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Rosa Alice (Ayers) Kast - Obituary
August 3, 1936 - April 30, 2025,
Rosa
Alice
(Ayers)
Kast,
age
88,
of
Alderson
peacefully
passed
away
with
her
family
by
her
side
on
Wednesday
April
30,
2025,
at
her
home
in
Alderson.
She
was
born
August
3,
1936,
in
Alderson,
a
daughter
of
the
late
Dana
Rogers
and
Violet Virgina (Pence) Ayers.
After
graduating
from
Alderson
high
school,
Rosa
went
on
to
work
several
jobs
before
starting
her
career
at
Signal
Hill
Memorial
Park
Cemetery
where
she
became
managing
director
of
operations
and
sales
and
proudly
retiring
after
many
years
of
service.
Rosa
enjoyed
spending
time
with
her
family
and
friends.
Her
favorite
things
included
collecting
coins,
gardening,
planting
flowers,
and
reading
books.
Rosa
will
be
remembered
for
being
a
devoted
loving
mother,
grandmother,
and great grandmother. She will be deeply missed.
Rosa
is
survived
by
her
children
Robert
Butch
Kast
and
his
wife
Debbie,
of
Mathews,
VA;
her
daughters,
Violet
Robin
Hatfield,
of
Irvington,
VA,
Sharon
Kast,
of
Alderson,
Stephanie
Bennett,
of
Sandston,
Va,
Rebecca
Infante
and
her
husband
Charles,
of
Glen
Allen,
VA,
Cindy
Payne
and
her
husband
Brian,
of
Mechanicsville,
VA,
Delores
Bergonzi
and
her
husband
Chris,
of
Richmond,
VA;
her
brothers,
Sherman
Ayers
and
his
wife
Carol,
of
Alderson,
Gary
Ayers
and
his
wife
Linda,
of
Pulaski,
VA,
Steve
Ayers,
of
Alderson;
10
grandchildren
and
8
great-grandchildren;
as
well
as
many
loving
nieces,
nephews,
and
cousins.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her sister and four brothers.
Graveside
services
and
burial
will
be
Saturday,
May
3,
2025,
at
1:00
p.m.
at
the
Alderson
Cemetery
in
the
Fletcher
Addition
with
Pastor
Randy
Burdette
officiating.
Friends
may
call
on
Friday,
May
2,
2025,
from
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at the Lobban Funeral Home in Alderson.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Condolences and memories may be shared with the Kast family online at
www.lobbanfh.com
To
send flowers
to the family or
plant a tree
in memory of Rosa, please
visit our floral store
.
