Gracie Zimmerman Padgett

1931 - 2009

Gracie Zimmerman Padgett, 78, of Bedford, Va., died Thursday, February 19, 2009, in Bedford Memorial Hospital. She was born in Bedford County on February 14, 1931, a daughter of the late Curtis Clyde Zimmerman and Evie Burchette Zimmerman. She was a member of Bedford Baptist Church and retired from the Bedford Weaving Mill. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Alton Zimmerman; her sister, Sarah Z. Bishop; and the father of their children, Clyde Padgett. She is survived by her three sons, Jerry Wayne "Butch" Padgett, Frank Edward Padgett and his wife, Lora, and Bobby Lynn Padgett; two grandchildren, Tracy Lynn Waechter and her husband, Danny, and Christopher Wayne Padgett and his wife, Melissa; three great-grandchildren, Kaylee Grace Waechter and Dakota Austin Padgett, Cody Wayne Smelser; her nieces, Charlene Harkrader, and Ellen Hoffman and her husband, Ed; and a great-nephew, Seth Hoffman. A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, February 22, 2009, in Greenwood Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. David L. Henderson officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday evening, February 21, 2009, at Burch-Messier Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 317 W. Main Street, Bedford, Va., 540-586-7360.