Lyle Desper Fitzgerald

LYLE D. FITZGERALD HARRISONBURG, VA Lyle Desper Fitzgerald, 71, widower of Karol Ann (Hevener) Fitzgerald, of Harrisonburg, departed this world to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 in the Martinsburg VA Medical Center. He was born December 1, 1942, in Cold Springs, a son of the late Roy and Claudine (Thompson) Fitzgerald. Mr. Fitzgerald was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during the Vietnam War. Prior to retirement, he was an over-the-road driver with several companies. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Krystal Fitzgerald and a brother, Benny Fitzgerald. Family members include three sons, Lyle D. Fitzgerald, Jr., Erik Noel Fitzgerald, and Jeffrey Scott Fitzgerald; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Sonny and Anna Fitzgerald of Stuarts Draft and Mack and Judy Fitzgerald of Chattanooga, Tennessee; four sisters, Betty Fitzgerald, Shirley Fitzgerald, Sharon Miller, and Marie Cason and husband, Ken; one grandson, Dustin Drue Fitzgerald; and a great grandson, Isaiah Walker Fitzgerald. A funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, October 13, 2014 in the Henry Funeral Home Chapel by the Revs. Scott Cline and Timothy Showalter. Burial will follow in Oak Lawn Mausoleum and Memory Gardens. Military rites will be provided by Augusta-Staunton VFW Post #2216 and American Legion Post #340. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. on Sunday, October 12, 2014 at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, 4899 Belfort Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, Florida 32256.