She was born on January 26, 1937, in Waynesboro, Virginia, a daughter of the late William Walker and Essie Virginia Carroll Madison.
She was a homemaker and attended the Pentecostal Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Emory Lee Abshire; one brother, one sister, and one great- grandson.
Survivors include her two daughters, Norma Kestner of Raphine and Teresa Abshire of Waynesboro; four brothers, William Madison of Ruckersville, Homer Madison of Baltimore, Maryland, Thomas Madison of Stuarts Draft and Roger Madison of Waynesboro; three sisters, Ethel O'Donnell of Grottoes, Betty Claytor of Kannapolis, North Carolina an Faye Cogar of Waynesboro; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Following cremation, the family will receive friends from 7 until 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, 2011, at the Waynesboro Chapel of Reynolds Hamrick Funeral Homes.
Family and friends may view the obituary and send condolences on line at www.reynoldshamrickfuneralhomes.com.
.Published in The News Virginian on July 26, 2011
She was born on January 26, 1937, in Waynesboro, Virginia, a daughter of the late William Walker and Essie Virginia Carroll Madison.
She was a homemaker and attended the Pentecostal Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Emory Lee Abshire; one brother, one sister, and one great- grandson.
Survivors include her two daughters, Norma Kestner of Raphine and Teresa Abshire of Waynesboro; four brothers, William Madison of Ruckersville, Homer Madison of Baltimore, Maryland, Thomas Madison of Stuarts Draft and Roger Madison of Waynesboro; three sisters, Ethel O'Donnell of Grottoes, Betty Claytor of Kannapolis, North Carolina an Faye Cogar of Waynesboro; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Following cremation, the family will receive friends from 7 until 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, 2011, at the Waynesboro Chapel of Reynolds Hamrick Funeral Homes.
Family and friends may view the obituary and send condolences on line at www.reynoldshamrickfuneralhomes.com.
.Published in The News Virginian on July 26, 2011
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