Jean Pine
Emily Jean Ward Pine, 77, of Winchester, Virginia, died Tuesday, April 20, 2010, in her home.
A loving wife, mother and grandmother, Mrs. Pine was born in 1932, in Marlow, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Ward. She was a graduate of Martinsburg High School and attended John Robert Powers finishing School in Washington D.C. Mrs. Pine became the Administrative Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the United States Air Force at the Pentagon and modeled for Garfinkle Department Store in Washington, DC. Later she became an Administrative Assistant at Mt. Weather, Nobles Travel World in Winchester and owned and operated Babyland in Winchester, Virignia.
A devout Christian, she was a volunteer with Blue Ridge Hospice, The American Cancer Society, and The American Heart Association. Mrs. Pine was an active member of Braddock Street United Methodist Church in Winchester where she participated in the Mary Martha Circle, was a past member of the Administrative Board, and past chair of the Altar Committee. She volunteered regularly in the church office.
She married Charles A. Pine, Jr. on June 16, 1956 in Fairfax, Virginia.
Surviving with her husband is her daughter, Kimberly Pine Burke and husband, Glen; granddaughters, Brittany Ward Burke and Taryn Pine Burke all of Winchester, Virginia.
Her daughter, Tracy Ward Pine and two sisters, Ruby Ward Grove and Pearl Ward Slonaker, preceded her in death.
A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Friday at Braddock Street United Methodist Church with Reverend Dr. James A. Hewitt III, Reverend Sara Pugh and Reverend Mitzi Noble officiating. Interment will be in Shenandoah Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be Ed Grove, H. Robert Edwards, George Garber, Robert Huntsberry, Al Chapman and Jerry Chapman.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Dutch Ebert, Gale DeHaven, Dr. James Davis, Doug Butler and Dave Reichert.
The family will receive friends on Thursday evening, from 6:00-8:00 PM, at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 W. Cork Street, Suite 405, Winchester, Virginia, 22601 or Braddock Street United Methodist Church, 115 Wolfe Street, Winchester, Virginia 22601.
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