1916
Edward
2009
Edward Ralph Flanary
July 17, 1916 — November 15, 2009
Edward Ralph Flanary
Greenville, SC | November 15, 2009
Reverend Edward Ralph Flanary, Sr. passed into his eternal home on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009 in Greenville, South Carolina.
Rev. Flanary was born on July 17, 1916 on Stoney Creek near Fort Blackmore, VA. He graduated from Dungannon High School and married his sweetheart Beulah H. Greear on Jan. 6, 1937.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Clinton M. Flanary and Maude Elizabeth Harris Flanary and siblings, Kyle Harris Flanary, Rex Ward Flanary and Ann Flanary Long.
He is survived by his wife Beulah Flanary, Greenville, SC and six children, Jean McReynolds and husband Joe, Bristol, VA; Barbara Button and husband Gilbert, Greenville, SC, Carolyn Helms and husband Fred, Gate City, VA, Edward Ralph Flanary, Jr. and wife Joli, Greenville, SC; Kathy Hall, Floyd, VA and Patty Sanders, Greenville, SC. He is further survived by 16 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren; his sister Thelma Flanary Cole, Milford, DE and special sister-in-law, Elsie Greear, Dungannon, VA; several nieces and nephews.
Reverend Flanary is a veteran of the U. S. Army, having served during World War II. He accepted the call to the ministry in approximately 1953 and continued in ministry until age 90. He served as pastor of Dungannon Free Will Baptist Church for thirteen years. He also served as pastor of Buffalo Free Will Baptist Church, Bull Run Free Will Baptist Church, Woodway Free Will Baptist Church, and Rock Lick Free Will Baptist Church, among others.
The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at Gate City Funeral Home in Gate City, VA. The funeral service will follow at 7:30 p.m. in the Gene Falin Memorial chapel of the funeral home with Rev. Darrell Pickle and Rev. Steve Collins officiating.
Military graveside services will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at the Osborne Cemetery in Hardwood, Virginia, Dungannon area conducted by American Legion Hammond Post #3 and Gate City Post #265, and members of the Virginia National Guard.
His grandsons will serve as pallbearers and his many friends in Bristol will serve as honorary pallbearers.
Friends may call any time at the home of Fred and Carolyn Helms in Gate City.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Free Will Baptist Church, 1741 Euclid Avenue, Bristol, Virginia 24201.
Gate City Funeral Home is honored to be serving the Flanary family.
Greenville, SC | November 15, 2009
Reverend Edward Ralph Flanary, Sr. passed into his eternal home on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009 in Greenville, South Carolina.
Rev. Flanary was born on July 17, 1916 on Stoney Creek near Fort Blackmore, VA. He graduated from Dungannon High School and married his sweetheart Beulah H. Greear on Jan. 6, 1937.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Clinton M. Flanary and Maude Elizabeth Harris Flanary and siblings, Kyle Harris Flanary, Rex Ward Flanary and Ann Flanary Long.
He is survived by his wife Beulah Flanary, Greenville, SC and six children, Jean McReynolds and husband Joe, Bristol, VA; Barbara Button and husband Gilbert, Greenville, SC, Carolyn Helms and husband Fred, Gate City, VA, Edward Ralph Flanary, Jr. and wife Joli, Greenville, SC; Kathy Hall, Floyd, VA and Patty Sanders, Greenville, SC. He is further survived by 16 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren; his sister Thelma Flanary Cole, Milford, DE and special sister-in-law, Elsie Greear, Dungannon, VA; several nieces and nephews.
Reverend Flanary is a veteran of the U. S. Army, having served during World War II. He accepted the call to the ministry in approximately 1953 and continued in ministry until age 90. He served as pastor of Dungannon Free Will Baptist Church for thirteen years. He also served as pastor of Buffalo Free Will Baptist Church, Bull Run Free Will Baptist Church, Woodway Free Will Baptist Church, and Rock Lick Free Will Baptist Church, among others.
The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at Gate City Funeral Home in Gate City, VA. The funeral service will follow at 7:30 p.m. in the Gene Falin Memorial chapel of the funeral home with Rev. Darrell Pickle and Rev. Steve Collins officiating.
Military graveside services will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at the Osborne Cemetery in Hardwood, Virginia, Dungannon area conducted by American Legion Hammond Post #3 and Gate City Post #265, and members of the Virginia National Guard.
His grandsons will serve as pallbearers and his many friends in Bristol will serve as honorary pallbearers.
Friends may call any time at the home of Fred and Carolyn Helms in Gate City.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Free Will Baptist Church, 1741 Euclid Avenue, Bristol, Virginia 24201.
Gate City Funeral Home is honored to be serving the Flanary family.
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