The Shadow
Thomas Burton Landis, 65, of 326 W. Hawthorne Street, died Sunday evening at the home of his daughter.
He was born February 7, 1945 in Alleghany County, a son of the late Emmett and Beaula Byer Landis.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Landis was preceded in death by one grandchild, Leland Landis, and by eight brothers and sisters.
Mr. Landis served with the United States Army during the Vietnam War where he received a Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He was employed by Merry-Go-Round Farm and Quarry Top Farm.
Surviving are a son, Thomas F. Landis of Dillwyn; three daughters, Virginia Domingo of Harrisonburg, Julie Chittum and Ric King of Covington and Melissa Landis of Covington; 12 grandchildren, Thomas F. Landis Jr., Chase Landis, Jodi Montgomery, Amber Montgomery, Dillon Montgomery, Savannah Montgomery, Jose Perez, Vickie Antonio, Harley Chittum, C. J. Chittum, Collin Landis and Ella Landis; four great-grandchildren, Desilia Antonio, Joshua Antonio, Joseph Antonio and Diana Antonio; three sisters, Betty Lou Rice of Covington; Lula Rice of West Virginia and Liz Davis of Maryland; one brother, Marvin Landis of California and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be conducted Wednesday at 4 p.m. in the Arritt Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Edith Snedegar officiating.
The interment will follow in Alleghany Memorial Park with graveside rites being conducted by the Curtis A. Smith Post 1033, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Active pallbearers will be C.J. Chittum, Ric King, Tommy Smith, Jose Perez, Jake Thompson, Buddy Thompson, Gene Thompson and Bill Thompson.
Friends may pay their respects anytime at Arritt Funeral Home and the family will receive the friends this evening from 7 until 8:30 p.m. and at other times at the residence of Julie Chittum and Ric King at 1603 Dunbrack Road.
The online guest book is available at arrittfuneralhome.com.
