Obituary - Birg Bascom Sergent
Kingsport Times-News
Kingsport, TN
Birg B. Sergent , 92, Jonesville, Va.
JONESVILLE, Va. - Birg Bascom Sergent , 92, died Thursday (April 17, 2003) at Claiborne County Hospital and Nursing Home, Tazewell, Tenn.
Born in Lee County, Va. on June 20, 1910, he had been a resident of Lee County his entire life. He was a retired merchant, carpenter and miner.
He was a member of the Camp Ground United Methodist Church, Jonesville, Va., and was a lay speaker, Sunday School teacher and held many other positions.
He was preceded in death by a son, John Wilburn Sergent ; parents, Ben F. Sergent I and Minnie Kate Blakemore Sergent ; four sisters, Mary Carroll, Lillie Matlock, Nannie Speak and Maggie Sergent ; and three brothers, Melvin Sergent , Wilburn Sergent and Ben F. Sergent II.
Surviving are his wife, Willie O. Neff Sergent , of the home; son, Birg E.
Sergent and wife Lana of Pennington Gap, Va.; daughters, Sue Beaty and husband
Sam of Ewing, Ann Miller and husband Gerald of Germantown, Ohio and Nancy Jeter
and husband Iver of Kingston, Tenn.; grandchildren, Mindy and Derek Jeter,
Monica McElyea and husband Jeff and Tonya Rice and husband Ryan; and several
nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Province Funeral Home in Jonesville,
Va.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home sanctuary with the Rev. Bobby Dunford officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday at Lee Memorial Gardens, Woodway, Va. Family and friends are asked to meet at the funeral home at 2 p.m. to go to the cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Camp Ground United Methodist Church, Jonesville, Va., c/o Barbara Graham, P.O. Box 313, Jonesville, Va. 24263.
Family members will serve as pallbearers.