Rebecca Pearcey Kingery

Rebecca Pearcey (Granny Beck) Kingery, 94, of Roanoke County, Va., passed away peacefully into the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, February 5, 2010. She was a faithful member of Garden City Church of the Nazarene where she kept the nursery for 35 plus years. She had an impact on many lives by serving Christ in this capacity. She was a precious mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who always put Christ first in all that she did. She was a homemaker, which allowed her to keep her grandchildren and even some of her great-grandchildren on a regular basis as they were growing up. What a blessing from God to have such a godly woman as an example in their lives daily. She loved each member of her family so very much and it was evident in the way that she cared for them through the years.
She was a prayer warrior and those prayers were felt by the family. She was preceded in death by her loving and devoted husband, V. Elmer Kingery; her mother and father, Ida Zimmerman and Fields I. Pearcey; sisters, Ruth Arthur and Pauline Pollard; brother, Irving (Pete) Pearcey Jr.; and daughter-in-law, Carol Kidd Kingery.
She is survived by son and daughter-in-law, L.E. (Sonny) Kingery and Linda, of Roanoke County; daughter and son-in-law, Charlene and Cliff Gordon, of Roanoke County; five grandchildren, Maurice Kingery and wife, Glenette ,of Roanoke County, Trelbie Whitehead and husband, Mike, of Roanoke County, Pastor Steve Gordon and wife, Tracy, of Roanoke, Karen Burgess and husband, Kevin, of Ferrum, and JoEllen Crawford and husband, Seth, of Boones Mill; 11 great-grandchildren, Trelisha Bell and husband, Jesse, Trevin Whitehead, Reece Kingery, Tyler, Logan and Emily Burgess, Ashley Morris, Kimberlie and Kelsi Gordon, and Sarah and Jackson Crawford; one brother, Clayton F. Pearcey, of Marion; one sister, Cynthia Rosenberger, of Roanoke; and many dear friends and extended family that meant so much.
The family would like to extend our appreciation to the wonderful staff at Pheasant Ridge Nursing Home for the excellent loving way you cared for Granny Beck during the past three months. She thought the world of each of you.
The funeral will be held 1 p.m. on Friday, February 12, 2010, at Garden City Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Sherrill Michaels and Pastor Steve Gordon officiating. Interment will follow at Bandy Cemetery, Roanoke County. The family will receive friends at Oakey's South Chapel on Thursday, February 11, 2010, from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m.