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In Loving Memory of

Viola Bracken Shomo

SHOMO, VIOLA BRACKEN, of Pearisburg, VA. died of natural causes Saturday, October 4, 2008 at Pulaski Health and Rehab. Mrs. Shomo was born on June 28, 1913 in Kanawha County, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late Rev. Robert and Augusta Hemmings Bracken. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Willis D. Shomo, one brother, Charles Bracken, six sisters, Naomi Bracken, Betty Dunn, Anne Maxwell, Marietta Francis, Faye Hutsenpillar and Eloise Kite. Mrs. Shomo was a fifty-year resident of the Fort Branch area of Pearisburg, an active member of the Pearisburg Presbyterian Church and a well-loved and respected friend and neighbor. She is survived by her sons and their families, Ron and Ruth Shomo of Dover, Delaware, Bill and Jan Shomo of Fort Lauderdale, FL, Chuck and Barbara Shomo of Pulaski and one brother, Bob Bracken of Pembroke. Her gentle ways and kind heart will live on in the memories of five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted October 8, 2008 at 11:00am at the Givens Funeral Chapel in Pearisburg with the Rev. Shirley M. Larson and Rev Hugh Kilgore officiating with burial following in the Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg. The family will receive friends at Givens Funeral Home from 10 – 11pm Wednesday before the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Pearisburg Presbyterian Church or Pulaski First United Methodist Church. Online condolences can be sent to the family at givensfuneralhome.com.

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