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Virginia Purcell
Date published: 11/3/2009 Virginia Purcell Virginia Omohundro Purcell, age 88, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. She was born in Chester, Pa., raised in Fork Union and lived most of her life in Louisa County. She was born Jan. 21, 1921, to her beloved father, Ray Compton Omohundro, and her beloved mother, Maude Wood Omohundro. She graduated from Fluvanna County High School in 1938, and then graduated from Westhampton College in Richmond in 1942. She was married to Harold H. Purcell, her beloved husband of 65 years, in Fork Union Baptist Church on July 3, 1942. She celebrated 65 years of marriage July 3, 2007, and has now been reunited with her husband and lifetime partner, whom she loved so much and with whom shared everything. After marriage, she became a member of the Louisa Christian Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher, a deaconess and a member of the Christian Women's Fellowship for over 60 years. She taught school while her husband was in World War II. She was active in community service, including president of the K.S. Club, and Daughters of the American Revolution. Her husband, family and faith were her lifelong avocation. She is survived by her 2 sons, Harold W. "Hal" Purcell and his wife, Anita, of Midlothian, and Charles F. Purcell, and his wife, Janet, of Louisa. She is further survived by four grandchildren: Brian Christopher Purcell and his wife, Stacy, Lee Walton Purcell, Eric Flint Purcell and his wife, Jennifer, and Virginia Victoria Purcell; and four great-grandchildren: Connor Ross Purcell, Taylor Claire Purcell, Hayden Jay Purcell and Luke She was predeceased by two brothers, R.C. Omohundro Jr. and John Wood Omohundro, and her beloved husband, Harold H. Purcell. A visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, at Louisa Christian Church, and the funeral will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, at the church, led by the Rev. Dr. H. Denmark Burnette. Interment will be at Hill Crest Cemetery in Louisa, with a reception to follow at the Louisa Christian Church. Arrangements are by Woodward Funeral Home of Louisa. In lieu of flowers, contributions may he made to the Louisa Christian Church, Box 1344, Louisa, Va. 23093. Visit woodwardfuneral
Date published: 11/3/2009
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