swvatoday.com: Obituaries published June 5
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MARION, Va. Clifton Eugene Hoover Jr., age 58, passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Ceres, Va. Mr. Hoover was born in Baltimore, Md., and was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Kitts and his sister, Gladys Hoover. He was a person who loved the outdoors, from farming, fishing, hunting to gold prospecting. Nebo mountain was where he truly felt at home. He was a beloved husband, father and pawpaw who will be missed by all of his family and friends. Survivors include his wife of 32 years, Lisa Blizzard Hoover; father, Clifton Eugene Hoover Sr.; children, Cory Hoover and girlfriend, Jessica, of Bluffton, S.C., and Kayla Kirk and husband, Cameron, of Marion, Va.; grandchildren, Brysen Hoover, Aubrey Perkins, Eric Perkins, Albanie "Sugar Britches" Kirk, and Jaiden Kirk; sisters, Priscilla Claudette Hoover, Debbie Jean Hoover and special friend, Kevin Routh, and Melissa Hoover Cornett and husband, Stephen Cornett; several nieces, nephews, cousins and other family members also survive. Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, June 5, 2020, at the Freedom Tabernacle Baptist Church in Atkins, with Pastor Mike Sage officiating. The family will receive friends on Friday from 5 until 7 p.m. prior to services. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 6, 2020, at Resurrection Gardens at Freedom Tabernacle. Expressions of sympathy may be sent tot he family at www.bradleysfh.com. Bradley's FuneralHome is serving the Hoover family.
MaryGene Manning Longenecker, 90, born on November 26, 1929, in Wayside, Georgia, died at Sharon Towers in Charlotte, North Carolina, on May 30, 2020. Devoted wife of 52 years to the Rev. Hershey J. Longenecker, MaryGene also grew up as the daughter of a Presbyterian Minister, the Rev. Frederic Easley Manning. After graduating from Wheaton College in 1951, with a degree in Christian Education, she was a teacher and assistant principal at Calvary Christian Day School in Charlotte from 1952 to 1958. She met her husband Hershey at Peniel Bible Conference in Lake Luzerne, New York, and they were married on June 28, 1958. Together they devoted their lives to serving the southern Presbyterian Church, beginning their married lives in Jonesville, South Carolina. They served in a three-church field in the Abingdon, Virginia, area, then Anderson Memorial Presbyterian Church in Pulaski, Virginia, followed by New Bethel Presbyterian Church in Piney Flats, Tennessee, before retiring from a two-church field in Welch, West Virginia in 1994. After retirement they returned to Pulaski, Virginia, to serve the church again until 2000. After some time in Bristol, Tennessee, they moved to Sharon Towers in Charlotte, North Carolina in 2003. MaryGene taught at Claremont and Jefferson Elementary Schools in Pulaski, Virginia, and also served later as a substitute. A skilled pianist, MaryGene was known for her cheerfulness and kindness to others and delighted in sharing in her husband's visitation ministry. She continued this service at Sharon Towers, visiting residents in healthcare. MaryGene's husband Hershey died in 2010. She is survived by her older daughter, Susan L. Dawson (Mark); her younger daughter, Ruth L. Deligdisch (Glen); grandchildren, John Dawson (Dolly), David Dawson (Sara), Amy Glendinning (Bobby), and Peter Deligdisch; and by her great-grandson Silas Dawson. She is also survived by her sister, Evelyne Manning, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her sister, JoAn Manning; her brother, Fred Manning; and her parents, the Reverend Frederic and Josephine Manning. The family is very thankful for the capable and loving care of the staff at Sharon Towers. Memorials may be made to Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, 3307 Rea Road, Charlotte, NC 28226, the Sharon Towers' Residents' Assistance Fund, 5100 Sharon Rd., Charlotte, NC 28210, or the Charlotte Rescue Mission, P.O. Box 33000, Charlotte, NC 28233. Arrangements under the direction of McEwen Funeral Service-Pineville Chapel, Charlotte. Morris Baker Funeral Services in Johnson City, Tenn., will assist with the burial and graveside service. Condolences and messages of sympathy may be sent to the family and viewed by visiting either www.mcewenpinevillechapel.com or www.morrisbaker.com. A private memorial service and burial will be held at New Bethel Cemetery in Piney Flats, Tennessee. A virtual memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 20, 2020. Further details about where and how to view will be available the week leading up to this service at gspc.net or either of the websites listed above on MaryGene's obituary page. There will also be a link to a video of this service that can be viewed afterwards.
RICHMOND, Va. / ATKINS, Va. Patsy Edmonds, passed away at the age of 82, on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. She was born in Atkins, Va., in 1939. Patsy was preceded in death by her husband, Bud Edmonds, whom she was married to for 53 years; father, George Robert Atkins Sr.; brother, George Robert Atkins Jr; and sister, Betty Atkins. Patsy is survived by one daughter, Melanie Titmus and husband, Scott Titmus; stepbrother, Johnnie G. Atkins and wife, Dorothy; brother-in-law, Bill Edmonds and wife, Chris; and several nephews. Graveside services will be held Friday, June 26, 2020, at 11 a.m. at Rose Lawn Cemetery, 4410 Lee Highway, Marion, VA 24354. To share memories of Patsy Edmonds, please visit www.seaverbrown.com. Care for Patsy's family has been entrusted to Seaver-Brown Funeral Service & Crematory, 237 East Main Street, Marion, VA 24354.
