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Obituary for Oveda Swaim Albert Oveda Swaim Albert
Former Clifton Forge Baptist Church Member Dies At Age 91

Oveda Swaim Albert, age 91, of Emeritus of Roanoke, and formerly of Acacia Avenue, Clifton Forge, died Sunday, December 28, 2014 at Emeritus Nursing Home.

She was born June 18, 1923 in Montgomery County, Virginia, to the late Oakley V. and Mamie Hodge Swaim.

She was a member of Blacksburg Baptist Church, and had also attended Clifton Forge Baptist Church.

She loved playing bridge and golfing.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey Burnett Albert, Jr.; a brother, Boyd Swaim; and two sisters, Earkle S. McCoy and Arlie Minnick.

She is survived by a daughter, Rosetta "Bud" Jenkins and husband, Jerry of Valley Ridge, Covington; two grandchildren, Preston Jenkins and wife, Angie of Aurora, CO, and Kimberly Polasek and husband, Ron of Crockett, CA; five great grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.

A graveside funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. in the Mausoleum Chapel of Alleghany Memorial Park, Low Moor. Entombment will follow immediately. There will be no visitation.

The Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge, is in charge of arrangements.

The family suggests memorial tributes take the form of contributions the Alzheimer's Association, Blue Ridge of Virginia Chapter, 2728 Colonial Avenue, SW, Suite 2, Roanoke, VA 24015.