Buchanan County, Virginia, Obituaries: Eugene B. Jewell

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Bristol Herald Courier
Monday, December 16, 2002

Eugene B. Jewell
     WHITEWOOD, Va. -- Mr. Eugene B. Jewell, 80, departed this life Sunday, 
Dec. 15, 2002, at a Lebanon hospital following a lengthy illness.
     He was born in Buchanan County, Va., and was a son of the late William 
Henry and Mary Hagerman Jewell.
     He worked as a mechanic for Jewell Ridge and Jewell Smokeless Coal 
Companies, working also as a truck driver for several independent mines. His 
greatest joy was sharing his skills as a mechanic with his friends and family. 
He served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific during World War II and was a member 
of the Shelter Free Will Baptist Church at Whitewood. He was a member of the 
Masonic Lodge 318 AF&AM of Richlands.
     In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by seven brothers, 
John, Bill, A.B. "Buck", Oliver, Elbert, Charles and Roy Jewell; also two 
sisters, Mrs. Wallace (Watie) Collins and Mrs. F.G. (Madge) Cole. 
     Survivors are one daughter, Shirley Grey Jewell of Presidio, Texas; two 
sisters, Mrs. Silas (Naomi) Bullion of Whtiewood and Mrs. Herman (Ruby) Fuller 
of Whitewood; many nieces and nephews; and a host of friends.
     Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Hurst-Scott 
Funeral Chapel in Richlands with Rev. Earl Cole officiating. Interment will 
follow in the family cemetery on White Mountain. Pallbearers will be nephews 
and men of the Shelter Baptist Church. Friends may call at the Hurst-Scott 
Funeral Home in Richlands after 6 p.m. Monday.
     Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands is in charge of arrangements and 
those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at 
http://www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com.