Charles Hash

Charles "Don" Hash DAMASCUS, Va. Charles "Don" Hash, age 74, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010, at his residence. He was a native of Washington County, Va., and was a son of the late Will and Alice Hash. He had lived in Washington, D.C. until 1967 before moving to Green Cove, Va., and lived there until he moved to Damascus in 1985. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and was a member of the VFW and American Legion. Mr. Hash had a career in law enforcement and retired from the Washington County Sheriff's Department in 1996. He was a member of the Damascus Road Baptist Church in Abingdon and was a former member of Green Cove Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a son, Gary Wayne Hash; one sister, Margaret H. Burnett; and three brothers, E. Robert Hash, Glenn B. Hash, and Everett M. Hash. He is survived by his wife, Doris Jean Newnam Hash; one daughter, Janet Lynne Hash Pennington and her husband Steve, of Green Cove; one granddaughter, Rachel LeighAnne Pennington of Green Cove; two sisters, Bernice H. Barr of Green Cove and Louise H. Bronson and her husband Carl of Oswego, Kan.; two brothers, James O. Hash and his wife Mary Abbey of Meadowview, Va., and Conley R. Hash and his wife Linda of Annandale, Va.; three sisters-in-law, Carolyn Cox and Lois Hash, both of Damascus, and Anne Hash of Maryland; a special nephew, David Wayne Cox of Damascus; ; and several other nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, 2010, at the Damascus Road Baptist Church in Abingdon, Va., with Rev. John Massey Jr. officiating. The committal service and interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park in Damascus, with the Highlands Fellowship Veterans Honor Guard conducting military graveside rites. Pallbearers will be Mike Martin, Randy Lewis, Bobby Barr, Bruce Barr, Richard Barr, Glen Wilson, David Cox, Jay Baldwin and Fealous Stamper. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the VFW and the American Legion. The family would like to extend a special thanks to the nurses and staff of Hometown Hospice in Abingdon, including Carrie Long, Patti Surber, Tracie Meek and Heather Blevins. The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Friday prior to the funeral service at Damascus Road Baptist Church. Online condolences may be sent to the family and viewed by visiting www.garrettfuneralhome.com Mr. Hash and his family are in the care of Garrett Funeral Home, 203 N. Shady Ave., Damascus, VA 24236, 276-475-3631.