Frances Haynes

MOUNT AIRY — Mrs. Frances Swaim Haynes, 87, went home to be with the Lord on Feb. 27, 2016. Mrs. Haynes was born Dec. 8, 1928, in Surry County to the late Diamond Arthur Swaim Sr. and Mary Etta Baker Swaim. Frances was a graduate of High Point College. She retired after 25 years of service with IBM in 1990. She married the Rev. Othel G. Haynes on Nov. 4, 1950, and was married for 53 wonderful years before his passing in 2004. Together they faithfully pastored the following Pentecostal Holiness Churches: New Hope, Yadkinville, Hodgesville, St. John, Trinity and Flat Rock. She served as Women's Ministry president of the Cornerstone Conference IPHC in the 1970s. Mrs. Haynes was a hospice volunteer for Surry County for many years and loved serving people in any way she could. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who loved her family more than can be said. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Chaplain Michael W. Haynes and wife Tina; a daughter and son-in-law, Denecia H. Collins and husband Ottis; grandchildren, David Collins and wife Meagan, Joy Haynes, Kristi Hewitt and husband Ronnie, Jon Collins and wife Amy; great-grandchildren, Easton Collins, Brook Hewitt, Brody Hewitt, and Zane Collins; many nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Haynes was preceded in death by her brothers and sisters. The funeral service will be held Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at 11 a.m. at Flat Rock Pentecostal Holiness Church, with Dr. David Sparks and Dr. Brenda Grasty officiating. Burial will follow at Skyline Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Moody Funeral Home in Mount Airy, where her body will remain until carried to the church to lie in state 30 minutes before the funeral service. Flowers will be accepted, or memorial contributions may be made to Flat Rock Pentecostal Holiness Church, 120 Pentecostal Church Road, Mount Airy, NC 27030. Online condolences may be made at www.moodyfuneralservices.com.