Harman, Mary Southern

Mary Elizabeth Southern Harman, 78, of Pearisburg, Va., passed away Monday evening, February 27, 2006 at Carilion Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg.

Mrs. Harman was born in Pulaski and was a daughter of the late Jessie G. and Nellie King Southern. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her stepfather, Douglas Quesenberry and her husband, James Gordon Harman, Sr.

Mrs. Harman was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Winchester and was an avid bridge player and VA Tech Hokie Fan.

She is survived by one son, James G. Harman, Jr. of Pearisburg and his girlfriend, Sue Aldridge of Tazewell; one brother and sister-in-law, Roy and Lois Southern of Pulaski; two half sisters, Betty Holgerson of Illinois and Martha Ziegler of Connecticut; and one grandson, Adam Harman and his wife, Nicole of Pearisburg.

Graveside funeral services will be conducted Thursday, March 2, 2006 at 11 a.m. at the New Dublin Presbyterian Cemetery in Dublin. Online funeral condolences can be made to the family at www.givensfuneralhome.com.