BRISTOL, VA - Francis Joan Ripley Cox, age 67, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Bristol, VA on Saturday August 6, 2016. The funeral service will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday August 9, 2016, in Akard Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Curtis Frye and Richard Bateman officiating. The family will receive friends 1:00 - 2:30 pm Tuesday prior to the service. The committal service and interment will be immediately following at Mary's Chapel Union Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be David Cox, David Bateman, Jim Bates, Scott Bateman, Rodney Pippin, Steve Cook, Gary Baker, Lawrence Cox, Isaac Cox and Robert Booher. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Mary's Chapel Building Fund or the Cemetery Fund, c/o Richard and Donna Bateman, 804 Hooker Road, Blountville, TN. 37617 Condolences and memories may be sent to the family at akardfuneralhome.com Akard Funeral Home, 1912 West State St., Bristol, TN (423) 989-4800 is serving the family of Mrs. Cox.
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