Velma Gladys Slaughter Perdue passed away peacefully on December 11, 2023 at her great granddaughter's house in Craig County, Virginia with loved ones, at the age of 96. She was born on August 7, 1927 in Indian Valley in Floyd County, Virginia and lived in the Spruce Run Community of  Newport, Virginia.

She is preceded in death by her parents Lynch Wise Slaughter and Maggie Lula Mitchell Slaughter, her husband Milton Leslie Perdue, her sister Ocie Ada Duncan, her brothers Vivian, Ennis, and Edward Slaughter, her daughter Mary Ellen Tallant, and son in laws Joe Goodwin, Bill Doss, and William Tallant, Sr.

She is survived by her daughters Marie Doss, Martha Gunter, and Melinda Goodwin; her grandchildren Gina and Dale Akers, William Tallant, Jr., Velma Katherine and Timothy Price, Ken and Becky Doss, Lee and Charlotte Doss, Pam Dowdy, Teresa and Joe Shepard, Tina and Charlie LeFew, Ben and Angie Hinkley, and Joe Hinkley; great grandchildren Mandy and Logan Wohlford, Andrew and Kallista Akers, Jessica Tallant, Leslie and Chris Laribee, Christine and Jeffrey Fuston, Crystal and Joey Blackburn, Courtney Price, Tiffany Gerhardt, Kenneth and Ashley Doss, Tyler Doss, Hunter Doss, Danielle LeFew, Charlie LeFew, and Justin, Josh, Kelsey, Brett, and Alyssa Hinkley. Numerous great great grandchildren. As an honorable mention her precious cat P.P. Baby.

Velma aka Granny P, Granny Doo was our family matriarch and will be greatly missed. She worked many jobs over the years including being a cook, and retired from the Radford Army Ammunition Plant. She raised four daughters on her own. She was a loving, hard working, and tough woman with a strong sense of community. She was an animal and plant lover. She could start a plant from just a twig. She always had a huge garden, loved canning and sharing the fruits of her labor. She prepared many meals for her family over the years and was always making sure everyone was fed and had a full belly whether you wanted it or not. She loved clocks and collecting doodads, but most of all she loved her family and we loved her too.

A funeral service will be conducted on Friday, December 15, 2023 at 1:00 PM in the Kendall Funeral Home Chapel with Gary Poff officiating. Funeral services will conclude in Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Christiansburg, VA.  The family will receive friends in a time of visitation on Friday, December 15, 2023 from 12:00 PM until 1:00 PM in the Kendall Funeral Home Chapel.  A guestbook is available to send condolences to the family by visiting www.kendallfuneralhome.com .  The staff of Kendall Funeral Home are honored to serve the family of Mrs. Velma Perdue.