Frost Funeral Home
Mar 11, 2019
Allen
Doss, 61, a lifelong resident Damascus, Va., passed away Sunday, March 10,
2019, after a lengthy illness.
He was
the only child of the late Roy and Jean Doss of Damascus, Va. He is also preceded in death by his
father-in-law and mother-in-law, Kenneth and Billie Fleenor of Benhams, Va.;
brother-in-law, Andy Fleenor; and nephew, Drew Fleenor.
He was
of the Methodist faith and a prior member of Damascus United Methodist Church.
He
retired from the Virginia Department of Transportation as Maintenance Superintendent
of the North Bristol Area Headquarters.
He also worked part time as a fire warden and a tractor plow operator
for Virginia Department of Forestry.
Allen
served his community as a member of the Washington County Lifesaving Crew and
was an EMT in both the Abingdon and Damascus area for several years. In 1974, he became a Jr. Firefighter in the
Damascus Volunteer Fire Department, moving up to the senior department in 1976,
serving many years as Chief Engineer and as junior department advisor, taking
his life membership only when his health forced him to. He was a past president and secretary of the
Washington County Firefighters Association.
He was also District 6 Executive Committee member of the Virginia State
Firefighters Association, representing the firefighters of the western region
of the state.
Allen
Doss was the happiest when plowing snow or fighting fire until his grandchildren
came along and they quickly took over top billing in his life. The last few years he also enjoyed watching
Ernie pull at antique tractor pulls.
Survivors include his wife, Mona; son and daughter-in-law, Ernie and Anita Doss of Shady Valley, Tenn.; daughter and son-in-law, Khala and Jason Campbell of Meadowview, Va.; grandchildren, Ryan Campbell, Ryleigh Campbell, Brandon Doss, Allen Walker Doss, Julieanne Rymer and husband, Brandon; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Ken and Terri Fleenor and brother-in-law, Joe Fleenor; nieces and nephews, Tessa Fogleman, Beth Fleenor, Kenneth Fleenor III and Krystal Whitlach. Also surviving are several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Honorary
pallbearers will be past and present employees of the Lebanon Residency of
VDOT, past and present members of the Western Region of VDOF, past and present
members of the Washington County Firefighters Association and the Washington
County Lifesaving Crew.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 6:45 p.m., on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at Frost Funeral
Home. A funeral service will follow at 7
p.m., with Rev. Barbara Farmer officiating and eulogy by Mike Stevens. The committal service will be held at 11
a.m., Thursday at Sunset Memorial Park, Damascus, Va.
Friends
are welcome to visit at the residence at any time.
Online
condolences may be expressed at www.frostfuneralhome.com
Frost
Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 250 E. Main Street, Abingdon, Va., is
honored to serve the family of Mr. Doss.