Telia Jane Word, 67, of Athens, died Monday, Sept. 1, 2014, at ECM Hospital.
Visitation will be Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at Rogersville Funeral Home. The funeral service will be Friday at 11 a.m. in the chapel with Chris Pirtle and John Hostetler officiating. Burial will be in Elk View Cemetery, Limestone County.
Telia was preceded in death by her parents, Alton and Jessie Haygood, brother, Jimmy Haygood, sister, Dell Bryant, and husbands, Riley Joe “Lew” Cowan and Randle Word.
She is survived by her sons, Lewell Cowan, Joe Cowan, Myron Cowan, and Jimmy Cowan; grandchildren, Jordan, Jerico, Bethany Rose, Autumn, Amber Annette, Lucas Wayne, McKenzie, and Samuel; two great-grandchildren, Ziona and Ariana; sisters, Martha (Billy) Gibson, Emma (Mark) Hargrove, and Cynthia (Ernie) Haygood; brother, Red (Sandra) Haygood; numerous special nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and nephews; stepchildren, Randy (Samantha) Word and Michael (Tevina) Word; and three stepgrandchildren.
