Virginia Louise Bushnell Bayne

Virginia Louise Bushnell Bayne, 89, of Roanoke, Va., departed this life on July 3, 2009. She was born February 23, 1920, in Roanoke, to the late Jacob Harvey Bushnell Sr. and Zera M. Faries Bushnell Wines. She was a long-standing member of the Memorial Avenue and North Valley Seventh-Day Adventist Churches and a faithful volunteer in many church programs. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lynwood E. Bayne; her brother, Jacob Harvey Bushnell Jr.; and special son-in-law, Robert A. McClure. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Gary L. and Christine (Knarr) Bayne; her daughter, Sherian Bayne Wills; and sister, Sylvia (Bushnell) McClure; five grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; and special nephews and nieces. Graveside services will be held on July 6, 2009, at 1 p.m. at Sherwood in Salem with Pastor Mike Hewitt officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials to 3 ABN (Three Angels Broadcasting Network). The family will receive friends Sunday, July 5, 2009, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Oakey's Vinton Chapel, 540-982-2221.