Gaines Edward Webb

Gaines Edward Webb, age 62 of Raven, Va., passed away Fri., July 3, 2009 at a local Richlands area hospital. He was born in Raven, Va., and was the son of Lucy Whitt Webb and the late Shannon Montague Webb. Gaines was a graduate from Richlands High School Class of 1966 and served in the U.S. Army and had worked for the Appalachian Electric Power Company as a lineman supervisor. He had lived in the Raven area most of his life other than the 20 years he lived in Huntington, W.Va., and he was a member of the American Legion. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his granddaughter, Amber Marie Blankenship. Those who survive him are: his mother, Lucy Whitt Webb of Raven, Va.; his daughters: Lora Gaye Blankenship and husband Tim of Fuquay-Varina, N.C., Tracy Lynn Webb of Raleigh, N.C.; his sisters: Brenda Davis and husband Johnny of Raven, Va., Monica Richardson and husband Ronnie of Sharpsburg, Ga.; one brother, Garnett Webb and wife Martha of Bluefield, Va.; grandchildren, Salvatore Vicere, Ashlie, Alyssa and T.J. Blankenship. Funeral services for Gaines Webb will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Wed., July 8, 2009 at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Va., with the Rev. Dennis White and Rev. Vonley Pruitt. Interment will follow at the Greenhills Memory Gardens in Claypool Hill, Va. Serving as pallbearers will be Johnny Davis, Toby Davis, Charley Davis, Ronnie Richardson, Joe Hayes and Arnold Wells. Graveside military rites will be conducted by the Casey-Shortt VFW Post 9640. Friends may call Tues. evening, July 7, from 6-9 p.m. at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Va. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home of Richlands, Va., is in charge of arrangements and those wishing to send online condolences may do so at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com.