Neva Shoop Brooks

January 21, 1947 - September 23, 2017

Big Stone Gap, VA Neva Shoop Brooks, age 70, passed away Saturday, September 23, 2017 at Holston Valley Medical Center. Mrs. Brooks, as she was lovingly known to her students, retired in 2006 from Wise County Public Schools after dedicating over 30 years to teaching her 1st grade students at Powell Valley Primary School. She was a graduate of Powell Valley High School and Clinch Valley College. Neva was preceded in death by her daughter, Amanda Brooks, and her parents Hillman and Ruth (Dickenson) Shoop of Big Stone Gap, VA. As a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, she leaves behind her husband, Joe “Bucky” Brooks and daughter Jill Pease (husband Robbie Pease), both of Big Stone Gap, VA and her grandsons, Colby Gibson and Jacob Church both of Big Stone Gap, VA. She has two sisters, Reta Fox (husband Joe Fox) of Big Stone Gap, VA and Linda Laster (husband Tommy Laster) of Muscle Shoals, AL; several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Her loving heart and gentle way will be missed by many family, friends, and former students. Visitation for the family will be held on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 12:00p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Holding Funeral Home in Big Stone Gap, VA. The funeral will be held in the funeral home chapel at 2:00 p.m. with her cousin, Rev. Jonah Ray Shoop presiding. Burial will immediately follow at Powell Valley Memorial Gardens in Big Stone Gap, VA. Pallbearers will be: Kevin Fox, Mark Fox, Jared Dalton, Nick Dalton, Jacob Church and Colby Gibson. To view the obituary online and offer condolences, please visit www.holdingfuneralhome.com. Holding Funeral Home is serving the Brooks’ family.