Christine McCracken Harding

HARDING, Christine McCracken, of Richmond, passed away Saturday, September 20, 2008 at her daughter's home in Chapel Hill, N.C. She was born on December 11, 1927 in Richmond, Va., where she lived her entire life except for the last four months. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Marvin and Gladys McCracken; sisters, Virginia Williams and Beulah Coleman; daughters, Sharon and Karen Harding. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Jean Durward Harding; daughter, Crystal H. Peeler of Chapel Hill, N.C.; granddaughters, Abigail Victoria Peeler (Ryan Haswell) and Heather Christine Bowers and husband, Jonathan Bowers; great-grandchild Olivia Christine Bowers, all of Durham, N.C.; and many nieces and nephews. Upon graduation from John Marshall High School and Pan American Business School, Christine worked as a secretary for Sydnor Pump & Well Co. of Richmond, Richmond Multiple Listing Service and was Treasurer of the Richmond Board of Realtors. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, September 24, at the Parham Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 1771 N. Parham Rd., where her funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, September 25, 2008. Burial to follow at Greenwood Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made in Christine's name to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation of VA; UNC Hospice of Chapel Hill, N.C.; Hillcrest Convalescent Center in Durham, N.C. or Fairfield Presbyterian Church, Mechanicsville, Va.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.