Naomi Church Oxley

Naomi Church Oxley of Clarksville, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 8, 2024, at home surrounded by family. She was born November 14, 1933 in Crown City, Ohio to the late Stanley Charles Church and Clarice Fife Church and was the loving wife to the late Ayward Hearl Oxley for 65 years.

Naomi will be remembered as an amazing mother and grandmother. She loved flowers and gardening that would attract the butterflies and hummingbirds. She loved to can and was the best canner around.

She is survived by her two children, Harold Keith Oxley (Janice) of Graham, NC, and Denise Oxley McGhee of Clarksville; two sisters, Irene Ours of Crown City, OH and Bernice McClure of Clarksville, TN; 7 grandchildren,10 great grandchildren and 5 great - great grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husband, she is preceded in death by her brother Richard Church; and two sisters, Emma Jean Watts, and Loretta Rankin.

Funeral services will be 2:00 PM on Saturday, May 11, 2024 in the Watkins Cooper Lyon Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be held Friday, May 10, 2024 from 6-8 PM at Watkins Cooper Lyon Funeral Home.

Watkins Cooper Lyon Funeral Home is honored to serve the Oxley family and offers online condolences as well as many other resources by visiting our website, www.wclfh.com or by going to our Facebook page.