Virginia DOY

DOY, Virginia Lee, 87, born July 15, 1922 in Akron, Ohio, died November 18, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leslie Doy; her parents, Louis and Mary Louise Stein; and her brothers, Franklin and Richard Stein. She is survived by her daughters, Linda Doy and Susan Mossem (Dietmar); grandson, Devin Mossem, all of Richmond, Va. She is also survived by her sisters-in-law, Viola Stein and Niki Stein of Syracuse, N.Y.; nieces, Linda Zimack, Syracuse, N.Y.; Mary Ann Hawley (Bob), Bedford, N.Y.; several grandnieces and a grandnephew; and her special family, Alex, Susan, and Alexis Pittmon, Santa Barbara, Calif. She graduated from Eastwood High School in 1940 and moved to Los Angeles to work as a "riveter" for McDonnell Douglas, and as a parachute line inspector for Cole of California. She was a cashier and bookkeeper for A & P Supermarkets in Syracuse after WW II, where she later volunteered for the ARC and worked the polls during elections. Ginny lived in Santa Barbara, Calif. for 20 years where she volunteered for the Red Cross Blood Bank and took painting classes. She was a generous soul who was a mother to all and will be greatly missed. The family will receive friends Sunday, November 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Church Hill home.


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