Harvey Blevins Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Harvey Blevins, age 81, of Glade Spring, Virginia, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 3, 2013 at his home with his family by his side. He was a son of the late Matthew H. Blevins and Lannie Huffman Blevins. He retired from Sterling Casket Company and was also an auxiliary deputy for the Washington County Sherriff’s Office for ten years. He was of the Baptist Faith. Harvey was well known for his avid love of softball and fishing and was always ready to play. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his loving wife, Martha DeBusk Blevins, and three brothers and three sisters. He is survived by two sons and two daughters, Charles Blevins and his companion, Norene Brown, Shirley Alexander and her husband, Kenneth, Patricia Taylor and her husband, Thomas, all of Glade Spring, Virginia, and Howard Blevins and his wife, Judy, of Abingdon, Virginia; three sisters, Irene Porter and her husband, Blaine, of Max Meadows, Virginia, Betty Blevins of Roanoke, Virginia, and Barbara Blevins and her husband, Joe, of Bland, Virginia; one brother, Cecil Blevins and his wife, Ann, of Dublin, Virginia; six grandsons, one granddaughter, five great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be conducted at 8:00 P.M. Saturday, January 5, 2013 in the Riverview Chapel at Garrett Funeral Home with Pastor Dennis Wayne officiating. The committal service and interment will be at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, January 6, 2013 at Widener Valley Community Cemetery in Glade Spring, Virginia. Pallbearers will be the following grandsons, Timmy Blevins, Bobby Blevins, Michael Blevins, James Alexander, T.J. Taylor, and Colton Taylor. His granddaughter, Susan Ray, will serve as a flower bearer. Honorary pallbearers will be L.J. Doss, Joe Mitchell, Mike Martin, David Baumgardner, and Don Baumgardner. The family will receive friends from 6:00 P.M. to 7:45 P.M. Saturday prior to the funeral service at the funeral home or at any other time at the residence on Barrtown Road. Online condolences may be sent to the family and a memorial video tribute may be viewed by visiting www.garrettfuneralhome.com. Mr. Blevins and his family are in the care of Garrett Funeral Home, 203 N. Shady Ave., Damascus, VA 24236, ph.#: (276)-475-3631.

Harvey Blevins

March 13, 1931 - January 3, 2013