John R. Guilfoyle III

John R. Guilfoyle III, 83, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, August 26, 2008. He was a member of Our Lady of Nazareth Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus and had served as a past Grand Knight. John was a retired civil engineer and a World War II Navy veteran. John was preceded in death by his wife, Christine and his sister, Betty Talbott. He is survived by two sons, John R. Guilfoyle, IV and his wife, Janis, of Monett, Missouri, Michael L. Guilfoyle, of Roanoke; three daughters, Anne G. Ellis, Norma G. Coulling and her husband, Bob, Mary G. Hale and her husband, Steven, all of Roanoke; eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Friday, August 29, 2008, at Our Lady of Nazareth Catholic Church with the Rev. Msgr. Joseph P. Lehman officiating. Interment will follow in St. Andrew's Diocesan Cemetery. A prayer service will be held for family and friends at 6 p.m. Thursday at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel, on Church Avenue, after which the family will receive friends until 8 p.m.