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During the early years, families would buy 12 or more spaces, and in some cases up to 48 spaces, with little investment for future care and necessary maintenance. • In May 1983, the Fair View Foundation was created to safeguard the cemetery’s future. The Foundation is a non-profit, non-stock corporation that can receive tax-deduct-able contributions toward cemetery care, beautification and capital improvements.• Approaching the Centennial Commemoration, the Fair View Foundation launched the Fair View Centennial Campaign to raise the necessary funds to resurface the 2.3 miles of driveways, landscape 10 flower gardens, replace old and damaged trees and shrubs, replace the aged water system which was originally installed in 1893, repair or replace fencing around the entire perimeter, repair the bases of hundreds of memorial markers, install street signs, and purchase updated equipment and vehicles.• Memorial Day, May 28, 1990, brought hundreds of friends, students, veteran organizations, civic, community and religious leaders who paid tribute to the proud history of Fair View and to the memory of those interred within. It also marked “a new beginning” as improve-ments were unveiled, and future needs reviewed.• The kind response of benefactors enabled us to moveforward with the much-needed improvements during the past decade. However, the funding needs continue as wework diligently to maintain these treasured grounds.

We extend appreciation to those who let us know how important Fair View is to you and to the memory of your loved ones. It is through your interest that we

must depend for preservation and improvements for generations to come.

Visit our web site for information on Fair View Cemetery and Cedar Lawn Memorial Park, including the Genealogy Search which records the names of all

those interred since the establishment of the cemeteries.www.thefairviewgroup.org

Private Columbarium NowAvailable at Fair View

As we continue our dedication to meet the desires of lot owners, we are now offering on certain family burial estates the opportunity to purchase a personal and privateFamily Columbarium. This attractive memorial allows additional family members, who choose Cremation, to be placed with other family members. Two and Four Niche units are available, permitting four or eight Inurnments.Please call our office for further details: 540.344.4263

ROANOKER Magazine RecognizesFair View’s Long History in Business

The ROANOKER Magazine, featuring the area’s oldest businesses, recognized Fair View Cemetery for its 120 years of service in the March/April 2010 issue.

The article acknowledged Fair View as one of the first privately owned cemeteries for public use in Virginia, and that in 1909, it became the first cemetery in the state to establish a perpetual care fund. This act was instrumental in the passing of a state law in 1918 that made such funds mandatory.

The article also noted Fair View as the final resting place of thousands of Veterans who served in the Civil War, Spanish American War, World War I and II, Korean War, and the Vietnam War along with many of Roanoke’s leading citizens, including eleven Mayors and many prominent business leaders who pioneered and built Roanoke.

Printable Maps Available on Web SiteDescendants, historians and student groups find

the Walking Tour Map and Map of Fair View invaluable when visiting historic Fair View. Both printable maps are now available on our web site. If you need assistance in locating the final resting place of a loved one, you may visit our office and a member of our staff will mark the map and direct you to the location.

The Fair View Foundation gratefully acknowledges those who have generously contributed

to the preservation, maintenance and beautification programs

to preserve Fair View Cemetery for future generations.

