Obituaries

Billy Joe Biggs

Billy Joe Biggs

Sep 11, 2021

Lebanon, VA – Billy Joe Biggs, age 63, passed away peacefully at Ballad Bristol Regional Hospital on September 11, 2021. He had received an aggressive, metastatic cancer diagnosis three days prior. He was born on June 26, 1958 in Covington, VA.   He was preceded in death by his parents: William S. Biggs, Jr. and Helen Miller Biggs; half-brother: Jack...

Jill Renee Breeding

Jill Renee Breeding

Sep 3, 2021

Lebanon, VA – Jill Renee Breeding, age 52, went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 3, 2021. Born August 2, 1969. She was a graduate of Radford University with a Political Science degree. Jill loved traveling to Scotland and to the Soviet Union. She enjoyed raising tomatoes and flowers. She was a member of Gracewood Women’s Bible Study....

Kennie Odell Kiser

Kennie Odell Kiser

Sep 1, 2021

Lebanon, VA – Kennie Odell Kiser, age 95, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Born January 4, 1926. He was the son of the late Luther and Zelphia Kiser. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and served in the Korean War. He was a member of Cleveland Baptist Church, a member of Russell County Republican...

Tammy Lynn Gibson

Tammy Lynn Gibson

Aug 21, 2021

Lebanon, VA  – Tammy Lynn Gibson, age 61, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 21, 2021. Born July 12, 1960. She was the daughter of the late Leon and Lou Fields. She was a graduate of Old Dominion University with a degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner and retired from Bristol Regional Medical Center. She...

Ruby Mae Lester

Ruby Mae Lester

Aug 12, 2021

Lebanon, VA – Ruby Mae Lester, age 81, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 12, 2021. Born August 3, 1940. She was the daughter of the late John and Bradie Massie. She enjoyed oil painting, cooking, crocheting, sewing and reading books. She enjoyed spending time with her family and attended Old Path Independent Church. In addition to...

Lilburn Henry Lampkins

Lilburn Henry Lampkins

Aug 11, 2021

Lebanon, VA – Lilburn Henry Lampkins, age 89, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 11, 2021. Born February 7, 1932. The son of the late Willie and Alphie Lampkins. He was of the Baptist faith and was a retired coal miner. He enjoyed spending time with his family and loved his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In addition to...

Sandra Joyce Sykes

Sandra Joyce Sykes

Aug 7, 2021

Lebanon, VA   – Sandra (Sandy) Joyce Sykes, age 61, was called home to the Lord and Savior on Saturday, August 7, 2021. She loved to sing gospel hymns and praised Jesus each and every day. Sandra was preceded in death by her mother: Ruth Sykes; grandparents: Bev John Wallace and Maxine Wallace; sister: Patricia Horton; and granddaughter: Abigail...

Susie Barton Fife

Susie Barton Fife

Aug 4, 2021

Abingdon, VA – Susie Barton Fife, age 83, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 in Russell County, Virginia. Susie was one of four children of the late Corbon Lee Barton and Katherine (Shoemaker) Barton. She was preceded in death by her husband of sixty years, Clyde Harry Fife; her parents; brothers: Jerry and Frank Barton;...

LeRoy N. Hilton, III

LeRoy N. Hilton, III

Jul 26, 2021

Newport, NC   - LeRoy Hilton, III went to be with the Lord on July 26, 2021.  He was the son of the late LeRoy N. Hilton, II and Arlie Combs Hilton. 

Service information and a full obituary will be available soon. 



Margaret Russell Senn

Margaret Russell Senn

Jul 25, 2021

Abingdon, VA – Margaret R. Senn, age 73, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 25, 2021. She loved to sew, crochet and crafting. Spending time with her family is what made her happy. She was preceded in death by her parents: Bernard and Laura Monk; her partner: Tommy Artrip; and brother: Johnny Monk.

She is survived...

Vanessa Renee Bailey

Vanessa Renee Bailey

Jul 19, 2021

Lebanon, VA – Vanessa Renee Bailey, age 33, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 19, 2021. She loved spending time with her son and enjoyed cooking. She was preceded in death by her mother, Lucy Bailey and an infant sister.

She is survived by her husband: Timothy Carroll; son: Asher Bailey of Lebanon; father: Rick Bailey...

Ronnie W. Williams

Ronnie W. Williams

Jul 16, 2021

Lebanon, VA  – Ronnie W. Williams, age 72, went to be with the Lord on Friday July 16, 2021, Born February 17, 1949, the son of the late Walter and Frances Ferguson Williams.   He loved going to church, farming, horses and dogs. Ronnie was a member of Green Valley Baptist Church. In addition to his parents he was...

James  A. Gray, Jr.

James A. Gray, Jr.

Jul 10, 2021

Gray, James A., Jr., passed away on July 10, 2021. He was born on April 14, 1945 at Clinch Valley Hospital in Richlands, VA to James Aston and Evangeline Garrett Gray. He resided in Amonate, VA for the first 15 years of his life before the family moved to Lebanon, VA.  He is survived by his wife of 48 years,...

Claire Abolin

Claire Abolin

Jul 9, 2021

Claire Keebaugh Abolin, 95, passed away on July 9, 2021 after a long battle with dementia. The family would like to thank the Memory Care staff and associates of Commonwealth Senior Living Center in Abingdon, VA for their love and care over the last two years. Their excellent daily care and care during the pandemic were exemplary and much appreciated....

Peggie Etta Jessee Campbell

Peggie Etta Jessee Campbell

Jul 6, 2021

Castlewood, VA – Peggie Etta Jessee Campbell, age 86, passed peacefully and quietly to her Heavenly home on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. She was a lifelong resident of Russell County and was the daughter of the late Robert E. Lee and Mary Lou Baker Jessee. She loved her family dearly and spent much time in prayer for them. In addition...

Norman Edward Jessee, Jr.

Norman Edward Jessee, Jr.

Jul 5, 2021

Castlewood, VA – Norman Edward Jessee, Jr., age 59, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 5, 2021. Born January 23, 1962. He was the son of the late Gussie and Norman Edward Jessee, Sr. He loved his dogs and he was a devoted member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Dungannon, VA. He was a graduate from...

Reata Gale Batton

Reata Gale Batton

Jul 4, 2021

Swords Creek, VA – Reata Gale Batton, age 69, went to be with the Lord on Sunday July 4, 2021. Born May 6, 1952. She was the daughter of the late John and Virgie Dye. She enjoyed gardening and tending to her house. She loved to spend time with her family and friends. She worked at Maple Grove as a...

Verlean Musick

Verlean Musick

Jun 25, 2021

Cleveland, VA – Verlean Musick, age 94, passed peacefully to her Heavenly home on Friday morning June 25, 2021. She was a lifelong resident of the Sourwood Mountain section of Russell County, a daughter of the late George and Fonnie Johnson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband of fifty six years, Berkley...

Carter H. Wilson

Carter H. Wilson

Jun 23, 2021

Abingdon, VA – Carter H. Wilson, age 80, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Born March 26, 1941. He attended church faithfully and sang for the Lord since his early twenties. He was a member and deacon at Mt. View Freewill Baptist Church for several years and currently attended Antioch House of Prayer in Abingdon,...

Wilma Lois Musick

Wilma Lois Musick

Jun 20, 2021

Lebanon, VA – Wilma Lois Musick, age 91, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 20, 2021. Born November 22, 1929. She was of the Jehovah Witness faith. She enjoyed reading, cooking and she loved her dogs. She was preceded in death by her parents: Frank and Alma Patton; sisters: Norma Patton and Ila Bendes; brother: John Patton;...

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