Johnny Osborne

Johnny Osborne ST. PAUL, Va. Johnny Osborne, 87, died Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009, at Johnson City Medical Center, Johnson City, Tenn. He was born in Russell County, Va., son of the late Charlie Nelson and Clara Robinson Osborne. He worked at Crosse and Blackwell where he met his wife of 49 years, Velma George. He retired from Georgia Pacific and returned to Russell County in 1999. He attended and was a volunteer at the food pantry of the First Baptist Church in St. Paul, Va. He was a member of the Senior Circle in Lebanon and St. Paul, Va., also a member of the Triad in Russell County. He loved playing the banjo and old time music with his family. He was preceded in death by one son, Larry Osborne; three sisters, Mary Ellen Harmon, Myrtle Gilbert, and Nancy Sorbello; and two brothers, Homer Osborne and Creed Osborne. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Velma Osborne; one son, Bryan Osborne and wife Marianne of Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany; two grandchildren, Matthew Osborne and Ashley Osborne of Tampa, Fla.; one step-grandson, Michael Egan of Melbourne, Fla.; one sister, Margaret Meade of Lebanon, Va.; one brother, James Osborne of Lebanon; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Johnny Osborne will be conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, in Castlewood Funeral Home Chapel, Castlewood, Va., with Rev. Mike Moore and Rev. Darrell Fletcher officiating. Committal services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, in Knollkreg Memorial Park, Abingdon, Va. Family and friends will meet at the funeral home and go in procession to the cemetery leaving at 10:15 a.m. Thursday. Pallbearers will be Garland Osborne, Tommy Harmon, Nelson Rynes, John Meade, Wayne Meade, Bryan Osborne, Darrell Duty, and Randall Salyer. Honorary pallbearers will be Charlie Willis, Jim Campbell, Blake Whitenack, Tommy Bledsoe, Rich Kirby, Homer Gilbert, Jim Gilbert, Ken Hall, Danny Osborne, Todd Meade, Matthew Osborne, and Brent Fletcher. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, in Castlewood Funeral Home, Castlewood. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 546, St. Paul, VA The family would like to thank Pastor Mike Moore and the many loving friends for their caring support during this time of need. Online condolences may be sent to the Osborne family through our Web site at www.castlewoodfuneralhome.com Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.