Silas Sylvester Still,

April 30, 2018

Silas Sylvester Still Sr., 103, of New Market, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. Mr. Still was born Jan. 5, 1915, in Burma, India, and was the son of the late Jesse and Florence Alkire Still. He retired as a salesman for the Shenandoah Book Bindery of New Market. He was also a farmer. He loved the outdoors and especially loved to trap and snare. He enjoyed doing yard work with his John Deere and gardening. Mr. Still was a member of the New Market Centurian Club. On July 1, 1944, he married the former Geraldine Morris, who survives. In addition to his wife, he is survived by three children, Silas S. Still Jr. and wife, Anita, Geraldine Collins and Diane Silva and husband, Dan; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a daughter, Patricia Still; a son-in-law, Arthur Collins; two grandsons, Greg Still and Larry Lawhorn; and a great-grandson, Jonathan Hamilton. Mr. Still was a member of the New Market Seventh-day Adventist Church, where the family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. on Monday, April 30, with a funeral service immediately following. Pastor Don Shaw will officiate. Interment will follow in the Emmanuel Cemetery at New Market. Arrangements are by Theis Funeral Chapel in New Market.