HUNTINGTON, Virginia Lea (Brace) - b. March 10, 1931 - d. June 18, 2012

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Virginia Lea Huntington, 81, of Longton, Kansas, passed away Monday evening, June 18, 2012 at the Cherryvale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Cherryvale, Kansas.  She was born March 10, 1931 at Moline, Kansas to Melvin A. "Jack" and Ivah Aline (McGuire) Brace.

She attended schools in the Star neighborhood and graduated from Moline High School and Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas.  She taught Home Economics and English for 38 years in the Goddard, Salina, and Elk County school districts.  She boarded a plane with her wedding dress in a box and married Gerald L. "Cork" Huntington in Newport, Rhode Island as he was serving active duty in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War.  He survives at the home.

Virginia attended the Moline United Methodist Church, was a member of Alpha Tau Delta Kappa Gamma Teacher's Sorority, Friends of Elk Falls, Elk County Historical Society, and was Curator of the Prairie Gem Schoolhouse in Elk Falls, Kansas.

Survivors of Virginia Lea Huntington in addition to her husband include two sons, John David and his wife, Sheila of Longton, Kansas and Mark Lee and his wife, Stefanie of Delaware, Oklahoma; one daughter, Jane Ellen and her husband Steve Osburn of Elk City, Kansas; one brother, David Brace and his wife, Marilyn of Moline, Kansas; and six grandchildren, Allison and Brace Osburn, Kyle and Brittney Huntington, and Dylan Hammons and Marshal Huntingtom.

To those who knew and loved her, her loss is irreparable.  Her sole aim in life was not for herself, but for others.  Her husband, children, and grandchildren were the joys of her life.  We who remain know she has been called home by Him, and she is where peace, rest, and good health prevail forever.

A Memorial Visitation was held Monday, June 25, 2012 at the Moline United Methodist Church in Moline, Kansas.  A private inurnment will be at a later date.  The family has entrusted the services to Webb Family Funeral Service of Independence, Kansas.  Online condolences may be left at www.webbfamilyfuneralservice.com.  The family has requested memorial contributions to the Moline Alumni Association Scholarship Fund, and they may be sent to Webb Family Funeral Service, 1475 S. 10th, Independence, Kansas 67301.

(published in the Prairie Star 06/27/2012)