Susan Cordle Obituary

Age - 62

October 6, 2023

Honaker, VA

Susan Ann Smith Cordle, age 62, of Honaker, Virginia, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday (October 4, 2023) at her home. Born May 8, 1961 in Tazewell County, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Leonard and Helen Kinder Smith. She had spent most of her life in Southwest Virginia and Sevierville, Tennessee. She was of the Pentecostal Holiness faith and when her health allowed, she attended The Anchor at Soul's Harbor Church. She had formerly been employed as a cook at Dolly Parton's Stampede and she enjoyed travelling and just riding around in the car. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Jessie Cordle, Jr. ; three brothers, Raymond Smith, David Smith and Johnny Smith; one sister, Bonnie Dyer. Survivors include her husband of forty-six years, Jessie Howard Cordle of the home; daughter, Marilyn Patty and husband, Delmus of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; son, Johnny Cordle and fiancee, Pamela Hess of Wysor Valley, Virginia; sister, Geneva Melvin of Baltimore, Maryland; sons at heart, Paul Dyer and Perry Cattlitt; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews also survive. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be conducted at 7 PM Tuesday at The Anchor at Soul's Harbor Church with Pastor Joel Horne, Rev. Bobby Horne and Rev. Carter Dye officiating. The family will receive friends at the church from 6 PM to 7 PM.

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