Jone Marie Cooley
Jone Marie Lyons Cooley, 80, of Bassett, Va. passed away Thursday, October 29, 2026. She was born in Vivian, W. Va. August 15, 1946, to James Edward Lyons and Margaret Elizabeth Lyons.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William David Cooley, Sr.
She is survived by her son, William David Cooley, Jr. of Bassett; daughter, Brenda Gail Shively and son-in-law Ricky Dean Shively of Martinsville, Va.; granddaughters, Kristin Nicole Evans of Bassett, Kaitlin Grace Meadows of Collinsville, and Madeline Jade Cooley of the University of Virginia; great grandchildren, Gavin Edward Evans and Parker Maeve Goins; sisters, Margaret Ann Hopkins of Pearisburg, Va. and Deborah Joy Payne of Martinsville; brothers, Harold (Bo) Lyons of Bassett and James Barry Lyons of Stuart, Va.; stepbrothers, Dennis Lee Hall of Bassett and the late Ricky Dean Hall. Jone is also survived by several cousins, nieces and nephews.
Jone retired from Carilion Health Care where she worked as a LPN.
She was a hard worker and very dedicated to her family, the community and First Baptist Church of Bassett where she was a member. She had a passion and love for helping others. She did a lot of volunteer work with the Bassett Volunteer Fire Department and the Comfort and Encouragement Ministry at First Baptist Church of Bassett.
Jone was also very instrumental in helping establish the Disaster Relief Food Ministries in Patrick County and Bassett. Working with the food ministry brought her great joy.
In her spare time, she enjoyed researching her family genealogy and sewing.
A visitation will be held 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Friday, November 6, 2026, at First Baptist Church of Bassett, Va. A funeral will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at the Church and will be officiated by Reverend Doug Ramsey. Interment will follow at Old Center Church in Bassett, Va.
Memorials may be made to the Disaster Relief Food Ministry, P.O. Box 993, Stuart, Va. 24171.
Collins Funeral Home in Bassett will be serving the family. Online condolences may be made at www.collinsmckeestonebassett.com
