ALTA YATES LINDSAY, 97 years of age of the Leemaster section of Vansant, Virginia, passed away Saturday, July 14, 2012 at her home following an extended illness.  Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rosa Hagy Yates.  Alta was a graduate of Radford State Teachers College.  She taught school for 35 years, most of the time at Grundy Senior High School.  She also taught knitting and ceramic classes for Southwest Community College.  During those years, she enjoyed traveling to Europe, Israel, Egypt, Australia and many other countries with some of her students through the International Exchange School.  She retired in 1980 and enjoyed having time to plant a garden each year. She was a member of the Big Prater Baptist Church and taught Sunday School for the adult ladies’ class for many years.  She was a worthy matron in the Order of The Eastern Star, Florence Ann Chapter.  She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. 

Mrs. Lindsay is preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Lindsay.

Mrs. Lindsay is survived by:  1-Daughter  Phyllis Watkins, San Diego, CA.,  3-Sons: Lawrence Powell Lindsay,               Vansant, VA., Jerry Lindsay, Vansant, VA.,  Eddie Lindsay, Vansant, VA, 2-Sisters: Flossie Baldwin,                           Vansant, VA, Gaynell Medcalf, Thomaston, GA.

Also, survived by 7- Grandchildren: Barry, Greg and Joel Watkins, Cindy Miller, Diane Calcaterra, Elizabeth and Joshua Lindsay, and 5- Great Grandchildren: Sumner and Kazden Watkins, Lindsay and Cole Miller and Ava Calcaterra.

She was preceded in death by 1- Daughter: Joan Lindsay Holt in 1983, 4- Brothers: Bart, Glen, Clyde and Tyler Yates and 5- Sisters: Hermie, Naomi, Faye, Leah and Estelle.

Funeral Services for ALTA YATES LINDSAY will be conducted Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. at the Grundy Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jeff Sloan and Rev. Larry Burton officiating with entombment to follow in the Greenhills Memory Garden Mausoleum, Claypool Hill, VA.

Friends may call at the Grundy Funeral Home Chapel, Tuesday afternoon at 6 P.M. with services at 7 P.M.

Active pallbearers will be the men of the Big Prater Baptist Church.  Honorary pallbearers will be grandsons and Dr. J. P. Sutherland, Jr.

The family requests that expressions of sympathy be made in the form of a donation made to the Big Prater Baptist Church, P. O. Box 921, Vansant, VA 24656.   

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.grundyfuneralhome.com.

Grundy Funeral Home of Grundy, Virginia is in charge of all arrangements.