Lusk, Juanita

HERNDON — Juanita Lusk, 71, of Lusk Settlement, Herndon, went to rest in the arms of Jesus after a long illness on Friday, January 2, 2009.Born June 28, 1937 at McComas, she was the daughter of the late Tommy and Dora Odell Mitchem.Mrs. Lusk was a homemaker. She was a former member and past president of Wyoming County Homemakers. She attended the Garwood Church of God and is now singing in the choir of many heavenly angels.

In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Jackie Lee Lusk; three brothers, Dee, Jimmy, and Ronald Mitchem; and three sisters, Ruby, Julie, and Dorothy Mitchem.

Those left to cherish her memory include
a son, Larry and his wife, Vickie, of Lusk Settlement;
a daughter, Donna Darnell and her husband, Scott, of Ripplemead, Va.;
two granddaughters, Nicole Reed and her husband, Matt McCormick, and Aloria Profitt, all of Ripplemead;
two sisters, Ester Cecil and her husband, Calvin, of Mt. Olive and Judy Lusk and her husband, Melvin, of Spanishburg;
a brother, Donnie Mitchem and his wife, Gearldean, of Wright Mtn.;
and many well-loved nieces and nephews.

Services will be 1:00 p.m. Monday at the Garwood Church of God with the Rev. Ricky Shrewsberry and the Rev. Roger Lusk officiating. Burial will follow in the Lusk Family Cemetery at the Lusk Settlement.Friends may call one hour prior to services Monday at the church.Pallbearers will be Matt McCormick, Roger Lusk, Lee Maynard, Wayne Compton, Jake Adkins, Ronald Lusk, and Darrin Hill.Online condolences may be expressed at wwwtankersleyfh.com.Arrangements by Tankersley Funeral Home, Mullens.
Published in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph from 1/4/2009 - 1/5/2009