Sherman Glenn Nicely

Sherman Glenn Nicely, 66, of 4479 Timber Ridge, Buchanan and formerly of Longdale Furnace, Clifton Forge, died Friday, October 17, 2008 at the Brian Center in Fincastle. He was born in Alleghany County, Virginia on May 17, 1942, a son of the late Russell Eugene and Mary Vest Nicely. He was disabled from the former Hercules, Inc. of Covington. He was a member of the Longdale United Methodist Church, and was know for his caring love of the sick, elderly and his family. He is survived by three sisters, Leota Jean Collins, of Salem, Nellie Nicely Sampson, of Clifton Forge and Jean Nicely Johnson, of Buchanan. He is also survived by a host of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Eleanor McDavid and Gail Anthony and by brothers Jack Clinton Nicely, Grant Dillard Nicely and Russell Eugene Nicely, Jr. A funeral service will be conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Nicely Funeral Home in Clifton Forge, with the Rev. Harold E. Cook officiating. Interment will follow in the Central Advent Christian Cemetery, Clifton Forge. The family will receive friends Monday evening 6 until 8 p.m. at Nicely Funeral Home. The family suggests memorial tributes take the form of contributions to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 1311 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains, New York 10605. To send a condolence to the family online please visit www.nicelyfuneralhome.com.