Virginia Douglass

LEXINGTON, S.C. Virginia Gardner Douglass, age 91, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, February 2, 2019 at the Presbyterian Home, Lexington, SC. She was born March 24, 1927 in Flat Creek, SC to Frank and Mayo Byrd Gardner. She married the love of her life, Daniel Henry Douglass, Jr in August of 1949, who preceded her death in 2002. Virginia deeply enjoyed family and friends and is remembered by her contagious laughter and love of life. Virginia enjoyed ceramics, bridge, and traveling. She was often a hit at gatherings with her delicious foods such as home-made rolls, lemon and coconut pies, and macaroni and cheese casserole. She worked many years for the, Clerk of Court in Chesterfield, SC, however, her primary focus was in raising and caring for her family in Jefferson, SC. She was a member of Jefferson Presbyterian Church. Virginia was one of thirteen children and is survived by three brothers; Max, Randle, and Doug, and two sisters, Sibyl Smith and Frankie Philips. She is predeceased by her five sisters, Sara McMackin, Elease Small, Nettie Mae Fountain, Marian Newsom, and Laney Lucas, and two brothers, Frank Jr and Mendel. Her first-born child, Patricia Ogburn, predeceased her in 2010, while her surviving children include Virginia Kay Eddy, Fran A Douglass, and Daniel H, III, plus eight grandchildren, Chris Sanspree, Meredith Kirkland, Jared Sanspree, Ashley Knight, Alex Mills, Lauren Downey, Daniel IV, and Sarah Katheryn; and nine great grandchildren. Please join us celebrating her life Wednesday afternoon, February 6, 2019 for visitation at 1:00pm and a funeral service at 2:00pm located at Jerry Hartley Funeral Home, 684 Hubbard Drive, Lancaster, SC and a graveside service following at Jefferson Town Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Breast Cancer and Alzheimers Foundations (www.nationalbreastcancer.org and www.alzfdn.org) .