GATE CITY, Va. - Lelia Bloomer Vanzant, 81, entered into rest early Sunday (Oct. 8, 2000) at Holston Valley Medical Center after a year of declining health. She was born in Fairview, Va., the daughter of the late Garfield and Rettie Lyons Bloomer. She attended the First Assembly of God Church in Gate City, Va. Mrs. Vanzant was a devoted Christian wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and was an Angel to her family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lynton P. Vanzant Sr. (1994); son, George B. Vanzant (1999); three sisters; and three brothers. Surviving are daughters and sons-in-law, Connie and Robert Morris, Jacksonville, Fla., Margaret Ann Bradshaw, Gate City, Va., Anita and Michael Taylor, Gate City, Va., Deborah L. Vanzant, Gate City, Va., and Donna and Michael Eads, Kingsport; sons and daughters-in-law, Lynton Jr. (Bud) and Jewell Vanzant, Kingsport, Donnie and Linda Vanzant, Gate City, Va., Danny and Terry Vanzant, Charlotte, N.C., and Garry and Linda Vanzant, Gate City, Va., and Mrs. George (Elvie) Vanzant, San Diego, Calif.; 17 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; sisters, Monnie Parsons, Vernice Barker, and Francis Jennings; brother, Bruce Bloomer; and several nieces and nephews. Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Scott County Funeral Home, Weber City, and anytime at the residence. Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Paul Argoe, the Rev. Joe Hill, and the Rev. Danny Vanzant officiating. Music will be provided by Wanda Sensabaugh, Jim Lumpkins, and Terry Vanzant. Interment will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Oak Hill Cemetery, Kingsport. Family and friends will meet at the funeral home at 10 a.m. Thursday to go in procession to the cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons, Tim Bradshaw, Travis Vanzant, Dustin Eads, Andy Vanzant, Michael Taylor, and Zachary Taylor. Honorary pallbearers will be Adam Vanzant, Tristian Shell, Robert Morris, R.E. Morris, and Scott Hebert. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Scott County Life Saving Crew, P.O. Box 1088, Gate City, Va. 24251. Jean Brand 2254 W. Gettysburg Fresno, CA 93705 [email protected] & [email protected]