Luna Faye Benton
ROGERSVILLE - Luna Faye Benton, 76, of 476 Grassy Creek Road, went to be with the Lord Monday (Dec. 4, 2000) at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following an extended illness.
Mrs. Benton was a native of Little Rock, Arkansas, but had spent most of her life in Hawkins County. She was of the Baptist faith.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Kermit Benton, in 1989; and son, K.B. Benton, in 1996.
She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Dorothy and Dan Dishner, Rogersville; two sons and daughter-in-law, J.B. and Rose Mary Benton, Church Hill, and James Benton, Church Hill; 14 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; two brothers, Onnie Matthews and Glenn Matthews, both of Port Clinton, Oh.; four sisters, Audrey Light, Fall Branch, Nellie Hughes, Rogersville, Virgie Simpson, Church Hill, and Dencil Mallory, Surgoinsville; and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Johnson Funeral Home, Church Hill, and anytime at the residence.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Orville Dolen and the Rev. Bob Simpson officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Benton Cemetery.
Robert Bowlin
Graveside services for Robert Harding 'Bob' Bowlin, 79, of Kingsport, who died at 10:20 p.m. Sunday night (Dec. 3, 2000) will be conducted at 11 a.m. today at Oak Hill Cemetery with American Legion Hammond Post No. 3, Charles DeWitt Byrd VFW Post No. 3382 and Joe W. Byrd, chaplain, officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to Glenwood Baptist Church, 2601 E. Center St., Kingsport, Tenn. 37664.
Pallbearers will be members of Kingsport Masonic Lodge No. 688.
Carter-Trent Funeral Home, downtown, is in charge of arrangements.
Sandy Ann Burton
ROGERSVILLE - Graveside services for Sandy Ann Burton, 37, who went to be with the Lord Friday (Dec. 1, 2000) will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at the Dean Cemetery.
Colboch-Price Funeral Home, Rogersville, is in charge of arrangements.
Eva Jo Carter
GATE CITY, Va. - Eva Jo McDavid Carter, 64, departed this life Monday (Dec. 4, 2000) at the residence of a sister, Barbara McDavid, New Summerville Rd., Kingsport, Tenn.
She was a native of Scott County, Va. and a homemaker.
She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Lucian Davis and Rachael Amyx Davis; two brothers, Ronnie K. Davis and Billy Davis; and two sisters, Mildred Owens and Judy Carol Davis.
Surviving are her husband, Charles E. Carter, Gate City, Va.; sons, Nelson Tipton Jr., Centerline, Mich., Kenneth Wayne McDavid Jennings, Latty, Oh., and Mark K. McDavid and wife, Kathy McDavid, Gate City, Va.; sisters, Mrs. Barbara McDavid, Kingsport, and Mrs. Gary (Mattie) Reach, Warren, Mich.; brothers and sisters-in-law, Fred and Denise Davis, Gate City, Va., Donnie and Marilyn Davis, Roseville, Mich., and John and Karen Davis, File Lake, Mich.; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Scott County Funeral Home, Weber City, and anytime at the residence in Dishner Trailer Court (Daniel Boone Community), Gate City, Va.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Jerry Smith, the Rev. Jimmy Gibson, and the Rev. Wayne Gilliam officiating.
Music will be provided by the Smith Quartet and Greg Bruner.
Burial will follow at Davis Cemetery at Speers Ferry, Va.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
A very special thanks to Sisters Barbara McDavid and Mattie Reach for the special care they gave Eva Jo during her illness.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: Hospice Care - Wellmont Foundation, P.O. Box 1069, Kingsport, Tenn. 37660.
Wallace L. Clark
KINGSPORT - A memorial service for Wallace Lawrence Clark, 68, who died Sunday (Dec. 3, 2000) will be conducted at 8 p.m. today at Oakwood Forest Christian Church with Dr. Ed Clevinger officiating.
Carter-Trent Funeral Home, downtown is in charge of arrangements.
Joy Collins
ROSE HILL, Va. - Joy Collins, 75, was born April 29, 1925, and went to be with the Lord Monday (Dec. 4, 2000) at University of Tennessee Memorial Hospital in Knoxville, Tenn.
She was born and raised in Rose Hill and lived 40 years in Dayton, Ohio, and retired to Rose Hill 13 years ago. She was a homemaker and a member of the Rose Dale Baptist Church of Rose Hill.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Ethel Lowe Ingle; one sister, Juanita Rowland; two brothers, Emery Engle and Lester Lowe.
