Obituary of Phylip Dwight Snapp

Phylip Dwight Snapp age 76, of Wytheville, passed away on January 9, 2022. He was born in Bluefield, West Virginia on July 13, 1945, to the late Francis Dulaney Snapp, Sr. and Hattie Gregory Snapp. Preceded in death by his brother, Francis Dulaney Snapp, Jr. and a sister Anna Louise Snapp St. Clair. Phyl was raised on a Dairy Farm in Burkes Garden in Tazewell, VA. He graduated in 1964 from Tazewell High School where he played basketball scored over 1000 points and went on to attend King College on a Basketball Scholarship. Phyl was the owner of the S&W Fertilizer Seed and Chemical Company Inc. Phyl was a member and Elder of Petunia Christian Church in Wytheville; Member and Past President of the Wytheville Lions Club; Member and Past President of the Wytheville Golf Club; served for many years on Big Walker Soil and Water Conservation Authority; Past Chairman of the Wytheville College Board of Directors; served on the First Bank Board of Directors; he was currently serving as the Treasurer of the New River Highland R.C. and D. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Patricia Thompson Snapp of Wytheville; son, Phillip Bradley “Brad” Snapp and fiancé Heidi Vaught of Wytheville; grandchildren, Lauren Snapp Milgrim and spouse, Grant of Wytheville; Austin Michael Tolbert, Autumn Grace Vaught, Alexander Brady Vaught, Ashlynn Danielle Vaught; great grandchild, Brynlee Grae Milgrim of Wytheville; brother and sisters-in-law, Otho Richard and Ruth Snapp of Burkes Garden, VA; Helen Brown Snapp of Burkes Garden, VA: Virginia Thompson Miller of Meadowview, VA; numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be held 2 P.M. on Thursday, January 13, 2022, at the Grubb Funeral Home with the Reverend Mike Harrison officiating. Interment will follow in the West End Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 P.M Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at the Grubb Funeral Home. Flowers will be appreciated, or donations may be made to a charity of choice. Online condolences can be sent to the family at www.grubbfuneralhome.com. The Snapp family is in the care of Grubb Funeral Home.