Aileen Carr Gillespie Smith

Aileen Carr Gillespie Smith, 88, of Roanoke, Va., died on Thursday, July 1, 2010. She was a member of Virginia Heights Baptist Church, a P.E.O., and a longtime member of the Dogwood Garden Circle. Aileen was predeceased by a husband, William Norris Gillespie, D.D.S.; her parents, Lawrence V. and Elsie S. Carr; her grandparents of Altavista; and her brother, L. Ross Carr. Surviving are her husband, Robert C. Smith; two sons and a daughter-in-law, W. Bruce and Lynda V. Gillespie, of Chesterfield County, David R. Gillespie, of Roanoke; a daughter and son-in-law, Ann G. and Keith V. Holland, D.D.S., of Jacksonville, Fla.; four grandchildren, Bill and wife, Cindy, Harper, Vaughn and wife, Vanessa, and Meredith; two great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Aileen Gillespie and Jason Gillespie; a stepdaughter, Penny S. McIntyre, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; three step grandchildren, Joel, Jason, and Eric; a sister-in-law, Connie Carr, of Roanoke; and an aunt, Betsey Carr, of Altavista. A Memorial Service will be conducted 2 p.m. on Friday, July 9, 2010, from Virginia Heights Baptist Church with the Reverend C. Nelson Harris and the Reverend Branan Thompson officiating. Interment will be private. Memorials may be made to Habitat for Humanity, The Jefferson Center, or flowers may be planted in Aileen's memory. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 8, 2010, at Oakey's South Chapel, 540-989-3131.