Lora Elizabeth Pietrantozzi, 78, of Skyline Drive, Beckley died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006, in a Roanoke, Va., care center following a short illness.
Born July 5, 1923, at Bluefield, Va., Elizabeth was the daughter of the late Posey Gillespie and Tillie Caldwell Gillespie McFarland.
Elizabeth spent her childhood in Bluefield, Va. A 50-year resident of Beckley, she and her late husband were the co-owners of the Starlite Motel.
She was of the Christian faith. Elizabeth was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Dandelo "Fats" Pietrantozzi, on Aug. 7, 2005; and an infant daughter, Valerie Faith.
The last survivor of her immediate family, she is survived by a stepbrother, Sherman McFarland, and two stepsisters, Onnie Carr and Mary Ellen Dodson. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive.
Service will be 1 p.m. Friday at Melton Mortuary Chapel, Beckley, with the Rev. David Trump officiating. Entombment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Beckley.
Family members will serve as pallbearers.
Arrangements by Melton Mortuary, Beckley.
Lora Elizabeth Pietrantozzi, 78, of Skyline Drive, Beckley died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006, in a Roanoke, Va., care center following a short illness.
Born July 5, 1923, at Bluefield, Va., Elizabeth was the daughter of the late Posey Gillespie and Tillie Caldwell Gillespie McFarland.
Elizabeth spent her childhood in Bluefield, Va. A 50-year resident of Beckley, she and her late husband were the co-owners of the Starlite Motel.
She was of the Christian faith. Elizabeth was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Dandelo "Fats" Pietrantozzi, on Aug. 7, 2005; and an infant daughter, Valerie Faith.
The last survivor of her immediate family, she is survived by a stepbrother, Sherman McFarland, and two stepsisters, Onnie Carr and Mary Ellen Dodson. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive.
Service will be 1 p.m. Friday at Melton Mortuary Chapel, Beckley, with the Rev. David Trump officiating. Entombment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Beckley.
Family members will serve as pallbearers.
Arrangements by Melton Mortuary, Beckley.
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