Ila F. Strachan
Ila Fern Elizabeth Knox Strachan, 100, of Winchester, Virginia, died Saturday, July 12, 2014, in Blue Ridge Hospice Residential Center.
Mrs. Strachan was born in 1914, in Deer Park, Maryland, the daughter of the late Ephraim M. and Anna M. Knox. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Strachan also assisted her husband in his ministry with the Assembly of God Churches for many years. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church.
She married Frank Strachan on August 23, 1942 in Deer Park, Maryland. He preceded her in death on October 1, 1988.
Surviving is her son, Marshall F. Strachan and wife, Linda; and granddaughter, Michele Strachan, all of Stephens City, Virginia.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening from 5:00-7:00 PM at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel.
A funeral service will be conducted at 10:00 AM on Thursday with Reverend Hartley Wigfield officiating. A graveside service will follow in R.D. Dean Memorial Cemetery, Elk Garden, West Virginia.
Memorial contributions may be made to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 West Cork Street, Suite 405, Winchester, Virginia 22601.