Virginia Lewis

Virginia married Dudley Robert Young on 9 Apr 1921 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Dudley (son of Malcolm Horton Young and Mary Kanzadia Buchanan) was born on 13 Mar 1892 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 27 Aug 1970 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Minneapolis Methodist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Velma Young Grindstaff, age 94, of Minneapolis went home to be at rest on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, at Cannon Memorial Hospital.

A native of Avery County, she was a daughter of the late Dudley "Dud" and Virginia Lewis Young. She was also preceded in death by a Son: Glenn Ray Grindstaff; Grandson: Robert Bradley Grindstaff; Sister: Virginia Young Johnson and Brothers: DR Young, Jr. and Champ Clark Young. Velma was a member of Minneapolis Baptist Church where she taught the Children's Sunday School class for many years. She retired from Minneapolis Elementary School after 44 years of teaching. She enjoyed fishing, working in her flowers and spending time with her great-grandchildren.

Surviving is her Son: Lewis Grindstaff and wife, Donna, of Minneapolis; Daughter-in-law: Linda Grindstaff of Concord; Grandchildren: Jaime Grindstaff of Minneapolis, John Grindstaff of Minneapolis and Ray Grindstaff of Concord; Great-grandchildren: Courtney and Shelby Grindstaff; Sisters-in-law: Bootsie Young and Ruth Young, both of Minneapolis and her Caregiver: Lois Ingram. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 10, at Open Door Baptist Church. Rev. Tommy Carver and Rev. David Hobson will officiate. Burial will follow in the Minneapolis Cemetery.

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]