SHIRLEY REPASS DEBUSK

SHIRLEY REPASS DEBUSK obituary, Abingdon, VA

SHIRLEY REPASS DEBUSK

SHIRLEY DEBUSK Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers from Aug. 7 to Aug. 8, 2010.
Shirley Repass DeBusk ABINGDON, Va. Shirley Repass DeBusk, age 73, a well-known Abingdon resident, died Fri day, Aug. 6, 2010 at her home in Abingdon. She was born Sept. 5, 1936, in Abingdon to Frank (Babe) Repass and Nell Walden Repass, who preceded her in death. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, William C. DeBusk Jr. She was a graduate of William King High School. After high school, she worked for Pet Milk Company for several years and later was co-owner of DeBusk Petroleum Company. After the death of her husband in 2005, she moved to Titusville, Fla., to be near her sister and nephews. She is survived by her sister, Mary Repass Colley and husband, Robert, of Titusville; a son, Chip McCall of Abingdon; nephews, Joe Mayer and wife, Jennifer, and their children, Aaron and Sarah, of Merritt Island, Fla.; Don Mayer and wife, Debbie, and their children, Rachael, Shannon and Shawn, of Merritt Island, Fla.; Gerry Mayer and wife, Marilee. and their children. Jeffrey, Emilee and Ryan of Winter Springs, Fla.; and Dan Mayer and wife, Angie. and their children. Katie, Daniel, Alisa, Anthony, Ashlyn and Wesley of Titusville; cousins, Ann Poole of Abingdon, Kevin Poole of Abingdon and Linda Russell and husband, Justin, of Winchester, Va.. A funeral service will be held Tuesday morning, Aug. 10, 2010, at 11 a.m., at the Chapel of Memories Mausoleum of the Knollkreg Memorial Park in Abingdon. The Rev. Luther Roberts will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday evening at the Frost Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Southern Appalachian Ronald McDonald House Charities, Inc., 418 N. State of Franklin Rd., Johnson City, TN 37604 in memory of Shirley Repass DeBusk. Online condolences may be submitted to the family at www.frostfuneralhome.com Frost Funeral Home of Abingdon, Va. is honored to serve the family of Shirley Repass DeBusk.

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Peggy Jones Castle

August 13, 2010

Mary, I was so sorry to read in the paper about Shirley. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

kathy crusenberry

August 6, 2010

shirley will be missed by a lot of people. My heart goes out to her son chip mccall he loved her more then she knew.She was a nice lady.

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