Virginia Corry Harrell

February 12, 1932 ~ April 11, 2019
Born in:
Tifton, GA
Resided in:
Candler, NC
Virginia Corry Harrell, 87, of Candler, NC, formerly of Jacksonville, FL, and Brevard, NC, died on Thursday, April 11, 2019. She was born in Tifton, GA, the daughter of the late Reid Corry and Mae Corry.
She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Robert W. Harrell, of Candler; two daughters, Ann Zipperer (Craig), Evington, VA, and Elizabeth O’Shea (Gary Harkins), Asheville, NC; and two grandchildren, Benjamin and Kelly Zipperer, both of Evington.
Virginia was a graduate of Agnes Scott College and an alumna of Emory University. She taught school, was a long-time member of League of Women Voters, member of American Association of University Women, worked with Girl Scouts, Garden Club, and was involved in a Prison Letter Writing Ministry for 20 years through Highlands UMC. She was a member of Francis Asbury UMC.
Memorial services will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Francis Asbury United Methodist Church Welcome Table, PO Box 67, Candler, NC 28715.
Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue is assisting the family.
Please know I am thinking of you and your family during this hard time. Praying for you all and asking for peace and comfort that only God can provide.
We are thinking of the family with much love and sympathy during this difficult time.
We have missed Virginia and Bob at Francis Asbury UMC but she will remain in our hearts. We know she is in a wonderful place and we will see her again some day as God promised. You all are in our thoughts and prayers during this sad time.
We love you all.
Elizabeth May God bless and comfort you and your family. Sharon
Thoughts and Prayers are with you and your family during this difficult period!
1 Thessalonians 4:13 “But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.”