Gayle Hollingsworth Shiner

Gayle Hollingsworth Shiner of Fork Union, Virginia died Sunday, October 13, 2024, after a brief illness.

Born June 4, 1941, in Atlanta Georgia, she was the daughter of Robert and Mabel Hollingsworth. She was preceded in death by her husband of forty years Hill Shiner, her parents, her daughter Ann B. Jacobs and grandson D. J. Crawford. She is survived by her daughter Kelly O. Crawford, stepsons Doug Shiner (Tammy,) Mike Shiner (Elsa,) and David Shiner (Karen); grandchildren Erin Lambert, Britney Shiner, Roger Gatewood (Tre), Kyle Shiner, Hillman Shiner, Michael Shiner, Josh Shiner, and Caleb Crawford and seven great-grandchildren. She also leaves behind her dear friends the “Misfits,” who met weekly for coffee and conversation.

Gayle graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Richmond, Virginia in 1959; she worked for Verizon for thirty years before retiring in 2002.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm on Sunday, October 20 at Sheridan’s Funeral Home, 4626 Cedar Lane Road, Kents Store, VA. Gary Osteen is officiating, music will be provided by Emma Johnson.

In lieu of flowers, the family ask that donations in Gayle’s memory be made to the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind Foundation (VSDB Foundation.) Checks may be made out to VSDB Foundation and mailed to PO Box 2069 Staunton, VA 24402 (please put Gayle Shiner’s name in the memo section of the check) or by visiting their website at VSDBFoundation.org and clicking “donate.”