Lois 'Sis' Buskell ChambersObituary 1938 - 2024Richlands Lois "Sis" Buskell Chambers was born on April 8, 1938, in Richlands, Virginia, and passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at Commonwealth Sr. Assisted Living in Radford, Virginia. Born to Kelly Buskell and Edith Russell Buskell, she was the middle child of five siblings. Her parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, three siblings, three nieces, and one nephew...
Timothy St. ClairObituary 1968 - 2024/ God called one of his angels on earth home on February 11, 2024. Guy Timothy St. Clair was born April 16, 1968, at Jeffersonville Hospital in Tazewell, VA. Delivered by his great uncle, he was the third child of the late A. G. St. Clair, Jr., and Betty Byrd St. Clair. Born with Down Syndrome, he faced many challenges in life and met them all head on with a...
Ruth NormanObituaryTazewell Ruth Gelane Martin Norman, age 90, of Tazewell, Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, in Roanoke, Virginia. Ruth was born February 1, 1934, in Richlands, Virginia, and was the daughter of the late Nelson J. Martin and Carrie Crawford Martin. She graduated from Richlands High School in 1952, where she began the lifelong habit of collecting...
William HessObituary 1927 - 2023? William Reese Hess, age 96, of Richlands, Virginia, passed away Saturday, December 9, 2023 at his home after a battle with a brief illness. Bill was born on July 6, 1927 to the late James Arthur and Nora Horton Hess in Richlands, Virginia. Bill attended Richlands High School before beginning his career as a coal miner in 1945 after turning 18. However, Bill's...
Dean HendersonObituary? Dean Hillman Henderson, age 74, of Richlands, VA, passed from this life into Heaven on Sunday, November 26, 2023 after a courageous battle with Parkinson's disease. Dean was born in Richlands, VA and was the son of the late Dr. Walter T. Henderson and Lois Fern Hillman Henderson. He attended Richlands High School and graduated from Hargrave Military Academy in...
Jerry HarrisObituaryCedar Bluff Jerry Harris, age 88, of the Indian Creek section of Cedar Bluff, VA, passed away on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Jerry was born on June 25, 1934 in Pounding Mill, VA and was the son of the late Walter and Clara Ringstaff Harris. He served his country for 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, serving during Vietnam. He worked as a butcher at Deskins and was a lifelong...
Charlotte Boyd ComptonObituaryLongview Charlotte Boyd Compton, surrounded by her children, went to her heavenly home with a beautiful smile on her face on Sunday, April 23rd. She was born October 3, 1930, in Raven, Virginia, where she grew up. Charlotte has spent the last 41 years of her life in Longview, Texas, which she loved. However, she always considered Virginia home. She was preceded in...
Brenda Ellen Cole HortonObituaryBristol Brenda Ellen Cole Horton, age 72, of Bristol, Virginia, passed away Monday, January 16, 2023 in Bristol, Tennessee. She was born in Richlands, Virginia and was the daughter of the late Foyster Lee Cole and Nancy Saunders Cole. How do you capture the meanings and nuances of moments that have happened over and over, but suddenly disappear forever? Our minds have...
Robert Brooks "Bobby" Altizer, Sr.ObituaryTazewell Robert Brooks "Bobby" Altizer, Sr. passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2022. He fought his battle with pancreatic cancer with courage and strength. We will always be grateful for the unwavering support of Froedtert Center for Advanced Care, specifically, Dr. Douglas Evans, Dr. William Rilling, Dr. Susan Tsai, the 12th Floor Nursing and all of their supporting...
Balford Eugene LesterObituaryManassas Balford Eugene Lester 11/28/1947 - 9/4/2022 Went to be with the Lord September 4, 2022. Balford known as Eugene or Gene to family and friends. He was born in Russell County, Virginia on November 28, 1947 to Della Mae Vencill Lester and Grat W. Lester was the youngest of fourteen children. Eugene lived a large portion of his adult life in and around Russell and...
Diana Williams GreenObituaryRichlands Diana Williams Green, 73, of Richlands, VA, passed away on August 25th after a brief battle with cancer. She was surrounded by loved ones when she passed. Diana ("Dede") was born March 13th, 1949, to Carol Hart Williams and William Reese Williams in Cedar Bluff VA. After graduating from Stuart Hall Academy in 1967, Dede went on to achieve a degree in American...
Karen Stone EarlsObituaryCedar Bluff Karen Stone Earls, age 73, of the Earls Branch section of Cedar Bluff, VA passed away peacefully at her home on July 25, 2022, with her family by her side. Karen was born on January 2, 1949, in Yukon, WV, and was the daughter of the late Champ Stone and Pearlie Waters Stone. She worked 30 years in the communications industry for GTE, Frontier, and Verizon. She...
