Wise County, Virginia, Obituaries:  Harry J. Fannon Jr.

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Bristol Herald Courier
Thursday, November 28, 2002

Harry J. Fannon Jr.
    EXETER, Va. -- Harry "Preacher" Jacob Fannon Jr., 80, passed away Tuesday,
Nov. 26, at his home. He was a former resident of Stonega, Va., and had lived
the last four years in Exeter. He was a member of U.M.W.A. Local 1055 and had
worked for Westmoreland Coal Co. for 42 years. He had served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II on the USS Santa Fe. He was a member of the Stonega
Calvary Baptist Church and also attended the Appalachia Pentecostal Church. He
was preceded in death by his parents, Florence and Rev. Harry Fannon Sr.; two
brothers, Walker Fannon, and an infant brother; and his first wife, Eula
Fannon.
    Survivors: wife, Lillie Fannon, Exeter; three daughters and sons-in-law,
Linda Fannon, Duffield, Va., Nancy and Danny Fox, Big Stone Gap and Michelle
and Charlie McCracken, Appalachia; son, Jeff Fannon, Gray, Tenn.; seven
grandchildren, Michael Fox, Kingsport, Matthew Fox, Castlewood, Juli Fannon,
Raleigh, N.C., Jacoby Fannon, Gray, Jerrica Fannon, Sanford, N.C., and Amanda
Hartsock and Connor McCracken, both of Appalachia; two great-grandchildren,
Jarrett Fox, Kingsport and Brooke Fox, Castlewood; and three sisters, Lois
Jean Richardson, Bloomingdale, Tenn., Mary Bell, Church Hill, Tenn., and
Juanita Woods, Kingsport.
    Funeral services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29, at the
Appalachia Pentecostal Church with the Rev. Roy Smith and Rev. Rick Phillips
officiating. The family will receive friends at the church from 6 to 8 p.m.
Friday. Military graveside services will be held at the Powell Valley Memorial
Gardens Cemetery 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 30. Family and friends will meet at
the church at 10 a.m. Saturday. Roy A. Green Funeral Home, Appalachia, is in
charge of arrangements.


Bristol Herald Courier
Friday, November 29, 2002

Harry J. Fannon Jr.
    EXETER, Va. -- Funeral services for Harry "Preacher" Jacob Fannon Jr. will
be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29, at the Appalachia Pentecostal Church
with the Rev. Roy Smith and Rev. Rick Phillips officiating. The family will
receive friends at the church from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Military graveside
services will be held at the Powell Valley Memorial Gardens Cemetery 11 a.m.
Saturday, Nov. 30. Family and friends will meet at the church at 10 a.m.
Saturday
    Mr. Fannon, 80, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 26, at his home. Roy A. Green
Funeral Home, Appalachia, is in charge of arrangements.