Adelaide L. Graves, age 75, of Bedford, Virginia entered into eternal rest at 9:35 a.m. Monday, May 5, 2014 at Virginia Baptist Hospital. She was born on December 18, 1938 to the late Elmore and Dorothy Lipscomb. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Graves; two brothers, Thomas Lipscomb, Sr. and Donald Lipscomb, Sr. and three great grandsons. She became a member of Olive Branch Baptist Church at a young age and maintained her membership there until her passing. Three years ago, she became Mother of the Church at Olive Branch. Adelaide attended Susie G. Gibson High School. She worked at Halmode Apparel, also known as Moneta Dress Factory, Bedford Educational Center, Johnson Carper Furniture Co., and retired from the position of Desk Clerk at Motel 6 in Capitol Heights, MD. After living in Maryland for approximately 25 years, Adelaide decided she wanted to return home to be closer to family and friends. She was passionate about Nascar Racing, the Washington Redskins, and had a true love for her flowers. Adelaide was a loving and compassionate person who would do anything for her family. She was a devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother, sister and aunt. She had many special friends who will miss her dearly. She will be greatly missed, but her memories will always remain with the family. She is survived by four children, Mae C. Langhorne, Willie Leftwich III, Sheila (Robert) Alston, Dwayne Pernell (Robin) Leftwich all of Bedford, VA; surrogate children, Larry (Shirley) Hale, Ralph (Cathy) Hale, and Joey (Sharon) Graves; her precious pet companion, Diamond Graves; eleven grandchildren, twenty great grandchildren, one brother, Elmore Henry (Joyce) Lipscomb of Roanoke, VA, two sisters, Marion Craghead and Annie Mae Craghead both of Bedford, VA; one aunt, Odessa Powell, mother-in-law, Mrs. Ruth Graves; six sisters-in-law, six brothers-in-law, a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Special thanks to her devoted caregivers which included her children, her two sisters, Marion Craghead and Annie Mae Craghead, Dianna Banks and Lynn Childress.