Warner, Nellie Ruth Cox

Nellie Ruth Cox Warner, 85 of Pulaski, died peacefully in her sleep on Friday, August 17, 2012, at Salem Terrace at Harrogate, Salem, Va. She was born December 9, 1926 in Pulaski, Va. and was the daughter of the late George Washington Cox and Ruth Ida Linkous Cox. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband of 62 years, Junior Buford (J.B.) Warner and three brothers, Cecil Claude, Raymond Luther, and Ralph Hubert Cox. Left to honor Nellie and cherish her memory are three daughters, Joyce Warner Covey and husband, M. G., of Pulaski, Farron Warner Smith and husband, Bill, of Wytheville and Draper, and Ginger Warner Shouse and husband, Larry, of Salem; five grandchildren, Whitney Shouse Bonura, of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Will Smith, of Charlotte, N.C., Drew Covey and wife, Carrie, of Stuarts Draft, Meredith Shouse, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Casey and Kelly Smith, of Fort Collins, Colo. Two beautiful great-grandchildren, Isabella Bonura and Rowen Warner Smith also survive her. Nellie was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, who loved her family, her church, and her friends. She was a very kind and gentle person who affected the lives of many. As a homemaker she enjoyed playing cards and guitar, sewing, knitting, quilting, and baking delicious pies and cakes. A long-time member of Memorial Baptist Church, Nellie loved her Sunday school class, choir cantatas and the hand-bell choir, which she joyfully played in several years. We are deeply grateful to the staff of Salem Terrace at Harrogate and Gentle Shepherd Hospice for their kindness, loving care and support. A service celebrating her life will be conducted on Tuesday August 21, 2012 at 3 p.m. at Memorial Baptist Church, 995 Peppers Ferry Road, Pulaski, Va. with the Rev. David Lones officiating. Interment will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from 1 until 3 p.m. prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, the family would ask that memorial contributions be made in her memory to Memorial Baptist Church, P. O. Box 31, Pulaski, VA.