Surviving are her husband, Paul Collins, Rose Hill; sons Robert and wife, Joanne, and Marvin and wife, Patti, both of Dayton, Oh.; daughters, Patricia and husband Jerry, Tazwell, Tenn., and Janice and husband Johnny, Mansfield, Ga.; five grandchildren, Timothy, Jeffrey, Jeremy, Mathew and Cynthia; step-grandchildren, Randy, Derinda, Heather, Brian, Samantha and Christopher; great-grandchild, Blaine; sisters, Irene Skidmore, Rose Hill, and Sharon Lowe, Tazwell.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Arney-Mullins Funeral Home in Rose Hill, Va.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. J.D. Owens officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Van Huss Grove Cemetery in Rose Hill, Va.
Lois Deatherage
GREENEVILLE - Lois Deatherage, 86, Plaza Towers, died Tuesday morning (Dec. 5, 2000) at Takoma Adventist Hospital.
She was a retired nurses aide at Life Care Center of Greeneville.
She was the daughter of the late John and Callie Wilcox and preceded in death by her husband, John Deatherage; four brothers, Willie Wilcox, Dexter Wilcox, Raymond Wilcox and Earl Wilcox; and one sister, Opal Ashby.
Surviving are a brother, Jack Wilcox, Atwater, Calif.; four sisteres, Ora Fields, Ethel Light, Onnie Tunnell, all of Kingsport, and Marie Jones, Rogersville; a very special friend, Carole Cobble, Greeneville; and several nieces and nephews.
There will be no formal visitation. Family and friends are requested to meet at Kiser Funeral Home, Greeneville, at 9:45 a.m. today to go in procession to the cemetery.
Graveside services will be conducted at 10 a.m. today at GreeneLawn Memory Gardens with C.M. Cobble officiating.
George H. Goins
Graveside services for George H. Goins, 68, of Kingsport, who went to be with the Lord on Sunday (Dec. 3, 2000) will be conducted at 11 a.m. today at East Lawn Memorial Park.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown, is in charge of arrangements.
Euda B. Gordon
KINGSPORT - Euda B. Gordon, 93, went peacefully to be with the Lord Tuesday (Dec. 5, 2000) at Hillside Manor Health Care Center after a period of declining health.
Euda was born in Ashland, Ala. on Sept. 8, 1907. She was a member of the Tri-Cities Baptist Church in Gray, Tenn.
T. Rosen employed Euda before her retirement.
Euda is survived by her family, a daughter and son-in-law, Duane Tillery and husband, Junior, of Alabama; two sons and daughters-in-law, Tommy Wayne Gordon and wife, Jane, of Missouri, and Pastor William (Bill) Gordon and wife, Doris, of Fall Branch; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; sister, Dorothy Moore, of Georgia; and a brother, James Mathews, of Alabama.
Euda will be transferred to the Johns-Ridout Funeral Home - Elmwood Chapel, in Birmingham, Ala. for a graveside service to be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Bessemer, Ala.
Euda's son, Pastor William (Bill) Gordon will officiate and burial will follow in the Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Gideons, P.O. Box 571, Kingsport, Tenn. 37662.
East Lawn Funeral Home is serving the Gordon family.
Nellie B. Hayes
KINGSPORT - Graveside services for Nellie B. Hayes, 86, who died Monday (Dec. 4, 2000) will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at East Lawn Memorial Park.
Oak Hill Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Dorothy C. Hicks
KINGSPORT - Dorothy 'Dot' Carson Hicks, of 1241 Eastbrook Drive, passed away at 12:15 p.m. Monday (Dec. 4, 2000) at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a courageous battle against a lengthy illness.
She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. A member of the Colonial Heights Baptist Church for 43 years, she loved working with children and also taught a women's Sunday School class for many years. Mrs. Hicks helped start the mission organization for children in the Colonial Heights Baptist Church.
She formerly taught school in North Carolina for a number of years.
She was preceded in death by her father, Jesse Carson; mother, Irene Carson; son, Ronald Jesse Hicks; and sister, Eleanor Craven.
