Lessie Wilcox Roop

Mrs. Lessie Mae Wilcox Roop age 105, of Whitetop, VA died on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at her home Mrs. Roop was born on May 15, 1907 in Ashe County to William and Allie Stansberry Wilcox. Mrs. Roop was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Wilson Kane Roop. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 14, 2012 at 12:00 pm at the Whitetop Baptist Church by Rev. Leonard Tenney and Rev. T. A. Pennington. Burial will follow in Whitetop Baptist Church Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm on Saturday, prior to the service. Mrs. Roop is survived by: 3 Sons: Dwayne Roop & Gale  Roop both of Landenberg, PA &  Dale Roop and wife Helen of Elizabethton, TN 1 Daughter: Elwanda Price of Lansing, NC 6 Grandchildren: Michael Roop, Michelle Whisman, Leisa Johnson, Dale Roop Jr., Richie Osborne & Sandy Peirson special niece, Linda Rosenbaum, caregiver, Stephanie Stansberry  also surviving are 14 great-grandchildren, 7 great-great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. Flowers will be appreciated, or memorials may be made to: Whitetop Baptist Church Cemetery Fund. You may send and view condolences to the family through our website www.badgerfuneralhome.com. Badger Funeral Home was entrusted with Mrs. Roop's arrangements.