Nellie Ruth Hensley Obituary

Name: Visitation
Start: 2025-09-07T21:00:00
End: 2025-09-07T23:00:00
Location: Holding Funeral Home, Inc.

The passing of Nellie Ruth Hensley of Big Stone Gap, Virginia leaves a void in the hearts of many, as we bid farewell to a loving soul who departed on September 3, 2025 at the age of 81. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Nellie Ruth Hensley to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Alfred Taft and Polly Thompson; her former husband Jimmy Bowman; and her children, Connie Lynn Bowman and Jimmy Bowman, Jr..

She is survived by: her children, Shawn Bowman, Daniel Bowman, Chad Bowman, Elizabeth Bowman, Marsha Bowman and Savannah Gamble; her granddaughter Kayla Linebaugh; and her son-in-law Ian Gamble. She is also survived by several grandchildren; and numerous extended family members and friends.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Holding Funeral Home Inc

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Sep 07

Visitation

Holding Funeral Home, Inc.
17 E 3rd St N, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219

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Sep 07

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Holding Funeral Home, Inc.
17 E 3rd St N, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219

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Sep 08

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Bowman Family Cemetery

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Sep 08

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