Lois Longmire
Lois Nadean Foster Longmire, 91, of Roanoke passed from this life into the presence of our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ, in the early hours of October 23, 2024. She was preceded in death by her mother, Lillian Nadean McVeigh Foster, father, John Foster; and her beloved husband of 65 years, the Rev. Dr. Rodney H. Longmire, Sr. (UMC Retired).
She is survived by three sons: the Rev. Rodney H. Longmire, Jr., his wife Patricia Ann Longmire, and their children: granddaughter, Elisabeth Victoria Longmire Burton (and her husband, Philip Burton), great grandchildren: Liam, Mila, Ethan and Owen; granddaughter, Rachel Alexandria Longmire Cripps (and her husband Nicholas Cripps); great grandchildren, Rhett, Ryker and Rowan; granddaughter, Lydia Nadean Longmire MacFarland (and husband Danial MacFarland; great grandchildren, Priscilla and Daniel James; granddaughter, Patricia Ann Longmire (and fiancée' Matthew Lewis). The Rev. John Foster Longmire, and his wife Tracy Longmire; grandson, Samuel Longmire and his wife Laura Longmire, grandson, Caleb Longmire and his wife Bennett Longmire. The Rev. Paul Baxter Longmire and his wife Rebekka Longmire; grandson, Andrew Longmire (USN), granddaughter, Mary Evelyn Longmire; and grandson, Nathanael Longmire.
Born on the Feast of the Annunciation, March 25, 1933, Lois graduated from Girls High School in Philadelphia, PA and went directly to work at Leeds and Northrup Scientific Instruments Co., International Sales Division in Philadelphia. She continued her education at Philadelphia College of Bible. She left secular employment to be a full time Pastor's wife, a task at which she excelled and in which she had 65 years tenure; and, to raise three sons, all of whom entered Pastoral Ministry, and between them presently serve five congregations across three states. Lois exemplified the ideal wife and mother as described in Proverbs 31. Matriarch over a clan of 26 descendants she was a prayer warrior asking God's blessing on each and everyone every day of their lives. She was a wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother of the first order. While we all mourn her loss we rejoice that her suffering in this vale has ended and she has taken the place prepared for her in the Kingdom of Heaven.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Leesville Community Fellowship, the Lois N. Longmire memorial fund, P O Box 15, Altavista, VA 24517.
Funeral services will be conducted 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at Simpson Funeral Home 5160 Peters Creek Road. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.
The interment service will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 1, 2024 (The feast of All Saints) in Seaside Cemetery (across the 34th street bridge from Ocean City, New Jersey. A luncheon at the historic Tuckaho Inn (which is close by) at noon following the graveside service.
Arrangements by Simpson Funeral Home 5160 Peters Creek Road Roanoke, VA 540-366-0707
