Davenport, VA- Phyllistene Rasnake, age 79 of Hollow Poplar, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol, TN. Born in Buchanan County, she was a daughter of the late Worley and Blanche Lester Thomas. She was a homemaker and attended Duty View Primitive Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Garmon Rasnake and a granddaughter, Cassie Owens.
Survivors include two sons, Randall (Janice) Rasnake of Blountville and Rick (Freda) Rasnake of Glade Springs, three daughters, Audrey (Greg) Tiller of Rosedale, Alesia (Rick Anders) Rasnake of Davenport and Valerie (Jessie) Yates of Haysi, grandchildren, Christopher (Mattie) Rasnake, Michael (Christa) Tiller, Melissa (Chris) Coleman, Paige Tiller and Corie Yates and three great-grandchildren, Bella Lee, Malachi Lee and Madelyn Reece, two sisters, Ruth (Bill) O’quinn of Toranto, OH and Nadine Knipp of Mansfield, OH, three brothers, Gerald Thomas of Davenport, Wallace Thomas of Florida and Willard (Lillian) Thomas of Dandridge, TN.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 17, 2016 at Haysi Funeral Home with Elders Noah Kim Edwards, Roger Fuller, Garnell Gilbert and Jim Duty officiating. Burial will follow in Russell Memorial Cemetery, Lebanon, VA. Pallbearers will be Otis (Peanut) Gilbert, Albert Rasnake, Rick Anders, LeeRoy Pritchard, Lynn Gilbert and Rick Rasnake. Honorary pallbearers will be Chris Rasnake, Michael Tiller, Corie Yates, Malachi Coleman, Emory O’quinn, William Rasnake and Everett Pritchard. The family will receive friends after 6:00 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home with an evening service at 7:00 p.m. Haysi Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.