Tonya Tingler

Tonya Renee Tingler, 18, of 3219 Douthat Rd., died, Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at Alleghany Regional Hospital.

She was born Dec. 3, 1991, in Alleghany County, a daughter of the William “Moe” and Cynthia Stalnaker Tingler of Clifton Forge.

Tonya graduated in January 2010 from Alleghany High School. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and was the 2000 March of Dimes Ambassador for the Alleghany Highlands.

She was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather, William Homer Tingler.

In addition to her parents, Tonya is survived by two sisters, Tiffany Tingler and Amber Tingler, both of Clifton Forge; her niece, Alexis Tingler of Clifton Forge; her maternal grandparents, Whitey and Gladys Stalnaker of Covington; paternal grandparents, Ron and Isabelle Bradley of Clifton Forge; paternal great-grandmother, Mary Hosey of Clifton Forge; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

A funral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 13, 2010 in the Arritt Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Dean Bowser officiating. Iinterment will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery.

Active pallbearers will be Joey Morris, Doug Morris, Chris Wiley, Tracey Brown and Charlie Nicley. Alternate will be Jerry Whitehead. Members of the Selma Volunteer Fire Department will service as honorary pallbearers.

Friends may pay their respects any time at the Arritt Funeral Home. The family will receive friends this evening from 7 until 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home.

The family suggests that memorial donations in Tonya’s name may be made to the March of Dimes, 2840 Electric Road, Suite 102-A, Roanoke, Va. 24018.

An online guestbook is available at arrittfuneralhome.com.