Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Gate City, Virginia area

Eugene "Chico" Baldwin

Eugene "Chico" Baldwin

Mar 24, 2010

Eugene "Chico" Baldwin Duffield, VA | March 24, 2010 Edward Eugene "Chico" Baldwin, 49, passed away March 24, 2010 at his residence with his family by his side after a brief illness with cancer. Chico was a lifelong resident of the Duffield area. He attended Rye Cove High School and was of the Baptist faith. He was a long time...

Elmer Gene Sturgill

Elmer Gene Sturgill

Mar 21, 2010

Elmer Gene Sturgill Blackwater, VA | March 21, 2010 Elmer Gene Sturgill – Blackwater, VA. Elmer Sturgill – 66- entered into rest Sunday, March 21, 2010 at his residence after a courageous battle with cancer. Mr. Sturgill was of the Baptist faith. He was born in Scott County, VA on June 16, 1943 to the late Charles Everett Sturgill and...

Gilbert Smith III

Gilbert Smith III

Mar 18, 2010

Gilbert Smith III Gate City, VA | March 18, 2010 Gilbert Smith III, 59, passed away on Thursday, March 18, 2010, surrounded by his family. Gilbert was born on August 17, 1950. He worked as a teacher and principal in the Scott County School System for 34 years. He also devoted much of his life to coaching and mentoring the...

Bernard Price

Bernard Price

Mar 17, 2010

Bernard Price Nickelsville, VA | March 17, 2010 George Bernard Price, 84, entered into rest Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at Indian Path Medical Center. He was born in Scott County, VA to the late George Price and Sallie McConnell Price. Including his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters, Mary Maddux and Nellie Fields; brothers, Robert and Carl Price....

Bates Hensley

Bates Hensley

Mar 16, 2010

Bates Hensley Hiltons, VA | March 16, 2010 Bates Hensley Hiltons, VA – William Bates Hensley, 88, entered into rest Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at Johnson City Medical Center. He was born September 19, 1921 in Scott County, VA to the late Bill and Mina Hensley. Including his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Jeanette Hensley and...

Mary Louise Carter Salling

Mary Louise Carter Salling

Mar 15, 2010

Mary Louise Carter Salling Weber City, VA | March 15, 2010 Mary Louise Salling – Weber City, VA Mary Louise Salling, 91, Weber City, VA passed away, Monday, March 15, 2010 at the Brian Center, Weber City, VA. Mrs. Salling was born in Scott County, VA on April 6, 1918, a daughter of the late Joseph Worley and Eva Louise...

Frances McConnell

Frances McConnell

Mar 15, 2010

Frances McConnell Gate City, VA | March 15, 2010 Frances G. McConnell Gate City, VA – Frances Gibson McConnell, 86, went to be with her Lord on March 15, 2010 after a brief illness at the Brian Center. She was born November 30, 1923 in Nickelsville, VA. She was the daughter of the late Walter William and Maggie Belle Litton...

Paul Boyd "Blackie" Weddle

Paul Boyd "Blackie" Weddle

Mar 13, 2010

Paul Boyd "Blackie" Weddle Nickelsville, VA | March 13, 2010 Paul Boyd "Blackie" Weddle, 70, Nickelsville, VA passed away, Saturday, March 13, 2010 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Mr. Weddle was born in Russell County, VA on October 19, 1939, a son of the late Homer Dale and Elsie Marie Barnes Weddle. He worked for Bassett Dairy Milk Co....

Blanch Mann

Blanch Mann

Mar 8, 2010

Blanch Mann Bluffton, IN | March 08, 2010 Blanch Mann – Bluffton, IN Mrs. Blanch Mann, 94, Bluffton, IN entered into rest Monday, March 8, 2010 at Ossian Healthcare Center. Mrs. Mann was born December 20, 1915, the daughter of the late Orbin and Alpha Osborne. She lived for fifty years in Scott County, VA before moving to Bluffton, IN...

Eddie Starnes

Eddie Starnes

Mar 8, 2010

Eddie Starnes Gate City, VA | March 08, 2010 Eddie Carroll "Sonny" Starnes, 61, entered into rest Monday, March 8, 2010 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. He was born in Sullivan County, TN October 12, 1948. He was preceded in death by his father, Eddie Howard Starnes; maternal grandparents, Everett and Lydia Williams; paternal grandparents, Bart and Emma Starnes;...

