Washington County, Virginia, Obituaries:  Raymond S. Mountain

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Bristol Herald Courier
Sunday, January 19, 2003

Raymond S. Mountain

    GLADE SPRING -- Mr. Raymond (Dave) Smith Mountain, 88, of the Friendship 
Community, died Friday at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon.
    Mr. Mountain was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County.
    He was a farmer and of the Methodist faith.
    He was preceded in death by his parents, Noah Mountain and Elizabeth Rambo 
Mountain; a son, Kenneth Ray Mountain; and a sister, Sally Overbay.
    He is survived by his wife, Betty Creasy Mountain of Glade Spring; son, 
Michael W. Mountain of Conouringo, Md.; daughter, Juanita Mae Mountain of 
Jonesborough, Tenn.; grandsons, Michael Shane Mountain of Abingdon and Blaine 
Ean Kennedy Hughes and Ethan Blaze Hughes, both of Jonesborough, Tenn.; 
granddaughter, Heather Mountain Brewster of Abingdon; great-granddaughter, Emma 
Cheyenne Brewster; two nieces; and one nephew.
    Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Farris Funeral Chapel. 
Rev. Mahlon Wyatt, Rev. Richie Neese and Rev. Buster Mullins will officiate. 
Burial will follow in Mount Olivet United Methodist Church Cemetery.
    Pallbearers will be: Carl Brewster, Shane Mountain, Elmer Creasy, Lane 
Hughes, Fred Ray and Eddie Shatley.
    The family will receive friends Monday evening from 6-9 p.m. at the funeral 
home.
    Those wishing to express their condolences online may do so by visiting 
www.farrisfuneralservice.com.
    Farris Funeral Service is serving the Mountain family.