Rebecca Vance Honaker

Mrs. Rebecca Ellen Vance Honaker, age 88, of Jolo, West Virginia, went to be with the Lord in the early morning hours on Saturday, April 14, 2007 at the home of her daughter and son in law Peggy Jean and Riley Cole with whom she had made her home with for the past five years. She was born in Bradshaw, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late John William and Fannie Elizabeth Pruitt Vance. She had made her home in the McDowell county area all of her life and was a member of the Community Church of the Living God in Jolo, West Virginia for over 50 years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, George Washington Honaker; one daughter, Pearlie Marie Arnett; four sons, Bill, Fred, Johnny Lee, and George Thomas Honaker; four sisters, Mary Jane Hagerman, Vicy Hagerman, Hattie Hagerman, and Mattie Hale; three brothers, George, Charlie and Perry Vance; two grandsons, Robbie Lee Cole and Bobby Ray Arnett; and two great grandsons, Johnthan Lambert and Anthony Kindoll. Survivors are: Four Daughters: Peggy Cole and husband, Riley of Jolo, West Virginia Frances Wimmer of Jolo, West Virginia Anna Mae Clark and husband, Leon of Jolo, West Virginia JoAnn Rowe of Glen Lynn, Virginia One Son: Arvil Ray Honaker and wife, Lynn of Jolo, West Virginia One Daughter in Law: Phyllis Honaker of Jolo, West Virginia One Sister: Fannie Robinson of Lynchburg, Virginia One Sister in Law: Myrtle Vance of Jolo, West Virginia 24 Grandchildren, 39 Great Grandchildren, and 9 Great Great Grandchildren Special Granddaughter and Care Giver: Peggy Ann Cole Bradley and Special Nurses: Rhonda Wilson and Pam Harvey also survive. Funeral services for Rebecca Ellen Vance Honaker will be conducted Monday, April 16, 2007 at 2:00pm at the Community Church of the Living God in Jolo, West Virginia with the Rev. McGinnis Rife, Rev. Charlie Cooper, and Rev. Charlie Rose officiating. Interment will follow at the Tom Sparks Cemetery on Bradshaw Mountain. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Honorary Pallbearers will be: Newt Beavers, Ella Jean Beavers, Kenneth and Jackie Blevins, and Lois Ann Houchins. Friends may call at the church after 5:00pm Sunday evening.