Katherine Lucille Thurston Cash, age 86, of 221 West Parrish Street, Covington, Virginia died Tuesday, January 11, 2022, in Lewis Gale Hospital – Alleghany, Low Moor, Virginia.
She was born April 5, 1935, in Rockbridge County, Virginia to the late Edward Thurston, Sr., and Nellie Mae Ayres Thurston. She was a retired secretary of the former C & O. Hospital, Alleghany Regional Hospital, and the Alleghany Highlands Community Service Board. Katherine was a member of the Clifton Forge Presbyterian Church where she was a Sunday school teacher for 51 years and attended the Parrish Court United Methodist Church in later years.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Ernest Cash, Sr.; a brother, Edward Thurston, Jr., and a sister, Elizabeth Nicely.
She is survived by a daughter, Betty Mae Cash of Covington; a son, Joseph E. Cash, Jr. and wife Teressa of Covington; a special friend, Jean Persinger; and a host of nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge with Reverend Paul Brokaw and Pastor Greg Kropff officiating. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 1:00 PM until the time of service at Nicely Funeral Home. Following the service, her body will be cremated. A private inurnment will be held at a later date in Glasgow Cemetery, Glasgow.
To send condolences to the family online, please visit www.nicelyfuneralhome.com.
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