Hudnall Hastings HAYNIE Jr.

HAYNIE, Hudnall Hastings Jr., 69, of Reedville, died on November 8, 2009. Born in Reedville on September 23, 1940, he was the only child of the late Capt. Hudnall Haynie Sr. and Iris W. Haynie. He attended Fork Union Military Academy in 1956, graduating in 1960. Hudnall Jr. was a well-known local waterman, published in numerous magazine and newspaper articles on fishing and trapping, most recently in National Fisherman. He served as president of the Virginia Trapper's Association, was a Webelos Den Leader and was active with the Reedville Fisherman's Museum and Roseland Cemetery Board. Hudnall Jr. enjoyed gardening, fishing and spending time with his children and grandchildren, all of whom will sorely miss his infectious laugh, generous spirit and even temperament. He was a principled man of faith, and was recently baptized as Roman Catholic. He is survived by wife of 48 years, Marie B. Haynie; sons, William H. Haynie of Virginia Beach, Matthew H. Haynie of Tampa, Fla. and Michael Paul Haynie of Groves, Texas; a daughter, Iris Marie Fisher of Fleeton Point, Va.; eight loving grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, November 11, at the Currie Funeral Home, 113 East Church Street, in Kilmarnock. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, November 12, at St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church, Kilmarnock. A reception will follow the services at De Sales Hall, Kilmarnock. The burial will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Roseland Cemetery, Reedville. Memorials may be made to Roseland Cemetery, P.O. Box 32, Reedville, Va. 22539, and/or the Northumberland County Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 1, Reedville, Va. 22539.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.