Surry-Prince George County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Pond, Eleanor R., 1991 

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ELEANOR REBEKAH POND 

  WAKEFIELD - Eleanor Rebekah Pond, 92, a retired school teacher and 
administrator, died Thursday, Dec. 5. 

  Miss Pond retired in 1964 after a 43-year career in the state's public 
schools, 26 years of which were in the Hopewell system.  She began her 
teaching career in 1921 in the Caroline, Russell and Wise County public 
school systems, and in 1937 began teaching in the Hopewell schools. 

  In 1946, she became elementary school supervisor for the Hopewell and 
Prince George County school systems, a position she held until her retirement. 

  Miss Pond was a graduate of Dendron High School in Surry County and a 1919 
graduate of Virginia Intermont College in Bristol.  She attended Peabody Music 
Conservatory and was a 1936 graduate of Radford State Teachers College.  She 
received her master’s degree in education from the University of Virginia in 
1958 and was a member of Kappa Delta Phi honorary educational sorority at 
U.Va. 

  She was a member of Rocky Hock United Methodist Church. 

  Survived by a brother, Lyle H. Pond of Wakefield; and several nieces and 
nephews. 

  Visitation from 7 to 8:30 tonight at Purviance Funeral Home. 

  Graveside service at 2 p.m. Sunday in Rocky Hock United Methodist Church 
Cemetery by the Rev. Jess V. Staton. 

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ELEANOR REBEKAH POND

  WAKEFIELD - Miss Eleanor Rebekah Pond, 92, died Dec. 5, 1991.

  She was the daughter of the late John W. and Eva Edwards Pond.

  She was a retired school teacher and administrator.  She retired in 1964 
after a 43-year career in the state’s public schools, 26 of which were in 
the Hopewell system.  She began her teaching career in 1921 in the Caroline, 
Russell and Wise County public school systems, and 1937 began teaching in the 
Hopewell schools.

  In 1946, she became elementary school supervisor for the Hopewell and Prince 
George County school systems, a position she held until her retirement.

  Miss Pond was a graduate of Dendron High School in Surry County and a 1919 
graduate of Virginia Intermont College in Bristol.  She attended Peabody Music 
Conservatory and was a 1936 graduate of Radford State Teachers College.  She 
received her Masters Degree in education from the University of Virginia in 
1958 and was a member of Kappa Delta Phi honorary educational sorority at U.Va.

  She served as assistant to the director of the McGuffey Reading Clinic for 
the summer session at the University of Virginia in 1962.  She was a member of 
the Virginia Education Association and was secretary to the regional 
supervisor for the VEA for two years.

  She was a member of Rocky Hock United Methodist Church.

  Survivors include a brother, Lyle H. Pond of Wakefield.

  A graveside service was conducted Dec. 8, at Rocky Hock United Methodist 
Church Cemetery by the Rev. Jess V. Staton.


Eleanor Rebekah POND, retired Hopewell teacher & administrator, 
b. 26 Apr 1899, Surry Co., d. 5 Dec 1991, Waverly, 
interred in Rocky Hock Methodist Church Cemetery (Plot 40*), 8 Dec 1991, 
"Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), Dec. 7, 1991, p. 20; 
Purviance Funeral Home funeral card 

*Rocky Hock list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/cemeteries/rockyhk.txt 

Her parents, John Wesley and Eva Elmira (EDWARDS) POND, 
   are buried in the same plot. 

A photo of her gravestone is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #20602686. 

D.Cert. 91-045655 

Her mother's obits ("Richmond Times-Dispatch," July 10, 1947, p. 15, 
   & donated) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/p530e3ob.txt 

Her father's (donated, 1955) obit & a memorial to the couple are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/p530j3ob.txt 


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