Virginia Lawhorn Obituary

Virginia Dare Lawhorn, 91, of Mascot, TN peacefully entered the glorious gates of Heaven on Sunday, October 1, 2023, surrounded with love. Erline Virginia Dare Koon was born at home in the community of Ebenezer in Knoxville, Tennessee on July 25, 1932, to Samuel A. Koon and Beatrice (Combs) Koon. Erline, as she was called at the time, was the youngest of six children. When Erlene began school, she commonly became referred to as Virginia. At the age of 14 a school friend introduced Virginia to her cousin Marion Lawhorn who was to become the love of her life. On December 1, 1950, Marion's 21st birthday, Virginia and Marion were married, before he entered the Army and while she was a Senior at Farragut High School. Virginia attended Knoxville Business College and received a degree in Accounting, which she used in various jobs retiring from the office of J. Archie Nichols, CPA in 1997. She raised her family with loving care, while taking care of her parents and siblings. She was a Cub Scout den mother, and active member of the Blue Grass PTA where she worked yearly on award winning Christmas floats. Her home was a place where friends and neighbors were always welcome, sometimes into the wee hours playing badminton in the front yard or the huge bonfires in the Autumn. She greatly loved birds and flowers and spent endless hours working in her many flower and vegetable gardens. Virginia exemplified serving God faithfully to her family, belonging to Ebenezer United Methodist Church and later First Church of God. She was a wonderful cook and enjoyed entertaining her Senior Saints group and her extended family. Her family was her greatest joy. Virginia was preceded in death by her parents, husband of 72 years Marion E. Lawhorn, brothers Troy Koon, William Stanley and Andrew Koon, sisters Bernice Koon, Mohee Stanley, and granddaughter Keisha Dare Blake Williams. She is survived by her three children, Julia L. Grisham, David E. Lawhorn and Lisa A. Leach (David); sister in law, Maxine L. Ferguson and brother in law, Rufus A. Lawhorn along with several nieces and nephews; six granddaughters, Virginia Melton (Randy), Stephannie Coyle, Chesia Cunniff (PJ), Michelle Spradlin, Jennifer Proffitt (Tyson) and Kristy Leach (Todd); great-grandchildren, Kiley Spradlin, Hunter and Kaitlyn Williams, Victoria and Presley Melton, Tripp and Charlotte Coyle, Kinsley and Knox Cunniff, Bronson, Jasper and Gunner Leach. Granny 'honhorn' Lawhorn will be greatly missed by her loving family. Family would like to extend special thanks to the staff of LaFollette Court Assisted Living facility, Amedisys and Kristy Leach for their compassionate, loving care. A visitation will be held for Virginia on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 1pm at Berry Highland Memorial Funeral Home, with a funeral service at 2pm. A graveside service will immediately follow in Berry Highland Memorial Cemetery. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www. berryhighlandmemorial. com for the Lawhorn family.