James "Jim" Rynes

February 25, 1951 - October 19, 2020

COSBY, TENNESSEE – James “Jim” Rynes, 69, died Monday, October 19, 2020, at the Serenity House in Morristown, Tennessee. He was born in Dante, Virginia; son of the late Billy Buford and Frances Lee Hale Rynes. He was preceded in death by one sister, Judy Hartley McKinney. Jim was a member of Springfield Baptist Church in Castlewood, Virginia and he attended church at Rocky Grove Baptist Church in Cosby, Tennessee. He is survived by his wife, Sharon Hale Rynes; one sister, Joyce Wright and husband, Lee of Castlewood, Virginia; one aunt, Madeline McCoy of Castlewood, Virginia; one nephew, Mark Wright; and one niece, Samantha Adkins. Following the COVID-19 restrictions set forth by the Governor of Virginia on face-covering requirements and social distancing, Funeral Services for James “Jim” Rynes” will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 23, 2020, in Castlewood Funeral Home Chapel in Castlewood, Virginia with Rev. Jim Pratt officiating. Interment will follow in Temple Hill Memorial Park in Castlewood, Virginia. Pallbearers will be Mark Wright, Ken VanDyke, Randall Smith, Roger Stevens, Adam Hale, and Robbie Frazier. Honorary Pallbearers are members of the U.M.W.A. Local 1259. The family will receive friends from 11:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 23, 2020, in Castlewood Funeral Home in Castlewood, Virginia. A radio broadcast of the service will be available on the Castlewood Funeral Home parking lot on radio station 88.9 FM during the service for those who would like to remain in your vehicle. Online condolences may be sent to the Rynes family through our website and a video tribute and funeral service may be viewed at www.castlewoodfuneralhome.com. Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.