Virginia Burnette Witt

Virginia Burnette Witt, 84, of Goode, Va., passed away Saturday, November 29, 2008, at a local nursing home. She was born on Monday, June 2, 1924, in Bedford Co., a daughter of the late Raymond Burnette and the late Mary Folden Burnette. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Roy Webster Witt; a son, Roy David Witt; a brother, Frank (Buck) Burnette; and a sister, Gertrude Whorley. She was a retired employee of General Electric and was a member of Oakland United Methodist Church. Surviving are her daughter, Janice L. White and husband, Jimmy, of Vinton; a sister, Edith Smith, of Goode; five grandchildren, Rebecca White, Keisha White, Bonnie Maddox, Kim Snyder, David Witt; six greatgrandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 2, 2008, at 11 a.m. at Updike Funeral Chapel, Bedford, with the Rev. Tom Thomas and the Rev. Steve Parker officiating. Interment will follow in Virginia Memorial Park. Friends may call Monday after 12 p.m. and the family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. at Updike Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Bedford.