Sandra Ann Sandy (Alphin) Packer, 60, wife of Daniel G. Packer of 30 Riverview Drive, Verona, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2009 in Rockingham Memorial Hospital after a long, courageous battle with her illness.
Mrs. Packer was born September 1, 1949 in Staunton, a daughter of the late Frank Lewis Alphin, Sr. and Hilda (Monroe) Alphin.
In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by a brother, Jerry C. Alphin.
Sandy was a loving, devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Sandy was employed with Augusta County Schools as an Instructional Aide at Verona Elementary School for eleven years. She attended First Church of God Anderson and was past treasurer for Boy Scout Troop 121of Verona. She enjoyed having tea at the Tea Room in Harrisonburg with her family and friends, she enjoyed traveling with her family, reading, shopping and collecting Longerberger baskets.
Surviving in addition to her husband to whom she married on October 1, 1983 are two sons, Matthew F. Matt Packer and his wife Elizabeth C. of Mt. Sidney and Daniel G. Packer, II and his wife Cindy H. of Fishersville; a daughter, Robin L. Barlow of Verona; two brothers, Frankie L. Alphin, Jr. of Swoope and James W. Alphin and his wife Margaret of Verona; three sisters, Evelyn L. Abshire and her husband Woodrow of Lyndhurst, Betty A. Piner and her husband William of Mint Springs and Polly J. Moats of Staunton; six grandchildren, Jacob R. Hall, Andrew J. Simonetti, Aaron J. Simonetti, Adam J. Barlow, Grace H. Packer and Abram J. Barlow; and a number of nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral Services will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 10, 2009 at the Lebanon Church of the Brethren by the Revs. Donnie Simmons and Joel E. Ballew.
The family will receive friends this evening from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory.
Active pallbearers will be Timmy Rexrode, Mike Cook, Michael Cook, Robert Lotts, Eddie Lambert, and grandsons Jacob Hall, Andrew Simonetti and Aaron Simonetti.
Honorary pallbearers will be family and friends attending the service.
A special Thank You to the doctors, nurses and the staff of Rockingham Memorial Hospital and the Rockingham Memorial Cancer Center for their kindness and care given to Mrs. Packer during her time of illness.
It is suggested that those desiring make memorial contribution to the Lymphoma Foundation, of America, 1100 N. Main Street, Suite 110, Ann Arbor,
Michigan 48104.