Letha Louise Sizemore

April 12, 1921 - May 23, 2013

Letha Louise Sizemore, 92, of Lester, formerly of Bud, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2013 at the Bowers Hospice House, Beckley following a long illness. Born April 12, 1921 at Bud, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Rebecca (Mitchem) Lester. Letha was a homemaker. She was a devoted wife, loving mother, and an amazing grandmother. She was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church. Letha Sizemore left a great legacy and will be missed and loved by many. In addition to her parents she is also preceded in death by her loving husband of 62 years, William Fred Sizemore; a son, William A. Sizemore; an infant brother and sister; sisters, Susie Miller, Vada Wiles, and Viola Dickerson; and brothers, Elzie, Lacy, and Jimmy Lester. Those left to cherish her memory include her daughters, Loretta "Mary" Lawson and her husband, Bob, of Lester with whom she had lived with for the past six years and Kaye Dunn and her husband, Lynndall, of Bud; her son, Calvin Sizemore and his wife, Sylvia, of Shady Spring; a daughter-in-law, Florina Sizemore; a brother, Luther Lester and his wife, Nancy, of Bud; a sister, Polly Sizemore of Turkey Creek; five granddaughters, Donna Asbury, Teresa White, Lenora Hagerman, Kandi Belcher, and Kelli Embrescia; four grandsons, Daniel Lawson, Bruce and Greg Sizemore, and Anthony Dunn; three step grandsons, Kenny and Wayne Lester and Bryan Laxton; seven great- grandchildren; twelve great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, family, and friends. Services will be 1:00 P.M. Monday, May 27, 2013 at Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel with Elder Jerry Farmer officiating. Burial will follow in the Hickory Ridge Cemetery, Bud Mtn. Friends may call Sunday from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. The family of Letha Sizemore is being cared for by the Tankersley Funeral Home, Mullens.