Lydia E. Mitchem of Gwynn passed away on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at her home on Gwynn's Island. She was a nurse for Eastern State Hospital, Williamsburg, Virginia. Lydia was a member of Gwynn's Island Church of the Nazarene, Hudgins, Virginia. She was a beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Lydia was preceded in death by husbands Thomas Lester Smith and Buddy Mitchem, a daughter, Mary Alice Cherry and a granddaughter, Stacie Cox. She is survived by children, Peggy Cox (Lloyd), Lester Homer Smith (Luann) and Ellen Sutton (Wendell). Her nine surviving grandchildren are Kimberly Croxton (Jimbo), Woody Cherry (Michelle), Skip Cox, Mitzi Thomas (Tim), Tracey Scott Smith (Debbie), Thomas Franklin Smith, Jennifer Boyer (Frankie), Nikki Coates (Anthony), Scott Sutton (Stephanie) and she had 13 great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in the Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home Chapel on Friday, February 20, 2015. Graveside services officiated by Reverend Dave McKnight will be conducted in Gwynn's Island Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 21, 2015.
Memorial donations may be made to The Church of the Nazarene, Post Office Box 246, Hudgins, VA 23076 and/or Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad, Post Office Box 723, Mathews, Virginia 23109.