Leslie Lewis Lucas

Leslie Lewis Lucas, 95, of Vinton, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2009. He was born September 17, 1914 the son of the late Walter C. Lucas and Bessie Pearl Bolton Lucas. He was a veteran of the United States Navy serving in World War II. He was employed as an insurance agent and retired from Life of Virginia. He was a member of Belmont Baptist Church in Roanoke. Surviving are his wife of 68 years, Margaret Mills Lucas of Vinton; son, Berkley Lucas and his wife, Pat of Roanoke; two grandchildren, Brian Lucas and his wife, Lori of Salem, Andrea Foutz and her husband, Ben of Roanoke; three great-grandchildren, Zachary Foutz, Alex Foutz, Jordan Lucas; two sisters, Nellie Mullins of Vinton and Dorothy Revere and husband, Bill of Roanoke; brother, the Rev. Dargan Lucas of Cumberland, Va.; numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Tuesday at Rader Funeral Home with the Rev. John Fox officiating. Interment will follow in Trinity Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Belmont Baptist Church or to the Vinton Life Saving Crew. Arrangements by Rader Funeral Home, Daleville, Va.