Hosey, Ira Earl (Tootle)

Ira Earl (Tootle) Hosey, 69, of Christiansburg, passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. He was preceded in death by his parents, Porter and Flossie Hosey; sister and her husband, Delilah and Monroe Kingrea; brothers, Charles Hosey, Earnest Hosey, Ronald Hosey; and half-brothers, George Hosey and Julian Hosey. He is survived by his daughter Teresa Taylor and her husband Ted; son, Michael Hosey; grandsons, Seth Morse and Daniel Hemstock; brother, Emmett Hosey; half-brother, Harless Hosey; sisters-in-law, Erma Whitlock, Jovita Hosey and Evelyn Hosey; nieces and nephews, Kevin, Doug, Richard, Joe, Becky, Michelle, and Rebecca; special friends, Doug and Debbie Keith and Raymond and Vicki Bittinger. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 17, 2013, in the Horne Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Junior Bentley officiating. Interment will follow in the Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery, Dublin. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Online condolences may be left at www.hornefuneralservice.com.