Charlotte Marie Sutherland
Oct 10, 2020
Abingdon, VA - On October 10, 2020, Charlotte Marie Scott Sutherland passed away at the age of 76. She died peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones. Charlotte is survived by her devoted husband of 57 years, Rhett Sutherland, as well as her loving children, Kimberly Sturgill of Abingdon, VA and Dr. Kevin Sutherland of Richmond, VA and their spouses, Rick Sturgill and Pam Sutherland....
Dave Allen Coleman
Oct 10, 2020
Dave Allen Coleman, age 68, of Glade Spring, Va., passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2020, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Dave worked at Bristol Compressors for 20 years until ill health forced his retirement. He loved to talk and was a friend to all. Daily walks became his pass time. Dave was preceded in death by his parents, Issac and...
Herbert N. Duncan
Oct 8, 2020
Abingdon, VA – Herbert N. Duncan, age 92, passed on Thursday, October 8, 2020, at his home. Herbert was a former employee of Sterling Casket Hardware Company, a farmer, contractor, and school bus driver for Washington County Virginia Public Schools. He was a member of Rosedale Baptist Church and attended Fellowship Chapel in Bristol, VA. Herbert is preceded in death...
Margaret Forrest Mullins Fern
Oct 7, 2020
Margaret Forrest Mullins Fern – Abingdon, Va. – Passed away peacefully on October 7, 2020.Born March 3, 1934 in Wise County, Va., she attended Coeburn High School and Clinch Valley College. From 1953 through 1956, she was a teacher at the Big Oak School, a one-room school in the community of Smith Ridge, Dickenson County, Va. She retired in 1999, after...
Steven "Cowboy" Larmon
Oct 7, 2020
Glade Spring, VA - Steven “Cowboy” Larmon, 64, died October 7, 2020, at his home in Glade Spring, Virginia. Mr. Larmon was born May 27, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois to Robert and Roberta (Bishop) Larmon. He attended Rich Central High School in Olympia Fields, Illinois, served in the military as a Staff Sergeant in the Army, and was an accomplished...
Charlie Young
Oct 6, 2020
Abingdon, VA - On Tuesday, October 6, 2020, Charlie Young, loving husband and father, passed away at age 67 at his home in Abingdon, VA. Charlie was born on March 11, 1953 in Jellico, TN to Willard and Blanche Young. Charlie is proceeded in death by his parents, brothers Spencer and Jerry Young, sisters Billy Siller, June Lloyd and Helen Mitchell. ...
Dr. Thomas E. Roatsey
Oct 6, 2020
Dr. Thomas E. Roatsey of Bristol, VA (raised in Thorpe, WV), left this world unexpectedly on October 6th at only 64 years of age. A devoted and loving husband, father, son, friend/brother, mentor, and healer, Dr. Roatsey lived his life with a mischievous sparkle in his eye, a positive outlook, and a sense of wonder and adventure, always in the...
Bonnie Louise Widener
Oct 4, 2020
Bonnie “Lou” Widener, age 56, of Abingdon, Va., gained her wings on Sunday, October 4, 2020, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was born to the late Bill Widener and Carrie Lee Moody Widener on September 11, 1964, in Washington County, Va. She was employed as a housekeeper at Country Inn and Suites in Abingdon. She was a nature enthusiast...
Pauline Angels Billingsley Cordell
Oct 2, 2020
Atkins, Va. - Pauline Angels Billingsley Cordell, age 76, passed away on Friday, October 2, 2020 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She had been a resident of Washington County, Virginia since relocating from Maryland, where she had attended a one-room schoolhouse in her youth, having to walk a mile each way. She had worked on a dairy farm, but she is...
Lacy Franklin Denton, Sr.
Oct 2, 2020
Lacy Franklin Denton, Sr., age 91, of Bristol, Va., passed away on Friday, October 2, 2020, at Bristol Reginal Hospital. He was born in Clinchburg, Va. but had spent most of his life in Baltimore, Md. There, he worked for Bethlehem Steel as an electrician. Following retirement in 1987 from Bethlehem Steel, he moved to the Bristol area. Lacy was...
