Melissa Pritchard Lee, 47, of Wytheville died Tuesday, Feb. To share memories of Sandra “Sandy” Rouse Greer, please visit Melissa Pritchard Lee Greer of Marion daughter, Tracie Cox and husband, David, of Rural Retreat son, Eric Greer and wife, Angela, of Morristown, Tennessee sisters Sherri Cline and husband, John, of Marion, Karen Jones and husband, Jimmy, of Ivanhoe, and Patricia Amos and husband, Gene, and Bonnie Haga and husband, Ralph, all of Marion eight grandchildren, Robert, Connor, Tyler, Savannah, Caroline, Courtney, Emma and Colton and several nieces and nephews. She is survived by her husband of almost 57 years, Blaine T. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and June Rouse and brother, Warren Ernest Rouse. When she wasn’t working or with family, she enjoyed working in her garden with her flowers – and everything had to be planned around her stories. She loved to sew and had all the fabric and sewing machines to prove it. Sandy worked as a seamstress for many years with Walmart, and her own business. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandkids. Greer was a loving wife, mom, sister, nanny, and friend. 15, 2023, at Smyth County Community Hospital, Marion. Sandra “Sandy” Rouse Greer, 76, did Wednesday, Feb. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at Bradley’s Funeral Chapel is serving the Blevins family. He will be greatly missed.īurial was at Azen Baptist Church Cemetery. He gave of himself endlessly to help his family, his church and his neighbors when needed. But his greatest love was for his Lord and his family. He loved gospel and bluegrass music and was very talented playing the banjo, guitar and mandolin. He enjoyed gardening, farming and caring for farm animals and as well he was an avid bee keeper. Surviving are his wife Lala Trivett Blevins daughters Shelia Hensley and Melissa Harris and husband, Johnny grandchildren Jeremy Blevins, Heather Blevins, Sierra Hensley, Brittany Woolridge and husband, Richard, and Meranda Miller great-grandchildren Dyman Eller, Isaiah Eller, Sophie Miller and Addyson Miller one sister, Lola Faircloth and several nieces and nephews.īlevins had a great love for outdoors. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter Clara Jean Blevins, a son-in-law Johnny Hensley, brothers Benn, Lynn, Norman and Bartie Blevins sisters Geneva Shepherd, Reva Trivett and Jettie Yeatts. 30, 1934, in the Briar Ridge region of the Whitetop community to the late Jont and Edith Eldreth Blevins. I pray that we would continually make disciples who make more disciples anywhere our feet may fall.Grayson Billy Blevins of Konnarock died Feb. My hope for Citizens Church is that we would be a thriving family who love God and people incredibly well while we model and proclaim the truth of the gospel in the Plano area. Since 1997, I’ve been ministering to students in the States and overseas. After wrestling with it for almost a year, God used a small group of older college students at HSU to challenge me to heed the Spirit’s call on my life. A few years later, God called me to full-time student ministry. I didn’t know real life until God rescued me at a student summer camp my sophomore year of high school. I was dying from rampant people pleasing and narcissism. My subconscious goal was to achieve a level of righteous living that made me look good before my parents and the people around me. As I grew up, I came to the massively incorrect conclusion that being a Christian meant maintaining my own goodness and staying away from nefarious activities and sexual immorality. Although we were always in church, I had little to no understanding of the gospel. My father was a deacon and my mother was a Sunday school teacher. Like a lot of kids in Texas, I was raised going to church. After that, the Lord saw fit to make Citizens Church our home. Our closest friends, who are covenant members, suggested I apply for the student ministry position. During our last year in York, God led us to Citizens Church. From 2015 to 2018 we lived as missionaries in York, England. We have three ridiculously cool kids: Liam, Noralee and Jude. My wife, Meredith, and I met in 2005 and were married in 2007. I graduated from Hardin-Simmons University in 2000, then completed a masters in divinity and a masters in counseling from Baylor. God called me into ministry at the age of 18, and I started working at a church the following year. Brad Butler, who lives with his beautiful family in Abilene, Tx. My parents were career educators at the elementary, high school and collegiate levels. I had a lot of fun being raised all over Texas by a mom and dad that love Jesus.
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