Obituary for
Glenn VanDevender Jr.
Glenn VanDevender , Jr., age 80, of 802 W. Ridgeway Street, Apt. 207, Clifton Forge, Virginia died Friday, March 25, 2016 at LewisGale Hospital- Alleghany in Low Moor. Glenn was born May 14, 1935 in Covington to the late Glenn VanDevender, Sr. and Natley Downey VanDevender. He was a retired fork lift driver for the 7-Up, Royal Crown, Pepsi and Coca Cola bottling companies. He was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy in Covington. Glenn was a people person who loved visiting with his neighbors at Scott Hill and talking to people at WalMart. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Eunice Mae West VanDevender; two brothers, Johnny Harvey "Tonnie" VanDevender and Donald L. VanDevender; and a sister, Ruby Orr. He is survived by four sisters, Bessie Rucker Johnson and Lottie L. Wheeler, both of Eagle Rock, Dorothy Jeffries and her husband Charles of Covington, and Betty Blankenship of Roanoke; a brother in law, Bob Orr of Pooler, Georgia; and a number of nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held Monday, March 28, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. in the chapel of Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge, with the Reverend Edith Snedegar officiating. Interment will follow in the Central Advent Christian Cemetery, Clifton Forge. Glenn's nephews will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends on Sunday afternoon from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge. To send condolences to the family online, please visit www.nicelyfuneralhome.com.