Daughter of Charles C. & Mary Ritchie
Wife of Douglas Canterbury and Mason Adkins
Margaret Josephine Adkins
OCEANA - Margaret Josephine "Jo" Adkins, 81, died Monday, Sept. 15, 2003, in Raleigh General Hospital following a brief battle with cancer.
Born July 16, 1922, at Bud, she was the daughter of the late Charles C. and Mary E. Ritchie.
Mrs. Adkins was a member of Craney Missionary Baptist Church. In 2002 Mrs. Adkins retired from the Wyoming County Board of Education, working at Oceana Middle School with 22 years of service.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Douglas Canterbury; a son, Jim "Jim Doug" Canterbury; two brothers, James Elbert Ritchie and Dr. Charles C. Ritchie Jr.; and two sisters, Mary C. Terry and Rachel Cozort Lamb.
Survivors include her husband, Mason Adkins; two brothers, Jack H. Ritchie and his wife, Novella, of Oceana and Paul C. Ritchie Sr. and his wife, Pat, of Beckley; a daughter-in-law, Theresa Canterbury of Oceana; a special friend, like a sister, Genevie Laxton of Oceana; three nieces, Dottie Thompson, Betty Halsey and her husband, Fred, and Susie Wolfe and her husband, Bob; five great-nieces, Tanya Garber and her husband, Phillip Jr., Andrea Halsey, Julie Cozort, Michelle Hoddox and her husband, Ted, and Catherine Thompson; four nephews, Paul Ritchie II and his wife, Pat, Jim Cozort and his wife, Patricia, Ed Cozort and his wife, Karen, and Gregg Smith; and two great-nephews, Adam Cozort and Justin Smith; a great-great-nephew, Teddy Hoddox; countless friends; and her second family, the staff of Oceana Middle School.
Service will be noon Thursday at Evans Memorial Chapel, Oceana, with the Revs. James Walker and Stollie Parsons officiating. Burial will follow in Kennedy Cemetery, Craney Fork. Special singers will be David Hager, Kathleen Walker and Judy Fraley.
Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Billie Cook, Westley Fraley, Fred Halsey, Bill Willard, Doyle Johnson and Gary Philpot.
Honorary pallbearers will be Bud Smith and Roger McKinney.
Arrangements by Evans Funeral Home, Oceana.
Wife of Douglas Canterbury and Mason Adkins
Margaret Josephine Adkins
OCEANA - Margaret Josephine "Jo" Adkins, 81, died Monday, Sept. 15, 2003, in Raleigh General Hospital following a brief battle with cancer.
Born July 16, 1922, at Bud, she was the daughter of the late Charles C. and Mary E. Ritchie.
Mrs. Adkins was a member of Craney Missionary Baptist Church. In 2002 Mrs. Adkins retired from the Wyoming County Board of Education, working at Oceana Middle School with 22 years of service.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Douglas Canterbury; a son, Jim "Jim Doug" Canterbury; two brothers, James Elbert Ritchie and Dr. Charles C. Ritchie Jr.; and two sisters, Mary C. Terry and Rachel Cozort Lamb.
Survivors include her husband, Mason Adkins; two brothers, Jack H. Ritchie and his wife, Novella, of Oceana and Paul C. Ritchie Sr. and his wife, Pat, of Beckley; a daughter-in-law, Theresa Canterbury of Oceana; a special friend, like a sister, Genevie Laxton of Oceana; three nieces, Dottie Thompson, Betty Halsey and her husband, Fred, and Susie Wolfe and her husband, Bob; five great-nieces, Tanya Garber and her husband, Phillip Jr., Andrea Halsey, Julie Cozort, Michelle Hoddox and her husband, Ted, and Catherine Thompson; four nephews, Paul Ritchie II and his wife, Pat, Jim Cozort and his wife, Patricia, Ed Cozort and his wife, Karen, and Gregg Smith; and two great-nephews, Adam Cozort and Justin Smith; a great-great-nephew, Teddy Hoddox; countless friends; and her second family, the staff of Oceana Middle School.
Service will be noon Thursday at Evans Memorial Chapel, Oceana, with the Revs. James Walker and Stollie Parsons officiating. Burial will follow in Kennedy Cemetery, Craney Fork. Special singers will be David Hager, Kathleen Walker and Judy Fraley.
Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Billie Cook, Westley Fraley, Fred Halsey, Bill Willard, Doyle Johnson and Gary Philpot.
Honorary pallbearers will be Bud Smith and Roger McKinney.
Arrangements by Evans Funeral Home, Oceana.
