Martha Pyron

Mrs. Martha Slayton Pyron, age 95 died Saturday, July 19, 2014 at the Raleigh Court Health Center in Roanoke, VA after a decline in health. She was born in Danville on December 23, 1918, a daughter of the late Charles Thomas Slayton and Lucy Gammon Slayton. Mrs. Pyron was a member of West Main Baptist Church and retired as a teacher from the Pittsylvania School System-Glenwood Elementary School. She was a graduate of George Washington High School and Averett University. Mrs. Pyron was married to the late Eugene T. Pyron who died December 7, 1978. Besides her parents and husband she was predeceased by a sister Edith Huggins. Surviving are one daughter; Martha P. Faris and her husband Dan of Salem, VA and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 25, 2014 at 11:00 A.M. from the graveside at Mountain View Cemetery with the Reverend Bruce Wilson officiating. Townes Funeral Home and Crematory, 215 West Main Street is serving the Pyron family. On line condolences may be made at townesfuneralhome.com