FLINCHUM, ORRIS LEE ?Bud?, age 69, of 4972 Pilot Road; Pilot, VA, went to be with the Lord on March 16, 2005.
He is a member of the Church of Christ. He served in the U. S. Army and was retired from Norfolk & Southern after 43 years of service. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jessie Ross and Charity Kirkner Flinchum; a brother, Marvin Flinchum; a sister, Velma F. Sutherland, two nieces, Barbara Rice and Valarie Flinchum; a nephew, Russell Ross Flinchum; and a sister-in-law, Hilda Flinchum.
He is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, David & Sandra Flinchum; one daughter, Lori Flinchum; three grandchildren, Donnie, Brandy and Leslie Steele; one sister and brother-in-law, Shirley Jean & Sidney Hodge of Christiansburg; five brothers and sisters-in-law, Paul A. Flinchum of Myrtle Beach, SC; Hubert & Margaret Flinchum; Jessie & Donna Flinchum; Henry Nelson Flinchum, Eugene (Pete) & Nancy Flinchum all of Pilot; numerous dear nieces and nephews and many wonderful and dear friends.
The family wishes to thank all the Doctors and Nurses at the Hospital in NC and NRV Medical Center and everyone involved in the care of Bud while at the hospital and at home, all the Ministers that visited him and also Hospice.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Thursday evening at the Horne Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 18, 2005 at the Horne Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Dennis Curd and Rev. David Goodpasture officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Christiansburg. The Flinchum Family is being served by Horne Funeral Service, Christiansburg.