Mr. Lenford Paige Noonkester

Mr. Lenford Paige Noonkester, age 87, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, June 5, 2017, at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Noonkester was born at “The Hollow” in Patrick County on July 8, 1929, to Elder George W. and Delphia DeHart Noonkester. He was a devoted member of Mountain View Primitive Baptist Church where he was a deacon for 48 years and was retired from Mount Airy Furniture Co. Mr. Noonkester was a loving father, grandfather and great grandfather who will be dearly missed by all his family and friends. Surviving are his loving wife, Bessie Vass Noonkester; daughters and sons-in-law, Rita and David Anderson; and Amy and James Byrd; a son and daughter-in-law, Danny and Robin Noonkester; grandchildren, Joe Noonkester, Anthony Noonkester, Nicolas Anderson and wife Amanda, Garrett Anderson, Ben Anderson, Emily S. Castellucci and husband John; and Olivia Snow; great grandchildren, Katelyn Noonkester, Luke Anderson, and Jude Anderson; and brothers and sisters-in-law, Jay and Debbie Noonkester, Michael and Margaret Noonkester and Dwight and Alice Noonkester. In addition to his parents, Mr. Noonkester was preceded in death by a sister, Iva Hill; brothers, Dallas Noonkester and Hassell Noonkester; a son-in-law, CW3 David W. Snow; and his step mother, Bertha Noonkester. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, June 8, 2017 at Mountain View Primitive Baptist Church at 4282 Willis Gap Rd. Ararat, VA. Services will be conducted by Elder David Kamoda. Burial will follow in Skyline Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends Wednesday night from 6:00 to 8:00 at Moody Funeral Home of Mount Airy. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Mountain View Primitive Baptist Church, c/o Michael Noonkester at 3716 Willis Gap Rd, Ararat, VA 24053.

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