Roy Carter Page

Roy Carter Page

Mar 6, 2010

Roy Carter Page Kingsport, TN | March 06, 2010 Roy Carter Page, 65, Kingsport, TN entered into rest March 6, 2010 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Born August 30, 1944 in Washington County, TN a son of the late Emory Page (2000) and Ethel Wolfe Page (2009). He retired from Domtar Paper after 35 years of service. He was...

Stephanie Kay Hammonds

Stephanie Kay Hammonds

Mar 5, 2010

Stephanie Kay Hammonds Gate City, VA | March 05, 2010 Stephanie Kay Hammonds – Gate City, VA Stephanie Kay Hammonds, 47, Gate City, VA passed away, Friday, March 5, 2010 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. Stephanie was born in Sullivan County, TN on January 31, 1963, the daughter of the late Joe Taylor...

Herman C. Quilln Sr. Rev.

Herman C. Quilln Sr. Rev.

Mar 1, 2010

Rev. Herman C. Quilln, Sr. Ft. Blackmore, VA | March 01, 2010 Rev. Herman Carson Quillin, Sr., age 94, passed away March 1, 2010 at his residence. Rev. Quillin was born May 6, 1915 in Scott County, Virginia, Alley Valley Community, where he has lived his entire life. He was the son of the late Everson V. and Mozella McConnell...

George W. Francisco

George W. Francisco

Feb 27, 2010

George W. Francisco Nickelsville, VA | February 27, 2010 George W. Francisco Nickelsville, VA – George W. Francisco, 94, entered into rest Saturday, February 27, 2010 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. He was born January 17, 1916 to the late W.W. Francisco and Lora Lawson Francisco. Including his parents, he was preceded in death by four sisters, Leta Francisco,...

Thelma Mann

Thelma Mann

Feb 22, 2010

Thelma Mann Gate City, VA | February 22, 2010 Thelma Mann , 94, entered into rest February 20, 2010 at her residence She was born in Scott County, VA March 23, 1915 to the late John M. Blair and Ora Mae Pack Blair. Including her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Arless Mann; daughter, Shirley Starnes; sister,...

Helen Elliott

Helen Elliott

Feb 15, 2010

Helen Elliott Gate City | February 15, 2010 Helen Elliott – 89, entered into rest February 15, 2010 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Helen was born July 11, 1920. She was a housewife and a member of the Community Fellowship Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, Clive Elliott (2003) and a granddaughter, Caitlyn Duncan (2006)....

Clyde Tomlinson

Clyde Tomlinson

Feb 8, 2010

Clyde Tomlinson Kingsport, TN | February 08, 2010 Clyde Lee Tomlinson, 81, entered into rest February 8, 2010 at his residence. He was born February 6, 1929 in Scott County, VA to the late Macie Tomlinson. Including his mother, he was preceded in death by a sister, Hazel Bowen. Survivors include his wife, Rusha Tomlinson, Kingsport, TN; five step daughters,...

Pauline Jones

Pauline Jones

Feb 7, 2010

Pauline Jones Gate City, VA | February 07, 2010 Frances Pauline Jones, 73, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2010 at Ridgecrest Manor Nursing Home. Pauline was born October 2, 1936 to the late Dan Rhoton and Laura Darnell Rhoton. She was raised in Scott County, VA and graduated from Rye Cove High School. She attended Rye Cove Methodist Church as...

Blanche Lynch

Blanche Lynch

Feb 7, 2010

Blanche Lynch Gate City, VA | February 07, 2010 Blanche Lynch, 94, entered into rest Friday, February 5, 2010 at Lee Regional Hospital, Pennington Gap, VA. She was born in Scott County, VA to the late Burley "Birt" F. Lynch and Amanda Myrtle Dills Lynch. Including her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, George and Roy Lynch,...

George Mullins

George Mullins

Feb 3, 2010

George Mullins Bristol, VA | February 03, 2010 George Mullins Bristol, VA- George Mullins, 67, entered into rest Thursday, February 4, 2010 at his residence. He was born December 18, 1943 in Russell County, VA. He was preceded in death by his parents, Marshall and Juliba Williams Mullins; several sisters and brothers. Survivors include one daughter, Sonya Nelson and husband,...