Collin E. Farmer

Collin E. Farmer, 77, of Ararat, Va. passed away Sunday, August 24, 2008 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston Salem, N.C. Mr. Farmer was born January 9, 1931 in Carroll County, Virginia to the late Earl Robert and Eula Pierce Farmer. He served in the U.S. Army from 1952 1954, where he was stationed in Europe. He received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from VPI, where he graduated with honors in 1960 and retired from the U.S. Park Service in 1993. He also worked as a land surveyor in Carroll and Floyd counties and was licensed in both Virginia and North Carolina. Mr. Farmer is survived by his wife, Polly Bowman Farmer, of the home; two sons and daughters-in-law Joe and Janet Farmer, of Tracy, Calif. and John and Joanne Farmer, of Hillsville; brother, Earl Wayne Farmer, of Hillsville; and six grandchildren, Jonathan, Robert, Josh, Clayton, Christina and Gabrielle Farmer. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Cana, Va. at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Israel Gwyn officiating. Burial will follow at Shiloh Cemetery. Military Rites will be conducted at the graveside by the Hillsville V.F.W. Post 1115. The family will receive friends at Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel on Tuesday night from 7 until 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston Salem, NC 27103. Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel is serving the family. A guestbook is available online at www.vaughanguynnandmcgrady.com