Candace Jean (Cahall) Kimmett, 46, wife of James Gamble Jamie Kimmett, II passed away Thursday, July 24, 2014 after her courageous battle with cancer.
Mrs. Kimmett was born June 9, 1968 in Milford, DE, a daughter of Nancy (Cahall) Lewis and step-father, the late Charles Everett Lewis.
Candace was a member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church. She
graduated from Stephen Decatur High School in Ocean City, MD in 1986; received her Bachelor of Science from Bridgewater College in 1990, and received her Masters of Science in Education Administration from the Shenandoah University in 2004. Candace retired from Waynesboro High School where she was the assistant principal, volleyball coach and a special mentor and friend of those students she loved and cared for so dearly. She enjoyed playing golf, going to the beach, spending time with her family and enjoying the fun times.
In addition to her devoted husband and friend Jamie and her mother, survivors include her Virginia parents, Judy and Larry Worley of Stuarts Draft; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Bonnie (Wheeler) Bunny and Laurence Gamble Larry Kimmett of Staunton; two sisters, Jody (Worley) Sipe and husband B.J. of Fishersville and Kelly (Worley) Gray and husband Stuart of Schwenksville, PA; brother-in-law, Dr. Jan Marion, DVM of Waynesboro; sister-in-law, Lauren (Kimmett) Maring and husband David of Denver, CO; a number of nieces, nephews, extended family and many close and special friends.
A Celebration of Life will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, August 9, 2014 in the Waynesboro High School Auditorium. The family will receive friends following the service in the school cafeteria and other times at the residence.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Candace C. Kimmett Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Waynesboro High School, 1200 West Main Street, Waynesboro, VA 22980.
The family would like to thank Augusta Health Hospice of the Shenandoah, Michelle Gallagher, RN; caregivers, Helen Schurz and Pat Austin; Dr. Stefan Gorsch and the staff at the UVA Hope Center in Fishersville.
Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory, 230 Frontier Drive, Staunton is in charge of her arrangements.