Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Gate City, Virginia area

Virginia Colley

Virginia Colley

Apr 18, 2014

Virginia Ruth McConnell Colley – Kingsport, TN Virginia Ruth McConnell Colley, 88, Kingsport, TN died peacefully on April 18, 2014 at Indian Path Medical Center following a brief illness. Virginia Ruth was born September 5, 1925 in Ft. Blackmore, VA to the late Samuel McConnell and Margaret Corder. She was delivered at home by her grandfather, the late Dr. Robert...

Rev. Robert Dean

Rev. Robert Dean

Apr 16, 2014

Rev. Robert Lee (R.L.) Dean – Ft. Blackmore, VA R.L. went Home to with his Lord and Savior o n April 16, 2014 at the home of his daughter, Melissa Tipton of the Manville community of Scott County, VA with family and friends by his side. He was 88. R.L was born in Lee County, VA on June 15, 1925...

Dewey Lee McMurray

Dewey Lee McMurray

Apr 9, 2014

Dewey Lee McMurray – Hiltons, VA Dewey Lee McMurray, 78, Hiltons, VA passed away, Wednesday, April 09, 2014 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Dewey was born in Scott County, VA on August 6, 1935 to the late Sylvester Glen and Ruth Marie McMurray. He was a retired School Bus Driver for the Scott County School System and...

Bobby Lewis Mathews

Bobby Lewis Mathews

Apr 6, 2014

Bobby Mathews – Ft. Blackmore, VA Bobby Lewis Mathews, 67, Ft. Blackmore, VA passed away, Sunday, April 6, 2014 at Indian Path Medical Center. Bobby was born in Crossett, Arkansas to Lewis Larkin Mathews and the late Olive Marie Cash Mathews. He was veteran of the United States Army and was a retired Auto Tech. In addition to his mother,...

Laura Tomlinson

Laura Tomlinson

Apr 4, 2014

Laura Jean Tomlinson – Kingsport, TN Laura Jean Tomlinson, 94, Kingsport, TN passed away, Friday, April 4 2014 at the residence of her daughter. Mrs. Tomlinson was born in Scott County, VA on October 27, 1919 to the late Will and Lou Stacy Clendenin. She was of the Methodist faith and attended Purchase Ridge Methodist Church. In addition to her...

Eric Scalf

Eric Scalf

Apr 3, 2014

Eric Lynn Scalf – Houston, TX Eric Lynn Scalf, 36, Houston, TX passed away Thursday, April 3, 2014 at his home. He was born August 11, 1977 to Gerald and Lynna Hall Scalf, both of the Gate City area. Eric grew up in Johnson City, TN and graduated high school and computer technology school in the Houston, TX area. He...

Janet Hensley

Janet Hensley

Apr 2, 2014

Janet Starnes Hensley - Gate City, VA Janet Starnes Hensley, 63, Gate City, VA passed away, Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at her residence. Janet was born in Sullivan County, TN on March 19, 1952 to the late Robert Franklin and Helen Irene Reed Starnes. She is survived by her son, Robert Joshua "Josh" Hensley, Gate City, VA and grandchildren, Erica...

Phyllis Snodgrass

Phyllis Snodgrass

Mar 26, 2014

Phyllis T. Snodgrass – Gate City, VA Phyllis T. Snodgrass, 77, Gate City, VA passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at her residence. Mrs. Snodgrass was born in Scott County, VA on December 20, 1936 to the late Patton and Dicey Countiss Thomas. She was a hairdresser. In addition to her parents, her sister, Loraine McNutt and brothers, Delaney and...

Mazzy Lucas

Mazzy Lucas

Mar 26, 2014

Mazzy Mozella Lucas – Dungannon, VA Mazzy Mozella (Aunt Duck) Lucas, 79, passed away, Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Mozella was born in Smythe County, VA on December 17, 1934, a daughter of the late Elmer and Bonnie Glass Haga. She had a great love for her family and enjoyed quilting, fishing, and gardening. In...

Billy ""Big O"" White

Billy ""Big O"" White

Mar 25, 2014

Billy “Big O” White – Kingsport, TN Billy “Big O” White, 59, Kingsport, TN passed away, Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at his residence in Kingsport after a lengthy illness. Billy was born in Dayton, OH on December 4, 1954 to the late Claude and Pauline Rhea White. He was raised by his grandmother, Edna S. Rhea and was of the...

