Virginia Brown Douthit

Virginia Brown Douthit, 98, of Roanoke, Va., formerly of Keystone, W.Va., passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2009. She was born in Switchback, W.Va. on July 23, 1911 to the late William and Emmaline Brown. Mrs. Douthit retired from the McDowell County Public Schools after 42 years of service. She was a lifetime member of Mt. Chapel Baptist Church, Keystone and a member of Maple Street Baptist Church, Roanoke. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Douthit; five sisters and two brothers. She is survived by brother, Lawrence Brown, of Roanoke, Va. and sister, Emily Jean Maye, of Columbus, Ohio; close friends, Fanny Poole, Samuel Young and Carolyn Foddrell, all of Keystone, W.Va.; and a host of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held 12 noon Monday, September 28, 2009, at Mt. Chapel Baptist Church, Keystone with the Rev. Rogers officiating. The interment will be in Restlawn Memorial Gardens, Bluefield, W.Va. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent to www.Hamlar-Curtis.com.