1989
Zachary
2019
Zachary Levi Arms
April 10, 1989 — February 27, 2019
Zachary Levi Arms, age 29, formerly of Abingdon, Va., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, in Shanghai, China, where he taught Geography at NVTCN Zhangjiagang and served as head coach and defensive tackle for the Shanghai Nighthawks.
Zach was born April 10, 1989, to Timothy Lee Campbell and Deborah Lynne Arms-Campbell in Tazewell County, Va. He was a 2007 graduate of Abingdon High School and received his bachelor’s degree in 2014 from Concord University in Athens, W.Va. where he was a member of the Chi Omega Psi fraternity. He formerly served as a youth minister at Friendship Baptist Church in Knoxville, Tenn. Zach was an accomplished world traveler having visited 17 countries during his short lifetime.
He was preceded in death by his father in 2015. In addition to his mother, Zach is also survived by his brother, Daniel Arms of Richlands, Va.; sister, Tonya Arms of Bristol, Va.; maternal grandmother, Shirley Rife of Abingdon, Va.; four nieces; Kaitlyn, Kiana, McKayla, and J’Lyn; three nephews, Logan, Chandler, and Jeramiah; and non-biological brothers, Christopher Hess, Chase Vencill, Cory Wiles, and Bob Hollen.
A funeral ceremony will be held on Thursday, March 14, 2019, at 7:00 p.m. at the Main Street Chapel of Farris Funeral Service with Tony Shrader officiating. A cremation will be performed following the ceremony. Honorary pallbearers include Joey Barrett, Alejandro Caceres, Montana Callison, Eric Grover, Chris Hess, Bob Hollon, Chandler Lowe, Jeramiah Lowe, Robert May, Jeremy Odom, Chas Vencille, Jay White, R.J. Whited, Cory Wiles, Lily Zhovs, and the Shanghai Nighthawks. Visitation will be on Thursday from 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Concord University Foundation online at https://www.concord.edu/cufoundation/zacharms or the CU Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 1000, Athens, WV 24712.
Those wishing to express sympathy online may do so online by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com and signing the online guestbook. The family of Zachary Levi Arms is being cared for by Farris Funeral Service and Crematory, 427 East Main Street, Abingdon, VA 24210 (276-623-2700).
Zach was born April 10, 1989, to Timothy Lee Campbell and Deborah Lynne Arms-Campbell in Tazewell County, Va. He was a 2007 graduate of Abingdon High School and received his bachelor’s degree in 2014 from Concord University in Athens, W.Va. where he was a member of the Chi Omega Psi fraternity. He formerly served as a youth minister at Friendship Baptist Church in Knoxville, Tenn. Zach was an accomplished world traveler having visited 17 countries during his short lifetime.
He was preceded in death by his father in 2015. In addition to his mother, Zach is also survived by his brother, Daniel Arms of Richlands, Va.; sister, Tonya Arms of Bristol, Va.; maternal grandmother, Shirley Rife of Abingdon, Va.; four nieces; Kaitlyn, Kiana, McKayla, and J’Lyn; three nephews, Logan, Chandler, and Jeramiah; and non-biological brothers, Christopher Hess, Chase Vencill, Cory Wiles, and Bob Hollen.
A funeral ceremony will be held on Thursday, March 14, 2019, at 7:00 p.m. at the Main Street Chapel of Farris Funeral Service with Tony Shrader officiating. A cremation will be performed following the ceremony. Honorary pallbearers include Joey Barrett, Alejandro Caceres, Montana Callison, Eric Grover, Chris Hess, Bob Hollon, Chandler Lowe, Jeramiah Lowe, Robert May, Jeremy Odom, Chas Vencille, Jay White, R.J. Whited, Cory Wiles, Lily Zhovs, and the Shanghai Nighthawks. Visitation will be on Thursday from 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Concord University Foundation online at https://www.concord.edu/cufoundation/zacharms or the CU Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 1000, Athens, WV 24712.
Those wishing to express sympathy online may do so online by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com and signing the online guestbook. The family of Zachary Levi Arms is being cared for by Farris Funeral Service and Crematory, 427 East Main Street, Abingdon, VA 24210 (276-623-2700).
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Thursday, March 14, 2019
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