 2021
Abingdon, Va. – Charles Conrad “Skip” McNeer left this earth on May 18, 2021. The son of Henry P. McNeer and Ruth Freeman McNeer, he was born June 6, 1934 in Huntington, West Virginia. He has lived in Abingdon, Virginia since 2008 and was recently residing at Oakmont at Gordon Park Assisted Living. He was preceded in death by his...
Bonnie Jo Nickels Moore
May 18, 2021
Abingdon, VA – Bonnie Jo Nickels Moore, age 84, passed on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Bonnie was a member of Gospel Tabernacle and a nurse at Grace Health Care for nearly 25 years. Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents, Lula Frances Henley Nickels and Ryburn Nickels; husband, Rufus Moore; brother, Ralph Nickels; and two sisters, Lois Moore and...
Loma Lydia Waycaster Stanley
May 17, 2021
Abingdon, VA – Loma Lydia Waycaster Stanley, age 88, went home to be with Jesus on May 17, 2021. She was the beloved wife of 68 years to Rev. Paul Stanley, a mother, grandmother, Sunday school teacher, prayer warrior, singer, servant to God and others. “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the...
Floyd "Dewey" Singleton, Jr.
May 15, 2021
Dewey Singleton, age 92, went to be with his Lord and Savior on May 15, 2021. Dewey was born on November 30, 1928, in Raven, Virginia. He was the son of the late “Floyd” Dewey Singleton, Sr. and Mada Breeding Singleton. He was preceded in death by his loving and devoted wife of 59 years, Margaret Shepherd Singleton. He was...
Sydney Jewel Tignor-Smith
May 14, 2021
Bristol, VA – Infant Sydney Jewel Tignor-Smith, passed at birth on Friday, May 14, 2021, in Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandmother, Toni Kesler. Sydney is survived by her mother, Kimberly Tignor; father, Bradley Smith; maternal grandparents, Vickie Tignor and Donald Tignor; paternal grandfather, Jeffrey Smith; and sisters, Brooklyn Tignor, Paisley Tignor, and...
Hallie "Eileen" Norris
May 14, 2021
Hallie "Eileen" Price Norris, age 80, of Abingdon, Va., passed away on Friday, May 14, 2021, at Accordius Health at Abingdon. She was born to the late Gleneth Price and Edith Pope Price. She was a member of Highland Chapel Church was a former employee of Bonnie's Family Restaurant. In addition to her parents, Eileen was also preceded in death...
Nancy Ellen Boothe Ashley
May 14, 2021
Abingdon, Va. – Nancy Ellen Boothe Ashley, age 73, of Abingdon, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 14, 2021, following a brief illness. Nancy was born December 10, 1947, in Russell County, Virginia, to the late Emit Boothe, Sr. and Juanita Beavers Boothe. She graduated from Lebanon High School in 1966 and joined the United States Marine Corps, where...
Martha Jean Orr Vannoy
May 13, 2021
Martha Jean Orr Vannoy, age 90, formerly of Bluff City, Tenn., passed away on Thursday, May 13, 2021, at Elmcroft of Johnson City, Tenn. She was the youngest of eleven children born to the late Thomas Marion "Tom" Orr and Lola Edward Nelson Orr. She was a member of Bluff City United Methodist Church and the Blueridge Quilters Guild. ...
John Wiley "Pete" Sheffey
May 11, 2021
John Wiley "Pete" Sheffey, age 80, of Abingdon, Va., went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. He retired from the Martha Washington Inn as a Bell Captain after 53 years where he was widely known for telling ghost stories. He was once featured on the Travel Channel giving an interview about The Martha and...
Gail Elaine Post Schober
May 8, 2021
Abingdon, VA – Gail Elaine Post Schober, age 83, passed on Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Abingdon Health & Rehab Center. Mrs. Schober was a resident of Blairsville, GA before moving to Abingdon in 2015 to live with her daughter. She was a graduate of Florida Atlantic University and was a educator in Broward County, FL. Mrs. Schober was...
Betty Jane Leonard Bott
May 7, 2021
Abingdon, Va. – Betty Jane Leonard Bott, age 87, of Abingdon, Virginia, passed away at Johnston Memorial Hospital, on Friday, May 7, 2021. She was born May 29, 1933, to the late Luther and Anna Sproles Leonard, in Washington County Virginia, where she lived all of her life. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church, and she enjoyed bingo,...
Claire Franklin Rasor
May 6, 2021
Claire Franklin Rasor, age 83, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2021 after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. She was surrounded by family and caring staff at Brandermill Woods Retirement Community in Midlothian, VA. A Celebration of Life will be held May 15 at 2 p.m. in the Holston Conference - Emory & Henry Cemetery, Emory, VA. Being mindful of...
Richard Lynn Watson
May 4, 2021
Abingdon, VA – Richard Lynn “Rick” Watson, age 65, passed on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, in Bristol Regional Medical Center. Rick was a former employee of the Town of Abingdon. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Watson and Helen Cullop Gilbert; and sister, Catherine Rogers. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Cookie Marlow Watson;...
Rosemary Potter
May 4, 2021
Rosemary Potter, age 75, of the Hayter's Gap Community of Saltville, Va., passed away on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at home with her family. She was born July 25, 1945, to the late Bernard Francis Lyons, Sr. and Mary Theresa Kenyon Lyons in Wilmington, Delaware. She was a devoted housewife and loving mother who harbored a passion for flower gardening. ...
