Joan Beatrice (Napier) Bush

Joan‎ Beatrice‎ (Napier)‎ Bush of Keokee,‎ Virginia‎ went‎ home‎ to‎ be‎ with‎ the‎ Lord‎ on‎ June‎ 8,‎ 2019,‎ in‎ San‎ Antonio,‎ Texas‎ at‎ the‎ home‎ of‎ her‎ daughter‎ Katherine‎ and‎ husband,‎ Danny‎ Copeland.‎ She‎ was‎ surrounded‎ by‎ her‎ loving‎ family‎ by‎ her‎ side.‎ Joan was‎ born‎ in Keokee, Virginia on‎ October‎ 12,‎ 1939‎ to‎ Milton‎ and‎ Beatrice‎ Napier. She‎ was‎ a‎ loving‎ wife,‎ mother,‎ sister,‎ grandmother,‎ and‎ great-grandmother.‎ She‎ was‎ a‎ faithful‎ member‎ of‎ Hurricane‎ Old‎ Regular‎ Baptist‎ Church‎ in‎ Wise,‎ Virginia.‎ Joan‎ was‎ preceded‎ in‎ death‎ by‎ her‎ parents,‎ Milton‎ and‎ Beatrice‎ (Stewart)‎ Napier,‎ infant‎ son,‎ Ronald‎ Keith‎ Bush,‎ sisters,‎ Janet‎ Kelly,‎ Louvelle‎ Napier,‎ and brothers‎ George,‎ Merle,‎ JC,‎ Poe,‎ Bob,‎ Bill,‎ and‎ Evan‎ Napier.‎ Survivors‎ include:‎ her‎ loving‎ and‎ faithful‎ husband‎, Emerson‎ Bush,‎ Jr.,‎ Keokee,‎ Virginia;‎ her‎ loving‎ daughters,‎ Katherine‎ (Bush)‎ Copeland‎ and‎ husband,‎ Danny‎,‎ San‎ Antonio,‎ Texas;‎ Sherri‎ Bush,‎ Keokee,‎ Virginia;‎ and‎ her‎ loving‎ son,‎ ‎Anthony‎ Bush‎ and‎ wife,‎ Joan‎,‎ Graham,‎ Washington.‎  Loving‎ grandchildren:‎ Andrea‎ Leigh‎ ‎Steinman‎ and‎ husband‎, Adam‎,‎ San‎ Antonio‎, Texas‎; William‎ Harvey‎ Short,‎ Jr.‎ and‎ wife,‎ Kelsey,‎ Tallahassee,‎ Florida‎;‎ Regan‎ Rachelle‎ Finney‎ and‎ husband,‎ Bryce‎,‎ Tacoma,‎ Washington;‎ Jacqueline‎ Renee‎ Beauchamp‎ and‎ husband,‎ James‎,‎ Puyallup,‎ Washington; Carrie Buley and husband Chris, McKinney, Texas; and Leslie McCallum and husband, Brandon, Corinth, Texas. Great‎ grandchildren,‎ whom‎ she‎ loved‎ dearly:‎ Audrey‎ Ann‎ and‎ Adalynn‎ Grace‎ Steinman,‎ San‎ Antonio,‎ Texas;‎ Brennan‎ James,‎ ‎Bennett‎ David, and‎ Emmy‎ Elizabeth‎ Beauchamp,‎ Puyallup‎ Washington; Austin Buley and Spencer Buley, McKinney, Texas; and Leah McCallum and Lindsey McCallum, Corinth, Texas. One‎ brother,‎ Elder‎ Rex‎ Berl‎ Napier‎ and‎ wife,‎ Brenda,‎ East‎ Bank,‎ West‎ Virginia;‎ and three sisters‎, Ann‎ Bush‎ and‎ husband,‎ Russell‎, Closplint‎, Kentucky;‎ Sharon‎ Napier,‎ Keokee,‎ Virginia; and‎ Jean‎ Collins, Martinsville,‎ Indiana.‎ Many‎ loving‎ nieces,‎ nephews,‎ family‎ members,‎ church‎ family,‎ and‎ friends.‎

Visitation will be from 3:00 – 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at Province Funeral Home in Pennington Gap, Virginia.  The funeral will be officiated by the Elders of the ‎Old‎ Regular‎ Baptist‎ Church at Province Funeral Home on Sunday, June 16, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. Burial‎ will‎ follow‎ at the‎ Anderson‎ Cemetery,‎ ‎Keokee,‎ Virginia.

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