Darlene Francis Gills

Darlene Francis Gills, age 47 of North Tazewell, VA went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, September 16, 2013 while a patient at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, WV; she was surrounded by her loved ones as she passed from life temporal to life eternal. She was born May 13, 1966 at Cleveland, OH and was a daughter of the late Dennis William and Charlene Kommersmith Gills. Darlene was a 1984 Graduate of Tazewell High School and was a certified LPN having worked for Bland County Nursing and Rehab. She had been previously employed at Princeton Community Hospital for over twenty years and had worked at other health care facilities. Darlene was a loving and caring person who always placed the care of others above her own personal needs. She loved her profession and considered it more than just a job; she touched the lives of many people in her forty-seven years: patients and their families, co-workers, students, and the people she met in her everyday life and she was always good for a laugh. She was very proud to be co-chairperson of the Relay for Life / American Cancer Society. She was a member of St. Theresa’s Catholic Church and will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a baby brother, Daniel Paul Gills. Those left to cherish her memories include her only son, Aaron Michael Gills of the home; sister, Denise Russell and husband, James of Albemarle, NC; brother, Charles Gills of Roanoke, VA; step-mother, Connie Gills of Vale, NC; treasured nephews and nieces, Charlie Chinault and wife, Nikki, Charles Gills, Justin Gills, Michael Gills, Morgan Hester, and Calli Russell; other numerous aunts, uncles, step-brothers, step-sisters, cousins, in addition to other family members and countless friends also survive. A Memorial Mass for Darlene Francis Gills will be conducted at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Tazewell, VA with Father Burt Fare officiating. The family will receive friends at the Church following the Memorial Mass Service. Graveside services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at Grandview Memory Gardens in Bluefield, VA. Those wishing to attend the graveside service and travel in procession are asked to meet at the Hurst – Scott Funeral Home in Tazewell, VA by 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 25, 2013. All are welcome to attend the services for Ms. Darlene Gills. In addition to floral expressions, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society / South Atlantic Division, Inc. Attention Memorial Gifts: 4240 Park Place Court, Glen Allen, VA 23060. Hurst – Scott Funeral Home in Tazewell, VA is serving the family of Ms. Gills and those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com.

Darlene Francis Gills

May 13, 1966 - September 16, 2013