Alva Caroline Singley Gill

Alva Caroline Singley Gill DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Alva Caroline Singley Gill, 83, passed away August 18, 2013, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Born December 3, 1929, in Columbia, S.C., Alva was a daughter of Alvin Arthur and Kathleen Reynolds Singley. Alva lived in Statesboro, Ga., until the age of seven. She then moved to Columbia, S.C., where she attended McMaster Elementary School, University High School and the University of South Carolina. On December 20, 1947, Alva married Charles W. Gill. They recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. In 1952, Alva and Charles moved to Alexandria, Va. (a suburb of Washington, D.C.) where she taught school in the Alexandria City School System for 25 years. Most of these years were at T.C. Williams High School. Alva was a graduate of the University of South Carolina and earned her master's degree from George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. She was an excellent pianist, an avid reader, and a lifelong seeker of knowledge. She loved to travel and ride her bicycle on the beach. She was a member of AAUW and the NEA. Alva is survived by her husband of 65 years, Charles W. Gill; and three children, Charles W. Gill, Jr. (Judy), Kathleen Susan Gill Cortez (Michael), and Thomas Arthur Gill (Claire); and seven grandchildren: Caroline Gill, James Gill, Nicholas Gill, Kyle Cortez, Connor Cortez, Charles Gill and Christopher Gill. She is also survived by a sister, Marion R. Singley, brother-in-law, Carlton Betenbaugh, and numerous nieces and nephews. A visitation will be held on Saturday, August 24, 2013, from 2:00 4:00 p.m. at Lohman Funeral Home Port Orange on Dunlawton Avenue, Port Orange, Fla. A Celebration of Life will be held at 4:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please send a donation to the Salvation Army. Burial will take place in Quantico National Cemetery in Triangle, Va., on Thursday, August 29, 2013, at 1 p.m. Condolences may be shared with the family at www.lohmanfuneralhomes.com. Arrangements under the careful direction of Lohman Funeral Home Port Orange.