Mrs. Hassie White

October 19, 1927 - December 30, 2015

Big Stone Gap, Va. Hassie White, 88, passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol, Tenn. She lived for most of her life in Big Stone Gap. She was an avid doll and figurine collector. She was a Christian. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wiley O. White; her parents, Ray and Reppie (Wells) Craft; and six brothers and sisters. Surviving are her daughter, Nila Jones and husband, Harry of Crossville, Tenn.; two sons, Charles W. “Bud” White and wife, Roseanna of Fincastle, Va., and Robert W. “Bobby” White and wife, Melanie of Big Stone Gap; five grandchildren, Andy White, Gary Jones, Bryan (Alyson) Jones, Derrick (Chizu) White and Jennifer White; six great grandchildren, Christopher Jones, Acacia Jones, David Jones, Joshua Jones, Matthew Jones and Aidan White; one sister, Lois Daugherty; three brothers, Woodrow Craft, Troy Craft and Harold Craft; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday at Holding Funeral Home (17 E. 3rd St., N.) in Big Stone Gap. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Saturday in the Holding Funeral Home Chapel with Greg Townsend, Minister officiating. Burial will follow in the Glencoe Cemetery. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. To view the obituary online and offer condolences, please visit www.holdingfuneralhome.com. Holding Funeral Home is honored to serve Mrs. White’s family.