Virginia Leah Southerland^[1]

1930 - 2009  (78 years)

• Name	Virginia Leah Southerland
  Born	7 Mar 1930
  Gender	Female
  Died	18 Feb 2009  [2]
  Buried	21 Feb 2009	Fairview Methodist Church Graveyard Cemetery, Madison County, North Carolina
  Person ID	I410058	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	Oscar Southerland,   d. Bef 18 Feb 2009
  Mother	Lucy,   d. Bef 18 Feb 2009
  Family ID	F163005	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	John Lewis Steelman,   b. 6 Jul 1935, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Mar 2000, Memorial Mission Hospital, Asheville, North Carolina  (Age 64 years)
  Married	26 Nov 1960
  Children	1. John Charles Steelman,   b. 4 Mar 1962,   d. 4 Mar 1962  (Age 0 years) + 2. Shawn D. Steelman   3. Shane S. Steelman   4. Shannon M. Steelman
  Family ID	F162995	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - 21 Feb 2009 - Fairview Methodist Church Graveyard Cemetery, Madison County, North Carolina  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 30 Mar 2000. John Lewis Steelman obituary [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 18 Feb 2009. (March 7, 1930 - February 18, 2009) Virginia Leah Southerland Steelman, of Hot Springs, N.C., went to be with her Lord on Wednesday morning February 18, 2009, she was 78 years old. Virginia attended church at Wolf Creek Baptist, in TN, and the Salvation Army Church in N.C. Musically talented at an early age Virginia loved playing the piano. Virginia married John Lewis Steelman on November 26, 1960 and made their residence in Hot Springs, N.C. Virginia loved God, church, family and life. She was very strong willed and independent. She would give as much as she could to provide for her family. She raised three loving children and took them to church often. Virginia is preceded in death by her husband, John Lewis Steelman; mother and father Lucy and Oscar Southerland; son, John Charles Steelman; brother, Charles Southerland; Sister, Geraldine Southerland Willett, all of Hot Springs, N.C. Virginia is survived by a sister, Marguerite Motella Pierce, of Newport, TN.; children, Shawn Steelman, Sr.; and wife, Tina Ricker Steelman of Hot Springs, Shane Steelman and wife Patricia Steelman of Del Rio, TN, Shannon Jones and husband J.C. Jones, of Greeneville, TN, five grandchildren, Shawn Steelman, Jr., and Jake Steelman, of Hot Springs, N.C., Tiffany Buckner, of Weaverville, NC, Allison Steelman, of Castlewood, Virginia, Kayla Steelman, of Del Rio, TN., one great grandchild Alexis Steelman, of Newport, TN. Funeral services 11 A.M. Saturday Feb. 21, 2009 at Manes Funeral Home Chapel with burial following in the Fairview Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday Feb. 20, 2009 at Manes Funeral Home.