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George Hyde

July 13, 1939 — October 31, 2013

George B. Hyde, age 74, of Cobbs Creek, Va died Thursday, October 31, 2013 as result of an automobile accident on October 28, 2013.

He was born on July 13, 1939 in Washington, DC and moved to Cobbs Creek in 1948. He graduated from Mathews High School in 1957 and served in the United States Air Force for 10 years. After obtaining his commercial pilots licenses, he worked for Ram Aviation as a flight instructor and charter pilot. He retired as a truck driver in 2011 from Commercial Carrier Corporation.

He was predeceased by his father, George A. Hyde; mother, Lois Whiting Hyde and his step-mother, Sarah Thomas Hyde.

He is survived by his wife, Phyllis E. Hyde; two daughters, Debra Lois Hyde and Theresa Rose Thompson and her husband, Tim of Richmond, VA; brother, Charles R. Hyde and his wife, Phebe of Cobbs Creek, VA; two step-sons, George Wayne Gibson and wife, Vicky and Glenn Michael Gibson and wife, Sandy; five step-grandchildren; one nephew and one niece.

The family will receive friends, Tuesday, November 5, 2013 from 6 -8 pm at Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home, 160 Main St., Mathews, VA. A Funeral Service will be conducted in the funeral home Chapel by Reverend DeDe Parish of Beulah-St. Paul United Methodist Church on Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at 11:00 am with burial to follow in H.C. Smither Memorial Cemetery, Hudgins, VA. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in George's memory to the Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 723, Mathews, VA 23109 or to the Mathews Volunteer Fire Dept., P.O. Box 1130, Mathews, VA 23109.
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