Vickie N. Ketron

Bristol, Va.

Vickie N. Ketron, 69, passed away on Thursday, October 18, 2018. at Bristol Regional Medical Center.  Vickie spent most of her life in Washington County, Va., and she graduated from Abingdon High School. She also studied at Virginia Highlands Community College and Virginia Intermont College. She spent her entire working career as a medical laboratory technician. Vickie was a member of Holston Valley Baptist Church. She was a strong and independent woman who loved making a home for her family.  As she was rearing her children, all of their friends considered her another “mom.”

Vickie was preceded in death by her parents, Audna David and Thelma Meade Bateman; sisters Josie Diane Bateman and Darlene Francis Hayter; and brothers Ezra David Bateman and Ray Bateman.

She is survived by her husband, Rev. Paul Ketron; sons Blake Lunsford (Rachel) of Bristol, Tenn. and Chuck Lunsford (Beverly) of Abingdon; daughters Tracy Zervakis of Richmond, Va., Krista Robinson (Tommy) of Suffolk, Va. and Danielle Fields (Jason) of Bristol, Tenn.; brothers Lee Bateman (Lucinda) of Pensacola, Fla., Wallace Emmitt Bateman of Chesapeake, Va., Richard Bateman (Donna) of Blountville, Tenn., Howard Bateman (Connie) of Abingdon, and Roy B. Bateman (Shirley) of Blairsville, Ga.; sisters Evelyn Campbell (Bob) of Abingdon and Julia Karen Robinson of Glade Spring, Va.; grandchildren Haley Lunsford, Bradley Lunsford, Kendall Lunsford, Victoria Hazelwood, Kristina Grizzle, Josh Hall, Dom Fields, Hunter Fields, and Alyssa Robinson; and great-granddaughter Emma Grizzle.

A funeral service will be held at Holston Valley Baptist Church on Sunday, October 21, 2018, at 2:00 p. m. with Rev. Jason Dunn and Rev. Jerry Eggers officiating.  Interment will follow in Holston Valley Memorial Gardens. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends on Saturday, October 20, 2018, from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at the Holston Valley Baptist Church.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society, 2840 Electric Road, Suite 106-A, Roanoke, VA 24018 (www.donate3.cancer.org).

The family would like to express heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Dr. Morgan and the staff in ICU and Pulmonary Care Units at Bristol Regional Medical Center.

Those wishing to share memories and express sympathy online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com. The family of Vickie N. Ketron is in the care of Farris Funeral Service and Crematory, 427 E. Main St., Abingdon, VA 24210 (276-623-2700).