Gretna…..Alice Gertrude Dalton, age 97 of Gretna died Thursday, May 2, 2013 at Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born July 10, 1915 in Pittsylvania County she was a daughter of the late Albert Lee Dalton and Emma Lucy Short Dalton. Mrs. Dalton was predeceased by her husband, Roy Chester Dalton; four sons, Roy Edward Dalton, Oscar Daniel Dalton, Robert Allen Dalton, and Jessie Ray (Jake) Dalton. Mrs. Dalton was a member of Summersett Baptist Church and was a home maker. She was the last of 25 brothers and sisters; and enjoyed gardening, cooking, quilting, and giving her cooking and canned food away.
She is survived by two sons, Earl Dalton of Amelia, and Lee Dalton of Gretna; five daughters, Gladys Keatts of Gretna, Pat Hopkins of Gretna, Catherine Susie Reynolds of Sandy Level, Lucy Wilkes of Forest, and Nancy Worley of Forest; and 29 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren, and 19 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 P.M. Monday, May 6, 2013 at Summersett Baptist Church by Rev. Jason Andrews, Tommy Clark, and Ronnie Simpson. Burial will follow in the Russ Dalton family cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 P.M. Sunday, May 5, 2013 at Colbert-Moran Funeral Home.
Colbert-Moran Funeral Home, Gretna is assisting the family. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.colbertmoran.com.