Cynthia Virginia Dalton's Obituary
Cynthia Virginia Dalton, 94, of Mclean, Texas, was born April 12, 1927. She met Jesus face to face on Saturday, September 18, 2021.
Services are scheduled for Thursday, September 23, 2021, at 10:00 AM at the First United Methodist Church in McLean. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery with Thacker Haynes, officiating.
Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors of McLean.
Virginia was born to Forest and Amanda Barker Carter and raised on an apple farm on Whitefish Creek in Donley County, Texas. She attended the Whitefish School for her primary grades, then on to school in Alanreed, Texas, where she graduated, being salutatorian of her class.
On September 17, 1946, she married Finis Lloyd Dalton. They were married 28 years before Finis’s death. They had three children, Amanda Beth, Finis Bradley, and Daniel Gary.
Virginia loved gardening, canning, and cooking. She was a children’s Sunday School teacher. She loved her church family. She was a member of First Baptist Church for many years. She was also the church hostess for many years. She was great at organizing all the dinners that were hosted by the church.
Her family loved to visit Mama and Memaw to eat her wonderful cooking. She was “sort of famous” for her fried chicken, hot rolls, pies, and cobblers.
Virginia is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Finis; son, Danny Dalton; and three brothers, Cecil, Lester, and Warren Carter.
She is survived by her son, Brad Dalton and wife, Lorena of Alanreed; daughter, Amanda Leathers and husband, Wayne of McLean; four grandchildren, Cecilia Ledford, Brandon Leathers and wife, Carla, Jennifer Mann and husband, Grant, and Clint Dalton; 5 great grandchildren, Nathan Brantley, Haley Jones, Gabby Leathers, Hayden Dalton, and Justin Dalton; one great-great grandchild, Emily Jones; and a host of nieces and nephews.
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