Beulah Ruth Estep, 82, of Fulks Run, Va., peacefully went to be with Jesus Nov. 24, 2008. She was born Feb. 13, 1926, in Peru, W.Va., and was a daughter of the late George Daniel and Clara Crider Sonifrank.
She was a homemaker, and had worked at Pleasant View Homes for 26 years. She was a member of Bethel Mennonite Church near Broadway.
On Sept. 2, 1943, she married Thomas Franklin Estep, who preceded her in death Sept. 9, 1977.
Surviving are three sons, Stephen Estep and wife, Nola, of Fulks Run, Dennis Estep and wife, Marlene, of Zurich, Ontario, Alvin Estep and wife, Bettie Ann, of Fulks Run; two daughters, Thelma Showalter of Broadway, Esther Schrock and husband, Arland, of New Market; two brothers, Linden Sonifrank of Dayton, David Sonifrank of Singers Glen; five sisters, Arlene Miller of Fulks Run, Loretta Horst of Weyers Cave, Lillie Lahman of Harrisonburg, Nona Kulp of Wakarusa, Ind., Janet Thompson of Harrisonburg; 13 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Mrs. Estep was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Lowell Showalter; brothers, Clifton and Nolan Sonifrank; sisters, Oma and Carolyn Sonifrank; a half brother, William Sonifrank.
The Revs. Arland Schrock and Millard Sonifrank will conduct a funeral service 10 a.m. Saturday at Bethel Mennonite Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Grandle Funeral Home in Broadway.
Memorial contributions may be made to Pleasant View Inc., P.O. Box 426, Broadway, VA 22815, or Bethel Mennonite Church, 1646 Virginia Ave., Harrisonburg, VA 22802.
Online condolences may be made at www.grandlefuneralhome.com.
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