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12/27/2025

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Patricia A. Herron, 76, of Abingdon, VA died on December 23, 2025 at home surrounded by her family. She was born in Big Stone Gap, VA on September 19, 1949 and lived there for most of her life. After her retirement from Verizon in 2009, she moved to Abingdon, VA with her husband, Jimmy. She is the d...

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12/18/2025

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Coeburn, Va.-Lakie Virginia Rose, 85, passed away on Monday, December 15, 2025, at Holston Valley Medical Center-Wilcox Hall in Kingsport, Tn. She was born in Dante, Va., graduated from Castlewood High School and received her B.S. in Nursing from ETSU. She worked at various hospitals in SWVA through...

12/13/2025

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Big Stone Gap, Va.-Janice Kay McDaries, 79, passed away on Friday, December 12, 2025 at Norton Community Hospital, Norton, VA. Born in the Tacoma community, she was a graduate of Powell Valley High School and earned an AAS in Business from Mountain Empire Community College. She worked as a manager a...

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12/12/2025

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Big Stone Gap, Va.-Edward Rodger “Rocky” Cooper, 80, passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2025, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Big Stone Gap, Va. Born and raised in Benham, Ky., he was a 1963 graduate of Lynch (Ky.) High School. He ran the tire shop at the former Sears store in Cumberland, Ky. ...

12/04/2025

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Kingsport, TN- Margaret Irene Gullion, 84, passed away on December 3, 2025 at Holston Valley Medical Center. Born and raised in Big Stone Gap, VA, she had lived in Kingsport, TN for over 62 Years. She worked at Mike’s Town and Tweed in Big Stone Gap for several years and was a substitute teacher f...

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12/02/2025

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“She is clothed with strength and dignity…She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.”- Proverbs 31:26 Pamela Lynn “Mamma” Painter, 68, went to her Heavenly home peacefully on November 28, 2025, hand-in-hand with both daughters by her bedside. Her legacy...

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11/30/2025

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Pennington Gap, VA – Marian Elizabeth McKnight, 81, passed away on Saturday, November 29, 2025 at Lee Health and Rehab Center, Pennington Gap, VA. She was born in Hopewell, VA, but lived most of her life in Lee County, VA. She was a registered nurse at Lee County Hospital and Ridgecrest Manor Nurs...

11/26/2025

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Big Stone Gap, VA – John Johnson, 65, passed away on Monday, November 24, 2025 at Ballad Hospice House in Bristol, TN. John was a lifelong resident of Appalachia and Big Stone Gap, VA. He was carefree and loving to all who knew him. John was God’s gift to many and he enjoyed the simple things in...

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11/25/2025

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Big Stone Gap, VA – Clara “Boots” Wilson Snodgrass, 85, passed away on Monday, November 24, 2025 at her home surrounded by her family. A lifelong resident of Big Stone Gap, she worked for Tri-City Opticians for nearly 50 years. “Boots”, as she was affectionally known, loved the Lord. Her s...

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11/24/2025

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Fran E. Turner, 86, of Big Stone Gap, Va went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 22,2025. Fran was born in Clinchco, Va on November 8,1939. He is proceeded in death by his parents, Stant and Wanda Turner. He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Schylor “Sharon” Flowers Turner; his ...

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11/20/2025

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Norma Jean Person, age 84, of Roda Virginia passed away peacefully on November 18th, 2025 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Born in Big Stone Gap on December 29, 1940 to Chester and Virgie Spears, she attended Big Stone Gap High School and graduated from the newly combined Powell Valley High Schoo...

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11/15/2025

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Norton, VA-Jessee Darrell Cooke, 77, passed away on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tn. Darrell was a lifelong resident of Norton, Va. He was a coal miner for Southmountain Coal Co. and others, for a total of 35 years. He loved hunting, fishin...

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