Martha Virginia Embrey, 78, of Catlett died on March 18, 2013 at Fauquier Hospital.
The only child of the late David A. and Lottie Whetzel, she was born at the family home on February 22, 1935 and lived there until she became ill and could not live alone.
In 1956, she married her school sweet-heart Eugene W. Embrey, who preceded her in death.
Mrs. Embrey worked as a bookkeeper at Kress Department store for many years, then two other businesses before working in Voter Registration.
She played the piano at Jehoash Church in Catlett for 40 years.
She is survived by three first cousins; Ruby A. Heflin of Catlett, Glen Allen of Michigan and Doris Ann Ballenger of Gaithersburg, MD; second cousins, Frances J. Heflin and Brenda L. Simpson of Warrenton and many cousins. She also leaves a sister-in-law, Gladys E. Majors of Catlett and brother-in-law, John Embrey of Fredericksburg.
The family will receive friends on Friday, March 22, 2013 from 6-8 PM at Moser Funeral Home where services will be held on Saturday at 2 PM. Interment Catlett Cemetery.
Moser Funeral Home Obituary
{She was called Virginia, not Martha. The church is Jehoash Presbyterian Church on Tenerife Road, Catlett. - M. Faith Rumph}
Personal Note by Faith Heflin Rumph: Virginia possessed many fine traits: kindness, dignity, faithfulness in church voluntary work, a sense of what it meant to be a lady, and cheerfulness. She was a widow from the age of 30 and worked until she could not, essentially, despite having a long-standing chronic illness. She had lots of friends and acquaintances, and she loved animals. On top of all that, she had a sense of fashion and style and always appeared in public dressed beautifully with her hair nicely styled.
The only child of the late David A. and Lottie Whetzel, she was born at the family home on February 22, 1935 and lived there until she became ill and could not live alone.
In 1956, she married her school sweet-heart Eugene W. Embrey, who preceded her in death.
Mrs. Embrey worked as a bookkeeper at Kress Department store for many years, then two other businesses before working in Voter Registration.
She played the piano at Jehoash Church in Catlett for 40 years.
She is survived by three first cousins; Ruby A. Heflin of Catlett, Glen Allen of Michigan and Doris Ann Ballenger of Gaithersburg, MD; second cousins, Frances J. Heflin and Brenda L. Simpson of Warrenton and many cousins. She also leaves a sister-in-law, Gladys E. Majors of Catlett and brother-in-law, John Embrey of Fredericksburg.
The family will receive friends on Friday, March 22, 2013 from 6-8 PM at Moser Funeral Home where services will be held on Saturday at 2 PM. Interment Catlett Cemetery.
Moser Funeral Home Obituary
{She was called Virginia, not Martha. The church is Jehoash Presbyterian Church on Tenerife Road, Catlett. - M. Faith Rumph}
Personal Note by Faith Heflin Rumph: Virginia possessed many fine traits: kindness, dignity, faithfulness in church voluntary work, a sense of what it meant to be a lady, and cheerfulness. She was a widow from the age of 30 and worked until she could not, essentially, despite having a long-standing chronic illness. She had lots of friends and acquaintances, and she loved animals. On top of all that, she had a sense of fashion and style and always appeared in public dressed beautifully with her hair nicely styled.
Martha Virginia Embrey, 78, of Catlett died on March 18, 2013 at Fauquier Hospital.
The only child of the late David A. and Lottie Whetzel, she was born at the family home on February 22, 1935 and lived there until she became ill and could not live alone.
In 1956, she married her school sweet-heart Eugene W. Embrey, who preceded her in death.
Mrs. Embrey worked as a bookkeeper at Kress Department store for many years, then two other businesses before working in Voter Registration.
She played the piano at Jehoash Church in Catlett for 40 years.
She is survived by three first cousins; Ruby A. Heflin of Catlett, Glen Allen of Michigan and Doris Ann Ballenger of Gaithersburg, MD; second cousins, Frances J. Heflin and Brenda L. Simpson of Warrenton and many cousins. She also leaves a sister-in-law, Gladys E. Majors of Catlett and brother-in-law, John Embrey of Fredericksburg.
The family will receive friends on Friday, March 22, 2013 from 6-8 PM at Moser Funeral Home where services will be held on Saturday at 2 PM. Interment Catlett Cemetery.
Moser Funeral Home Obituary
{She was called Virginia, not Martha. The church is Jehoash Presbyterian Church on Tenerife Road, Catlett. - M. Faith Rumph}
Personal Note by Faith Heflin Rumph: Virginia possessed many fine traits: kindness, dignity, faithfulness in church voluntary work, a sense of what it meant to be a lady, and cheerfulness. She was a widow from the age of 30 and worked until she could not, essentially, despite having a long-standing chronic illness. She had lots of friends and acquaintances, and she loved animals. On top of all that, she had a sense of fashion and style and always appeared in public dressed beautifully with her hair nicely styled.
The only child of the late David A. and Lottie Whetzel, she was born at the family home on February 22, 1935 and lived there until she became ill and could not live alone.
In 1956, she married her school sweet-heart Eugene W. Embrey, who preceded her in death.
Mrs. Embrey worked as a bookkeeper at Kress Department store for many years, then two other businesses before working in Voter Registration.
She played the piano at Jehoash Church in Catlett for 40 years.
She is survived by three first cousins; Ruby A. Heflin of Catlett, Glen Allen of Michigan and Doris Ann Ballenger of Gaithersburg, MD; second cousins, Frances J. Heflin and Brenda L. Simpson of Warrenton and many cousins. She also leaves a sister-in-law, Gladys E. Majors of Catlett and brother-in-law, John Embrey of Fredericksburg.
The family will receive friends on Friday, March 22, 2013 from 6-8 PM at Moser Funeral Home where services will be held on Saturday at 2 PM. Interment Catlett Cemetery.
Moser Funeral Home Obituary
{She was called Virginia, not Martha. The church is Jehoash Presbyterian Church on Tenerife Road, Catlett. - M. Faith Rumph}
Personal Note by Faith Heflin Rumph: Virginia possessed many fine traits: kindness, dignity, faithfulness in church voluntary work, a sense of what it meant to be a lady, and cheerfulness. She was a widow from the age of 30 and worked until she could not, essentially, despite having a long-standing chronic illness. She had lots of friends and acquaintances, and she loved animals. On top of all that, she had a sense of fashion and style and always appeared in public dressed beautifully with her hair nicely styled.
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