Elliott, Mary Ada Wright

Mary Ada Wright Elliott, 91, of Narrows, Va., went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 2, 2010, in the loving care of her family. She was born in Princeton, W.Va., on November 9, 1918, and was the daughter of the late Edward Lee and May Gertrude Crotty Wright. In addition to her mother and father, she was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Raymond Arthur Elliott; seven brothers; and a sister. Mary loved life, her children and grandchildren, her church and her church family. Mary was the oldest living member of the Glen Lyn Church of Christ and was a member of the VFW Post #6000 Ladies Auxiliary. She is survived by a son, Ronald Elliott and wife, Judy, of Ashland, Ky., Patricia Bowles and husband ,Robert, of Roanoke, and Carolyn and James Richardson, of Pearisburg; three grandchildren, Wayne Mann, Melanie Bowles and Johnny Elliott; three greatgrandchildren, Kacey Mann, Collin Mann and Charlotte Elliott; two sisters, Garnet Bratton, of Princeton, and Nell Walker; and a brother, Mate Wright, both of Indianapolis, Ind. The family wishes to thank Medi Home Health and Hospice and Meredith Doss for their help and kindness. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 4, 2010, in the chapel of Riffe’s Funeral Service in Narrows with Tony Reed, Minister, officiating. Burial will follow in Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg. The family will receive friends at Riffe’s Funeral Chapel on Sunday from noon until just prior to the service. Mary loved flowers, but donations will be appreciated to the Glen Lyn Church of Christ. Online condolence messages to the family can be sent to www.riffes.com.