Velma Louise Milhorn

August 28, 1936 - May 11, 2019

God called home another beautiful angel, Velma Louise Weatherly Milhorn, age 82, of Bristol, TN passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church and the Christian Women’s Club. She previously volunteered at Wellmont Hospice House, Healing Hands Health Center and Good Will Jail & Prison Ministry. She retired from Sprint Telephone after many years. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Thurman and Monia Wilson Weatherly and sister, Maxie Whitaker. Survivors include her daughter, Lisa Thomas and husband, Marty of Piney Flats, TN; grandchildren, Kristofer Thomas and wife, Megan and Laura White; step-grandchildren, Brian Thomas and wife, Tina and Jennifer Elliot and several great-grandchildren; sisters, Mary Kaylor; Fannie Rupe and Ann Hodge; brother, Charles Weatherly and wife, Barb The funeral service will be conducted at 12, Noon, Wednesday, May 15, 2019 in the Akard Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Stan Anderson and Rev. Charles Weatherly officiating. Interment will follow in East Tennessee Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Steve Kaylor, Brandon White, Richard Weatherly, Kristofer Thomas, Chance Hale and Todd Fields. The family will receive friends from 11:00 - 12, Noon Wednesday prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Liberty Baptist Church, 112 Walnut Hill Rd., Bristol, TN 37620 Condolences and memories may be left for the family at akardfuneralhome.com Akard Funeral Home, (423) 989-4800 is serving the Milhorn family.