Effie Virginia Dooley Holdren

Effie Virginia Dooley Holdren, 69, of Bedford, Va., died on Thursday, November 26, 2009, in Lynchburg General Hospital. She was born in Bedford County on September 26, 1940, a daughter of the late Irvin John Dooley and Clara Bell Gibson Dooley. he was a member of Sedalia Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded by her husband, Johnny Griffin Holdren; and a sister, Martha Rae Dooley Orange. She is survived by her children, Gloria and Jack Harrison, Lewis and Tina Holdren, Joyce and Dale Arrington, Johnny Ray Holdren and his friend, Shelia Mays, and Nancy and John Graves; her grandchildren, Brandon and Joey Holdren, and Julie Harrison; a sister-in-law, Juanita and Bobbie Mitchen; seven brothers; two sisters; and many nieces, nephews and extended family. A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 29, 2009, at Sedalia Baptist Church with the Rev. Mike Jones, the Rev. Roy Mitchem and the Rev. Larry Myers officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends on Saturday evening, November 28, 2009, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Burch-Messier Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 317 W. Main Street, Bedford, Va., 540-586-7360.