Lou Sigmon Michaels

Lou Sigmon Michaels, age 81, formerly of 338 Lansbury Drive in Danville, passed away peacefully at Roman Eagle Memorial Home on Monday, October 6, 2014 after a lengthy decline in health. Mrs. Michaels was born October 16, 1932 in Schoolfield, Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Michael Sigmon and Bertha Quintrell Sigmon. On December 1, 1951, she married Herman Bryant “Mike” Michaels, who predeceased her on April 8, 1983. She was also predeceased by her sister, Goldie Sigmon Sawyer and brother, Wiseman Lafayette Sigmon. A graduate of Schoolfield High School, Mrs. Michaels was a longtime employee of Dan River, Inc. at the Hylton Hall offices and was also long associated with the Martha Fowlkes Academy of Dance and the Danville Academy of Dance where she served as ticket manager, costume manager, and show manager for 45 years. She was a charter member of North Main Baptist Church and later Mount Hermon Baptist Church. She was an active member of the Schoolfield High School Reunion Committee until her health declined. Mrs. Michaels is survived by her son, Scott B. Michaels and his partner Steven E. Willis, of Greensboro, NC and by her daughter, Lisa Marie Michaels of Danville. She is also survived by her grandson, D. J. Jones, of Lynchburg, Virginia and her granddaughter, Taylor Paige Jones of Blacksburg, Virginia, as well as by brothers Jacob Samuel “Sammy” Sigmon, Pelham, NC and Daniel Thomas Sigmon of Danville. Funeral services will be held at Mount Hermon Baptist Church on Thursday, October 9, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. with the Reverend Danny Davis officiating and assisted by D.J. Jones. Interment will follow the service in Highland Burial Park. The family will receive friends at the Wrenn-Yeatts Westover Chapel on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. At other times, the family will be at the home of her daughter, Lisa Michaels, at 338 Lansbury Drive. Also, they suggests memorials may be made to the Danville Life Saving Crew, 202 Christopher Lane, Danville, VA 24541 or to the Alzheimers Association of Danville, 308 Craighead Street, Danville, VA 24541. Wrenn-Yeatts Westover Chapel is serving the Michaels family.

Lou Sigmon Michaels

October 16, 1932 - October 6, 2014