January 17 1940 March 22 2020
Madeline’s Obituary Madeline “Maddie” Reed MacNeil, 80, of Berryville, Virginia, died Sunday, March 22, 2020 at her home. Ms. MacNeil was born January 17, 1940 in Norfolk, Virginia, daughter of the late Edgar “Roy” LeRoy MacNeil and Madeline Butler Reed MacNeil. Maddie grew up in Richmond, Virginia and graduated from Douglas Freeman High School. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in music education from Longwood College, where she later received the Distinguished Alumni Award, she taught for Warren County Public Schools. Her solo career in singing began at Wayside Inn in Middletown, Virginia. She also worked as an assistant to the director at Wayside Theater. She performed all over the United States and the British Isles. Maddie sang regularly at the Skyline Lodge on Skyline Drive. It was there that she was introduced to the dulcimer. Maddie has recorded more than 17 LPs/CDs, singing and playing both the mountain and hammered dulcimer. She is the author of mountain and hammered dulcimer books for Mel Bay Publishers. She published the Dulcimer Players News for 25 years. She is survived by her sister, Ruth Anne Troxell and her husband, Wilson, of Woodstock, VA; several nieces and nephews; and many dear friends both near and far. She is preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, James MacNeil (Harriet) and Herbert MacNeil, and a sister, Betty Barrett (Dick). A private graveside service will be held in Cool Spring Natural Cemetery, Berryville, VA with Father James Orthmann officiating. Read More
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Madeline Reed MacNeil January 17 1940 March 22 2020.
Death notice for the town of: Berryville, state: Virginia