John C. Dalton

John C. Dalton, 80, of Hillsville, Va., passed away in Roanoke Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, April 6, 2010. He was preceded in death by his beautiful wife of 25 years, Helen Rorrer Dalton. He leaves behind four sisters, Lou Fern Hall and husband, Bill, Mary Lee Reese, Mozelle Agnew, and Mikki Webb, all of Hillsville; five stepchildren and spouses, Mary and Gary Kiser, of Dublin, Tony and Sandra Rorrer, of Dublin, Carol and Darrell McDaniel, of Pearisburg, Va., Peggy and J.B. Snider, of Pen Brook, Va., and Phillip Rorrer, of Georgia; brother-in-law and spouse, Hensel and Erma Underwood, of Dublin; and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Dalton retired from the Maintenance Department at Virginia Tech. He and his wife moved from Christiansburg in 1991. Mr. Dalton was an avid bowler on both a Christiansburg and Galax League for many years. He is leaving behind many special friends. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 8, 2010, at Vaughan Guynn McGrady Chapel with Bill Akers, from Little Creek Pentecostal Holiness Church of Dublin where John and Helen were members, and Sanford Hendrick, of Crooked Oak Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will follow in the C.C. Webb Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday, April 8, 2010, from 1 p.m. until service time. A guestbook is available online at www. vaughanguynnandmcgrady.com Vaughan Guynn McGrady Chapel is serving the family.