Dwight Adams Walker

Dwight Adams Walker, 84, of Roanoke, Va., passed away on Monday morning, November 30, 2009. Dwight was retired from Toledo Scale Company with 43 years service. He loved to read books, work crossword puzzles and enjoyed watching and listening to sporting events. Dwight was preceded in death by his first wife, Helen Jane Thomas Walker; and his daughter, Rebecca (Becky) Walker Coffey. He survived by his devoted and loving wife of 30 years, Aliene Elliott Walker; his children, Patricia (Pat) Walker Dean and husband, Derrick, of Huntsville, Ala., Donnie Elliott and wife, Anne W., of Roanoke, Va., and F. David Elliott and wife, Beth M., of Roanoke, Va.; his grandchildren, Carrie Glascock, Brian Elliott, Brent Coffey, Lindsay and Paige Elliott, and Stephen Dean; his great-grandchildren, Becca and Daniel Glascock; his sister, Lois Doloresco, of Stow, Ohio; his brother, Walter Walker, of St.Clair Shores, Mich.; and several nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held at noon on Friday, December 4, 2009, at Oakey's South Chapel with the Rev. John W. McCandish officiating. Interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to St. Marks Lutheran Church, the Alzheimer's Foundation or the American Cancer Society in his memory. The family will receive friends on Thursday, December 3, 2009, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Oakey's South Chapel, 540-989-3131.