Virginia L. 'Sis' Laws, 81, Altoona died Weds., July 7, 2010. She was born in Altoona, to Cloyd & Hilda (Kaltsmith) Murray. She married Robert E. Laws on Feb. 14, 1959, and he predeceased her. Robert was Altoona's only Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. Surviving are 2 children: Edward A. (Tammy) and Sharon L. (Jeffrey) Geist, both Altoona; 6 grandchildren: Jordan, Paige and Brianna Geist, Madeline and Eddie Laws and Taylor Didyk; a stepgrandson, Cameron Brode; 3 brothers: Robert (Shirley) Murray and Galen (Sally), both Altoona, and Lowell (Dorothea), Riggles Gap; sister, Marilyn Hainley, Duncansville. Predeceased by son, Robert, Jr.; brothers: Gary, Allen and Paul; and sisters: Joyce Westover and Darlene Schoch. Virginia retired from the Altoona Area School District as a bus driver. She served as a volunteer for 35 years at the Van Zandt VA Medical Center, totaling 10,446 hours. Member, Greenwood United Methodist Church. Leslie E. Axe Funeral Home, Altoona. Interment, Blair Memorial Park, Bellwood.
Altoona Mirror, Fri., 7/9/2010
Virginia L. 'Sis' Laws, 81, Altoona died Weds., July 7, 2010. She was born in Altoona, to Cloyd & Hilda (Kaltsmith) Murray. She married Robert E. Laws on Feb. 14, 1959, and he predeceased her. Robert was Altoona's only Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. Surviving are 2 children: Edward A. (Tammy) and Sharon L. (Jeffrey) Geist, both Altoona; 6 grandchildren: Jordan, Paige and Brianna Geist, Madeline and Eddie Laws and Taylor Didyk; a stepgrandson, Cameron Brode; 3 brothers: Robert (Shirley) Murray and Galen (Sally), both Altoona, and Lowell (Dorothea), Riggles Gap; sister, Marilyn Hainley, Duncansville. Predeceased by son, Robert, Jr.; brothers: Gary, Allen and Paul; and sisters: Joyce Westover and Darlene Schoch. Virginia retired from the Altoona Area School District as a bus driver. She served as a volunteer for 35 years at the Van Zandt VA Medical Center, totaling 10,446 hours. Member, Greenwood United Methodist Church. Leslie E. Axe Funeral Home, Altoona. Interment, Blair Memorial Park, Bellwood.
Altoona Mirror, Fri., 7/9/2010
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