Obituaries
James Lee "Jim" "Sonny" Thomas
Aug 24, 2025
Chilhowie, Virginia
James “Jim”, “Sonny” Lee Thomas age 77 passed away Sunday, August 24, 2025 at Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, Va.
Jim was a hard worker & welded most all of his life. He spent more than 50 years between Industrial Welding & Longwall & Associates. Jim loved his family & spending time with them, If he wasn’t working, he enjoyed watching...
Bonnie Jo Keen
Aug 21, 2025
Marion, Virginia
Bonnie Jo Keen age 86, passed away Thursday, August 21, 2025 at her home.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Albert Walker Keen; parents, Garland & Anna Trail; brother, Donald Trail; sister, Zelma Dean Keithly.
Bonnie is survived by her daughter, Teresa Hash & husband, Don; sisters, Twilene “Toots” Gross, Jane Collins & husband, George, Rose...
Mattie Mae DeBord
Aug 20, 2025
Abingdon, Virginia
Mattie Mae DeBord age 87, passed away Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at her home.
Mattie was born in Smyth County, attended Riverside School and was a graduate of the 1956 class at Chilhowie High School.
Mattie was preceded in death by her parents, Ben Harrison DeBord and Ettie Jane Dempsey DeBord; brothers, Earl, Walter, Jim and Kermit DeBord; sister, Margaret Maudeen...
Douglas W. Testerman
Aug 18, 2025
Sugar Grove, Virginia
Douglas W. Testerman age 62, passed away Monday, August 18, 2025 at his home with family and several friends by his side after a long lung illness.
Doug was a member of Zion Hill Methodist Church, and a longtime charter member of Sugar Grove Life Saving Crew, a member of Sugar Grove Fire Department, and also worked with Marion...
Jason Nathaniel Putman
Aug 3, 2025
Marion, Virginia
Jason Nathaniel Putman age 46, passed away Sunday, August 3, 2025 at Smyth County Community Hospital, Marion, Va.
Jason was a kind, funny man. He looked out for the people he loved. Jason was a man who wouldn’t let anyone get hurt; he was there when people needed a shoulder to cry on or a helping hand. Jason was the...
Douglas Wayne Combs
Jul 29, 2025
Sugar Grove, Virginia
Douglas Wayne Combs Sr., age 66 passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at his home.
Doug was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was a member of Elizabeth Methodist Church, and a faithful community servant always helping others in need. Doug was a hard worker, providing for his family. He mowed yards for over 35 years, worked for...
Steve D. Ward
Jul 15, 2025
Marion, Virginia
Steve D. Ward age 67, passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at his home.
Steve was a hard worker & businessman at a very early age – owning his own lawnmower shop at 10 years old. And it didn’t stop there – in his life Steve owned his own equipment business, drove a tractor trailer & owned his own rig...
Doris Kelley Tolar
Jul 12, 2025
Abingdon, Virginia
Doris Kelley Tolar
Doris met her Holy Savior face-to-face on Saturday, July 12, 2025 (age 89) at English Meadows Assisted Living in Abingdon, VA.
Doris was born in Durham, NC. She was a devoted spouse, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Doris lived a life defined by love! She treasured her family with an abundance of love! She was an Elder in the...
Larry C. Barker
Jul 10, 2025
Marion, Virginia
Larry C. Barker age 76, passed away Thursday, July 10, 2025 at Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, Virginia.
Larry Barker was a familiar face to many people. As an auto parts salesman for Napa, Grissom Motors & Autozone, he knew his way around a car. His favorite being the 64 Chevy Impala he restored. When he wasn’t busy with a car...
Helen Baumgarner
Jul 8, 2025
Chilhowie, Virginia
Helen Lee Baumgarner age 97 passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at Ballad Hospice House, Bristol, Tenn., just one day shy of her 98th birthday.
Helen was a genuinely good person. She was thoughtful of others and enjoyed being active in her community and church. Helen was a people person, and rarely met a stranger. She was a member of...
Winston Harold Parks
Jul 8, 2025
Marion, Virginia
Winston Harold Parks age 83, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at Valley Health Care Center, Chilhowie, Va.
