VIRGINIA LEE GILLENWATER, 70, OF SUMERCO, DIED WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1993 AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.
SHE WAS A RETIRED REGISTERED NURSE, SHE WAS O.B.G.Y.N. NURSING SUPERVISOR AT THE KANAWHA VALLEY HOSPITAL FOR 10 YEARS, AND LINCOLN COUNTY HEAD START NURSE FOR 3 YEARS. SHE TAUGHT VOCATIONAL NURSING ASSISTANCE AT CHUCK YEAGER VOCATIONAL BUILDING IN HAMLIN, FOR 12 YEARS. SHE RECEIVED HER MASTERS DEGREE FROM WV TECH. SHE WAS A GRADUATE NURSE FROM ST. MARY’S HOSPITAL IN HUNTINGTON. SHE WAS SECRETARY AND TREASURER OF LINCOLN COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE COBBS CREEK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH.
SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND, ZEDDIE; 1 DAUGHTER: REBECCA DIXON OF SUMERCO, WV; 5 SONS: JAMES LARRY GILLENWATER OF SCOTT DEPOT, WV; THOMAS GILLENWATER OF SUMERCO, WV; JONATHAN GILLENWATER OF ALUM CREEK, WV; JOE GILLENWATER OF ALUM CREEK, WV; STEVE GILLENWATER OF ELBERTON, GA; 11 GRANDCHILDREN; 2 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT CURRY FUNERAL HOME ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1993 AT 1:00 PM WITH PASTOR PHIL SUITER OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE IN ORCHARD HILLS MEMORY GARDENS, YAWKEY, WV. FRIENDS MAY CALL AT THE FUNERAL HOME ON FRIDAY, JANAURY 15, 1993 FROM 7 TO 9. CURRY FUNERAL HOME IN CARE OF ARRANGEMENTS.