Virginia May Scammell Fulling

She was born in Dorchester, Mass. on November 25, 1921 to the late Hazel M. Scammell and George E. Scammell. She graduated from Tewksbury High School in 1939, where she excelled in basketball and tennis. She continued her education at Burdette College in Boston and worked for Remington Arms in Lowell, Mass. She entered the Waves of the U.S. Navy during World War II. Virginia worked as a nurse’s aide at St. Joseph’s Hospital for 15 years and also worked at Givens Estates. She continued to volunteer for St. Joseph’s Gift Shop until recently. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Asheville and was involved in her Sunday school class, the Ester-Lydia Class. She also was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Biltmore Chapter #38.

Virginia is survived by her son, David E. Fulling of Asheville; step-son, Roger W. Fulling, II of Warner Robins, Ga.; daughters, Virginia Giesenschlag, and her husband Carl, of Asheville, Blanche Dempsey, and her husband Jesse, of Kernersville; sisters, Joyce Garrick of Harvard, Mass., Barbara McKenzie of Tewksbury, Mass.; nine grandchildren, Wendy Giesenschlag, Rachel Giesenschlag, Leila Giesenschlag, Billy Giesenschlag, Kevin Giesenschlag, Eric Giesenschlag, Nikol Dempsey, Tara Dempsey and Benjamin Dempsey; one great-grandchild, numerous nieces and one nephew.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John C. Fulling; one son, Richard C. Fulling; one daughter, Joyce M. Fulling and one brother, George E. Scammell, Jr.

The funeral service will be held at 11 am Friday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Gail Coulter and Rev. Jane Curran officiating. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery.

Her family will receive friends from 7 until 8:30 Thursday at the funeral home on Long Shoals Road and the memorial register also is available at ''Funerals Scheduled'' at www.grocefuneralhome.com.

Memorials may be made to Mountain Area Hospice, P.O. Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813.