NORTON, VA - Agnes Cooke, 94,
died Thursday, May 30, 2013 at her home.
She was born to the late Jim and Martha (Edens) Owens, and was the widow
of Carroll Cooke. Also preceding her in
death were her son, Roger Cooke, her sisters:
Beatrice Hubbard and Mildred Sturgill, and her brothers: Percy and Hagamon Owens.
She is survived by her son, Doyle
Cooke, and his wife, Peggy, and her daughters:
Caroleen Gardner and Janie Williams, all of Norton; her grandchildren
and their spouses: Jennifer & Melvin Oakes, Steven and Kim Williams,
Rosemary and Michael Garrison, Penny and Freddie Greear, and Teresa and Dennis
McCray; her great grandchildren: Candice
and Jonathan Bolling, Tyger Oakes, Christian Williams, and Sierra Greear; two
great grandchildren, Eden and Evelyn Bolling; and her brother, Jack Owens.
The family will receive friends
from 5-8 PM Friday at the Hagy & Fawbush Funeral Home in Norton. Funeral services will be at 1 PM Saturday in
the funeral home chapel with the Reverend Benny Boles and the Reverend Darrell
Bolling officiating. Burial will follow
at the Isom Cemetery on Powell River Road near Norton.
JUNE B. FREEMAN
WISE, VA – June B. Freeman, age
81, our Mother, was called home on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 from Indian Path
Hospital, Kingsport, TN. June was a hard working woman, managed a service
station for many years, an amazing singer, but most of all she was the rock and
backbone of our family. To say she will
be missed would be understated and although this world seems empty now that
she’s gone, the heavens feel full. We love you now and forever our dear mother,
may your blessings forever reign.
June was a daughter of the late Doyle
and Ola (Collier) Watts. In addition to parents, she was preceded in death by
an infant daughter, Teresa Gale Freeman.
Surviving are sons; James Emory
Freeman, Jr. and wife, Annette, Michael Steven Freeman and wife, Roxanne,
Richard Allen Freeman and wife, Gwen, and Jeffrey Doyle Freeman; a daughter,
Lora Lee Abate and husband Don; 11 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, 1
great, great grandchild; a sister, Judy Egan and her husband, Jay; and a
brother, Greg Watts and his wife, Joyce.
The family will receive friends
from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Saturday at the Hagy & Fawbush Funeral
Home. Funeral services will be conducted
at 7:00 PM in the funeral home chapel with the Reverend Joe Dearry
officiating. Interment will be at 11:00
AM Sunday in Laurel Grove Cemetery. Family and friends will meet at 10:30 AM
Sunday at the funeral home to go in procession to the cemetery.
GEORGIA AGNES SEXTON
NORTON, VA - Georgia Agnes
Sexton, 87, died Thursday, May 23, 2013 at the home of her daughter in York,
SC. She was a daughter of Andy and
Cordie (Gibson) Kokaska, and was the widow of Lonnie Bascom Sexton. She was also preceded in death by her second
mother, Nettie Williams, her son, Eddie Sexton, a sister, Mary Dearry, and two
brothers: Jake Kokaska and Elmer
Williams. Georgia was a member of the
Tacoma Holiness Christian Church of God.
Surviving are three daughters
(and their spouses): Geraldine (Frank)
Carr, York, SC, Alice (Junior) Malone, Coeburn, VA, and Bonnie (Carrol) Sexton,
Hampton, VA; a son Gordon Sexton, Norton, VA, 17 grandchildren and 24 great
grandchildren.
The family will receive friends
from 5-8 PM Sunday at the Hagy & Fawbush Funeral Home in Norton. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 PM
Monday at the Tacoma Holiness Christian Church of God, with the Reverend Joe
Dearry and the Reverend Mike Davis officiating.
Burial will follow in the Bruce’s Siding Cemetery in Coeburn, VA.
ANNA RUTH STANLEY
LEBANON, VA – Anna Ruth Stanley,
83, went to be with the Lord on May 22, 2013 exactly 10 years and 1 day from
the passing of her beloved husband of 56 years, the Rev. Adam Mondo Stanley.
Anna Ruth spent the last seven years in Lebanon, VA but most of her life was in
Pound, VA. In addition to her husband she was preceded in death by her parents
Bob & Lizzie Strouth and 8 brothers and sisters.
