Obituary of Mary Nell Pope

Funeral services for Mary Nell Pope, age 75, of Roanoke will be held on Saturday, February 7, 2015, at 2:00 PM from Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Mark and Melissa Moore officiating. Burial will follow at Gray Hill Church of God Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00-8:00 PM on Friday, February 6, 2015. Mrs. Pope passed away on Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at Traylor’s Nursing Center. Survivors include: one daughter, Patricia Cox (husband, Tim) of Roanoke; three sons, Freddy Pope of Wedowee, Jimmy Pope of Roanoke, and Troy Pope of Roanoke; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; four sisters, Ann Jiordano of Tampa, FL, Eva Carter of Tampa, FL, Sandra Inman of Dunedin, FL, and Cathy Love of Colquitt, GA; and one brother, Wayne Adkins of Century, FL. Pallbearers will be Jonathan Pope, T.J. Pope, Jordan Pope, Butch Davis, and Mike Pope. A resident of Randolph County for 35 years, Mrs. Pope was born on March 15, 1939, the daughter of John Calvin and Anna Brown Adkins. She was a member of Gray Hill Church of God and had been employed with Reliance Real Estate. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, James F. Pope, Sr., and one brother, Wade Adkins.