Virginia McCormick, 99, Lawrenceburg, died peacefully Monday, August 5. Per her wishes, her body has been donated to the University of Kentucky. A memorial service and celebration of life will be held at 4:00 pm on Saturday, August 17, at First Presbyterian Church, Lawrenceburg.

Mrs. McCormick was born August 19, 1919, in Louisville, Kentucky, the daughter of Charles and Juanita (Williams) Strohman. She attended Atherton Girls' High School and Western State Teacher's College before marrying Martin Tyler Hoskinson in October, 1940. While Hoskie was undergoing US Army Air Corps flight training, they had three children: William Thomas (Bill), Juanita Virginia (Jinny), and Mary Lois. After Hoskie's death in 1944, Virginia and the children moved back to her parents' home in Louisville, where she taught kindergarten, gave private voice lessons, and sang in her church choir. In 1950, Virginia married the Reverend Edward M. McCormick, a Presbyterian minister, and together they had two daughters, Ann Revell and Charlotte Elizabeth (Betty). Throughout Ed's preaching years, Virginia taught music in the public schools, gave voice lessons, and directed his church choirs. After the couple moved to Lawrenceburg in 1977, she became a very active member of First Presbyterian Church, which Ed served until his retirement in 1987. Ed died in 1995, but Virginia continued her involvement with the church, serving as an elder from 2006 to 2009.

Preceding Virginia in death were her husbands, son Bill, daughter Jinny, son-in-law Thomas B. Cook, Jr., son-in-law Larry Harley, and daughter-in-law Carolyn Hoskinson. She is survived by daughters Mary Cook, Louisville; Ann (Richard) Burton, Coralville, IA; and Charlotte Harley, Lawrenceburg; son-in-law John Rudd (Margaret Schuyler), Franklin, TN; ten grandchildren, Becky (David) New, Jeff (Tamela) Rudd, Amy (Dean) Baker, Lynn (Pete) Embs, Tim (Julie) Cook, Cathy Grant, Sara Burton, Jane Burton, Brian Harley and Alex (Jessica) Harley; sixteen great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Virginia's memory may be made to The Carter Center, 453 Freedom Parkway, NE, Atlanta, GA 30307 or Bluegrass Care Navigators, 643 Teton Trail, Frankfort, KY 40601.