Obituary of Grover Harvey Broach

Funeral services for Grover Harvey Broach, age 87, of Roanoke will be held on Saturday, September 19, 2015, at 2:00 PM from Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Rev. Billy Watts and Rev. Ed Grooms officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00-8:00 PM on Friday, September 18, 2015. Mr. Broach passed away Thursday, September 17, 2015, at his residence. Survivors include his wife, Ethel Broach of Roanoke; one son, Richard Burke (wife, Shonda) of Wadley; three grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and one special niece, Geneva Hembree. Pallbearers will be Josh Langley, Jeff Fulghum, Wayne Hembree, Dale Smith, David Smith, and Durane Smith. Honorary pallbearer will be Doug Whaley. A Roanoke native, Mr. Broach was born on February 24, 1928, the son of Arthur and Roxie Richardson Broach. He was a member of North Main Congregational Christian Church, a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War, and worked as an electrician. Mr. Broach was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Jeanette Broach; three sisters, Susie Dale, Sarah White, and Myrtice Ferrell; and three brothers, Ricky Broach, Roy Broach, and Dorsey Broach.