Daughter of Charles C. & Mary Ritchie
Wife of Douglas Canterbury and Mason Adkins
Margaret Josephine Adkins
OCEANA - Margaret Josephine "Jo" Adkins, 81, died Monday, Sept. 15, 2003, in Raleigh General Hospital following a brief battle with cancer.
Born July 16, 1922, at Bud, she was the daughter of the late Charles C. and Mary E. Ritchie.
Mrs. Adkins was a member of Craney Missionary Baptist Church. In 2002 Mrs. Adkins retired from the Wyoming County Board of Education, working at Oceana Middle School with 22 years of service.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Douglas Canterbury; a son, Jim "Jim Doug" Canterbury; two brothers, James Elbert Ritchie and Dr. Charles C. Ritchie Jr.; and two sisters, Mary C. Terry and Rachel Cozort Lamb.
Survivors include her husband, Mason Adkins; two brothers, Jack H. Ritchie and his wife, Novella, of Oceana and Paul C. Ritchie Sr. and his wife, Pat, of Beckley; a daughter-in-law, Theresa Canterbury of Oceana; a special friend, like a sister, Genevie Laxton of Oceana; three nieces, Dottie Thompson, Betty Halsey and her husband, Fred, and Susie Wolfe and her husband, Bob; five great-nieces, Tanya Garber and her husband, Phillip Jr., Andrea Halsey, Julie Cozort, Michelle Hoddox and her husband, Ted, and Catherine Thompson; four nephews, Paul Ritchie II and his wife, Pat, Jim Cozort and his wife, Patricia, Ed Cozort and his wife, Karen, and Gregg Smith; and two great-nephews, Adam Cozort and Justin Smith; a great-great-nephew, Teddy Hoddox; countless friends; and her second family, the staff of Oceana Middle School.
Service will be noon Thursday at Evans Memorial Chapel, Oceana, with the Revs. James Walker and Stollie Parsons officiating. Burial will follow in Kennedy Cemetery, Craney Fork. Special singers will be David Hager, Kathleen Walker and Judy Fraley.
Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Billie Cook, Westley Fraley, Fred Halsey, Bill Willard, Doyle Johnson and Gary Philpot.
Honorary pallbearers will be Bud Smith and Roger McKinney.
Arrangements by Evans Funeral Home, Oceana.
Wife of Douglas Canterbury and Mason Adkins
Margaret Josephine Adkins
OCEANA - Margaret Josephine "Jo" Adkins, 81, died Monday, Sept. 15, 2003, in Raleigh General Hospital following a brief battle with cancer.
Born July 16, 1922, at Bud, she was the daughter of the late Charles C. and Mary E. Ritchie.
Mrs. Adkins was a member of Craney Missionary Baptist Church. In 2002 Mrs. Adkins retired from the Wyoming County Board of Education, working at Oceana Middle School with 22 years of service.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Douglas Canterbury; a son, Jim "Jim Doug" Canterbury; two brothers, James Elbert Ritchie and Dr. Charles C. Ritchie Jr.; and two sisters, Mary C. Terry and Rachel Cozort Lamb.
Survivors include her husband, Mason Adkins; two brothers, Jack H. Ritchie and his wife, Novella, of Oceana and Paul C. Ritchie Sr. and his wife, Pat, of Beckley; a daughter-in-law, Theresa Canterbury of Oceana; a special friend, like a sister, Genevie Laxton of Oceana; three nieces, Dottie Thompson, Betty Halsey and her husband, Fred, and Susie Wolfe and her husband, Bob; five great-nieces, Tanya Garber and her husband, Phillip Jr., Andrea Halsey, Julie Cozort, Michelle Hoddox and her husband, Ted, and Catherine Thompson; four nephews, Paul Ritchie II and his wife, Pat, Jim Cozort and his wife, Patricia, Ed Cozort and his wife, Karen, and Gregg Smith; and two great-nephews, Adam Cozort and Justin Smith; a great-great-nephew, Teddy Hoddox; countless friends; and her second family, the staff of Oceana Middle School.
Service will be noon Thursday at Evans Memorial Chapel, Oceana, with the Revs. James Walker and Stollie Parsons officiating. Burial will follow in Kennedy Cemetery, Craney Fork. Special singers will be David Hager, Kathleen Walker and Judy Fraley.
Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Billie Cook, Westley Fraley, Fred Halsey, Bill Willard, Doyle Johnson and Gary Philpot.
Honorary pallbearers will be Bud Smith and Roger McKinney.
Arrangements by Evans Funeral Home, Oceana.
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