Velda Elizabeth Fletcher, a noted dietitian and church community volunteer, died Tuesday at Park West Hospital after a medical emergency situation. She was 47 years old.
Velda earned her Bachelor of Science degree in 1984 and Master of Science degree in 1986 from the University of West State, and was active in the Alpha Chi Omega sorority and at the Wesley Center. She was an enthusiastic supporter of all UT sports.
Velda spent many years in management in the dietitians department at the University of West State Medical Center. She worked as a clinical dietitian and diabetes educator at Dialysis Clinic Inc. in South Midville. She also belonged to national, regional and local dietitians and diabetes-educator professional organizations.
“Velda always had time for anyone,” Vonda Fletcher, her sister, said. “She devoted herself to her work and her family and her church.”
Velda Fletcher, a member of Little Springs Methodist Church since the age of 11, participated in the adult choir and numerous mission projects. She was a devoted volunteer with Mission of Mercy, a Midville-based nonprofit group that collects and distributes school supplies and Christmas gifts to children in the area, and had worked with the ministry since it was launched in 1996.
She gave her time to many charitable activities, especially Interfaith Health Clinic, and was a member of the Junior League.
Velda is survived by parents, Gina and Vandergriff Fletcher, brother and sister-in-law, Vandergriff and Davida Fletcher, sister Vonda Fletcher Reed and various nieces and nephews.
There will be a graveside service and burial 2 p.m. Saturday at Forest Cemetery off Lexington Road in Midville. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Mission of Mercy.
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