Lila Lee Vanover

Lila Lee Vanover, age 83 died peacefully in her home with her family by her side in Goldvein, Virginia. She was born in Inman, Virginia in 1932, the beloved daughter of William H. Giesler (father) and Mona L. Giesler (mother). Lila was married for 57 years until the passing of her husband Royce Vanover in 2007. She was the Executive Administrator of Honeyrock Ministries, www.honeyrock.org until the time of her death. She has also worked for Giant Foods, Fairfax VA, Real Estate agent, Manassas, VA; Hayloft Dinner Theatre, Manassas, VA, and Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton, VA as a phlebotomist. She enjoyed being a Bible Teacher, Gardener, Oil Painting, playing and teaching piano and spending time with her Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren. Lila Vanover was a devoted wife and mother of five children. She was a true renaissance woman. She never feared or backed down from any challenge and was highly respected by her family, friends and peers. She was a woman of great faith and always gave credit for her success to God. She shared her faith and testimony with everyone. She faced many challenges during her life and always came through them glorifying God as her great comforter and her strength. She cared for her aging mother, Mona, in her home until Mona’s death in 1998. Lila and her husband Royce were part of the worship team that provided Christian Worship Service to the residents of Culpeper Health Center for many years. In 1998 at the age of 66, Lila was given a terminal diagnosis of an inoperable cancer. She not only survived the cancer, she used her victorious testimony to encourage others facing cancer and other life threating diseases. That year, she was inspired to found Honeyrock Ministries. (Psalm 81:16…and with Honey from the Rock I will satisfy thee, 1 Corinthians 10:4 and that Rock was Christ). HONEYROCK,ORG has ministered to thousands seeking comfort and prayer for over seventeen years. HONEYROCK has a Facebook presence called the Prayer Friends Group with over two thousand members. Lila had an infectious sense of humor and many pleasant hours were spent listening to her stories and life memories. Lila was above all a disciple of Jesus Christ. She has created thousands of pages of study notes from her bible studies. Her book shelf has 70 years of wellworn bibles all with the margins full of her handwritten study notes. The lives that she has touched during her 83 years are innumerable and her legacy will continue in the lives of all that knew her. This Bible verse was found taped to the wall of her bedroom in Goldvein and is a testament to the way she lived her life..John 13:34-35 (Jesus said to his disciples) “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciple, if you have love for one another.” Lila has lived in Pennington Gap, Virginia; Clintwood, Virginia; Alexandria, Virginia; Manassas, Virginia and Goldvein, Virginia. Lila was a contributor to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Heifer International and various religious organizations. She is survived by son Royce Vanover, Jr. (Rick) and his wife Brenda of Goldvein, Virginia; daughter Rhonda Vanover of Manassas, Virginia; son Rodney Vanover and his wife Anita of Berthoud, Colorado; son Randy Vanover and his wife Aimee of Nokesville, Virginia and son Ray Vanover of Arlington, Virginia. She is also survived by 5 beloved granddaughers and three grandsons; four beloved great granddaughters and two great grandsons and by her surviving siblings Jack Giesler and his wife Liz of Kingsport, Tennessee; Don Giesler and his wife Betty of Tennessee and her brother-in-law Gary Dingus of Goldvein, Virginia. She was predeceased by her father William H. Giesler in 1983 and mother Mona L. Giesler in 1998; her husband Royce Vanover, SR in 2007; her siblings brother Harry Giesler and sister Gloria Dingus and her daughter in law Edith Oliff Vanover. The family will receive friends at Pierce Funeral Home, 9609 Center Street, Manassas, Virginia on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM where funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 10:00 AM with Pastor Matt Mozeleski of Calvary Chapel in Warrenton, Virginia officiating. Interment will follow at Stonewall Memory Gardens. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to The American Cancer Society 124 Park Street,SE—Suite 100, Vienna, Virginia 22180 www.cancer.org The family would like to thank Calvary Chapel, Warrenton, Virginia and Hartland Hospice, Warrenton, Virginia.

Lila Lee Vanover

January 15, 1932 - March 21, 2015