Hillman "Buck" Wells

Big Stone Gap, VA Hillman "Buck" Wells, 78, of the Wildcat Valley, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday (Jan. 16, 2014) at Holston Valley Medical Center, surrounded by his family. Buck was a lifelong resident of Big Stone Gap. He was a retired coal miner with the Westmoreland Coal Co., with 27 years of service and a member of the U.M.W.A. District #28. Buck enjoyed carpentry and built several houses in the area. He was a member of the "Blue Crew" at the former Powell Valley High School, where he enjoyed helping with the football team each fall. Buck was of Baptist faith. The staff of Holding Funeral Home would like to express our sincere sympathy to Buck's family. Buck worked at Holding Funeral Home during his retirement years and his smiling face and pleasant nature will be missed. He was preceded in death by his wife of 45 years, Shirley Lovell Wells; his parents, Bill and Etta (Rogers) Wells; and a brother, Harold Carl "H. C." Wells. Surviving are four daughters, Regina Pennington and husband, Kevin, and Kitty Wells, both of Big Stone Gap, Sandy Wells of Weber City, VA, and Dawn Porter and husband, Dave, of the home; six grandchildren, Gary and Aimee Mawk, Danielle and James Ferrell, Joey and Alyssa Bear, Tomi Owens, K. C. Owens and Devin Porter; five great grandchildren, Jovonna and Tanner Mawk, Dakota Lewis, J. D. Ferrell and Eli Bear; two brothers, Leroy Wells and wife, Carrie, of Clinchport, VA and Billy Wells and wife, Nina of Big Stone Gap; three sisters, Dean Wells and Jean Swinney, both of Big Stone Gap, and Ruth Caudill of Jasper, VA; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. on Monday at Holding Funeral Home (17 E. 3rd St., N.) in Big Stone Gap. Funeral services will be conducted at 7 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with Pastor James Holcomb officiating. Committal graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the Flores Cemetery in the Wildcat Valley of Big Stone Gap. Family and friends will meet at the funeral home by 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday to go in procession to the cemetery. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. To view the obituary online and offer condolences, please visit www.holdingfuneralhome.com. Holding Funeral Home is serving the Wells family.

Hillman "Buck" Wells

September 5, 1935 - January 16, 2014

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