Mittie Agnes Agnor Arrington

Mittie Agnes Agnor Arrington, of Blacksburg, Va., went on to her heavenly reward June 20, 2009. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and greatgrandmother. Mittie was born December 7, 1924, in Alleghany County, Va., and was the daughter of the late Homer and Janie Agnor. Her parents; one sister, Fannie Love; and one son, Stephen Foster Arrington; preceded her in death. Survivors include husband, Foster Stanley Arrington, of Blacksburg, Va.; her sister, Jackie Altice, of Salem, Va.; a son and daughter-and-law, George and Ginny Arrington, of Blacksburg, Va.; daughter and son-in-law, Annette and John Sheckler, of Chesterfield, Va.; daughter-in-law, Joan Arrington Nelson, of Salem Va.; sisters-inlaw, Adelia Arrington and George Ann Pence, both of Blacksburg, Va.; and brother-in-law, Fred Henschel, of Rockville, Md. Also surviving her are four grandchildren, Michelle Leonard, Anne Jones, Rhianon Growney, and Amanda Sheckler; five greatgrandchildren; and extended family member, Joyce Bowling. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, June 24, 2009, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg, Va. The funeral service will be held 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 25, 2009, at North Fork Baptist Church in the Community of Ellett, Va., with the Rev. Fred Brugger and the Rev. Olen Gardner officiating. Internment will follow in the North Fork Baptist Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the Humane Society of Montgomery County, P.O. Box 287, Blacksburg, Va. 24063-0287 or to Heartland Hospice, 1504 Santa Rosa, Suite 114, Richmond, Va. 23229, telephone, 804-288-0235. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home, 150 Country Club Drive, S.W., Blacksburg, Va.