Darrell Paul Meckle

Darrell Paul Meckle, residing in Hillsoboro VA, passed away on December 1,2020 at the age of 83.

He was born on Jan. 6 1937, in Narrowsburg NY, to Fred and Helen Meckle and was the second youngest of 6 brothers and sisters. He entered the Airforce in the late 50's and then went on to work as an airline mechanic for Pan American Airlines. He retired as an airline mechanic from Delta Airlines and then worked for and retired from the County of Loudoun as a school bus driver. In his younger years he was a truck driver, his true passion. Whether it was a pickup truck, a dump truck, a tractor trailer or a school bus, driving was what he was born to do. He never met a road he didn't know.

His is survived by his wife of 58 years, Eleanor "Ellie" Meckle, his daughters Lisa Meckle and Lorraine "Lorrie" Roberts, his son in law James Roberts, his granddaughter Samantha Priber and her husband Kyle Priber, his grandsons James Roberts and Daniel Roberts, his great granddaughters Gabriella and Giana, and many nieces and nephews.

A private ceremony will be held at the Hillsboro Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to the Middleburg Humane Foundation at 5000 Cunningham Farm Dr, Marshall VA 20115, an animal rescue organization that has been very special to Darrell and his family.