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Willie Mae Kathleen Hughes Grogg, 85, of Harrisonburg, left us to walk with the Lord on Saturday May 29, 2010.
She was born on Aug. 21, 1924 in Mount Solon, Va., and was the daughter of the late James Edward and Allie Rebecca Messersmith Hughes.
Willie Mae lived in Mount Solon with her mother until the family moved to Harrisonburg in the 1950s.
She is survived by her husband and lifelong companion, William Russell Grogg. They married on Sept. 21, 1957. Also surviving are four children, James R. Grogg, Charles H. Grogg and wife, Sharon, Michael G. Grogg, all of Harrisonburg, and Kathleen "Kathy Ann" Sanchez and husband, Johnny, of St. Augustine, Fla.; four grandchildren, John R. Grogg and fianc?e, Kristin Coons of Harrisonburg, Jennifer D. Jackson and husband, Matthew, of Mildenhall, England, Angela N. Bresley and William E. Bresley of Harrisonburg; and two great-grandchildren, Nathaniel D. Jackson and Isaac S. Bresley.
Willie Mae was a member of the Asbury United Methodist Church since the 1950s. Her faith and intimate relationship with the Lord gave us a loving wife and devoted mother. Before having her own family, she gave of herself in caring for others as a nurse's aide at RMH. She was very active in the Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC), and gave much of her time to the American Heart Association.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 3, 2010 at 10 a.m. at the Kyger Funeral Home in Harrisonburg with the Revs. Paul Fiske and William Garber officiating. Burial will follow at Eastlawn Memorial Gardens near Harrisonburg.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday June 2, 2010, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the RMH Hospice, 235 Cantrell Ave., Harrisonburg, VA 22801.
Online condolences may be sent to the Grogg family by visiting www.kygers.com.
Arrangements entrusted to the Kyger Funeral Home in Harrisonburg.
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