NANNIE GRACE BEVERLY

Nannie Grace Beverly, Pound Virginia’s oldest citizen, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, exactly 100 years 6 months and 10 days after her birth.

She was born before TIME magazine even published its first issue, before Warner Brothers Studios and Walt Disney Company were founded. She was born before the first Yankee Stadium was opened and the unveiling of the Hollywood sign. Calvin Coolidge was the President of the United States when Nannie took her first breath.

She lived the majority of her life in the hills and hollows of her beloved Wise County. Nannie lived through the roaring twenties, prohibition, the Great Depression, WWII and was a survivor of life’s hardships, even recovering from a broken hip when she was 95.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Luther Beverly; her parents, Patton and Emma Collins; twelve children; five infant children; six sons, Albert Mullins Jr., Douglas Mullins, Gary Mullins, Rodney Mullins, Neil Mullins, Edward (Tubby) Mullins; one daughter, Wilma Jean Barry and three grandchildren, David Mullins, Rebecca Mullins and Shelia Everidge; seven sisters and five brothers.

She is survived by three daughters, Lorene Mathias of Pound VA, Loretta Phillips of Gate City, VA and Helen Smith (Kenny) of Spencer VA; four surviving daughters-in-law; twenty-seven grandchildren; fifty-seven great-grandchildren and fifty great-great-grandchildren; she also leaves behind her beloved fur baby, Missy.

Pallbearers will be, David Smith, Wayne Smith, Jonathan Mullins, Tim Mullins, Josh Bolling and Ben Bolling.

Funeral services for Nannie Beverly was held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 26, 2023 at the Sturgill Funeral Home Chapel in Wise, VA; Pastor Mike Hunsucker officiated. Burial followed in the Dewey Memorial Cemetery, Pound, VA. Family received friends from 12:00 noon till time of services at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday at Sturgill Funeral Home, Wise, VA.

Please visit www.sturgillfuneral.com to leave online condolences for the family.

Sturgill Funeral Home 1621 Norton Road SW Wise, VA 24293 is in charge of arrangements.