Dorothy Marie Snider Hylton

In Loving Memory of Dorothy Marie Snider Hylton HYLTON, DOROTHY MARIE SNIDER, 76 of Pearisburg, VA went to be with the Lord Saturday morning, January 31, 2009 at her home.  Marie was born on February 15, 1932 in Montgomery Co. and was a daughter of the late Alonzo Elliott Snider and Verna Alls Snider.  She attended school in Montgomery and Giles County and graduated from Pearisburg High School in 1951.  Upon graduation, she worked at Poston Drug until it closed.  She then worked as a supervisor in filament at the Celanese Plant in Narrows and retired in 1994 with over 30 years service.  She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Pearisburg, being very active, serving on several committees, Missions, Membership, Board of Trustees, Staff Parish, was a delegate to the Holston Conference and was a member of the Willing Workers Sunday School Class.  She was also very active in  the United Methodist Women, serving as President of the Unit.  She also served in many capacities in the district as chairman of Nominations, Spiritual Growth and Membership committees.  She was also active in the Pearisburg High School Red Devil Reunion Planning.  She is survived by two brothers and three sisters-in-law, Paul R. and Louise Snider of Narrows, Howard L. and Marie Snider of Salem, Evelyn Francis of Peterstown, WV, one niece Trudy Ferguson and husband Ron, two nephews, Greg and wife Marie Snider of Pearisburg, William Snider of Narrows, one great-neice, Karla Granger and her husband Glenn of Bluff City, TN and great great nephew, Christian LaFavor.  Funeral services will be held Monday, February 2, 2009 at the First United Methodist Church in Pearisburg at 2:00pm with the Rev. Dr. Brad Scott and Rev. Dr. Fred L. Austin officiating with entombment following in the Birchlawn Abbey in Pearisburg.  The family will receive friends at the Givens Funeral Home in Pearisburg Sunday afternoon from 3 – 5 pm.  Online condolences can be sent to the family at givensfuneralhome.com. If you would like to send your condolences to the family via Givens Funeral Home, simply sign the Memorial Guestbook by clicking the link.  Your condolences will be printed out and given to the family.