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     Her Social Security Number was 224-36-1375.⁸ Iris Gertrude Mize was buried at Roselawn Burial Park, 103 Clearview Drive, Martinsville, Virginia.^2,3 She was born on February 12, 1930 at Bassett, Henry Co., Virginia.^1,8,9,2,4,5 As of March 6, 1948,her married name was Pegram.¹ She married Bruce Hines Pegram Sr. on March 6, 1948 at Bassett, Henry Co., Virginia.^1,2,3,6 Iris Gertrude Mize died on December 18, 1992 at Durham, Durham Co., North Carolina, at age 62.^8,9,2,3 She BASSETT, Va. - Iris Mize Pegram, 62, of Route 7 died Dec. 18, 1992. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church, of which she was a member. Burial will be in Roselawn Burial Park in Martinsville. A native of Bassett, she taught the Pairs & Spares Sunday School class and was a member of the chancel choir. She was a lifetime member of Pocahontas Garden Club Auxiliary. Surviving are husband, Bruce H. Pegram; daughters, Helen P. Lenviel of Bassett, Lydia D. Pegram of Radford; son, B. Hines Pegram II of Charlotte, N.C; six grandchildren. on December 20, 1992.³

     Bruce Hines Pegram Sr. was buried at Roselawn Burial Park, 103 Clearview Drive, Martinsville, Virginia.^2,3 His Social Security Number was 230-20-4223.⁵ He was born on September 11, 1928 at Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina.^1,5,2,3,4 He married Iris Gertrude Mize, daughter of Charles Ewell "Charlie" Mize and Lessie Fontaine Blackard, on March 6, 1948 at Bassett, Henry Co., Virginia.^1,3,6,7 Bruce Hines Pegram Sr. died on March 4, 2011 at Martinsville, Virginia, at age 82.^5,2,3 He Bruce H. Pegram, 82, of Bassett, died Friday, March 4, 2011, at Memorial Hospital in Martinsville. He was born in Winston Salem, N.C., on Sept. 11, 1928, to Thomas Roger Pegram and Carrie Hines Pegram. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Iris M. Pegram; and a sister, Doris P. Maxey. He graduated from Bassett High School and retired as a supervisor from Dupont after 37 1/2 years. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Bassett, where he was a member of the Joy Group, former deacon, Sunday school teacher and choir member. He was also a member, past president and a Paul Harris Fellow of the Bassett Rotary Club. Surviving are his children, Helen P. Lenviel and Lydia Pegram, both of Bassett, and Bruce Hines Pegram II of Myrtle Beach, S.C; six grandchildren; three brothers, Richard G. Pegram of Seaford, Del., and John T. Pegram and Joe S. Pegram, both of Bassett. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church of Bassett with the Rev. Lew Bennett officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Burial Park. on March 5, 2011.²