Christine Jennifer Stallard-Klink, 33, of Belltown Rd., Bedford, VA., died early Tuesday morning, October 26, 2010. She was the wife of Ryan Earl Klink.

Born on June 22, 1977, in Baden, PA., she was the daughter of Ralph Leonard and Geraldine "Jeri" Stoehr Stallard of Charlotte Court House, VA.

In addition to her parents and husband, Chrissie is survived by their daughter, Alexandra Renee Klink of Bedford and a large extended family of grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins.

Chrissie held such great love for her family, especially her daughter Alex. She enjoyed hunting and fishing and had a passion for teaching.

In 1994, she graduated from Linesville High School and then went on to graduate from Thiel College and Edinboro University. Chrissie served as a youth leader for Pennsylvania 4-H, was a member of the board of directors for the Penn-Ohio Morgan Horse Association, a youth leader for the Old Dominion Morgan Horse Association. Her greatest accomplishment was placing second in the National Morgan Youth Contest.

A visitation will be held at 6:00 pm, Friday, October 29, 2010, at Oakview Presbyterian Church, Charlotte Co., VA, with a celebration of life service following at 7:00 p.m. by the Rev. Wes Williams.

On Sunday, October 31, 2010, a visitation will be held at 2:00 pm, in Hartstown Presbyterian Church, Hartstown, PA, with a celebration of life service following at 3:00 p.m. Pastor David Brumigan, officiating.

In lieu of flowers the family request memorial contributions be made to find a cure for Erdheim-Chester disease by visiting the ECD Global Alliance website at www.erdheim-chester.org or to Alexandra Klink, 1635 Belltown Road, Bedford, VA 24523.