Louise Early Pollard died on Saturday September 13, 2014, Louise Early Pollard departed this life, surrounded by the love of her 3 daughters, at Plantation Estates in Matthews, NC.

With the exception of the last 10 years, she was a life long resident of Galax, VA, the place she loved more than any place on earth.
She was born in Pulaski, Virginia on October 26, 1920 and was a 1937 graduate of Galax High School and a 1941 graduate of Salem College, Winston-Salem, N.C.

She was a gracious lady and had a life long devotion to her family, community and Church. She was a deacon and elder in the Galax Presbyterian Church.

Mrs. Pollard was the daughter of the late George Belo Early and Sarah Allison Early. Her husband, Timothy Brooks Pollard, preceded her in death as did her son-in-law, Robert D. Buechner. She is survived by three daughters, Marguerite Allison Pollard Bertrand (Robert), Mary Macky Pollard Leventhal (Barry), and Thelma Elizabeth (Beth) Pollard Buechner. Six grandchildren, Kent Bertrand (Blanca), Stephen Bertrand (Julia), Rebecca Leventhal Dumond (Phillip), Katherine Leventhal Hess(Thomas), David Leventhal (Missy), Timothy Leventhal (Paula) and 20 great grandchildren. The family would like to give special thanks to Carol Anderson and Vivian Anderson for the love and friendship they shared with Mother.

A celebration of Life Service will be held on Friday, September 19, 2014, 11:00 AM, Galax Presbyterian Church. Interment will follow in the Felts Cemetery, Glendale Road, Galax, VA. The family will receive family and friends Thursday, September 18, 2014 from 4 to 5 at Vaughan Guynn Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 on Saturday, September 20, at Plantation Estates, Matthews, NC.

In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the Galax Presbyterian Church, 200 Center Street, Galax, VA 24333 or Salem College, Office of Institutional Advancement, Salem College, 601 S. Church Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101 in memory of Louse E. Pollard, Class of 1941.