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The following obit is here with permission of the Bristol Herald Courier, in Bristol, Va.
Donald E. Castle
WISE-Donald Elmer "Spud" Castle, 50, passed away Monday, Jan. 7, 2002, at St.
Mary's Hospital, Norton. He was self-employed as a mobile-home mover and was of the
Freewill Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Emory F. and Catherine
Wyatt Castle; three sisters, Anna May Castle, Regina Castle and Margaret Messer; one
brother, Jessee Castle; ans one stepson, Randall Jenkins. Surviving are his companion,
Goldie Jenkins; two stepdaughters, Patricia Sturgill of Norton and Rhonda Hicken of
Fayetteville, N.C.; two step-grandchildren, Brandon Allen Jenkins and Brittani Marie
Jenkins of the home; six sisters, Martha Penny Jessee and Georgia Walls, both of Wise,
Ethel Wimsatt of Latonia, Ky., Marie Castle Gibson and Mary Sexton, both of Coeburn, and
Sadie Dalton of Big Stone Gap; three brothers, Cecil K. Castle of Wise, Curtis Castle of
Florence, Ky., and Joe Castle of Coeburn; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral
services will be conducted 2 p.m. Thursday at S!
turgill Funeral Home Chapel, Wise, with Rev. Larry Owens officiating. Burial will follow
in Wise Cemetery, Wise. The family will receive friends 6-9 p.m. Wednesday at Sturgill
Funeral Home, Wise. Sturgill Funeral Home, Wise, is in charge of arrangements.
Note: I am of no relation, but my sympathies go out to those of you who are.