BERTHA GILLIAM BLEDSOE went to be with the Lord on August 7, 2017 at the age of 89.

Bertha was preceded in death by her husband, Roy L. Bledsoe; 2 children, Patty and Charles Bledsoe; parents Willie Rhea and Eugenia Gilliam; 2 brothers, Fred Gilliam and Willie Rhea Gilliam Jr.; 3 sisters, Adaline Guy, Betty Cowan and Ruth Ann Culler.

Bertha is survived by 2 sons, David Lee Bledsoe and Gary Allen Bledsoe; 1 daughter, Debbie Bledsoe; 3 grandsons; 1 great grandson; and several nieces and nephews.

Bertha was a longtime member of Osborne’s Chapel Church. She served as the Director of the Junction Center in Big Stone Gap, VA for many years until her retirement in the late 1990’s.

-Written by her children