Virgie M. Watkins, 69, of Homer, died Wednesday, July 5, 2005, at Foote Hospital in Jackson.
She was born October 15, 1935, in Ezel, Kentucky, to Arlin and Allie Watkins.
Mrs. Watkins dedicated her life to doing for others, homemaking, keeping her family together, and was a proud member of the Church of God.
She was a wonderful woman with a great talent for cooking chocolate, gravy and biscuits, as well as goulash.
She is survived by three children, Robin (Richard) Moats of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Randy Williams, and Peggy (Gary) Grigowski of Marshall; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Shirley (Bob) Hendrick and Emma (Fred) Bisel, both of Marshall.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Terry Williams, and a daughter, Patricia Kay Williams.
A funeral service was held Friday, July 8, at the Homer Chapel of Tidd-Williams Funeral Chapels, with Pastor Ronald Hackworth of the Apostolic Christian Fellowship and Worship Church in Marshall officiating. Burial followed in Fairview Cemetery in Homer.
Memorials may be made to American Heart Association or a local Church of God.
Virgie M. Watkins, 69, of Homer, died Wednesday, July 5, 2005, at Foote Hospital in Jackson.
She was born October 15, 1935, in Ezel, Kentucky, to Arlin and Allie Watkins.
Mrs. Watkins dedicated her life to doing for others, homemaking, keeping her family together, and was a proud member of the Church of God.
She was a wonderful woman with a great talent for cooking chocolate, gravy and biscuits, as well as goulash.
She is survived by three children, Robin (Richard) Moats of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Randy Williams, and Peggy (Gary) Grigowski of Marshall; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Shirley (Bob) Hendrick and Emma (Fred) Bisel, both of Marshall.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Terry Williams, and a daughter, Patricia Kay Williams.
A funeral service was held Friday, July 8, at the Homer Chapel of Tidd-Williams Funeral Chapels, with Pastor Ronald Hackworth of the Apostolic Christian Fellowship and Worship Church in Marshall officiating. Burial followed in Fairview Cemetery in Homer.
Memorials may be made to American Heart Association or a local Church of God.
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