Agee, Moyer Lester

Moyer Lester Agee, 85, of Floyd, Va., beloved husband, father, grandfather and lifelong Floyd resident, died Friday, December 26, 2008, in Lewis Gale Hospital. Born in Christiansburg, Va., he was the son of the late Moyer E. and Myrtle Bower Agee.

Having worked for his father in the Blue Ridge Cafe from an early age until volunteering for service in the United States Navy, Lester Agee was a WWII veteran serving from 1942-1945, on the battleship USS Indiana. After running Agee’s Store in Floyd with his father from 1946 to 1959, he became postmaster at Floyd from 1959 to 1983. Lester set an example by being completely dedicated to his family and his family’s farm.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Gladys Nester Agee; by brothers, Morris and Marvin Agee; and his sister, Virginia Agee Burwell. He leaves one son Barry Agee, of Greenville, S.C.; four daughters and sons-in-law, Carol Agee and Michael Maslaney, of Floyd, Margaret and Lynn Long, of Hickory, N.C., Janet and Leon Moran, of Christiansburg, and Lisa and Alan Belcher, of Ararat, N.C.; seven grandchildren, Aerea and Graham Long, Emily and Ashton Moran, and Malory, Isaac and Brenna Belcher; sister-in-law, Barbara Agee, of Floyd and his nieces and nephews.

Special thanks to the staff at the Court of Roanoke (Retirement Center) for providing care during the last year.

There will be a graveside service conducted by the Rev. Roy Turpin at Jacksonville Cemetery, Floyd, on Sunday, December 28, 2008, at 3 p.m. with military honors by Floyd V.F.W. Post #7854 and American Legion Post #127. The family will receive visitors on Sunday from 2 to 3 p.m. at Maberry Funeral Home, Floyd.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Floyd Rescue Squad. Arrangements by Maberry Funeral Home, Floyd.

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