Cora Virginia Nichols Metheny

Cora Virginia "Ginny" Nichols Metheny, a resident of Wauchula, died peacefully at her home September 6, 2013. She was born November 24, 1928, in Sayre, Pennsylvania. She grew up in Corning, New York. Ginny began singing at age six in the church where her father was Methodist minister. After graduating from high school, her family moved to Florida. She was active at Florida Southern College while attending to gain her degree in Elementary Education. She sang in the college choir, mixed chorus, and the College Heights Church Choir. She was secretary of the Methodist Fellowship, Vice-President of the Independent Women, and a Kappa Delta Pi member. She was also chosen as a campus beauty. It was a Florida Southern College where she met and married her college sweetheart, Harold Dean Metheny, after graduating in 1949. She later received her Master's Degree from the University of South Florida. Virginia and Harold moved to Wauchula where she taught at Zolfo Springs Elementary, Wauchula Elementary, and Bowling Green Elementary. She joined the Wednesday Musicale where she served as President and an officer for the district, sang with the Methodist Choir and Heartland Chorale, and served on Florida's Silver-Haired Legislature. Other interests were reading, doing needlework, playing the piano, square dancing, playing bridge and board games, camping with the family, going to the beach, doing puzzles, bird watching, and enjoying flower gardens. She was preceded in death by her parents, Asa and Betty Stein Nichols, husband, Harold Dean Metheny, brother, Fred Nichols, and sister, Ruth. She is survived by brother, Harry Nichols; three children, Cynthia Jo and husband Charles Farrington, Eileen and husband Ken Lambert, and Andy and wife Rhonda Metheny; eight grandchildren, Chris Farrington, Alisa Farrington, Cheryl Farrington and husband Kerry Parker, Ryan Lambert, Grayson Lambert, Carter Lambert, Camden Metheny and Katie Metheny; and many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be Sunday, September 8, 2013 at 1:30 PM at the First United Methodist Church of Wauchula. A Celebration of Life Service will follow at 2:30 with Reverend Danielle Upton and Mr. Kenneth Lambert officiating. Interment will follow at Wauchula Cemetery with Mr. Marcus Shackleford officiating.

Cora Virginia Nichols Metheny

November 24, 1928 - September 6, 2013