Franklin - Romine Vermont Chappell Hundley Turner died December 13, 2007 at the East Pavilion. She was the daughter of the late Herbert Hart Chappell and Romine Sue Camp Chappell. She grew up in Sebrell and Sedley, Virginia in Southampton County. She graduated from Courtland High School and Madison College and The College of William and Mary. She is survived by two sisters, Unity Bailey and Ida Beaton. During the summers of her college years, she and her sisters were employed as telegraph operators for the Virginian Railroad, as their father had taught them Morse Code. She began her teaching career in Southampton County, continuing in Chesterfield and Hopewell, and returning to the City of Franklin public schools. When Paul D. Camp Community College was established she joined the faculty as Director of Continuing Education. She served as a member of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accreditation team and traveled extensively in this capacity. A lifetime Methodist she attended church in Sedley, Capron and Franklin. Her affiliations included: Delta Kappa Gamma, Daughters of the Confederacy, Southampton County Historical Society, and Sedley Woman's Club; and she was a founding member of the Sunshine Club.
She was predeceased by two husbands Thomas Rainey Hundley and Marks Turner; and two sisters Sue Darden Chappell and Rebecca Gillette.
She is survived by five daughters and one son; fifteen grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, many cousins, nieces and nephews.
A private family graveside service will be held in Rosemont Cemetery. In lieu of food or flowers, the family requests that a random act of kindness be done in her memory.Wright Funeral Home is assisting the family. www.wrightfuneralhome.org.