Koren "Fae" Rawlings, 73, of Franklin, West Virginia went to her heavenly home on Friday, July 7, 2023 while a patient at UPMC Western Maryland in Cumberland, Maryland.

She was born December 1, 1949 at Baltimore, Maryland and was the daughter of the late Osborn Aquilla Rawlings, Sr. and Naomi Edna (Smith) Rawlings.

Mrs. Rawlings was a chaplain, devoting much of her time to comforting hospice patients and performing wedding ceremonies.  She enjoyed local history and Civil War re-enacting.  She was a Deputy National Commander with the United States Corps. of Chaplains, and had served as President of the Phoebe Warner Chapter of the Order of the Bonnie Blue.

She was preceded in death by her husband, William Joseph "Billy" Vance, on April 6, 2005.  A brother, Osborn Rawlings, Jr.; a sister, Ruth Ann Rawlings; and a grandson, Joseph Bull-West, also predeceased her.

Surviving are –

Two sons –

Robert West (& his wife, Lisa) of Alabama

Johnny West of Tennessee

One daughter -

Andrea Milton of Charlottesville, VA

Three sisters –

Maria Smith (& her husband, Carroll) of Perry Hall, MD

Pat Williamson (& her husband, David) of Franklin, WV

Kim Smith of North East, MD

Two grandchildren –

McKayla Milton and Brenton Milton

Three great-grandchildren -

Alexandra Bull-West, Isebel Bull-West and Josephine Bull-West

And a number of aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews

Her body has been cremated.  The family will receive friends from 12:00 noon - 1:00 PM Saturday, August 12, 2023 at Kimble Funeral Home in Franklin where a celebration of her life will be held at 1:00 PM with Chaplain Steven Litzenberger officating.

Inurnment will be at the Vance Cemetery at Onego.