MATHEWS - Velma Louise Smith Forinash, 75, died at home, June 15, 2011.
Born in Harmon, W.Va., Jan. 1, 1936, she has been a resident of Virginia since 1961.
Velma worked many years as a nurses assistant and caregiver to the elderly, retiring in 2005. She was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Stephen Smith and Rosa Day Smith; as well as her brother, Willard Smith; and her sister, Viola Smith.
She leaves to cherish her memory, her husband, Robert Forinash Sr.; daughter, Brenda Gardner; her son, Robert Forinash Jr. and his wife, Eva Forinash; two grandchildren, Melissa Foster and Sarah Gardner; three stepgrandchildren, Melissa Dickens, Ashley Patrick and Jonathan Patrick; three great-grandchildren, Evan Foster, Landen Foster and Madilynn Dickens; her sisters, Joann Lambert and Josie Todd; her brother, John Hamrick; and many other family members whom she cherished and loved very much along with her many friends.
A graveside homecoming service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 18, 2011, in Windsor Gardens in Dutton, Va.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Macedonia Baptist Church, P. O. Box 102, Foster, VA 23056.
Arrangements by Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home, Mathews, Va. View and post condolences on our online guestbook at dailypress.com/guestbooks.
Published in Daily Press from June 16 to June 17, 2011
Born in Harmon, W.Va., Jan. 1, 1936, she has been a resident of Virginia since 1961.
Velma worked many years as a nurses assistant and caregiver to the elderly, retiring in 2005. She was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Stephen Smith and Rosa Day Smith; as well as her brother, Willard Smith; and her sister, Viola Smith.
She leaves to cherish her memory, her husband, Robert Forinash Sr.; daughter, Brenda Gardner; her son, Robert Forinash Jr. and his wife, Eva Forinash; two grandchildren, Melissa Foster and Sarah Gardner; three stepgrandchildren, Melissa Dickens, Ashley Patrick and Jonathan Patrick; three great-grandchildren, Evan Foster, Landen Foster and Madilynn Dickens; her sisters, Joann Lambert and Josie Todd; her brother, John Hamrick; and many other family members whom she cherished and loved very much along with her many friends.
A graveside homecoming service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 18, 2011, in Windsor Gardens in Dutton, Va.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Macedonia Baptist Church, P. O. Box 102, Foster, VA 23056.
Arrangements by Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home, Mathews, Va. View and post condolences on our online guestbook at dailypress.com/guestbooks.
Published in Daily Press from June 16 to June 17, 2011
MATHEWS - Velma Louise Smith Forinash, 75, died at home, June 15, 2011.
Born in Harmon, W.Va., Jan. 1, 1936, she has been a resident of Virginia since 1961.
Velma worked many years as a nurses assistant and caregiver to the elderly, retiring in 2005. She was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Stephen Smith and Rosa Day Smith; as well as her brother, Willard Smith; and her sister, Viola Smith.
She leaves to cherish her memory, her husband, Robert Forinash Sr.; daughter, Brenda Gardner; her son, Robert Forinash Jr. and his wife, Eva Forinash; two grandchildren, Melissa Foster and Sarah Gardner; three stepgrandchildren, Melissa Dickens, Ashley Patrick and Jonathan Patrick; three great-grandchildren, Evan Foster, Landen Foster and Madilynn Dickens; her sisters, Joann Lambert and Josie Todd; her brother, John Hamrick; and many other family members whom she cherished and loved very much along with her many friends.
A graveside homecoming service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 18, 2011, in Windsor Gardens in Dutton, Va.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Macedonia Baptist Church, P. O. Box 102, Foster, VA 23056.
Arrangements by Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home, Mathews, Va. View and post condolences on our online guestbook at dailypress.com/guestbooks.
Published in Daily Press from June 16 to June 17, 2011
Born in Harmon, W.Va., Jan. 1, 1936, she has been a resident of Virginia since 1961.
Velma worked many years as a nurses assistant and caregiver to the elderly, retiring in 2005. She was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Stephen Smith and Rosa Day Smith; as well as her brother, Willard Smith; and her sister, Viola Smith.
She leaves to cherish her memory, her husband, Robert Forinash Sr.; daughter, Brenda Gardner; her son, Robert Forinash Jr. and his wife, Eva Forinash; two grandchildren, Melissa Foster and Sarah Gardner; three stepgrandchildren, Melissa Dickens, Ashley Patrick and Jonathan Patrick; three great-grandchildren, Evan Foster, Landen Foster and Madilynn Dickens; her sisters, Joann Lambert and Josie Todd; her brother, John Hamrick; and many other family members whom she cherished and loved very much along with her many friends.
A graveside homecoming service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 18, 2011, in Windsor Gardens in Dutton, Va.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Macedonia Baptist Church, P. O. Box 102, Foster, VA 23056.
Arrangements by Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home, Mathews, Va. View and post condolences on our online guestbook at dailypress.com/guestbooks.
Published in Daily Press from June 16 to June 17, 2011
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