Obituary or Iris McMillian Towe, 1955 - Carroll Co. VA

Iris McMillian Towe passed away peacefully on September 1, 1955 in 
Winston-Salem (Forsyth County) North Carolina, at the Maple Grove Rest Home. 
She was born March 10, 1877 in Carroll County, Virginia, the daughter of 
Samuel Dudley McMillian and Sarah Ann McMillian; and the granddaughter of 
Joseph McMillian, Sr. and Nancy Ann Haynes, and of Captain James Lee 
McMillian and Sarah Jane McMillian. They moved to Surry, North Carolina after 
1910.

On August 14, 1897, Iris married Albert Sidney Towe, a well-known Mt. Airy 
merchant, son of Francis (Frank) W. Towe and Larthenia Payne; and grandson of 
Anderson and Priscilla Towe, who came Davidson County, North Carolina. Sidney 
died  March 4, 1954.

She is survived by three brothers, James Orville McMillian, Arnold Carew 
(Ponce) McMillian (and wife Georgia Belle Boyd McMillian), and James Hoke 
McMillian (and wife Mary Ruth Allen); and two sisters Ulrica Rica McMillian 
Harrold, and Elsie Earnestine McMillian Thomas. She was preceded in death by 
two sisters Melissa Gray McMillian and Elizabeth Mae McMillian Cline. Fifteen 
nephews and nieces also survive.

The Towes lived for many years in their beautiful home at 459 North Main 
Street in Mt. Airy. Iris was known for her beautiful gardens and for growing 
prize-winning dinner-plate dahlias. Their reputation for their ever 
overflowing hospitality follows them.

They were faithful members of St. Paul's Church of the Brethren in Carroll 
County, Virginia, a church which Sidney Towe's family was instrumental in 
establishing.

The funeral Services are to held at Moody Funeral Home in Mt. Airy, North 
Carolina, and she will be buried in Oakdale Cemetery on North Main in the 
city.  

Submitted by William Harrold <mailto:Sealighter@aol.com>

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