Obituary - Bobby Jack Ketchum
ABINGDON – Bobby J. Ketchum, age 66, a well-known resident of the Black
Hollow community, passed away Saturday, March 6, 2004, in the Johnston
Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Washington County, Va., and a son of the late Hugh
Ketchum and late Hazel Nunley Ketchum. He was an employee of Black Diamond
Enterprises for many years and worked at American Longwall before his
retirement. He was also a veteran of the U.S. Army. In addition to his
parents, he was preceded in death by an infant son, Timothy Ketchum, and two
brothers, Hubert Ketchum and Don Ketchum.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Pippin Ketchum of Abingdon; one son,
Gary Ketchum and wife Rita of Bristol Tennessee; two daughters, Shelia
Ketchum Owens and husband Bryan of Bristol Virginia and Sandra Ketchum
Hawkins and husband Kenneth of Abingdon; two brothers, John (Mack) Ketchum
and wife Viola of Bristol Virginia and Dennis Ketchum of Abingdon; three
sisters, Phyllis Ketchum Greer and husband Bill of Abingdon, Linda Ketchum
Casey and husband Bill of Abingdon and Carol Ketchum Mutter and husband
Floyd of Abingdon; a sister-in-law, Yvonne Ketchum of Abingdon; five
grandchildren, Brooklynn Owens, Landon Owens, Erica Ketchum, Josh Hayes and
Timmy Hayes, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Bobby J. Ketchum will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday,
March 8, 2004, in the Campbell Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Jerry A.
Eggers officiating. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday
in the Pine Hill Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be Billy Hickman,
Hobart Arnold, Terry Ketchum, James Nunley, Tim Scott, Timmy Scott, Larry
Ketchum, Bill Casey, Bill Greer and Floyd Mutter. The family will receive
friends at the Campbell Funeral Home from 6 p.m. until the time of the
service. Those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at
www.campbell-funeralhome.com.
Campbell Funeral Home, Abingdon, is in charge of the arrangements.