Bill Little

Bill Little

DORCHESTER Bill Little, 89, widower of Daisy Shipp Little, of Dorchester, and a retired supervisor at Brosnan Forest, died Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010, at his residence.

Visitation will be from 6 to 7 p.m. today, March 2, 2010, followed by a memorial service at 7 p.m. with the Rev. Dr. Wash Belangia officiating at Bryant Funeral Home in St. George. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 4, 2010, at Evington United Methodist Church, Evington. Burial will follow in the church cemetery directed by Whitten Funeral Home, Lynchburg. Visitation will begin from noon to 1 p.m. at the church.

Mr. Little was born May 9, 1920, in Evington, a son of the late Wyatt Ruben Mark and Mary Dudley Little. He was a World War II veteran with the U.S. Navy. He was one of the original developers of Brosnan Forest Southern Railroads Hunting Preserve and Retreat. He was an avid gardener and an award-winning tomato grower.

He was predeceased by his wife of 66 years and by siblings, Roy H. Little, Wyatt R. Little and Lula Little Newman.

He is survived by his sons, James L. (Rita) Little and Mark Little, both of Dorchester, and William L. (Judy) Little, of Lynchburg; a daughter, Barbara L. (Donald) Garraghty, of Summerville, S.C.; two brothers, Charles (Carol) Little, of Burlington, N.C., and Arnold (Charlene) Little, of Lynchburg; three sisters, Annie Hicks, of Evington, Susie Curtis, of Trenton, N.C., and Martha Tweedy, of Lynchburg; four grandchildren, Van Garraghty, of Stuttgart, Germany, Brent Garraghty, of Charlotte, N.C., Wanda Little and Susan Little Jenkins, both of Lynchburg; 10 great-grandchildren; and a great-great grandchild.