WISE, VA.                                                MARCH 29, 2021

James Brenton "Brent" Fleming, 51, passed away at the Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, Tennessee on Sunday, March 28, 2021.

Brent was born in Abingdon, Virginia to the proud parents, James "Jimmy" and Betty Fleming. He was a graduate of Clintwood High School, graduated from University of Virginia College at Wise and later, graduated from Cumberland School of Law at Sanford University in Birmingham, Alabama. In 1996, He was sworn in as a Virginia Attorney by Virginia Supreme Court. Brent practiced Law at Fleming Law Offices in Wise, VA.

Brent was a criminal defense attorney and served as a member of the Virginia State Bar Association, Wise County Bar Association Past President. He was on the Attorney Member of the 30 ^th Judicial Circuit Bench Bar Committee. Brent also served as a Guardian AD Litem for Children for many years. He especially loved working with these children and was proud of his work. He was an integral part of the Wise County and City of Norton Drug Court. He was a member and elder of the Gladeville Presbyterian Church, a Committee Member of the Wise County Fair Association & Director of Senior Citizens Day at the Fair. Brent was an avid Chicago Cubs fan.

Brent was preceded in death by his father, James "Jimmy" Fleming; his paternal grandparents, Zoal and Meda Fleming; his maternal grandmother, Dora Nickles; and his mother-in-law, Wanda Manicure.

He is survived by his wife, Jamie Manicure Fleming; his daughter, Mary Gianna James Fleming; his dog, Kobe, all of Wise, VA; his mother, Betty Nickles Fleming of Clintwood, VA; his brother, Steven E Fleming and wife Tammy of Cleveland, TN; his father-in-law, James Manicure of Wise, VA; his sister-in-law, Kim McFall of Knoxville, TN; his nephews, Nicholas Fleming of Hendersonville, TN and Tyler McFall of Knoxville, TN; his nieces, Sydney Brown and Madeline Fleming of Cleveland, TN and Kayla Smith of Chattanooga, TN; his great-nephew, Landon Brown; his great-niece, Abigail Brown of Cleveland, TN; uncles, Shanghai Nickles and wife Kimberlin of Clintwood, VA and John "Bill" Nickles and wife Nancy of Michigan; as well as many other loved ones. A special thank you to some of his best friends, Carrol Stanley, Stuart Mullins, Freddie Mullins, Brad & Velisa Stallard, Stuart Collins and so many others.

Funeral services for Brent Fleming will be conducted at 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at the Sturgill Funeral Home Chapel in Wise, VA with Pastor Michael Weller officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 P.M. till time of services at 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at the Sturgill Funeral Home in Wise, VA. Graveside committal services and burial will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, April 1, 2021 in the Temple Hill Memorial Park in Castlewood, VA. Family and friends will meet at the funeral home Thursday at 1:00 P.M. to go to the cemetery in procession. We will be following state mandated social distancing and occupancy. Masks will be required and will not be supplied by the funeral home or the family. In lieu of flowers, family requests memorial contribution be made to Gladeville Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 1709 Wise, VA 24293 and PAWS of Southwest Virginia, P.O. Box 576 Coeburn, VA 24230. Please visit www.sturgillfuneral.com to leave online condolences for the family.

Sturgill Funeral Home 1621 Norton Road SW Wise, VA 24293 is in charge of arrangements.