Rites held for Grace Thompson Marshall

Published 9:19 am Thursday, March 9, 2017

Grace Thompson Marshall, 87, of Kenbridge, passed away March 3, 2017.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Leroy Edward Marshall, Jr. and her parents, Charlie and India Thompson.

Grace is survived by her son, Leroy Edward “Le” Marshall, III of Kenbridge; her brother, Charlie N. Thompson, Jr. (Martha) of Colonial Heights; niece Kimberly Ann Thompson; nephew, Kevin Scott Thompson (Jill) and their children Kirstyn and Zachary; sister-in-law, Lois Madeline Marshall.

Grace graduated from Kenbridge High School and Longwood College. After college she taught school in Richmond for a couple of years before returning to Lunenburg. In 1956 she went to work in the Lunenburg County Clerks office and eventually retired as Clerk of the Circuit Court of Lunenburg. Grace enjoyed playing bridge, was a member of the Kenbridge United Methodist Church, first woman member of the Lunenburg Rotary Club, member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, former member of the Kenbridge Ruritan Club and former member of the Kenbridge Chapter of the Salvation Army.

Funeral services were held Sunday, March 5, 2017 in the Clarke Funeral Home, Kenbridge.

Interment was held in the Kenbridge Heights Cemetery. Please consider memorial donations to Patrick Henry Family Services, P.O. Box 1398, Brookneal, VA 24528 in memory of Grace T. Marshall. Online condolences may be made at www.clarkefh.com.

Clarke Funeral Home served the family.