Kittye Raye Sponseller

Kittye Raye Sponseller - CENTREVILLE, VA - Kittye Raye Sponseller, 70, of Centerville, Virginia died Sunday, December 2, 2007 at Potomac Hospital, Woobridge, Virginia. Kittye strongly overcame many obstacles in life to raise her family and never allowed her moral and positive outlook to be compromised. She was preceded in death by her parents Ethel and Harry (Bud) Sponseller, two brothers, Harry George Sponseller, Jr. and her twin, Arthur John Sponseller, Sr. Survivors include three children, Kittye Raye Sears and her husband Kent of Manassas, VA, Max Theo Johns and wife Christie of Fredericksburg, VA and Karl Nicholas Johns and wife Christine of Manassas, VA; and nine grandchildren; Justin, Cory, Ryan, Christie Raye, Morgan, Taylor, Ashlyn, Tristan and Caden. Ethel Sponseller Welch (sister) and her husband Thad B. Welch Jr. of Savannah, GA; her nieces, Christina Stevens and her husband Ed Huggins of Centreville, VA, Cyndy Oakley and her husband Randy of Springfield, VA, Kerrie Milner and her husband Loren of Charlotte, NC, Sharon Manning and her husband Burt of Sugar Loaf, GA; her nephews, Harry G. Sponseller III and his wife Joann of Forty Fort, PA, John Crowley and his wife Carla of Savannah, GA, Thad B. Welch, III and his wife Donna of Boise, ID, Erich Welch and his wife Ashley of Atlanta, GA; mother-in-law, Pauline Johns Hiott, sisters-in-law, Ruby Smith and husband WA, Gail Elliott and husband Reuben all of Garden City, GA; nephews, Charlie Saxon and wife Peggy, Patrick Saxon and wife Lisa, David Saxon, Reuben Elliott, Jr. and Paul Elliott of the Savannah area and other nephews and nieces. Kittye was born in Charleston, SC in 1937. During the WW II, the family returned to Savannah and later moved to Fort Screven on Tybee Island, GA. She attended local schools and graduated from Savannah High School and attended Armstrong Junior College. All the family were members of St. Michael's Episcopal Church and she was a member of Palestine Chapter of the Eastern Star. She worked for the Tybee and Savannah telephone companies then continued her work career with Starland Dairy. In 1974, she and her family moved to Northern Virginia. Kittye retired this year after thirty years as the Administrator for Human Services for Fairfax County, Virginia. Graveside services will be Saturday, December 8, 2007 at 11 a.m. in Bonaventure Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, 6350 N. Andrews Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309 or American Diabetes Association, 1025 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 1005, Washington, DC 20036 in memory of Kittye Raye Sponseller. Pierce Funeral Home, Inc. Manassas, VA 20110 703-257-6028 Savannah Morning News December 6, 2007 Please sign our Obituary Guest Book at www.savannahnow.com