Virginia “Jenny” Ruth (Raney, Smith, Newcomb),92, of Glendale, Arizona went to join the angels on Sunday, June 6, 2021. Virginia was born in Washington, Indiana on May 28, 1929 to Ethel Helen (Mattingly) and Leo Francis Raney the fourth of ten children. When Jenny was 6 years old the family relocated to Arizona due to her father's health. They arrived just in time for Christmas.
She was raised on the dairy farm and milked the cows in the morning before school and again the evening.
Virginia met and married her love James Robert Smith in 1949. Together they raised five children - James Robert Smith Jr., Patricia Ann Johnson, Carolyn Sue Haslan, Rose Marie Yeselavich and Mary Virginia Back. She met her second love Raymond Newcomb. They were married January 1947 and lived in Forest Lakes, Arizona. She was then widowed in 1997. She loved walking on the beach and collecting seashells. She raised many different breeds of birds and would sit for the hours watching them. The holidays were spent with her siblings and their family.
Virginia left behind 4 children, 11 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, 6 great great grandchildren and 2 sisters.
Virginia had an answer for everything and always had a quick response. She will be remembered for her wit and fun loving spirt; and the fact that she “danced” any place and anytime music was heard.
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