Barbara Proffitt Hale Honaker, Virginia Obituary

Barbara Proffitt Hale

Mrs. Barbara Proffitt Hale, age 76, of the Wysor Valley section of Honaker, Virginia passed away Monday (October 6, 2014) at the home of her daughter in Ringgold, Virginia. Born February 1, 1938 in Richlands, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Dexter Leo Hess and Mattie Mae Perkins Robinson. A lifelong resident of the area, she was a member of Outreach Temple in Wysor Valley where she served faithfully as a trustee for thirty-five years. She was a very loving homemaker and caregiver. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her grandmother, Rosie Hess; one brother, Hermon Hess and two husbands, Eugene D. Proffitt and Elmer Lee Hale. Survivors include four children, Ronald Proffitt and wife, Mary of Cedar Bluff, Virginia, Bobby Lee Proffitt of Knoxville, Tennessee, Judy McClanahan and husband, Travis of Ringgold, Virginia and Daniel Proffitt of Honaker, Virginia; five grandchildren, Tammy and Tony Woodward and Rhonda and Randall Ball all of Lebanon, Virginia, Joseph Proffitt of Knoxville, Tennessee, Eric and Cynthia McClanahan of Council, Virginia and Dustin and Jessica McClanahan of Ringgold, Virginia; one brother, Rev. Leo Hess and wife, Peggy of Swords Creek, Virginia; one sister, Cathy Gustafson and husband, John of Pennsylvania; lifelong friends, Joann Ritchie and Avanell Hale both of Honaker, Virginia; seven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 PM Friday in the Honaker Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Arvil Arwood and Rev, Troy Street officiating. Interment will follow in the Greenhills Memory Gardens in Claypool Hill, Virginia. Pallbearers will be Eric McClanahan, Dustin McClanahan, Tyler Stiltner, Joseph Proffitt, Tony Woodward and Lynn Hess. Nelson Hess and Randall Ball will serve as honorary pallbearers. The family will receive friends at the Honaker Funeral Home after 6 PM Thursday. Online condolences may be sent to www.honakerfuneralhome.net.
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Mrs. Barbara Proffitt Hale, age 76, of the Wysor Valley section of Honaker, Virginia passed away Monday (October 6, 2014) at the home of her daughter in Ringgold, Virginia. Born February 1, 1938 in Richlands, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Dexter Leo Hess and Mattie Mae Perkins Robinson. A lifelong resident of the area, she was a member of Outreach Temple in Wysor Valley where she served faithfully as a trustee for thirty-five years. She was a very loving homemaker and caregiver. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her grandmother, Rosie Hess; one brother, Hermon Hess and two husbands, Eugene D. Proffitt and Elmer Lee Hale. Survivors include four children, Ronald Proffitt and wife, Mary of Cedar Bluff, Virginia, Bobby Lee Proffitt of Knoxville, Tennessee, Judy McClanahan and husband, Travis of Ringgold, Virginia and Daniel Proffitt of Honaker, Virginia; five grandchildren, Tammy and Tony Woodward and Rhonda and Randall Ball all of Lebanon, Virginia, Joseph Proffitt of Knoxville, Tennessee, Eric and Cynthia McClanahan of Council, Virginia and Dustin and Jessica McClanahan of Ringgold, Virginia; one brother, Rev. Leo Hess and wife, Peggy of Swords Creek, Virginia; one sister, Cathy Gustafson and husband, John of Pennsylvania; lifelong friends, Joann Ritchie and Avanell Hale both of Honaker, Virginia; seven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 PM Friday in the Honaker Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Arvil Arwood and Rev, Troy Street officiating. Interment will follow in the Greenhills Memory Gardens in Claypool Hill, Virginia. Pallbearers will be Eric McClanahan, Dustin McClanahan, Tyler Stiltner, Joseph Proffitt, Tony Woodward and Lynn Hess. Nelson Hess and Randall Ball will serve as honorary pallbearers. The family will receive friends at the Honaker Funeral Home after 6 PM Thursday. Online condolences may be sent to www.honakerfuneralhome.net.

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Oct
09
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Thursday, October 09 2014
06:00 PM
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10
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Friday, October 10 2014
02:00 PM
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