Harvey, Edna Tawney

Edna Louise Tawney Harvey, 70, of Newport, Va., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at her home. Mrs. Harvey was born on October 13, 1937, in Newport, Va., and was a daughter of the late Chancie Rowe Tawney and Lena Lucas Tawney.

Mrs. Harvey was a member of Sherry Memorial Christian Church in Newport.

She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Roy (Jack) Winfred Harvey, of Newport; one son and daughter-in-law, Sherman R. and Angela Breen Harvey, of Newport; one granddaughter, Kayla L. Harvey, of Newport, and her boyfriend, Todd Evans, of Pembroke; and special friends, Christine Epperley, Kathleen Lucas, Eva Price, Marjorie Lucas, Mary Ross, Lula Cruise, Allen and Rochelle Breeding, Hun Williams, and Scott and Elaine Myers.

Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 12, 2008, at the Lucas Cemetery in Newport with the Rev. Matthew Cox officiating.

The family will receive friends at the Givens Funeral Home in Pearisburg Friday evening, April 11, 2008, from 6 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be sent to the Newport Rescue Squad.

The family would like to thank the second floor Nursing Staff of the Montgomery Regional Hospital for their loving care and the Medi Home Health & Hospice Staff and Nurses. Online condolences can be sent to givensfuneralhome.com.