Obituary - Trula Mae (Shelley) Ragan
BRISTOL, Va. – Trula Mae Feathers Ragan passed away at her home Sept. 23, 2007, with her daughters by her bedside.
She was born May 28, 1923, in Bristol Virginia to the late Laura Belle Canter
and Jessie C. Shelley and was preceded in death by her daughter, Edline Spangler
and grandson, Larry Welborn.
She spent most of her life in the Bristol area and was retired from Shoney's
restaurant on West State Street after several decades of service.
She was the former spouse of "Ed" Feathers. Survivors include her daughters, Elizabeth "Susie" Darlington and Judy Felty of Bristol Virginia, and Shirley Finney of Bristol Tennessee; grandchildren, Joseph, Michael and Dwayne Darlington, Daniel, David, Damon and Debbie Nahoolewa, Willie and Jeffrey Felty, Robert, Douglas, Jeffrey Adams and Jennifer Richards; and stepgrandchildren, Tommy and Dallas Finney. She was also survived by 26 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.
A funeral service will be held Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007, at 8 p.m. in the
Weaver Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Jack Stevens officiating. There will be
a private committal service for the family on Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the
Glenwood Mausoleum Chapel. The family will receive friends from 6-7:45 p.m.,
prior to the service.
The family would like to express a special thank you to the staff and nurses of
the Wellmont Hospice House for the loving care they provided.
For those who wish, memorial donations may be sent to the Wellmont Hospice House, 280 Steele's Road, Bristol, TN 37620, or a charity of your choice.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Published in Bristol Herald Courier on September 25, 2007