Updated: For those in the procession with or without apparatus:

From FirefighterCloseCalls.com:

The Virginia Department of Transportation, working with the town of Rocky Mount, has planned road closures to accommodate funeral traffic on Virginia 40 and U.S. 220 as well as Virginia 718 in Glade Hill. VDOT will post message boards in the area containing information.

DIRECTIONS: Your best bet is MAPQUEST using Roanoke, VA as a point of reference from the Interstate:

CLICK HERE for an area MAP to help you: http://tinyurl.com/3y5me5x

Basically show up in the vicinity and you will see where to stage your apparatus!

Updated: Apparatus and Funeral Procession information…

I have not gotten any solid plans sent to me. All I have heard is to call for info.

Contact Annett Law (Franklin County Dept. Public Safety) at 540-483-3091 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              540-483-3091      end_of_the_skype_highlighting and she will get you the info you need. I left a message as well. If anyone has the information for the procession(s) I would love to post it for everyone who is looking for it.

Here are the various addresses you might need for the funeral and visitation:
Rocky Mount Volunteer Fire Department – P. O. Box 631 Rocky Mount, VA 24151
Phone: 540-483-7181
Fax: 540-484-1995

Main Station – 1250 North Main StreetRoc ky Mount VA

Rocky Mount United Methodist Church – 35 North Main Street Rocky Mount, VA

Franklin Heights Baptist Church – 110 Hilltop Drive Rocky Mount, VA

Franklin Memorial Park – 21440 Virgil H Goode Hwy Rocky Mount, VA

Glade Hill Baptist Church – 6627 Colonial Turnpike Glade Hill, VA

For more information on the deaths of Fire Chief Posey Dillon and Firefighter Danny Altice follow the following links:

• Initial coverage including links on VAFireNews.com
• Continued coverage including external links on VAFireNews.com

View the obituaries and arrangements for our fallen brothers below.

Posey Dillon
Visitation: 4-8pm at the Rocky Mount VFD on Thursday
Funeral: Friday at 11am at Franklin Heights Baptist Church

Danny Altice
Visitation: 5-9pm at the Rocky Mount VFD on Thursday
Funeral: Friday at 3pm at Rocky Mount United Methodist Church.

William Daniel “Danny” Altice (view guestbook)

William Daniel (Danny) Altice, 67, of Rocky Mount, Virginia passed away Monday, July 26, 2010 while serving his community as a member of the Rocky Mount Volunteer Fire Department. He was born October 12, 1942, son of the late William Oliver Altice, of Rocky Mount and Annis Davis Altice, of Henry. He is survived by his fiancée, Frances C. Holley; his son, William Carey Altice, of Rocky Mount; his daughter, Christie Altice-Weaver and husband, David, of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; his granddaughter, Kayla Denice Altice; a sister, Phyllis Fadely and husband, Jon and two children, of Fairfax Station; brother, Barry Oliver Altice, wife, Jennifer and two children, of Rocky Mount. He was a member of the Rocky Mount Volunteer Fire Department for 47 years, serving as active Chief from 1977 to 1984. He received a Lifetime Achievement Service Recognition Award in February 2008 from the Rocky Mount Volunteer Fire Department. He was a member of the Rocky Mount United Methodist Church. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Funeral services will be conducted from Rocky Mount United Methodist Church 3 p.m. Friday, July 30, 2010 with the Rev. John Plummer and Chaplain Richard Gore officiating. Entombment will follow in Franklin Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Posey W. Dillon and William Danny Altice Memorial Fund c/o Rocky Mount Volunteer Fire Department, 1250 North Main Street, Rocky Mount, Virginia 24151. The family will receive friends Thursday from 5 to 9 p.m. at Rocky Mount Volunteer Fire Department. Arrangements by Conner-Bowman Funeral Home and Crematory Route 220 @ Wirtz Road, Rocky Mount, 334-5151. www.connerbowman.com.

Posey W. Dillon (view guestbook)

Posey W. Dillon, 59, of Rocky Mount, Va., went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, July 26, 2010. He was the son of Hilda Dillon, of Glade Hill and the late Posey L. Dillon. He was also preceded in death by his father-in-law and mother-in-law, James and Frances Hutchinson. Posey was a member of Glade Hill Baptist Church, where he served as a Deacon and Finance Director. He was a 33-year veteran of the Rocky Mount Volunteer Fire Department, where he served as Captain and Assistant Chief, before becoming Chief in 1990. He served on Rocky Mount Town Council from 1980 to 2000 and was reappointed to Council August, 2006. He served as Vice-Mayor of Rocky Mount from 1992 to 2000 and again from July 2008 to present. He served on the West Piedmont Planning District Commission from December, 1982 to June, 1993 and served on other numerous Town Projects/Committees. He retired from American Electric Power with 30 years of service on June 1, 2010.
Left to cherish his memory is his loving wife and best friend of 35 years, Ann Dillon; and his constant companions, “Nikki” and “Vikki;” brother and sister-in-law, Davy and Carrol Dillon, of Glade Hill; sister and brother-in-law, Tammy and Wes Angell, of Boones Mill; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Nancy and Don Mitchell, of Roanoke; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, James and Pam Hutchinson Jr., of Rocky Mount, Charles and Fran Hutchinson, of Vinton; nieces, Katelyn and Kelsey Angell, Amy Dillon and Becky Holland; nephews, Brian and Eric Dillon, Shannon, Jeff, and Charles Allen Hutchinson; one great-niece, Kaytlynn Holland; and one great-nephew, Gray Hutchinson.
Funeral services will be conducted from Franklin Heights Baptist Church 11 a.m. Friday, July 30, 2010, with the Rev. David Long and Pastor Eddie Hawks officiating. Interment will follow in the Hutchinson Family Cemetery at Glade Hill Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Posey W. Dillon and William Danny Altice Memorial Fund, c/o Rocky Mount Volunteer Fire Department, 1250 N. Main Street, Rocky Mount, Va. 24151. His family will receive friends from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 29, 2010, at Rocky Mount Fire Department, North Main Street, Rocky Mount. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service & Cremation Center, Rocky Mount, Va.(