Pansy Leona Bandy

Female 1916 - 2011  (94 years)


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  • Name Pansy Leona Bandy 
    Born 23 Aug 1916  Canebrake, McDowell Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 08 Jan 2011  Bandy, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • CENSUS RECORDS

      1920 United States Federal Census
      Name: Pansy Bandy
      Age: 3
      Birth Year: abt 1917
      Birthplace: West Virginia
      Home in 1920: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
      Race: White
      Gender: Female
      Relation to Head of House: Daughter
      Marital Status: Single
      Father's Name: Vince Bandy
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's name: Hattie Bandy
      Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

      1930 United States Federal Census
      Name: Pansy Bandy
      Gender: Female
      Birth Year: abt 1917
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Race: White
      Home in 1930: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
      Marital Status: Single
      Relation to Head of House: Daughter
      Father's Name: Vince Bandy
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's name: Hatty Bandy
      Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

      1940 United States Federal Census
      Name: Pansy Steele
      Age: 23
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1917
      Gender: Female
      Race: White
      Birthplace: West Virginia
      Marital Status: Married
      Relation to Head of House: Wife
      Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
      Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Tazewell, Virginia
      Residence in 1935: Rural, Tazewell, Virginia
      Household Members:
      William Steele 25
      Pansy Steele 23
      Denissa Steele 6
      Billy Steele 4
      Shirley Steele 3
      Peggy Steele 9 months

      OBITUARY
      Published in Bristol Herald Courier on January 8, 2011

      Pansy Leona Steele BANDY, Va. Mrs. Pansy Leona Steele, age 94, passed away Friday, Jan. 7, 2011, in a Richlands, Va., hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born Aug. 23, 1916, in Canebrake, W.Va., and was the daughter of the late George Vince and Hattie Christian Bandy.

      Pansy was a lifelong Christian, devoted mother, wife, and grandmother. She was a member of the Bandy Chapel Church, where she served faithfully for 62 years as the church pianist. She was recognized as the church "Mother." Her first love was her love for her God. She was a member of the Red Hat Club and was as avid gardener and had a gift with flowers.

      In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Steele; two sons, Vinson Steele and William Steele Jr.; seven siblings, Kathleen Beavers, George Vince Bandy Jr., Bobby Bandy, Janice Reid, Medarae Barnett, Herman Bandy, and Delbert Bandy; and one grandchild, Mark Steele.

      Survivors are four daughters, Shirley Rust and husband, Robert, of Johnson City, Tenn., Peggy Hawthorne and husband, Bill, of Atlanta, Katye Ramey and husband, Jim ,of Bluefield, Va., Bonnie Niemi and husband, Richard, of Draper, Va.; three sons, Buddy Steele and wife, Joan, of Knoxville, Md., Doug Steele of Cedar Bluff, Va., and Jimmy Steele and wife, Judy, of Bristol Virginia; two daughters-in-law, Linda Steele and Mary Steele of Cedar Bluff; two sisters, Rosa Bell Altizer of Amonate, Va., and Joanne Copeland of Wetumpka, Ala.; two brothers, Bernard Bandy of Baptist Valley, Va., and Bill Bandy of Pounding Mill, Va.; 15 grandchildren, Todd Steele, LaRhonda Lindsey, Shane Steele, Tamitha Durham, Kim Payne, Teresa Reid, Denise Marchigiani, Crystal Frey, Melissa Muir, Anthony Steele, Latisha Steele, Jeff Farmer, Bridgette Brown, Marty Garrett, and Bryant Garrett; 30 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild also survive.

      Funeral services for Pansy Leona Steele will be conducted Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011. at 2 p.m. at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands, Va., with the Rev. Walter Jessee, the Rev. Barry Jessee, and the Rev. Bob Steele officiating. Interment will follow at the Steele Family Cemetery near Bandy. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Tommy Bandy, Baylor Guy, the Rev. Max Linkous, Richard Bentley, and Johnny Sparks.

      Friends may call after 6 p.m. Saturday evening at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands is in charge of arrangements and those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com

    Person ID I17005  Master File
    Last Modified 29 Oct 2012 

    Father Geroge Vincent Bandy,   b. 22 Apr 1895, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1968, Bandy, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Hattie Elizabeth CHRISTIAN,   b. 01 Apr 1898, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1944, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years) 
    Married 17 Oct 1915  Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
      groom's name: Vincent Bandy
      groom's birth date: 1894
      groom's age: 21
      bride's name: Hattie E. Christian
      bride's birth date: 1898
      bride's age: 17
      marriage date: 17 Oct 1915
      marriage place: Cedar Bluff, Tazewell,
      Virginia groom's father's name: Wm. Bandy
      groom's mother's name: Rebecca Bandy
      bride's father's name: Jas. Christian
      bride's mother's name: M. S. Christian
      indexing project (batch) number: M01695-5
      system origin: Virginia-EASy source film number: 34214
    Family ID F8657  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Steele, Sr.,   b. ca 1915, War, McDowell Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1999, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Children 
     1. Vinson Steele,   b. ca 1934, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. William Steele, Jr.,   b. ca 1936, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Shirley STEELE,   b. ca 1937, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Peggy Steele,   b. ca 1939, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Douglas Steele
     6. Jim R. Steele
     7. Katye Steele
     8. Bonnie Steele
    Last Modified 29 Oct 2012 
    Family ID F8658  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart