Local obituaries for the Gate City, Virginia area
Mary Shelby Castle
Feb 11, 2023
Mary Shelby Nickels Castle, 84 of Scott County, VA
Proverbs 31:10
Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies.
Mary Shelby Nickels Castle went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 11, 2023, peacefully in her sleep.
A resident of Scott County, VA she was a homemaker and a member of Weber...
Lester Edward Gillenwater
Feb 10, 2023
Lester Gillenwater – Kingsport, TN
Lester Gillenwater, 87, Kingsport, TN, passed away Friday, February 10, 2023, at his residence surrounded by his loving family.
Lester was born in Scott County, VA, on August 25, 1935, and was the son of the late Corbett Gillenwater and Maxie Gillenwater.
He was the best husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend...
Lynn Darlene Porter
Feb 7, 2023
Lynn Darlene (Lucas) Porter – Dungannon, VA
1 Corinthians 2:9 KJV But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
Darlene (Lucas) Porter, 80, Dungannon, VA entered her Heavenly Home, Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at NOVA Health...
Wiley Daniel Lane
Feb 6, 2023
Wiley Daniel Lane – Duffield, VA
Wiley Daniel Lane, 67, Duffield, VA passed away Monday, February 6, 2023, at his residence.
Wiley was born in Duffield, VA, on January 31, 1956, to the late Rettie Virginia Philips and Wiley Lane.
There was no guile in him, as he had a profound love for his family and mankind. He was...
Ervin Dale Lane
Feb 4, 2023
Dale Lane – Kingsport, TN
Ervin Dale Lane, 62, Kingsport, TN passed away, Saturday, February 4, 2023, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.
Dale was born December 14, 1960, and was the son of the late Ervin Dee and Linda Joan (Hensley) Lane.
His survivors include his son, Joe Lane, brothers, Clyde “Randy” Lane, and Steven (Tina) Lane, sister,...
Ronald Wayne Dingus
Feb 3, 2023
Ronald Wayne Dingus – Nickelsville, VA
Ronald Wayne Dingus, 78, Nickelsville, VA passed away, Friday, February 3, 2023, at Holston Valley Medical Center.
Wayne was born in Scott County, VA, on May 24, 1944, to the late Wayland and Mable (Lawson) Dingus.
Wayne was a member of the Masonic Fincastle Lodge #33, Dungannon, VA, and Falling Creek Order...
Margaret Ann Bradshaw
Jan 29, 2023
Margaret Ann Vanzant Bradshaw, Gate City, VA
Margaret Ann Vanzant Bradshaw, 79, of Gate City, Virginia passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, January 29, 2023, with her family by her side.
Margaret was born in Scott County, Virginia, on July 22, 1943, to the late Lynton P. Vanzant, Sr. and Lelia (Bloomer) Vanzant. Margaret retired in 2004 from...
Gerlad Lynn McCall
Jan 27, 2023
Gerald Lynn McCall – Gate City, VA
Gerald Lynn McCall, 75, Gate City, VA passed away, Friday, January 27, 2023, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.
Gerald was born in Welch, WV on May 15, 1947, and was the son of the late Edward and Eleanor (Shrader) McCall Etter.
He was preceded in death by his former wife,...
G.W. White
Jan 27, 2023
Rev. William “G.W.” White – Nickelsville, VA
Rev. William “G.W.” White, age 87 of Nickelsville, Virginia went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Friday morning January 27, 2023, at HVMC with his family by his side.
He was a life-long resident of Scott County, VA. He proudly served in in the US Army and was a...
Ernest Arthur Thomas
Jan 25, 2023
Ernest Arthur Thomas – Kingsport, TN
Ernest Arthur Thomas 90, Kingsport, TN gained his Heavenly reward when he met Jesus on January 25, 2023.
He was born in Kingsport, TN and was the son of the late Clinton L. and Bessie (Clark) Thomas.
He was a retired Electrician with the Meade Corporation. He also in his lifetime...
