Edna Sibley Covington, a native of Walker, passed away Friday, April 11, 2025, at her home in Walker at the age of 101.
Visitation will be at Judson Baptist Church, Walker, on Thursday, April 17, from 9:00 a.m. until services at 11:00 a.m. Burial will follow in Judson Baptist Church Cemetery.
She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Karen and John Bush, Kathleen Covington, Joan and Elton Marsh, and Patti and Tom Higginbotham; her seven grandchildren and their spouses, Jennifer and Douglas Dorhauer, Johnathan and Liza Bush, Jarrod Marsh, Kimberly and Yul Lorio, Brendan and Heather Marsh, Allison and Matt Rowland, and Erin Marsh; and eight great-grandchildren, Wyatt Dorhauer, Amelia Dorhauer, Emerson Dorhauer, Jack Bush, Jude Rowland, Teddy Bush, Julienne Lorio, and Claire Rowland.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Roy Pascal Covington; her parents, Calvin and Maggie Courtney Sibley; two sisters, Estelle Covington and Delores Doty; and one brother, W. H. Sibley.
She was a member of Judson Baptist Church for 90 years where she helped to found the church’s first Cradle Roll, led in women’s and girls’ missions organizations, and taught Sunday School. A graduate of Walker High School, she worked as a telephone operator until her marriage, after which she became a fulltime homemaker.
