Sandra K. Ison

Sandra Kay Rife Ison, 66, of Frederick County, Virginia died Thursday, June 3, 2010 in Blue Ridge Hospice Residential Center.

Mrs. Ison was born in 1944, in Wharton, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Stewart and Vivian Rife. She was a LPN retiring after 25 years of service. Mrs. Ison worked for the Geriatric Center in Woodbridge, Virginia and the Nursing Center in Stafford, Virginia. She was a member of Hebron Baptist Church in Gore, Virginia.

She married James Edward Ison on March 2, 1960 in Bob White, West Virginia.

Surviving with her husband are two sons, James Edward Ison, Jr. and wife, Marie, of Thornburg, Virginia, Stewart Arnold Ison and fiancé, Sherri Keely, of Woodford, Virginia; three grandchildren; her sisters, Patricia Carolyn Wilson of Tappahannock, Virginia, Brenda Bowman of Connors, Georgia; and her brother, James Rife of Madison, West Virginia. One sister, Janice Earl Grant and one brother, Cledith Rife preceded her in death.

A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Tuesday at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel with Pastor Michael Jarrell officiating. Entombment will be in Shenandoah Memorial Park Mausoleum.

The family will receive friends on Monday evening from 6:00-8:00 PM at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel.

Memorial contributions may be made to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 West Cork Street, Suite 405, Winchester, Virginia 22601.

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