This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mabeone Surnames: Luffman, Handy, Johnson, Humber, Dearing, Swanson, Sandridge, Pakenham, Benton, Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.wilkes/7326/mb.ashx Message Board Post: STATE ROAD - Mrs. Butrice J. Luffman of State Road was born Jan. 3, 1911, to Isaac C. and Laura Ann Handy Johnson in North Wilkesboro. Mrs. Luffman passed away Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008, in Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin. In 1929, she came to Mountain Park Institute and Junior College as secretary to the president. Here she met V. Winfrey Luffman of State Road. They were married March 30, 1930, and they enjoyed almost 58 years of marriage until his death on Feb. 17, 1988. Butrice taught French and business courses at Mountain Park High School during the 1940s; she was superintendent of Missions (now director of Missions) for Stone Mountain Baptist Association, 1954-1960 and for Elkin Baptist Associations from 1961-1964 and 1971-1977. She served as an escort at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, Old Salem, Winston-Salem. Mrs. Luffman was active in her church, Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, for more than 70 years. She taught a Sunday school class for 10-12 year-olds for five years, then she taught the Women' s Class for more than 65 years. She sang in the choir for approximately 65 years that ! she helped establish and was very active in the Training Union and the Women' s Missionary Society. She taught from many of the books that were in the church programs that she compiled the first 75 years of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church history and prepared the program and worship celebration litany for the 75th anniversary service held Oct. 17, 1982. At the time her full life ended on Jan. 1, 2008, she was the oldest living member of this church. In addition to her parents; and husband; she was preceded in death by a brother, Vaughn Johnson, and an infant grandchild, Jean Humber. Survivors include her daughters, Winnie Frances Luffman of the home; Jean Rachel Humber and husband John L.; and Lucy Lou Dearing and husband John P. "Jack," all of Chapel Hill; six grandchildren, R. Ninette Humber of Greensboro; Michael Humber of Charlotte; Lucie Humber Swanson and husband David of Belleville, Mich.; Laura Ann Dearing Sandridge and husband Benjamin of Pittsboro; Rachel Dearing Pakenham and husband Jim of St. Croix; and Briana Dearing of Durham; three great-grandchildren, Jeremy Swanson and wife Jennifer of Canton, Mich.; Brian Swanson of Boone; and Aissa Lynn Dearing-Benton of Durham; and three great-great-grandchildren, Elizabeth, Lucas and Emily Swanson of Canton, Mich. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008, at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dan Merritt, the Rev. Homer Greene and the Rev. Vernon Ball officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. one hour before the service at the church. A reception will follow the burial in the Fellowship Hall at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, 1997 Pleasant Ridge Road, State Road, NC 28676. Online condolences may be made at www.hodgesfuneral-homeinc.com. Hodges Funeral Home in Elkin is serving the Luffman family. Published in the Winston-Salem Journal on 1/4/2008. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.