Surry-Henrico County-Richmond City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Pond, Grace L. Harris, 1989 

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GRACE LOUISE HARRIS POND 

GRACE H. POND 

  WAKEFIELD - Grace Harris Pond, 84, died Wednesday, Nov. 15, in Waverly 
Health Care Center. 

  She was a native of Richmond and a Sussex County resident for more than 50 
years.  She was a member of Rocky Hock United Methodist Church, Surry County, 
and its Women's Society of Christian Service. 

  She was a graduate of Virginia State Teachers College (now Longwood College) 
and the University of Virginia and at the age of 69 received a master's in 
education from The College of William and Mary. 

  Survivors include two sons, Steve R. Pond of Midlothian; a sister, Ola S. 
Ross of Ocala, Fla.; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. 

  A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at the church by the Revs. 
Jess V. Staton and Winston Baldwin.  Burial will be in the church cemetery. 

  The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 tonight at Purviance Funeral 
Home. 

  The family requests expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions 
to the Alzheimers Association, Room 305, 6767 Forest Hill Ave., Richmond 
23225. 

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GRACE HARRIS POND 

  WAKEFIELD, VA. - Grace Harris Pond, 84, died Nov. 15, 1989, in a Waverly 
nursing home. 

  Mrs. Pond, a native of Richmond, was the widow of Walter M. Pond.  She was 
a member of Rocky Hock United Methodist Church and Veterans of Foreign Wars 
Auxiliary, Wakefield.  She was a graduate of Virginia State Teachers College 
and the University of Virginia.  She received her master's degree in education 
from the College of William and Mary at the age of 69. 

  Survivors include two sons, Steven R. Pond of Waverly and Raymond W. Pond of 
Midlothian; a sister, Ola S. Ross of Ocala, Fla.; eight grandchildren and two 
great-grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. 

  The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in Rocky Hock United 
Methodist Church, Surry County, by the Rev. Jess V. Staton and the Rev. 
Winston Baldwin.  Burial will be in the church cemetery.  Friends may join the 
family from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday in Purviance Funeral Home. 

  Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimers Association, 6767 Forest 
Hill, Ave. Room 305, Richmond, Va. 23225. 

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MRS GRACE H. POND 

  WAKEFIELD - Mrs. Grace Harris Pond, 84, died Nov. 15, 198, in Waverly Health 
Care Center. 

  She was a native of Richmond and a Sussex County resident for more than 50 
years.  She was a member of Rocky Hock United Methodist Church, Surry County, 
and its Women's Society of Christian Service. 

  She was a graduate of Virginia State Teacher College (now Longwood College) 
and the University of Virginia and at the age of 69, received a master's in 
education from The College of William and Mary. 

  Survivors include two sons, Steve R. Pond of Waverly and Raymond W. Pond of 
Midlothian; a sister, Ola S. Ross of Ocala, Fla.; eight grandchildren and two 
great-grandchildren. 

  A funeral was conducted Sunday at the church by the Revs. Jess V. Staton and 
Winston Baldwin.  Burial was in the church cemetery. 

  The family request expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to 
the Alzheimers Association, Room 305, 6767 Forest Hill Ave. Richmond 23225. 

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GRACE HARRIS POND 

  WAKEFIELD - Grace Harris Pond, 84, died Wednesday, Nov. 15, in the Waverly 
Health Care Center.

  Mrs. Pond was a native of Richmond.  She was a member of the Rocky Hock 
United Methodist Church and the W.S.C.S. of the Rocky Hock United Methodist 
Church and the V.F.W.C. of Wakefield.  She was a graduate of the Virginia 
State Teachers College and the University of Virginia and received her Masters 
of Education for William and Mary in 1974, at the age of 69.  She was the 
widow of Walter M. Pond and the daughter of the late James Russell and Martha 
Mosby Harris.

  Survivors include two sons, Steve R. Pond of Waverly and Raymond W. Pond of 
Midlothian; a sister, Ola S. Ross of Ocala, Fla.; eight grandchildren and two 
great-grandchildren.

  A funeral was held Sunday, Nov. 19, at 2 p.m., at Rocky Hock United 
Methodist Church of Surry by the Rev. Jess V. Staton and Rev. Winston Baldwin. 
Burial was in the Rocky Hock United Methodist Church cemetery.

  Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimers Association, 6767 Forest 
Hill Avenue, Room 305, Richmond, 23225.

  Purviance Funeral Home of Wakefield was in charge of the arrangements.


Grace Louise (HARRIS; Mrs. Walter Moyler) POND, of Richmond, 
b. 23 Jan 1905, Henrico Co., d. 15 Nov 1989, Waverly, 
interred in Rocky Hock Methodist Church Cemetery (Plot 50*), 19 Nov 1989, 
"Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), Mar. 16, 1984, p. 50; 
donated obits, publications unknown; 
Purviance Funeral Home obit 

A photo of her gravestone is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #136980832. 

Her husband's obits ("Suffolk News-Herald" & "Smithfield Times," Nov. 1950, & 
   donated) & a memorial are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/p530w2ob.txt 

Her parents are buried in Riverview Cemetery, Richmond. 
   (Find a Grave Mem. #166390524 &c.) 


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