Timothy T. Athey

Mr. Timothy Taylor Athey, age 95, of Winchester, VA, died Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Lynn Care Center, Front Royal, VA. Mr. Athey was born in 1916 in Frostburg, MD, the son of the late Timothy Taylor and Eva Athey. He was married to Dorothy Mae Athey who died March 29, 1992.

He was an electrician for East Alco Aluminum in Frederick, MD, retiring in 1978. He had also worked for Pittsburgh Plate Glass in Cumberland, MD. He was a veteran of World War II, in the U. S. Army.

Surviving are two daughters, Paula Taya Athey Owens of Winchester, VA and her children, Amanda Kate Rutherford and Ryan K. Rutherford; Peggy Gail Alouf and husband, Raymond and their children, Jim and wife, Dawn; Mark and wife Crystal; Mike and wife Heidi; Chris and wife Holly; Lisa Dellinger and husband Lane; a son, Timothy Taylor Athey, III and his son, Bradley Taylor Athey; eight grandchildren, and eleven great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Thomas Alouf and three sisters, Annie Leona Stevenson, Mary W. “Mame” Crosby, and Martha W. Jordan.

A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 8, at Omps Funeral Home, South Chapel, 1260 Front Royal Pike, Winchester, VA. Interment will be in Shenandoah Memorial Park.

Pallbearers will be son, Timothy T. Athey, III, and grandsons, Bradley T. Athey and Ryan K. Rutherford, and John W. Owens, Sr.

The family will receive friends at Omps Funeral Home, South Chapel, on Tuesday evening, February 7 from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to Lynn Care Center, 1000 N. Shenandoah Avenue, Front Royal, VA 22630. The family would like to express their deep appreciation for the loving care he received as a resident of Lynn Care.

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