March 16-- Mrs. Virginia Conner, age 80, of Vidalia, died Friday, March 13, 2020, in the Community Hospice House in Vidalia, after an extended illness. She was a native of Wheeler County and grew up there as a child. Later, she lived in Griffin, Macon, Savannah, and moved to Vidalia in 2003. While in Macon she was a financial counselor at Macon Medical Center. She was a member of the McGregor Presbyterian Church and the Adult Sunday School Class. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Theron Conner; two children, Joel Claxton and an infant child; two sisters, Glenda Faye Clark and Janice Lawrence; and a brother, Jerry Pyke.

Mrs. Conner is survived by one son, Greg Claxton and wife Karen of the Kibbee Community; three grandchildren, Hannah Autry and husband Chris of Mt. Vernon, Corey Claxton of Pooler, and Troy Claxton of Mt. Vernon; three great-grandchildren; one sister, Eloise Green of Vidalia; and several nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday morning from 10:00 until just prior to the service.

The funeral service will be held Monday, March 16th, at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Ronald V. Hall Funeral Home with Reverend David Blalock and Reverend Wayne McDaniel officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Vernon Memorial Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the McGregor Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 215, Mt. Vernon, GA 30445 or to the Community Hospice Foundation, P.O. Box 2277, Vidalia, GA 30475.

Ronald V. Hall Funeral Home of Vidalia is in charge of arrangements.