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Ashton Starnes Obituary

DUFFIELD, VA - Ashton Blade Starnes, 19, passed away, Friday, June 23, 2023, at Holston Valley Medical Center.

The family will receive friends from 5-7p.m., Wednesday, June 28, 2023, at the Gate City Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted at 7:00p.m., in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with Rev. Denny Hass officiating. Denny Hass and Donna Hass will provide the music.

Graveside services will be conducted at 11:00a.m., Thursday, June 29, 2023, at the Starnes Cemetery, Flint Den Lane, Duffield, VA. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.

Family and Friends are asked to meet at the funeral home at 10:15a.m., to go in procession to the graveside service.

An online guest registry is available for the Starnes family at www.gatecityfunerals.com.

Gate City Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Ashton Blade Starnes.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Kingsport Times-News on Jun. 27, 2023.

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for Ashton Starnes

Jun

28

Funeral service

7:00 p.m.

Gene Falin Memorial Chapel

136 Beech St, Gate City, VA

Jun

29

Graveside service

11:00 a.m.

Starnes Cemetery

Flint Den Lane, Duffield, VA

Funeral services provided by:

Gate City Funeral Home

136 Beech Street PO Box 427, Gate City, VA 24251

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