It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Sandra DePriest Messer (Norton, Virginia), who passed away on January 22, 2024, at the age of 81, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Thomas Lindsey Depriest and Vilas Virginia Johnson DePriest; her husband Everette Eugene "Buddy" Messer; her daughter Cindy Coomer Marks of Mount Pleasant, NC; her siblings, Susie Bagley, Tom "Bud" DePriest and Glen DePriest; and her great grandchild Zachary Stapleton.

She is survived by : her daughters, Janie Bateman (Wally) of Chesapeake, VA and Kelli West (Butch) of Kingsport, TN; her grandchildren, Justin Taylor, Isaiah Coomer, Chase Coomer, Christian Coomer, Jacob Marks, Benjamin Marks, Aaron Salyers and Abby Grills; her great grandchildren, Jayden Taylor, Tucker Grills and Emma Coomer; and her siblings, Phyllis Smith of Norton, VA, Ted DePriest (Shirley) of Castlewood, VA and Roy DePriest (Leota) of Bristol, VA. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Hagy & Fawbush Funeral Home