Obituary of Virginia Farmer Woodall

Virginia Smith Farmer Woodall of Forest died Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at her residence. Twice married her first husband was the late Lloyd T. Farmer and is survived by her second husband, Robert R. Woodall of Forest. Born March 29, 1922 in Roanoke she was a daughter of the late Pearl D. and Gladys Johns Smith. Virginia was raised in Altavista in the Baptist faith and spent 55 years there and continued to have a deep love for the community. Virginia was preceded in death by four brothers, George L. Smith, Richard S. Smith, P. D. Smith, Jr., Robert C. Smith and her sister, Kathleen Wiles Woodall. She is survived by one daughter, Martha Dean Miller and husband Terry of Awendaw, SC and Lynchburg; two grandchildren, Melanie Mays Srsic and husband of Jared of Lynchburg and Justin Michael Mays and wife Lisa of Sedalia. Also surviving is an extended family that were like her own children and grandchildren; nieces Kathy Parker of Roanoke and her sons, Will and Dale Parker, Jinny Woodall of Lynchburg, nephew Tim Wiles and wife Janice of Chatham and their two sons Tommy and Stephen and step daughter Bobbie J. Trent and husband David of Kingsport, TN. A funeral service will be held Friday 11:00 am at Diuguid Waterlick Chapel with the Rev. Wayne Lanham and the Rev. Evelyn Mitchell officiating. Interment will follow in Green Hill Cemetery in Altavista. The family will receive friends Thursday from 7-8:30 pm at the funeral home. Those wishing to make memorial contributions please consider Shriners Hospitals for Children, office of Development, 2900 Rocky Point Dr., Tampa, FL 33607. .