Roanoke County Family gets closure to bury their family’s matriarch

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – A Roanoke County family is getting a sense of closure after fighting to bury their matriarch.

Friends who knew Alice Garrison told 10 News that Ms. Garrison was buried at Hollins Cemetery on Friday afternoon.

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This comes nearly two months later after the family claimed Garrison couldn’t be buried there because church officials said she was taken off the roll.

They said church leaders claimed she did not attend services or pay tithes or church dues, but the family said she did and showed 10 News her latest check dated Jan. 3 of this year for $400.

Friends and extended family members told 10 News that they are pleased Alice is buried with her family members.

10 News also reached out to the First Baptist Church Hollins Pastor in September and has not heard back.