Sorry for the loss Danny and Gene She was still sunshine when My son and Me visited her. How are you guys doing ? Terry and I are still are going slow .Mom died in 1985 and Granny died 1984 . It took awhile to find out about your mom . Take carry Love JIm
Jimmy Styer
February 24, 2017 | Mt Joy, PA | Family Friend
Gene and Dan,
I am so very sad to hear of your mom's passing. She was such a special lady! I know how much your parents meant to my parents and my dad calling her Sunshine. Her beautiful smile was truly like a bit of sunshine! We reconnected by phone a couple of years ago and had such a wonderful visit.
She was so proud of both of you! She talked about how much she missed my mom and I know there must be great joy in Heaven as they enjoy a reunion!
Please know that you are in...
Maria Warren
July 11, 2016 | Knoxville, TN
Dear family of Mrs. Gabriel;
I can't tell you how saddened I am to learn of Mrs. Gabriel's passing. She always meant so much to me, and of course meant the world to my grandmother Ruth Beeler. I have a heavy heart tonight and my prayers for comfort are with you all. She was an incredibly special human being and touched everyone she knew.
Pegi Beeler-McCarthy
July 11, 2016 | Grosse Pointe, MI
Danny and Gene,
So sorry for your loss,
May the Lord look over your families in
these troubling time.
Joseph Bledsoe
July 11, 2016 | Woodway, VA
Gene, Dan, and families, So very sorry to hear about your mom! I have wondered about her so often and wondered how she was doing! I have wonderful memories of your mom. She was the true definition of a lady! Please accept my sincere condolences! Paulette
Paulette Wallen Calton
July 11, 2016 | Dryden, VA | Friend
Danny and Gene
I was so saddened to hear of Susan's passing and like others never knew her nickname was Sunshine but nothing else could have been more appropriate. She could certainly light up a room and make everyone feel instantly alive. I have very fond memories of her, when I worked at Gibsons store during the holidays, of her coming in to just sit and visit with all of us and she always had all of us laughing and glad that she had come in. My mom and dad (Earl and Georgia) are both...
Cathy Johnston McClure
July 11, 2016 | Kingsport, TN | Friend
Danny and Gene,
I am so sorry about the loss of your mother. I never knew that her nickname was Sunshine, but it sure fits.
Blessings to you and your families.
An old friend from Pennington Gap and First Methodist Church.
Sue Ann Ely Salmon
July 10, 2016 | Milford, VA
To the family of Susan Gabriel:
It was with great sadness that I read of Mrs. Gabriel's passing in the Kingsport Times. I remember Dr. Gabriel as a child in Pennington Gap. Danny and Gene will probably not remember me but they might remember my father or sister: ( Morris Fannon- Cynthia Kinser). I did know Mrs. Gabriel quite well in the 1980s before I moved overseas. We were in a "singles" group in the Methodist Church and had some great times. One of my favorite memories was...
Sid Fannon
July 10, 2016 | Pennington Gap, VA
Danny and Gene,
So sorry to hear of your Mom's passing.
Tommy and Donna Williams
July 09, 2016
Sunshine (Susan) Eskew Gabriel, of Halls Ridge Road, Princeton, died Thursday, July 7, 2016 at Princeton Community Hospital with her family at her side. Born in Tophet, May 1, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Carl Eskew & Josie Butler Eskew. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Daniel Gabriel Sr. along with two brothers; Hillis Eskew & Calvin Eskew. Survivors include her two sons & spouses, Dan & Jennifer Gabriel of McMurray PA, Gene & Denise Gabriel of Roanoke VA, Two grandchildren, Julia Ann Williams, Claudia Lynn Sarles; 5 great-grandchildren, Colton, Merrick, Asher, Anderson & Emerson. Her sister and husband, Jolene & Sandy Pennington of Princeton, and her devoted caregivers; Kristie Bridges, Mary Farley, Debbie Small, Ressie Southern & Iris Eller. She was a member of Johnston Chapel Baptist Church on Halls Ridge Road, Princeton and a faithful member of the Women of Purpose Sunday School Class & a active member of the DMA. Sunshine was a 1943 graduate of Athens High School and a 1946 graduate of Concord College in Athens. While in college she was a member of the Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority and the Kappa Omicron Phi Sorority. In 1979, she was voted Alumnus of the year and in 1989 was voted Golden Alumnus of the year. This meant she had given 25 years or more of service to the college. Sunshine continued to be active in the Alumni Association until her death; she was a member of the Executive Council for many years. Also she was a former member of the Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs. Sunshine was always busy and had many hobbies. She loved flower gardening, especially roses. She enjoyed playing bridge, doing crafts, sewing, quilting, the computer and reading. Sunshine never met a stranger and had a smile for everyone. People always said her name suited her. She loved animals and was very concerned about the abuse to animals and children. Her pride and joy were her two granddaughters and her great-grandsons Colton Gabriel Sarles & Merrick William Sarles, Asher Sarles, Anderson Williams & Emerson Williams. Sunshine was blessed to have a loving sister, Jolene and her husband Sandy, always lending a helping hand and seeing after her many needs. Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M. Monday, July 11, 2016 from the Burns Wornal Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on the Athens Road in Princeton with Pastors Dr. John King & Jim Simmons officiating. Entombment will follow in the Resthaven Memorial Park Mausoleum in Princeton. Friends may visit with the family Sunday from 3 until 5 P.M. at the funeral home. Online condolences may be shared with the family via www.memorialfd.com. Serving as pallbearers will be family and friends. The Gabriel family is being served by the Memorial Funeral Directory and Cremation Center on the Athens Road in Princeton.
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