Elizabeth Ann Boyd Pope

Abingdon, VA Elizabeth Anne Boyd Pope, age 82, passed away on Sunday, October 26, 2014 at her home. Ms. Pope was born and raised in Abingdon, VA to the late King Matthew Boyd and Anna Belle Pope Boyd. She attended Virginia State, then married Rudolph Pope and moved to Texas briefly, and later moved to Washington D.C. where she lived for 30 years. While living in Washington, D.C., Elizabeth operated an in-home daycare for six years and later became a special education teacher for Anne Arundel County Schools. She also started the Head-Start Pilot Program for the Washington D.C. Dept. of Recreation. After retirement, Ms. Pope moved back to Abingdon in 1981 where she was an active member of Kings Chapel Church and was also very active in the Reading Literacy Program and the Abingdon Senior Center. She will be remembered for being very generous to those less fortunate than herself. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her son, Rudolph Pope, Jr., and daughter, Suzette Pope Brown. She is survived by her former husband, Reverend Rudolph William Pope, Sr.; three daughters, Marcie Pope Barnes of Abingdon, VA; Donna Pope Reynolds of Laurel, MD, and Angela Pope Gatlin of Hyattsville, MD; one brother, David Boyd of Abingdon, VA; 15 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. A home going service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, November 1, 2014, at the Main Street Chapel of Farris Funeral Service with Pastor Timothy Starkey officiating. Interment will follow in Goins-Byrd Cemetery with Nikolas Barnes, Joshua McCree, Terrell Brown, Eric Pope, Andre Reynolds, Jr. and Matthew Reynold serving as pallbearers. Visitation with the family will be held at the funeral home from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., just prior to the service. Those wishing to share memories and express sympathy online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com. The family of Elizabeth Anne Boyd Pope is being cared for by Farris Funeral Service and Crematory, 427 East Main Street, Abingdon, VA 24210 (276-623-2700).