Rosa Lynn (Rexrode) Tichenor, 82, of Sugar Grove passed away on July 14, 2024, as the result of an extended illness.
She was born on Oct. 4, 1941, in McDowell, Virginia, the daughter of the late Bruce and Susie (Waybright) Rexrode.
Mrs. Tichenor was a 1960 graduate of Franklin High School.
She had worked several years at Hanover Shoe and as a United States mail carrier. She was a member of the St. John’s Lutheran Church and active in the community of Franklin.
She enjoyed hunting, working in the garden, cooking, and watching her hummingbirds. She loved her family and friends and will be dearly missed.
Her husband, Kenneth Tichenor, Sr., preceded her in death.
Surviving family members include a sister, Donna Kay Ruddle and husband, Calvin “Buddy” of Sugar Grove; a brother, Donald “Dick’ Rexrode and wife, Patricia of Sugar Grove; a grandson, Erik C. Turner of Franklin; a granddaughter, Kali Tichenor of Stephens City, Virginia; and a stepson, Kenneth Guy Tichenor, Jr. (Linda), of Deer Run.
She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Sandra Renee Turner; a son, Eldon Tichenor; two brothers, Glenn and Marvin Rexrode; and a friend/companion, Warnie “Buddy” Alt.
In honoring her wishes, her body has been cremated.
Memorials may be made to “the family,” c/o Basagic Funeral Home, PO Box 215, Franklin, WV 26807 or to Donna Ruddle, 2703 Thorn Creek Rd., Sugar Grove, WV 26815.
Memories and words of comfort may be left at www.basagic.com.
