Isla Mills Stowe

Isla Ruth Mills Stowe, age 88, of 1541 Whitmell School Road, Dry Fork, VA, passed away on May 17, 2017. Born October 1, 1928, in Roanoke VA, she was the daughter of the late Viola Mills Eanes and stepfather, Lee Martin Eanes. She lived most of her life in Pittsylvania County and graduated from Whitmell Farm-Life School in 1947. She graduated from the Averett College Secretarial Program in 1948 and from the Danville Community College Educational Secretary program in 1977. She worked at WDVA Radio Station and Schewels Furniture Company prior to serving Pittsylvania County Schools as a secretary at Whitmell Elementary School for 24 years. Isla enjoyed collecting antiques and bells, traveling, and swimming with her friends at the Danville YWCA and Hargrave Military Academy. She was an avid historian and was instrumental in securing the Whitmell Farm Life School historical highway marker. She was a member of Whitmell United Methodist Church where she served as a Sunday School teacher for 35 years. She was also a choir member and member of the Administrative Council. Mrs. Stowe was a charter member of the Tunstall Young Homemakers of Virginia and the Pittsylvania County Association of Education Office Personnel. She was a Lifetime Blood Donor (50+ plus units given). Mrs. Stowe is survived by her husband of 65 years, Robert Moseley Stowe; two daughters, Anita Carol Stowe, of Sterling, Virginia and Judy Stowe Sullivan of Asheville, North Carolina; Judy’s husband, Brent Sullivan; two grandchildren, Zach Sullivan, former Lieutenant and nuclear engineer in the US Navy beginning medical school at Duke University in the fall, and Lara Sullivan Krishnan, Spanish Language consultant; Lara's husband, Micah Krishnan; and three great-grandchildren, Juliet, Jesse and Scarlett, all residing in San Antonio, Texas. Mrs. Stowe is survived by a number of nieces and nephews and many close friends, of whom she was very fond. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 18 at Wrenn-Yeatts Westover Chapel. Graveside services will be held 10 a.m. Friday, May 19, at Danville Memorial Gardens with Rev. Wayne Moore officiating. The family respectfully requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Whitmell United Methodist Church, in care of Joyce Kelly, 1101 Franklin Turnpike, Chatham, Virginia 24531, or Tunstall Volunteer Fire Department, 740 Tunstall High School Road, Dry Fork, Virginia 24549. Wrenn-Yeatts Westover Chapel is serving the Stowe family.

Isla Mills Stowe

October 1, 1928 - May 17, 2017