DAVID C. FORTNER

David C. Fortner BRISTOL, Tenn. David C. Fortner, 83, passed away on June 23, 2010, in Bristol Nursing Home. He was born to Mamie Estep Fortner and Rhudy A. Fortner on March 15, 1927, in Elizabethton, Tenn. He served in the United States Navy in World War II. He was employed at Larken Bakery in Elizabethton and Kerns Bakery in Bristol Virginia. He was a former member of the Eastside Christian Church in Elizabethton and West Hills Christian Church in Bristol. After moving to Washington County, Va., he became a member of the Shakesville Church of Christ, where he was an Elder, Sunday school teacher, and a member of the choir. David was a volunteer at Bristol Nursing Home, where he taught a weekly Bible study class for 30 years. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Anna Mae Fortner; a sister, Nora Irene Shurling; brothers, Loyd, Worley and James Fortner; an infant grandson and a great-grandson, Lucas Snodgrass. Survivors include a son, David E. Fortner and wife, Fran, of Abingdon, Va.; two daughters, Connie Collins and husband, Joe, of Apex, N.C. and Janet Burnette of Bristol Virginia; six granddaughters, Keressa Clark and husband, Tony, of Bristol Virginia, Rebecca Price and husband, Michael, Amanda Snodgrass and husband, Brandon, all of Abingdon, Suzanne Necessary and husband, Jeff, of South Carolina, Jennifer Parker and husband, Chris, of Raleigh, N.C., and Amy Crabtree and husband, Bobby, of Rougemont, N.C; nine great-grandchildren; two sisters, Fannie Mae Gosnell and Glenda Rhea Hall; and three brothers, Charles B. Fortner, Ernie Fortner and Larry Glenn Fortner. Funeral services for Mr. Fortner will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 27, 2010, at Shakesville Church of Christ, 2662 King Mill Pike, Bristol, VA with Minister John Owens officiating. Entombment will follow in Colonial Chapel Mausoleum at Forest Hills Memory Gardens. Military honors will be conducted by Highlands Veterans Honor Guard. Pallbearers will be grandsons-in-law and nephew Jimmy Hendley. Honorary pallbearers will be members of Shakesville Church of Christ and the staff of Bristol Nursing Home. The family will receive friends at Shakesville Church of Christ one hour prior to the service on Sunday. In lieu of flowers, Mr. Fortner asked that donations be made to Shakesville Church of Christ, 2662 King Mill Pike, Bristol, VA 24201. Those wishing to express sympathy online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com and signing the guestbook. Farris Funeral Service, 427 E. Main Street, Abingdon, VA 24210 (276) 623-2700 is serving the family of Mr. Fortner.