Harvey Burnett Albert Jr.

1920 - 2008

Harvey Burnett Albert Jr., 88, of 833 Acacia Avenue, Clifton Forge, Va., died on Tuesday, December 2, 2008, at Alleghany Regional Hospital, Low Moor. Born January 20, 1920, in Bluefield, W.Va., he was a son of the late Harvey B. Albert Sr. and Helen Whitescarver Albert. He served in the United States Air Force during World War II in the European Theatre of Operations where he was shot down three times and became a European escapee. He retired from the banking industry after 41 years, having served as past President and CEO of First National Bank of Clifton Forge and past Chairman of the Board of Directors of First National Bank and Mainstreet First National Bank. He was also active in the community as a past President and Director of the Cliftondale Country Club and the Clifton Forge Elks Lodge No. #1065. He was a member of the Blacksburg Baptist Church and the Eggleston Masonic Lodge No. #309 A.F. & A.M. He was an avid golfer and a loving husband and father. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Oveda Swaim Albert, of Clifton Forge; a daughter, Rosetta "Bud" Jenkins and her husband, Jerry, of Valley Ridge, Covington; a sister, Nancy Albert Albert, of Blacksburg; two grandchildren, Preston Jenkins and wife, Angie, of Aurora, Colo., and Kimberly Polesak and husband, Ron, of Crockett, Calif.; five greatgrandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. on Friday, December 5, 2008, in the Mausoleum of Alleghany Memorial Park, Low Moor with the Reverend W. Pembroke Hall officiating. Entombment will follow. There will be no formal visitation. However, friends may call anytime at Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge or at the residence. The family suggests memorial tributes take the form of contributions to the Cliftondale Country Club, P.O. Box 26, Clifton Forge, Va. 24422. Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge, Va., is in charge of arrangements. To send condolences to the family online, please visit www.nicelyfuneralhome.com.