Eugene Edward Overton Sr.

Eugene Edward Overton Sr., 69, died Sunday, October 17, 2004, surrounded and comforted by the love of his immediate and extended family. He was known from early childhood as "Baldy," a nickname given him by his older brothers because of his white-blond hair. Law enforcement was his life and he served 42 years with the Farmville Police Department, retiring in 1999 as a sergeant. He was born August 4, 1935, in Rice, Prince Edward County, Va., the son of James Watson Overton Sr. and Grace Thompson Overton. He was predeceased by a daughter, Barbara Jean Overton; two brothers, Floyd M. Myers, killed at the Battle of the Bulge in World War II, and James Watson Overton Jr. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Hudgins Overton; two daughters, Rhonda Overton Fox and her husband, Steve, of Chesterfield, Cindi Overton Atkins and her husband, Robin, of Farmville; and a son, Trooper Eugene E. Overton Jr. and his wife, Wendy, of Leesburg; four granddaughters, Barbara Jean Soles and her husband, Steve, Stephanie Fox, Ashley Atkins and Morgan Atkins; two grandsons, Eugene E. Overton III and James Overton; four brothers, Otto S. Overton and Campbell L. Overton, both of Farmville, W. Quinton Overton of Rocky Mount and Wyatt Lee Overton of Farmville; two sisters, Breetie Overton Jenkins and Grace Overton Tuttle, both of Farmville. His extended family consists of four sisters-in-law, three brothers-in-law, and numerous nieces and nephews. Family visitation will be held Tuesday, October 19, 2004 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Doyne-Burger-Davis Funeral Home with graveside services on Wednesday, October 20, 2004, at 2 p.m. in Westview Cemetery, Farmville, Va.