Herbert N. Clough

Herbert N. Clough, a former Roanoke County resident, died in Atlanta, Georgia on December second in the Veterans Administration Nursing Home. A son of the late Ernest R. and Nellie May (Hewitt) Clough, he was 91. Clough was a World War II veteran serving in the US Army Air Corp. He was held for 18 months as a prisoner of war at Luft Stalag One in Barth, Germany. During his life time he had been a member of various veterans organizations including the Salem, Virginia, posts of Order of the Purple Heart and the Disabled Veterans of America. A native of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, he moved to Roanoke County in 1988. He had been employed for 50 years as a machinist and was a Free Mason. Returning to school later in life, he obtained an Associate Degree from Bryant University in 1977. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Geraldine (Vincent) Clough. He is survived by son, Richard, a daughter-in-law, Nancy, both of Lithia Springs, Georgia and two grandchildren, Roxanne Hill of Powder Springs, Georgia and Jennifer Zambriczki of Summerville, South Carolina and three great grandchildren. He will be buried along side his wife at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens in Roanoke. The Rev. Robert Alderman of Shenandoah Baptist Church will conduct a graveside service, Monday, December 7th, 2009 at 2:00pm.