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Hilda Cohron Obituary
Hilda Wray Forbes Cohron, 93, of Stuarts Draft, passed away Friday, December 31, 2010, at Augusta Health.
She was born January 6, 1917, in Bedford County, daughter of the late John W. Forbes Sr. and Cornelia Welch Forbes.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ward Lee Cohron; daughter-in-law, Ella Jane Halterman Cohron; three brothers and three sisters.
Mrs. Cohron was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women and the Louise Diehl Sunday School Class. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a role model for her entire family and her hospitality was extended to everyone.
She is survived by one daughter, Shirley McCray and her husband, Fred; two sons, Larry L. Cohron and his friend, Elizabeth Henkel, and David Cohron and his wife, Linda, all of Stuarts Draft; one sister, Doris Forbes Almarode; two brothers, John W. Forbes Jr. and Nathaniel H. Forbes, all of Stuarts Draft; five grandchildren, Karla McCray Hallock and her husband, Brad, David Nicholas Cohron and his wife, Ines, E. June Cohron, Gregory Alan Cohron, Leigh Ann Cohron Hinson and her husband, Michael Hinson Jr.; five great-grandchildren, Ashleigh Hinson, Katelyn Hallock, Michael Hinson III, Jenna Hallock and Emma Cohron; a foster great-grandson, John Vest; and a foster great-great-granddaughter, Natalie Vest.
A service will be conducted 3 p.m. Monday, January 3, 2011, at Calvary United Methodist Church with the Reverend B. Failes officiating.
Burial will follow at the church cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be her nephews, Dr. J. W. Forbes III, Clifton Reed Forbes, James E. Brumfield, Alfred L. Hatfield, T. Randal Almarode and Gene R. Kane.
Honorary pallbearers will be nieces, nephews, members of the Louise Diehl Sunday School Class, Ray Weaver and Paul Johnson Jr.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Stuarts Draft Volunteer Fire Dept, P. O. Box 548, Stuarts Draft, VA 24477 or the Calvary United Methodist Church Food Pantry, 2179 Stuarts Draft Highway, Stuarts Draft, VA 24477.
Reynolds Hamrick Funeral Homes is handling the arrangements.
Family and friends may view the obituary and sign the guest register on line at www.reynoldshamrickfuneralhomes.com
This obituary was originally published in the News Virginian.
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Thomas Rorrer
January 3, 2011
David and Larry and family, I am sorry to hear of your mother's death. I remember her and your father fondly from their patronage at People Pharmacy and I at Cohrons. They were fine people and a joy to know.
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Helen Weaver
January 3, 2011
Larry, David and family, I am so sorry to hear of Mrs. Cohron's passing. My childhood is full of memories of her and Mr. Cohron. May Our Lord bless you with strength during this time.
Love and prayers, Helen Weaver
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