Willard Castle, 83, of Yorktown, VA passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2020. He was born in Estill, Kentucky and later settled in Yorktown. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather.
Willard is survived by his beloved wife of 61 years, Betty; his children, Tammy Stough (Mark) of Richmond, VA, and Deanna Huhak of Newport News, VA; and grandchildren, Matthew Stough, and Hayley Dolan (Kyle) of Richmond, VA. He is preceded in death by his parents, Hazen and Inez Adams.
As a young man, Willard was employed at the shipyard and obtained his associate's degree, leading to a 28-year career at Auto Body Shop at New Horizons Technical School as a vocational instructor. He was a mentor for future auto body shop owners throughout the Peninsula area.
Willard was a man of many talents and enjoyed an active life. In his younger years he was a stock car drag racer and later became an avid NASCAR fan. He was a lifelong fisherman, winning many citations over his years and was happy to have shared those experiences with his grandchildren. Being a jack-of-all trades and a self-taught man, he was proud to share his many accomplishments with his family.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 18, 2020 at Peninsula Funeral Home, 11144 Warwick Blvd., in Newport News. Interment will follow at Hampton-Veterans Memorial Gardens.
Published in Daily Press on Dec. 17, 2020.
Willard is survived by his beloved wife of 61 years, Betty; his children, Tammy Stough (Mark) of Richmond, VA, and Deanna Huhak of Newport News, VA; and grandchildren, Matthew Stough, and Hayley Dolan (Kyle) of Richmond, VA. He is preceded in death by his parents, Hazen and Inez Adams.
As a young man, Willard was employed at the shipyard and obtained his associate's degree, leading to a 28-year career at Auto Body Shop at New Horizons Technical School as a vocational instructor. He was a mentor for future auto body shop owners throughout the Peninsula area.
Willard was a man of many talents and enjoyed an active life. In his younger years he was a stock car drag racer and later became an avid NASCAR fan. He was a lifelong fisherman, winning many citations over his years and was happy to have shared those experiences with his grandchildren. Being a jack-of-all trades and a self-taught man, he was proud to share his many accomplishments with his family.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 18, 2020 at Peninsula Funeral Home, 11144 Warwick Blvd., in Newport News. Interment will follow at Hampton-Veterans Memorial Gardens.
Published in Daily Press on Dec. 17, 2020.
Willard Castle, 83, of Yorktown, VA passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2020. He was born in Estill, Kentucky and later settled in Yorktown. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather.
Willard is survived by his beloved wife of 61 years, Betty; his children, Tammy Stough (Mark) of Richmond, VA, and Deanna Huhak of Newport News, VA; and grandchildren, Matthew Stough, and Hayley Dolan (Kyle) of Richmond, VA. He is preceded in death by his parents, Hazen and Inez Adams.
As a young man, Willard was employed at the shipyard and obtained his associate's degree, leading to a 28-year career at Auto Body Shop at New Horizons Technical School as a vocational instructor. He was a mentor for future auto body shop owners throughout the Peninsula area.
Willard was a man of many talents and enjoyed an active life. In his younger years he was a stock car drag racer and later became an avid NASCAR fan. He was a lifelong fisherman, winning many citations over his years and was happy to have shared those experiences with his grandchildren. Being a jack-of-all trades and a self-taught man, he was proud to share his many accomplishments with his family.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 18, 2020 at Peninsula Funeral Home, 11144 Warwick Blvd., in Newport News. Interment will follow at Hampton-Veterans Memorial Gardens.
Published in Daily Press on Dec. 17, 2020.
Willard is survived by his beloved wife of 61 years, Betty; his children, Tammy Stough (Mark) of Richmond, VA, and Deanna Huhak of Newport News, VA; and grandchildren, Matthew Stough, and Hayley Dolan (Kyle) of Richmond, VA. He is preceded in death by his parents, Hazen and Inez Adams.
As a young man, Willard was employed at the shipyard and obtained his associate's degree, leading to a 28-year career at Auto Body Shop at New Horizons Technical School as a vocational instructor. He was a mentor for future auto body shop owners throughout the Peninsula area.
Willard was a man of many talents and enjoyed an active life. In his younger years he was a stock car drag racer and later became an avid NASCAR fan. He was a lifelong fisherman, winning many citations over his years and was happy to have shared those experiences with his grandchildren. Being a jack-of-all trades and a self-taught man, he was proud to share his many accomplishments with his family.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 18, 2020 at Peninsula Funeral Home, 11144 Warwick Blvd., in Newport News. Interment will follow at Hampton-Veterans Memorial Gardens.
Published in Daily Press on Dec. 17, 2020.
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