Marie Berry Blevins

September 20, 1925 - May 29, 2013

Big Stone Gap, VA Marie Berry Blevins, 87, of Powell Valley, passed away on Wednesday (May 29, 2013) at home. She was born in Arno, VA and lived most of her life in Powell Valley. She was a retired bookkeeper and social service director at St. Mary's Hospital in Norton, VA. She was a member of the Legion Memorial United Methodist Church, where she was in the choir and taught the Young Adult Sunday School Class. Marie was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Virgil Blevins; her parents, William B. and Florence (Rotenberry) Berry; three brothers, Ted, Charlie and Homer Berry; and one sister, Carrie Greene. She is survived by her daughter, Becky Begley and husband, James D. of Big Stone Gap; two granddaughters, Angela Rodeheaver and husband Justin of Tazewell, VA and Cindy Gibson and husband Silas of Raleigh, NC; three great grandchildren, Asa Rodeheaver, Julianne Gibson and Addison Gibson; one sister, Beulah Collier of Big Stone Gap; three sisters-in-law, Polly Berry and Inez Blevins, both of Big Stone Gap, and Justine Berry of Gaithersburg, MD; and several nieces, nephews and special friends. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday at Holding Funeral Home (17 E. 3rd St., N.) in Big Stone Gap, VA. The funeral service will be conducted at 7 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Larry Best and Steve Maddox officiating. Committal services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday at Powell Valley Memorial Gardens. The family and friends are asked to meet at Holding Funeral Home by 10:50 a.m. on Saturday to go in procession. Family will serve as pallbearers. To view the obituary online and offer condolences, please visit www.holdingfuneralhome.com. Holding Funeral Home is honored to serve the Mrs. Blevins' family.