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Olivia Lanier Pole Thomas Peery, 94, of 159 Addison Patch Road, Hot Springs, died Sunday, October 27, 2013 at her residence.
She was born January 15, 1919 in Warm Springs, the daughter of the late Frank Thomas and Laura Mines Thomas.
She was married to the late William E. “Bill” Peery who preceded her in death in 1982.
Mrs. Peery was retired from the housekeeping department at The Homestead Resort.
She was a member of the Healing Springs Baptist Church; the Ladies Auxiliary; and the Bath County Emergency Committee. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother.
She is survived by four children, Patricia Stover and husband Smokey Joe, Lettie Mae Cauley and husband Hubert “Thornton”, Clarence Peery and Harold Peery all of Hot Springs; a sister, Virginia Faurote of Hot Springs; a niece, Betty Bonds of Hot Springs; eight grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Margaret Faurote and a daughter-in-law, Wilma Jean Peery.
A funeral service was conducted at 11 a.m., Wednesday, October 30, at McLaughlin & Young Funeral Home with Reverend John Klink officiating.
Interment will be in Union Chapel Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Paul Peery, Billy Stover, Brian Stover, Justin Lindsay, Alex Lindsay, Will Fry and Dennis Carter.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Nathan Hepler, Billy Baldwin, David Lindsay, Kevin Fry, Lee Church and Tommy Baldwin.
The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. until 8 p.m., Tuesday evening at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Bath County Emergency Committee, P.O. Box 215, Hot Springs, Va., 24445 or Union Chapel Cemetery, c/o Wayne Peery 533 Peery Hollow Road, Hot Springs, Va. 24445.
Online condolences may be made to www.mclaughlinandyoung.com.
