Virginia Sue (Downs) Dills

Virginia Sue Downs Dills, 79, of Franklin, NC, passed away August 25, 2022.  She was born in Macon County, October 5, 1942 to the late Jesse Downs and Margaret Childers Downs.

Sue was a member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church, where she was a former Sunday School Teacher.  She did mission work for ten years, in Oklahoma, Kentucky and Virginia and was a member of the North American Missionary Program.  She had worked for Blue Bell Manufacturing, and for the Older American Program for the US Forestry Service.  She loved to read, do puzzles and work with flowers.

Survivors include her husband of 63 years, Raymond Dills; three children, Keith Dills (Peggy), Bruce Dills and Carol Ann Cowart; a brother, Max Downs (Vicki); three grandchildren, Alvin Wilson, Simon Wilson and Dakota Gillespie; two step-grandchildren, Elaine Connelly (Shaun) and Melissa Peters (Jamie); two great-grandchildren, Jason Walkingstick and Winter Walkingstick; five step-great-grandchildren, Heather Connelly, James Connelly, Hunter Peters, Hollee Peters and Wesley Peters.

A funeral service will be held Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 2:00 pm in the Chapel of Bryant-Grant Funeral Home, with Rev. Guy Duvall and Rev. Burt Crawford officiating.  Burial will be in Ridgecrest Baptist Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 2:00pm prior to the service at the funeral home.

Bryant-Grant Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Dills family.  Online condolences may be made at www.bryantgrantfuneralhome.