OBITUARY

Virginia Fay Blackwell

April 7, 1940 - October 19, 1992

 

 

From the Pampa News, Tuesday, 20 October 1992

 

Virginia Fay Hubbard, 52, died Monday, Oct. 19, 1992.  Services are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel with the Rev. John Schmidt, pastor of the Church of the Brethren and the Rev. Tony Ferrell of the Church of the Brethren, officiating.  Burial will be in Miami Cemetery by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.

 

Mrs. Hubbard was born April 7, 1940, in Seminole, Okla.  She had been a Pampa resident since 1954.  She was a member of the Church of the Brethren.

 

Survivors include one son, William Bryce Hubbard of Fort Towson, Okla.; two daughters, Sharon Holmes of Pampa and Lisa Reich of Ashdown, Ark.; four sisters, Lottie Lance of Pampa, Lillie Vern Lawson of Bokchito, Okla., Drath Knight of Headrick, Okla., and Linda Myers of Borger; two brothers, Curtis Ellis and W.T. Blackwell, both of Pampa; and seven grandchildren.

 

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Brenda Hubbard, in September 1958.

 

The family will be at 620 N. Frost.

 

Sharon Holmes, her daughter, shared this personal information

           regarding her mother as a tribute to her memory

At the time of her death on October 19, 1992, Virginia was living in Pampa.  She passed away from complications from gall bladder surgery.  She had been previously married to Billy Hubbard but had since been divorced and remarried.  Prior to her death, Virginia had officially changed her name back to "Hubbard",  for she desired this name by which to be remembered.

Virginia managed the "Little Chef'' on Brown street for several years.  She was a Christian.  She liked to crochet.  Her daughter, Sharon, tells us that her greatest joy in life was her 7 grandchildren who fondly called her ''Granny''.  She had a zest for life, a witty sense of humor, and  loved to dance.