Virginia Sue Adney

In Virginia’s long life she was many things. A cherished daughter and sister, beloved mamma and homemaker, and a believer in the worth of all children. She taught a future naval aviator how to read after his parents had despaired that he would never read. Tall young men would hug her at the Walmart because she had once taught them and touched their lives. One young lady who had trouble learning early on became an RN braving the African Ebola outbreak with Doctors without Borders. Later in life, Virginia and the ladies in her small sewing group made and delivered pillowcases to the Children’s Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas - 12,000 little hands and faces getting to pick out a colorful pillowcase when they were most frightened.

Virginia Sue Adney was born in Sherman, Texas on July 26, 1935 to Chester and Ethel McAnulty. She was raised in a loving home with three wonderful brothers and a sister that remained her best friend throughout their lives.

She married Eugene Moize Adney in 1957 and they began a journey of 62 fulfilling years of growth and promise. Together they raised two wonderful daughters of character and integrity. She was an accomplished pianist and shared her love of music in many ways through the years. Her dream of becoming a school teacher was realized in 1974 when she graduated from the University of Houston. She taught over 20 years in private and public schools.

She loved the Lord, and diligently sought to follow the high road and hoped that at the end of the day, she would know she had acted with integrity. She was a member of many Methodist churches over the years including the Meridian Methodist Church in Meridian, Texas and the Cleburne First United Methodist Church. There she was active in the Open Door Class which she helped organize and where she established the Happy Hearts sewing ministry making pillowcases for children at Cook Children’s Hospital in Ft. Worth, Texas. She had many interests and hobbies and shared her enthusiasm of learning. In 2004 she returned to teaching at Cleburne Christian Community School and was Teacher of the Year there in 2005-2006.

She is survived by her daughter, Pamela Adney Gorecki (husband Ricardo) of Redondo Beach, California, granddaughter, Charlotte Happley (husband Christopher) of Wimberley, Texas, and great-granddaughter Alice Blake Spencer, also of Wimberley; as well as several nieces and nephews. She was pre-deceased by her husband, Moize Adney; and daughter Laura Annette Adney; along with her brothers and sister.