Gretna……….Edna Willis Love, age 83 of 508 Leftwich Street, Gretna died peacefully on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at her home. She was first married to Ramsey Yeatts. His two children became her children at their marriage and they had four additional children. Ramsey predeceased her in 1960. In 1971, she married Dan Edward Love, who predeceased her in 1996.
Born May 18, 1929 in Pittsylvania County she was a daughter of the late Charles Tillman Willis and Roberta Creasy Willis. She was predeceased by her sons Pete Yeatts, Aubrey Yeatts, and Darrell Yeatts, and two grandchildren. She was a member of Gretna Christian Church and served in many capacities of love through her church, Christian Women's Fellowship, choir, administrative board and was always there to give encouragement and love to her church family. Her strong Christian faith and dedication to Christ's love was reflected in her constant prayer that all of her family including her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren would become to love Jesus Christ as their Savior. She also visited and cared for the patients at the Gretna Health and Rehab Center in Gretna each day until her illness. So many of the patients became her dear friends and she loved visiting the Rehab Center. She also enjoyed attending church, reading her Bible and having her family visit.
She was a mother first and always, only beginning employment at the death of her husband Ramsey. She worked in the Gretna High Cafeteria where she could be at home with her children when they were not in school. She later worked at the Lane Company. Upon her marriage to Dan, she began working in the meat department of the family supermarket, Love's Supermarket in Gretna.
Mrs. Love is survived by two sons, Charlie Alfred Yeatts of Gretna; and Garnett Yeatts and his wife, Judy of Gretna; one daughter Jeanette Wood and her husband Richard of Chatham; one sister, Violet Tuck of Gretna; two daughters-in-law that she claimed as daughters, Katie Yeatts of Gretna and Joan Yeatts of Gretna; ten grandchildren, Debbie Ingram, Ramsey Yeatts, Greg Yeatts, Garnett Yeatts, Jr., Brian Yeatts, Jay Blair, Kera Meadows, Sarah Chisman, Jared Blair, and Brandon Yeatts who were always the love of her life on this earth. She and husband Dan had many joyful and blessed moments with this generation of her family who have remained faithful with her throughout her life and the last seven months of illness. She also leaves 18 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be conducted 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 25, 2013 at the Gretna Christian Church by Wayne Grinnell, Minister and Roy Parker, Minister. Burial will follow in Gretna Burial Park.
The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:00 P.M. Thursday, January 24, 2013 at Colbert-Moran Funeral Home and other times will be at the residence.
It was her request that memorial donations be made to either Gretna Christian Church, P.O. Box 644, Gretna, VA 24557, or to the Scholarship fund created by her son Aubrey at Anderson Memorial United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 207, Gretna, VA 24557.
Colbert-Moran Funeral Home, Gretna is assisting the family. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.colbertmoran.com.