Ella Katherine Smith RichardsonObituaryJewell Ridge Ella Katherine Smith Richardson died peacefully in her home on December 18, 2021. Katherine was born in Jewell Ridge on January 28, 1929 to Avery and Narcie Smith. Her idyllic childhood was spent on Smith Ridge with her many siblings and cousins creating memories that carried her to her last days. From a young age, Katherine was interested in academics,...
Peery L. WoosleyObituaryRichlands Peery L. Woosley, age 93, of Richlands, VA passed away at his home on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, following a lengthy illness. Peery was born in Peapatch, VA on January 6, 1929, and was the son of the late Lucian Woosley and Maude Sparks Woosley. After graduating high school, he worked as coal miner for Jewell Ridge Coal Company and Pittston Coal Company, for 41...
Karen Bava HudsonObituaryPounding Mill, VA Karen Bava Hudson, age 64, of Pounding Mill, Virginia, entered Heaven's gates on Tuesday, April 19th, 2022. She passed away at home after a long battle with frontotemporal dementia. This battle showed her courage in facing life challenges with a smile, and despite the pain, she stayed strong to the end. Karen was born in Beckley, West Virginia, on October 3,...
Ronald W. KillenObituaryRichlands Ronald W. Killen, age 75, of Richlands, Virginia, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2022 in a Bristol, Tennessee hospital. He was born in Richlands, Virginia and was the son of the late Ivory and Pinkie Hess Killen. He was a lifelong resident of Richlands and was the owner and operator of Air-Tech Refrigeration. He was retired from American Electric Power and...
Floyd L. LesterObituaryClaypool Hill Floyd L. Lester, 77 years of age, of Claypool Hill, VA passed away on the evening of Saturday, January 1, 2022, surrounded by family and friends. Floyd was born on June 7, 1944, he spent his childhood in Crystal Block "Dismal River", VA. He was the youngest son of the late Alvin and Linnie Mea Collins Lester. Floyd was a member of the Gloryland Tabernacle...
Sharon JonesObituaryPounding Mill Sharon Jones, age 66, of Pounding Mill, Virginia, has moved on to her forever home on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 following a lengthy illness. Those that knew her, visited her, and asked about her, know that she is no longer suffering. She was born in Richlands, Virginia and was the daughter of Evelyn Davis Dales of Cedar Bluff, Virginia and the late Jarrett...
Brenda Ruth Street MitchellObituaryJewell Ridge Brenda Ruth Street Mitchell, age 71, of the Peapatch area of Jewell Ridge, VA, went home to be with our Lord and Savior on Friday, November 19, 2021 at home on Peapatch surrounded by her loving family. She was born and raised in Whitewood, VA and was a daughter of the late Arthur Street and Gracie Blankenship Street. She was a beloved wife, mother, and...
Sarah Catherine CochranObituaryPounding Mill, Va Sarah Catherine Cochran, age 90, of Pounding Mill, Virginia, passed away Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at the home of her daughter, Leisha. She was born in the Little River section of Tazewell County, Virginia and was the daughter of the late Thomas Ferguson and Sallie Altizer Harrison. She had made her home in the Earls Branch area most of her life and...
Billy Walter WhitedObituaryPine Creek, Va. With sorrow, love and gratitude, the family of Billy Walter Whited, 72, of Pine Creek section of Swords Creek, VA, announces his passing on Monday, September 27, 2021, at his home. He, was born in Richlands, VA, August 22, 1949. He was survived by his wife of 56 years, Hazel Baldwin Whited. Remembered are his parents, Walter and Dulcie Whited of Pine Creek,...
Wilbur E. MabeObituaryRichlands Wilbur E. Mabe, age 95, of Richlands, VA passed away on Thursday, September 16, 2021 at his home.
Wilbur was born on April 15, 1926 in Red Ash, VA and was the son of the late Earnest and Virgie Jackson Mabe. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving during WW II. He was a retired coal miner from Island Creek Coal Company. Wilbur was a member of the...
John H. MartinObituaryAbingdon, Va. John H. Martin, age 92, of Abingdon, VA passed away on Monday, September 6, 2021 in Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon, VA. John was born on March 21, 1929 in Matoaka, WV and was the son of the late John W. and Ruth George Martin. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and had served during Peacetime. He retired as a plant operator of Island Creek Coal...
Hassell Benton HessObituaryAbingdon, Va. Hassell Benton Hess, age 85, of Abingdon, VA passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, September 5, 2021 surrounded by his family. Hassell was born on November 20, 1935 to the late Rev. Burgess and Agness Hess of the Horton Ridge section of Russell County. He was a long standing resident of Doran moving to Abingdon in 2007. A retired mining machine...
Jerry C. CochranObituaryCedar Bluff, VA Jerry C. Cochran, age 78, of the Caleb Hollow Road section of Cedar Bluff, Virginia passed away on Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at his home following a lengthy illness. Jerry was the son of the late Leonard Graten and Gladys Pearl Taylor Cochran. He was a class of 1960 graduate of Richlands High School. Jerry worked at the Piggly Wiggly grocery store at the...
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