Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Dashiell, Katherine Eaton September 4, 2021
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Virginian-Pilot  September 8, 2021
Katherine "Kitty" Eaton Dashiell, 97, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, 
September 4, 2021. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-
grandmother, and worked side by side with Bud, founding both the engineering and 
construction companies, Robert G Dashiell, Jr., P.E., Inc. and R.G. Electric 
Company, Inc.
Born in Norfolk, she was the daughter of the late Winifred Gettel Eaton and Curtis 
James Eaton. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 67 years, Robert 
"Bud" Gatewood Dashiell, Jr., and her only sister, Alice Eaton Baine.
Kitty was a graduate of Kempsville High School and the Norfolk Campus of Old 
Dominion Business School. She played varsity basketball for Kempsville High School 
and was introduced to the sport of tennis after high school, learning the sport on 
a homemade "dirt" tennis court in a neighbor's backyard. Kitty taught Bud on the 
same court and later raised and taught five children to play on the courts at 
Fergus Reid and the NYCC.
Kitty also enjoyed a good game of Bridge and was rumored to play marathon gaming 
sessions, starting mid-morning and playing through lunch, dinner and dessert to 
get the foursome to the last hand. She loved to spend time with her family and 
friends whether traveling, playing tennis, playing bridge, boating or at the 
beach. She was an avid supporter of the Navy and Virginia Tech Football.
Kitty was a member of Royster Kings Daughter Circle and the West Ghent Garden 
Club.
Left to cherish her memory are her five children, thirteen grandchildren and seven 
great-grandchildren. She is survived by her children, Susan Dashiell Brown and her 
husband, George, of Norfolk, Robert Gatewood Dashiell, III and his wife, Lynn, of 
Norfolk, Curtis J. Dashiell of Atlanta, William E. Dashiell and his wife, Judy, of 
Norfolk, and Michael M. Dashiell and his wife, Julie, of Norfolk, VA. She is also 
survived by her grandchildren, Robert T. Brown and his wife, Kelly, Russell D. 
Brown and his wife, Allison, Gregory E. Brown, Cory D. Everington and her husband, 
Ricky, Casey D. Willaford and her husband, Nate, Merrill T. Brittan and her 
husband, Matthew, Benjamin J. Dashiell, Ryan E. Dashiell, Christina S.K. Dashiell, 
Katherine D. Butler and her husband, Brent, William E. Dashiell, Jr. and his wife, 
Emily, Michael M. Dashiell, Jr., and Brooke S. Dashiell; her great-grandchildren, 
Caroline and Lucy Brown; Owen Brown, Finley and Merrick Brittan; Henry Everington 
and Heartly Willaford, and many nieces and nephews.
The family would like to thank our special caregivers; Linda McFadden, Evelyn 
Johnson, Linda Wiggins, Pat DeLoatch, and Keshaira Walker.
A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00am on Friday, September 10th in 
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 5181 Singleton Way in Virginia Beach. Burial will 
follow in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Norfolk. A reception will follow the 
burial service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Emmanuel 
Episcopal Church, 5181 Singleton Way, Virginia Beach, VA 23462 and Sacred Heart 
Catholic Church, 520 Graydon Ave, Norfolk VA 23507. 

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