Thelma Irene Johnson Buffalow

Bristol, VA – Thelma Irene Johnson Buffalow, age 89, passed on Friday, October 7, 2022, in Bristol Regional Medical Center.  Mrs. Buffalow was a graduate of Big Creek High School and a member of Woodland Hills Baptist Church.  She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Francis Riley Johnson; husband, Robert Buffalow; daughter, Linda Myers; great grandson, Josh Buffalow; four brothers; and three sisters.

Left behind to cherish her memory are her children, Debbie Nash and husband Ray, and Dennis Buffalow and wife Tami, both of Bristol, VA; six grandchildren, Sandy Nash Horton, Shean Buffalow, Jeff Nash, Lisa Cook, Brad Buffalow,  Nikki Buffalow Kimberlin; eleven great grandchildren, Ryan Kimberlin, Kristin Barb, Ashton Roark, Gavin Markwalter, Kenzie Markwalter, Haley Horton, Emily Horton, Jaydyn Buffalow, Olivia Buffalow, Easton Buffalow, and Brady Mulkey; three great-great grandchildren, Mason, Colton, and Jackson Barb; and several nieces and nephews.

Visitation with the family will be held 5-6:30 p.m. Monday, October 10, 2022, in the Main Street Chapel of Farris Funeral Service.  Funeral services will follow at 6:30 p.m. with Bro. Sam Haynes and Pastor Rex Carter officiating.  Committal services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday in Forest Hills Memory Gardens with Ronnie Kimberlin, Brad Buffalow, Gavin Markwalter, Lee Salyers, Jeff Nash, and Zack Barb serving as pallbearers. 

Those wishing to express sympathy online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com and signing the online guest register.  The family of Thelma Irene Johnson Buffalow is being cared for by Farris Funeral Service & Crematory, 427 East Main Street, Abingdon, VA 24210, (276) 623-2700.