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Obituary For Virginia Irene Harding
Virginia Irene “Miss I” Harding 61, of Martinsville, VA., departed this life on Monday May 6, 2019 in Greensboro, NC. She was born in Virginia on June 17, 1957 to the late James Parker and Ola Virginia Harding Cunningham. In addition to her parents, Irene was preceded in death by one daughter, Cateka’ Harding; one sister, Evelyn Dalton and one brother, William Fountain.
Irene was a faithful member of New Beginnings Holiness Church where she served on the Usher Board, and Kitchen Committee. She worked in the Textile industry before becoming disabled.
Irene leaves to cherish her memory two daughters, Tanelle (Arshay) Jefferson of Martinsville, VA and Chelsea (Crudie) Harding of Greensboro, NC; one son, Carl Harding of Martinsville, VA; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; five sisters, Alice (Bobby) Smith, Arlene Porter, Vanessa Porter, and Ruth Porter all of Martinsville, VA; Barbara Fountain and Patricia Parker both of Spring Valley, New York; four brothers, Charles Fountain Martinsville, VA; James Parker, Morton Parker, and Corey Parker all of Spring Valley, New York; special friend, Barbara Griggs of Martinsville, VA; and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Friday May 10, 2019 at the C.R.V. Memorial Chapel at Hairston Funeral Home with Pastor Alfred Eccles, officiating. The family will receive friends one half hour prior to the service at the funeral home, and other times at the home of her daughter Tanelle Jefferson, 837 Hundley St., Martinsville, VA. Burial will follow at Carver Memorial Gardens, Martinsville, VA.
Arrangements are entrusted to Hairston Funeral Home.
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Add A CondolenceMay you find comfort and strength in knowing that God loves you and he cares for you, through talking to God in prayer, and from God's Word, the Bible. Psalm 36:7 says: "How precious your loyal love is, O God! In the shadow of your wings, the sons of men take refuge." Nahum 1:7; God is a stronghold in the day of distress. He is mindful of ["takes care of"] those seeking refuge in him." Please accept my sincere condolences. Always remember God loves you and he cares for you! (Psalm 34:18; 1 Peter 5:7)
My thoughts and prayers are with all the family and friends. God is good all the time and all the time, God is good.
Mrs. Irene... I can't believe GOD has called you home... When you meet such good people in a short amount of time, you feel like you have known them all your life... That's how I feel about you... We may have met by accident but our friendship was on purpose... May you rest in PEACE until the day GOD pierces the sky and may we all rise on that great getting up morning... You were so dear to my family in our time of sorry and you will be dearly missed...AMEN!!!
Miss I it has been years since I last saw your beautiful smile but there is one thing you said in our last conversation that I will carry with me for life. "I'm proud of you, you did good." That was your way. Always something encouraging, always providing guidance in your loving, motherly way. I will forever be grateful for the guidance you shared with me which resulted in a life shift. I regret never being able to officially thank you, but some how I feel you already know how grateful I am. Love you forever and Thank You!
Love you Irene. Never phony. Always real. Remember when I lived with your mom. You kept everything neat and clean in your room. You always said nobody is to touch my things in my room. You always treated me special. Thanks for the Calgon Miss I. Always a special, classy lady!
I just wanted to leave a comforting scripture for the family at Isaiah 25:8 where God have made a promise about death. God's promises will always be fulfilled. May this scripture give the family comfort & hope during your time of grief.
Irene And her family were my friends growing up we had lots of fun and we all treated each other right I lived her and I always thought she was a pretty Dolland had a beautiful smile and their mother was also a friend of my mother Ian so sorry to hear of her passing may she Rest In Peace for she will be missed I love her CatBeal she always called me .
