Terry Ray Umbarger

Terry Ray Umbarger, 43, of Wytheville, Va., passed away Sunday, June 14, 2009. He was born November 24, 1965, in Smyth County. He loved and had a passion for farming. He raised purebred Black Simmental Cattle and enjoyed the outdoors. Terry was preceded in death by several close family members. He is survived by his wife, Sue Smith Umbarger, of the home; his mother, Frances Harden Umbarger, of Ceres, Va.; his father, Ray Umbarger, of Ceres, Va.; one sister, Denise and Barry Dillow, of Bland, Va.; maternal grandmother, Irene Harden, of Ceres, Va.; paternal grandmother, Nellie Umbarger, of Ceres, Va.; maternal aunts and uncles , Linda and Tony Spears, of Walkersville, Md., Betty Harden, of Ceres, Va., Carl Clark, of Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; paternal aunts and uncles, Barbara and Jim Blankenship, of Dublin, Va., Allen and Judy Umbarger, of Churchville, Va., Lewis and Phyllis Umbarger, of Ceres, Va., and Donald Umbarger, of Waynesboro, Va. Several nieces, nephews and cousins, all of whom he dearly loved, also survive. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. on Friday, June 19, 2009, at the Sharon Lutheran Church, Ceres, Va. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday, June 18, 2009, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Bland Funeral Chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations may be made to Sharon Lutheran Cemetery Fund, c/o Evelyn H. Groseclose, 860 W. Bluegrass Trail, Ceres, Va. 24318. Highland Bland Funeral Chapel, Bland, Va., is in charge of arrangements.