Alova Beach Binkley, 87

A homemaker and a retired employee of the Tennessee Department of Conservation at Fall Creek Falls State Resort Park, where she worked for 27 years, she was a life-long member of Mt. Della Church of Christ in Spencer.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Lawrence (Buck) Binkley; granddaughter, Simone Devon Binkley; great-grandson, Kaleb Hillis; sister and brother-in-law, Herman and Avola Wheeler; brother, Arvil Beach and nephew, Terry Smith.

She is survived by her children, Colleen (Mack) Quick of Nashville, LeVaughn (Marilyn) Binkley of Spencer; granddaughters, Kimberly Hillis of Sparta, Datheny (Dale) Moss, Roxanne (Ronnie) Simpkins, all of Nashville; great-grandchildren, Devon Hillis of Sparta, Jacob Hall and Harley Simpkins, Jessica and Joseph Shown, all of Nashville; great-great-granddaughter, Aubree Owen of Sparta; brother, Solon (Mary) Beach; sister, Eva (Donald) Smith, all of Pikeville; sister-in-law, Loretta Binkley Pybum, Dayton and Agnes Beach of Spencer; and a host of friends, cousins, nieces and nephews.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home Spencer Chapel with Earl Alverson officiating. Burial will follow at Walling Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2 to 9 p.m. today and 8 a.m. until time of service Thursday at the Spencer Chapel.

Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home Spencer Chapel is in charge of arrangements.