Nellie Hester (Moore) Burke

June 23, 1917 - February 19, 2018

East Stone Gap, VA Nellie H. (Moore) Burke, 100, passed away on Monday (Feb. 19, 2018) at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Big Stone Gap, VA. She was a lifelong resident of East Stone Gap and member of the East Stone Gap Baptist Church. “Nell,” as she was affectionately known, was a cook at the former Bland Elementary School in Big Stone Gap and was a longtime volunteer with Heritage Hall Healthcare in Big Stone Gap and earned a meritorious service award from the staff. She sang in a Christian music quartet. She was preceded in death by husband, Lucian Burke; her parents, George and Ortha (Miller) Moore; two sisters, Viola Smith and Mildred Tate; and four brothers, Ewing Moore, Walter Moore, Clarence "Bud" Moore and Roscoe Moore. Surviving are great nieces and great nephews; and extended family. The family will receive friends from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. Friday at Holding Funeral Home (17 E. 3rd St., N.) in Big Stone Gap. The funeral service will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Bill Hughes officiating. Burial will follow at Riverview Cemetery in East Stone Gap, VA. Pallbearers will be family and friends. To view the obituary online and offer condolences, please visit www.holdingfuneralhome.com. Holding Funeral Home is serving the family of Nellie Burke.