Lester Edward Cline

Lester Edward Cline, 92, of Wytheville, Va., passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2010. He was born on May 17, 1917, in Wythe County, son of the late Emory Joseph and Nannie Corvin Cline. He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Andrews Cline; and a sister, Flora M. Cline. He was a United States Army Veteran of World War II and a member of Rosenbaum Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church for many years. He is survived by three daughters and sons-in-law, Linda and Charles Settle, Shirley and Donald Fisher, all of Roanoke, Va., and Joyce and Doug Long, of Johnson City, Tenn.; and five grandchildren, Amy Burns, Mark Burns, Karen Fisher, Jason Fisher and Jessica Anderson. Seven greatgrandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be held 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 7, 2010, at the Barnett Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Edward Richardson and the Rev. Jim Moran officiating. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. on Friday, January 8, 2010, at Rosenbaum Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery in Cripple Creek, Va. American Legion Post #9 will conduct Graveside Military Rites. The family will receive friends on Thursday evening from 5 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations may be made to the Rosenbaum Chapel Cemetery Fund. Barnett Funeral Home, Wytheville, Va., is in charge of arrangements.