December 26 2018: MARR, Virginia Nunn

Virginia Nunn Marr

On Sunday, December 9, 2018 Virginia Nunn Marr passed away surrounded by family.  Ginny is survived by her husband, William J. Marr, daughters Carey McDaniel (Randy), Rebecca Osborne (Brian), son William E. Marr (Cynthia), and six granddaughters Shannon, Allison, Jessica, Emily, Isabelle and Hannah. A memorial/celebration service will be held Thursday, January 3, 2019, 11:00 am at Riderwood Chapel, 3110 Gracefield Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20904. It will be followed immediately by a reception. Interment will be at Arlington National Cemetery at a future date. Memorial contributions can be made to the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute for research into macular degeneration or the American Cancer Society.

Biography

Virginia (Ginny) Edith Nunn Marr was born in Zanesville, OH in 1933 and grew up in upstate New York. Ginny’s childhood was spent in Geneva and Newark, New York, growing up with older brother Bert and younger brother Peter (Pete). She completed her education at Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania.

She began her 62-year marriage to William (Bill) J. Marr with a whirlwind romance. She met Air Force officer Lieutenant Marr on a blind date soon after her college graduation. They met in July, got engaged in December and married next March. Their travel adventures started right away.  The first stop was to an apartment in Suitland Maryland, as Bill was stationed at Andrews Air Force Base.

It would only be the first of many moves throughout the United States and Europe. Bill completed his Air Force career stationed at the Pentagon. During all the many moves, Bill and Ginny added three children to their lives – Carey, Bill and Becky. After Bill retired from the Air Force, they moved to Pasadena, Maryland. Now with the children gone from the house, she had time to volunteer at the local public library and served faithfully at her local Methodist church. After 29 wonderful years living on water they decided to downsize and moved into the Riderwood community in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Ginny loved her family, golfing and travel, in that order. She loved spending time with her husband, her three children and her six lovely granddaughters. She golfed whenever she could and for as long as she could swing a club.  She traveled the world with Bill and occasionally brought along the entire family.

She will be remembered as a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, sister, friend, golfer and traveler.  Good bye Mom. We love you and will miss you always.