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Lucille Ervin Rhoton

1932 - 2025

Lucille Ervin Rhoton obituary, 1932-2025

BORN

1932

DIED

2025

FUNERAL HOME

Gate City Funeral Home

136 Beech Street

Gate City, Virginia

Lucille Rhoton Obituary

Lucille Ervin Rhoton

June 5, 1932 -

June 4, 2025

GATE CITY, VA - Lucille Ervin Rhoton, 92, Gate City, VA, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, June 4, 2025 {one day before her 93rd birthday} at her home in the Manville community after a period of declining health. Lucille was a lifelong resident of Gate City and was of the Baptist faith. Lucille and her husband, Wrightly who preceded her in death in 2014, enjoyed camping and met many new friends on their camping adventures. They also enjoyed making quilts and many different types of crafts and participated in crafting fairs for many years.

Lucille was born on June 5, 1932, to the late Lorn and Mae Musick Ervin. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Harry Ervin; sister, Patsy Carter; sisters-in-law, Betty Bishop and Pauline Jones; her father-in-law and mother-in-law, dan and Laura Darnell Rhoton; and her son-in-law, Lester Frazier.

Lucille was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great-great grandmother who enjoyed doing things for her family and taking care of them and she will be greatly missed. She is survived by her daughters, Kathy Smith (Dale), and Patricia Frazier; grandchildren, Justin Smith (Michelle), Rusty Smith, Jamie Bishop, and Mark Frazier; great grandchildren, Jacob Darnell (Ashton), Rhiannon Bishop, Brooklyn Smith, Bryson Smith, Brayden Smith, Cole Smith, and Hayden Smith; great-great grandchildren, Jace Darnell, Aubree Darnell, and Amelia Darnell; and sister-in-law, Barbara Dishner.

The family will receive friends at any time at the residence in the Manville community, and from 5-7p.m., at the Gate City Funeral Home. Services will be conducted at 7:00p.m., in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with Pastor Justin Smith officiating. Dale Smith and singers will provide the music.

Graveside services will be conducted at 1:00p.m., Saturday, June 7, 2025, at Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, VA. Family and friends are asked to meet at the funeral home at 12:15p.m., to go in procession to the graveside service.

Rusty Smith, Mark Frazier, Jacob Darnell, Cole Smith, Bryson Smith, and Brayden Smith will serve as pallbearers.

The family extends a special thank you to Caris Hospice for their excellent care of our loved one during her illness.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial contribution can be made to a charity of your choice.

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

Gate City Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Lucille Ervin Rhoton.

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

Published by The Kingsport Times-News from Jun. 5 to Jun. 6, 2025.

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Memorial Events
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Jun

6

Visitation

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

Gate City Funeral Home

136 Beech St, Gate City, VA 24251

Jun

6

Funeral service

7:00 p.m.

Gene Falin Memorial Chapel

136 Beech St, Gate City, VA 24251

Jun

7

Graveside service

1:00 p.m.

Holston View Cemetery

226-292 Yuma Rd, Weber City, VA 24290

Funeral services provided by:

Gate City Funeral Home

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

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