Mary Kegley

Mary Lois Queen Kegley BRISTOL, Va. Mary Lois Queen Kegley, age 86, born in Cross Anchor, S.C., May 6, 1923, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2009, at the home of her daughter in Jefferson City, Tenn. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and a faithful follower of Jesus Christ. She was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Emaline Queen; four brothers; and three sisters. Mrs. Kegley was a retired librarian for the Bristol Virginia School System. At the age of 56, she obtained her B.A. from Virginia Intermont College and later received her M.A. in library science from Radford University. Her career in education began as the coordinator of the Audio Visual Department for the Bristol Virginia School Board. Mrs. Kegley's investment in people reached far beyond the classroom. She was director of the Bristol Chapter of the American Red Cross for four years, served at Camp Waldo Miles, aiding children with special needs, volunteered at the Children's Advocacy Center, hosted several foreign exchange students in her home, assisted in the gifted and talented program in the Bristol Virginia School System, instigated libraries at Euclid Avenue Baptist Church and Calvary Baptist Church and reached out to many needy individuals with her heart of compassion and love. She is survived by her devoted children: sons and daughters-in-law, Victor and Kerisha Kegley and Duke and Dianna Kegley; daughters and sons-in-law, Patti and Mike Hill and Connie and Jim Smith. She is also survived by her beloved grandchildren, Michelle Kegley, Monte Hill and wife Rebecca, Julie North and husband David, Connie Ballinger and husband Chad, Victoria Paulus and husband Aaron, Michael Hill and wife Laura, Sondra Smith and Christine Smith. She also leaves a heritage of 12 dearly loved great-grandchildren, Levi, Tucker, Stone and Olivia Hill, Jonathan, Mary Emmaline and Mitchell North, Patti Ann, Ben and Henry Ballinger, Jonathan and Annalise Paulus; and two more on the way! She also leaves her special friends, Coleen Wheeler, care-givers Nancy Sneed, Susan Pruett and Pam Phillips. Special thanks to Dr. Jeffery Ginther and the nurses and techs on 2E Bristol Regional Medical Center. The family will receive friends from 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, at Calvary Baptist Church, followed by the funeral service at 3 p.m. Interment will follow at Glenwood Cemetery in Bristol Tennessee. Pallbearers are Monte Hill, Michael Hill, David North, Jonathan North, Chad Ballinger, Aaron Paulus, David Odum and Mark Tichenor. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Calvary Baptist Church Missionary Fund, 1505 Broad St., Bristol, TN 37620; Cecil R. Belcher Scholarship Fund, c/o Bristol Virginia School Board, Library at Cornerstone Academy, 260 Jacobs Road, Morristown, TN 37813. Online condolences may be registered at www.weaverfuneralhome.net Arrangements have been made with Weaver Funeral Home.