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December 11, 2007

It is with sincere regret that we must advise you of the death of

          Catherine O’Neil Bliley

November 26, 2007

It is with sincere regret that we must advise you of the death of

          Mary Elizabeth Croy Lilly

Mary Elizabeth Croy Lilly, 93, of Christiansburg died Saturday, November 24, 2007 at her home.  She was born August 10, 1914 in Pulaski County, VA to the late Brady Clifton and Lonnie Jordan Stafford Croy.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Oakley A. Lilly; her son, Larry Deaton Lilly; her daughter, Janet L. Knowles; her sisters,  Margie McCoy, Lyda McCoy; her brothers, Ralph, Jennings, Garvin, Donald, Junior, J.D., Randolph (infant).   While living in McCoy she attended Centennial Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and after moving to Christiansburg she attended Christiansburg Pentecostal Holiness Church.  She was a homemaker and enjoyed sewing, quilting, and needle work.  Surviving are her daughter and son-in-law, June L. and W.S. “Buddy” McCoy, of McCoy; son and daughter-in-law, John and Anita Lilly, of Christiansburg; son-in-law, Sam Knowles, of Christiansburg; grandchildren and spouses, Lee and Carrie McCoy, Leon and Betsy McCoy, Vanessa and Kenneth McCoy, Rebecca and Mark Matusevich, Steve and Amy Knowles, Susan and Dave Potts, Michelle and Rob Muttart; fourteen great grandchildren, one great great grandchild, sister, Pauline C. McCoy, of McCoy, brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Warren and Juanita Lilly of Pearisburg; sisters-in-law, Lucille Lilly, of Salem, Elva Croy, of Burleson, TX, Jewell Croy, of McCoy, several neices and nephews, and many friends.  The family would like to express their appreciation to caregivers, Carol Linkous, Nancy Puckett, Cinda McCoy, Nancy Scott, Sylvia Goff and Connie Shelton.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 27,  2007 at McCoy Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Jim Flaugher, Rev. Holly Phillips and Rev. Gary McCoy officiating.  Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Christiansburg.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Christiansburg Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 176, Christiansburg, VA 24073 or Mt. Mission School, 1 Hurley Street, Grundy, VA 24614.  Friends may call anytime Monday and the family will receive friends from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Monday evening at McCoy Funeral Home, 150 Country Club Dr., SW, Blacksburg.

November 24, 2007

It is with sincere regret that we must advise you of the death of

Sadie Mustard Vest

Sadie Mustard Vest, 99, of the White Gate community, Pearisburg went to be with her Lord and Saviour on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 from the Highland Ridge Rehab Center, Dublin.

She was born at Berton, Va. on September 10, 1908 the daughter of the late Joshua W. and Elizabeth Rebecca Bish Mustard. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Edward Sheffey Vest, a granddaughter, Brenda V. Horn, a great-grandson, Bradley Perdue; four brothers, Leonard, James, Woodrow, Clinton Mustard: two sisters, Mamie Stafford and Elsie Wiley, and was the last surviving member of her family. She was a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church and was a charter member of the Mt. Zion United Methodist Women for many years.

She is survived by four sons and daughters-in-law, Nelson and Pauline Vest, Louis and Deborah Vest, Carl Vest and Jimmie Vest of White Gate; two daughters and sons-in-law, Maydell and Wayne McPeak, White Gate; Ann and Roger Sutphin, Christiansburg; one sister-in-law, Rebecca Vest, Bedford; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; and seven stepgreatgrandchildren; nieces; and nephews.

Funeral services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at A. Vest & Sons Funeral Home, White Gate with the Rev. Danny Shortridge, the Rev. Kim Goddard and Rev. Sharon W. Wright officiating. Burial in the Stinson Cemetery, White Gate. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Friday after 1 p.m. and the family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m.

The family wishes to thank the staff, doctors, nurses and Mountain Valley Hospice for the excellent care of their mother. 

November 15, 2007

November 8, 2007

It is with sincere regret that we must advise you of the death of

          Eva Lorene Perdue McCoy

October 31, 2007

It is with sincere regret that we must advise you of the death of

                Roy Allen Jolly

Roy Allen Jolly, 72, died on Sunday, October 28, 2007, after an extended illness.  Mr. Jolly is the father-in-law of Jerry Small with Bill Black Cadillac in Greensboro, NC.

Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, November 2, at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church with Reverend Timothy Jay Patterson officiating.  Inurnment will follow in the church columbarium. 

Allen was born November 21, 1934, in Whiteville, North Carolina.  He was the son of the late Reverend Seymour Woodrow Jolly and Ezelah Wade Jolly.  He was a graduate of Whiteville High School, attended Mars Hill College and was selected for the U.S. Air Force Aviation Cadet Program in 1955.  He warned the rank of Captain and was a Navigator on active and reserve duty until 1972.  While in the Air Force, he studied at Baylor University and earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.  He was a Hankamera Scholar and a member and officer of Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity.  He continued his education at The Wharton School – University of Pennsylvania, and earned a MBA in 1963.  He spent over 35 years in the banking industry.  He started his career at First Union National Bank in 1963, and worked in Charlotte, Fayetteville, Southern Pines, and Greensboro. In 1975, he joined Community Bank in Greensboro and held several senior executive positions with Community Bank, Southern National Bank and BB&T, before retiring from BB&T in 1996.  He and Southern National Bank were awarded the Long Leaf Pine award by Governor Jim Martin in 1992 for service on the North Carolina Business Committee for Education.  The Committee was instrumental in focusing statewide business and community attention on the needs of our schools.  After retirement, he volunteered his time to the Episcopal Housing Ministry.  He served on the boards of Southern National Bank, BB&T, The United Way, The Gate City Kiwanis Club, the North Carolina Forestry Association, The Community Theater of Greensboro, and Alcohol and Drug Services of Guilford County (ADS).  As President of the Board of ADS, he led the merger of the three existing county agencies into what is now known as Alcohol Drug Services of Guilford County.  He was a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, The 100 Club and The Greensboro Jaycees Oldtimers.

He enjoyed fishing, water skiing and boating at Ocean Isle Beach, where the family enjoyed many vacations.  He was a caring and devoted husband, father and grandfather.

He is survived by his wife, Judy, of 30 years; son, Michael, daughter, Lisa Jolly Small and husband, Jerry of Greensboro; stepdaughters Cecilia Wright Symonds and husband Lawrence, Melissa Wright Niegro and husband, Wesley of Greensboro, and AnnMarvin Wright Griffiths and husband, Scott of Charlotte; four grandchildren, Lauren and John Small of Greensboro, Eloise and EmmaScott Griffiths of Charlotte.

The family will receive friends from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. Thursday, November 1, at Forbis & Dick, North Elm Chapel and 9:30 until 10:30 a.m. Friday, November 2, in the Roe Library in the Parish House of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. 

The family would like to thank Mike Baker of MBI Sports and Fitness; The caring staff at Bayada Nurses for the extraordinary care the provided during his illness – especially, Mary Bolder, Annette Cathey, Lisa Dean, Sunday Ibokwe, Miranda Johnson, Lisa Lawson, and Modinet Shittu.  In addition, the family would like to thank the staff of Blumenthal Jewish Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for providing exemplary care in the last months of his life.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, 1359 Broadway, Suite 1509, New York, New York, 10018 (www.pdf.org); Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, or the charity of your choice.

The family is being served by Forbis & Dick, North Elm Chapel.  Online condolences may be made to www.forbisanddick.com.

October 25, 2007

It is with sincere regret that we must advise you of the death of

          Jim Colvin

COLVIN, JAMES WILLIAM, 63, of Louisville, passed away Monday, October 22, 2007 at Baptist Hospital Northeast, LaGrange. He was born on December 21, 1943 to the late Arvin F. Colvin and Joyce L. Wolfe Colvin in Alamogordo, New Mexico. He was a sales representative for over 42 years for the old National Casket Company, Southern Casket and Coffin Company, Batesville Casket Company and York Casket Company. He was also a member of Kentucky Funeral Supply and salesman club. He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Betty Meadows Colvin; son, Shawn McBeath and his wife Keli; daughter, Shannon McBeath of Orlando, FL; his brother, Dan Colvin and his wife Cheryl; his sister, Vicki Stites and two grandchildren, Bailee and Riley McBeath. His funeral will be 1 p.m. Thursday, Ratterman's, 3711 Lexington Road, with burial to follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday and after 11 a.m. until service time on Thursday. Memorial gifts in memory of Jim may be made to Cancer research or Hospice and Palliative Care of Louisville.