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     Christine Lucille Brown was buried at Franklin Memorial Park, Virgil Goode Highway, Rocky Mount, Franklin Co., Virginia.² She Christine Brown Pendleton, Jul 31, 1933 - Mar 15, 2025. Christine Brown Pendleton, age 91 of Callaway Rd., Rocky Mount passed away Saturday, March 15, 2025 with her hands grasped by loved ones. A selfless woman that had no boundaries when it came to loved ones, friends and the things she was passionate about. She was a dedicated and retired employee of DuPont and faithful member of Redwood Ruritan Club for more than 20 years. Chris was a woman that when she came into people’s lives, she imprinted into yours as well as her own. She had a beautiful smile, a big heart, and a work ethic that would put most to shame. Chris was a cake and pie maker, that people would pay hundreds for and a cook whose meals would bring family and friends together. She loved to dance and it showed in her big smile and in the grace of her steps with any bluegrass song. A woman who didn’t get the opportunity to raise her own son, however she was a mother figure to so many others. She was a caregiver to her family whenever they were sick and also to friends who needed an extra hand. Chris will be deeply missed and her memory will live forever in others hearts and lives. Christine was preceded in death by an infant son who passed at birth; her parents, William Curtis “Fatty” and Sallie Kate Brooks Brown; brothers, Perry Brown, Rueben Brown (Jean), JC Brown (Mary), Jewell Brown, Sr; sisters, Kitty Beale (Luther), Melva Pendleton (Jake), Elva Kirby (Jack), Ruth Sigmon (Wayne), Sue Sigmon (Nick) and her brother-in-law, Richard Agee. She is survived by her brothers, Paul Brown (Mary Alice), Jimmy Brown (Janice); sisters, Patsy Belcher (Frankie) and Ann Agee; sisters-in-law, Margaret Brown and Shelia Brown, along with numerous nieces and nephews who some which considered her more of a grandmother. She held a special place in her heart and in ours; Tina Brown Spencer (Gabriel and Christina), Haley Pendleton (Emily) and Jake Pendleton. Interment will follow in Franklin Memorial Park.² She was born on July 31, 1933 at Franklin Co., Virginia.^3,2 As of June 28, 1957,her married name was Pendleton.¹ She married Jack Franklin Pendleton, son of Noah Cabble Pendleton and Grace Flora Sowder, on June 28, 1957 at Franklin Co., Virginia.¹ Christine Lucille Brown died on March 15, 2025 at Virginia at age 91.²

     Infant Pendleton was buried at Franklin Memorial Park, Virgil Goode Highway, Rocky Mount, Franklin Co., Virginia.¹ He died on March 3, 1966 at Roanoke, Virginia.¹ He was born on March 3, 1966 at Roanoke, Virginia.¹

     Donald Herbert Hendricks was buried at Huffville Union Church Cemetery, 1078 Huffville Road, NE, Terrys Fork, Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,5,6 He was born on September 14, 1932 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,2,6,3 He married Mary Francis Burton on February 11, 1950 at Rogers, Montgomery Co., Virginia.² Donald Herbert Hendricks married Betty Rose Harvey on June 12, 1977 at Blacksburg, Virginia.^2,5 Donald Herbert Hendricks died on August 7, 1980 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 47.^1,5,6 He Donald H. Hendricks, age 47, of 5030 Craun Lane, N.W., died Thursday in a local hospital. He attended East End Baptist Church and was an employee of N & W Railway. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Betty Harvey Hendricks; one daughter, Mrs. Blendia H. Caldwell, Blacksburg; one son, John H. Hendricks, at home; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rex Poff, Pilot. Burial will be in Huffville Cemetery, Huffville, Va. on August 8, 1980.⁵ He and Mary Francis Burton were divorced on April 28, 1982 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.⁴