Surry County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Pond, Lyle H.., 1955 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ LYLE HAWKINS POND LYLE H. POND DIES AT AGE 79 By Brian M. Rafferty, Editor SURRY - A standout in the Surry community died last Thursday at the age of 79. Very involved in his church and his community, Lyle Hawkins Pond, son of the late John Wesley and Eva Edwards Pond, died at Louise Obici Memorial Hospital in Suffolk. Mr. Pond was a member of the Surry County Planning commission from 1965 - 1985, and Chairman of the Surry County Board of Zoning Appeals from 1975 to 1985. He also served as president of the Farm Bureau of Surry County. As a member of Rocky Hock United Methodist Church, Mr. Pond served as Sunday school teacher in the Adult Men’s Department; chairman of the Administrative Board; a member of the Board of Trustee; and Assistant Sunday School Superintendent. Mr. Pond was a past President of the Wakefield Ruritan Club and an active participant of the annual Wakefield Ruritan Club Shad Planking. He was Past Master of Wakefield Masonic Lodge #198, A.F.& A.M. and Past District Deputy Grand Master of the 30th District. Mr. Pond is survived by his wife, Ruth Fraughnaugh Pond; a daughter, Susan Pond Gilbert, Pittsburgh, PA; two sons, Al Pond, Atlanta, GA, and David Lyle Pond, Charlotte, NC; sic grandchildren; and one niece. A funeral service was held at Rocky Hock United Methodist Church, Wakefield, on Sunday, July 6, at 3 p.m. by the Rev. Randy Duncan. A burial, with Masonic Rites, was held in the church cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Rocky Hock United Methodist Church, c/o J.C. Whitmore, Jr., 2847 White Marsh Road, Wakefield, VA, 23888, or to a charity of your choice. PurvIance Funeral Home, Wakefield, handled the arrangements. Lyle Hawkins POND, Surry Co. planning commissioner, b. 23 Mar 1918, Surry Co., d. 3 Jul 1997, Suffolk, interred in Rocky Hock Methodist Church Cemetery*, 6 Jul 1997, Purviance Funeral Home obit *Find a Grave Mem. #20602659. His parents are also buried there. His widow's obit ("Virginia-Pilot," Aug. 8, 2002) is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/p530r2ob.txt His father's (donated, 1955) obit is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/p530j3ob.txt His mother's (donated, 1947) obit is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/p530e3ob.txt Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/p530l2ob.txt