Evelyn Hepner Moomaw

April 20, 2018

Evelyn Elaine Hepner Moomaw, 90 of Mt. Jackson, died Thursday, April 19, 2018 at Life Care Center of New Market. Mrs. Moomaw was born June 8, 1927, in Hepners, daughter of the late Mark Lester and Nina Newland Hepner. She graduated from New Market High School in 1944 and was a graduate of Shenandoah Business College in Woodstock. She was an active life long member of Morning Star Lutheran Church west of Mt. Jackson and played the organ for 65 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Medford Eugene Moomaw. She is survived by a daughter, Linda Lamma and husband Edgar III of Newport News; four grandchildren, Emily Moore (Donnie) of Newport News, Noah Lamma of Lawrenceville, Georgia, Bethany Lamma of Newport News and Nathan Miller of Jerome; and two great grandsons, Isaiah and Jaxon Moore. In addition to her parents and husband she was also preceded in death by a daughter, Donna Miller and a sister, Frances Clark. The funeral service will be held Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 2 p.m. at Morning Star Lutheran Church with Vicar David Moore officiating. Burial will follow in Morning Star Lutheran Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Morning Star Lutheran Church or Orkney Springs Fire and Rescue. Arrangements are by Dellinger Funeral Home in Mt. Jackson.