Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Gate City, Virginia area

Darrell P. Dougherty

Darrell P. Dougherty

Feb 11, 2011

Darrell P. Dougherty Gate City, VA | February 11, 2011 Darrell Patton Dougherty – Gate City, VA Darrell Patton Dougherty, 83, Gate City, VA passed away, Friday, February 11, 2011 at the Brian Center, Weber City, VA. Born in Scott County, VA on June 19, 1927, he was the son of the late Sam and Dessie Gillenwater Dougherty. He was...

John J. Childress

John J. Childress

Feb 10, 2011

John J. Childress Kingsport, TN | February 10, 2011 John J. Childress – Kingsport, TN Mr. John J. Childress, 86, Kingsport, TN passed away, Thursday, February 10, 2011 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Mr. Childress was born in Lee County, VA on March 28, 1924, son of the late Irvin and Jane Rhoton Childress. In addition to his parents...

Phoebe McNew

Phoebe McNew

Feb 8, 2011

Phoebe McNew Duffiled, VA | February 08, 2011 Phoebe McNew of Duffield, VA went home to be with her Lord, February 7, 2011. She was born November 16, 1919 to Noah and Alda Chapman. She was of the Baptist faith. She is preceded in death by her husband Ryland McNew, her mother, Alda Jessee Chapman and father, Noah Chapman. She...

Robert Lee Minnich (Bobby) Jr.

Robert Lee Minnich (Bobby) Jr.

Feb 4, 2011

Robert Lee (Bobby) Minnich, Jr. Hamptonville, NC | February 04, 2011 Hamptonville, NC Robert Lee (Bobby) Minnich, Jr., 67, passed away Friday, February 4, 2011 at Yadkin Valley Community Hospital. Mr. Minnich was born in Gate City, Virginia on February 23, 1943, son of the late Robert L. Sr., and Reba Minnich. Bobby was formerly Executive Director of Yadkin County...

Paul M. Hobbs

Paul M. Hobbs

Feb 3, 2011

Paul M. Hobbs Kingsport, TN | February 03, 2011 Paul M. Hobbs – Kingsport, TN Paul McClellan Hobbs, 80, Kingsport, TN passed away, Thursday, February 03, 2011 at his residence after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Mr. Hobbs was born in Scott County, VA on January 5, 1931, son of the late William Joseph and Georgia McClellan Hobbs....

Paul W. France

Paul W. France

Feb 1, 2011

Paul W. France Rye Cove Community | February 01, 2011 Paul W. France, 81, Rye Cove community, Va. went Home to be with his Lord and Savior, February 1, 2011 at Holston Valley Medical Center. Mr. France was born in Scott County, VA. October 13, 1929 the son of the late Early L. France and Rebecca Stewart. He was a...

Elmer "Duke" Craft

Elmer "Duke" Craft

Jan 25, 2011

Elmer "Duke" Craft Ft. Blackmore, VA | January 25, 2011 Elmer "Duke" Craft – Ft. Blackmore, VA Elmer Wayne "Duke" Craft, 51, Ft. Blackmore, VA passed away, Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Craft was born in Sullivan County, TN on October 13, 1959, son of Jeanette Lane and the late Sherrill Craft. In addition to his father,...

Lucy Starnes Flanary

Lucy Starnes Flanary

Jan 22, 2011

Lucy Starnes Flanary Stoney Creek | January 22, 2011 Lucy Flanary – Stoney Creek, VA Mrs. Lucy Flanary, 91, Stoney Creek community of Scott County, VA passed away, Saturday, January 22, 2011 at her residence. Mrs. Flanary was born in Scott County, VA on January 10, 1920, daughter of the late Milligan and Hannah Elizabeth Culbertson Starnes, and was a...

Sallie Lou Fuller

Sallie Lou Fuller

Jan 22, 2011

Sallie Lou Fuller Snowflake, VA | January 22, 2011 Sallie L. Fuller – Snowflake, VA Sallie Fuller, 90, Snowflake, VA passed away, Saturday, January 22, 2011at the Brian Center, Weber City, VA. Mrs. Fuller was born in Scott County, VA on September 2, 1920, the daughter of the late Lindsey and Hannah Rasnick Taylor. In addition to her parents, she...

Lucus Allen and Lacie Ellen Lawson

Lucus Allen and Lacie Ellen Lawson

Jan 19, 2011

Lucus Allen and Lacie Ellen Lawson Kingsport,Tn. | January 19, 2011 Lucus Allen Lawson and Lacie Ellen Lawson, Kingsport, TN. twins, were born on December 29, 2010 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Lucus Allen Lawson passed away December 29, 2010 and Lacie Ellen Lawson passed away, January 2, 2011 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. They are preceded in...

