Willard White Painter

Willard White (Bill) Painter, of Buena Vista, Va., died on Tuesday, November 17, 2009, at Stonewall Jackson Hospital. He was born on March 16, 1919, in Amherst County, Va., the youngest of six children. He was the son of Paul P. and Willie Florence Painter. Preceding his death were four brothers and one sister, Bob, Jack, Ham, and Wallace Painter; and the sister who died as a child. Also preceding his death was his beloved wife, Dorothy Irene Coleman Painter, whom he lost September 14, 2008; and a great-grandchild, Albert Jeffery Linville Jr. Bill was a retired logger. He and his late wife, Dorothy Painter, were a true and living example of what love, sacrifice and charity meant. They lived this life each day, and it is who they were and all were blessed who knew them. Surviving are Bill's five stepchildren, Ernest Potter ,of Buena Vista, Robert Potter, of Laurel, Md., Nancy Coffey, of Buena Vista, Kathy Fix, of Waynesboro, and Rebecca "Becky" Sorrells, of Buena Vista; 18 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and four great great grandchildren whom he dearly loved as his own. Funeral Service will be held 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 21, 2009, at Bolling, Grose, and Lotts Chapel with the Elder Butch Sorrells officiating. Burial will follow at Green Hill Cemetery in Buena Vista. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, November 20, 2009, at Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Buena Vista, Va.