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Mrs. Virginia Moorefield Smith Willoughby, 99, a most beloved lady, passed away December 23, 2018, with her son and daughter-in-law by her side. Funeral Services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Belvedere First Baptist Church with Rev. John Meyer and Dr. Roy Head officiating. Interment in Pineview Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service. Pallbearers will be Bill Scott, Bob Lamm, Gerald McNeal, James Key, Chick Williamson, Harold Corbin and Scottie Hooker. Virginia was born to the late Effie & Jippy Moorefield on Sept 30, 1919 in Gretna, VA. She was married to the late Rev. Joseph Walker Smith [J.W.] 49 years, and served her communities with grace and dignity as the wife of a Baptist minister. They settled in North Augusta in 1961 where J.W. served as pastor of the Immanuel Baptist Church for 20 years. Four years after his death in 1986 she married the late Edd Willoughby of North Augusta, SC. The two continued ministering through their church and by visiting the sick in hospitals and nursing homes. After Mr. Willoughby’s death in 2002, Virginia continued with her gifts of love to her community as a volunteer to the Reach to Recovery for Cancer Society and at the National Health Center until she became disabled in January 2013. However, her ministry continued after she moved into an assisted living apartment and to the day of her death. She was preceded in death by her daughter Rosemary Smith Widener in 2006. Virginia was a member of First Baptist Church Belvedere, SC, the Golden Age Club, Lucy Pearson Sunday School Class and served as Chairwoman of Church Ministries. She was also a member of the Sheffield Club at First Baptist Church, North Augusta. Virginia was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Her family and many friends loved her humor and vigor. She was a wonderful friend to many who shared great times and fond memories of her long life in North Augusta, and was so proud of the numerous birthday and greeting cards she would receive as a testament to her many friends. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law Bob and Pennie Smith of Bermuda Run, NC; four grandchildren, Donna Smith-Beck, Bryan Smith and wife Cheryl, Gary Widener and Joey Widener; 8 great-grandchildren, Lyndsey and Taylor Beck, Gage and Emily Widener, Bryce, Emma and Abigail Widener and Peyton Smith. Her extended family are Drs. Michael and Martha Willoughby of North Augusta, Patrick Willoughby and wife Joanne of Boston, MA, John Willoughby of North Augusta and their children. Posey Funeral Directors of North Augusta is in charge of arrangements (803-278-1181). Visit the registry at www.PoseyCares.com

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Mrs Virginia Moorefield Smith Willoughby

September 30, 1919 - December 23, 2018