Stephanna Craghead McFadden

After a 5 month battle with liver cancer, our beautiful mother and grandmother, Mrs. Stephanna Craghead McFadden, went home to be healed by her Lord and Savior, in her home in Roanoke, Va., on Tuesday, October 20, 2009. Stephanna is preceded in death by her first husband of 52 years, Kenneth S. Craghead; her mother, Gertrude L. Tucker; father, Stephen Lawrence; stepfather, Everett Tucker; and husband, Henry B. McFadden. Stephanna is survived by her son, Stephen Craghead, of Staunton; daughter, Judy Whitson, of Roanoke; son, Alan Craghead and wife, Rebecca, of Navarre, Fla.; along with five grandchildren; three greatgrandchildren; and playful companion, Jake the Dog! Stephanna was a long time member of Bethel Baptist Church in Salem. She retired from Kroger's Division Office in Salem after 38 years of service.
Mom, we know that you are happy in the presence of our Savior today, but OH! How we will miss you so, here! We will miss your smile, your warm embrace, your prayers for us, your loving instruction, and your peanut butter balls! Heaven is a more joyous place now than it was before, for there is a Treasure there more precious then any earthly treasureYou.
Until we see you again,
Your Blessed Family
Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, October 22, 2009, at John M. Oakey and Son, Salem. A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. on Friday, October 23, 2009, at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens on Airport Road in Roanoke, with the Reverend Hilton Jefferies officiating. To send condolences to the family online, please register at www.johnmoakey.com