Anne Scott Farrar WILLETT

Anne Scott

Farrar Willett

Anne Scott Farrar Willett, 81, of Lexington died Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008, surrounded by her family at the Westminster-Canterbury retirement community in Lynchburg.

Born Dec. 28, 1926, in Lynchburg, she was the daughter of Kirkwood Duval Scott and Lois Hickson Scott. She was a graduate of Lynchburg's E.C. Glass High School, attended Agnes Scott College, and graduated from Randolph Macon Woman's College in 1947 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.

On Nov. 4, 1950, she was married to James D. Farrar, a 1949 graduate of Washington and Lee University and longtime dean of admissions there. Mrs. Willett was employed at VMI's Preston Library from 1965 to 1976 and was director of research for the VMI Foundation from 1978 to 1985. In February 1985, she joined WandL as assistant director of development and retired on June 30, 1994, as associate director of development and director for corporate and foundation support.

A year after Mr. Farrar's death in 1993, she married J. Frank Willett of Lookout Mountain, Tenn. Mr. Willett predeceased her in 2002.

Mrs. Willett was a member of the Lexington Presbyterian Church and a former member of the High Bridge Presbyterian Church and the Blue Ridge Garden Club. Active in her children's education, she served on various PTA organizations, including a term as president of The Episcopal High School's Parents and Friends Committee.

Mrs. Willett is survived by her sister, Lois Scott Mengel of Danville; her daughter, Anne F. Williams and son-in-law, Brice B. Williams, of Atlanta, Ga., and their children, James M. Williams and Hayden S. Williams; her son James D. Farrar Jr. and daughter-in-law, Katharine C. Farrar, of Lexington and their children, James D. Farrar III, Lyle H. Farrar and Katharine D. Farrar; and her son, D. Scott Farrar of Chapel Hill, N.C. and daughter-in-law, Linda K. Farrar, of Apex, N.C., and their son, Andrew S. Farrar. She was preceded in death by a grandson, R. Wiatt Farrar.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, at the Lexington Presbyterian Church sanctuary. A private burial will be held prior to the memorial service.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts can be made to the Class of 1974/James D. Farrar Sr. Scholarship, c/o Development Office, Washington and Lee University, 204 West Washington St., Lexington, VA 24450.

Arrangements are by Harrison Funeral Home and Crematory.