Sara James Gettys

        Sara James Gettys, 96, of Frederick County, Virginia, died Wednesday, August 14, 2013, in her home.

Mrs. Gettys was born in 1917, in Remington, Virginia, the daughter of the late John M. and Sadie James.  She was a graduate of Winchester Memorial Nursing School.  Mrs. Gettys was a Registered Nurse serving with the Manassas Health Department.  She was a member of Christ Episcopal Church in Winchester where she was a member of the Altar Guild.

She married Chester W. Gettys in 1941, he preceded her in death in 1978.

Surviving is her son, John Marshall Gettys and wife, Sally, of Norman, Oklahoma; Grandchildren, Sara Margaret Gettys of Olympia, Washington and Diana Leigh GettysBourke and her partner, Jeni GettysBourke of Blanchard, Oklahoma also two nieces, Mary Dimmock Bowen Owen of Richmond, Virginia and Margo Gettys Mayo of Roanoke, Virginia and three nephews, Marvin Maxwell Bowen, Jr. of Remington, Virginia, James Marshall Bowen of Brandy Station, Virginia and James Gettys of Roanoke, Virginia.

Mrs. Gettys is preceded in death by her sister, Mary Alford James Bowen and her brother, James Keith James.

The family will receive friends on Sunday, August 18, 2013, from 3:00 until 5:00 pm, at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel.

A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 pm on Monday, August 19, 2013, at Christ Episcopal Church with Reverend Webster Gibson officiating.  Interment will be in Mt. Hebron Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Marvin Maxwell Bowen, Jr., James Marshall Bowen, Jerry Owen and Jay Owen.

Memorial contributions in lieu of flowers may be made to Christ Episcopal Church, 114 West Boscawen Street, Winchester, VA  22601.