Dayton E. Alt

Dayton Ernest Alt, 85, a resident of Oak Lea Nursing Home in Harrisonburg, died Wednesday, March 9, 2005, at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg.

Mr. Alt was born May 23, 1919, in West Virginia, and was the son of the late John and Hattie Cook Alt.

He lived in the Hinton community most of his life. He was a member of the American Legion Post 188 and People’s Baptist Church.

His first wife, Nettie Thompson Alt, preceded him in death.

Survivors include his wife, Myrtle Alt, whom he married Aug. 27, 1971; two sons, Sheldon Alt of Harrisonburg and Bruce Alt of Grottoes; three daughters, Wanda Kelley and Kathy Woolf, both of Harrisonburg, and Karen Messick of New Market; a sister, Violet Yankey of Petersburg, W.Va.; 11 grandchildren and a number of great-grandchildren.

Wendell "Sonny" Henkel will conduct a graveside service 11 a.m. Friday at Eastlawn Memorial Gardens.

Friends may call at the McMullen Funeral Home in Harrisonburg at any time or at the homes of the children.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 310, Harrisonburg, VA 22803.