She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She was also a lifetime member of Walker’s Fork Baptist Church, volunteered at Holston Valley Medical Center, and was a member of Moose Lodge #972 in Kingsport. In her leisure time, Velma enjoyed traveling with her friends.
Including her parents, Velma is preceded in death by her husband, J. Fred Bragg; brothers, Charles, Clay, and Dorsey Fields; and daughter, Melinda Bragg.
Those left to cherish her memory include her sister, Jean Conkin; daughter, Susan Bostic and husband, David; grandchildren, Brittany Vernon and husband Emmett, Bryant Bostic and Ashley Ball; and great-grandchildren, Addison Taylor, D.J. Ball, and Jaden Tate.
The family will receive friends on Monday January 31, 2022 from 5:00 to 7:00pm at East Lawn Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Service will follow at 7:00pm with Pastor David Bolden officiating.
Velma will be laid to rest beside her husband on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at 12:00pm in the Christus Garden of East Lawn Memorial Park.