Elinor Lillian Guza

GUZA, Elinor Lillian "Aunty," 95, passed with great joy into Heaven on December 9, 2008. She was born January 23, 1913 to Ira Allen and Annie May Guza, who preceded her in death. She served her country in the U.S. Navy as a WAVE during WWII. She was a past member of Webber Memorial Baptist Church and a current member of Emmanuel Baptist Church. She received training as a physical therapist at the Medical College of Virginia and worked at the Virginia Department of Health, retiring in March of 1975. Aunty was a fiercely independent woman who possessed many talents such as photography, gardening, woodworking and poetry, which she shared with her family and friends. She is survived by her sister, Ola "Bunny" Carter; nephew, Richard Allen Carter; and nieces, Dianne Carter Groff and Darlene Carter Woods; and numerous great-nieces and nephews. Her family will receive friends 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Bliley's-Chippenham, 6900 Hull Street Rd. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Friday at Pine Grove Cemetery in Amelia. The family would like to thank the staff at the Laurels of Willow Creek and Hospice of Virginia for the loving care they provided during her final years. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Emmanuel Baptist Church or Hospice of Virginia.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.