Douglas Merle Snodgrass

March 13, 1932 - September 15, 2017

Big Stone Gap, Virginia Douglas Merle Snodgrass, 85, went home to be with the Lord and the love of his life, his wife Glorius A. Snodgrass on Friday, September 15, 2017. Merle served as a corporal in the U.S. army in the 38th infantry regiment. He was retired from Norfolk and Southern Railroad Appalachia District. He never met a stranger and if he saw someone in need he was always willing to help and never asked for anything in return, other than for them to help someone else in need. He was proceeded in death by his parents, John and Ina Snodgrass; son, Douglas Snodgrass Jr.; his wife's parents, David and Pauline Morefield; brothers, Allen and John Bradley Snodgrass; sisters, Candzada Sneed, Helen Anderson; son-in-law, James “Oz” Yonce. Merle is survived by his sons, Larry (Brenda), John (Dana), Michael (Sherri) Snodgrass; daughters, Teresa Yonce, Jeannie (Martin) Gilley; brothers, Edwin, Billy Joe (Peggy), Ronnie (Molly) Snodgrass; sisters, Betty Vaughn, Joyce Lackey, Mary Ruth (Eunice) Laster; twelve grandchildren; fifteen great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. The Snodgrass family will receive friends on Sunday, September 17, 2017 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Roy A. Green Funeral Home, Appalachia, VA. Funeral Services will be conducted at 7 p.m. with Rev. James Ray Holcomb officiating. Military graveside honors will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, September 18, 2017 at Powell Valley Memorial Gardens, Big Stone Gap, VA. Pallbearers are grandsons Darby and Jimmy Yonce, Marty Gilley, Michael Snodgrass Jr, David Snodgrass, and great grandson Jayden Davidson. Honorary Pallbearers Grandson Tommy Collier and great grandsons Jordan Collier, Greyson Kilgore, Tucker Reynolds, and Anthony Durant, Ryan Yonce.