Eleathea Dora Losh Thurston, 88, of Fulks Run transitioned from life to death on March 22, 2023 and was met at Heaven's Gate by her family that has already passed.

She was born February 12, 1935 in Staunton and was the daughter of the late Woodrow Wilson Losh and Althea Snead Losh Fretwell.

Eleathea will be remembered as a strong, god fearing, church going, sassy, independent, stubborn women.  But her doors and heart were always open to anyone who needed it and she was a very giving person.  She attended Family Worship Center in Harrisonburg.  Eleathea worked for 40 years at Genesco in Verona and later worked at Wampler Hatchery in Harrisonburg.  She will be missed dearly by all of her family and friends.

Surviving are children, Teresa Mohler and husband Wilson, Sandra Bowman and husband Steve, John Thurston, Penny Miller and partner Clifton Greenwalt; special grandchildren who were raised in the home, John Puchlerz, Jayda Hullings; numerous other grandchildren, great grandchildren, great great grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.

Preceding her in death are daughters, Balinda Sager and her husband Dennis, Tammy Thurston; life partner, Carson "Tex" Grove; special great grandson, Ayden Depoy; four siblings, Rodger, Balerma, Elmer, and Jerry; she was the last surviving member of her immediate family.

Pastor Tony Hiles will conduct a funeral service 2:00 P.M. Sunday at the Grandle Funeral Home in Broadway.  Burial will follow at the Mtn. Grove Cemetery in Fulks Run.

The family will receive friends Saturday from 5-7 P.M. at the Grandle Funeral Home in Broadway.

Memorial Contributions may be made to the Grandle Funeral Home; P.O. Box 114 Broadway, VA 22815, to help offset funeral expenses.