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Mary Leftwich Obituary
Mary Elizabeth (Liz) Bates Leftwich, 95, of Huddleston, passed away Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010, at Bedford County Nursing Home. She was born Monday, April 19, 1915, in Bedford County, a daughter of the late Claude Franklin Bates and Georgia Myrtle Paggans Bates. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Letcher Ralph Leftwich, and two sons, Jimmy Leftwich and Dennis Leftwich. She was a retired nurses aid at Bedford Memorial Hospital and was a member of Huddleston United Methodist Church.
Surviving are her daughters, Frances L. Woodford and husband, Sherril, and Dianne L. Austin and husband, Sherman, all of Huddleston; a son, Randy Leftwich, of Roanoke; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
The family requests those wishing to make memorials to consider Huddleston Lifesaving Crew, P.O. Box 77, Huddleston, VA 24104.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today, Oct. 26, 2010, at Updike Funeral Chapel, Huddleston, with the Rev. David Bayse officiating. Interment will follow in Huddleston Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery. Friends may call after noon today, and the family will receive friends until the time of the service at Updike Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Huddleston.
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