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Sara Marion Graybill Herr, 100, a resident at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community in Harrisonburg, died Friday, July 18, 2008.
Mrs. Herr was born April 13, 1908, in Scottdale, Pa., and was a daughter of the late Rev. Clayton A. and Bertha Shelley Graybill.
She attended Martinsburg, Pa. High School and graduated from Eastern Mennonite School in Harrisonburg in 1926. She was a homemaker and was a lifelong member of the Mennonite Church, where she was active in women's organizations. From 1950-1963, Mrs. Herr was active in the Business and Professional Women's Club of Spring Grove, Pa. and the Christian Women's Organization of York, Pa. She was a member of the Gideons International where she held state office.
In 1927, she married E. Grant Herr, a marriage that would last 77 years. He preceded her in death in 2004.
She is survived by two sons, Kenneth D. Herr of Westlake Village, Calif. and Lowell G. Herr of Portland, Ore.; two sisters, Miriam Shaffer and Dorothy Gwin of Martinsburg, Pa.; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Thursday at Park View Mennonite Church with the Revs. Phil Kniss and Barbara Moyer-Lehmen officiating. Burial will be 2 p.m. Friday at Fairview Cemetery in Martinsburg, Pa.
Memorial contributions may be made to Gideons International, P.O. Box 734, Harrisonburg, VA 22803, or Eastern Mennonite University, 1200 Park Road, Harrisonburg, VA 22802.
Arrangements are by Kyger Funeral Home in Harrisonburg.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kygers.com.
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