HAVEN HANSEL STILTNER, 70 years of age of the Home Creek section of Grundy, Virginia, passed away Friday, May 16, 2008 at the Select Speciality Hospital of Wellmont Bristol Regional in Bristol, Virginia.  Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Corbit and Alice Elswick Stiltner.  He was a member of the Big Rock Freewill Baptist Church, a retired Coal Miner having worked for the Kentucky Carbon Coal Corp, a member of the United Mine Workers of America, an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting, 4-wheeling and was a master dirt digger.  

Mr. Stiltner is survived by his wife of 50 years, Christine H. Stiltner of Grundy, VA

Two daughters:  Vickey Lloyd and her husband Ronnie of Jacksonville, FL, Karen Baldwin  of Grundy, VA, One Sister: Audrey Ann Smith of Abingdon, VA, Four Brothers: Willard and his wife Katherin Stiltner of Worthington, Pa, James and his wife Anna Stiltner of Colorado, Springs, CO, Charles Harold and his wife Ruby Stiltner of Breaks, VA, Bill McClanahan of Kansas, City, KS.

He is also survived by 3 Grandchildren:    Tanner and Heather McCoy, Caitlin Lee,  Samantha and Ben Childress. 

He is also survived by one great-grandson Haven Anthony McCoy.

Mr. Stiltner was preceded in death by three sisters: Dorothy Whited, Magdeline Allen and Georgia Wallace and also by three brothers: Buster McClanahan, Dorse Stiltner and Ralph Stiltner

Funeral services for HAVEN HANSEL STILTNER will be conducted Monday May 19, 2008 at 1:00 P.M. at the Grundy Funeral Home Chapel with Ministers Jimmy Kerr, E. C. Honaker and Rick Ellis officiating with burial to follow in the Mountain Valley Memorial Park at Big Rock, VA.

Friends may call at the Grundy Funeral Home Chapel after 6:00 P.M. Sunday and there will be services Sunday evening at 7:00 P. M.

Active Pallbearers will be nephews.

Honorary Pallbearers: All of his many friends, loved equally.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.grundyfuneralhome.com

Grundy Funeral Home of Grundy Virginia is in charge of all arrangements.