At the end of the day, God dispatched from heaven and took another loved one home. Deacon Freddie Wayne Arrington, age 73, of Moneta, VA departed this life on September 18, 2012 at Oakwood Manor in Bedford, VA. He was born on September 4, 1939 to the late Jack Arrington and Ethel Mae Murphy Arrington. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a sister, Leola Jackson and a brother, Curtis Arrington. Freddie joined Promise Land Baptist Church at an early age and was a faithful member where he served as Chairman of the Deacon Board, a member of the Joy Bells Gospel Singers, Sr. Choir Member and Trustee. He served in the United States Army. He retired from ICI DeVoe Glidden Paints. He is survived by his loving wife of 46 years, Sadie I. Arrington, his children, Kathleen (William) Payne and Vicki Thrasher, both of Roanoke, VA, Pamela Arrington, Moneta, VA, and Brenda Arrington, Greensboro, NC; grandchildren, Kathleen Burton, Danville, VA, Reacko Burton, Roanoke, VA, David Martin, Moneta, VA, Monique Cheatwood and Ebonee Cheatwood, both of Roanoke, VA; one sister, Ethel Goddard, Pleasantville, NJ, one aunt, Mary (Josh) Casey, mother-in-law, Pattie Smith of Vinton, VA, brothers-in-law, James (Thelma) Dillon, Jimmy (Mary) Dillon, Leonard (Betty) Smith, all of Roanoke, VA, Walter Smith of Goodview, VA, sisters-in-law, Martha Arrington and Rachel Murphy of Roanoke, VA, and Leora (James) Bonds of Goodview, VA, special and devoted friends Dave Martin, Muriel Jones, Irene Martin, Barbara Hobson, and a host of other relatives and friends.