Atha "Spookie" Blaylock

March 23, 1941 - August 30, 2020

Atha "Spookie" Blaylock, 79, of Bristol, VA passed away Sunday, August 30, 2020. She was born in Bristol, VA on March 23, 1941, a daughter of the late Clyde and Beulah Noonkester Dunn. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Kyle Wayne Blaylock; brothers, Ted, Bobby, Wayne, Phillip and Larry Dunn; and sisters, Willie Clyde Butler, Freda Carmack, and Nancy Cannon. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and sister. She enjoyed attending Victory Baptist Church in Bristol, VA and was the cafeteria manager at Glaxo Smith-Kline for many years. Her hobbies included basketball, bowling, softball, and traveling. She loved her family and her coffee. Atha is survived by her daughter, Teresa Thomas of New Market, TN; two sons, Kyle Blaylock and wife Shirley and Timothy Blaylock and wife Janet all of Bristol, VA; brothers, Jerry Dunn and Freddy Dunn; twin sister, Georgie Thomas; grandsons, Earl Blaylock and Michael Thomas; granddaughters, Amanda Roberts, Siera Courtney, and Steffani Blaylock; and several great grandchildren and nieces and nephews. A Graveside Service and Interment will be held at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at Mountain View Cemetery, Bristol, VA with Dr. Austin Cook officiating. Everyone is asked to meet at the cemetery at 3:15 p.m. Wednesday. Pallbearers will be Earl Wayne Blaylock, Dustin Roberts, Michael Thomas, Gabe Blaylock, Evan Moore, Kyler Moore, Kyle Blaylock, and Joe Courtney.