TITLE:  Virginia Dare Melchers Cone

SOURCE:  The Post and Courier

SUBMITTED BY:  The Post and Courier

FORMATTED BY:  Kim Grissom, Oct 2002

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CONE, Virginia
Virginia Dare Melchers Cone died Tuesday, October 15, 2002, after a 
brief hospitalization. She is survived by three sons, Franz David Cone
of Winston-Salem, N.C., Julien Murray Cone of Charleston, S.C., and 
John Theodore Cone and his wife Denise of Birmingham, Ala.; 
grandchildren, Charles Edward and his wife Avie, Christopher Albert 
and his wife Kelly, and Sara Elizabeth; great-grandchildren, Avie Lou 
and Ian Christopher. She was preceded in death by her husband, John
Rayford Cone, Jr., and her grandson Robert David. She was born January 
21, 1908, in Charleston, S.C., the daughter of William Theodore 
Melchers and Lilly Caroline Welling Melchers. She graduated from 
Memminger High School. Her 94 years were filled with love, selfless 
service and a deep and abiding faith. She was a devoted mother and 
doting grandmother, a talented artist and writer, an accountant, a 
faithful member of the Church of the Holy Communion and a dear friend 
to so many. Living through two world wars and the depression left a 
lifelong mark on Virginia. She was frugal and appreciated the value 
and cost of freedom. She was a walking history book, and delighted in 
sharing her stories and knowledge with anyone who would listen. Her 
mind was sharp until her last days and she knew as much about current 
events as historical ones. She lived life to the fullest and inspired 
those around her with the joy she took from life. Virginia was loved 
by all she met and she repaid that love manyfold. She will be greatly 
missed. Please join her family and friends for a Celebratioin of Her 
Life on Thursday, October 17, 2002, at the Church of the Holy 
Communion. A Requiem Mass will be held at 10 o'clock followed by a
reception in the Parish Hall. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery at 
a later date. Memorials may be made to the Church of the Holy 
Communion, 218 Ashley Ave., Charleston, S.C. 29403. Arrangements by 
J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL. (Published Oct 17, 2002)

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