NOVEMBER 2009 - OCTOBER 2010

CONTRIBUTOR IN HONOR/MEMORY OF CONTRIBUTOR IN HONOR/MEMORY OF

Charles and Dorlee Allison Ira and Stella Martin, Grey Martin, Leverette and Miriam AllisonHoward O. Baker Terrence T. Baker, Sr., Sanna Y. Baker and Sue M. BakerPeggy Collins Basham Chester Lynn (Punky) BashamFaye Becker Randolph A. Becker; Mr. and Mrs. Claude L. JohnsonCharlene I. Bond Loyd W. BondAlex and Joyce Bowman Alexander and May BowmanJerry V. Bowman The Bowman FamilyJerry V. Bowman Carl (Sonny) BarbourFrances Boyd George BoydJohn and Matilda Bradshaw, Jr. ~Carolyn B. Brinegar Mother~Elsie Bunch Mills, Father~Henry M. Bunch, Brother~John E. MillsGeorge Buchanan, Jr. Connie G. BuchananWanda Buchanan Mrs. Wanda StanardEllen W. Burke The Watts FamilyFerne E. (Hall) Cain J. Blann and Elizabeth Hall and familyChap Campbell Nellie Campbell, (Wife)Henry and Jean Carpenter Charles and Anna MitchellMartha and C. A. Carper The Davis, Hess and Cline FamiliesWilliam D. Carr Carr and Watts FamiliesMarietta Carter William Tipton Henderson, William Alexander Henderson, and familiesRobert and Joanne Cassell ~Kimberly Chesnut The Charles E. Shipman FamilyWilliam S. Christian George P. Airheart and descendants at Fair ViewBarbara Lee Collins Jesse W. and Mary P. CollinsMary L. Cooper (Mrs. John R.) Families ~ Lester, Myers, CooperMargaret Trout Covey Phillip Taylor Trout and Bessie Hahn TroutBobby E. Crawford John D., Edgar S. and Annie D. CrawfordDennis R. Cronk J. Russell CronkHazel M. Cronk J. Russell CronkSherrill and Betty Cronk Arthur and Laura CronkMrs. J. R. Denny, Jr. Her Family, John and Minnie Lazenby and John Lazenby, Jr.Tom and Pam Digges James Hampson SkinkerRebecca A. Dillon Hutchinson and Scott FamiliesJoan Parker Dilworth Faith Catogni ParkerMary S. Divers Harold Cecil (Jack) DiversMr. Melvin Divers Frank W. Murray FamilyMr. George Eanes, Jr. George A. Eanes and Frances H. EanesStanford L. Fellers, Jr. Laura Susan Jeter Harris and the J. M. Harris FamilyBarbara Garrett Orren and Claudine ClarkEdith R. Garst Garst, Root, Brown FamiliesJ. Patrick and Mary Field Green The Trout, Davenport and Newsom FamiliesMrs. Lynn Crosby Greene Crosby, Troubs FamilyAlice Trout Hagan Hugh Henry TroutJohn M. Hancock, Jr. John Max Hancock, Sr., Harry Brogan, Gay BroganAlwyn Harper Helm FamilyJean F. Harvey John Davis HarveyMary Kay Heath Aylett B. Coleman, IIIMyrteen Cronk Heslep J. Russell CronkMerita Hartman Hicks Alma and Earl HartmanJames S. and Judy Sharp Hill Irving SharpW. L. Hite W. L. HiteBetty Elgin Holt William A. and Martha ElginW. Alvin Hudson Elva Hudson ViarMr. and Mrs. Douglas Hunley Dorothy F. KernEugene Inge Inge, Cardwell, Hamlin, KingAgnes Reid Jenny A. P. Jones Family and M. Frederick JennyCharles and Betsey Johnson ~Mrs. Lawton Davis Kasey The Hunter and Minter FamiliesJohn and Ruth Kennett The Kennett FamilyAlene Dawn Lawman Myrtle Laughorn FraserDurwood Layne Fred Russell LayneGenetta Lewis Bedford Curtis Hambrick FamiliesRoy and Linda Lucas Timothy LucasMr. and Mrs. Richard Lynn Robert L. Lynn and FamilyMrs. Miyoko Y. McAllister Mr. and Mrs. C. H. McAllister, Mr. S. E. McAllister, Mr. F. G. McAllister

