Virginia grew up during the Great Depression.  She loved telling childhood stories about living out on the Old Centralia Road.  At the age of 16 she married G. Clifton Oathout on August 31, 1940 in Morganfield, Kentucky.  After WWII, and the death of their son, the couple moved to northern Illinois for work, eventually settling in Zion, Illinois.  While working at Abbotts Laboratories, she completed her degree in Home Design.  She later returned to Mount Vernon where she married Willard W. “Bud” Walker on September 5, 1987 in Bluford, Illinois. He preceded her in death on January 31, 2013.

Virginia is survived by her loving daughters, Shari Ryerson and husband, Shayne of Front Royal, Virginia and Debra Mae Stocker and husband, Gene of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin; her grandchildren, Heather Marie (Baldwin) Lüders and husband, Philipp of Nieuw-Vennep, The Netherlands, and Robin LaTourette (Baldwin) Woznica of Front Royal, VA; three great-grandchildren, Ashley LaTourette, Robert Arthur and Cameron David Woznica, one great-great granddaughter, Melanie LaTourette Gannon; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents and husbands, Virginia was preceded in death by her son, Michael Oathout; a sister, Doris Webb, and brothers, Roger A., Paul W., and William T. Whobrey.

A Visitation will be held Saturday, September 21, 2024 from 10:00 am to 10:30 am at Bethel Memorial Cemetery. A Graveside Service will begin at 10:30 am. Interment will follow. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Virginia’s honor to Blue Ridge Hospice of Winchester, Virginia. Checks will be accepted at the funeral home.