Verda Estelle Dodson Leonard passed away on Wednesday, February 21, 2024. She was born on December 26, 1932. She was preceded in death by her parents, Hattie Mae Hawker and John Wall Dodson, her son Randall Steven Abbott, sisters Eunice Hair, Erma Adkins, Audrey Kinder, Hattie Baynes, Catherine Lacy, and brothers Kenneth Dodson, Roy Dodson and Henry Dodson.
She was accompanied on her heavenly journey by her beloved feline companion Scooter.
She is survived by her daughter-in-law Amy Plymale Abbott, her granddaughter, Chelsea Porter and husband, Luke of Rougemont, NC. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
She was a member of St. Lukes Methodist Church in Danville, Virginia. Verda loved life and made many friends over the years. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother.
Verda retired from C & P Telephone Company and worked hard at having fun and being a good Granny to Chelsea during her retirement. She was an avid bowler, golfer and water skier over the course of her life and loved watching sports on TV.
A visitation will be held at Townes Funeral Home on Tuesday, February 27 at 10 a.m. followed by a service at Townes Memorial Chapel at 11 a.m.
Memorial donations can be made to the Danville Area Humane Society, 996 South Boston Road Danville, VA 24540.