SHIRLEY EVELYN KOEN

Shirley Evelyn Koen, 87 of Bluefield, VA, passed away peacefully at her home Monday, February 26, 2024. Born in Bluefield, WV, she was the daughter of the late Creed Cornelius Woody and Doney Ann Lewis Woody.  She was of the Pentecostal faith and enjoyed going to church at Guiding Light Worship Center, where she was a member. She lived her life thanking God for all her blessings. She loved roses and wildlife, including birds, deer and especially chipmunks.  She loved her family whole-heartedly and had nothing but kind words for everyone she met.  Yard sales and embroidering were other things she enjoyed doing.  She will be deeply missed by her family and all who knew her.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter: Patricia Diane Koen; her son: Carl Edward Koen; sisters: Virginia Louise Whittaker and Nellie Ann Corvin; grandson: Benjamin Koen.

She will be lovingly missed by her husband of 70 years: James Edward Koen; her children: Jimmy Dean Koen and wife, Connie of Bluefield, VA, Bobby Gene Koen and wife, Rhonda of Bluefield, WV, Tommy Eugene Koen and wife, Dreama of Stoneville, NC, Ronney Dale Koen and wife, Doreen of Princeton, WV and Judy Ann Koen of the home; siblings: Roger Woody of Bolivia, NC and Judy Woody of Princeton, WV; 16 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; 6 great great-grandchildren.

A service to celebrate Shirley's life will be held Thursday, February 29, 2024 at Dudley Memorial Chapel at 2:00 P.M. with her son, Bobby Koen officiating.  Interment will follow at Maple Hill Cemetery.  Her grandsons will serve as pallbearers.

Friends may visit with the family on Thursday from 1:00 P.M. until the hour of the service.

The family would like to say a very special "THANKS" to her nurses, Amanda, Paige, Luke, Ocean and Skyler for their kind actions and care of Mrs. Shirley during her sickness.