Vincent Raymond Franquiz
Jan 24, 2023
Vincent R. Franquiz
March 29, 1964-Janurary 24, 2023
God saw you getting tired and a cure was not to be, so He put his arms around you and whispered, “Come home to Me” Your golden heart stopped beating; your mind and body laid to rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the Best.
Vincent was...
Thelma F. Culbertson
Jan 22, 2023
Thelma F. Culbertson – Weber City, VA
Thelma F. Culbertson, 91, Weber City, VA and formerly of Nickelsville, VA went to be with her Lord on Sunday, January 22, 2023, at NOVA Health and Rehab, Weber City, VA.
Thelma was born July 7, 931 in Stonega, VA, the oldest of seven children born to David R. and Kathleen (Pritchard)...
Tom William Shelton
Jan 22, 2023
On Sunday, January 22, 2023, Tom William Shelton—loving husband, brother, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend—passed away in Marion, VA, at age 87.
Born on February 5, 1935, to the late William and Martha Shelton, Tom spent most of his childhood in Weber City, VA. He dedicated 22 years to military service—2 in the Army, 20 in the Coast...
John Marion Hyatt
Jan 20, 2023
John M. Hyatt – Duffield, VA
John M. Hyatt, Sr., 82, Duffield, VA passed away, Friday, January 20, 2023, at Norton Community Hospital, Norton, VA.
He was born December 25, 1940, to late James B. and Viola M. Sells Hyatt in Piney Flats, TN.
John retired from Holston Defense Corp., in 1997 and BAE Systems in 2012.
John...
Trig Robinette
Jan 20, 2023
Ernest “Trig” Robinette – Gate City, VA
Ernest Jennings “Trig” Robinette, Jr., 80, Gate City, VA passed away, Friday, January 20, 2023, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.
Trig was born in Kingsport, TN on November 10, 1942, and was the son of the late Ernest J. “Skinny” and Dorothy (Waldroup) Robinette, Sr.
He was a member of...
Carolyn Sue Kern
Jan 20, 2023
Carolyn Sue Kern – Duffield, VA
Carolyn Sue Kern, 75, Duffield, VA passed away, Friday, January 20, 2023, at her residence surrounded by her loving family.
She was an avid softball fan. She played softball in her younger years and enjoyed watching it on TV later in life. Although family was very important, her heart and home were always...
Janet Carol Necessary
Jan 19, 2023
Janet Horne Necessary – Weber City, VA
Janet Horne Necessary, 56, Weber City, VA passed away, Thursday, January 19, 2023, at NOVA Health and Rehab, Weber City, VA.
Janet was born in Kingsport, TN on June 13, 1966, and was the daughter of Larry James Horne and the late Christine (Salyer) Horne.
Janet was a member of the...
Gladys Hill Falin
Jan 18, 2023
Gladys Hill Falin, Kingsport, TN
Gladys Hill Falin, 89, Kingsport, TN,passed away on January 18, 2023 at Johnson City Medical Center following a stroke. She was born November 2, 1933 in Kyles Ford, Tennessee, a daughter of the late Andy and Ella Allen Hill. She married Norman Falin on April 16, 1954 in Flint, Michigan. They relocated to Kingsport, TN...
Larry Edward Calhoun
Jan 17, 2023
Larry Edward Calhoun, Gray, TN
Larry Edward Calhoun, 75, Gray, TN, went to be with his heavenly Father Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at Johnson City Medical Center.
Larry was born on May 14, 1947, to the late Helen Mae Lane and Calvin Coolidge Calhoun.
Larry was a member, Deacon, Sunday School Teacher, and Song Leader for Pilgrim’s Rest Baptist Church.
...
Noah Edward Taylor Jr.
Jan 14, 2023
Noah (Saucer) Taylor – Gate City, VA
Noah Edward Taylor, Jr., (Saucer), of Gate City, VA, went home to be with his Lord on Saturday, January 14, 2023, at his residence.
Saucer was born in Scott County, VA, on March 14, 1941, to the late Noah Edward Taylor, Sr., and Thelma Drucillia (McConnell) Taylor.
Saucer was a...
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