Dr. Allen Hill Bandy, Sr. Date: August 3rd, 1923 - December 15th, 2009 Obituary: Dr. Allen Hill Bandy, Sr. 86, of Newton, died Tuesday December 15, 2009 at Abernethy Laurels in Newton after an extended illness. Born August 3, 1923 in Maiden, NC, he was the son of the late Dr. William Gaither Bandy and Myrtle Daniels Bandy. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death a brother, Dr. William Bandy and sisters, Mary B. Bruton, Maude B. Hallyburton, Marguerite B. Heafner, Helen B. Cox, Doris B. Caldwell, Frances B. Muth and Joyce B. Teague. A long time member of First United Methodist Church in Newton, he had served and chaired many committees and was a member of the Parker Sunday School Class. He was a lifelong member of the Newton Lions Club, having been presented as a Jack Stickley Fellow for dedicated humanitarian services by the North Carolina Lions Foundation. Serving in the US Army, he was a veteran of World War II, stationed in Germany. After World War II, he returned and graduated from Appalachian State Teachers College and Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago. Dr. Bandy returned to North Carolina in 1951 to practice optometry in Maiden and later Newton, retiring from Lifetime Eyecare in Newton in 1998. He had a keen interest in genealogy and was the author of the book, The History of the Bandy Clan published in 1980. Dr. Bandy is survived by his wife of 57 years, formerly of Union, SC; daughter, son. He was a loving grandfather to five grandchildren. A service of remembrance will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, December 17. 2009 at First United Methodist Church in Newton. Rev. Dr. David Greene, Rev. Lara Greene and Rev. Daniel G. Martin will officiate and a service of committal will follow at Eastview Cemetery in Newton. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 pm on Wednesday at Willis-Reynolds Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Renovation Fund of First United Methodist Church, PO Box 926, Newton, NC 28658. The Bandy family has entrusted the funeral arrangements to Willis-Reynolds Funeral Home in Newton. From obit of Willis-Reynolds Funeral Home