Willene Slagle

Willene Slagle

image Willene Slagle, 78, of Elizabethton, went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, August 1, 2012, at Hermitage Health Center following an extended illness.

A native of Carter County, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Tisha Scalf Buckles.

Mrs. Slagle was of the Holiness faith and was a homemaker. She enjoyed puzzles and gardening.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Slagle, in 1973; a brother, Leonard Buckles; and a sister, Edna Custard.

Survivors include three daughters, including twin daughters, Phyllis Slagle and Judy Slagle, both of Elizabethton, and Barbara Dugger and husband, Lester, Elizabethton; a son, Joseph Slagle and wife, Pansy, Elizabethton; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; a brother, Bruce Buckles, Elizabethton; two sisters, Betty Crumley and Irene Potter, both of Elizabethton; several nieces and nephews; and a special friend, Tommy Stines, Elizabethton.

The funeral service for Mrs. Slagle will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday, August 3, in the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, with Rev. Jerry Davis officiating. The family will receive friends in the funeral home chapel from noon until 1 p.m. Friday, prior to the service hour. Interment will follow at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be selected from grandsons. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff of Hermitage Health Center for all their love and care shown to Mrs. Slagle and her family during her illness. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.tetrickfuneralhome.com and signing the guest book or by fax to (423) 542-9499.

Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is serving the Slagle family. Office: (423) 542-2232. Obituary Line: (423) 543-4917.

Happy Valley Memorial Park