George T. Harrison

September 7, 1936 - December 28, 2021

George T. Harrison, age 85, of Rosedale, Virginia, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021, in a Lebanon, Virginia hospital. He was born September 7, 1936 in Cliffield, Virginia and was the son of the late James Bandy and Eliza May Turner Harrison. He was born and raised in Cliffield and made his home in the Baptist Valley area all of his life except for 6 years in Kentucky and currently now in Rosedale. He was of the Methodist faith. He loved God, his church family, and gospel bluegrass music and attended Dailey’s Chapel Church in Baptist Valley. He was a 1954 graduate of Tazewell High School and then proudly served in the U.S. Army for three years and took basic training at Ft. Jackson, South Carolina and was then stationed at Waldorf, Maryland with a rank of SP2. He then went on to work in surface mining as a heavy equipment operator. He owned and operated the Valley Mart convenience store in Baptist Valley for four years while working for the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Tazewell and Richlands for over 25 years. He was a jack of all trades, a former Mason, and he could do anything he set his mind to doing. He loved farming in his earlier years and in his spare time he enjoyed mowing grass with his John Deere. He also loved watching Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy, and the Andy Griffith Show. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Clarence Edwin Harrison; seven brothers, Carl, Blaine, Firm, Clarence, Bill, Garland, and Jack Harrison; and three sisters, Margaret Shannon, Beulah Davidson, and Eva Fisher. Survivors Include: His Wife, Rhonda Harrison Daughter, Carolyn Hodge and husband, Walter of Richmond Hill, Georgia Grandson: Jason Hodge and wife, Courtney of North Tazewell, Virginia Granddaughter: Rebecca Hodge of Savanah, Georgia Great Grandchildren: Joshua Hodge and Caileigh Hodge Sister: Dana Roberts and husband, Clyde of Chattanooga, Tennessee Sister-In-Law: Ruth Harrison of Bluefield, Virginia Two Stepsons: Farren Salyers (JR) and wife, Jennifer; Lucas Salyers and wife, Lindsay Six Step Grandchildren along with many nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services for George T. Harrison will be conducted Friday, December 31, 2021 at 11:00am at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands, Virginia with the Rev. John Repass, Rev. Kenny Fields, Rev. Kenny Gillespie and Jody Harris officiating. Interment will follow at Greenhills Memory Gardens at Claypool Hill, Virginia. Pallbearers will be: Jason Hodge, Clyde Roberts, Adrian Sheets, Luke Salyers, Farren Salyers, II, and Jody Harris. Honorary Pallbearers will be: Walter Hodge, Joshua Hodge, Mike Moore, Walter Harrison, Homer Hardy, Richard Gillam, Jimmy Harrison, and Darrell Fisher. Members of Casey-Shortt VFW Post #9640 will conduct military graveside rites. Friends may call after 6pm on Thursday evening at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Virginia. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the: UVA Pediatric Cardiac Unit, 1204 W Main Street, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Virginia is in charge of arrangements and those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com