Edith Ashley

Edith Elizabeth Blevins Ashley ABINGDON, Va. Edith Elizabeth Blevins Ashley, age 93, passed away Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at her residence. She was a native of Green Cove, Va., and was the daughter of the late Dewey and Catherine Blevins. She had lived in Falls Church, Va., before moving to Abingdon in 1969. She loved to sing and was always singing with her family and in the church choir. She was a member of the Green Cove Baptist Church and later in life had attended the Shady Grove United Methodist Church in Abingdon. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, James R. Ashley Jr.; and one son, Richard Ashley. She is survived by three sons, Harry L. Ashley and his wife, Gloria, of Traverse, Mich., Edwin D. Ashley Sr. and his wife, Cassandra, of Abingdon, and Bryan K. Ashley and his wife, Carmen, of Bristol Virginia; four daughters, Jacqueline D. Spiegler and her husband, William, Carrolyn J. Ashley, and Patricia E. Baker-Woody and her husband, J. David Woody Jr., all of Abingdon, and Leslee K. Joseph and her husband, Tom, of Gainesville, Va.; other special family members, Robert Baker and James Long; two sisters, Louise Waters and her husband, Tom, of Abingdon, and Irma Layman and her husband, Bill, of New Mexico; a sister-in-law, Maria Blevins of Meadowview, Va.; 17 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, June 4, 2010, at the Green Cove Baptist Church with Rev. Don Smith and Rev. Leonard Tenney officiating. The committal service and interment will follow at Green Cove Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be James Long, Thomas Joseph Jr., Robert Scott Baker, Edwin Ashley Jr., Derrick Ashley, and Joshua Long. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Shady Grove United Methodist Church choir. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be sent to the Green Cove Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Albert Walls, 24450 Buckeye Hollow Road, Damascus, VA 24236. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, June 3, 2010, at Garrett Funeral Home in Damascus, Va. Online condolences may be sent to the family and a memorial video tribute may be viewed by visiting www.garrettfuneralhome.com Mrs. Ashley and her family are in the care of Garrett Funeral Home, 203 N. Shady Ave., Damscus, VA 24236, 276-475-3631.