Violet V. (Chapman) Courts, age 87, went home to be with the Lord on Christmas Day, 2013. She was born in Milton, WV, on January 12, 1926, the eldest daughter of the late Oscar and Thelma (Smith) Chapman. She was a wife and mother, nurse, and life member of Pleasant Valley Free Will Baptist Church. She completed LPN school and worked as a nurse at St. Mary’s hospital for 25 years. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Dorsie R. Courts; sister, Dorothy Chapman; brother, Richard Chapman. She is survived by her children, Steve Courts, Susie (James) Wayne, Sally (Larry) Miller, and Scott (Melissa) Courts; brothers, Charles (Linda) Chapman, David (Melody) Chapman, Johnny (Faye) Chapman, Don (Janet) Chapman; sisters, Norma (Melvin) Stratton, Pauline Bledsoe, Ora Gail Cain, Linda (Bruce) Stewart, and Donna Weekly; sister-in-law, Nancy Chapman, as well as six grandchildren; five great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held at Heck Funeral Home in Milton, WV, from 6 pm to 8 pm on Saturday evening, December 28. Funeral services will be held at Pleasant Valley Free Will Baptist Church in Ona, WV, on Sunday, December 29, at 11:00 am with Pastor Larry Sanders officiating. Burial will follow in Milton Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Pleasant Valley Free Will Baptist Church or a charity of one’s choice.