Virginia L. Semon
EAST PALESTINE–Virginia L. Semon, 82, a lifelong resident of East Palestine, died Saturday at the Salem Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness.
Virginia was born Dec. 8, 1934 in New Waterford, a daughter of the late Lloyd C. and Margaret Lipp Smith.
She was a 1953 graduate of East Palestine High School and a longtime member of Emmanuel Methodist Church in East Palestine.
Virginia is survived by two sons, Keith (Celena) Semon of Amherst, Ohio, and Kevin (Pamela) Semon of East Palestine; a daughter, Karen (Russell) Cummins of New Castle, Pa.; a brother, Donald (Sue) Smith; a sister, Louise May; a sister-in-law, Virginia Smith; nine grandchildren; and two great-granddaughters.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Edward Semon, in 2005.
The family will receive friends 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Linsley-Royal Funeral Home in East Palestine. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. A private interment will take place at a later date at Crest Haven Memorial Gardens in New Waterford.
11/20/17