My condolences go out to this family. Losing a family member is always difficult but around the holidays is doubly painful.  All parents were notified Friday via a letter sent home with the students of the accident and that an employee had died on the job.  We were told the situation was under investigation.  Last night at the third grade Christmas play, Mr. DeNoon was to have received a certificate for his service to the schools.  He was asked by the PTO to be there prior to everything happening.  The school play was dedicated to him.  I hope the family the best in dealing with this loss.

The reason the High School is used is because it’s the largest auditorium in the county, and the room that will accomodate the most people. They are also able to televise the survice to an overflow crowd in the cafateria. There really isn’t a conspirsy at work here. My condolences go out to the family of this fine man. Powhatan has lost another pillar of our community.

Sorry for the loss. However, my comment has to do with, why do we mourn our dead in a High School???? Realize it is also a part time Church on Sundays. However, seems a little off. It should be a high school not a funeral home. Are there no funeral homes in this town willing to honor those lost. Something is not right with this.

Why did this story of the death of a worker at Powhatan schools not make the local news until Monday?  He died on the job on Friday and the first news report was not until Monday.  That seems strange to me.