obituaries

Apr 18, 2022

Johnny Alvin Stanley was born September 8, 1960.  He was the eldest son of Edmon and Sally Stanley.  He died April 18, 2022 in Holston Valley Hospital, Kingsport, Tennessee at age 61.  Johnny was born deaf and mute with a quarter-size hole in his heart.  He received one of the first open heart surgeries at the Medical College of...

Apr 15, 2022

Paul French King age 65, passed Friday, April 15, 2022 at his residence. Mr. King was a graduate of Clintwood High School, Nashville Auto and Diesel Mechanic School and Mountain Empire Community College. He attended Clintwood United Methodist Church. Mr. King was a retired surface miner and he loved fishing and outdoors. He was a loving husband, father and...

Apr 13, 2022

Santo Grillo 'Sam" age 85, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at his residence. Mr. Grillo was born in Sicily, moved to America in 1957 and became an American citizen in 1958. He worked as a stone mason, coal miner for Clinchfield Coal and retired as a supervisor with RS Jones Construction Company. In 1966 he married the love...

Apr 11, 2022

Elsie St. Clair "Lil" age 80, passed away Monday, April 11, 2022 at the Rehab Center and Memory Care at Bristol, Virginia. Mrs. St.Clair was born in Eastern Kentucky, the daughter of the late Shade and Surilda Smith. She lived in Southern Michigan before moving to Dickenson County, where she married Dean St. Clair in 1959. She worked with...

Apr 1, 2022

Timothy Wayne Stanley age 52, passed away Friday, April 1, 2022.  Mr. Stanley was born in Clintwood, the son of Wayne and Linda.  As a young man he worked as a carpenter and stone mason. Later he worked many years as a truck driver.

Mr. Stanley was preceded in death by his father, Wayne Stanley; sister, Jill...

Mar 21, 2022

Audrey Daryl Anderson age 81, passed away Monday, March 21, 2022 at her home. Mrs. Anderson was born in Pike County Kentucky and graduated from Dorton High School. She graduated from a business school in Lexington, Kentucky. Mrs. Anderson loved time spent with family, cooking and her flower garden.  She was of the Baptist faith.

Mrs. Anderson...

Mar 20, 2022

Donna Diane Mullins, age 74, passed peacefully in her sleep on March 20, 2022, with her family at her side. Diane was born on March 28,1947, in Clintwood, VA, to Cecil and June Fleming. Diane had six brothers and one sister. She was raised in Clintwood until the death of her parents when she was 16 years old, and...

Mar 17, 2022

Andrew  Junior Hall from Virginia Beach, Virginia passed away March 17, 2022 at the Dickenson Community Medical Center. He was resident of Heritage Hall of Clintwood, a memorial service will be held at a later date.

Mar 11, 2022

Zelma Gay McKenzie, age 68, won her battle with cancer on Friday March 11,2022 with her family at her side. Zelma was born on July 30,1953 in Dickenson Co VA to Joseph Larkin and Hannah Deloris Carty of Clintwood VA. Zelma had eight brothers. She was a lifelong resident of Dickenson Co. Zelma graduated from Clintwood High School in...

Mar 7, 2022

Nannie Judy (Barton) Counts, 59 years of age of Nora, VA, passed away Monday, March 7, 2022. Born December 11, 1962 in Bee, VA, she was the daughter of the late Mary Surrett and Henry Barton. Judy dearly loved all her brothers, sisters, children, grandchildren and special friend Ralph Dunford.

In addition to her mother and father,...

Feb 23, 2022

Bessie Browning Hill went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Clintwood, VA.

Bessie was born on June 2, 1920, the daughter of Lena and Tivis Browning.  She spent nearly all of her 101 years in Dickenson County.  On December 24, 1938, she married Fitzhugh Hill, son...

Feb 22, 2022

Ballard Justice, Jr. age 74, passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at Norton Community Hospital, Norton, Virginia.  Mr. Justice was born in Pike County Kentucky and lived most of his life in Clintwood. He was a member of Pine Creek Freewill Baptist Church.  He was a retired coal truck driver and owner and operator of C & C Trucking.  ...

Feb 21, 2022

Judy Marie McKinney age 67, passed away Monday, February 21, 2022, at Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville, Kentucky.  She was a lifelong resident of Dickenson County and graduated from Ervinton High School. She was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. McKinney attended Old Dominion University and Mountain Empire Community College. She worked at the Dickenson County Sheriff's Office, U.S. Census Bureau...

Feb 20, 2022

Glenda Kennedy Rose, age 79, passed away Sunday February 20, 2022 in Sebring Florida. She was the daughter of the late Edison Kennedy and Audrey B. Mullins Kennedy. Glenda was born at home October 25, 1942 and grew up on Caney Ridge. She graduated from Clintwood High School in 1960 and married her High School Sweetheart, D.S. Rose the...

Feb 19, 2022

Franklin Therril Mullins age 81, passed away Saturday, February 19, 2022 at his residence. Mr. Mullins was of the Christian faith and loved his family and music. He was a retired coal miner and enjoyed hunting and fishing.

Mr. Mullins was preceded in death by his first wife, Mescal and second wife, Betty; son, Darrell Mullins and...

Feb 5, 2022

With profound sadness, we are heartbroken to share the passing of "Lillian" Vivian Genevieve Hay, our loving and devoted mother, grandmother and friend.  On February 5, 2022 she went home to be with the Lord after a full, blessed life of 93 years.  She will be dearly missed and forever in our hearts.

Lillian was born in...

Feb 2, 2022

Arnold French age 79, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, with his loving family by his side. Arnold was a lifelong resident of Dickenson County, where he worked as a coal miner and carpenter.

Arnold was preceded in death by his parents, Maynard and Snoda French Tackett; two sons, Mitchell Shayne and...

Jan 28, 2022

Patsy Rose Baker age 77, passed away Friday Jan. 28, 2022.  She was born the daughter of the late Lawrence "Bose' and Hazel Phillips Rose, a lifelong resident of Dickenson County. A graduate of Ervinton High School and Liberty University, worked and retired from Dickenson County Social Services working with foster Children program, a member of the Honey Camp...

Jan 17, 2022

Lorrine "Tootie" Davis age 69, passed away Monday, January 17, 2022 at her home. She was a lifelong resident of Clintwood. Mrs. Davis was of the Christian faith and was a loving wife, mother and Nana. She retired from Clintwood Lumber Company.

Mrs. Davis was preceded in death by her parents, Alfred and Evelyn Mullins, along with...

Jan 16, 2022

Elsie Faye Smith age 84, passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022 at Bristol Regional Hospital, Bristol, Tennessee. Mrs. Smith was a lifelong resident of Clintwood and a member of Flemingtown Freewill Baptist Church. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Mrs. Smith loved cooking, canning and working in her garden and flowers.

Mrs. Smith was preceded...