Surviving are her husband of 57 years, the Rev. Ronald D. Hicks, Kingsport; two daughters, Ellen Hicks Gray and husband, David Gray, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Annette Hicks Overbay and husband, David Overbay, of Kingsport; two sons, Ronald D. Hicks Jr. and wife, Joyce Overbey Hicks, of Louisville, Ky., and Forrest C. Hicks and wife, Rebecca Bragg Hicks, of Kingsport; eight much beloved grandchildren, Suzannah Hicks Stephens and her husband, Brian, of Raleigh, N.C., Ronald D. Hicks III and Meredith Hicks, both of Louisville, Ky., Heather and Jesse Overbay, of Kingsport, Jerica Hicks Smith and husband, Matthew, of Gray, and Jacob and Jordan Hicks, both of Kingsport; and one brother, Jesse Carson Jr., of Davidson, N.C.
Friends may call anytime at the home of a daughter, Annette Hicks Overbay, 2324 Colonial View Road.
Friends will be received from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. today at Colonial Heights Baptist Church.
A memorial service will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. today at the church with Pastor Roland P. Brown, Pastor David Salley and her husband, Pastor Ronald D. Hicks officiating.
Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at East Lawn Memorial Park.
Family members will serve as pallbearers.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown, is serving the Hicks family.
Virginia Honeycutt
ANDOVER, Va. - Virginia Louise Honeycutt, 76, passed away Monday (Dec. 4, 2000) at her residence.
She had been a resident of Andover, Va. since 1952.
She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Douglas Collins, Mechanicsville, Va.; two grandsons, Scott Collins, Andover, Va., and Roger Collins, Mechanicsville, Va.; two sisters and brother-in-law, Elizabeth Rowland, East Stone Gap, Va., and Faye and Keith Benich, Austin, Tex.; four brothers and sisters-in-law, Elmo and Doris Honeycutt, East Stone Gap, Va., Donnie and Nellie Honeycutt, Big Stone Gap, Va., Ray and Betty Honeycutt, Lansing, Kan., and Ralph and Barbara Honeycutt, Derby, Va.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Holding Funeral Home in Big Stone Gap, Va.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Hugh Bowers officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday at Riverview Cemetery, East Stone Gap, Va.
Jimmy Johnson
KINGSPORT - Services for Jimmy Johnson, 44, who died Sunday (Dec. 3, 2000) will be conducted at 1 p.m. today in the chapel of Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown, with Pastor V.C. Burgett officiating.
Burial will be in the Sullivan County Cemetery, Blountville, Tenn.
Pallbearers will be Kenneth Johnson Jr., Steve Morrison, Milford Powers, Nathan Lodien, Jackie Johnson, and Steve Blakley.
Mae R. Johnson
KINGSPORT - Mae Roberts Johnson, 91, of 249 Lakeview Circle, died Sunday (Dec. 3, 2000) at her home after an extended illness.
She was a daughter of the late Thomas Roberts and Elizabeth Jarrett Roberts. She was born in North Carolina and had lived in the Kingsport area since the 1950's. Mrs. Johnson was a member of Colonial Heights Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard W. Johnson; and a son, Tommy R. Johnson.
Surviving are her daughter and son-in-law, Dr. Peggy Johnson Duncan and Dr. Stacy A. Duncan Jr., of Dunn, N.C.; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and a brother, Ed Roberts, Kingsport.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today at Colonial Heights Baptist Church with the Rev. Ronald Hicks, the Rev. Roland Brown, and the Rev. Bob Melvin officiating.
Entombment will follow at Oak Hill Mausoleum.
Memorials may be made to Colonial Heights Baptist Church, 108 Colonial Heights Road, Kingsport, Tenn. 37663, or Wellmont Hospice House, 280 Steeles Rd., Bristol, Tenn. 37620.
Agnes Kiesau
KINGSPORT - Agnes Kiesau, 84, of 997 West Sullivan Street, died Monday (Dec. 4, 2000) at Indian Path Medical Center.
She was born in Goochland County, Va., and had resided in Kingsport since 1945. She was a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Nursing.
She was an active member of First Presbyterian Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Kenneth Kiesau, in 1994; a son, Keith Kiesau, in 1982; her parents; two sisters; and three brothers.
Surviving are her son, Dr. Kyle Kiesau, Spartanburg, S.C.; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mary Alvis, Richmond, Va.
Graveside services will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. today at Oak Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Gary L.R. Bullard (senior minister at First Presbyterian Church) and Beth Yarborough (associate minister at First Presbyterian Church) officiating.
Memorial services will be conducted at 4 p.m. in the church sanctuary.
The family will receive friends in the church foyer immediately following the service.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church Building Fund, 100 W. Church Circle, Kingsport, Tenn. 37660.
