Virginia Colleen Sandridge (1928-2009)
Virginia Colleen Sandridge, 80, of Millwood, W.Va., passed away April 27, 2009, at her home.
She was born Nov. 1, 1928, in Ashland, Ky., the daughter of the late Celsus C. and Samantha (Shortridge) Wheeler. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Benjamin Franklin Sandridge Jr.
She attended First United Methodist Church in Ravenswood and was a homemaker and a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She will be sadly missed by her family and friends.
Survivors include her children and their spouses, Jeffrey L. Sandridge Sr. and his wife, Cindie, of Elkview, W.Va., Dana Louise (Sandridge) Oster and her husband, Eric, of Mariposa, Calif., Jill Denise (Sandridge) Tidd and her husband, Tim, of Millwood and Benjamin Franklin Sandridge III and his wife, Laura, of Pittsboro, N.C.; a sister, Dorothy Simmerman of Ashland; beloved grandchildren Jeramie Shane Gillenwater of Millwood, Nicole Dawn Hayes and her husband, Torren, of Ripley, W.Va., Carolyn Elaine Sandridge of Charleston, W.Va., Samantha Virginia and her husband, Jeremy Woods, of Columbia, S.C., Jeffrey L. Sandridge Jr. of Charleston, Rachel Shay Lowe and Andrew Lowe, both of Merced, Calif., and Eric Wayne Oster and Keith Westley Oster, both of Mariposa; and great-grandchildren Madyson Vail and Kaiden Bethel Hayes, both of Ripley, and Jareth Storm and Ariana Rain Lowe, both of Merced.
Graveside services and burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 1, 2009, at the Garden of the Redeemer in East Ashland Memorial Gardens in Ashland with Pastor Lance Campbell officiating.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 30, 2009, at Casto Funeral Home in Ravenswood.
In lieu of flowers, donations are preferred to HospiceCare, 1606 Kanawha Blvd W., Charleston, WV 25301.
Condolences may be sent to castofuneralhome@citynet.net.