Washington County, Virginia, Obituaries:  Ronnie Wayne Osborne Sr.

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Bristol Herald Courier
Wednesday, December 11, 2002
     
Ronnie Wayne Osborne Sr.

    ABINGDON -- Mr. Ronnie Wayne Osborne Sr., 61, died Tuesday at Johnston 
Memorial Hospital in Abingdon. A native and lifelong resident of Washington 
County, Mr. Osborne was a graduate of Damascus High School and was a member 
of Abingdon Baptist Church.
    Survivors include his wife, Judy Osborne of Abingdon; father, Robert 
Millard (R.M.) Osborne of Damascus; one son, R.W. Osborne Jr. and wife 
Patricia of Edgewater, Fla.; one daughter, Ronda Phillips and husband 
Charles of Bristol Tennessee; two brothers, Bob Osborne of Damascus and 
Danny Osborne of Meadowview; three sisters, Claudine Owen of South Boston, 
Va., Peggy Osborne of Damascus and Kay Seymore of Abingdon; and one 
granddaughter, Whitney Danielle Osborne.
    Funeral services will be held Thursday, Dec. 12, 2002, at 2:30 p.m. at 
Abingdon Baptist Church. Dr. Steven W. Pollard, Pastor of Abingdon Baptist 
Church, Rev. Joe W. Chandler of Knoxville and Rev. Russell Cole, Education 
and Youth Minister of Abingdon Baptist Church will officiate. Burial will 
follow in Forest Hills Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends 
beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Farris Funeral Service. Pallbearers will 
be Michael Seymore, Mike Osborne, David Osborne, Darren Akers, John Crigger, 
Ray Eskew, Charles Grogan and James Fullen. Honorary pallbearers will be 
members of all Sunday School classes of Abingdon Baptist Church, doctors 
and nurses in Abingdon and Charlottesville who ministered to Ron, and his 
friends and neighbors. 
    Floral arrangements are welcome or contributions may be made to 
Abingdon Baptist Church Building Fund, 361 W. Main St., Abingdon, VA 24210. 
Those wishing to express their sympathy online may do so by visiting 
www.farrisfuneralservice.com. Farris Funeral Service is serving the Osborne 
family.