Velda Elizabeth Fletcher, local dietitian and church and community volunteer, died Tuesday night at Park West Hospital after a medical emergency. She was 47 years old.
Fletcher earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1984 and a Master of Science degree in 1986 from the University of West State; she went on to work as a dietitian and spend years in management at the University of West State dietitians department.
A member of Little Springs Methodist Church since she was 11 years old, Fletcher participated in a number of mission projects as well as the church choir.
Fletcher had volunteered with Mission of Mercy since it was launched in 1996. The nonprofit group collects and distributes school supplies and Christmas gifts to children in the Midville area.
She was active in Alpha Chi Omega and at the Wesley Center, as well as an enthusiastic supporter of UT sports.
Fletcher was 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.
Services will be held at 2:00 on Saturday at Forest Cemetery off Lexington Road in Midville. The family has asked that memorials be made to Mission of Mercy in lieu of flowers.
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