Chasteena Williams

Chasteena Williams

Mar 22, 2014

Chasteena Williams – Coeburn, VA Chasteena Mae “Teena” Williams, 58, Coeburn, VA passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Mrs. Williams was born in Ohio on August 30, 1955 to the late Thomas and Hilda Johnson Conley. In addition to her parents, her first husband, Evan Free and a nephew, Michael Conley preceded her in...

Garland Willard Butler

Garland Willard Butler

Mar 21, 2014

Garland Willard Butler – Duffield, VA Garland Willard Butler, 74, Duffield, VA passed away, Friday, March 21, 2014 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Mr. Butler was born in Scott County, VA on January 5, 1940 to the late Epylee Butler. He was of the Baptist faith and attended Cedar Grove Baptist Church. He was retired from VIC Iron and...

Bruce Warren Damon

Bruce Warren Damon

Mar 21, 2014

Bruce W. Damon Bruce W. Damon, 72, passed away, Friday, March 21, 2014 following a brave fight with cancer. Bruce was born in Concord, MA on August 28, 1941. He was raised in Bedford. MA and was a graduate of Bedford High School. At 17, he joined the U.S. Navy where he received general and specialized electronic maintenance training. He...

Iva Hester Lane (Alley)

Iva Hester Lane (Alley)

Mar 16, 2014

Iva Hester Alley Lane – Gate City, VA Mrs. Iva Hester Alley Lane, 84, Gate City, VA died Sunday, March 16, 2014 at Holston Manor, Kingsport, TN. Iva was born in Scott County, VA on January 10, 1930, the daughter of the late Vernon and Laura Alley. In addition to her parents, her husband, Leonard Lane; sisters, Zella Williams and...

Charles  Kay Tipton

Charles  Kay Tipton

Mar 16, 2014

Charles Kay Tipton – Blountville, TN Charles K. Tipton, 80, Blountville, TN passed away, Sunday, March 16, 2014 at the Life Care Center, Gray, TN. Mr. Tipton was born in Scott County, VA on December 22, 1933, son of the late John Everet and Margaret Ellen Bledsoe Tipton. Charles was a painter and a veteran of the United States Army...

Allen Roy Wallen

Allen Roy Wallen

Mar 13, 2014

Allen Roy Wallen – Kingsport, TN Allen Roy Wallen, 78, Kingsport, TN went home to be with his Lord, Thursday, March 13, 2014 at his residence. Born in Scott County, VA on May 19, 1935, he was the son of the late William Earnest and Pearlie Hale Wallen. He was of the Baptist faith and attended Ross Campground UMC and...

Virginia Dingus

Virginia Dingus

Mar 9, 2014

Irene Owens Dingus – Rye Cove, VA Irene Owens Dingus, 78, Rye Cove, VA joined the Heavenly Choir on Sunday, March 9, 2014 at the home of her daughter, Sandra. She was born August 2, 1935 to the late Charlie and Lula Baldwin Owens. She was a homemaker and a wonderful Mamaw to all who knew her. She was a...

Wanda Raines

Wanda Raines

Mar 8, 2014

Wanda Bernice Raines – Dungannon, VA Wanda B. Duncan Raines, 62, Dungannon, VA, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, TN. Mrs. Raines was born in Scott County, VA on April 27, 1951 to the late Wrightly and Beulah Dockery. Wanda was a member of the First Baptist Church of Dungannon and an honorary...

Robert Dean

Robert Dean

Mar 2, 2014

Robert Harold Dean – Nickelsville, VA Robert Harold Dean, 90, Nickelsville, VA passed away, Sunday, March 2, 2014 at Wexford House, Kingsport, TN. Mr. Dean was born in Scott County, VA on April 19, 1923 to the late Robert Tennessee and Dona Jane McConnell Dean. Robert was a veteran of the United States Army serving in the European Theatre and...

Virgie Gilliam

Virgie Gilliam

Mar 1, 2014

Faye Gilliam – Gate City, VA Virgie Faye Joyner Gilliam, 86, Daniel Boone community of Gate City, VA went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Faye was born in Scott County, VA on March 9, 1927. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Frank...