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Lillian Virginia Yoder, 89, of Harrisonburg, died Thursday, April 24, 2008, at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg.
Mrs. Yoder was born Dec. 27, 1918, in Broadway, and was a daughter of the late Daniel Harvey and Ida Kline Moyers.
She was a member of Harrisonburg First Church of the Brethren and previously attended Westside Baptist in Harrisonburg. Her family was instrumental in the development of Linville Creek Church of the Brethren in Broadway, where she attended for many years.
Mrs. Yoder was a homemaker. She was active in her husband's ministry and was a certified nursing assistant. She helped raise her nephew, Jan Yoder.
On June 11, 1943, she married the Rev. Carl Edward Yoder, who preceded her in death May 29, 1993.
She is survived by two sons, Max Yoder of Reliance and Dr. Gene Yoder of Melrose; a brother, the Rev. Clarence Moyers of Harrisonburg; two sisters, Joyce C. Moyers of Harrisonburg and Martha Swick of Broadway; three grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.
The Rev. Dr. Ronald E. Wyrick and the Rev. George Fletcher will conduct the funeral 3 p.m. Monday at Linville Creek Church of the Brethren in Broadway. Burial will follow at the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Kyger Funeral Home in Harrisonburg.
Memorial contributions may be made to Linville Creek Church Historical Room, 409 Brethren Road, Broadway, VA 22815.
Online condolences may be sent to the Yoder family at www.kygers.com.
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