Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Bluefield, WV

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March 18, 2010

Geraldine Osborne O’Quinn

BLUEFIELD — VANSANT, Va. — Geraldine Osborne O’Quinn, 60 years of age, of Vansant, Va., passed away Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at her home following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Earnest S. and Virgie Armes Osborne. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and was a member of the Vansant Church of Christ. She was a 1968 graduate of Grundy Senior High School and attended Southwest Virginia Community College. She was a devoted wife, loving mother and grandmother and was a retired clerk, having worked last for the Black Diamond Store.  

Mrs. O’Quinn is survived by her husband, James M. O’Quinn, Vansant, Va.; one daughter, Tina Osborne Nash and companion Herman Stiltner, Grundy, Va.; two stepdaughters, Christina and husband Chad Taylor, Abingdon, Va., Jessica O’Quinn, Abingdon, Va.; two sons, Richard and wife Sandy Hopkins, Pembroke, Va., Josh and wife Ashley Hopkins, Hurley, Va.; one stepson, Jeremiah O’Quinn, Abingdon, Va.; four brothers, James and wife Stella Osborne, Defiance, Ohio, Bill and wife Willie Osborne, Morristown, Tenn., Ronald and wife Glenna Osborne, Columbus, Ohio, Delmar and wife Mary Osborne, Vansant, Va. She is also survived by four grandchildren, Amber Hurley, Kaylee Hopkins, Logan Hopkins and Braden Hopkins.

Funeral services for Geraldine Osborne O’Quinn will be conducted Friday, March 19, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at the Grundy Funeral Home Chapel with Evg. Mike Rife officiating with burial to follow in Mountain View Cemetery on Rakes Ridge, near Haysi, Va. 

Friends may call at the Grundy Funeral Home Chapel Thursday afternoon at 5:00 p.m. with services at 7:00 p.m.

Active pallbearers will be Charlie Osborne, Chris Osborne, James Michael Osborne, Jeremiah O’Quinn, Jeremy Clevinger, Herman Stiltner, John O’Quinn and Buddie Armes. 

Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Eric and Dr. Margaret Goss, Dr. Sue Prill, Dr. Thomas Greene, Connie Clevinger, Martha Yates, Allison Clevinger, Ann Perkins, Doris Rife, Gail Lester, Elsie Stevenson, Jan Brown, Mary Cook, Mildred Sloan, Rose Dye, Pauline Davis, employees of Special Care Hospice and Preferred Home Health, and the ladies of the Vansant Church of Christ Martha Ministries. 

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.grundyfuneralhome.com

Grundy Funeral Home of Grundy, Va. is in charge of all arrangements.

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