Virginia Robey

Virginia Louise “Penny” Carter Robey departed this life on Saturday, September 19, 2020, at her residence.

She attended Lynchburg Public Schools. Penny was employed by Lynchburg City Schools for over 30 years in the Transportation Department. She occasionally attended One Community Church and was also an avid listener to the Sunday morning radio service. Penny enjoyed crocheting, drinking her Pepsi, and her Virginia Slims, and she was also a diehard Eagles fan.

Penny was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on June 12,1951, to the late Luther Carter Sr. and Louise Smith Carter. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her infant sister Jacqueline Carter, and 5 brothers: Luther “Bug” (Phyllis), Herbert, Harry “Shorty”, Robert “Bob”, Jerome “Donnie”(Mary), and her loving oldest granddaughter Aushia Horsley-Robey. She was also preceded in death by her former husband Sandy Robey Jr. and sister-in-law Sandra Robey Berry.

She leaves to cherish her memory her daughter Shronda Robey of Lynchburg, Va.; her son, Shaun Robey of Bedford, Va.; a devoted daughter-in-law, April Robey; eleven grandkids; ArZenna (Summer) , ArTenna, Candace (Aaron) of Baltimore, Md., ArKeem (Lacy) of Jefferson City, Mo., Shiyeaz, Kiara, T’Asia, Nonalita, Taniesha, Shania and Na’Ryyah; five great-grandkids; brother, Reginald “Blackjack” Carter (Gail); mother-in-law Ella Robey of Fredericksburg, Va.; three sisters-in-law, Brenda Robey McCall of Triangle, Va., Florence Robey James of Philadelphia, Pa., and Shirley M. Robey Padilla of Land O Lakes, Fla.; one especially devoted niece, Jackie Carter Terry and a host of aunts, nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and friends.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, September 25, 2020 at Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg. A Celebration of Virginia’s life will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 26, 2020 in the Chapel of Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg. 

 

In Our Heart

We thought of you today

But this is nothing new

We thought about you yesterday

And days before that too

We think of you in silence

We often speak your name

Now all we have are memories

And your picture in a frame

Your memory is our keepsake

With which we’ll never part

God has you in his keeping

We have you in our heart.

 

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Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.