Altizer, Romaine Virginia Brumfield

In the quiet and early morning of Monday, May 11, 2009, Jesus called our mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Romaine Virginia Brumfield Altizer, at the age of 86, home to be with Him and her loved ones. She was born on April 19, 1923, in Pembroke, Virginia, the oldest daughter of the late Marshall Black and Sara Ella Meredith Brumfield. Mama graduated from Pembroke High School. On Wednesday, October 29, 1952, she married Richard Henry Altizer and moved to Salem. With this marriage, not just two lives became one, but two families. She was employed with Gibb Kanode’s, Kroger, and Tarpley’s in Salem before retiring in 1986. Our mother was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church in Salem. She also enjoyed being a homemaker, shopping, talking, and spending time with her family and friends. One of her other ministries was calling her Sunday School friends daily and remembering them with cards and visits. She was predeceased by her husband of 23 years, Richard; brothers, James, Charles, and Mancel Brumfield; and sister, Betty Jean Brumfield. Her surviving family includes her daughters, Debra A. Taylor and husband, David, Wanda M. Journell and husband, Dennis, and Joyce Brewer and husband, Jack Jr., all of Salem, and Carolyn A. Aldhizer and husband, H.T. III, of Vero Beach, Fla.; sister, Lucille B. Williams and husband, Robert, of Pembroke, Va.; sisters-in-law, Marie Brumfield, Reva A. Brown, Hazel Altizer, and Ethel Altizer; grandchildren, Drew Taylor, Wynsor T. and David B. Smith, Wendy B. and John Baumgartner, Kimberly B. Claar, Kevin and Cathy Aldhizer, and Karen and Frank Schlitt; great-grandchildren, Kyle, Cole, Clay, Caleb, Chlo�, Kendall, and Casey; and many cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends. The family would like to offer special thanks to Mama’s family at Snyder Nursing Home for their wonderful care and unending love. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, May 12, 2009, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m., at the John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 2 p.m. in the funeral home’s chapel with interment immediately following at Sherwood Memorial Park in Salem. The Rev. Richard Elmore will officiate. Flowers will be accepted or donations to Tabernacle Baptist Church at 1923 East Main Street in Salem, Virginia 24153 would be most appreciated. Online condolences to the family may be made at johnmoakey.com. The Altizer family is being served by John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home in Salem, 389-5441.