Theodora Ardery Mahon (Tam) McLaughlin
Oct 1, 2020
Glade Spring, Va. - Theodora Ardery Mahon (Tam) McLaughlin, 77, of Glade Spring, Va. passed away at her home on Thursday, October 1, 2020. She was born on July 30, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pa. to the late Joseph Keelor Mahon and Hannah Rhodes Mahon. “Tam” (Theodora) was a graduate of Cherry Hill West (N.J.) High School. She did Secretarial course...
Mary Alice Sowder
Sep 30, 2020
Mary Alice Sowder, age 71, passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at her home. She was a life-long native of Washington County, Va. Alice had just recently retired as a nurse at Valley Healthcare after 40 years of service. She loved her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren and enjoyed reading and spending time with her family. Alice was predeceased...
James Odell Morrison
Sep 28, 2020
Meadowview, Va. James Odell Morrison, age 87, passed on Monday, September 28, 2020, at his home. Mr. Morrison was a truck driver for W-L Motor Lines in Hickory, N.C. for 30 years and attended Damascus Road Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by his parents, Clyde Monroe Morrison and Ella Widener Morrison; wife, Almeda Virginia Ellis Morrison; son, James...
Jeffrey Alan Hutton
Sep 28, 2020
Jeffrey Alan Hutton, 66, of Meadowview, Va. died peacefully at home on Monday, September 28, 2020. He was born on May 18, 1954 in Abingdon, Va. to the late A.C. “Bud” and Lola Hutton. Jeff was a graduate of Abingdon High School, Class of 1973 and he served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Constellation during the Vietnam War....
Yvonne Goodson Ketchum
Sep 27, 2020
Abingdon, Va. – Yvonne Goodson Ketchum, age 85, of Abingdon, Va., passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2020, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born January 28, 1935, to the late Arthur Denver Goodson and Nettie Minnie White Goodson. Yvonne graduated from Greendale High School and worked as a seamstress for Caroline’s Manufacturing. She was strong in her faith, even...
Bertha Tweed Kitchens
Sep 27, 2020
Abingdon, VA Bertha Tweed Kitchens, age 91, passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2020 at Accordius Healthcare in Abingdon. Bertha was the daughter of the late Reuben and Josie Tweed and was born in Brumley Gap, Va. In addition to her parents, Bertha was predeceased by her husband, Craig Kitchens; brothers Carl Tweed, Arley Tweed, Sr., and James Tweed;...
Jean Marie Wheatley Johnson
Sep 27, 2020
Jean Wheatley LaVoie Johnson, formerly of York Road, Roanoke, Va. rose to glory on September 27, 2020 at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon, Va. Jean was a resident at English Meadows Assisted Living for the past 4 years. Jean was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on May 26, 1933 to John William and Addy Greaves Wheatley. As a child, her family...
Roger Smyth Minnick
Sep 26, 2020
Cordova, TN - Roger Smyth Minnick, age 81, passed on Saturday, September 26, 2020, in Germantown Methodist Hospital. Mr. Minnick was a graduate of William King High School and East Tennessee State University. He is preceded in death by his parents, Peg Boothe and Ed Yokley Minnick. Mr. Minnick is survived by his wife, Linda Wygal Minnick; son, John Whitney...
Billie Jean Lilly
Sep 25, 2020
Billie Jean McGhee Lilly passed away September 25, 2020, in Blountville, Tennessee. She was born February 8, 1937 and raised in Loudon County in the town of Philadelphia, Tennessee. She worked for many years at the Bristol Mall at Miller’s, Proffit’s, and Belk. Her fellow sales associates and clientele remember her style and humor. In her last years after retirement,...
Betty Jean Douglas Webster
Sep 25, 2020
Betty Jean Douglas Webster, age 92, of Abingdon, Va., passed away on Friday, September 25, 2020, at Johnston Memorial Hospital, from complications of Covid-19. She was born July 25, 1928, to the late Sammie Miller Douglas and Lettie Artemisa Isenberg Douglas in Sullivan County, Tenn. Betty enjoyed arts and crafts, gardening, knitting, orchids, and church activities. She and her late...
