Lester, Margie Thomas

Margie Mae Thomas Lester, 72, of Narrows, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, Va. Born on June 5, 1939, at Lindside, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Hugh Edward and Sylvia Grace Smith Thomas. Margie had worked Mutts Trading Post, Riverview Restaurant, sold tickets at the Giles Theater at Rich Creek and worked as a bookkeeper for New River Supply. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Rich Creek. A precious loving, tender soul is now in Heaven with Jesus. She will be sorely missed, but we know this is a temporary separation until we meet again. Survivors include her loving husband of 50 years, Michael Bee Lester; one son, Mark Lester and wife, Shawn Bell Lester, of Lynchburg, Va.; one brother, David Thomas, of Green Valley Road, Peterstown, W.Va.; two sisters, Virgie Page, of Green Valley Road, Peterstown, W.Va., and Vickie Ratcliff, whom she raised as a daughter, and her husband Jack, of Princeton, W.Va.; two grandchildren, Kimberly and Jackson Ratcliff; and one great- grandson, Owen Helmondollar. Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 11, 2012, at the Broyles- Shrewsbury Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jim Pickett and the Rev. Jason Smith officiating. Entombment will follow in the Birchlawn Abby Mausoleum, Pearisburg, Va. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, February 10, 2012, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, love gifts/offerings can be made to the First Baptist Church of Rich Creek, P.O. Box 307, Rich Creek, VA 24147. Online guestbook can be signed or condolences may be sent to the Lester family at www.broyles-shrewsbury.com. Arrangements by Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home, Peterstown, W.Va.