Blue Ridge Funeral Home Beckley, WV Blanche Williams, 97 of Artie went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 24, 2014. Born October 5, 1916, she was a daughter of the late George and Sarah Batton Stover. Blanche enjoyed cooking and spending time with her family. She attended East Bank High School. Blanche was a Postmaster with the United States Postal Service, retiring in 1991. She worked for 43 years without missing one day of work or taking vacation days. She owned and operated the General County Store in conjunction with the post office. Blanche and her husband Kyle provided the opportunity for all of their children to be college educated. She was so proud that all of her children became teachers. She valued her family and continuously praised her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Blanche attended the Church of God at Artie, WV. In addition to her parents, Blanche is preceded in death by her husband, Kyle Williams; granddaughter, Rosemary Williams; brothers, Omega, Wilburn, Arnett, Arlington, Harlow, and Ralph; sisters, Lessie, Lula and Effie; half-brothers, George, Jr., Siebert and Shelby; half-sister, Elise; step-brothers, Wilbert, Willard and Ashford; step-sisters, Nora, Cora, and Mabel. Those left to cherish her memory include her daughter, Dreama LaRoche and husband, LeRoy of Potomac, MD, son, Rome Williams and wife, Donna of Englewood, OH, daughter, Anna Hulett and husband, Bob of Hurricane, WV, son, Tex Williams of Daniels, WV; granddaughter, Kim Williams of Charleston, WV, granddaughter, Teresa Santichavalitskul of Hurricane, WV, granddaughter, Zivia Kocher and husband, Perry of Elgin, SC; grandson, Mickey Stover and wife, Chris of Daniels, WV; granddaughter, Jennifer LaRoche and Michael Bloise of Potomac, MD, granddaughter, Heather Haledjian and husband, Gregory of Potomac, MD; grandson, Adam Williams and wife, Megan of Orlando, FL; sister, Edith Workman of Dorothy, WV; half-sister, Freda Neal and husband, Skippy of Mansfield, OH; 9 great-grandchildren, great-grandsons, Sarit Santichavalitskul, Austin Kocher, Mathew Watts, and Zachary Haledjian; great-granddaughters, Danielle Santichavalitskul, Alexis Kocher, Hannah Haledjian, Kylie Bloise, and Julia Bloise. Services will be held at 12:00 PM Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley with Jerry Lawrence and Gary Maynor officiating. Burial will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may gather with the family Wednesday from 11 – 12 PM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be made to: Hubbard Hospice House West at Thomas Hospital, 4605 MacCorkle Ave, SW, South Charleston, WV 25309. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.blueridgefuneralhome.com Arrangements by Blue Ridge Funeral Home, 5251 Robert C. Byrd Dr. Beckley, WV.
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