Stella Barbee Glendy

Stella Barbee Glendy, 99, of Roanoke, passed away on Monday, August 3, 2009. She was preceded in death by husbands, Robert Barbee, (a Jefferson High School principle), and Dr. R. Earle Glendy; daughters, Beverly Belcher, Barbara Bell; granddaughter, Cameron Bell Thompson. Mrs. Glendy had been a teacher in Botetourt County; she retired as a medical librarian at Roanoke Memorial Hospital and Lewis-Gale Hospital. She was on the auxiliary board of Greenville Nursery School. As a member of the Virginia Heights Baptist Church, she received the Deacon Emeritus Award; she was a recipient of the Presidential Award of Retired Military Officers Association. Surviving are grandchildren, Temple Bell Smith, of Fripp Island S.C., Jason Belcher, of Santa Clara, Calif., Jeremy Belcher, and wife, Shelly, of McMurray, Pa.; two greatgranddaughters, Katherine Rose Belcher and Grace Elizabeth Belcher; two sons-in-law, Col. Bergon Bell, of Atlantic Beach, Fla. and John Belcher, of Pittsburgh, Pa. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Virginia School of Deaf and Blind, American Heart Assoc. or the Greenville Nursery School. Funeral Service will be held 12 noon Thursday, August 6, 2009 at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel; interment will be in Evergreen Burial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel. 540-982-2100.