Obituaries

George Alvin Slate, Jr.

George Alvin Slate, Jr.

Dec 17, 2022

George Alvin Slate, Jr. passed away on December 17, 2022 at Holston Valley Medical Center. No services will be conducted.

Dorothy Kate Fields

Dorothy Kate Fields

Dec 12, 2022

 

Lebanon, VA –Dorothy Kate Vencill Fields, age 92, passed into Heaven peacefully with her family by her side on Monday, December 12, 2022. She was born on May 7, 1930 in Belfast, VA. She was the daughter of the late George William Vencill and Nannie Bell Ferguson Vencill. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.

She...

Neva Jay Kiser

Neva Jay Kiser

Dec 10, 2022

Nora, VA –Neva Jay Kiser, age 87, went to be with the Lord on December 10, 2022. Born November 16, 1935. She was the daughter of the late David and Ava Grizzle. She loved to attend church as long as her health permitted and to spend time with her family. She was a member of Union Baptist Church.

In addition...

Geary Lynn Smith

Geary Lynn Smith

Dec 7, 2022

Lebanon, VA – Geary Lynn “Cotton” Smith, age 68, went to be with the Lord on December 7, 2022 after a brief illness.

He was preceded in death by his parents: Fred H. and Iristena K. Smith; and sister: Joyce A. White.

He is survived by his sister: Tammy M. Smith; brother and sister-in-law: Jerry W. and Alice A. Smith;...

Jesse H Harmon

Jesse H Harmon

Nov 30, 2022

Lebanon, VA – Jesse Howard Harmon, age 87, went to be with the Lord on November 30, 2022. He worked for Floyd S. Pike Electrical Contractor as a Foreman for thirty years. He was a lifelong farmer, an avid fisherman and hunter in his younger days. He was an all-star baseball player in the Clover League as a teenager. Jesse...

Jean Stidham Elliott

Jean Stidham Elliott

Nov 27, 2022

Lebanon, VA -Freddie Jean Stidham Elliott, age 86, went home to be with Jesus Christ on November 27, 2022. Jean was born in Bristol, TN on November 18, 1936 to the family of William and Cora Stidham. Jean moved to Lebanon, Virginia when she married her husband, Fred Elliott.

Jean Elliott was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Carlton...

Roger Dale Sword

Roger Dale Sword

Nov 26, 2022

Roger Dale Sword, age 78, died Saturday, November 26, 2022 at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon, Virginia. Roger was born February 29, 1944 to the late Minnie Cozzolino and Oakley Jefferson Sword in Lebanon, Virginia.

He fought a courageous battle during the last two years of his life but his declining health made it hard to put up a good...

Sherry Bostic

Sherry Bostic

Nov 26, 2022

Cedar Bluff, VA – Sherry Elaine Bostic, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 26, 2022. Born October 6, 1969. She was the daughter of the late Richard Garrett and Betty Blankenship. She liked to ride her Harley-Davidson and enjoyed coloring art online. She was a graduate of Lebanon High School and loved to go to church at...

Roger Dale Sword

Roger Dale Sword

Nov 26, 2022

Lebanon, VA – Roger Dale Sword went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 26, 2022. Born February 29, 1944. He was the son of the late Oak and Minnie Sword.

He is survived by his wife: Brenda Martin Sword and his schnauzer fur baby: Miss Josie.

A memorial service will be held at Ketron Memorial Gardens Mausoleum in...

Elizabeth Cox Wampler

Elizabeth Cox Wampler

Nov 20, 2022

Castlewood, VA – Elizabeth Cox Wampler, born December 14, 1937 in St. Paul, Wise County, VA. She was the adopted daughter of the late Burley Lee Cox and the late Wanda Victoria Carty Cox and the biological daughter of the late Walter Franklin Earnest, Jr. and the late Mary Frances Carty Earnest Wescoat. Elizabeth graduated from Castlewood High School in...

