Evelyn Hair

Evelyn Hair of Brookdale Senior Living,149 Executive Court, Danville, Virginia passed away peacefully March 2, 2016 . She was born on September 19, 1926 in the Schoolfield  community of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, the elder daughter of Theodore Harold Hair and Vergie May Allen Hair.    Evelyn was predeceased by her only sibling  Marie Ernestine Hair Rust and also her uncle,  Otis W. Allen the only sibling of her mother. Evelyn is survived by her only niece Linda Rust Hopkins, her husband, Steve and two nephews Danny L. Rust and William M. Rust. She is also survived by a number of great nieces, nephews and cousins. She is also survived by her life long friend Lydia “Tish” Brandon and her husband Bill Brandon and their sons Scott and Vaughan Brandon. In the late 1980s Miss Hair embraced her new next door neighbors on Virginia Ave. Frank and Teresa Shields as her family and their children Stuart Shields and Chelsea Shields Burns. Stuart was born around the time Evelyn retired and she claimed him as “Her Boy”. The attention she focused on her students all those years was redirected to Stuart during her retirement.  He was the joy of her life. After graduating from Whitmell Farm Life School Evelyn continued her education at Longwood College where she earned a Bachelor of Art Degree in Mathematics. She later earned a Master’s degree in Teaching Mathematics from the University of Virginia and a Masters degree in Mathematics from The College of William and Mary.  Miss Hair taught secondary mathematics for 9 years at Spring Garden High School in Pittsylvania County, 2 years at Woodrow Wilson Jr. High School in Danville and 33 years at George Washington High School, in Danville,serving as department head of the math department for the last 28 of those years. Miss Hair had a great love of teaching and took great pride in being responsible for introduction of AP Calculus into the curriculum at GWHS.    Evelyn was very active over the years in local, state and national professional organizations,  presenting programs on all levels.   She was also an active member of many organizations including The Dorothea Henry Chapter of The Daughters of the American Revolution, The Colonial Dames of the XVII Century,  The Wednesday Club and The Epsilon Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society. Miss Hair also devoted many hours volunteering at the hospital with the knitting group making booties for the newborns and at the Genealogy Department of the Danville Public Library. There will be a graveside service at 1:00 pm Sunday, March 6, at Schoolfield Cemetery on Schoolfield Drive Danville, Virginia with The Rev. John Carroll presiding. The family wishes to express their appreciation to the staff of Brookdale Senior Living and Commonwealth Healthcare and Hospice for their exemplary service to Miss Hair. Donations may be made to Commonwealth Hospice or to a charity of your choice in memory of Evelyn Hair. Townes Funeral Home and Crematory, 215 West Main Street is serving the Hair family.