The earth is the lord's, and the fullness thereof;
the world, and they that dwell therein.

For He hath founded it upon the seas,
and established it upon the floods.

Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord?
or who shall stand in his holy place?

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart;
who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

He shall receive the blessing from the Lord,
and righteousness from God of his salvation.

This is the generation of them that seek him,
that seek thy face, O Jacob
Selah.

Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lifted up,
ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

Who is this King of glory?
The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.

Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lifted up,
ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

Who is this King of glory?
The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory.
Selah.

Brady Woodrow Poindexter

This page is for a very special gentleman who has ascended the hill of the Lord to stand in his holy place.

Brady was one of eight children born to John Thomas and Minnie Southall Poindexter. He had four brothers - Ford, Hope, Zeb and Ira, and three sisters - Christine, Thelma and Vada. The earliest recollections I have of Brady are from family reunions and funerals. Later when I attended Roanoke COllege, Brady was the bus driver on the route. The one thing that will always stand out in my memory of Brady is his ever present smile which was always accompanied by the twinkle in his eyes. Anyone who ever rode his bus will tell you that he could always brighten their day no matter how gloomy it might be.

Brady loved to tease people and joked quite a bit but he was not one of those who teased but could never take it when it was his turn to be on the receiving end of a joke. I remember one year when I was in high school and on New Year's Eve I stayed with a cousin while her mom and dad went to a party. This was at the time that the phone company had assigned names to different areas of the city - ours being Diamond - followed by four numbers. We saw the new year in and at midnight decided we'd call Brady. When he answered, we asked him if this was one-nine-five-three. He, of course, calmly replied that it was not and we giggled as we apologized and said that we thought it was nineteen fifty-three. I confessed to him some time afterwards that we were the ones who had called him. He laughed and said he had felt so silly at the time because he had the tables turned on him!

Once when he was by the house, we were talking about things we missed from our past days and some of the pranks that kids used to pull on Halloween. One of the things that I mentioned was the street cars and what fun they were to ride. Brady said he liked the street cars but hated to have the South Roanoke run on Halloween because some of the boys would always grease the tracks and he couldn't stop when coming down the hill. Thanks heavens that there was very little traffic on that street in those days!

Brady was a truly good person who would do anything he could to help others and he was loved and respected by all who knew him.



Brady Woodrow Poindexter, 88, of Roanoke died Saturday, January 7, 2006, at his home surrounded by his family. Son of the late John Thomas and Minnie Southall Poindexter, he was born Dec. 1, 1917 in Franklin County. His wife, Thelma Cundiff Poindexter, preceded him in death on Jan. 7, 1998. He was also preceded in death by four brothers, Ford, Hope, Ira and Zeb Poindexter, and two sisters, Thelma P. Holland and Vada P. Magness.

He is survived by his daughter, Muriel Poindexter Short and her husband, Donald G. Short of Fincastle; granddaughter, Dana M. Kreklow and her husband Paul Kreklow of Roanoke, granddaughter Donna A. Short of Fincastle; greatgranddaughter Payton Jamie Kreklow of Roanoke; sister Mrs. Ralph (Christine) Lindsay of Richmond; and special niece, Joan Magness Warf and her husband Robert E. Warf of Charlotte, N.C.; and their children, Jennifer L. Warf and Julia B. Warf, also of Charlotte.

Mr. Poindexter was a World War II veteran, having served in the European African Middle Eastern Theater and the Campaign of the Rhineland with Battery A, 567th AAA AW Battalion. Until his death he was active in the annual reunions of the battalion, often hosting them in Roanoke.

He retired from the U.S. Postal Service after having served 28 years as a letter and rural carrier. He also had 20 years service with Safety Motor Transit, the forerunner of the current city bus system, operating both streetcars and buses.

An avid sportsman, he and his wife had a second home for over 25 years on Smith Mountain Lake where he loved to fish for sport and in tournaments. He also loved to hunt and for over 20 years was a member of the Bear Loop Hunt Club in Bath County, Va. outside Clifton Forge.

Mr. Poindexter was a member of the American Legion and the VFW. He was an active member for over 40 years with the Hollins Lions Club and was honored by being made a lifetime member of the club.

The family wishes to thank for their compassionate in-home care, Mary Minter, Sandra Wright and the Good Samaritan Hospice. The family suggests those wishing to make memorials consider the Hollins Lions Club, P.O.Box 7208, Roanoke, VA 24019 or the Good Samaritan Hospice, 3825-A Electric Road, Salem, Va. 24018.

Funeral service for Mr. Poindexter will be held at Oakey's North Chapel on Monday, January 9 at 11 a.m. with Marvin Barber, chaplain of the Good Samaritan Hospice, officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Sunday, Jan. 8 from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m.