Velda Elizabeth Fletcher, noted local dietitian and church and community volunteer, died Tuesday night after an emergency medical situation. She was 47 years old.
She is survived by her parents, Gina and Vandergriff Fletcher; brother and sister-in-law, Vandergriff and Davida Fletcher; sister Vonda Fletcher Reed; and various nieces and nephews.
Velda was active in national, regional, and local diaticians and diabetes-educator professional organizations. She spend many years at the University of West State Medical Center, where she was in management in the dieticians department.
She was a member of Little Springs Methodist since she was 11 years old. She participated in numberous missions and charity projects for her church, including Mission of Mercy, a Midville-based nonprofit group that collects and distributes school supplies and Christmas gifts to children in the area.
Velda Elizabeth Fletcher will be buried at Forest Semetery off Lexington Road in Midville. Graveside services are Saturday at 2:00. The family requests that memorials be made to Mission of Mercy in lieu of flowers.
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