REV. MARY VICTORIA MCCOY SMITH, 64 years of age of the Poplar Creek section of Grundy, Virginia, passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at the Golden Living Convalescence Home at Battlefield Park in Petersburg, Virginia following a brief illness.  Born in Washington, D. C., she was the daughter of the late Covay and Jesse Juanita Pears McCoy. 

She was a member of the Pentecostal Church of God and has served the people of Buchanan County for the past 27 years as a minister.  She had served as a Chaplin at the Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Grundy, Virginia for 18 years and served the residents there by singing, reading and having a prepared lesson every Sunday.  She attended all functions at Heritage Hall.  She was a proud member of the Heavenly Helpers Relay for Life Cancer Team for the past 10 years and worked tirelessly raising money for the American Cancer Society.  She was an active member of the Ladies of Levisa Red Hat Society.  She was a member of the Buchanan County Senior Citizens and several other organizations.   

She was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Smith on April 16, 2001.

Mary is survived by one daughter – Mary Victoria and her husband Ellis Albert Green, Jr. of Richmond, VA, One Step Sister: Lillian Carol Viers, Big Rock, VA, One-Step Brother: Jackie McCoy, Keen Mountain, VA, One Special Sister & Brother-in-Law: Ronnie and Evelyn Looney, Vansant, VA, One Special Niece: Sandra Bowman, Vansant, VA, Her Mother-in-Law: Stella Smith, Juniper, AL, One Special Brother and Special Sister-in-Law:  Rhuia & Pat Smith, Juniper, AL, 5-Brother-in-Laws:  Jennings, Bill, Ezra, Fred, and Robert Smith, Two Grandchildren: Private Second Class Clinton Davis Kidd and John McCoy and wife Kaitlyn Kidd, Two Great-Granddaughters: Alyssa Brandy Kidd and Hailey Marie Kidd

Also survived by several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services for REV. MARY VICTORIA MCCOY SMITH will be conducted Sunday, August 2, 2009 at 2:00 P.M. at the Grundy Funeral Home Chapel with Revs. James Chapman and Ronnie Sliger officiating with burial to follow in the Mountain Valley Memorial Park at Big Rock, VA.

Friends ay call at the Grundy Funeral Home Chapel after 5:00 P. M. Saturday and there will be an evening service at 7:00 P.M conducted by Ladies of Red Hat Club Society followed by Regular Services.

Active Pallbearers will be Private Second Class Clinton Davis Kidd, Grundy Funeral Home Employees, and Heritage Hall Employees.

Honorary Pallbearers will be Curtis R. Mullins, Sr., Ryan Mullins and Curtis R. Mullins, Jr. and Buford Roscoe Rife.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.grundyfuneralhome.com.

Grundy Funeral Home of Grundy, Virginia is in charge of all arrangements.