Sylvia Erline Board Carmack

Sylvia Erline Board Carmack, 81, of Roanoke County, Va., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 12, 2009, and has been reunited with family and friends. She was the daughter of the late Ervin and Ola Neighbors Board. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Cyrus J. Carmack Jr. She was a retired nursing assistant from the United Methodist Home. She is survived by sons and their wives, Cyrus Curtis Carmack and Charmaine, of Roanoke, Va., Glenn Edward Carmack and Jan, of Lexington, Va., and Lt. Col. John Timothy Carmack, M.D. and Karin, of Powhatan, Va.; grandsons, Wayne Carmack and his wife, Becky, of Balliston Spa, N.Y., Paul Carmack, of Clifton Park, N.Y., and Jackson and Harrison Carmack, of Powhatan, Va.; great-grandson, Christopher Carmack, of Balliston Spa, N.Y.; brother, Lawrence Board, of Dallas Texas; and sister-in-law, Mrs. Nancy C. Hartley. Flowers will be appreciated but the family would prefer donations to the American Cancer Society or to your favorite charity. Thanks to the CCU units at Lewis Gale Medical Center, Dr. Prokopchak and Dr. Vivien for their professional and personal care of Sylvia and her family. A celebration of her life will be held 11 a.m. on Friday, August 14, 2009, at the graveside at Cedar Lawn Cemetery conducted by the Rev. Ronnie Morris. There will be no public viewing. Arrangements are being handled by Lotz Funeral Home in Salem, Va.