Koren Fay Rawlings

December 1, 1949 - July 7, 2023

Koren Fay Rawlings, 73, of Franklin, West Virginia went to her heavenly home on Friday, July 7, 2023 while a patient at UPMC Western Maryland in Cumberland, Maryland.

She was born December 1, 1949 at Baltimore, Maryland and was the daughter of the late Osborn Aquilla Rawlings, Sr. and Naomi Edna (Smith) Rawlings.

Mrs. Rawlings was a chaplain. She enjoyed local history and Civil War re-enacting, and had served as President of the Phoebe Warner Chapter of the Order of the Bonnie Blue.

She was preceded in death by her husband, William Joseph “Billy” Vance, on April 6, 2005. A brother, Osborn Rawlings, Jr.; a sister, Ruth Ann Rawlings; and a grandson, Joseph Vance, also predeceased her.

Surviving are –

Two sons –

Robert West of Alabama

Johnny West of Tennessee

Three sisters –

Maria Smith of Hyattsville, MD

Pat Williamson of Franklin, WV

Kim Smith of North East, MD

One granddaughter –

Andrea Milton

And two great-grandchildren –

McKayla Milton and Brenton Milton

Her body has been cremated and a memorial service will be held at a later date.