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MARION, Va. Clifton Eugene Hoover Jr., age 58, passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Ceres, Va. Mr. Hoover was born in Baltimore, Md., and was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Kitts and his sister, Gladys Hoover. He was a person who loved the outdoors, from farming, fishing, hunting to gold prospecting. Nebo mountain was where he truly felt at home. He was a beloved husband, father and pawpaw who will be missed by all of his family and friends. Survivors include his wife of 32 years, Lisa Blizzard Hoover; father, Clifton Eugene Hoover Sr.; children, Cory Hoover and girlfriend, Jessica, of Bluffton, S.C., and Kayla Kirk and husband, Cameron, of Marion, Va.; grandchildren, Brysen Hoover, Aubrey Perkins, Eric Perkins, Albanie "Sugar Britches" Kirk, and Jaiden Kirk; sisters, Priscilla Claudette Hoover, Debbie Jean Hoover and special friend, Kevin Routh, and Melissa Hoover Cornett and husband, Stephen Cornett; several nieces, nephews, cousins and other family members also survive. Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, June 5, 2020, at the Freedom Tabernacle Baptist Church in Atkins, with Pastor Mike Sage officiating. The family will receive friends on Friday from 5 until 7 p.m. prior to services. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 6, 2020, at Resurrection Gardens at Freedom Tabernacle. Expressions of sympathy may be sent tot he family at www.bradleysfh.com. Bradley's FuneralHome is serving the Hoover family.
MaryGene Manning Longenecker, 90, born on November 26, 1929, in Wayside, Georgia, died at Sharon Towers in Charlotte, North Carolina, on May 30, 2020. Devoted wife of 52 years to the Rev. Hershey J. Longenecker, MaryGene also grew up as the daughter of a Presbyterian Minister, the Rev. Frederic Easley Manning. After graduating from Wheaton College in 1951, with a degree in Christian Education, she was a teacher and assistant principal at Calvary Christian Day School in Charlotte from 1952 to 1958. She met her husband Hershey at Peniel Bible Conference in Lake Luzerne, New York, and they were married on June 28, 1958. Together they devoted their lives to serving the southern Presbyterian Church, beginning their married lives in Jonesville, South Carolina. They served in a three-church field in the Abingdon, Virginia, area, then Anderson Memorial Presbyterian Church in Pulaski, Virginia, followed by New Bethel Presbyterian Church in Piney Flats, Tennessee, before retiring from a two-church field in Welch, West Virginia in 1994. After retirement they returned to Pulaski, Virginia, to serve the church again until 2000. After some time in Bristol, Tennessee, they moved to Sharon Towers in Charlotte, North Carolina in 2003. MaryGene taught at Claremont and Jefferson Elementary Schools in Pulaski, Virginia, and also served later as a substitute. A skilled pianist, MaryGene was known for her cheerfulness and kindness to others and delighted in sharing in her husband's visitation ministry. She continued this service at Sharon Towers, visiting residents in healthcare. MaryGene's husband Hershey died in 2010. She is survived by her older daughter, Susan L. Dawson (Mark); her younger daughter, Ruth L. Deligdisch (Glen); grandchildren, John Dawson (Dolly), David Dawson (Sara), Amy Glendinning (Bobby), and Peter Deligdisch; and by her great-grandson Silas Dawson. She is also survived by her sister, Evelyne Manning, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her sister, JoAn Manning; her brother, Fred Manning; and her parents, the Reverend Frederic and Josephine Manning. The family is very thankful for the capable and loving care of the staff at Sharon Towers. Memorials may be made to Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, 3307 Rea Road, Charlotte, NC 28226, the Sharon Towers' Residents' Assistance Fund, 5100 Sharon Rd., Charlotte, NC 28210, or the Charlotte Rescue Mission, P.O. Box 33000, Charlotte, NC 28233. Arrangements under the direction of McEwen Funeral Service-Pineville Chapel, Charlotte. Morris Baker Funeral Services in Johnson City, Tenn., will assist with the burial and graveside service. Condolences and messages of sympathy may be sent to the family and viewed by visiting either www.mcewenpinevillechapel.com or www.morrisbaker.com. A private memorial service and burial will be held at New Bethel Cemetery in Piney Flats, Tennessee. A virtual memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 20, 2020. Further details about where and how to view will be available the week leading up to this service at gspc.net or either of the websites listed above on MaryGene's obituary page. There will also be a link to a video of this service that can be viewed afterwards.
RICHMOND, Va. / ATKINS, Va. Patsy Edmonds, passed away at the age of 82, on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. She was born in Atkins, Va., in 1939. Patsy was preceded in death by her husband, Bud Edmonds, whom she was married to for 53 years; father, George Robert Atkins Sr.; brother, George Robert Atkins Jr; and sister, Betty Atkins. Patsy is survived by one daughter, Melanie Titmus and husband, Scott Titmus; stepbrother, Johnnie G. Atkins and wife, Dorothy; brother-in-law, Bill Edmonds and wife, Chris; and several nephews. Graveside services will be held Friday, June 26, 2020, at 11 a.m. at Rose Lawn Cemetery, 4410 Lee Highway, Marion, VA 24354. To share memories of Patsy Edmonds, please visit www.seaverbrown.com. Care for Patsy's family has been entrusted to Seaver-Brown Funeral Service & Crematory, 237 East Main Street, Marion, VA 24354.
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