Virginia Hall(1920-2000)
- Actress
Virginia Elizabeth Hall - was born Virginia Elizabeth McDaniel to James Oscar McDaniel and Lillian Louisa McDaniel.
She attended Marshall University there and graduated from the John Powers School of Modeling in New York City.
After teaching modeling for a period, she became active in news media, doing television and radio commercials and working in the display advertising departments of The Martinsville Bulletin. She retired after 26 years with the newspaper, where for most of those years she wrote a column, "Around Town with Virginia."
A staunch supporter of the Democratic Party, she was the first woman chairman of the City Democratic Party. After 25 years, she continued to serve on the City Democratic Executive Committee. Mrs. Stanley was the first woman president of the Retail Merchants Association of Martinsville and Henry County and in 1979 became the first woman appointed to the Martinsville Planning Commission.
She continued her community involvement and worked with the Salvation Army, the Cancer Crusade, the Cerebral Palsy fund drive, hospital auxiliary, Business Women's Association, and on the board of the Patrick Henry Orphanage in Brookneal.
For several years, she organized the annual Christmas Parade. She also was a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church, Forest Park Country Club, and the Vita Cum Libra Book Club. From 1986 to 1992, she was on the board of directors of her alma mater, Marshall University
Virginia married Elmo Rush Hall, Jr. in 1939 and, after his passing in 1983, married John Walker Stanley, Sr. in 1987 (and remained married until his death).
She attended Marshall University there and graduated from the John Powers School of Modeling in New York City.
After teaching modeling for a period, she became active in news media, doing television and radio commercials and working in the display advertising departments of The Martinsville Bulletin. She retired after 26 years with the newspaper, where for most of those years she wrote a column, "Around Town with Virginia."
A staunch supporter of the Democratic Party, she was the first woman chairman of the City Democratic Party. After 25 years, she continued to serve on the City Democratic Executive Committee. Mrs. Stanley was the first woman president of the Retail Merchants Association of Martinsville and Henry County and in 1979 became the first woman appointed to the Martinsville Planning Commission.
She continued her community involvement and worked with the Salvation Army, the Cancer Crusade, the Cerebral Palsy fund drive, hospital auxiliary, Business Women's Association, and on the board of the Patrick Henry Orphanage in Brookneal.
For several years, she organized the annual Christmas Parade. She also was a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church, Forest Park Country Club, and the Vita Cum Libra Book Club. From 1986 to 1992, she was on the board of directors of her alma mater, Marshall University
Virginia married Elmo Rush Hall, Jr. in 1939 and, after his passing in 1983, married John Walker Stanley, Sr. in 1987 (and remained married until his death).
