Louise H. Herndon
April 27, 1930 – September 13, 2021
Louise H. Herndon passed away on September 13, 2021 at the age of 91. Louise was born on April 27, 1930 in Louisa, Virginia. She was preceded in death by two of her children – G.W. Sharpe and Belinda Sharpe Rush. Her father was Hale Hansen, and her mother was Lillian Talley Hansen. Louise had five children – Christine Sharpe, G.W. Sharpe, Belinda Rush, Edwina Herndon, and Andrea Herndon. Of her four siblings – Hale Hansen, Jr.; Frances Shackelford; Peggy Riner; and Daniel Hansen; only Frances Shackelford survives her. Her grandchildren by G.W. are Cindy Gable and Damian Sharpe. By Belinda are Nicole Ohlandt and Caitlin Holliman. By Edwina is Caleb Gibson. By Andrea is Joshua Robey. Great-grandchildren are Sabrina and Griffyn Foster, Sophie Sharpe, and Sawyer and Grace Holliman. Great-greatgrandchild is Jayden Foster.
Louise grew up in Louisa. She worked as a telephone switchboard operator much of her life. She enjoyed travel, talking with everyone as well as sending cards for all occasions, and attending church. She developed dementia and spent the last years of her life in nursing care.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Alzheimer’s Association, 355 Rio Road W Ste 102, Charlottesville, VA 22901. Family visitation only is Thursday, September 16, 2021, at Woodward Funeral Home at 6 pm. Funeral will be graveside services at Hillcrest Cemetery on Friday, September 17, 2021, at 11 am. The family requests that all attendees wear masks and maintain social distancing.
Please accept my Sympathy for your loss..May the pain you feel now be nothing compared to the joy found within the memories of Louise. It was always a pleasure to be around her with her laughing and cutting up. Loved her. My thoughts are with you and the family . Love Charlotte Coffey
I sure enjoyed being around Louise she was a sweet Lady and always kept you laughing RIP Louise 🙏🙏❤️
Shug my hunni you will never be forgotten. Your smile and laughter filled the hallways. Until we meet again rest on my darling. ❤️
Andrea, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Am sorry about the passing of Louise and send my sympathy to all of you. She was one of my Mom’s best friends, like a second mother when I was young and growing up.
Edwina-I was kind of shocked to see this. I smile when I think of my brief chats with Ms. Herndon at LHRC. Sincere sympathy to you and your family.
Frances J. Smith
So sorry for you all. Louise will be greatly missed.
Love and prayers
Edwina,
Edwina,
We are so sorry to hear about the passing of your mother. You and your family have our sincere sympathy. May your
memories of Louise bring comfort to your heart.
Peace and blessings to you all!
My thoughts and Prayers are with y’all. Your mom was quite a character. We used to have a lot of laughs at the beauty shop. May God Bless and comfort you.
Momma,
I know you were tired and are in a much better place. I also know you held on for so long because you knew our hearts would break. You were right! There is so much I will miss that we shared. I love you with all my heart. Rest in peace my dear mother. Andrea
Andrea,
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time.
My Shug I will always remember you and all the fun times we had you always kept me laughing with all the comments I will always love you RIp till we meet again
Sorry for the loss. Prayers for all
I loved our talks. She was such a cheerful person. Rest In Peace sweet Louise. Love you.
I am so sorry to hear of Louise’s passing as I just found out today. She was a great woman and will be deeply missed. At our family reunions we kept us all in stitches as she was so hilarious and so full of life. May she RIP.