Surry County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Pond, Lyle H.., 1955 

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LYLE HAWKINS POND 

LYLE H. POND 

  WAKEFIELD - Lyle Hawkins Pond, age 79, a life-long resident of Surry County 
and a retired farmer, died Thursday, July 3, 1997, in Louise Obici Memorial 
Hospital, Suffolk.  Active in his church and community throughout his life, 
Mr. Pond was the son of late John Wesley and Eva Edwards Pond. 

  As a member of Rocky Hock United Methodist Church, he served as a 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.  He was a past president of the Wakefield Masonic Lodge No. 
198, A.F.& A.M. and past district deputy grand master of the 30th District. 

  Mr. Pond served on the Surry County Planning Commission from 1965 - 1985 
and as chairman of the Surry County Board of Zoning Appeals from 1975 - 1985. 
He was past president of the Farm Bureau of Surry County. 

  He is survived by his wife, Ruth Fraughnaugh Pond; a daughter, Susan Pond 
Gilbert, Pittsburg, Pa.; two sons, John Al Pond, Atlanta, Ga.; David Lyle 
Pond, Charlotte, N.C.; and six grandchildren and a niece. 

  A funeral service will be held in Rocky Hock United Methodist Church, 
Wakefield, on Sunday, July 6, 1997, at 3 p.m. by the Rev. Randy Duncan. 
Burial with Masonic rites will be in the church cemetery.  The family will 
receive friends at the residence on Rocky Hock Road, Wakefield.  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, is handling arrangements. 

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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 (Plot 40*), 6 Jul 1997, 
"Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), July 5, 1997, p. 20; 
Purviance Funeral Home obit 

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

His parents are buried in the same plot. 

A photo of his gravestone is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #20602659. 

His widow's obit ("Virginian-Pilot," Aug. 8, 2002) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/p530r2ob.txt 

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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