Surry County-Hampton City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Sain, Grace E. Clark, 2014 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ GRACE ELIZABETH CLARK SAIN WILLIAMSBURG - Grace Clark Sain, 83, passed away Saturday, May 17, 2014 at her home, Spring Arbor Assisted Living, in Williamsburg. Born in Dendron, VA, she has been a Hampton resident for 80 years. Grace graduated from Hampton High School in 1948. She then began a career at NASA, retiring as a Manager in Records Administration in 1986 after 37 years. Grace received numerous awards for her outstanding service at NASA. She was also a member of West Hampton Baptist Church for over 60 years. She enjoyed the time she spent with her dear friends in her Sunday school class. Family was a very important part of her life. After her retirement from NASA, Grace spent many years passionately taking care of numerous family members. She is survived by her son, John M. Sain, Jr and his wife Penny; brother, Floyd T. Clark, Jr.; beloved granddaughter, Ashley Blackmon and her husband Zack; great granddaughter, Makenzie Grace Blackmon; niece, Jane Niethamer; and former husband, John M. Sain, Sr. The family will receive friends from 1-2:00 PM Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at West Hampton Baptist Church. Immediately following at 2:00 PM, a funeral celebration will be held at the church by Dr. Danny Owens. Interment will follow in Parklawn Memorial Park. The family wishes expressions of sympathy to take the form of contributions to West Hampton Baptist Church, 631 Aberdeen Road, Hampton, VA 23661. Arrangements are by R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home, 245 S. Armistead Ave in downtown Hampton. Grace Elizabeth (CLARK; Mrs. John Melvin Sr.) SAIN, retired NASA records manager, b. 21 Jan 1931, Dendron, Surry Co., d. 17 May 2014, Williamsburg, interred in Parklawn Memorial Park, Hampton, 21 May 2014, "The Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), May 19, 2014, posted with Find a Grave Mem. #130074271 Grace & John m. 6 Nov 1948 in Elizabeth City Co. They div. in 1976. 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/sussex/obits/s500g1ob.txt