Tazewell County, Virginia, Obituaries:  Erston D. Pendergrass

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Bristol Herald Courier
Monday, November 25, 2002

Erston D. Pendergrass
     RICHLANDS -- Mr. Erston D. Pendergrass, 96, passed away Saturday, Nov.
23, 2002, in a Lebanon hospital following a long illness. Born at Tip Top,
Va., he was the son of the late Joseph and Cora French Pendergrass. He was a
retired engineer with Norfolk and Western Railroad.
     In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife,
Virginia Elizabeth Lowe Pendergrass; one son, Joe Pendergrass; a brother, Burl
Pendergrass; and a sister, Bertha Pendergrass.
     He was the last surviving member of his immediate family in his
generation.
     Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Ruth Jean Ogan of Lebanon, Mrs.
Shirley Dean Smith and husband Don of Ft. Wayne, Ind., Mrs. Betty Smith and
husband Earl of Charlottesville, Va., and Mrs. Patricia (Patsy) Richardson and
husband Harry of Pounding Mill, Va.; two sons, Bobby D. Pendergrass and wife
Barbara of Jackson, Ga., and Kyle H. Pendergrass and wife Juanita of Leo,
Ind.; 11 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren; and great-great-
grandchildren.
     Burial will be Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2002, at 11 a.m. at the Hankins Cemetery
in Richlands. The family will receive friends at the Singleton Funeral Service
in Cedar Bluff from 6 until 9 p.m. Monday. Family and friends attending the
burial are asked to meet by 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home for the
processional to the cemetery.
     Singleton Funeral Service is serving the Pendergrass family.