Constance Snively Raffensberger
Constance Elaine “Connie” Snively Raffensberger, 80, of Inwood, West Virginia, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at the Blue Ridge Hospice Inpatient Care Center, Winchester, Virginia.
Mrs. Raffensberger was born on January 30, 1933, in Hagerstown, Maryland, the daughter of the late Donald and Hazel “Sis” Routzahn Snively. Connie attended Hagerstown High School. She was retired from Corning Glass Works in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Connie was a member of the First Baptist Church, Inwood, West Virignia. Along with being very active in her church, she was a member of the Bunker Hill C.E.O.S. (Community Extension Outreach Service), a member of the Corning Retirees, and former member of the Shenandoah Senior Bowling League. She was an avid sports fan.
Surviving are her children, Linda Whittington of Chula Vista, California, Gary “Steve” Whittington and wife, Donna, of Hagerstown, Maryland, Donna Tucker and husband, Clint, of Vermillion, South Dakota, Judy Hockman and husband, Michael, of Winchester, Virginia; 7 grandchildren, Brian Whittington, Jill Peterson Yost, Jeff Peterson, Tara Whittington, Bradley Hockman, Justin Hockman, and Matthew Hockman; 8 great grandchildren, 1 great great grandchild; sister, Mary Alice Fritts of Charles Town, West Virginia; brothers, Jackie Lee Snively of Lorton, Virginia, Charles Richard “Dick” Snively of Hagerstown, Maryland, and Donald Wade Snively of Flower Mound, Texas. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be conducted at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, March 19 at the First Baptist Church of Inwood, 634 Mddleway Pike, Inwood, West Virginia with Pastor Devin Ward officiating. The family will have a gathering of remembrance at the church following the memorial service. Connie’s final resting place will be the Fairview Cemetery in Keedysville, Maryland. Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the First Baptist Church of Inwood, P.O. Box 74, Inwood, West Virginia, 25428 or Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 W. Cork Street, Suite 405, Winchester, Virginia, 22601.
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