Douglas Eugene Cordle

Douglas Eugene Cordle obituary, Tazewell, VA

Douglas Eugene Cordle

Douglas Cordle Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Hurst Scott Funeral Home on Feb. 22, 2025.

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Douglas Eugene Cordle, age 77, of Prestonsburg, Kentucky, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 in a Prestonsburg, Kentucky hospital.
He was born in Raven, Virginia and was the son of Bernice Lawson Cordle of Raven, Virginia and the late Eugene P. Cordle.
He was a retired Administrative Law Judge for the United Mine Workers of America. Doug graduated from Richlands High School Class of 1966 and received his Bachelor of Science and Masters of Business Administration from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, are:
His Wife: Margaret "Margo" Jane Bays
Sister: Anne Cordle of Raven, Virginia
Special Nephew: Ray Bays
Aunt: Joan Lawson Bishop
Funeral services for Douglas Eugene Cordle will be conducted Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 1pm at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands, Virginia with the Rev. Annette Warren officiating. Interment will follow at Greenhills Memory Gardens at Claypool Hill, Virginia. Relatives and friends will serve as pallbearers. Members of the Casey-Shortt VFW Post #9640 will conduct military graveside rites. Friends may visit with the family from 11am until 1pm on Wednesday prior to the funeral at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Virginia. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands is in charge of arrangements. Those wishing to express sympathy may do so at www.hurstscottfunerlahomes.com.

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Edgar and Shirley Wright

February 24, 2025

God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Diana Parten

February 23, 2025

Prayers of comfort and peace for all who knew and loved him.

Stella

February 23, 2025

Sorry ,for your loss. Love, prayers. Stella Ford

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