Bain, Grover Lee

Grover Lee Bain, died in Pulaski Community Hospital at the age of 70 after a courageous battle with cancer on September 15, 2007 at 9 am.

He worked many years for the ship yards as a pipe fitter in Tampa, Fla., and Newport News, Va. He endured more pain than most people ever could without complaint. He was a wonderful husband, grandfather, brother, father, and friend to all and will be missed.

Predeceased by mother and father Roy and Myrtle Bain; brothers Noah, Forest and Bobby Bain; sisters, Loraine and brother-in-law, Emmett Ratcliff.

Survived by wife, Joyce Hokins Bain and his precious dog Sandy; sons, Grover Lee Bain, Jr., James Michael Bain; daughters, Donna K. Sparks, Brenda Cox, Barbara Gilmer, Deborah Garner; son-in-laws, Samuel Cox, Roger Gilmer, James Garner; sister-in-law, Kathy Mabry; sister, Opal Lawrence; brother, LeRoy Bain, Jr.; brother-in-law and sisters -in-law, Raymond Lawrence, Ruth Bain, Mary Laxton and Dean Bain; 12 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; multiple nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, September 18, 2007 at 2 p.m. in the DeVilbiss Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Randall Kent Lawrence officiating. Interment will follow in Pentecostal Holiness Conference Headquarters Cemetery Dublin. The family will receive friends Monday evening 6 to 8 p.m. at Devilbiss Funeral Home Radford.