Shirley Sue Pope, 86, of Lewis Center, Ohio, formerly of Villa Rica and Jacksonville, FL, died Monday, February 7, 2022 in Ohio.
She was born in Villa Rica on October 7,1935, the daughter of the late Lewis Watkins Leathers and the late Essie Mae Broome Leathers. She lived most of her lifetime in this area, graduated from Villa Rica High School, and attended college for some time. She was a self-employed Health & Life Insurance Broker in this area from 1974 until 1992 when she retired. She was a member of the "famous Red Hats" of Villa Rica and the Senior Dance in Villa Rica was started by Sue and Hazel Roberts. She worked fearlessly at anything she started to make it a success for her friends and the town she loved and was always there to help anyone who needed her. She was a long- time member of Villa Rica First United Methodist Church. It has been said that happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold; happiness dwells in the soul - that explains why Sue was such a happy, outgoing and loved person to everyone who met and knew her - she will be missed.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Bates Pope and her daughter, Pamela Dobbins.
Survivors include her grandchildren, Chris & Jennifer Dobbins of Jacksonville, FL and Leann & Ben Stevens of Lewis Center, Ohio; step grandchildren, Jeff and Mary Beth Fortune of Kennesaw; great grandchildren, Carson Dobbins, Mason Dobbins and Emily Dobbins of Jacksonville and Kendall Stevens of Ohio; step-great grandchildren, Grier and Elizabeth Fortune of Kennesaw; a number of cousins; and numerous "special" friends.
The family will receive friends at the J. Hoyt Thomas Funeral Home Tuesday, February 15,2022 from 11:00 A.M. until 1:00 P.M.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 15,2022 from the J. Hoyt Thomas Chapel with Danny Waldrop officiating and the eulogy by Diane Wilson. Interment will follow in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
J. Hoyt Thomas Funeral Home of Villa Rica is in charge of arrangements.
She was born in Villa Rica on October 7,1935, the daughter of the late Lewis Watkins Leathers and the late Essie Mae Broome Leathers. She lived most of her lifetime in this area, graduated from Villa Rica High School, and attended college for some time. She was a self-employed Health & Life Insurance Broker in this area from 1974 until 1992 when she retired. She was a member of the "famous Red Hats" of Villa Rica and the Senior Dance in Villa Rica was started by Sue and Hazel Roberts. She worked fearlessly at anything she started to make it a success for her friends and the town she loved and was always there to help anyone who needed her. She was a long- time member of Villa Rica First United Methodist Church. It has been said that happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold; happiness dwells in the soul - that explains why Sue was such a happy, outgoing and loved person to everyone who met and knew her - she will be missed.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Bates Pope and her daughter, Pamela Dobbins.
Survivors include her grandchildren, Chris & Jennifer Dobbins of Jacksonville, FL and Leann & Ben Stevens of Lewis Center, Ohio; step grandchildren, Jeff and Mary Beth Fortune of Kennesaw; great grandchildren, Carson Dobbins, Mason Dobbins and Emily Dobbins of Jacksonville and Kendall Stevens of Ohio; step-great grandchildren, Grier and Elizabeth Fortune of Kennesaw; a number of cousins; and numerous "special" friends.
The family will receive friends at the J. Hoyt Thomas Funeral Home Tuesday, February 15,2022 from 11:00 A.M. until 1:00 P.M.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 15,2022 from the J. Hoyt Thomas Chapel with Danny Waldrop officiating and the eulogy by Diane Wilson. Interment will follow in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
J. Hoyt Thomas Funeral Home of Villa Rica is in charge of arrangements.
Shirley Sue Pope, 86, of Lewis Center, Ohio, formerly of Villa Rica and Jacksonville, FL, died Monday, February 7, 2022 in Ohio.
She was born in Villa Rica on October 7,1935, the daughter of the late Lewis Watkins Leathers and the late Essie Mae Broome Leathers. She lived most of her lifetime in this area, graduated from Villa Rica High School, and attended college for some time. She was a self-employed Health & Life Insurance Broker in this area from 1974 until 1992 when she retired. She was a member of the "famous Red Hats" of Villa Rica and the Senior Dance in Villa Rica was started by Sue and Hazel Roberts. She worked fearlessly at anything she started to make it a success for her friends and the town she loved and was always there to help anyone who needed her. She was a long- time member of Villa Rica First United Methodist Church. It has been said that happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold; happiness dwells in the soul - that explains why Sue was such a happy, outgoing and loved person to everyone who met and knew her - she will be missed.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Bates Pope and her daughter, Pamela Dobbins.
Survivors include her grandchildren, Chris & Jennifer Dobbins of Jacksonville, FL and Leann & Ben Stevens of Lewis Center, Ohio; step grandchildren, Jeff and Mary Beth Fortune of Kennesaw; great grandchildren, Carson Dobbins, Mason Dobbins and Emily Dobbins of Jacksonville and Kendall Stevens of Ohio; step-great grandchildren, Grier and Elizabeth Fortune of Kennesaw; a number of cousins; and numerous "special" friends.
The family will receive friends at the J. Hoyt Thomas Funeral Home Tuesday, February 15,2022 from 11:00 A.M. until 1:00 P.M.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 15,2022 from the J. Hoyt Thomas Chapel with Danny Waldrop officiating and the eulogy by Diane Wilson. Interment will follow in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
J. Hoyt Thomas Funeral Home of Villa Rica is in charge of arrangements.
She was born in Villa Rica on October 7,1935, the daughter of the late Lewis Watkins Leathers and the late Essie Mae Broome Leathers. She lived most of her lifetime in this area, graduated from Villa Rica High School, and attended college for some time. She was a self-employed Health & Life Insurance Broker in this area from 1974 until 1992 when she retired. She was a member of the "famous Red Hats" of Villa Rica and the Senior Dance in Villa Rica was started by Sue and Hazel Roberts. She worked fearlessly at anything she started to make it a success for her friends and the town she loved and was always there to help anyone who needed her. She was a long- time member of Villa Rica First United Methodist Church. It has been said that happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold; happiness dwells in the soul - that explains why Sue was such a happy, outgoing and loved person to everyone who met and knew her - she will be missed.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Bates Pope and her daughter, Pamela Dobbins.
Survivors include her grandchildren, Chris & Jennifer Dobbins of Jacksonville, FL and Leann & Ben Stevens of Lewis Center, Ohio; step grandchildren, Jeff and Mary Beth Fortune of Kennesaw; great grandchildren, Carson Dobbins, Mason Dobbins and Emily Dobbins of Jacksonville and Kendall Stevens of Ohio; step-great grandchildren, Grier and Elizabeth Fortune of Kennesaw; a number of cousins; and numerous "special" friends.
The family will receive friends at the J. Hoyt Thomas Funeral Home Tuesday, February 15,2022 from 11:00 A.M. until 1:00 P.M.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 15,2022 from the J. Hoyt Thomas Chapel with Danny Waldrop officiating and the eulogy by Diane Wilson. Interment will follow in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
J. Hoyt Thomas Funeral Home of Villa Rica is in charge of arrangements.
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