Hagy, William Edward

William Edward (Bill) Hagy, 80, of Pembroke and Saltville, Va., departed this life Tuesday evening, September 28, 2010 at Smyth County Community Hospital in Marion after a long illness. Born in Saltville on January 3, 1930, he was a son of the late Lincoln Edward and Lemmie Surber Hagy.

Bill was a graduate of McLains Business College in Bluefield, W.Va., was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Bluefield, was a veteran of the United States Air Force in the Korean Conflict and a POW, was manager of Pembroke Mutual Telephone Company and the first manager of Pembroke Telephone Co-operative, operated the Farmhouse Restaurant in Pembroke, worked as a coal miner, and ran a private accounting practice.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Gordon Hagy; and his beloved wife, Dreama Martin Hagy. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, David Lynn and Denise Hagy, of Salem; his daughter and son-in-law, Lynda H. and Harold Muller, of Urbana; his grandchildren, Carrie Walls and Daniel Hagy; and his great-granddaughter, Abigail Walls.

Graveside services will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. in Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg. Military services will be conducted by the American Legion and VFW Posts of Giles County. There will be no public visitation.

The Kendall Funeral Home in Pembroke is serving the Hagy Family. Online condolences may be sent by visiting kendallfuneralhome.com.