Buchanan County, Virginia, Obituaries: Theodore R. Osborne

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Bristol Herald Courier
Tuesday, December 17, 2002

Theodore R. Osborne

RICHLANDS -- Mr. Theodore Roosevelt Osborne, 102, passed away Sunday, Dec. 15, 
2002, in a Richlands hospital. Born Feb. 29, 1900, in Buchanan County, Va., he 
was the son of the late Mathias and Sarah Elizabeth Osborne. In addition to his 
parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Becky Jane Burke; his 
second wife, Ida Mae Shelton; and his third wife, Bell Chambers Lowe Osborne; 
his son, Clyde Osborne; brothers, Esau Osborne and Walter Osborne; and sisters, 
Bertha Osborne Davis, Edie Osborne, Molly Osborne, Becky Osborne, Mary Steele 
and Rosie Davis. 

Mr. Osborne lived on Big Creek Road in Richlands for over three years with his 
nephew, James Earnest Davis and wife Eva Gay Cantrell Davis, whom he called his 
children because he raised James after James' mother died. They have two sons, 
Robert Lee Davis and wife Early Dawn Davis and Jerry Matthew Davis and wife 
Nita, whom he called his grandkids. James has four grandkids that he called his 
great-grandkids who kept him going for the past three years, Justin Lee Davis, 
James Mathias Davis, Kevin Lee Davis and Tishia Lynn Davis. Mr. Osborne was of 
the Holiness faith. 

He is survived by one brother, Noah Osborne of Doran, Va.; and nine nieces and 
11 nephews also survive. 

Thank you to a very special friend and doctor, Dr. Ernest Moore, whom he thought 
the world of. We would like to thank the Independent Home Health and Community 
Home Care for their help. 

A big thank you to his home care giver, JoAnn Mounts of Grundy and Pat Rife of 
Richlands. Also, a big thank you to Tammy Wright his home nurse of Osborne 
Mountain. She was his friend, family and a special lady whom he loved very much.
 
A big thanks to his niece, Monnie Coker of Tazewell, Va., for all the help she 
has given for three years. 

Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002, at 2 p.m. at 
Singleton Funeral Chapel in Cedar Bluff with Brother Earl Cole officiating. 
Burial will follow in the Burke Cemetery at Osborne Mountain, Va. Pallbearers 
will be friends and family. Friends may call at the Singleton Funeral Service 
from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday with a song service at 7 p.m. Singleton Funeral Service 
is serving the Osborne Family.