Frances M. Mounfield William P. MounfieldHarold J. and Edna M. Muddiman O. L. Muddiman FamilyMr. Roger Neathawk Myrtle Young Neathawk and Carrie Young NewcombMary Alice Bostian Nelson Floyd A. and Sarah M. Bostian and Robert M. BostianMozelle Obenshain William A. Obenshain, Jr.Lucille Dent O’Neil Virginia C. and Thomas Kemper and Corinne K. and William T. DentEmma Read Oppenhimer The Read and Wentworth FamiliesWillard and Hilda Chrisman Pendleton Campbell and Ethel Chrisman and Dan and Doris ChrismanCathie Price Mrs. Wanda StanardMs. Eloise Price J. Edgar Price FamilyOlivia E. Price James O. PriceRobert Price Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer C. PriceMr. and Mrs. John C. Priddy Linden Carlisle (Red) Priddy and Edith PriddyWilliam L. Proffitt ~Robert O. Ragland The Leslie and Ragland FamliesMrs. Rachel Gold Reed Rev. and Mrs. W. B. Gold and 2 Reed BabiesHoward I. Reynolds The Family of James Thomas ReynoldsShirley McGuire Rhees Mr. and Mrs. W. E. McGuire, Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. McGuire, Jr. and Solly and SethMary T. Rock George and Thelma TompkinsJune V. Rowlett ~Satter Foundation Patricia Templeton SatterMary Margaret and Wade Saunders Edney and Wade SaundersWendy Sharp Scaggs Irving SharpEdward and Barbara Scruggs The Bowles FamilyPatrick N. Shaffner The Shaffner FamilyIrv Sharp Irving SharpMary Lee Sharp The Legendary Irving Sharp Madeline Shelor Samuel and Essie Mae PriceSimpson Funeral Home and Crematory The Staff at Fair View and Cedar LawnMary Jane Bliss Sinex Rhodes, Snapp and Bliss FamilyBarbara Sink Skelt E. Sink, Jr.Melvin and Brenda Smith Mekhi Antonio SmithRichard Snyder Catherine T. Snyder / Henry B. SnyderJack B. St.Clair Helen Turnbull St.ClairMarjorie W. St.Clair Mr. and Mrs. H. L. WilkesMartha Roby Stephens Dorothy AirheartAlfred M. and Geraldine Stinnette The Stinnette FamilyThomas L. Stinnette and Grace The Stinnette FamilyJoanne M. Suttenfield Parents: Fred G. Manning and Ethel G. M. HornAnnie Mary Swann Frances Eugene Skeggs Family and A. M. Swann, Sr. FamilyArthur M. Swann, Jr. Mrs. Ruby Swann – Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Swann, Sr.Grace Swann A. M. Swann Family and F. E. Skeggs FamilyMary S. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Atwell C. ShullSue Thrasher Minnie, Frances, Clyde and Eleanor CockeWanda Sweeney Turner William E. Sweeney, Jr. (Bill)H. Carol Twilley Williams and Twilley and BrickUnited Daughters of the Confederacy, To aid in the maintenance of 39 Confederate Roanoke Chapter 1907 soldiers’ graves and the UDC Monument Audrey Hatcher Vaughan Tom and Hattie HatcherMamie Vest For the Preservation of Fair ViewChristopher C. Warren Frederica Lescure WarrenLt. Col. Hugh P. Wellford The Rev. and Mrs. John S. Wellford and John S. Wellford, Jr.Helen Whitescarver Great Grandfather James Carson GreeneWalter Whitlock Vicki WhitlockLucille Whitmire C. E. Whitmire FamilyLandon G. Wilkes Mr. and Mrs. Herbert L. WilkesMr. and Mrs. William R. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. J. A. WilsonGerald E. Wizon The Frank and Esther Lake FamilyMr. and Mrs. Clifton A. Woodrum The Woodrum FamilyC. Barry Woodward Aileen Poff Woodward/The Poff FamilyNorris Wootton Zora Velva Wilmeth WoottonJohn Preston Younger His Grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Preston, and the family of Dr. and Mrs. A. P. Jones, and their sons Beverly and AlexAnonymous Donors ~

Burials and Memorial MarkersWe invite your inquiry regarding traditional in-

ground burials including double-depth where possible, burials vaults, granite or bronze memorials. At Fair View and Cedar Lawn, you may choose a Cremation Site or Columbarium Niche, and individual or family lots. Remember that when you purchase vaults or memorials from Fair View or Cedar Lawn, you are providing funds for continual care.

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

FAIR VIEWFOUNDATIONP. O. Box 6231Roanoke, VA 24017

The Fair View Foundation has been established to receive tax-deductible memorials, gifts and contributions of any form, whether it be for a specific capital improvement or for the general care of the cemetery grounds.

When making memorial gifts, list the name of the person in whose memory you give the gift. Please make checks payable to:

The Fair View FoundationP.O. Box 6231 • Roanoke, VA 24017

F. V. Cemetery Company, Inc.Board of Directors

Dennis R. Cronk, President and TreasurerMyrteen C. Heslep, Vice President, Secretary

William C. Stephenson, IV., DirectorBob H. West, Director

Clifton A. Woodrum, Director

540-344-4263 • thefairviewgroup.org

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Monthly Values Listed on Web SiteThe loss of a loved one is difficult under any

circumstances. Pre-arrangements ease the burden for family members, and offers cost savings and a better selection of spaces at both Fair View Cemetery and Cedar Lawn Memorial Park. Monthly values are shown on our web site. Easy monthly payments are available to suit any budget, and there are no interest charges. For complete answers to your questions, please call our office.ddddddddddddddddddddd