Left to cherish her memories are
her son, Larry Stanley and wife, Rebecca of Pound, VA and their children,
Talitha Sarhan and husband Michael and daughter, Aurelia of Bristow, VA; Twana
Stanley of Pound, VA, Talena Epling U.S. Navy stationed in Beaufort, S.C. and
husband Shaun and unborn baby; her daughter, Sherry Venda Johnson and husband,
Vernon of Lebanon, VA and their children, Vernon Dean Johnson, Jr. and
children, Karlee, Alex and Carissa of Lebanon, VA, Tamantha Johnson and
husband, Daniel, and children, Zachary, Michael, Brandon and Lilyana of
Kingsport, TN; a sister, Grace Stanley and brothers, Clyde, Jerry and Bobby
Gene of Pound, VA and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends
from 5-7:00 PM Friday, May 24, 2013 at Hagy & Fawbush Funeral Home in
Norton, VA. Funeral services will be conducted at 7:00 PM Friday in the funeral
home chapel with Rev. Darrell Naff, Pastor of Green Valley Baptist Church,
Lebanon, VA officiating. Committal and procession will leave the funeral home
at 11:00 AM Saturday, May 25 for interment at Powell Valley Memorial Gardens,
Big Stone Gap, VA. Serving as pallbearers will be Vernon, Vernon Dean, and Alex
Johnson, Larry Stanley and nephews.
In lieu of flowers the family
requests contributions be made to the Ferbie’s Chapel Church in Pound, VA or to
Green Valley Baptist Church in Lebanon, VA or to Alzheimer’s Association or
Gideons.
RUBY EDWARDS
NORTON, VA – Ruby Edwards, 81,
died Saturday, May 18, 2013 in Heritage Hall Healthcare, Big Stone Gap, VA. She
was preceded in death by her husband, Clifford Cecil Edwards; her parents, John
& Helen Leho; a brother, John Leho, Jr. and a sister, Viola Hickson. She
was a former employee of Norton Elementary School as a teacher’s aide and later
at the Wise Clinic as a Black Lung Case Worker.
She is survived by her son and
daughter-in-law, Alex and Diana Edwards of St. Paul, VA.; 2 granddaughters,
Chandra and Abigail Edwards; and a sister, Lillian Lovell of Brunswick, GA.
The family will receive friends
from 5-7:00 PM Tuesday at the Hagy & Fawbush Funeral Home. Funeral services
will be conducted at 7:00 PM Tuesday in the funeral home chapel. Graveside
committal services will be conducted at 11:00 AM Wednesday at Powell Valley
Memorial Gardens. Family and friends will meet at the funeral home by 10:30 AM
Wednesday to travel in procession to the cemetery.
ALICE FAYE STIDHAM
WISE, VA – Alice Faye Stidham,
65, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 9, 2013. Alice was a
member of the Guest River Pentecostal Church. She was preceded in death by her
parents, Lee and Georgia Stapleton, and a sister, Sarah Stapleton.
She is survived by her husband of
31 years, William Stidham of Wise, VA; one sister, Ada Stapleton Mullins of
Pound, VA; four brothers, Wendell Stapleton and Palmer Stapleton, both of Union
City, Ind., Jurrel Stapleton of Seymour, TN, Wright Stapleton of Norton, VA; a
host of nieces, nephews and friends.
The family will receive friends
from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Saturday, May 11, 2013 at Hagy & Fawbush Funeral
Home in Norton. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 PM Saturday in the
funeral home chapel with Rev. Darrell Bolling officiating. Burial will follow
in the Laurel Grove Cemetery.
ROGER D. WAMPLER
NORTON, VA – Roger D. Wampler,
65, died Monday, May 6, 2013 at his home in Norton. He was preceded in death by
his loving wife of 45 years, Mary Jane Mullins Wampler and his parents, Robert
and Ruble Wampler, Sr. He was a retired coal miner and a member of the UMWA
Local 8939.
Surviving are his daughter, Melissa
Wampler; a son, Travis Wampler and his wife Wendi; 3 brothers, Robert “Dicky” Wampler,
Jr. and his wife Sherry, Tony Wampler and Rita, Michael Wampler and Teresa; one
sister, Roberta “Butch” Smith and her husband James; 3 precious grandchildren,
Aceshia Wampler, Coty Wampler and Kailey Ren Wampler; 3 sister-in-laws.
Shevollia Harris, Tammy Robinson, Angelena Jackson and her husband Ronnie; 3
brother-in-laws, Kendall Mullins and his wife Ella, Zachary Mullins and his
wife Glenna, and Doug Harris; several beloved nieces and nephews and loving
companions “Rowdy” and “Sophie.”
The family will receive friends
from 5-7:00 PM Wednesday at Hagy & Fawbush Funeral Home. Funeral services will
be conducted at 7:00 PM Wednesday in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Darrell
Bolling officiating.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Southwest Virginia Regional Cancer Center, 671 Highway 58 E.,
Norton, VA 24273.