Oak Hill Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Gladys Laws
JOHNSON CITY - Gladys Leonard Laws, 89, of 103 Buffalo Valley Church Road, died Monday (Dec. 4, 2000) at her residence following a lengthy illness.
She was a native of Carter County and had lived most of her life there. She was the daughter of the late J. Fred and Lillie Cox Leonard.
She was a graduate of Happy Valley High School and attended St. Louis, Missouri Christian Hospital School of Nursing. She had survived breast cancer for 48 years.
Mrs. Laws had worked in the First Aid Dept. for Bemberg Co. and later as a Private Duty Nurse at Memorial Hospital in Johnson City.
She was a member and past president of the Watauga Valley Art League and was a charter member of Buffalo Valley Christian Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil Laws, in 1994; three sisters; and five brothers.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Brackett, Johnson City; two sons, Martin Laws, Limestone, and Philip Laws, Unicoi; one sister, Marie Leonard Lenden, Elizabethton; four grandchildren, Lisa Bennett, Pamela Holben, Karen Brackett, and Kenneth Brackett, all of Johnson City; three great-grandchildren, Chenoa Bennett, Rachael Bennett, and Henry Holben, all of Johnson City; and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Morris-Baker Funeral Home, Johnson City.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Buffalo Valley Christian Church with the Rev. David Slayton and the Rev. Mack Houston officiating.
The body will be taken to the church one hour before services.
Burial will be in the Roselawn Memory Gardens.
Men of Buffalo Valley Christian Church will serve as pallbearers.
Ora Lee McKenzie
KINGSPORT - Ora Lee McKenzie, 104, of West Carters Valley Road, went to be with the Lord Tuesday (Dec. 5, 2000) unexpectedly.
She was born in Bluff City, Tenn. and lived in Kingsport most of her life.
She was the oldest member of Morrison Chapel United Methodist Church.
Mrs. McKenzie was preceded in death by her husband, James E. McKenzie; a son, J. Glenn McKenzie; two grandsons, Steve McKenzie and Ernest Johnson; and a step-son, J.A. 'Buck' McKenzie.
Surviving are two daughters, Mildred Vaughn and Juanita M. Johnson, both of Kingsport; a son, Ralph W. McKenzie, Kingsport; 18 grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Oak Hill Funeral Home.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home chapel with Dr. Tim Perry officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at Morrison Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Morrison Chapel United Methodist Church, 2019 Chapel Drive, Kingsport, Tenn. 37665.
Mary A. McCracken
DETROIT, Mich. - Mary A. McCracken, 83, formerly of Pennington Gap, Va., died Saturday (Dec. 2, 2000) in Detroit, Mich.
Born in Lee County, Va., she was the daughter of the late Henry Clint and Addie Fannon Moore.
She had been a resident of Detroit for the past seven years and was a member of the Admant Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Worley Claude McCracken.
Surviving are one son, Johnny McCracken, Dearborn Heights, Mich.; two daughters, Erma Lou Bangs, Detroit, Mich., and Helen Marie Sammons, Brooksville, Fla.; five grandchildren, Lisa, Mary, Ronald, Darlene and Michael; seven great-grandsons and one great-granddaughter; one brother, Denver Moore, Gainesville, Fla.; four sisters, Bell Moore and Dora Tunnell, both of Fall Branch, Inus Goins and Zella Horton, both of Kingsport; and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Sturgill Funeral home, Pennington Gap, Va.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in the funeral home chapel with Dr. Kenneth Ellis officiating.
Burial will be in the Lee Memorial Gardens in Woodway, Va.
Hershel McElyea
PENNINGTON GAP, Va. - Hershel McElyea, 66, died Sunday (Dec. 3, 2000) at Bristol Regional Medical Center.
Born in Monarch, Va., he had been a resident of Lee County, Va. his entire life. He was former owner of Honest Hershels Auto Sales and was of the Baptist faith.
He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Jessee Earl and Edith M. Belcher McElyea.
Surviving are his lifelong companion, Shirley Jones, Pennington Gap, Va.; two sons, Gary McElyea, Woodway, Va., and Jeff McElyea, Beckenridge, Co.; daughter, Tammy McElyea, Jonesville, Va.; brother, Bobby Ray McElyea, Indianapolis, Ind.; sister, Shirley Richards, Indianapolis, Ind.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8:30 p.m. today at Province Funeral Home, Pennington Gap, Va.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday in the funeral home sanctuary with Dr. Kenneth Ellis officiating.
Burial will be in the Millers Chapel Cemetery in Jonesville, Va.
