Shirley Louise Harkleroad Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

East Stone Gap, VA Shirley Louise Harkleroad, 82, passed away on Monday (July 9, 2012) at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Big Stone Gap, VA. She lived in East Stone Gap, VA for most of her life. She was a nurse in the former Wise Appalachian Hospital in Wise, VA and at the Lonesome Pine Hospital in Big Stone Gap. She was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church in Big Stone Gap. She was a member of the V. F. W. Post #6975 Ladies Auxiliary in Bristol, VA, John Fox, Jr. V.F.W. Post #5715 Ladies Auxiliary in Big Stone Gap, Col C. H. Hagy Chapter #45 D.A.V. Ladies Auxiliary in Big Stone Gap, and was a Past-District President of District #9 of V. F. W.. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry A. Harkleroad; her parents, David and Ethel (Jones) Ashley; nineteen siblings and a son-in-law, Robert McGuire. Surviving are two daughters, Trecia Ann McGuire of Blountville, TN and Linda Jean Roach of Big Stone Gap; two granddaughters, Sherrie Lawson and husband, Lynn of Blountville, TN and Ava Jessica Clayton and husband, Ben of Highwycombe, England; one great grandson, Gannon Swihart; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. on Thursday at Holding Funeral Home (17 E. 3rd St., N.) in Big Stone Gap. A memorial service will be conducted at 7 p.m. on Thursday in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Alan Collier officiating. To view the obituary and sign the online registry, please visit www.holdingfuneralhome.com. Holding Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Shirley Harkleroad.

Shirley Louise Harkleroad

June 27, 1930 - July 9, 2012