John Thomas Moye

In Loving Memory of John Thomas Moye MOYE, JOHN THOMAS, 79 of Narrows , VA passed away Friday night, July 22, 2005 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke .  Mr. Moye was born on August 16, 1925 in Giles County , VA and was a son of the late Thomas Moye and Dora Dean Levitt Moye.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Everett and Virgil Moye and two sisters, Francis M. Albert and Shirley M. Ramsey.  Mr. Moye was a WWII Army Veteran.  He retired in February, 1986 as Assistant Chief of Police for the town of Pearisburg with 30 years service and worked part time as a Deputy for the Giles County Sheriff’s Department.  Mr. Moye was a member of the Riverview Baptist Church in Ripplemead , VA and a member of the VFW Post # 6000.  He is survived by his wife, Mary Lee Wilson Moye of Narrows, two sons, Garland and Debbie Ratcliffe of Salem, Ron and Erika Ratcliffe of Troutville, two daughters, Connie and Danny Burton of Narrows, Linda and Rich Piasio of Wilmington, NC, one brother, Forest Moye of  Madison, Indiana, two sisters, Vivian Akers of Culpepper, Hazel Brown of Martinsville, 9 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.  Funeral services will be conducted Monday, July 25, 2005 at the Givens Funeral Chapel in Pearisburg at 11:00 am with the Pastor Tim Cline officiating with burial following in the Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg.  The family will receive friends at the Givens Funeral Home Sunday evening from 6 – 8 pm.  In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Pearisburg Police Department Scholarship Fund, 112 Tazewell St. , Pearisburg , VA. 24134. If you would like to send your condolences to the family via Givens Funeral Home, simply sign the Memorial Guestbook by clicking the link.  Your condolences will be printed out and given to the family.