IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Virginia M.
Addy
June 12, 1921 – December 25, 2007
Obituary
Virginia Addy
Ava, MO
Virginia Addy, daughter of Odell Thomas Martin and Haddie S. Robbs Martin, was born on June 12, 1921 in Gaffney, South Carolina and departed this life on December 25, 2007 in Springfield, MO at the age of 86 years, 6 months and 13 days.
Eileen Virginia Martin Addy grew up in Gaffney, South Carolina. She secretly married Frank L. Addy, Jr. at age 17 and kept the secret until after she had graduated. She and Frank were united in marriage on April 15, 1939 in York, S.C. and to this union they were blessed with a daughter. When WWII started and Frank enlisted, she also immediately enlisted to be with Frank as the war would allow. She enlisted in the WAAC and reached the rank of Staff Sergeant. She returned from WWII and received an honorable discharge on Oct. 1945. After the war, she and Frank both worked in Washington, D.C. and lived in Maryland. In 1952, they and their daughter moved to farm life in Ava, Missouri.
They operated a dairy and poultry farm south of Ava and like many people of the time worked off the farm. In Ava, Virginia also worked as a secretary for attorneys in the state court system and later with Kraft Foods. She later worked as Clerk of Court for Judges Quentin Haden and Roger Wall. She enjoyed working in the legal profession. She was a member of the Ava United Methodist Church and was busy in the choir.
She was preceded in death by her parents, step mother, Oveda Martin, husband Frank, and one sister, Mary White.
Virginia is survived by her daughter & husband, Shirley Addy & Dr. Fred Bouse, Fairbanks, Alaska, three grandchildren, Kimberly Socha & husband, Robert, Christopher Addyson Bouse and Forrest Alexander Bouse both of Fairbanks, Alaska, two great grandchildren, Kelsey Alexis and Nickolas Aaron Socha, her half-sister, Lucille Bray, Columbus, Ohio, nephews Dr. Frank A. "Trey" White, III, Craig Bray, Robert and Michael, nieces, Cindy, Sandra, Annette, Kathleen, Lisa and Sharon, brother-in-law, Frank A. White, Jr., sister-in-laws Madge Dempski and Helen Whittle. And extended relatives, Virginia Bouse and family.
Virginia was a devoted wife, wonderful mother and role model, proud grandmother and great grandmother, affectionate aunt, caring friend, and the epitome of the "Greatest Generation", may we never forget them. We were blessed to be her family and friends. May God hold you tenderly in His arms as you enter His heavenly kingdom.
YOUR LOVING FAMIY
Service for Virginia is Wednesday, January 2, 2008, 2:00 p.m. in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Ava, MO with a visitation prior to service from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Service will be officiated by Rev. Llew Heigham, Jr. Interment will follow in the Ava Cemetery with full military honors by Ava American Legion Post #112 and VFW #5993.
Ava, MO
Virginia Addy, daughter of Odell Thomas Martin and Haddie S. Robbs Martin, was born on June 12, 1921 in Gaffney, South Carolina and departed this life on December 25, 2007 in Springfield, MO at the age of 86 years, 6 months and 13 days.
Eileen Virginia Martin Addy grew up in Gaffney, South Carolina. She secretly married Frank L. Addy, Jr. at age 17 and kept the secret until after she had graduated. She and Frank were united in marriage on April 15, 1939 in York, S.C. and to this union they were blessed with a daughter. When WWII started and Frank enlisted, she also immediately enlisted to be with Frank as the war would allow. She enlisted in the WAAC and reached the rank of Staff Sergeant. She returned from WWII and received an honorable discharge on Oct. 1945. After the war, she and Frank both worked in Washington, D.C. and lived in Maryland. In 1952, they and their daughter moved to farm life in Ava, Missouri.
They operated a dairy and poultry farm south of Ava and like many people of the time worked off the farm. In Ava, Virginia also worked as a secretary for attorneys in the state court system and later with Kraft Foods. She later worked as Clerk of Court for Judges Quentin Haden and Roger Wall. She enjoyed working in the legal profession. She was a member of the Ava United Methodist Church and was busy in the choir.
She was preceded in death by her parents, step mother, Oveda Martin, husband Frank, and one sister, Mary White.
Virginia is survived by her daughter & husband, Shirley Addy & Dr. Fred Bouse, Fairbanks, Alaska, three grandchildren, Kimberly Socha & husband, Robert, Christopher Addyson Bouse and Forrest Alexander Bouse both of Fairbanks, Alaska, two great grandchildren, Kelsey Alexis and Nickolas Aaron Socha, her half-sister, Lucille Bray, Columbus, Ohio, nephews Dr. Frank A. "Trey" White, III, Craig Bray, Robert and Michael, nieces, Cindy, Sandra, Annette, Kathleen, Lisa and Sharon, brother-in-law, Frank A. White, Jr., sister-in-laws Madge Dempski and Helen Whittle. And extended relatives, Virginia Bouse and family.
Virginia was a devoted wife, wonderful mother and role model, proud grandmother and great grandmother, affectionate aunt, caring friend, and the epitome of the "Greatest Generation", may we never forget them. We were blessed to be her family and friends. May God hold you tenderly in His arms as you enter His heavenly kingdom.
YOUR LOVING FAMIY
Service for Virginia is Wednesday, January 2, 2008, 2:00 p.m. in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Ava, MO with a visitation prior to service from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Service will be officiated by Rev. Llew Heigham, Jr. Interment will follow in the Ava Cemetery with full military honors by Ava American Legion Post #112 and VFW #5993.
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