Nellie K. Halsey

July 30, 1929 - July 28, 2014

Nellie K. Halsey, 84, of Damascus, Virginia passed away Monday, July 28, 2014 at her residence. She is preceded in death by her husband, Andrew Jackson Halsey; parents, Thomas James and Ethel Hamby Houston; son, Tennis Lee Halsey; four brothers, Joe, Paul, Bobby, and Willie Houston. Nellie was born in West Virginia but has lived in Damascus since 1975. She was a member of Valley View Assembly of God in Saltville, Virginia. She is survived by three daughters, Penny Banks and husband Rev. Dennis of Glade Spring, Virginia, Judy Eller and husband Greg of Lookout Mountain, Georgia, and Vickie Ralph and husband Rev. Wayne of Cedar Hill, Tennessee; one son, Kenneth Wayne Halsey and wife Elsa of Valparaiso, Indiana; six sisters, Alice Stefancic, Shirley Beechum, Connie McKinney, Linda Hutton, Charlotte Mitchem, and Frankie Clay; three brothers, Jim, Jackie, and Cletus Houston; sister-in-law, Louise Houston; 17 grandchildren; 26 great grandchildren; one great great grandson, and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends on Thursday, July 31, 2014 from 12:00 PM to 1:45 PM at Garrett Funeral Home. The funeral service will follow at 2:00 PM with Rev. Dennis Banks and Rev. Wayne Ralph officiating. The committal and interment will be held at Sunset Memorial Park in Damascus, Virginia. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.