Sammy Dewey Leftwich

October 1, 1955 - July 10, 2020

DANTE, VIRGINIA – Sammy Dewey Leftwich, 64, died Friday, July 10, 2020, at Russell County Medical Center in Lebanon, Virginia. He was born in Dickenson County, Virginia; son of the late Lawrence and Ardentine Silcox Leftwich. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Mitchell and Sidney Leftwich; and two sisters, Mary Bell Jessee and Virginia Counts. He is survived by his wife of forty-four years, Kathie Leftwich; one adopted daughter, Barbara Sturgill and husband, Andrew of Dante, Virginia; one son, Sammy Lee Leftwich and wife, Kandace of Waynesboro, Virginia; two brothers, Palmer Leftwich and wife, Peggy of Jonesboro, Tennessee and Luke Leftwich and wife, Nancy of Dante, Virginia; six grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews. Following the COVID-19 restrictions set forth by the Governor of Virginia on face-covering requirements and social distancing, a funeral service for Sammy Dewey Leftwich will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 13, 2020, in Castlewood Funeral Home Chapel in Castlewood, Virginia with Rev. Tommy Kiser officiating. Interment will follow in Jessee-Leftwich Cemetery in Dante, Virginia. Pallbearers will be family and friends. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Sunday, July 12, 2020, at Castlewood Funeral Home in Castlewood, Virginia following the same restrictions. Online condolences may be sent to the Leftwich family through our website and a video tribute may be viewed at www.castlewoodfuneralhome.com. Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.