David Nathan Castle

David Nathan Castle

Nov 12, 2022

Lebanon, VA – David Nathan Castle passed away on November 12, 2022, at the Bristol Regional Hospital following an extended illness. David was born on January 20, 1956, in Abingdon, Virginia.  He graduated from Lebanon High School in 1974, and Emory and Henry College in 1978.

David was preceded in death by his parents, Nathan F. Castle, Jr., and Wanda...

Sharon Gail Hess

Sharon Gail Hess

Nov 11, 2022

 

Rosedale, VA – Sharon Gail Fields Hess, age 63, went to be with the Lord Friday, November 11, 2022 in Bristol Regional Medical Center. Born December 22, 1958. She was the daughter of the late Conley Fields and Dorothy Davis Fields. She loved talking on the telephone with her friends and enjoyed spending time with family. Sharon was a...

Jerry Alden Wilson, Sr.

Jerry Alden Wilson, Sr.

Nov 10, 2022

Jerry Alden Wilson, Sr. - beloved father and grandfather - of Lebanon, VA went to be with the Lord on November 10, 2022 at the age of 82. He was a kind and generous soul who was cherished by his community and family. He was born on April 23, 1940 in Richlands, VA to the late Jess and Bertha Wilson....

Samantha Ferguson

Samantha Ferguson

Nov 10, 2022

Lebanon, VA – Samantha Jo Ferguson, age 31, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 10, 2022. Born September 2, 1991. She was a Castlewood High School graduate, Class of 2010, and she was a pharmacy tech at Blue Devil Pharmacy. She also enjoyed making crafts and spending time with family and friends.  Sam was known for her...

Myrtle Snead

Myrtle Snead

Nov 9, 2022

Lebanon, VA – Myrtle Harman Snead, 96, passed away on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 in Russell County Hospital. Born on October 22, 1926, she was a dedicated and faithful mother, grandmother, great grandmother, friend and mentor to many. Myrtle was born and raised alongside her siblings on their family farm on Little River, Honaker, Virginia. After graduating from Honaker High...

JoAnn Matney

JoAnn Matney

Nov 3, 2022

Lebanon, VA – JoAnn Matney, age 84, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 3, 2022. Born March 31, 1938. She was the daughter of the late Roy and Maybell Estep. JoAnn was born in Hurley, VA and made her home in Abingdon, VA for the last forty years.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Gaye Marie Chafin

Gaye Marie Chafin

Nov 1, 2022

Castlewood, VA – Gaye Marie Chafin, age 83, went home to be with her husband on Tuesday, November 1, 2022. Born August 19, 1939. She was the daughter of the late Oakley Hale and Mae Miller Hale. She loved to spend time with her family. She was of the Holiness faith.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Belethia Avis Grizzle

Belethia Avis Grizzle

Oct 28, 2022

Cleveland, VA – Belethia Avis Grizzle, age 94, went to be with the Lord on Friday, October 28, 2022. Born April 6, 1928. She was the daughter of the late Cleveland Grizzle and Maggie Blevins Grizzle.

She loved to garden, enjoyed cooking and taking care of her family, and was the mother to all of the children in her life.

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Gypsy Elizabeth White Warner

Gypsy Elizabeth White Warner

Oct 25, 2022

Lebanon, VA - Gypsy Elizabeth White Warner, age 89, passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 in Maple Grove Rehab and Care Center.

She loved animals and she always made sure that everyone had something to eat.

She was preceded in death by husband: Samuel Dean Warner; son: Samuel (Bugs) Dean Warner, Jr. and daughter: Carol Gregory.

Survivors include two...

Harold Van Johnson, Jr.

Harold Van Johnson, Jr.

Oct 19, 2022

Lebanon, VA – Harold Van Johnson, Jr., age 69, passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. He fought a long battle of cancer and emphysema.  

He was preceded in death by his parents: Harold Vane Johnson, Sr. and Junie Perdue Johnson; and his brother: Daniel Johnson.

He is survived by his daughter: Jessica Smith and husband Justin of Lebanon,...

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