Freddie W. Myers Obituary (1938 - 2009)

Freddie Myers, 71 Freddie ?Shobe? Wilson Myers, 71, a resident of 7501 Horeb Church Road, Dayton, died Thursday, September 17, 2009 at his home. Mr. Myers was born on June 27, 1938 in Rockingham County and was the son of the late William Edgar and Mary Virginia Ritchie Myers. He was a member of the Virginia Farm Bureau Association and Woodman of the World and was employed by Black Brothers Painting. He was an avid hunter and fisherman with great love and respect for the outdoors. On March 21, 1959 he married the former Nancy Jean Craun who survives. Also surviving are five sons, Freddie Wilson Myers, Jr. and wife Loria , Timothy Ray Myers and wife Lisa, Robert Lee Myers and wife Barbara, all of Dayton, Michael Wayne Myers and wife Sarah and Kenny Allen Myers and wife Valerie all of Bridgewater; two sisters, Joyce Eunice (Myers) Cooper of Dayton, and Carolyn Joann (Myers) Rosenson of Richmond; twenty one grandchildren and twenty one great-grandchildren. Mr. Myers was preceded in death by three brothers, William ?Mutt? Ernest Myers, Paul Samuel Myers and John Clifford Myers. Wendell ?Sonny? Henkel and Reverends Tony Martin and Paul Collins will conduct a funeral service on Monday afternoon, September 21, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at Spring Creek Nazarene Church in Bridgewater. Burial will follow at Clover Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday evening at McMullen Funeral Home from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Clover Hill Fire and Rescue, 2100 Clover Hill Road, Dayton, Va. 22821. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.mcmullenfh.com.