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In Loving Memory of
Willa Dean Harless French
Willa
Dean Harless French of
Pearisburg
,
VA
went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 16, 2005. She died at Giles
Memorial Hospital. She was born in Waiteville, WV on July 9, 1935 to the
late Aaron P. (Deck) and Ruth P. Harless.
A devout Christian, dedicated wife, loving mother, and caring
friend, Mrs. French was often described as “someone who daily lived her
faith.” She was a member of
the Rich Creek United Methodist Church and was actively involved for most
of her life with the Ingram Village United Methodist Church.
She is survived by her husband, Herman D. French, sister Dell Harry
and brother-in-law Willard Harry of Pearisburg, daughter Ruth Ann Lytton
and fiancée Derek Klock of Blacksburg, son Tony B. Harry and wife Terry
of Peterstown, WV, and step-son Herman D. French, Jr. of St. Petersburg,
FL. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 18, 2005 at 2 p.m. at
Givens Funeral Chapel with the Reverend Aubrey Whitlow and Reverend Rick
Franco officiating with entombment following in the Birchlawn Abbey.
Friends may call on the family on Friday June 17, 2005
from 6 to 8 p.m. at Givens Funeral Chapel in Pearisburg.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to
either Rich Creek United Methodist Church (108 Old Virginia Avenue, Rich
Creek, VA ZIP);
Ingram Village United Methodist Church (237 Bane Rd., Pearisburg,
VA 24134); or to Operation Christmas Child, Samaritan’s Purse, P O. Box
3000, 801 Bamboo Road, Boone, NC 28607, the children’s “shoe box”
charity that she had supported for years.
If you would like to send your
condolences to the family via Givens Funeral Home, simply sign the Memorial
Guestbook by clicking the link. Your condolences will be printed
out and given to the family.
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