Jane Lasley Quinn

1942 - 2023

Jane Lasley Quinn

Jane Anita Lasley Quinn, beloved wife and mother, died at home in Culpeper, Virginia, on December 26, 2023, after a long battle with cancer. She was 81. Born in Front Royal to Alice (Seay) and John O. Lasley on November 20, 1942, she spent most of her youth in the Shenandoah Valley. Jane was graduated from Clarke County High School before attending Westhampton College (University of Richmond) where she earned a B.A. in English and met her husband Kevin.

Jane and Kevin lived in Richmond for over twenty years, raising their family in Chesterfield County. During that time Jane earned a M.Ed. from Virginia Commonwealth University, after which she taught social studies and worked as a librarian for the New Community School in Richmond. Upon moving to Culpeper in the late 1980s, Jane worked at Floyd T. Binns Elementary School and later at the Corner Shelf Bookstore. She was a member of Culpeper United Methodist Church, the Culpeper Minute Men Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Northern Virginia Airstream Group, and the United Federation of Doll Clubs. Jane had an insatiable curiosity about the world and loved to travel and read. She was a prolific correspondent and the glue that kept friends and family together.

Jane is survived by her husband of 57 years, Kevin W. Quinn; her daughter Kathleen M. Quinn and son-in-law David H. Kime of Highland Heights, Kentucky; her daughter Stephanie (Quinn) and son-in-law Jason Lawrence of Fairfax; and her three grandsons Zachary Q., Ryan H., and Evan J. Lawrence, all of Fairfax. She was preceded in death by her parents and a twin brother, John O. Lasley, Jr.

A memorial service is scheduled on Saturday, December 30, at 2 p.m. at Clore-English Funeral Home in Culpeper, with a visiting hour starting at 1 p.m. Private interment will happen in the spring. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Jane's memory to the Nature Conservancy, Shenandoah National Park Trust, or Hospice of the Piedmont.