Dorothy Harrell

Dorothy Ann Brickey Harrell July 14, 1929 - April 27, 2010 MAX MEADOWS, Va. Born July 14, 1929, in North Holston, Va., to Thomas Jefferson Brickey and Emma Sue Carter Brickey, DorothyAnn Brickey Harrell, age 80, passed peacefully surrounded by her children. She was married for 60 years to James Stephen Eugene Harrell who predeceased Dorothy on Aug. 3, 2008. They moved throughout the state with Norfolk Southern Railroad Corporation having lived in Pulaski, Roanoke, Salem, Shenandoah, Virginia Beach and finally coming home to the Harrell family farm to retire. Dorothy was a dedicated Christian woman and a member of the Church of God. She touched the hearts of all who knew her by her gentle loving, serving sprit and caring ways. Dorothy is survived by her children, Michael Steven Harrell, Deborah Sue Harrell Soblotne Dunford and husband Richard Dunford, Sherry Jane Harrell Chriswell Nalley and Linda Diane Harrell Yoder and husband Earl. She is also survived by her grandchildren; great- grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. She was predeceased by her sister, Edith Brickey Corbett of South Carolina. She is survived by her brothers and sisters, Glen Roy "Bud" Brickey of North Carolina and Florida, Tommy L. Brickey of Florida, Robert E. "Bobby" Brickey of Dublin, Va., Helen Brickey Manning and Mary "Jane" Brickey Newman of Pulaski, Va. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 29, 2010, at 4 p.m. at the Barnett Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Gary Cope, pastor of Word of Life Ministries, officiating. Interment will follow in West End Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday from 3 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. Barnett Funeral Home, Wytheville, Va., is in charge of arrangements.