Guy Lloyd Alphin

Guy Lloyd Alphin, DDS, 89, of Buchanan, Va., passed away on Monday, October 5, 2009. He was the son of the late George W. and Hettie Sizer Alphin and was born on March 29, 1920. He was preceded in death by his wife of 38 years in 1991, Jean Clemmer Alphin; brother, George Richard Alphin; and sisters, Mary Elizabeth Alphin Brown, Anna Morrisett Alphin Booze, and Cora Louise Alphin McGhee. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Martha Alphin, of Buchanan; grandsons, Bryan Christopher Alphin and David William Alphin; brothers, Colonel (retired) Horace Edward Alphin, of Clifton, Va., Thurman Sizer Alphin, of Hagerstown, Md.; two sistersin-law, Isabelle Vickers, of St. Albans, W.Va., and Dorothy (Dot) Blankenship, of Bent Mountain, Va.; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. After high school, he attended V.P.I. with a course in Pre-Dentistry. He graduated in 1943 from the Medical College of Virginia with a Degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery. He served three years in the Army Dental Corp. Afterwards, was in private practice for 4 ½ years in Lexington, Va. The remaining 50 years of practice was in Buchanan, Va. He was a former director, chairman of the board, and president of the Buchanan National Bank, now known as BB&T. He served 10 years on the Botetourt County Social Services Board, followed by 13 years on the Botetourt County School Board. Being of the farm, he was on the Farm Service Agency Committee for 14 years. He was an Honorary Life member of the Buchanan Rotary Club with 55 years of service, receiving two Paul Harris awards. He was a member of the American Legion Post #93 for 50 years and treasurer for many of those years. He was an Episcopalian all his life with many years of membership and service at Trinity Episcopal Church in Buchanan. "I am grateful for all of my friends as I have Crossed the Bar."
Memorial services will be held noon on Friday, October 9, 2009, with visitation two hours prior the service in the Buchanan Chapel of Botetourt Funeral Home with the Rev. Jonathan Harris and the Rev. Marina Gopadze officiating. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to the Buchanan Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 244, Buchanan, Va. 24066 or the Trinity Episcopal Church, Buchanan, P.O. Box 459, Buchanan, Va. 24066. Arrangements by Botetourt Funeral Home, Buchanan, Va., 540-254-3000.