Kelly Elizabeth Tignor Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Tignor, Kelly Elizabeth (Spears), 98, of Big Stone Gap, VA, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday (Sept. 13, 2011) at Lonesome Pine Hospital. She was born on Feb. 18, 1913, the daughter of the late Henry Asbury Spears and Martha Jane Bentley Spears. She was of Holiness faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband, Charles Henry Tignor; two sons, Joseph Henry Tignor and Clarence Axley Tignor; brothers, Axley, Gilmer and Truman Spears; and sisters Mae Spears Snader and Annie Spears Johnson. She is survived by two daughters, Mae Jeanette Higer of Big Stone Gap and Martha Geraldine Boggs of Colfax, IN; a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Saturday at Holding Funeral Home (17 E. 3rd St., N.) in Big Stone Gap. The funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Ricky Oakes officiating. Burial will follow in the American Legion Cemetery. The family will serve as pallbearers. To view the obituary and on-line registry, please visit www.holdingfuneralhome.com. Holding Funeral Home is honored to serve the Tignor family.

Kelly Elizabeth Tignor

February 18, 1913 - September 13, 2011