by Bhavesh Jinadra by CNB
Roanoke Times Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc. DATE: MONDAY, January 4, 1993 TAG: 9301040111 SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: A4 EDITION: METRO SOURCE: DATELINE: NARROWS LENGTH: Short
GILMORE, FRANCES VERNALEE FLETCHER
GILMORE, Frances Vernalee Fletcher, 68, of 314 B. Wolf Street, Narrows, Virginia, died Sunday morning, January 3, 1993, in Giles Memorial Hospital, Pearisburg. She went home to be with the Lord. She was born in Pearisburg, Virginia on August 25, 1924 and was the daughter of the late Robert Ray and Lenora Lovell Fletcher. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Pearisburg where she was a member of the Women's Bible Class and the Prayer and Share Group. She was an active member of the Giles Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. She is survived by her devoted husband, William E. Gilmore Sr. of Narrows, Va.; her loving son and daughter-in-law, William E. Jr. and Pamela P. Gilmore, Christiansburg, Va.; her precious granddaughter and her fiancee, Whitney L. Gilmore and Randy Sweeney, Christiansburg, Va. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 11 in the First United Methodist Church in Pearisburg, Va. with the Rev. Warren Stewart officiating. Entombment will follow in Birchlawn Abbey. The family will meet their friends at Riffe's Funeral Service in Narrows, Monday evening from 7 until 9. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that all contributions be sent to the First United Methodist Church, 1101 Valleyview Drive, Pearisburg, Va. or the Giles Memorial Hospital Foundation, 235 S. Buchanan Street, Pearisburg, Va. 24134.