Nell Benton Phillippi

Nell Benton Phillippi

Jan 18, 2011

Nell Benton Phillippi Roanoke, VA | January 18, 2011 Nell Benton Phillippi, 93 of 195 Sue Street, Gate City, VA died January 18, 2011 at Pheasant Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Roanoke, VA. She was the daughter of the late Betty Statzer Benton and Tom Benton. She was predeceased by her husband, James Henry Phillippi; two sisters, Nan B....

Charles Edward "Eddie" Shell

Charles Edward "Eddie" Shell

Jan 15, 2011

Charles Edward "Eddie" Shell Gate City, VA | January 15, 2011 Charles Edward Shell – Gate City, VA "A loving Son, Brother and Friend" Gate City, VA ~ Charles Edward "Eddie" Shell, born May 6, 1967 at Holston Valley Hospital, went to be with the Lord on Saturday morning, January 15, 2011 at Indian Path Hospital after a long illness....

Ruth Castle

Ruth Castle

Jan 13, 2011

Ruth Castle Nickelsville, VA | January 13, 2011 Ruth Castle – Nickelsville, VA Mrs. Ruth Castle, 91, Nickelsville, VA passed away, Thursday, January 13, 2011 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. A devoted mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, Mrs. Castle was the oldest active member of the Nickelsville United Methodist Church. Mrs. Castle was born in Wise County, VA on...

William Ray Hackney Sr.

William Ray Hackney Sr.

Jan 12, 2011

William Ray Hackney, Sr. Gate City, VA | January 12, 2011 William Ray Hackney, Sr. – Gate City, VA William Ray Hackney, Sr., 91, Gate City, VA passed away, Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Hackney was born in Scott County, VA on January 31, 1919; son of the late Estel Elmer and Effie Adele Starnes Hackney. He...

Alice Sanders Carter

Alice Sanders Carter

Jan 11, 2011

Alice Sanders Carter Ft. Blackmore, VA | January 11, 2011 Alice Carter – Ft. Blackmore, VA Alice Ruby Sanders Carter, 93, Ft. Blackmore, VA passed away, Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at her residence. Mrs. Carter was born in Scott County, VA on December 14, 1917, the daughter of the late John and Callie Ebbie Carter Sanders. In addition to her...

Cecil Begley (Tiny) Sr.

Cecil Begley (Tiny) Sr.

Jan 7, 2011

Cecil (Tiny) Begley, Sr. Ft. Blackmore, VA | January 07, 2011 Tiny Begley. – Ft. Blackmore, VA Cecil (Tiny) Begley, Sr., 62, Ft. Blackmore, VA passed away, Friday, January 7, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Begley was born in Scott County, VA on April 20, 1948, son of the late Calles and Lizzie Laney Begley. In addition to his parents,...

Anna Lee Kilgore

Anna Lee Kilgore

Jan 6, 2011

Anna Lee Kilgore Dungannon, VA | January 06, 2011 Ann Lee Kilgore – Dungannon, VA Mrs. Anna Lee Kilgore, 88, Dungannon, VA passed away, Thursday, January 6, 2011 at the Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Mrs. Kilgore was born in Scott County, VA on December 17, 1922, the daughter of the late James Russell and Mary Elizabeth Mann. In addition...

Billy Wolfe Banner

Billy Wolfe Banner

Jan 4, 2011

Billy Wolfe Banner Weber City, VA | January 04, 2011 Bill Banner – Weber City, VA Billy Wolfe Banner, 73, Weber City, VA passed away, Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at the Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a long battle with cancer. Mr. Banner was born in Dungannon, VA on March 16, 1937, the son of the late William and...

Patricia Joyce Pendleton

Patricia Joyce Pendleton

Dec 28, 2010

Patricia Joyce Pendleton Maryville, TN | December 28, 2010 Patricia Joyce Pendleton – Maryville, TN Patricia Joyce Pendleton, 52, Kingsport, TN passed away, Tuesday, December 28, 2010 in Nickelsville, VA at the residence of her parents of an apparent acute heart attack. Ms. Pendleton was born in Sullivan County, TN on September 27, 1958, the daughter of Howard Fields and...

John L. Jenkins

John L. Jenkins

Dec 26, 2010

John L. Jenkins Gate City, VA | December 26, 2010 John L. Jenkins, Sr. – Gate City, VA John Lewis Jenkins, Sr., 74, Gate City, VA went to his Heavenly home Sunday, December 26, 2010 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Mr. Jenkins was born in Scott County, VA on July 6, 1936, son of the late Carlos E. and...