Virginia Yows passed away January 5, 2016. Her long and full life has been filled with beloved friends and family. Virginia was born Norma Virginia Ingle in Marshall, Oklahoma on January 29, 1917. She lived the majority of her life in Borger, TX, which she truly loved. She used to say that she wanted to tell everyone how wonderful Borger was, but she was afraid too many people would move there if she did. She lived the last years of her life in Colorado, close to her daughter and grandchildren.
Virginia was a wonderful musician and enjoyed bringing music to others. She founded the Barbershop Belles, a female singing group, in Borger. For over 20 years they performed at various local and regional events. She could play songs on the piano by ear and brought life to the phrase, “If you can hum a few bars, I’ll play it for you.” In addition to her musical activities with her friends in the Borger Music Club, she spent many years nurturing young musicians through the McDowell Junior Music Club. She also taught several of her nieces and nephews to play the piano.
Other treasured activities included reading, sewing, and baseball. She loved to make clothes on her sewing machine while listening to baseball games. And she was always surrounded by a diverse selection of books. She was seldom reading fewer than three books at any given time. She was very active in her church and was a lifelong Christian Scientist. Prior to her marriage, she was an instructor at a small college and taught airplane mechanics during World War II. She also spent some time in office work.
The love of her life was John Yows, who passed on in March 1991. They were married for over 40 years and had one child, Linda Leitz. Virginia is survived by Linda, by her three grandchildren, Dallas, Erica, and Lizzie Leitz, as well as her brother, Buddy Ingle. She is also survived by her adored nieces and nephews: Gayle Cude, Mark Ingle, Jerry Yows, Jane Price, Kaye Revell, Suzie Herwig, and Faye Schumacher, as well as their children.
People who knew Virginia appreciated the respect and kindness she showed toward everyone. The also enjoyed her vivacious spirit, intelligence, classic sense of style, and wonderful sense of humor. Her family appreciates you sharing your memories of her here. In lieu of flowers or cards, you may make donations to Wide Horizon, Inc. (http://www.widehorizon.org/) where loving care was provided for her during her final years.