East Stone Gap, VA Ruby Lee Christian, 71, passed away on Saturday (May 11, 2013) at the home of her daughter in Pikeville, KY. She was a lifelong resident of Wise County, VA and was of Baptist faith. Ruby was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Andrew Christian; son, Earl Andrew Christian, Jr.; two granddaughters, Kristen Rhoten and Paisley Glover; mother, Francis Ring Fogarty; father, Bud Fogarty; sister, Peggy Eldridge Parsons;...

Johnson City, TN/Big Stone Gap, VA Wilma Wolfe Smith passed away at Appalachian Christian Village, Johnson City TN, on May 11, 2013. Wilma was born in Appalachia, VA on December 31, 1929. She graduated from Appalachia High School in Appalachia VA, and attended Riverside School of Nursing in Newport News VA. In addition to being a loving, devoted mother of five, in her later life, she wrote a column for the Big Stone Gap Post and...

Big Stone Gap, VA Reba Blevins Cutting, 90, passed away on Thursday (May 9, 2013) at home, after a period of declining health. Reba was a retired nurse, having worked at St. Mary's Hospital and for Dr. George Sutherland. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, William J. and Minnie (Skeen) Blevins; and six brothers and two sisters. She is survived by a daughter, Cheryl Pangburn and husband Paul of Sunland, CA; a son, Gary...

Big Stone Gap, VA Stella Geneva Nickels, 85 years old, went home to the Lord on May 5, 2013, at 11:35 p.m. at the residence of her daughter, Janice Davidson, in Weber City, Va. She was born November 12, 1927 and resided in Big Stone Gap for her entire life. She was of Pentecostal faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Phoebe Ella Reed; an infant child, Doyle Edward Nickels; sisters, Cora Harman, Adalee Smith,...

Kingsport, TN/Big Stone Gap, VA Mary Ann Lacy Sword, 77, passed away peacefully on Saturday (May 4, 2013) at Life Care Center of Gray in Gray, TN. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Ken Sword; two daughters, Cindy Woods of Kingsport, TN and Cherie Bonacci and husband Frank of Holbrook, NY; two grandchildren, Kenley Shroyer and husband Blake of Cincinnati, OH and Blake Woods of...

Big Stone Gap VA Justin Allen Phillips 21, passed away on( May 1, 2013) he was a lifelong resident of Big Stone Gap VA. He graduated from Powell Valley High class of 2009; He worked for Dotson Chevrolet in the Body Shop. Justin was a very special, caring and loving young man, he was a wonderful brother, friend and son. He had a great love for music, and was an accomplished guitar player. He will be remembered by all that knew him by...

"In the sweet bye and bye, we shall meet on that beautiful shore." Exeter, VA Pauline Clay Wagner, 89, was born on September 11, 1923 and passed away at Lonesome Pine Hospital in Big Stone Gap on Saturday (April 27, 2013). She was preceded in death by her parents, Burleigh J. and Haley Clay; her husband, Emmitt J. Wagner; two sons, Von Karl Wagner and Mark Wayne Wagner, Sr.; a sister, Opal Hamilton; and brother, Curtis Clay. She is...

Big Stone Gap, VA George Lee Mumpower, 82, passed away on Thursday (April 25, 2013) at The Laurels in Norton, VA. He was born in Bristol, VA, grew up in Appalachia, VA and lived most of his life in Big Stone Gap. He graduated from Appalachia High School. He was a Retired General Foreman of the Norfolk-Southern Railroad, with 33 years of service. He was a past member of the Board of Zoning Appeals in Big Stone Gap. He was a U. S. Army...

Big Stone Gap, VA Edward Franklin Long, Jr., 80, passed away on Monday (April 22, 2013) at Indian Path Medical Center in Kingsport, Tenn. He was born on January 28th, 1933 to Mrs. Kate Kane Long, and Mr. Edward Long in Big Stone Gap, Va. He attended and graduated from Bland High School, and later he proudly served in the United States Armed Forces. He was honorably discharged and moved to Philadelphia, Pa. where he pursued a career in...

Big Stone Gap, VA Charles "B. J." Whited, Jr., 28, passed away at his home on Monday, April 22, 2013. He was a 2002 graduate of Powell Valley High School in Big Stone Gap, and was currently a student at Mountain Empire Community College. He was a U. S. Army Veteran. He had many talents, including playing his guitar and drawing as an artist. He was preceded in death by his death by his paternal grandparents, Bill and Sylvia Whited. ...