1948
Mary
2014
Mary Page Thurmond Pettyjohn
May 13, 1948 — November 5, 2014
Mary Page Thurmond Pettyjohn of Lynchburg died November 5, 2014 after a long illness.
She was born May 13, 1948 in Lynchburg, the daughter of Jane Ransone Thurmond and Philip Thomas Thurmond. She was preceded in death by her parents and her beloved husband, Clunet Holmes Pettyjohn, Jr.
A graduate of E.C. Glass High School and St. Mary’s Junior College in Raleigh, North Carolina, Mary Page had a love for history, gardening, and most of all, for family. She was former President of the Board of Trustees at James River Day School, former President of the Lynchburg Garden Club and past Chairman of the Lynchburg Garden Club Foundation, Board member of Kids Haven, and an active member of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Lynchburg Committee. She was also a business partner in Images, a successful flower arranging company.
Mary Page is survived by her children, Clunet Holmes Pettyjohn, III and his wife, Brooke, William Walker Pettyjohn and his wife, Shannon, all of Lynchburg, Elizabeth Page Pettyjohn Birney and her husband, John, of Spartanburg, South Carolina, Shawn Bernard McGrath and his wife, Laurie, and Kevin Donald McGrath and his wife, Domenica, all of Crownsville, Maryland. She is also survived by her brother, Philip Thomas Thurmond, Jr. and his wife, Mary Sue, and her sister, Elizabeth Stevens Thurmond Cable and her husband, Andy, all of Richmond, Virginia; In addition, ten grandchildren: McKenna Page Pettyjohn, Clunet Holmes Pettyjohn, IV, Mary Macon Pettyjohn, Piper Raine Pettyjohn, John Worrall Birney, III (Jack), Carter Pettyjohn Birney, Connor Peter McGrath, Devin Wilcox McGrath, Kevin Donald McGrath, Jr, and Morgan Domenica McGrath; her sister-in-law, Bowling Pettyjohn Mauzy and her husband, Courtney, of Little Switzerland, North Carolina, and her brother-in-law, Claude Gilbert Pettyjohn and his wife, Winnie, of Earlysville, Virginia; and 11 nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, November 7, 2014 at her home, 1910 Parkland Drive, Lynchburg. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, November 8, 2014 at 11:00 am at First Presbyterian Church, Lynchburg with Dr. Jim Price and Rev. C. Jason Lewis officiating. Interment will follow at Spring Hill Cemetery.
The family expresses their deepest gratitude for the loving care shown to Mary Page by Kathy Wilson, Patti Waters, Nicole French and the other caregivers from Elite Care Services.
In lieu of flowers, please consider making a contribution to James River Day School Endowment Fund, 5039 Boonsboro Road, Lynchburg, VA 24503 or to the Lynchburg Garden Club Foundation, 2001 Link Road, Lynchburg, VA 24503.
Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, (434) 237-9424, to send condolences please go to www.obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com
She was born May 13, 1948 in Lynchburg, the daughter of Jane Ransone Thurmond and Philip Thomas Thurmond. She was preceded in death by her parents and her beloved husband, Clunet Holmes Pettyjohn, Jr.
A graduate of E.C. Glass High School and St. Mary’s Junior College in Raleigh, North Carolina, Mary Page had a love for history, gardening, and most of all, for family. She was former President of the Board of Trustees at James River Day School, former President of the Lynchburg Garden Club and past Chairman of the Lynchburg Garden Club Foundation, Board member of Kids Haven, and an active member of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Lynchburg Committee. She was also a business partner in Images, a successful flower arranging company.
Mary Page is survived by her children, Clunet Holmes Pettyjohn, III and his wife, Brooke, William Walker Pettyjohn and his wife, Shannon, all of Lynchburg, Elizabeth Page Pettyjohn Birney and her husband, John, of Spartanburg, South Carolina, Shawn Bernard McGrath and his wife, Laurie, and Kevin Donald McGrath and his wife, Domenica, all of Crownsville, Maryland. She is also survived by her brother, Philip Thomas Thurmond, Jr. and his wife, Mary Sue, and her sister, Elizabeth Stevens Thurmond Cable and her husband, Andy, all of Richmond, Virginia; In addition, ten grandchildren: McKenna Page Pettyjohn, Clunet Holmes Pettyjohn, IV, Mary Macon Pettyjohn, Piper Raine Pettyjohn, John Worrall Birney, III (Jack), Carter Pettyjohn Birney, Connor Peter McGrath, Devin Wilcox McGrath, Kevin Donald McGrath, Jr, and Morgan Domenica McGrath; her sister-in-law, Bowling Pettyjohn Mauzy and her husband, Courtney, of Little Switzerland, North Carolina, and her brother-in-law, Claude Gilbert Pettyjohn and his wife, Winnie, of Earlysville, Virginia; and 11 nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, November 7, 2014 at her home, 1910 Parkland Drive, Lynchburg. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, November 8, 2014 at 11:00 am at First Presbyterian Church, Lynchburg with Dr. Jim Price and Rev. C. Jason Lewis officiating. Interment will follow at Spring Hill Cemetery.
The family expresses their deepest gratitude for the loving care shown to Mary Page by Kathy Wilson, Patti Waters, Nicole French and the other caregivers from Elite Care Services.
In lieu of flowers, please consider making a contribution to James River Day School Endowment Fund, 5039 Boonsboro Road, Lynchburg, VA 24503 or to the Lynchburg Garden Club Foundation, 2001 Link Road, Lynchburg, VA 24503.
Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, (434) 237-9424, to send condolences please go to www.obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com
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