Christine
Jeanette Light Vest went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, August 20,
2018. She was 96 years young. A resident of Check her whole life, Christine
was preceded in death by her husband, Ollie Lee Vest, whom she married in 1946;
parents Prof. Brownlow and Ardella Prillaman Light; brothers, Harris Hart,
Julian Nelson, Irving Binford and Ralph Emerson Light; sisters, Corinne Martha
Light McNeil and Evelyn Light Shank.
She
is survived by sons, Robert Irving (Kathy), Roger Lee, Daniel Brown (Kirsten)
Vest; grandchildren, Robert Irving, Jr. (Melinda), James Lee (Kristy), Paul
Alfred (Scarlett), Ian Edward (fiancé Olivia Goodson), Ragan Christine Vest;
great-grandchildren, Kaleb Eli and Ava Leigh Vest; nieces and nephews, Lois McNeil Basham, Louise McNeil Shank,
Maynard McNeil, Sadie Shank Benn, David Shank and Leslie Light Burton as well
as many other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.
Christine
loved life on the farm and spent countless hours walking the hills checking on
her cows, tending to her huge gardens, canning the bounty from those gardens,
enjoying the beautiful flowers she and Roger planted around the house, and
watching the hummingbirds and occasional orioles that came because of the
flowers. She took great pleasure in
cooking and especially loved making fried apple pies for her grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Funeral
service will be held at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, August 23, 2018 at Maberry Funeral
Home with Pastor Darren Landon officiating with interment to follow at the
Wilson Cemetery in Check. Visitation
will be Wednesday, August 22, 2018 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Maberry Funeral
Home.
The
family would especially like to thank Carilion Clinic Hospice and Home Health
for their tender care of Christine and help to our family during the past week.
Flowers
are appreciated or a donation can be made in Christine’s name to Susan G. Komen
Virginia Blue Ridge, 4910 Valley View Blvd., Suite 212, Roanoke, VA 24012. www.komenvablueridge.org.
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