Vera is survived by seven children: two sons, Gary Tichnell and wife Kathy of Pasadena and Fred Tichnell and wife Jean of Falling Waters, WV; five daughters, Susan Colaw of Petersburg, WV, Linda Margraff and husband Edward of Accident, Robin Smith and husband Denzil of Deer Park, Marsha Todd Bosley and husband Craig of Aurora, WV, and Dawn Panther and husband Ed of Oakland; twelve grandchildren, Timothy Colaw, Todd Eric Colaw, Erika Hodziewich, Melissa Margraff, Aimee McFarland, Ronnie and Dustin Smith, Ary Snyder, Josh Bosley, Julia Simmons, Nathaniel and Chad Panther; great grandchildren, Stephanie Harman, Colin and Kyle McFarland, Misty Lewis, Ronnie Smith, Jr., Trentin Snyder, Brooklyn Simmons, McNeely Bosley, Bode Panther; great great grandchildren, Austin Harman and Xander Lewis. She was preceded in death by her husband Fredrick W. Tichnell in October 2011.