Obituary: Watts, Virginia M.
Virginia took her last breath to join her loved ones and friends that went before her, leaving us behind to mourn her absence, yet giving us the freedom to celebrate all the ways she enriched our lives.
Virginia was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, three sisters, her husband, Jack Sr. and two grandchildren.
She is survived by her four children: Janice Weaver, Alicia (Ron) Crass, Jack Jr. (Sandy), all of Spokane and Randy (Tanya) of Prineville, Oregon.
In addition, she is survived by 12 grandchildren: Virginia Morehouse, Melaunie Skonieczny, Joe (Terri) Pedersen, Terry (Tammy) Pedersen, Mary Pedersen, Deborah (Don) White, Patricia Crass and Darla Crass, Darren (JoAnne) Watts, David Watts, Kevin Watts, Mitchell (Chris) Watts, 22 great grandchildren, 32 great-great grandchildren and one great-great-great granddaughter.
In fact, in her lifetime, there were two six-generations of family who knew and loved their grandma Watts.
During the war she worked for the Naval Depot driving dignitaries around the depot and the Magnesium plant where she operated a crane.
After that she worked in several different businesses before retirement.
She was active in Ladies of the Shrine and loved working with the children at the Shriner’s Hospital.
Upon retirement Jack and Virginia became snow birds and traveled with many of their friends until Jack’s death in 1990.
After that Virginia elected to stay in Spokane to be near family.
Virginia had requested that no funeral services be held and, in honor of this request, the family has elected to have a simple gravesite memorial service to honor her life.
Our family and friends want to thank the entire staff at Hospice of Spokane for the compassionate and loving care given to our mother and grandmother during her final journey.
The staff always treated her with respect, kindness and answered questions appropriate for the special needs of each of us.
Really, saying thanks cannot begin to express what these angels of mercy do for everyone at the Hospice facility.
To view Virginia’s online memorial please visit www.hennesseyfuneralhomes.com