Surry-Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Whitmore, M. Gaynelle Lowe, 2019 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ GAYNELLE LOWE WHITMORE Wakefield, VA 07.25.1928 - 09.28.2019 Mildred Gaynelle Lowe Whitmore, 91, of Wakefield passed away peacefully Saturday, September 28, 2019. She was a daughter of the late A.H. Lowe, Sr. and Virgie Bailey Lowe. Mrs. Whitmore was the oldest member of Rocky Hock United Methodist Church where she faithfully served for many years. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend who will be missed by all who knew her. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, Joel Claude "Boots" Whitmore, Jr.; brothers, Alvin H. Lowe, Jr., Vernon V. Lowe, and George Franklin Lowe, Sr., and a sister, Violet Lowe Smith. Left to cherish her memory are her sons, Donald C. Whitmore, Sr. and his wife, Jean and A. Keith Whitmore and his wife, Donna; grandson, Donald C. Whitmore, Jr. and his wife, Cheryle; granddaughter, Terri Whitmore Pittman and her husband, Jeremy; great-grandsons, Thomas W. Jones, Jr. and Trenton W. Jones; great-granddaughters, Mary Elliott and Shelby Elliott, as well as many other family members and friends. The family will receive friends tonight, Monday, September 30, 2019 at Rocky Hock United Methodist Church, 2745 White Marsh Rd. Wakefield, VA 23888 from 6 to 8:00 pm. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at the church with Rev. Cliff Fritzinger officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to Rocky Hock UMC Cemetery perpetual care fund, c/o Richard Andrews, 4899 White Marsh Rd., Wakefield, VA 23888. Condolences may be posted at www.rwbakerfh.com. Mildred Gaynelle (LOWE; Joel Claude Jr.) WHITMORE, of Wakefield, b. 25 Jul 1928, d. 28 Sep 2019, interred in Rocky Hock Methodist Church Cemetery*, 1 Oct 2019, R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home obit; obit & photos posted with Find a Grave Mem. #229322026 *Her parents are also buried there. (Find a Grave Mem. #137139377 &c.) A memorial to her husband (1927 - 2017) is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/w356c1ob.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/w356g1ob.txt