Virginia Rader's Obituary
Obituary for Virginia Katherine RaderVirginia Katherine Rader, 87, of Proctorville, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord at 7:53 p.m., on Friday, November 10, 2023, at St. Mary's Hospital, Huntington, West Virginia.Jenny was born to Lindsey Stevens and Sadie (Hampton) Stevens. on November 27, 1935, in rural Boyd County, Kentucky. She married William Roth in 1956 and Bill died in 1970. She married John Rader in 1973 and John died in 2003.Jenny was a homemaker, a farm worker alongside her husband, Bill, on their dairy farm, a child care worker, a cheerleading coach of the Waterloo Buckeyes, and assisted with the Gingham and Denim 4H Club. She was a member of the Symmes Valley Freewill Baptist Church.Jenny was one of the sweetest, kindest, gentlest people you would ever want to meet, yet she was as strong as steel. Because of her relentless upbeat demeanor and positive outlook, talking with her made you think you must be in the presence of someone who had lived a charmed life and had never experienced any significant life problems. That would not be correct.As all do, Jenny faced times of struggle and adversity. An acute time of adversity came when a farming accident claimed the life of her husband, Bill, leaving her widowed at the age of 34 with seven children under the age of 17 and another little one on the way. It was her faith in God and inner strength that helped her cope with the loss, take care of her children, and move ahead through life. When asked how she was able to face this time, she would say, "Well, the Lord gives you the strength,"Jenny is survived by her eight children: Phillip (Marsha) Stevens of Pedro; Scherry (Stephen) Willis of Wheelersburg; Sandy (Jamie) Lafon of Scottown; Lisa Cardwell of Proctorville; Angie Eaches (fiancé Tim Hatfield) of Ashland, Kentucky; Mike Roth of Pedro; Rhonda (Scott) Fisher of Cincinnati; and Lorie (Frank) Fulks of Scottown; Twenty-one grandchildren, Thirty-five great-grandchildren, and Four great-great-grandchildren.Surviving siblings include Patsy Jean Rankin, Sue Nance, Rod Stevens, Teresa Dillon, Sheila Newman, and Vicki Deere.In addition to her parents and husbands, Jenny was preceded in death by an infant son, John Scott Rader; two brothers, Lindsey Stevens, Jr. and Greg Stevens; and a sister, Helen Bush.Funeral services will be held at Hall Funeral Home in Proctorville, Ohio, on Thursday, November 16, at 11 a.m. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. Burial will follow the services at Aid Cemetery, Aid, Ohio. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory of Proctorville is in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may be expressed to the family at ehallfuneralhome.com.
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