Doris Hall

Doris Virginia Hildebrand Hall

Doris Virginia Hildebrand Hall, 92, of Charlottesville, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, December 26, 2009.

She was born on June 24, 1917, in Charlottesville, the daughter of the late Abe A. and Annie Marie Allen Hildebrand. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles L. Hall Jr., who passed away in 1964 at the age of 50, leaving Doris to raise their children; a great-grandchild, Dillon; a son-in-law, Roy Mills; and brothers, Forrest A. Hildebrand and Francis Hildebrand.

"Granny Hall" as she was affectionately known, worked and retired from Keller & George after 35 years; she was one of the founding members of Broadus Memorial Baptist Church; a member of Neighbors Club for many years; loved playing bingo; and was blessed with a large and loving family.

She is survived by her children, Mary Mills, Betty Jarman and her husband, Frank, Charlotte Smith and her husband, James C. Jr., Charles L. Hall III and his wife, Lori, and David Allen Hall and his wife, Pat; her grandchildren, Lynn Norford and his wife, Rhonda, Jeffrey Norford, Doris "D.V." Oliphant and her husband, Sonny, Todd Norford and his wife, Kathy, Cathy Jarman Morrison, Stacy Palmer, Jennifer Brown and her husband, Michael "Button", Stephanie Smith Dillard, James C. Smith III and his wife, Ellen, Kimberly Hartselle and her husband, Bill, Charles "Chad" Hall IV and his fianc‚e, Shannon, Christen Hall, Sara Hall, David A. Hall Jr. and his wife, Amy, Christopher Hall and his wife, Erin, Heather Atwell and Michelle Atwell; her great-grandchildren, Justin, Wayne, Amber, Cory, Nicholas, Mikayla, Elijah, Colby, Thomas, Leslie, Brandon, Kelly, Michael, Landon, Kennedy, Caleb, Connor, Cole, Hunter, Virginia, Lindsey, Alysha, Mariyah, Brayleigh, Abbey, Brooke, and Brayden; her siblings, Lelia H. North, Louis F. Hildebrand, Catherine Marie Hildebrand, Abe A. Hildebrand Jr., and Martha H. Weaver; and many beloved nieces, nephews, and cousins.

The family expresses a heartfelt thank you to her nurse practitioner, Steve Fetcho; the staff of Meals on Wheels, Sentara Home Health and Roberts Home Medical, Dr. Gordon Morris and Dr. Jonathan Evans and their staffs, and her caregiver, Dana King, for all their loving kindness and care over the past years.

The family will receive friends from 7 until 8 p.m. Tuesday, December 29, 2009, at the Hill and Wood Funeral Home.

A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 30, 2009, at the Broadus Memorial Baptist Church with the Reverend Bob Wheeler and the Reverend Margaret Gillette. Interment will follow in the Monticello Memory Gardens.

Those who wish may make memorial contributions to Meals on Wheels, 2270 Ivy Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903, Charlottesville/ Albemarle Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 160, Charlottesville, VA 22902, or the Broadus Memorial Baptist Church, 1525 Stoney Point Road, Charlottesville, VA 22911.

Friends may send condolences to the family at www.hillandwood.com.


This obituary was originally published in the Daily Progress.