Earl D. Hansel Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Big Stone Gap, VA Earl D. Hansel, 76, passed away on Wednesday (June 27, 2012) at Lee Health and Rehabilitation Center in Pennington Gap, VA. He was born in Harlan, Kentucky, lived in many places and been in Big Stone Gap since early 1980's. He was a Retail Manager with Consumer Home Products and Magic Mart. He served in the U. S. Marines, having served in Okinawa. He was a member of West End Baptist Church, where he taught Sunday School and began the youth program in the early years. He was preceded in death by his father, Jim B. Hansel. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Sue Shackelford Hansel; his daughter, Ronda and husband, Rev. Alan Collier of Big Stone Gap; his son, David Hansel of Sommerville, NJ; two grandsons, Aaron Collier and Joe Collier, both of Big Stone Gap; mother, Lucy (Moore) Hansel of Pennington Gap, VA; his brother, Ronald Ray Hansel and wife, Linda; two nephews, Jeffery and Brian Hansel, all of Boynton Beach, FL; one niece, Samantha Kay Reid of Savannah, GA; a special brother-in-law, Tony Shackleford and all of his special friends. The family will receive friends from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday at Holding Funeral Home (17 E. 3rd St., N.) in Big Stone Gap. The funeral service will be conducted at 3 p.m. on Sunday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Alan Collier officiating. Military Rites, by local V.F.W. and D.A.V. posts and the VA National Guard Honors Team, will follow in the Glencoe Cemetery Mausoleum. Pallbearers will be: Aaron Collier, Joe Collier, Tony Shackleford, Sam Reid, Charles Moore and Sam Clifton. To view the obituary and sign the online registry, please visit www.holdingfuneralhome.com. Holding Funeral Home is honored to serve the Earl D. Hansel family.

Earl D. Hansel

November 1, 1935 - June 27, 2012