Phyllis Matson Via

December 30, 1945 - January 10, 2019

Phyllis Matson Via, 73, of 1811 Blair Loop Rd., Danville, VA, died on Thursday, January 10, 2019, at Beacon Place Hospice and Palliative Care, in Greensboro, NC, after a decline in health for the past month. Mrs. Via was born in New York on December 30, 1945, a daughter of the late Arthur William Matson, Sr. and the late Virginia Matson. She spent most of her life in the Danville area where she was a lifelong member of Fairview United Methodist Church. Phyllis retired from JC Penney, after seventeen years of service, to care for her then infant grandson, Brady, with whom she shared a very special bond. In her spare time, she enjoyed following politics. In January of 1964, she married Archie Andrew Via, who died on December 10, 1995. Survivors include her two sons, William “Bill” Via and wife Jodi, of Danville, VA, and Cort Via and wife Beth, of Charlotte, NC; two granddaughters, Olivia Brock and husband Chris, and Madison Via; four grandsons, Andrew, Brady, Ethan, and Joshua Via; a brother, Art Matson; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by a sister, Penny Hoffman. Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Fairview United Methodist Church with the Reverend Jennifer Coffey officiating. Interment will follow the service in Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, 735 Union Church Rd, Ferrum, VA, 24088. The family will receive friends on Tuesday night from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home and at other times will be at the residence. Wrenn-Yeatts Westover Chapel is respectfully serving the Via family.