Viola May Bushnell Holston

1912 - 2007

Viola May Bushnell Holston, 94, of Roanoke, Va., passed away Saturday, August 11, 2007. She was born October 27, 1912, the daughter of the late Richard and Paulina (Pansy) Thompson Bushnell of Roanoke. She was the wife of the late Dallas Earl Holston. As a member of Huntington Court Methodist Church for over fifty years, she was a faithful member of the Philathea Sunday School Class and the United Methodist Women. She enjoyed the company of her family and friends, and was an avid fisherman spending many happy times at the Outer Banks and off the shores of southeast Alaska. She was preceded in death by six brothers and two sisters. Surviving are three children; daughters, Earline Semones Tabor and husband, Pat, Shirley H. Wood and husband, David, all of Roanoke; son, Dallas (DE) and wife, Susan, of Suffolk, Va. Also surviving Mrs. Holston are six grandchildren, Pamela Semones Beckner and husband, David, Karon Semones Ferguson and husband, Marlow, Steven C. Semones, Eric H. Wood and wife, Kristina, all of Roanoke, Lisa Tabor Kelly and husband, Brendan, of Charlotte N.C., David A. Wood and wife, Gail, of Green Bay, Wis.; three stepgrandchildren, Patrick (Butch) Tabor and wife, Cathy, Michael Tabor and wife, Rebecca, and David Tabor, all of Roanoke. Surviving greatgrandchildren are Jeanette Semones, Robert Semones, Timothy Semones, Aaron Wood, and Lauren Wood, all of Roanoke, Barbara Poff Fischer, of Centreville, Va., Joseph Kelly, Connor May Kelly, and Emma Kelly, of Charlotte, Jonathan Larsen and his wife, Laura, of Chicago, Ill.; one great great grandchild, Alexander Fischer, of Centreville; four stepgreatgrandchildren, Angela Tabor, Jason Tabor, Joshua Tabor and Kevin Tabor, all of Roanoke. Other survivors include sisters, Frances Hutchins of Durham, N.C., and Rebecca (Becky Jean) Kingery and husband, Garland, of Roanoke; sisters-in-law, Oretha (Jenny) Bushnell and Betty Bushnell; numerous nieces and nephews; special family members, the H.G Thompson family and Virginia Bayne. Funeral services will be held 12 noon, Tuesday, August 14, 2007 at Oakey's North Chapel with the Rev. Russell M. Cheatham officiating. The interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Huntington Court Methodist Church, or to the Salvation Army. The family will receive friends 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, August 13, 2007 at Oakey's North Chapel, 540-362-1237.