Amy Mutter Moore
KNOXVILLE - Amy Lorae Mutter Moore, 32, died Monday (Dec. 4, 2000) in Knoxville, Tenn. as the result of an automobile accident.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Holding Funeral Home, Big Stone Gap, Va.
Bessie Mowl
ROGERSVILLE - Graveside services for Bessie Mowl, 95, who passed away Sunday (Dec. 3, 2000) will be conducted at 11 a.m. today at Highland Cemetery.
Colboch-Price Funeral Home, Rogersville, is in charge of arrangements.
Dinah Sellers
CHURCH HILL - Dinah Louise Drinnon Sellers, 288 Tipton Lane, went to be with the Lord Sunday (Dec. 3, 2000) at her residence.
A lifelong resident of Hawkins County, Dinah attended Carters Valley Independent Church. She was a loving housewife.
She was preceded in death by her parents, George Carl and Mary Matthews Drinnon; and her brother, James Drinnon.
Surviving are her loving husband of 30 years, Garland Sellers, of the home; two sons, Ronald Sellers, Church Hill and Donald Sellers, Kingsport; three grandchildren, Megan Sellers, Angel Sellers and Samantha Sellers; and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Carter-Trent Funeral Home, Church Hill or anytime at the residence, 288 Tipton Lane.
Services will be conducted 7 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Alvin Skelton officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday at Valley View Church Cemetery, Carters Valley.
Family and friends attending the graveside service are to meet at the cemetery at 12:50 a.m. Thursday.
Chester F. Sturgill
DRYDEN, Va. - Chester F. Sturgill, 86, died Monday (Dec. 4, 2000) at Lonesome Pine Hospital after a lengthy illness.
He was a member of the Lee County Coon Club, a veteran of World War II and was of the Baptist faith.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Margaret Sturgill; a son, Richard Earl Sturgill; and 13 brothers and sisters.
Surviving are his wife of 59 years, Fannie Sturgill; five daughters and sons-in-law, Emma Jean and Sam Haynes, White Pine, Linda and Bob Millsap, Dryden, Va., Laura and Jim Fannon, Stickleyville, Va., Joyce and Clifford Marshall, Morristown and Irene and Terry McGinnis, Maynardville, Tenn.; one son and daughter-in-law, Frank (Buster) and Diane Sturgill, Dryden, Va.; 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; six step grandchildren and six step great-grandchildren; three brothers, Albert Sturgill, Farmesville, Ohio, Lloyd Sturgill, Dandridge, Tenn., and Henry Sturgill, Dryden, Va.; two sisters, Laura Maggard, Xenia, Ohio and Nora Bartley, Clayton, Ind.; numerous nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Sturgill Funeral Home, Pennington Gap, Va.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. David Jones and the Rev. J.J. Vaughn officiating.
Committal services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Sturgill Family Cemetery in Dryden, Va.
Family and friends are asked to meet at the funeral home at 12:30 p.m. Thursday to go in procession to the cemetery.
Margaret Tamer
NORTON, Va. - Margaret Tamer died Tuesday (Dec. 5, 2000) at St. Mary's Hospital Long Term Care in Norton, Va.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Hagy Funeral Home.
Doris Elaine Warf
BIG STONE GAP, Va. - Doris Elaine Warf, 50, passed away suddenly Monday morning (Dec. 4, 2000) at Wellmont Lonesome Pine Hospital in Big Stone Gap, Va.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Ronnie Barnett; her second husband, Jack Warf; sister, Mary Jane Mullins; and father, Paul Davis.
Surviving are three sons, Mike Barnett, Randy Barnett and Chris Barnett all of Big Stone Gap; two daughters, Jackie Warf, Crossbrook, Va., and Karla W. Stidham, Gray; mother, Sybil Davis, Crossbrook, Va.; six brothers, Paul Davis Jr., Virginia Beach, Va., Frank Davis, Pennington Gap, Va., Jerry Davis, Van Cleve, Miss., Phillip Davis and Gerald Davis, both of Crossbrook, Va., and Mike Davis, Kingsport; four sisters, Pam Addison, Blountville, Eleanor Fultz, Bristol, Tenn., Eva May, Charleston, S.C., and Debbie Bishop, Big Stone Gap, Va.; 13 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
At her request, her body has been donated, for medical research, to the Quillen College of Medicine.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of the Roy A. Green Funeral Home, Appalachia, Va., with the Rev. James Stidham officiating.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, just prior to the service.