Nancy Ann (Rogers) Russell

March 16, 1944 - April 26, 2012

Duffield VA Nancy Ann (Rogers) Russell, 68, of the Jasper community, passed away Thursday (April 26, 2012) at Holston Valley Medical Center. Nancy was a homemaker and loving wife, mother and grandmother. Nancy was preceded in death by a beloved son, Michael Russell; her parents, Palmer and Mary (Hurd) Rogers; brothers, Ralph and John Rogers; an infant sister, Mabel Carolyn Rogers; brother in law, Bill Light; nephew, Jeff Light; and a special sister-in-law, Fredia Russell. Nancy is survived by her loving husband of 48 years, Cecil Russell; two sons, Bill and Tony Russell of Jasper, VA; a granddaughter, Emily Russell of Big Stone Gap, VA; sister, Emma Jo Light of East Stone Gap, VA; brother, Jim Rogers and wife Fredia of Big Stone Gap; brothers-in-law, Clifford Russell of Kingsport, TN and Edgar Russell of Coeburn, VA; sisters-in-law, Shirley Pleasant and husband Emmitt of Jasper, VA, Faye Bentley and husband Roger of Kingsport, TN, Sylvania McNew and husband Bobby of Hobart, IN and Debbie Webb and husband Randy of Pennington Gap, VA; several nieces and nephews and a host of special friends. The family will receive friends on Saturday (April 28, 2012) from 6 to 8 p.m. at Holding Funeral Home (17 E. 3rd St., N) in Big Stone Gap. Funeral Services will be conducted on Sunday (April 29, 2012) at 2 p.m. at the Jasper Central Baptist Church at 2 p.m. with the Pastor Wayne Thomas officiating. The body will be taken to the church to lie in state one hour prior to service. The burial will follow in the Meredith Cemetery in Jasper, VA. The family would like to thank all the staff of the Holston Valley Medical Center; ICU, Wilcox Hall, and Amedysis Hospice Care for all of the wonderful care they provided. A special thanks to Dr. Cooperstein for emergency care and Nancy's long time primary care physician Dr. Michael Ford. To view the online obituary or to sign the guest registry please visit www.holdingfuneralhome.com. Holding Funeral Home of Big Stone Gap, VA is honored to serve the family of Nancy Russell.