Elizabeth Boyd Elmore

Elizabeth Boyd Elmore, 91, passed away in her sleep Thursday, July 21, 2016, at Greenspring retirement community in Springfield, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Warren Elmore, originally of Roanoke, VA, and lately of Annandale, VA.

Mrs. Elmore was born in Charleston, SC, moved to Spartanburg, SC during the depression, and graduated from Spartanburg High. She attended Converse College in Spartanburg, SC, until relocating to Washington, DC, where she worked for the US Soil Conservation Service of the Department of Agriculture. She met her husband in DC and they were married in 1947, finally settling in Annandale in 1954.

Mrs. Elmore was primarily a mother and housewife, although later in life she worked over ten years for H&R Block and was certified as an Enrolled Agent practicing before the Internal Revenue Service. She was a founding member of St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Annandale. Her many ministries there included Altar Guild, Sunday School teacher, Kitchen, Bazaar, Rummage Sale, VBS, and a charter member of Chatting Fingers. The church honored her as a “Saint of Alban”. She was also active for many years in the Girls Scouts of the Nation’s Capital, was a Cub Scout den mother, and served on the Masonville Elementary PTA. She loved reading, TV crime shows, crossword puzzles, and pinochle.

Mrs. Elmore is survived by:

Four children: Ann E Graham (Louis) of Forest, VA, Elizabeth E Rhoad of Lexington, SC, James W Elmore, Jr (Pam) of Penn Laird, VA, and Leslie E Martin (Warren) of Burke, VA.

Eight grandchildren: Megan G Watson, Casey Martin, J Elliott Rhoad, George Graham, Kelly Elmore, Ben Martin, Austin Elmore, and J Sterling Elmore.

Nine great-grandchildren: Aiden Rhoad, James Watson, Elizabeth Watson, Amelia Rhoad, Katelyn Graham, Charley Ann Martin, Madison Graham, Connor Martin, and Calvin Martin.

A Memorial service will be held at St. Alban’s on Saturday, July 30, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. Further details may be found at www.demainefunerals.com. In lieu of flowers, donations in the name of Elizabeth Boyd Elmore may be made to St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 6800 Columbia Pike, Annandale, VA, 22003, or the Alzheimer’s Association.