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In Loving Memory of
Louise Laura Dillon
DILLON,
LOUISE LAURA, 90 of Stuarts Draft,
Va.
, died Sunday evening, March 30, 2008 at
Augusta
Medical
Center
in
Fishersville
,
VA.
Born on October 22, 1917, she
was the last surviving child of the late Henry Lee and Ida Elizabeth
Farmer Dillon. Preceding her
in death were brothers and sisters, Raymond Dillon, Robert Dillon, Ernest
Dillon, Naomi D. Gordon and Maime D. Echols, as well as nephews Mitchell
and Gale Echols, Frankie Lee Gordon, niece Mary G. Coombs and great nephew
Gregory Skurupey. Miss Dillon
was employed by the
Commonwealth
of
Virginia
for 45 years as secretary for the Commonwealth Treasurer and
administrative assistant for the Department of Industrial Development.
She was a member of
Centenary
United
Methodist
Church
,
Richmond
, where she worshipped and served as communion steward , member of the
Arlene Rundasell Circle
, and assisted in the Centenary Walk-In-Ministry.
A resident of
Richmond
for 65 years, she moved in 2005 to
Augusta
County
to be near her nephew and his wife, Bill and Jean Dillon of
Waynesboro
. Additional survivors include
sister-in-law Mary T. Dillon, Pearisburg, niece Billie Gene Dillon Farmer,
Pulaski, Elizabeth G. and Berlin Tuttle, Columbus, MS, Arlene E. and Fred
Skurupey, Blacksburg, Mary Cathryn D. and Larry Lyons, Roanoke, nephews,
Shirley B. and Ruth Echols, Blacksburg, Robert R. and Laverne Dillon,
Roanoke and Larry C. and Judy Dillon, Lancaster, PA.
Several great nieces and nephews and several cousins also survive.
Visitation will be 11:00am – 12:00 noon, Wednesday, April 2, 2008
at Givens Funeral Home,
Pearisburg
,
VA.
A graveside service will be
held at 2:00pm in
Birchlawn
Burial
Park
, Pearisburg with Dr. Fred L. Austin officiating.
On Friday, April 4, 2008, a memorial service will be held in the
Chapel of Centenary United Methodist Church,
Richmond
at 2:30pm with Dr. Jim Boice. Family
will receive friends following the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Centenary United
Methodist Church Walk-In-Ministries,
Richmond
,
VA
23219
. Givens Funeral Home,
Pearisburg is serving the Dillon family.
Online condolences can be sent to the family at
givensfuneralhome.com.
If you would like to send your
condolences to the family via Givens Funeral Home, simply sign the Memorial
Guestbook by clicking the link. Your condolences will be printed
out and given to the family.
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