Louise Moore Padgett

Mrs. Louise Moore Padgett, of Fincastle, Va., formerly of Wytheville, Va., went to her eternal home on September 2, 2010, at the age of 92. She was born in Rustburg, Va. on October 19, 1917, the oldest child of the late Charlie Daniel and Lutie Kate Reynolds Moore. She married Eldridge Bowen Padgett Sr. of Bedford, Va. on July 21, 1941. After several years in Norfolk, Va., they made their home in Wytheville, Va. where they were lifelong members of West End United Methodist Church. She spent her life taking care of her children, volunteering with her church, the Red Cross, the American Cancer Society, and numerous other charities and served 25 years as a 'Pink Lady' at Wythe County Community Hospital. She was preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers and is survived by two sisters-in-law, Eva Dudley, of Goode, Va. and Marie Moore, of Concord, Va.; a brother-in-law, Harry Kerr, of Gladys, Va.; and numerous nieces and nephews. She leaves her children, Carolyn McLaughlin and husband, Barry, of Vidor, Texas, EB Padgett Jr. and wife, Lynda, of Roanoke, Va., and Sherri Padgett and husband, David Ware, of Fincastle, Va.; her grandchildren Michael Bowen DeLuke, of Dallas, Texas, Jennifer Womer and husband, TJ, of Dallas, Texas, and Christopher Noah Bowen Padgett and Brenda Hodges, of Buchanan, Va.; and a new great-grandson, Hudson Alfred Womer, of Dallas, Texas. She will be laid to rest next to her husband at a graveside service in Greenwood Cemetery, Bedford, Va. on Wednesday, September 8, 2010, at 11 a.m. Mother never wanted, nor asked, for anything. So in her memory, please volunteer your time to a worthy cause you believe in, take a Senior citizen to lunch, make a contribution to the Alzheimer's Disease Association, or to your favorite charity. We love you Mom!!
Updike Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Bedford, is handling arrangements.