Annie Ruth Harlow Poole, 76, of Dinwiddie County, took her walk with the Lord Sunday, June 5, 2005. A native of Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Dewey Harlow, Sr. and Lunette Owen Mayton. Mrs. Poole was preceded in death by her grandson, Robert E. ?Bob? Hayes, Jr., and her brothers and sisters, Benjamin R. Harlow, Clarence A. Harlow, Raymond E. Harlow, Samuel D. Harlow, Jr., Jennie K. Hawkins, John E. Harlow, Jean Hope, and Lucy R. Law. She is survived by her beloved husband of 56 years, Roy Donald Poole, Sr.; three daughters, Ginger Rafferty (the late Joe Rafferty, Jr.), Linda Hayes, and Carolyn Hoylman (Dennis); all of Dinwiddie; two sons, Donald Poole, Jr. (Angela) of DeWitt and Gary Poole (Stephanie) of Dinwiddie; grandchildren, Joe Rafferty, III, Chris Hayes, Chelsi Holderfield (Aaron), Megan Hoylman, Timmy Doyle, Roy Poole, III, Sierra Poole, Ryan Poole, Jenna Poole; four great-grandchildren, Joe ?Blake? Rafferty, IV, Brittany Rafferty, Emma Rafferty, and Hunter Hayes; brother-in-law, James A. Poole, Sr.; three sisters, Elsie Waskey, Shirley Fuller (Robert), and Helen Wynn (Frank); and many nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 PM Tuesday, June 7, at the Petersburg Chapel of J. T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home & Cremation Service. A graveside funeral service will be held at 11 AM Wednesday, June 8, at the Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery, Carson, VA with Pastor David Meyers of the Heart of Worship Church, Dinwiddie, officiating. Family and friends will gather at the Poole Homeplace following the service. Condolences may be registered at
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