Wayne E. Hovencamp Sr.

Wayne E. Hovencamp Sr., 65, of Wytheville went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008, after a long battle with cancer. Funeral service was held Friday, Oct. 24, at 11 a.m. at the Grubb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ed Richardson officiating. Interment was in the Rosewood Memorial Gardens at Rural Retreat with American Legion Post 9 conducting graveside military rites. He was born Sept. 5, 1943, in McAfee, N.J., son of the late Everett and Thelma Reed Hovencamp. He served as a medic in the U.S. Army from 1963 to 1966. He was a member of American Legion Post 7 of Pulaski. He was preceded in death by his parents, Everett and Thelma Reed Hovencamp; daughter, Dodi Hovencamp Smith; and several aunts and uncles. Survivors include his wife of 42 years, Joanne Neathery Hovencamp of the home; daughter, Carol Taylor of Wytheville; two sons and daughters-in-law, Everett and Jennifer Hovencamp of Poolesville, Md., Wayne Jr. and Julie Hovencamp of Wytheville; daughter-in-law whom he loved very much, Michele Campbell of Max Meadows; sister and brother-in-law, Wanda and Clifford Predmore of Montique, N.J.; brother and sister-in-law, Rodney and Louanne Hovencamp of Wytheville; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Joseph Jr. and Teresa Neathery of Ninety Six, S.C., and David Neathery of Raleigh, N.C.; sister-in-law, Linda Quick of Long Pond, Pa.; 11 grandchildren, Tony Taylor Jr., Christi Hovencamp, Krista Karr, Christopher Hovencamp, Nicole Hovencamp, Delores Smith, Tara Richardson, Melanie Hovencamp, Hannah Hovencamp, Jessica Bowman and Jared Hovencamp; godchild, Jayden Stoots; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Grubb Funeral Home in Wytheville was in charge of the arrangements.