Born in Grayson County, Va. in 1941 to the late Winston Harlow and Lena R. Parks, Harold was a Christian man who loved the Lord. His hope and prayer were that everyone would accept the Lord into their hearts and be saved,...
Lynder B. Dietiker
Jul 5, 2025
Ararat, Virginia
Lynder B. Dietiker age 75, passed away Saturday, July 5, 2025 at her home.
Lynder was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother & best friend. She worked as a realtor and a CNA. She loved music and dancing, especially Elvis, Patsy Cline, the “Golden Oldies” and country. Lynder was best described as “a wonderful lady with beautiful blue eyes who was...
Iris Faye Stamper
Jul 3, 2025
Marion, Va.
Iris Faye Stamper, age 85 passed away July 3, 2025 at Johnston Memorial Hospital.
She was preceded in death by her parents Lilburn and Gladys Donelson; first husband, Willard Hall; infant daughter, Pam Hall.
Iris is survived by her sister, Barbara Rector of Marion, Va.; niece, Christy Rector (Brian Maher) of Charlottesville, Va.; and her dog, Dakota.
Graveside services will be held Monday,...
Edward Cebert Medley, Jr.
Jul 2, 2025
Sugar Grove, Virginia
Edward Cebert Medley, Jr., age 68, was welcomed into the arms of his Savior Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at his appointed hour, after faithfully and obediently carrying out his earthly labor.
He was preceded in death by his father, Ed Medley, Sr.; mother, Irene Medley; sister, Brenda Arrington; brother, Billy Medley; father-in-law, Bill Colley; and mother-in-law, Joyce Colley.
Inspired by...
Gretchen S. Harris
Jul 2, 2025
Abingdon, Virginia
Gretchen Scott Harris age 80, passed away Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at Commonwealth Senior Living, Abingdon, Va.
Gretchen attended Grace Methodist Church in Vidalia, Georgia & Royal Oak Presbyterian Church in Marion, Virginia.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Harris; father, Edgar T. Scott; mother, Phyllis Webber Scott.
Gretchen is survived by her son, Andre Heldreth & wife Jenny;...
Jim "Hutch" Hutchinson
Jun 30, 2025
South Daytona, Florida / Marion, Virginia
Jim Hutchinson better known as “Hutch” of South Daytona, Florida passed away at age 90, Monday June 30, 2025.
Hutch was born on September 27, 1934 in Norfolk Virginia. He was a graduate of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. He was a Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps, as an aviator for six years after college....
Mary Lee Nelson Hutton
Jun 25, 2025
Marion, Virginia
Mary Lee Nelson Hutton age 69, passed away Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at her home.
Mary had a heart for helping others. She liked to keep it simple, and do her own thing. But what she loved most were the kids who called her “Nana” and “Granny”. She took great pride in her grandkids.
She was preceded in death by her...
Danny Dempsey
Jun 23, 2025
Daniel "Danny" Harding Dempsey, age 73, died at his home in Sugar Grove, VA surrounded by his family on Monday, June 23, 2025 after an extended battle with lung disease and cancer.
Danny, born January 25, 1952 in Marion, VA, was the third of six children of Charles Warren “Ringeye” and Ruby Combs Dempsey. Danny was preceded in death by his...
Kathie Elitha Ann Honaker-Osborne
Jun 19, 2025
Penhook, Virginia
Kathie Elitha Ann Honaker-Osborne age 70, passed away Thursday, June 19, 2025 at Mountain Laurel Nursing & Rehab, Rural Retreat, Va.
She was preceded in death by her parents, George & Stella VanDyke; three brothers, J.B. VanDyke, Douglas M. Vandyke & Harry Lee VanDyke; sister, Christine Gross.
Kathie is survived by her husband, Donald Osborne of Penhook, Va.; daughter, Monaca Wallace...
Dorothy Diane Haga
Jun 19, 2025
Saltville, Virginia
Dorothy Diane Haga age 69, passed away Thursday, June 19, 2025 at her home.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Johnny Dean Haga; infant son, Jerry Wayne Haga; parents, Oscar Ray Peake and Edna Anders Peake; brothers, Earl Peake, Charles “Mack” Peake, Paul Peake, Elmer Peake and John Peake; sisters, Gladys Hanks, Ruth Dean, Hazel...
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