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Richmond grandmother ‘chose’ death over Trump and Clinton, obituary reads

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The family of a beloved Richmond grandmother used her obituary to make a political statement about the country’s current state of affairs.

“Faced with the prospect of voting for either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, Mary Anne Noland chose, instead, to pass into the eternal love of God on Sunday, May 15, 2016, at the age of 68,” her online obituary read.

Courtesy: WTVR

Courtesy: WTVR

While no other political references were made in the obituary, Noland was remembered a loving mother and grandmother.

The Danville native graduated from Freeman High School in 1966 and the University of Virginia School of Nursing in 1970.

“A faithful child of God, Mary Anne devoted her life to sharing the love she received from Christ with all whose lives she touched as a wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, friend and nurse,” the obituary continued.

She is survived by her husband, sister, brothers, three sons and 10 grandchildren.

WTVR says they’ve attempted to reach out to Noland’s family about the obituary but have yet to receive a response.