WALNUT-COVE - Mrs. Billie Harmon Hancock passed away Saturday, October 31, 2009 at Walnut Cove Healthcare Center.

She was born January 13, 1922 in Kannapolis, North Carolina to Lloyd Crawford Harmon and Ann Bost Harmon.

She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 56 years, Marion Daniel Hancock; her brother, Lloyd Crawford Harmon, Jr. (Buddy); and sisters, Iris H. Oehler and Lucille H. Burris.

She is survived by her children, M. Danny Hancock and wife Ann of Mooresville, Julie H. Donnelly and husband Peter of Raleigh, and Lloyd H. Hancock and wife Beth of Walnut Cove; grandsons, Robert D. Hancock and wife Christy of Charlotte, James L. Hancock of Walnut Cove; granddaughters, Nancy L. Hancock of Winston-Salem, Sarah E. Donnelly of Washington, D.C., Laura C. Donnelly of East Lansing, Michigan, and Kerry E. Hancock of Walnut Cove; one great granddaughter, Katherine Ann Hancock of Charlotte.

A graduate of Queens College in Charlotte, North Carolina, Class of 1942, she was a gifted and talented woman involved in artistic and creative endeavors much of her life. She was very active in her church, Centenary United Methodist Church, in the United Methodist Women, Alter Guild, and children's programs. She was a lifelong member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and was the Harmon family historian. She was active in the local Garden Club, the Winston-Salem Craft Guild, and many other organizations throughout her long life. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at Oakwood Cemetery in Concord, North Carolina. Memorial donations may be made to Centenary United Methodist Church or the Salvation Army.

Published in the Winston-Salem Journal on 11/3/2009