Nellie Ann Lane Falin
Gate City, VA | February 16, 2014
Nellie Ann Falin – Gate City, VA
Nellie Ann (Lane) Falin, 67, Gate City, VA passed away, Sunday, February 16, 2014 at Wellmont Lonesome Pine Hospital, Big Stone Gap, VA after a courageous battle with Breast Cancer since 2002, which she bravely fought with chemo and radiation.
In 2007, Ann began another battle with Brain Cancer, but her strong will to live, her unwavering faith in God, the love and prayers of her family, friends, and church members carried her through three brain surgeries and more radiation.
Her last battle with cancer resumed in November of 2013 with Stage IV Brain Cancer, which she once again fought bravely for the last four months of her life. Throughout all of this she remained faithful to her Heavenly Father.
Ann was born in Scott County, VA on July 19, 1946 to the late Truman and Lillian Bloomer Lane. She was retired from Cumberland Glove.
In addition to her parents, the father of her children, Hansford Falin; her sister and brother-in-law, Rosa and Lloyd Nevals; and brothers and sister-in-law, Robert Lane and W.H. and Aileen Lane preceded her in death.
She is survived by her daughters, Vickie Cleek, Gate City, VA, Lisa Hutchins and husband, John, Mount Carmel, TN, and Susan Falin, Church Hill, TN; son, Jeffery Falin and wife, Lorie, Duffield, VA; grandchildren, Joe, Sarah, Lakeisha, Jonathan, Richie, Wendell, and Tiffany; six great grandchildren; sisters, Bernice Petering (her special big sister) and husband, Bob, OH, Linda Acting and husband, Mike, OH, and Rhonda Bertsch and husband, Jody, OH; brothers, Herman Lane, Duffield, VA, Jack Lane, Duffield, VA, and Clyde Lane, Duffield, VA; her special lifelong friend, Sandy Combs Falin Smith (always love); along with several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m., Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at the Gate City Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted at 12:00 p.m., Thursday, February 20, 2014 in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with Andrew Cagle officiating.
Burial will follow at Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, VA. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
An online guest register is available for the Falin family at www.gatecityfunerals.com.
Gate City Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Nellie Ann (Lane) Falin.