Vera Womack Reid

Vera Hart Womack Reid, 91, of Danville, went home to be with her Lord on May 18, 2024, after a brief decline in health. Vera was born in Pittsylvania County, VA, on November 17, 1932, the only daughter of the late Ernest Brooks Womack and Florida Wilkinson Womack. She graduated from Schoolfield High School. She married Philip Reid on July 29, 1950, and the couple shared life together for the next 70 years until his death in 2021. They lived for 15 years in Atlanta, Georgia, where Vera worked many secretarial jobs, including her favorite job at NABISCO. They made many special friends in Atlanta and made many good memories there. They lived most of their lives in Pittsylvania County where Vera was a homemaker for many years. She retired as a bookkeeper for Drs. Stoneburner and Sprinkle. She was a member of Vandola Baptist Church where she served in many capacities through the years. She was a member of the Women's Missionary Union, sang in the choir, worked with the youth, and took on duties as church secretary in her younger years. Her favorite role was being grandma to her grandchildren whom she adored. Survivors include her daughter Karen Brown and husband David, granddaughter Rachel Brown and husband Trevor Smith of Alexandria, VA; grandson Reid Brown, also of Alexandria, VA; sister Judy Wells (Tommy); brother Wayne Moore (Marsha); nephews Frankie Womack and David Moore; and nieces Sandra Edwards and K.C. Daniels. In addition to her parents and husband, Vera was predeceased by her stepmother, Alpha Womack Moore; brother, Dallas Womack; and an infant son. Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at 2:00 PM at Vandola Baptist Church with Dr. Scott Bortz officiating. A private burial will follow at the Thornton-Blankenship Family Cemetery. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service on Tuesday at the church and at other times the family will be at the residence of David and Karen Brown, 2506 Ridge Road, Danville. The family requests that memorial donations be made to Vandola Baptist Church, 1950 Vandola Church Road, Danville, VA, 24541. Wrenn Yeatts Westover Chapel is respectfully serving the Reid family.

Vera Womack Reid

November 17, 1932 - May 18, 2024