VIRGINIA YANCEY KIDD

Virginia Yancey “Ginny” Kidd, 70, of Memphis, passed away Wednesday, March 10, 2010. She was a Vice President of General Electric Credit in the Connecticut Headquarters. She was a graduate of Treadwell High School and attended Sacred Heart University in Connecticut. She was a member of the Elfun Society an elite group of General Electric executives that worked with autistic youths and helped with the Special Olympics. When she retired in 1996, she moved to Bartlett where she became very active in the Bartlett Community. She was an active member of Ellendale Methodist Church, District Chairperson for the Asbury Group of Methodist Women, former president of her neighborhood association, and active in the fund raising arms of Ave Maria. Ginny's hobbies were gardening, swimming and playing with her dogs. She leaves a sister Jean Douglass (Gene) of Memphis, two brothers, John T. Yancey (Sigrid) of Dandridge Tennessee and Summers Yancey (Shirley) of Bartlett and her friend and caregiver Jill Pugh. She had two nieces, four nephews and friends that she loved very much. Visitation will be Sunday, March 14, from 1-3 p.m., with a service at 3 p.m., both at Ellendale Methodist Church. Burial will be in Memphis Memory Gardens. Memorials can be sent to Ellendale Methodist Church or to charity of donor's choice. Family Funeral Care (901)761-8000 www.familyfuneralmemphis.com