Virginia was born at Hallburg, WV, in Clay County, on February 26, 1926, the tenth of sixteen children born to Jennie Bee Hall and John Bennett Hall. She was preceded in death by the love of her life, her husband of 68 years, Walter Grant McGraw.
Her kind spirit will be missed by her daughter, Margaret Ellen McGraw Rader of Beckley; her son, John Walter (Jonie) McGraw of Mount Pleasant, SC, her grandchildren, Jill (Pete) Sergison, Durham, NC, Suzanne Ripley Rader (Ben Floor), Los Angeles, CA , Daniel (Calli) McGraw, Laurel Hill, FL, David McGraw, Norfolk, VA and Nathan McGraw, Norfolk, VA; and four great –grandchildren, Andrew and Campbell Sergison, Natalie McGraw and Jack Ferrell. She was preceded in death by 13 of her siblings and is survived by two sisters, Norma Sizemore, and Jessie Maiuri (Louie).
Her loved ones will welcome friends and family on March 16, 2019, at 1:00 to 2:00 PM at Beckley Presbyterian Church. A memorial service will follow.
In lieu of flowers, our mother would want her friends and family to smile when you think of her and if you desire make a contribution in her memory to the Virginia Chapel Foundation (Old Brick Church, built in 1853), PO Box 1985, Cedar Grove, WV 25039.
For those who wish, online condolences may be sent to www.blueridgefuneralhome.com.
