Obituary

Freddie Virginia Markins
(February 24, 1921 - March 20, 2014)

Freddie Virginia Markins, 93, of Milton, WV, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014, in the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. Funeral service will be conducted at Wallace Funeral Home in Milton, WV, Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 11 a.m. with Pastor Winford Curry officiating. She was born February 24, 1921, in Milton, WV, a daughter of the late Walter and Minnie Beckett Carter. Freddie was a life long member of Susannah Baptist Church. She loved her church and church family with all her heart. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter Janet Lynn Markins. She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Leonard Markins; her daughter Lois Weatherholt; her sons, Sam and Kenner Markins, and a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren whom she loved very much. The family would like to thank Michael Collins and Myron Lewis for their care of mom during her illness. Our words can't express our gratitude to the nurses, staff, and doctors of Hospice House for the loving care and support given to our mom and our family during this difficult time. The family will receive friends at the Wallace Funeral Home, Milton from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday March 21, 2014. Burial will be at the Enon Cemetery following the funeral. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes that any donations be made to the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House at 3100 Staunton Road, Huntington, WV, 25702 in her name.