Sue Astin Truelove, passed away peacefully at Blue Ridge Hospice in Winchester, Virginia, September 26, 2012, at the age of 82.  Sue was a devoted wife, loving mother, and adoring grandma. She graduated from Commercial High School in 1947.  In her youth she was an active member of Capital View Baptist Church in Atlanta.  She played the French horn with the school marching band and studied piano for thirteen years.  Over the years she was employed by various government agencies, namely the IRS, FAA and the CDC in Atlanta.  Sue was preceded in death by her husband, H. Alvin Truelove; her parents Alva Clinton and Lilly Pearl Astin; sisters, Ruth Lovejoy and Beverly Nance; and brother, Alva Clinton Astin, Jr.

 

Survivors include her four children, Pam, Kay, Ray and Ben; seven grandchildren, Gabe, David, Amy, Matt, Daniel, Brian and Jacob; and two great-grandchildren, Vanessa Noelle and Addison McCall; and sister, Laura Astin of Forest Park, GA.

 

Funeral Services for Sue will be held Monday, October 1, 2012, 11:00 AM, at the Chapel of Caldwell & Cowan Funeral Home, 1215 Access Road, in Covington, with Pastor Adam Cooper officiating, and interment following in Lawnwood Memorial Park.  The family will receive friends and family at the funeral home Sunday, September 30, 2012, from 4:00 to 7:00 PM.  Flowers are accepted, or donations may be made in her honor to your local church, charity of choice, or to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 West Cork Street, Winchester, Virginia 22601.