Lindsey N. Hoagland

Lindsey Nicole Hoagland, 28. An Angel was born under the "Star" of Roanoke, Virginia and returned to our Lord on January 8, 2009.

She was predeceased in death by her maternal grandparents, Reuben and Evelyn Smallridge of Charleston, West Virginia. She is survived by her parents John and Belinda Hoagland of Douglassville, PA; her Fiancé, Jared Cram of Landsdowne, PA, her paternal grandparents, John and Margaret Hoagland of Venice, FL; Aunt Debra Hoagland of Huntingdon Valley, PA; uncles Roy Hoagland of Chestertown, MD and Bob Hoagland of Huntingdon Valley, PA; maternal great aunts and uncles of Glenmont, OH and cousins Bob and Karen Thorn of Mooresville, NC and Rex and Janet Young of Hartford, WV.

Lindsey Hoagland graduated from North Cross School, Roanoke, VA, The University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA and The Temple Law School in Philadelphia, PA. She clerked for Seamus McCaffery, presently Justice for the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Most recently she had practiced at Stradley, Ronan, Stevens and Young in Philadelphia, PA in Pharmaceutical Litigation. Lindsey and Jared met during their second year of Law School and became engaged on December 12, 2008 and were planning a Spring wedding. She was a member of the American Bar Association and the Philadelphia Bar Association. She was a champion and Advocate of Animal Rights and Children's Rights Organizations in Philadelphia, PA.

We would like to thank her family and friends that had guided her throughout her life and career to help form her high ethics and values: our neighbors and friends in Nottingham Hills and Hunting Hills, her Teachers, Counselors and Peers at North Cross School and The University of Virginia, her mentors within the field of law and her numerous friends at Emmanuel Baptist Church, Charleston, WV for their guidance and teaching of their faith.

We wish to thank each of them for their love and compassion with sharing their lives and guidance with Lindsey.

Lindsey Nicole Hoagland will be remembered as a loving and caring individual who never asked for anything in return. Let us all remember her in our prayers as we celebrate her new journey.

On January 10, 2009 Lindsey's organs were harvested and were flown to individuals from California to Pittsburgh, PA. Her skin was donated to burn victims. She was a staunch supporter of helping individuals in need of a miracle.

Her services will be provided by Oakey's Funeral Home, Brambton Ave in Roanoke, VA. Our dear family friend, The Rev. Tony Ward will be conducting the services. A visitation will be Thursday January 15, 2009 from 7:00 - 9:00 and the funeral will be at Oakey's Chapel on January 16, 2009 at 11:00 am.

Donations may be made to the Roanokes Times Good Neighbor Fund or your local SPCA.

We are so grateful that she was apart of our lives for 28 years and through her generosity and legacy shared her educational insight and her high values with us. We will pass this along to all that we can reach.

Loving Parents John and Belinda Hoagland