Virginia "Ginny" Crouse Wood Rauch, died peacefully in her sleep in Fredericksburg, Virginia on December 8, 2016.
She was born on January 18, 1941 in Newburgh, New York to Glenn and Lillian Wood. She graduated from Hoke County High School in 1959 then studied music at Flora MacDonald College in Red Springs and St Andrews University Laurinburg. She traveled the United States, England, Canada, Japan and The Philippines as a Navy wife. After a career as a Navy traveler, she lived in Woodbridge, Virginia, Raeford, Chesapeake, Virginia and Fredericksburg, Virginia. She was a lifelong musician and was always either the church organist, choir director, or a dedicated member of the choir. Teaching, however, was her greatest passion. As a voice and piano teacher, her students number in the thousands and include many current professional stage and TV performers throughout the US. She also was very active in every community in which she lived and was very proud of her membership with the Lions Club where she was the "Lions of Virginia Bland Music Scholarship Foundation" coordinator for many years.
Her parents as well as her brothers Glenn, Roy and Tom Wood Preceded her in death. She is survived by two sons, Ken Jr. of Fredericksburg, and Karl of Virginia Beach; daughters-in-law Kelly and Cindy; grandchildren Kyle, Katie, Elly, Peyton and Kaden; sisters-in-law Jeanette of Raeford, Mary of Wicomico, Maryland and Peggy of Hays; and many cousins.
A memorial service will be held at the Raeford United Methodist Church, 308 N Main St, Raeford on December 17 at 11 a.m.