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Death

Judith Ann Koonce, 55, died Monday, August 29, 2011 at Duke Medical Center in Durham. The daughter of Brack Kestner and the late Judy Culbertson Jones, she was born in Virginia Beach on February 29, 1956. Mrs. Koonce enjoyed all kinds of music and will be remembered as a caring and giving person who loved her neighbors. Mrs. Koonce is survived by her husband, John Koonce; a son, George Raymond Grunenberg, III, of Charlotte; three daughters, Tracy Flynn and husband Christopher, of Charlotte, Kimberly Furr and husband Robbie, of King William, VA, Jennifer Harriss and husband Mark, of Mechanicsville, VA; two brothers, Wayne Kestner, of Hopewell, VA, Larry Wright, of Virginia Beach, VA; two sisters, Kim Powers and husband Steve, of Hopewell, VA, Darnell Starks, of Virginia Beach, VA and twelve grandchildren. A funeral service to celebrate her life will be held at 2:00PM, Friday, September 2, 2011 at The Derita Chapel of McEwen Funeral Service. Burial will follow in Gethsemane Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Thursday, September 1st at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to The American Cancer Society, 1901 Brunswick Ave., Suite 100, Charlotte, NC 28207.