Helen Bryant Colevas

Helen Bryant Colevas



Helen Bryant Colevas, age 65 of Rixeyville, Virginia was received into God's loving arms Tuesday, April 28, 2009 while at home after a courageous fight with cancer.

Mrs. Colevas was born April 11, 1944 at home in Panther, West Virginia, daughter of the late Tobe Bryant and Lena Justice Bryant.

She was also preceded in death by one great grandson, Dillan Ridgway; one brother, Glenn Bryant and two sisters, Gladys Bryant and Peggy Mullins.

Survivors include her loving husband of 48 ½ years, George Colevas; four children, Tina Rolka of Ashburn, VA, Mary McCoy of Grundy, VA, Lisa Wheeler and husband Ernest of Rixeyville, VA and Tobe Colevas and wife Lorie of Orange, VA; five sisters; one brother; twelve grandchildren, Lucas Wooden, Jonas Roberts, Olivia Bryant Ridgway, Jason Bryant, Christopher Ball, Jr., Colleen Ball, Austin Ball, Cherokia Martin, Hunter Wheeler, Hannah Wheeler, Kayla Shifflett and Kelsey Colevas; six great-grandchildren, Cameron Wooden, Amaria Wooden, Asia Wooden, Aliyah Wooden, Naomi Roberts and Jenna Bryant. Heather Workman and son AJ Workman were adopted into her family by heart strings.

With loving arms, Grandma cradled, nurtured and cared for over 120 children through out her lifetime. Endeared by many as "Grandma's Child Care", she touched the lives of many people. Her faithful dedication to foster care children spanned over a decade. She will forever be remembered as Grandma.

The family will receive friends from 10:00-11:00 A.M. Friday, May 1, 2009 at Pierce Funeral Home, 9609 Center Street, Manassas where funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M. Friday with Rev. Ludwell Brown officiating. Interment will follow at Culpeper National Cemetery, Culpeper.

In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Hospice of The Rapidan, P.O. Box 1715, Culpeper, Virginia 22701 in memory of Helen B. Colevas. Condolences may be sent to www.piercefh.com.






This obituary was originally published in the Culpeper StarExponent.