Mildred Lucas Massey

Ruffin–Mildred Lucas Massey, In loving memory of Mildred Lucas Massey, 82, of 10409 Hwy 158, who went to be with Jesus on September 10, 2010 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, September 13, 2010 at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Wayne Sartin officiating. Interment will follow in Pleasant View Assembly of God Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Randy Jones, Wesley English, David Bowers, Matt Jones, Justin Reynolds and Dillon Mansfield. Mrs. Massey was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia to Nellie Reid Lucas and the late Robert L. Lucas. She was a homemaker and loved to work with her hands, making quilts, sewing, baking, gardening, canning. She loved to sing in the choir and was of the Baptist faith.. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her husband, John H. Massey, Jr., one brother and two sisters. She was a loving mother to Nellie M. Mansfield and son-in-law, Mavernon; wonderful grandmother to Robin Jones (Randy), Susan Bowers (David), Donna English (Wesley) , Vernon Mansfield ( Natalie ), 5 great grandchildren, 3 great-great grandchildren, her mother, Nellie Reid Lucas; sisters, Vivian Massey, Bessie Salmon of Danville, Va., Dorothy Myers of Pelham, Elizabeth Fuller of Roanoke Rapids, brothers, Herbert Lucas (Carolyn)of Salty Path and Robert Lucas (Elizabeth) of Pelham. The family would like to give special thanks to Dr. Roy O. Fagan and his staff, Hospice Nurses, and to special friends, Virginia Walker, Marie Hardy and Leonard Perkins.. The family will receive friends on Sunday, September 12, 2010 from 6 to 8:00PM at Wilkerson Funeral Home and other times at the residence.