Virginia Dalton

Virginia Fay "Tina" Dalton, 73, of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, April 20, 2007, at her home.

She was born Dec. 7, 1933, in Warm Springs, Ark., daughter of Ralph Elmer and Edith Dora Marlett Dalton. She and O.W. Bryant were married in 1957 in Mississippi.

Dalton had been a beautician. More recently she worked as a caregiver for 15 years, retiring in 2001. Dalton was a member of VFW Post 3838 Auxiliary.

Survivors include a son, Terry Dale Dalton of Cape Girardeau; a daughter, Sandra Kay Ott of Cape Girardeau; two brothers, Buck Dalton of Maynard, Ark., the Rev. Bill Dalton of Paw Paw, Mich.; two sisters, Phyllis Rhodes of Cape Girardeau, Sonja Joyce McMullen of Morley; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and a sister.

Friends may call from 10 a.m. to noon Monday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.

Funeral will be at noon Monday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Paul Short and Bill Dalton officiating.

Burial will be at Dalton Cemetery in Old Burr, Mo.