OXFORD – Virginia M. “Ginny” Smith, 66, of Oxford, passed away Saturday evening, June 21, 2008, in the Wilson Regional Medical Center of Johnson City.
Ginny was born in Oct. of 1941 in Norwich, the daughter of Ronald and Jessie Whaley Sayles Sr. She grew up in the Oxford area and was a graduate of Oxford Schools. Following her schooling, she gained employment with the Page Seed Co. of Greene where she met her husband, and they were married in Greene on Jan. 13, 1961. While raising her children, Ginny chose to stay at home, and once they were on there own, decided to re-enter the work force. She first worked for the Norwich Shoe Co. and then Champion Products. At the age of 50, realizing she wanted to do more, Ginny entered Morrisville College, earned her 2-year degree in Business Management and Medical, then gained employment with Dr. Henry Hemsley with whom she worked for 10 years. She will be remembered as a kind and polite woman who always gave to others without expecting anything in return.
Ginny is survived by her husband Charles of Oxford; her mother, Jessie Sayles of McDonough; her children and their spouses: Darrell Smith of Oxford, Jeffrey Smith of Greene, Pamela and Charles Penner of Sherburne, Michael Smith of Hamilton, Kathryn Smith of Brookfield, Susan and Christopher Ray Sr. of New Berlin and Chrystal Smith of New Berlin; and her brothers and sisters: Jean Hammond of McDonough, Shirley and David McFall of Whitney Point, Marilyn and Earl Meade of Oxford, Albert and Donna Sayles of Dayton, OH. and Ronald and Gladys Sayles Jr. of Plymouth. Also surviving are her grandchildren: Michael, Joseph, Elizabeth, Amanda, Chelsea, Brandon and David.
She was predeceased by her daughter, Bonnie Sue; her father, Ronald Sayles Sr., and her sister, Kristine Sayles.
Funeral services for Ginny will be held on Friday, June 27 at 1 p.m. from the R.J. Fahy Funeral Home. The Rev. Jeremy Stopford of Norwich will officiate. Friends may call at the R.J. Fahy Funeral Home on Friday from 11 a.m. until the time of the service at 1 p.m.