Hylton, Louise Alderman

Louise Alderman Hylton, 85, of Floyd, Va., passed away on Monday, November 14, 2011. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Hylton; her father and mother, P.A. (Buddy) and Bessie Williams Alderman; three brothers, Estrage, Bennett, and Harry Alderman; and one sister, Helen Alderman Akers. She was retired from the Floyd County High School Cafeteria. She is survived by one son, Gary Hylton and wife, Lien, of Richmond, Va.; one daughter, Carolyn Hylton, of Pilot, Va.; four grandchildren, Mary Louise Hylton, Gary Jr., and Ryan Hylton, of Richmond, Va., John Epperly, of Pilot, Va., and his father, Donnie Epperly; three great-grandchildren, Adam, Alex, and Isaac; and four sisters-in-law and one brother-in-law, Shirley and Robert Richards, Miriam Hylton, Lillian Hylton, and Thelma Hylton. Funeral Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, November 17, 2011, at Gardner Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Angela Tolbert and the Reverend Jerry Hylton officiating. Interment will follow at Laurel Branch Cemetery. Friends may call on Wednesday, November 16, 2011, after 1 p.m. at Gardner Funeral Home where the family will be from 6 until 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Laurel Branch Cemetery, 3948 Floyd Highway South, Floyd, VA 24091. Condolences to the family may be made at www. gardnerfuneralhomefloyd.com