Maberry, Carlin Gentry

Carlin Gentry Maberry, 78, Manager of Maberry Funeral Home, Floyd, passed away on Saturday, June 21, 2008.

He was preceded in death by his parents, C. Oden and Annie Mae Maberry. Mr. Maberry was a longtime member of Floyd Lodge #202, I.O.O.F., Canton Roanoke #11 P.M. I.O.O.F., Jacksonville Encampment #36, I.O.O.F., Floyd Rebekah Lodge #77, Floyd Moose Lodge #2300, United Commercial Travelers (Roanoke Council), 25 year active member of the Floyd Co. Vol. Fire Dept.

He served as Chairman of the Floyd Co. Bloodmobile for 11 years and was the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Floyd United Methodist Church. He was a 1947 Graduate of Willis High School and a 1951 Graduate of Gupton-Jones College of Mortuary Science, Nashville, Tenn. He served as Past President of the Southwest VA Funeral Directors Association and a Past Board Member of the Virginia Funeral Directors Association. Mr. Maberry served as Manager of Maberry Funeral Home, Inc. since 1960 and President since 1992.

Survivors include wife, Jo Ann Conner Maberry of Floyd; daughters and sons-in-law, Ann and Larry Phillips, Mitzi and Rodney Roberson, all of Floyd; granddaughter, Nicole Ann Roberson of Floyd.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday June 24, 2008 at the Maberry Funeral Home Chapel, Floyd, with the Rev. Richard Gregory and the Rev. Richard Thomas officiating. Interment will follow at Jacksonville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Maberry Funeral Home.

The family request that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the Floyd County Vol. Fire Dept. P.O. box 33 Floyd, Va., 24091 or the Floyd United Methodist Church Building Fund P.O. box 55 Floyd, Va., 24091. Arrangements by Maberry Funeral Home, Inc.