Washington County, Virginia, Obituaries:  Charles H. Kestner

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Bristol Herald Courier
Thursday, December 5, 2002

Charles H. Kestner
     Mr. Charles Howard Kestner, 60, of the Goose Pimple Junction community,
Bristol Virginia, died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, in Johnston Memorial Hospital in
Abingdon. Born in Tazewell County, he was a son of the late Henry Washington
Kestner and Bessie Litton Kestner.
     Mr. Kestner was a member of Central Baptist Church and the former owner
and operator of C & J Auto Body Shop for more than 30 years.
     He is survived by his wife, Norma Bott Kestner; a son, Mark Kestner and
wife, Sheri, of Abingdon; a daughter, Kim Taylor and husband, Joel, of
Abingdon; three brothers, Roger Kestner, Doug Kestner and Bobby Kestner, all
of Glade Spring; three sisters, Lynda Pruner of Bristol Tennessee, Brenda
Haynes of Randleman, N.C., and Patricia Ann Kestner of Glade Spring; five
grandchildren, Adam Burton, Ashley Burton, Cody Kestner, Katelyn Kestner and
Andrew Kestner; and several nieces and nephews.
     The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, 2002,
in Farris Funeral Chapel with Rev. Les Ketron officiating. Interment will
follow in Forest Hills Memory Gardens. Casketbearers will be Jack Latham, Ken
Pope, Irving Stringer, Don Harry, Don Salyer, Clyde Ward, David Kestner and
Walter Burton. Honorary casketbearers will be J.C. Crigger, H.C. Kiser, Ray
Taylor, Joe Byington, Dr. Guy Tillinghast, Dr. Tom Johnson and the men of
Central Baptist Church. Those wishing to send messages of sympathy online may
do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com. Farris Funeral Service is
serving the family of Mr. Charles Howard Kestner.