Mary Hodges Fain, 93, formerly of Martinsville, died Saturday, February 18, 2017, at Eden, N.C.
She was born June 17, 1923 in Patrick County and was a daughter of the late Robert Lee and Nannie Stovall Hodges. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Frank Fain in 2005, grandson, Roger “Bo” Young, great-grandson, Robert Jackson Dean, great-granddaughter, Kimberly Norris, five brothers, Ben, Kirby, Robert, Moore, and Heywood Hodges, and two sisters, Ima Willard, and Maggie DeHart.
She was a member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, Martinsville Temple #23, Pythian Sisters, and was assistant manager of ladies’ apparel at K-Mart for many years.
Surviving are two sons, Thomas E. Fain of Martinsville, and Robert T. Fain of Las Vegas, Nev.; two daughters, Marie F. Dean of Eden, N.C., and Ellen F. Greer of Bassett; one sister, Lucy Lawson of Madison, N.C.; ten grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Her funeral service will be today (Wednesday) at 2 p.m. in the Roselawn Chapel with the Rev. Tim Gearhart officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Burial Park.
Donations in her memory may be made to Wesley Memorial UMC, 824 Starling Ave., Martinsville, VA 24112, or to the Pythian Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 95, Martinsville, VA 24114.
Online condolences may be entered at www.roselawnchapelfuneralhome.com.