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Oma Roach

February 23, 1922 — January 19, 2010

Oma Roach
Duffield, VA | January 19, 2010

Oma Lucy Roach, 87, entered into rest January 19, 2010 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

She was born in Scott County, VA February 23, 1922 to the late John Haskel Shupe and Rachel LaRue Fields Shupe.

Including her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Willard Shupe and sister, Lona Jane Shupe.

Survivors include two daughters, Sue Lark and husband, Mack, Weber City, VA, Carole McDavid and husband, Gerald, Duffield, VA; three sons, James Roach, Duffield, VA, John Henry Roach and wife, Mary, Duffield, VA, Keith Roach and wife, Shirley, Duffield, VA; ten grandchildren, Karen Reid, Janet Peavler, Melanie Pritchard, Jerri Hilton, Doug Roach, John Roach, Rachel Lark Floyd, Jeff Lark, Anthony Roach and Travis Roach, and ten great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Friday, January 22, 2010 at Gate City Funeral Home and other times at the residence. Services will be at 7 p.m. in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with Rev. Vernon McDavid and Rev. Joe Hill officiating.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 23, 2010 at Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, VA. The family will meet at 10:15 a.m. at the funeral home to go in procession to the cemetery.

Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.

Dee Shupe, John Henry Shupe, Don Roach, and Johnny Roach will serve as honorary pallbearers.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center ICU Burn Unit, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157.

Gate City Funeral Home is serving the Roach family.






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