Elsie Marie Furrow

Elsie Marie Furrow obituary, Blacksburg, VA

Elsie Marie Furrow

Elsie Furrow Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by McCoy Funeral Home - Blacksburg on Dec. 24, 2023.

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Elsie Marie Furrow, age 84, of Blacksburg died, Saturday, December 23, 2023. She was born in Blacksburg, Virginia on June 3, 1939, to the late Brinston and Sally Cooper Davis. She was also preceded in death by her husband Charles Cleveland Furrow; sisters Alberta Songer, Virginia Caldwell, and Peggy Mitchell; and one infant brother.
She is survived by her three daughters and sons in law Lori and Chris Heslep, Debra and Steve Womack, Sharon and Francis Young; grandchildren, Amanda Young, Diana Roark, Amy Lytton, Sara Ladd, Ethan Heslep, Brett Heslep, Ryan Furrow, and Zach Furrow; many great-grandchildren; sisters Marlene Cox, Martha Smith, Lorene Cooper, Gloria Smith, and Erma Whitlock; numerous nieces and nephews; special friend and family, Reba and Oakley.
Elsie adored her family and enjoyed playing bingo, board games, and rummy with them.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to all the staff, nurses, and doctors at Skyline Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and Good Samaritan Hospice.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, December 28, 2023, at 2:00 pm in the McCoy Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in the Westview Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 – 2:00 pm on Thursday, December 28, 2023, at McCoy Funeral Home, 150 Country Club Dr. S.W., Blacksburg, VA.

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