Masters, Mary Elizabeth

Mary Elizabeth Masters, 86, of Norcross Road at Kimballton, in Giles County, Va., departed this life on Monday afternoon, January 25, 2010, at Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg after a long illness. Born in Glen Lynn on July 13, 1923, she was a daughter of the late James William and Emma Clyburn St.Clair. A beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, she was a member of Riverview Baptist Church in Ripplemead. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Marion Master; sons, David Masters and Joe St.Clair; granddaughter, Emma Ruth McNeely; sister, Ola S. Long; and brothers, Hansuray, Frank, Hubert, Fred, Wesley, and Dorse St.Clair. She leaves to cherish her memory her son and daughter-in-law, James and Ann M. St.Clair, of Trinity, N.C.; her daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara and Bill Cardwell, of Pearisburg, Sheila and David Kessinger, of Newport, Greta and Bill Short, of Waynesboro, Lucy St.Clair, of Ripplemead, and Rita and Jerry Neary, of Max Meadows; her sisters, Margaret S. Dove, of Hilldale, W.Va., and Cleo St.Clair, of Princeton, W.Va.; her 20 grandchildren; her 25 great-grandchildren; and her three great-greatgrandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. on Thursday, January 28, 2010, in the Kendall Funeral Home, 605 Snidow St., Pembroke with Pastor Shahn Wilburn officiating. Entombment will follow in Birchlawn Abbey in Pearisburg. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday evening, January 27, 2010, from 6 to 8 p.m. Online condolences may be sent by visiting kendallfuneralhome.com.