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Frankie Irene Cordle

1936 - 2025

Frankie Irene Cordle obituary, 1936-2025

BORN

1936

DIED

2025

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Gate City Funeral Home

136 Beech Street

Gate City, Virginia

UPCOMING SERVICE

Visitation

Dec. 29, 2025

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

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Frankie Cordle Obituary

Frankie Irene Cordle

May 10, 1936 -

December 25, 2025

NICKELSVILLE, VA - Frankie Irene Cordle, 89, Nickelsville, VA, passed away Thursday, December 25, 2025, at her residence.

Frankie was born in Scott County, VA on May 10, 1936, to the late Hobart and Stella Mae (Summey) Flanary.

In addition to her parents, her husband, Ellis Fred Cordle; son, Freddy Lee Cordle; daughter-in-law, Deborah Cordle; niece, Lorie Flanary; sisters, Joanne Lucas and Georgie Flanary; brothers, James, Lonnie and Hobart Flanary Jr. preceded her in death.

She is survived by her children, Timothy Cordle (Deanna), Randall Cordle, Michael Cordle (Sherry), Karen Gullett (Jason), Brenda Marshall (Norman); sister, Betty Jean Vicars; along with several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends from 5-7 pm, Monday, December 29, 2025, at the Gate City Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted at 7:00 pm in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the Funeral Home with Travis Stapleton and Jason Gullett officiating. David and Debbie Easterling, Travis and Robin Stapleton will provide the music.

Graveside services will be conducted at 1:00 pm, Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at the Cordle Cemetery, Nickelsville, VA. Blake Cordle, Ethan Cordle, Christopher Cordle, Shawn Cordle, Justin Duty and Raven Marshall will serve as pallbearers. Norman Marshall, Randy Cordle, Tim Cordle and Mike Cordle will serve as honorary pallbearers.

The family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff of Elite Hospice and nurses, Emily and Monica.

An online guest register is available for the Cordle family at www.gatecityfunerals.com.

Gate City Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Frankie Irene Cordle.

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

Published by The Kingsport Times-News from Dec. 26 to Dec. 27, 2025.

Memorial Events
for Frankie Cordle

Dec

29

Visitation

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Gate City Funeral Home

136 Beech St, Gate City, VA 24251

Dec

29

Funeral service

7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Gene Falin Memorial Chapel

136 Beech St, Gate City, VA 24251

Dec

30

Graveside service

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Cordle Cemetery

", Nickelsville, VA 24271

Funeral services provided by:

Gate City Funeral Home

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

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Sharon Vermillion

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So sorry to hear of Frankie's passing..she was a special blessing to me when we went to church together at Greenwood..I always thought a lot of her and Fred..praying for the family..

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