Bessie Irene Cawley Corder, 99, passed away Monday, July 15, 2013, at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley.
Born December 29, 1913, at Poca, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Canna B. Cox Cawley.
Mrs. Corder was a long-time member of Cotton Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Beckwith. She was the oldest living graduate of her class at East Bank High School. Mrs. Corder and her late husband, Otis, were owners and operators of Corder's General Store, Beckwith. She was a past matron of the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 107, Oak Hill.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Otis Meade Corder, on June 27, 1978.
Those left to cherish her memory include her two sons, Otis Meade Corder Jr. of Oak Hill and Robert Allen Corder of Fayetteville; one grandson, Timothy Corder; one granddaughter, Tiffany Turpin; and two great-granddaughters.
Graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 18, at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity, with Pastor Mack Canterbury officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity.
A memorial service and celebration of her life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 17, at Cotton Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Beckwith.
In lieu of flowers, memorials in her memory may be made to Cotton Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Ladies Circle, P.O. Box 884, Fayetteville, WV 25840.
For those wishing to express their condolences to the Corder family, you may do so by visiting our website at www.doddpaynehessfuneralhome.com.
Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, 350 W. Maple Ave., Fayetteville, will be assisting the family.
Bessie Irene Cawley Corder, 99, passed away Monday, July 15, 2013, at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley.
Born December 29, 1913, at Poca, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Canna B. Cox Cawley.
Mrs. Corder was a long-time member of Cotton Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Beckwith. She was the oldest living graduate of her class at East Bank High School. Mrs. Corder and her late husband, Otis, were owners and operators of Corder's General Store, Beckwith. She was a past matron of the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 107, Oak Hill.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Otis Meade Corder, on June 27, 1978.
Those left to cherish her memory include her two sons, Otis Meade Corder Jr. of Oak Hill and Robert Allen Corder of Fayetteville; one grandson, Timothy Corder; one granddaughter, Tiffany Turpin; and two great-granddaughters.
Graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 18, at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity, with Pastor Mack Canterbury officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity.
A memorial service and celebration of her life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 17, at Cotton Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Beckwith.
In lieu of flowers, memorials in her memory may be made to Cotton Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Ladies Circle, P.O. Box 884, Fayetteville, WV 25840.
For those wishing to express their condolences to the Corder family, you may do so by visiting our website at www.doddpaynehessfuneralhome.com.
Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, 350 W. Maple Ave., Fayetteville, will be assisting the family.
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