Wanita Edmiston Day

BORN WANITA VIRGINIA ALDRIDGE IN PEDRO, OHIO TO HARLEY & BERTHA

(SAUNDERS) ALDRIDGE, OCT 28 1921. SHE GRADUATED FROM BATH (FAIRBORN) HIGH SCHOOL IN 1940. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND OF 13 YEARS, CHALMER L. DAY. SHE WAS PREVIOUSLY MARRIED TO WILLIAM L. EDMISTON FOR 49 YEARS UP TO HIS DEATH IN 1993. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER SONS DAVID A. EDMISTON (NAOMI) AND DENNIS L. EDMISTON, GRAND CHILDREN WENDY (GRANT) PETERSEN, TODD EDMISTON, TRENT EDMISTON FIANCEE SABRINA CORBETT, JAMIE (RALPH) RABON AND ASHLEY WHITEHEAD, GREAT GRANDCHILDREN JUSTIN JONES, CADE EDMISTON, BRENNA PETERSEN, CZARIANA WHITEHEAD AND MANY RELATIVES WHOM SHE LOVED, BROTHERS DON (GLORIA) ALDRIDGE, GARY (DEANN) ALDRIDGE, SISTER IN LAW FLAVIA ALDRIDGE.

SHE WAS PRECEEDED IN DEATH BY AVERIL ALDRIDGE, HARLEY AND KATHERIN ALDRIDGE. WANITA RETIRED FROM WPAFB AFTER 35 YEARS IN 1976.

SHE HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF RONA COMMUNITY CHURCH (FORMERLY RONA MISSIONARY CHURCH). WHERE SHE STARTED ATTENDING IN HER PRE TEEN YEARS. VERY ACTIVE IN ORGANIZING NARFE EVENTS AND HIGH SCHOOL CLASS REUNIONS AN AVID GENEOLOLIGIST AND AUTHOR OF 3 FAMILY HISTORY BOOKS.

SHE WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR HER ROLE AS THE FAMILY MATRIARCH AND FOR HER DEVOTED CHRISTIAN LIFE. “WELCOME HOME MY GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT!” FUNERAL SERVICE 10:30 AM, TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2013, AT RONA COMMUNITY CHURCH, 1082 RONA PARKWAY DRIVE, FAIRBORN, OHIO, WITH PASTOR JIM SMITH OFFICIATING. VIEWING WILL BE HELD MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2013 FROM 4:00PM TO 8:00PM AT RONA COMMUNITY, AND 1 HOUR PRIOR TO SERVICE ON TUESDAY. INTERMENT WILL BE AT BYRON CEMETERY, FAIRBORN, OHIO. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS MEMORIALS CAN BE MADE TO THE RONA COMMUNTIY CHURCH FUND. CONDOLENCES MAY BE SENT TO THE FAMILY AT WWW.BURCHAMJENNINGS.COM