Marcella Anne WINN

1929 - 2017  (88 years)

• Name	Marcella Anne WINN
  Birth	27 May 1929	Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	72DA8D48C9C94CE59D6F1142B6C9B9B93457
  Death	21 Nov 2017	Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Notes	Martinsville Bulletin 29 November 2017: Marcella Winn Minter, 88, of Martinsville, Va. passed away Tuesday, November 21, 2017. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at Starling Avenue Baptist Church, Martinsville with visitation preceding the service at 10 a.m. A private graveside service will be held at Oakwood Cemetery. The daughter of the late Horatio Sterling Winn and Annie Schilbe Winn, she was born May 27, 1929. She grew up in Martinsville, Va., graduated from Martinsville High School (1947); graduated with an Associates degree from Bluefield (1949) and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Meredith College (1951). She earned a Master of Religious Education degree from Carver School of Missions and Social Work, Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville, Ky. In addition, she earned a Master of Science in Early Childhood Education from Radford University, Radford, Va. During her college summer breaks, she worked for the Virginia Baptist Training Union, teaching study courses all over the Commonwealth. Her first professional teaching position was with Oak Hill Academy, Mouth Wilson, Va. She moved back to Martinsville to care for her mother, then taught at Fieldale High School. In 1957, she married her husband of 58 years, Owen Randolph Minter Sr., and settled in Martinsville, Va. Marcella then taught in the Martinsville City School system, Druid Hills Elementary School for the majority of her career until her retirement in 1994. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Minter was preceded in death by her husband, Owen Randolph Minter Sr.; and a daughter, Anne Randolph Minter. Mrs. Minter is survived by daughter, Elizabeth Kotchish (Steve) of Collinsville, Va.; son, Owen Randolph Minter Jr. (Lucy) of Charlotte, N.C.; granddaughter, Anne Claire Minter and step-granddaughter, Suzanne Bradley Kotchish; grandson, Owen Randolph Minter III; step-grandson, Stephen Matthew Kotchish II; sister, Ethel Marie Winn Kendall (Ben) of Danville, Va.; and brother, James S. Winn (Geneva) of Martinsville, Va. Marcella was baptized as a professing Christian by Dr. Chevis Horne, First Baptist Church of Martinsville. She later joined Starling Avenue Baptist Church and was a member for over 70 years. She began teaching Sunday School at the age of 17 and served as a long term Deacon, founder/teacher for over 30 years of her Sunday School Class, founder/volunteer of the Home Bound Ministry and served as a youth fellowship leader for many years. She loved reading to the children of First Baptist Church Daycare and volunteered for the American Cancer Society. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to Starling Avenue Baptist Church, The General Fund, 932 Starling Avenue, Martinsville, Va. 24112 and First Baptist Church WEE Ministry, 23 Starling Avenue, Martinsville, Va. The family extends a special thank you to the Kings Grant nursing staff and the staff of Mountain Valley Hospice and Palliative Care for their compassionate and outstanding care of our mother. Norris Funeral Services, Inc. and Crematory, Martinsville, Va. is serving the Minter family. Online condolences may be made at www.norrisfuneral.com
  Person ID	I782	America
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2017

  
  

  Family	Owen Randolph "Ran" Minter,   b. 2 Dec 1929, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 10 Jun 2015, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	28 Dec 1957	Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	From marriage certificate at ancestry.com: Owen Randolph Minter, 28, white, single, not married before, teller at First National Bank, born Henry County, Va., father Edward Fletcher Minter mother Anne Gregory, 611 Church Street, Martinsville, Va. Marcella Anne Winn, 28, white, single, not married before, teacher at Fieldale,, born Martinsville, Va., father Horatio Sterling Winn, mother Annie Schilbe, 603 Forest St, Martinsville, Va.
  Children	1. Anne Randolph Minter   2. Elizabeth Winn Minter   3. Owen Randolph Minter, Jr.
  Family ID	F165	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2015

  
  

• Sources

  [S253] Virginia, Marriage Records. 1936 - 2014 at ancestry.com, June 2015 and later. [S328] Martinsville Bulletin, 29 Nov 2017 and later.