Sutphin, Lavenia Lucille Lester

Lavenia Lucille Lester Sutphin, 79, of Radford, was called to be with the Lord on Friday, April 7, 2006.

She was born in Fort Chiswell on March 14, 1927. She is preceded in death by her father, Leonard Kyle Lester and mother, Mathilda Margaret Farmer Lester. She resided at Wheatland Hills in Radford.

Survivors include her husband of 51 years, Friel A. Sutphin; two daughters and sons-in-law, Anita and Gary Hodge and Bonnie and Michael Robinette, all of Dublin; three sons and daughter-in-law, Dale A. Sutphin of Dublin, Randal and Debbie Sutphin of Radford, and Merle G. Sutphin of Christiansburg; six grandchildren and their spouses, Carrie Hodge of Harrisonburg, Jeremy Hodge of Dublin, Andrea and Issam Abi-Saab of Harrisonburg, Miranda and Art Lucia of Aldie, Christina and Marco OrtizShaemaker of Germany, and Kara Sutphin of Radford; two great-grandchildren, Aidan Lucia of Aldie and Carolina Isabel OrtizShaemaker of Germany; two brothers and sister-in-law, John and Katie Lester of Christiansburg, and Herman Lester of Pulaski; and a very special friend of the family, Evelyn Felts of Christiansburg, whose caring friendship will never be forgotten.

Funeral services will be held Monday, April 10, 2006 at 11 a.m. at the Mullins Funeral Home in Radford with the Rev. Tom Rice officiating. Interment will follow in the Mountain View Cemetery in Pulaski County. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Mullins Funeral Home in Radford. (www.mullinsfuneralhome.com)