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Virginia Rader Obituary
April 23, 1920 - January 15, 2024
Virginia Hood Rader, 103, of Morganton, NC passed away January 15, 2024. She was born on April 23, 1920 in Fountain City, TN, to the late William E. Hood and Bertha Letterman Hood.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Davis Rader; son, William Todd Rader; sisters, Helen Bledsoe and Mary Blevins; brothers, William, Robert, Carol, Tom and Carl Hood; and son-in-law, Joe B Whisenant.
Virginia is survived by her daughter, Dorothy Rader Whisenant; grandchildren, Katherine Daye Allison and Kenneth Daye, II (Tammy); great-grandchildren, Seth Allison (Mindy) Ashley Daye, Kendra Daye and Kendall Daye; great-great-grandchildren, Lillian Allison, Grayson Allison, Wyatt Allison and Sophie Allison. She has many nieces and nephews with special mention of John David Hood, Judy Jackson Hensley, Betsey Hood and Carla Hood Moorefield.
There will be a memorial service at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 26, 2024 at Sossoman Funeral Home. The family will greet friends following the service at the funeral home. A private burial will be at Burke Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Oak Hill United Methodist Church.
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Amanda Bowman
January 21, 2024
I was blessed to have meet and known Virginia. I loved hearing her stories of her life and helping her with her sewing machine. She will be truly missed. Praying for the family.
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