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Mary Louise Clark French obituary, Roanoke Valley, VA

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Mary French Obituary

Mary Louise Clark French, 89, of Roanoke, Va., passed away peacefully on Monday, August 30, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband, Buford A. French; and son, Buford Allen French Jr. She was the last surviving member of the 10 siblings in the Clark family. Survivors include a daughter, Allena Wesley, of Landover, Md.; a son, Michael French Sr., of Roanoke; a granddaughter, Cheryl Bolder, of Suitland, Md.; four grandsons, Marc Wesley, of Landover, Md., Buford French III and Michael French Jr., both of Roanoke, and William Kent Smith Jr., of Atlanta, Ga.; four greatgrands, Jazzmine Wesley, Quadaja N. Manns, Jordan Bolder and Tania Hunter; and a host of nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be held at noon on Thursday, September 2, 2010, at Jerusalem Baptist Church with the Rev. Floyd W. Gregory Jr. officiating. Interment will be in Williams Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. There will be no viewing on Wednesday afternoon, September 1, 2010, at HamlarCurtis Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent to www.Hamlar-Curtis.com.
Published by Roanoke Times from Aug. 31 to Sep. 1, 2010.

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Gay Montree

September 1, 2010

Mike
My condolences to you and your family. May God grant you comfort in this hour of mourning.

Chris Stewart

September 1, 2010

Our condolences. May God comfort you with precious memories! God bless and a Smile.

Cindy Driscoll

September 1, 2010

My condolences to your family. I knew Mrs. French from her playing bingo at the Roanoke Moose Lodge. Such a sweet, kind, caring, and gracious lady, I'm blessed to have known her.

Michael & Ruth Bowens

August 31, 2010

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Lynn Moore

August 31, 2010

Allena & Michael....Words can't begin to express how thankful I am that God brought me home to come by and see Aunt Mary Lou last week. The memory that I now hold of her is the last words she spoke to me telling me to always remember to hold on to God when things get hard, when you don't understand, and when you don't know what to do. I believe that was a word for our family. My memories now include us sitting down and reading her poems and learning more about our family history.

I don't know if I will be able to make it home for the service. But please know that my love and my prayers are there for all of us....our entire family.

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