Mrs. Violet R. Smith

March 30, 1935 - January 14, 2015

Big Stone Gap, Virginia Violet R. Smith, 79, formerly of Norton, VA, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015 at Lonesome Pine Hospital. She lived most of her life in Norton, VA and had resided in Big Stone Gap for the past few years. She was of Holiness faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hobart Smith; her parents, Press and Rosie (Bates) Osborne; one sister, Ruby Dutton; and two brothers, James Osborne and Glen Osborne. Surviving are her two daughters, Becky Gamble and Connie Smith, both of Big Stone Gap; three sons, Frankie John Smith of Big Stone Gap, Terry Allen Smith of Greenville, SC and Roger Lynn Smith of Florence, AZ; seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren; one brother, Henry Osborne of Norton, VA; and one sister, Mildred Sherrill of Hustontown, PA. A graveside service will be conducted 1:00 p.m. Saturday (Jan. 17, 2015) at the American Legion Cemetery with Dr. Roy Smith officiating. Family and friends will meet at the funeral home by 12:30 p.m. on Saturday to go in procession. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Holding Funeral Home, P. O. Drawer H, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219 to assist with expenses. To view the obituary online and offer condolences, please visit www.holdingfuneralhome.com. Holding Funeral Home is serving the Smith family.